Posts Tagged ‘sit-com’
Married… with Children
Posted by: meekthegeek on: April 23, 2012
- In: 1980s | Comedies
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Fox ran the pilot of Married… with Children in honor of its 25th anniversary, and the broadcast may have led some people to wonder what anyone ever saw in this show — which ran for eleven seasons. That’s ten seasons longer than Firefly. The pilot takes place over the course of a single day. (Is [...]
Will & Grace
Posted by: meekthegeek on: December 24, 2011
- In: 1990s | Comedies
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Getting engaged seems like a good event around which to build a pilot (How I Met Your Mother, Alias), as does leaving one’s betrothed at the altar (Friends, Happy Endings). Grace (Debra Messing), in the pilot episode of Will & Grace, does both. The plot revolves around her engagement and aborted nuptials with the unseen Danny, [...]
I Hate My Teenage Daughter
Posted by: meekthegeek on: December 6, 2011
- In: 2010s | Comedies
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The pilot of I Hate My Teenage Daughter, which aired November 30, opens with a mini-twist. Two women sit in a coffee shop dissing two other, very bitchy-sounding women. Any prior hint about the show’s subject matter–or, for that matter, its title–gives away that they are talking about their daughters. The two moms, Annie (Jaime Pressly, [...]
The Munsters
Posted by: meekthegeek on: November 27, 2011
- In: 1960s | Comedies
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Growing up, I’m sure I caught reruns of The Munsters now and then but they didn’t make much of an impression. I basically thought of them as the other Addams Family. The two shows actually ran during the same two seasons (1964-1966). Guess they were the Once Upon a Time and Grimm of their day. [...]
New Girl
Posted by: meekthegeek on: September 27, 2011
Just in case you’re not one of the reported 10 million people who tuned in for the much-ballyhooed premiere of New Girl last week, here’s the deal. It’s terrible. Okay, maybe that’s a bit harsh, but as someone who loves most of Zooey Deschanel‘s work going back to Almost Famous, I found this show to be [...]
Traffic Light
Posted by: meekthegeek on: March 15, 2011
- In: 2010s | Comedies
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Maybe it’s just me, but Traffic Light seemed to slip in under the radar in early February. There was little fanfare for this comedy that airs on Fox after Raising Hope, but it had some funny moments, so checking out the pilot was in order. The show takes full advantage of hands-free telephone technology now widely [...]
Modern Family
Posted by: meekthegeek on: October 6, 2010
I’ve been feeling like I missed the boat on Modern Family, having pretty much ignored it last season. But since it made such a great showing at the Emmy’s and sounds like it’s here to stay, I figure I check out this pilot. If you haven’t watched it yet, maybe this will help fill you [...]
Silver Spoons
Posted by: meekthegeek on: September 21, 2009
- In: 1980s | Comedies
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Yes, Silver Spoons, the sit-com from the 80s. We Gen X-ers tend to have fond memories of this show, up there with Diff’rent Strokes and Gimme A Break. But do we remember how it all began? It’s just another day in the life of millionaire Edward Stratton III (Joel Higgins)—riding a toy train, playing the [...]
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