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November 1, 2006: She Attacked My Sausage
It's November 1, and Twenty Good Years is still on the air! Frankly, every week now I'm wondering if this is the last time I'll see the show. I know one of these times, that will come true. But for now, the more viewers it loses, the funnier it gets.
This was the most consistently funny episode of the series so far. It's funny how it worked for me; there wasn't much that was really memorable, but I was smiling throughout.
It's nice to see Judith Light in something other than a Lifetime movie right now. She plays the stuck-up character quite well, in everything she does. The scene at the bed-and-breakfast where she comes to get Jeffrey was scary — Halloween-night scary! "John, you son of a bitch... I will wash this car with your blood," was a high point of the entire series so far.
Good for Jeffrey, to actually grow some marbles. The lady almost took him to the dark side, but John taught us all a lesson: Patience sucks, and attack relentlessly until your subject obeys. A true visionary, that John is, a true visionary.
Also, the chemistry between John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor is getting better with every show. In fact, it's much better than I anticipated. It almost seems like Lithgow has toned down some of his quirkiness (without losing any of the loudness). That could just be me, though. And can someone explain to me why a lot of people love to take trips to look at leaves? I don't get it. They are leaves. Brown, green, yellow, red — what's the difference? They do nothing. I guess you could say the same thing about my obsession with '80s records. I mean, my Scott Baio album doesn't do anything, either, so I suppose my love of that could be questioned, too.
Until next week, friends.
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Nov 1, 2006 9:46 PM
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Judith is actually on a hot "non-Lifetime" streak right now. She just had that excellent guest appearance as Eric Maibus' mother on Ugly Betty too!
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Nov 2, 2006 8:38 AM
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I was gonna mention she was on Ugly Betty, too. She should try to be on every new show this season. That'd be pretty funny.
Hey David, do you watch The Class? Maybe you could cover it when this show is gone.
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Nov 2, 2006 10:31 AM
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As someone who watches every sitcom on the current broadcast television schedule (including everything on Fox Sundays) aside from Two and a Half Men, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and whatever The CW pretends is comedy aside from Everybody Hates Chris (which deserves to be on a real network IMHO), I really hope that NBC sticks with Twenty Good Years for at least a full season. If that means pulling it for sweeps and pairing it with a new sitcom (as I mentioned last week), so be it. I can wait a few months if I know it's coming back. Maybe NBC will also realize that the laugh track is antiquated and distracting. Funny shows do not need a laugh track, shows like According to Jim need a laugh track so people can pretend they are actually laughing at something humorous. Again, I'll echo Dave's sentiments and say that I'm just going to enjoy the show while I can.
On a completely unrelated topic, is there any way to convince ABC to do something about the horrible scene-transition music on Help Me Help You? Man, is it bad.
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Nov 2, 2006 11:02 AM
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I agree David, you should cover The Class too. I love that show and it's not getting any love from you guys.
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Nov 2, 2006 1:53 PM
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Week after week, the theme song promises us "it's about to get good."
Still waiting, guys. Still waiting.
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Nov 2, 2006 5:32 PM
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I really like The Class. I wish I could cover it, but Monday's are bad for me. Thanks for wanting me too though!
I'm waiting for America's Next Big Girl Band to be picked up. I'm all over that!
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Nov 2, 2006 10:30 PM
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