Comments on: No. No. No. No. No. http://www.tifaux.com/2008/04/02/no-no-no-no-no/ A television blog Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:15:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Carly http://www.tifaux.com/2008/04/02/no-no-no-no-no/#comment-33636 Carly Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:01:16 +0000 http://www.tifaux.com/2008/04/02/no-no-no-no-no/#comment-33636 I've seen Kath and Kim, and I highly doubt that it could cross into North America. With Selma Blair, no less! And the Office Spin off is just horrific. Instead of 1 great show we'll get 2 mediocre ones. I thought even the hourlongs were a strech. And SATURDAY Night Live on THURSDAY??? Are they crazy? Gharg, can we please get new execs? I’ve seen Kath and Kim, and I highly doubt that it could cross into North America. With Selma Blair, no less! And the Office Spin off is just horrific. Instead of 1 great show we’ll get 2 mediocre ones. I thought even the hourlongs were a strech.

And SATURDAY Night Live on THURSDAY??? Are they crazy?

Gharg, can we please get new execs?

]]> By: jesse http://www.tifaux.com/2008/04/02/no-no-no-no-no/#comment-33632 jesse Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:36:27 +0000 http://www.tifaux.com/2008/04/02/no-no-no-no-no/#comment-33632 The SNL Thursday thing has precedent -- back when they were riding high on the Fallon/Fey Weekend Update (I want to say fall 2001, but maybe it was fall 2000 to coincide with the elections -- that would've been really fast after they took over the desk, though), they filled in some Thursday night time with extra material. As I remember, they'd show a super-sized Friends or whatever and then from 8:40 to 9, they'd do like a super-extended Weekend Update with several guests. It was funny (though, agreed, political sketches are not their strong point right now, so I don't know what they'll do with extra election-themed space) (but maybe it'll get them back into fighting shape, because they really ought to be doing better in that department). Anyway, I like that idea better than an Office spin-off as it keeps the all-comedy-I-like block thing. Agree, though, that they should've just had Greg Daniels come up with a new show to fill the fourth comedy slot. I liked their idea last year that if they had a good show that people liked, they would... make extra episodes! For comedies, at least, I think that's a good strategy. They should give us some additional 30 Rock/Office episodes to make up for what we missed during the strike. Also, the 52-week programming thing is an idea whose time has come (even if they're introducing it via some extremely cheesy and mostly '80s-emulating crapola). The SNL Thursday thing has precedent — back when they were riding high on the Fallon/Fey Weekend Update (I want to say fall 2001, but maybe it was fall 2000 to coincide with the elections — that would’ve been really fast after they took over the desk, though), they filled in some Thursday night time with extra material. As I remember, they’d show a super-sized Friends or whatever and then from 8:40 to 9, they’d do like a super-extended Weekend Update with several guests. It was funny (though, agreed, political sketches are not their strong point right now, so I don’t know what they’ll do with extra election-themed space) (but maybe it’ll get them back into fighting shape, because they really ought to be doing better in that department).

Anyway, I like that idea better than an Office spin-off as it keeps the all-comedy-I-like block thing. Agree, though, that they should’ve just had Greg Daniels come up with a new show to fill the fourth comedy slot. I liked their idea last year that if they had a good show that people liked, they would… make extra episodes! For comedies, at least, I think that’s a good strategy. They should give us some additional 30 Rock/Office episodes to make up for what we missed during the strike.

Also, the 52-week programming thing is an idea whose time has come (even if they’re introducing it via some extremely cheesy and mostly ’80s-emulating crapola).

]]> By: Sue http://www.tifaux.com/2008/04/02/no-no-no-no-no/#comment-33559 Sue Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:39:20 +0000 http://www.tifaux.com/2008/04/02/no-no-no-no-no/#comment-33559 That Australian show as you call it...Kath and Kim down here we call it...is friggen funny...I dont think the Americans can pull it off thou, anytime they try our brand of humour they F it up totally, and your spy drama sounds like a TV rip off of Bourne Identity just to put it in perspective for you...which sounds like its gonna blow for the simple reason...Christian Slater... That Australian show as you call it…Kath and Kim down here we call it…is friggen funny…I dont think the Americans can pull it off thou, anytime they try our brand of humour they F it up totally, and your spy drama sounds like a TV rip off of Bourne Identity just to put it in perspective for you…which sounds like its gonna blow for the simple reason…Christian Slater…

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