Posts Tagged ‘Comedy’
The Soup
by Ronald A. Rowe on May 14th, 2010WMG
When it comes to TV watching, I'm a pretty traditional kind of guy. Most of the programs I watch are on the major networks, supplemented by ESPN and the occasional top tier cable channels. But one show on E! has caught my eye in a big way lately: The Soup.
If you haven't seen it, you're one of the 98% of all Americans who can't even find E! on their TV dial. If you don't know what a TV dial is, you were probably born in the digital age. Go ask your grandpa.
Each episode of The Soup consists...
Saturday Night Live
by Jacob P. on April 2nd, 2010WMG
Recently, my family has taken up the practice of watching Saturday Night Live as a family. It is a hilarious show that is always fun and an all-time classic. The show is popular with all and has an excellent cast and writers.
Saturday Night Live has an interesting history, going back to the 1970s. During the early 1970s, NBC ran The Best of CarsonThe Tonight Show reruns of that aired on Saturday or Sunday night from 1965 until 1975 (originally known as The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson). In 1974, Johnny Carson wanted the weekend shows to be pulled...
March Comedies
by Jaclyn Abergas on March 26th, 2010Comedy, Sitcom
Two brand-new sitcoms premiered on local US primetime television this March on FOX and NBC: Sons of Tucson and Parenthood.
Sons of Tucson
Sons of Tucson is a hilarious family comedy about three pre-teen brothers who hire Ron (played by Tyler Labine), a local slacker working at a sporting goods store, to fill in as their dad when their real dad goes to prison. Gary, Brandon and Robby Gunderson are the three brothers who concoct this plan. Gary, 11, is the leader of the pack and most likely will follow in the footsteps of his con-man father. Robby, 13, is the...
NBC and Thursday Night
by Ronald A. Rowe on March 24th, 2010Comedy
What is it about Thursday night, NBC, and comedy that go so well together? The Peacock Network has had a strangle hold on Thursday nights since I can remember.
Back in the '80s, it was the Cosby Show. I think that was when it all started, but it may go back even farther. Then came Cheers. When I was in college, Thursday night frolicking could not begin until 9:30 because we were all watching our good friends at Cheers until then.
It seems like it always has been that way. As one show wanes, the next comes along to pick...
The Office
by Ronald A. Rowe on February 17th, 2010Comedy
Are you watching The Office? If you've ever worked in a cubicle farm, you should be. The antics of Michael Scott and the gang at Dunder Mifflin Scranton are head and shoulders above the rest of the sitcoms on TV today. The bread and butter of the show is in its ability to make the most of an awkward situation.
Almost every week there is a moment in the show that brings the viewer an almost guilty, voyeuristic feeling, as if you are watching something that you just aren't meant to see but you don't know how to...
