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Posted Friday, February 24th, 2006 - 12 Comments »

"I Wish I Knew How To Quiet You…"

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12 Responses to “"I Wish I Knew How To Quiet You…"”

  1. jasctt says:
    February 24, 2006 at 9:56 pm

    Ok…The whole BBM/culture joke thing has hit its jumping point. Where’s the Fonze when you need him???

  2. Yodas Left Nut Sac says:
    February 24, 2006 at 10:40 pm

    Those jokes are becoming as cool ans hip as acid wash jeans, members only jackets and Pokemon.

  3. grandcosmo says:
    February 25, 2006 at 1:51 am

    God that is lame.

  4. Spacesheik says:
    February 25, 2006 at 7:30 am

    BBM has turned into pop culture parody

  5. Charly Baltimore says:
    February 25, 2006 at 9:03 am

    It is the front runner for an Oscar win. Those usually have some pop culture comedy to them.

  6. Wrecktum says:
    February 25, 2006 at 11:22 am

    I like it. Funny stuff.
    As for where the Fonz is, he’s here: http://falcontheatre.com/happy.htm

  7. Josh says:
    February 25, 2006 at 7:17 pm

    Henry Winkler was great on “Arrested Development”.

  8. Cadavra says:
    February 25, 2006 at 11:34 pm

    And he’s great on “Out of Practice,” a smart, very funny sitcom that critics have inexplicably dumped on.

  9. Angelus21 says:
    February 26, 2006 at 1:37 am

    Critics won’t accept a sitcom nowadays. They have bad connotations.

  10. jeffmcm says:
    February 26, 2006 at 3:08 am

    Critics liked Arrested Development, though.

  11. Aladdin Sane says:
    February 26, 2006 at 11:40 pm

    Yeah, critics love ‘Arrested Development’. They can rant and rave all they want, but Fux is what it is. Genius at spotting shows and genius at not supporting them (see Undeclared, Titus). EW goes and gives the final 4 episodes of AD an A+, and still Fox keeps it in limbo…I would love to see it continue on…like on Showtime. Brilliant…Fox, just cancel it and let others excel where you couldn’t – ie marketing!

  12. Terence D says:
    February 27, 2006 at 5:55 am

    No sitcom nowadays gets supported enough to stay on the air and find an audience. Fox’s problem with “Arrested Development” also had to do with not finding a home for it. They had no lead in for it to help it. Moving it around the schedule doesn’t help a show find an audience. And audiences really don’t listen to critics.
    Look at all the networks. Look at the top 25 on the ratings. You can barely find any sitcoms.

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