RochesterRob Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Gray Beard said: I felt Ross was too whiny. Chandler was a jerk. I was never a big fan of the show, but I feel jerk is better than whiny. I guess that I feel the opposite. Whiny is not endearing but is harder to do for an actor and that is what I watch for. To see an actor really stretch himself or herself. Anybody can do snarky, grumpy, or mean to at least be passable in terms of performance. I know that many do not like the show Gomer Pyle, USMC but the premise was set up perfectly for Frank Sutton as Sergeant Carter to go off on the title character frequently. Pyle would have been drafted if he did not enlist and most boots are there because they are anything but geniuses. The two characters because of circumstances have to be around each other. For sure not a perfect show as Pyle would have been transferred to the motor pool in short order and the series had quite a number of poorly conceived episodes but here and there had some real gems. The actors knew the fine line between believable and unbelievable and were able to straddle it most episodes. For the reasons above this is where other shows fall down flat. Given the temperaments Charles Winchester would have never stayed indefinitely at the 4077. He would have asked for and been granted a transfer early on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, RochesterRob said: None of the characters on Friends appealed to me but I found Chandler easily the most annoying. Matthew Perry has very little range and this was evident by the other roles he did. He even screwed up Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple reboot which was a role that did not require much of an actor. One thing for sure about Friends is that several of the characters where good at coming to a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 10:43 AM, The Jokeman said: What was the purpose of Potsy? I mean I guess Richie had to have a best friend but at least Mouth was funny. I think he was patterned after the dork with glasses in American Graffiti. On 5/7/2020 at 10:43 AM, The Jokeman said: Bernadette over Penny every damn day. In the photo from Maxim, but not on the Big Bang, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I hate all the d-bag kids on Home Improvement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 One thing for sure, the majority of television shows are not great, and going from three networks to hundreds of networks has not helped. But people, me included, will stare at mediocre product way too often. Quarantine is not drawing people closer. It is leaning them more towards a world resembling Fahrenheit 451. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 1:39 PM, PastaJoe said: BJ Hunnicutt and Charles Winchester on MASH. I love M*A*S*H and primarily all of the characters. Although B.J. was nothing special, but I think Charles is a great character. On 5/9/2020 at 1:01 PM, KD in CA said: They needed a sidekick to support the entire shift of the show away from being a comedy to instead being about Alda and his moralizing. This is probably true, although they did keep the comedy going. On 5/9/2020 at 5:30 PM, RochesterRob said: BJ I could not stand whatsoever. By the way was the name BJ an inside joke amongst the producers as to Hunnicutt's role relative to Pierce. I did not mind Winchester as Burns was played out but Winchester got to be rather pointless after his first season. The excess envy by Potter and others towards Charles was simply too much. What I like mostly about Charles is that he isn't a Frank Burns clone. More importantly is that unlike Frank, Charles wasn't going to take any crap from Hawkeye & B.J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 There are so many it's hard to know where to start. But I'll start with erkel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/10/2020 at 7:18 AM, Gray Beard said: Ritchie on the Dick van ***** show Really? If I were to pick someone from that show I couldn't stand it would be Alan Brady. That guy is a real prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: Really? If I were to pick someone from that show I couldn't stand it would be Alan Brady. That guy is a real prick. I was always annoyed when Ritchie was on the show. Same with Tabitha on Bewitched. Even though I was young, I felt that having kids on these shows detracted from the humor. The adults were funny, the kids were annoying. Alan Brady was a prick, but he usually ended up looking like a fool as the episode went along. I thought it was funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 6:01 PM, UConn James said: You take that back!!! Allison Janet is a national treasure. Except for the feature episode on TWW when she goes back to Dayton, OH, for her class reunion with her speech supposed to be titled “The Promise of a Generation” (take a drink every time that’s said in the ep). I really chalk that up to really bad writing. I think Allison Janney gets more credit than she deserves. She was good in "I, Tonya", but did she really deserve an Oscar for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Fan in San Diego said: There are so many it's hard to know where to start. But I'll start with erkel. He was hilarious in the beginning but got stale midway through the series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) On 5/5/2020 at 2:12 PM, Mark Vader said: We've talked about television shows and characters we loved, but which characters from any show that you enjoyed did you not like at all? Not characters that you loved to hate, but characters that just annoyed the Hell out of you. For me, I never cared for Diane from Cheers. I get that she was a part of the comedy duo with Sam, but she was so arrogant and stuck-up and Sam could do a whole lot better than her. She was not that appealing. I was glad when she left the show. But the show was never as funny once Diane was gone. Kristi Alley's character was awful...the show lost a lot. Edited May 12, 2020 by Buftex to add some text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 8 hours ago, Irv said: I hate all the d-bag kids on Home Improvement. the kids? I refuse to watch anything with Tim Allen in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, JR in Pittsburgh said: the kids? I refuse to watch anything with Tim Allen in it. Why ? Him and Al had an awesome run for a while there Edited May 12, 2020 by Teddy KGB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Teddy KGB said: why ? Him and Al had an awesome run for a while there Having a young Pamela Anderson introduce them helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Uncle Joe said: Having a young Pamela Anderson introduce them helped. She was only there two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: She was only there two seasons. But for those two seasons they were real and they were spectacular. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Uncle Joe said: But for those two seasons they were real and they were spectacular. They were neither Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Uncle Joe said: But for those two seasons they were real and they were spectacular. I'm glad you didn't yada yada yada over the best part. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 minute ago, bbb said: They were neither ? ? ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: ? ? ?? Before - real and spectacular...................After Hef's obsession with implants, horrible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Teddy KGB said: Why ? Him and Al had an awesome run for a while there Al was solid. I just dislike Tim Allen's schtick on that show, and think he is generally unfunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, bbb said: Before - real and spectacular...................After Hef's obsession with implants, horrible I am definitely a before guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 On 5/10/2020 at 8:06 AM, Gray Beard said: Fred Mertz seemed too old and angry to me. It turns out that he was old and angry in real life. Yes, and both he and Vivian Vance(Ethel) did not like each other at all. How in the world were they able to work with each other for so many years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 On 5/6/2020 at 12:28 AM, Talley56 said: Ryan Howard on The Office. I loved the show but I never understood what his appeal was supposed to be. I found myself just bored anytime the Kelly/Ryan scenes came up. Bored isn't the right word for me. I absolutely loathed any scene that involved those two. And since it aired right around the same time, I could never really get into Parks and Rec much because I didn't find a single character likeable. That worked for only one character, Ron Swanson. The rest were a waste, especially Aziz Ansari's character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Larry David in anything 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 On 5/10/2020 at 7:31 AM, Another Fan said: I was never really a big Winnie Cooper fan from The Wonder Years. I always thought during the course of the series she just played mind games with Kevin. Kevin could be a jerk at times but more often then not he had his heart broken by her during the course of the series. Somewhere in the middle of the series a tall beautiful French girl Madeline liked Kevin and even kissed him in front of everyone. I always thought he was silly for being so hung up on Winnie To be fair, at Kevin's age it's difficult to simply get over the girl you think is the one you belong with. That being said, sometimes you just wanted to slap Kevin and yell at him. Do you not see these other girls who actually like you?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIrvine Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Ray Romano. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Uncle Joe said: I am definitely a before guy. Well sure, when you have a before pic like that one! Most girls with implants don't start out looking like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 14 minutes ago, KD in CA said: Well sure, when you have a before pic like that one! Most girls with implants don't start out looking like that. Agreed, she looked much better before the knife and collagen. Le Bleu: Tool Time: So to get back on track let's say I can't stand her on Baywatch ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Uncle Joe said: Having a young Pamela Anderson introduce them helped. I've got a thing for the "MILF next door" look; I'd take Jill over either of the tool girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaCrispy Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, CIrvine said: Ray Romano. Ding ding ding- we have a winner....he is just the worst...maybe the least funny “funny man” on tv ever... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 On 5/9/2020 at 8:41 PM, RochesterRob said: You forgot to throw in Joanie after they got their own show. Refused to watch that show. Though Joanie eventually grew into a nice set of tatas, they weren't that nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halloween Land Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I love the show Maplewood but hated the character Mike on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 5/10/2020 at 9:20 AM, billsfanmiami(oh) said: Mayor Goodway from paw patrol. Totally incompetent. Sorry, with a 3 year old at home during quarantine my viewing options are a little restricted. Always hanging out with Chickoleta the chicken, needing a kid and his group of dogs to bail her out if a jam. I hear ya..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryPinC Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Angela Lansbury. Murder She Wrote. A show glorifying a nosy, sanctimonious old hag as some kind of super sleuth just drove me up the wall. She was my epileptic strobe light, my seizure a glorious stranglehold of her turkey wattle neck. Of course my mom loved the show, I just had to quickly twitch away to the other side of the house when the theme music came on.? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I never like Agent Gomez on Breaking Bad. He was just so dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 6 hours ago, GaryPinC said: Angela Lansbury. Murder She Wrote. A show glorifying a nosy, sanctimonious old hag as some kind of super sleuth just drove me up the wall. She was my epileptic strobe light, my seizure a glorious stranglehold of her turkey wattle neck. Of course my mom loved the show, I just had to quickly twitch away to the other side of the house when the theme music came on.? Did they ever do a crossover episode with Matlock? Geriatric viewing heaven! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 2:14 PM, Nextmanup said: I rather dislike Jimmy/Saul from "Better Call Saul". On 5/12/2020 at 3:03 PM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: Larry David in anything Mods. Do your job. There has to be some bylaw broken here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Doc Brown said: Mods. Do your job. There has to be some bylaw broken here. I'm with him on Larry David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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