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If you binge watch the first two seasons, you will be disappointed when it goes to 3rd season 1st run syndication.
Gone is the sweet wholesome doll Vicki (Wendy Schaal) and Lois (Susan Sullivan) and in came random folk who had a minute of backstory. For some odd reason, 3rd season just seemed so...flat. The laugh track is uneven. Writer/Producer Tom Whedon (yes, thars Joss Whedon's Dad) attempted to guide it more towards the Junger/Witt/Thomas formula of "The Golden Girls" But again, it lost steam. They really hammer the jokes in these seasons.
Marian Mercer as Nancy the head hostess is the sharp tongue best thing of the show. Not sure how Barrie Longfellow stayed so long. Other than to add the single mother aspect.
The head chefs are a who's who of character actors. Standout awkward Earl Boen being non-existent.
Of course, the lounge singing Sonny Mann and Ann Jillian's Cassie is the spike this show desperately needed.
Gone is the sweet wholesome doll Vicki (Wendy Schaal) and Lois (Susan Sullivan) and in came random folk who had a minute of backstory. For some odd reason, 3rd season just seemed so...flat. The laugh track is uneven. Writer/Producer Tom Whedon (yes, thars Joss Whedon's Dad) attempted to guide it more towards the Junger/Witt/Thomas formula of "The Golden Girls" But again, it lost steam. They really hammer the jokes in these seasons.
Marian Mercer as Nancy the head hostess is the sharp tongue best thing of the show. Not sure how Barrie Longfellow stayed so long. Other than to add the single mother aspect.
The head chefs are a who's who of character actors. Standout awkward Earl Boen being non-existent.
Of course, the lounge singing Sonny Mann and Ann Jillian's Cassie is the spike this show desperately needed.
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On the day of the launch of the first ever SNL, comes this chaos of juggling mentally ill people. Through the eyes of a mousy placating young Boomer icon Lorne Michaels.
The tale follows him through all the familiar faces of that era. If you don't know any of them, this isn't going to be THAT interesting. However, if you are filmmaker, you will enjoy the technical aspects of what use to be known as "blocking" Characters fly in and out of shots. And the timing of that is impeccable. DIrector Jason Reitman injects his frame with a lot of energy with a ticking time clock which most likely is playing in Lorne's head. Though, curiously, he doesn't seem phased.
Cocaine George Carlin is the first guest host. And we get a glimpse of his opinion of what will become iconic.
The initial episode is clunky, as most shows are. They aren't particularly funny. One of the most aggravating things is when you have the actors laugh at something simply to get the idea that what is said is funny. But it's not. I guess you "had to be there" Any way, I never though John Belushi or Andy Kaufman was all that funny either. That doesn't matter here. They are caricatures of caricatures. It wasn't until the 80's where SNL really hit their stride.
A day in the life of a sketch show that has become part of American culture is remarkable. Simply because it was hatched by a non-aggressive Canadian. It's a solid watch and wouldn't be surprised at Oscar noms for those involved.
The tale follows him through all the familiar faces of that era. If you don't know any of them, this isn't going to be THAT interesting. However, if you are filmmaker, you will enjoy the technical aspects of what use to be known as "blocking" Characters fly in and out of shots. And the timing of that is impeccable. DIrector Jason Reitman injects his frame with a lot of energy with a ticking time clock which most likely is playing in Lorne's head. Though, curiously, he doesn't seem phased.
Cocaine George Carlin is the first guest host. And we get a glimpse of his opinion of what will become iconic.
The initial episode is clunky, as most shows are. They aren't particularly funny. One of the most aggravating things is when you have the actors laugh at something simply to get the idea that what is said is funny. But it's not. I guess you "had to be there" Any way, I never though John Belushi or Andy Kaufman was all that funny either. That doesn't matter here. They are caricatures of caricatures. It wasn't until the 80's where SNL really hit their stride.
A day in the life of a sketch show that has become part of American culture is remarkable. Simply because it was hatched by a non-aggressive Canadian. It's a solid watch and wouldn't be surprised at Oscar noms for those involved.
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"White Bird" has a LOT to say about what kindness can do in the face of true evil. In this case, Nazis and more specifically Nazi youth.
Director Marc Forster lately seems to be stuck in fairy tale theater. With "A Man Called Otto" we get the same message. It's like a child's perspective in an adult world. "Christopher Robbin" as well.
It's not that the cruelty in this film is sanitized, it's nearly the backstory behind a crippled young man who falls for a Jewish girl he has to hide. This is how forgettable a film "Jojo Rabbit" is. It is essentially the same plot.
Yet this one is MUCH more cinematic.
With having Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson in it, it is surely elevated to a more adult tone.
Everything happens as it should. There are no surprises. And the "message" isn't the least bit subtle. It hammers the idea into your head, that it almost does the opposite of its intention.
Close call there, Marc.
Director Marc Forster lately seems to be stuck in fairy tale theater. With "A Man Called Otto" we get the same message. It's like a child's perspective in an adult world. "Christopher Robbin" as well.
It's not that the cruelty in this film is sanitized, it's nearly the backstory behind a crippled young man who falls for a Jewish girl he has to hide. This is how forgettable a film "Jojo Rabbit" is. It is essentially the same plot.
Yet this one is MUCH more cinematic.
With having Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson in it, it is surely elevated to a more adult tone.
Everything happens as it should. There are no surprises. And the "message" isn't the least bit subtle. It hammers the idea into your head, that it almost does the opposite of its intention.
Close call there, Marc.
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