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Title: I Have Looked Into the Abyss...
Post by: Susannah on July 16, 2008, 06:55:32 PM: ...and I have seen that it is PBS's cartoon version of "Car Talk."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/16/arts/television/16clic.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=slogin

WHY WHY WHY OH GOD WHY???????????
Title: Re: I Have Looked Into the Abyss...
Post by: samir on July 16, 2008, 06:59:29 PM: Ha, I saw that today. It'll be the new Simpsons.
Title: Re: I Have Looked Into the Abyss...
Post by: Gilly on July 16, 2008, 07:18:28 PM: I was flipping through channels on Sunday and saw this. I thought it was a PBS created show to show what goes into a pledge drive...
Title: Re: I Have Looked Into the Abyss...
Post by: Susannah on July 16, 2008, 08:19:52 PM: I really hate "You Bet Your Garden," but nothing raises my ire like "Car Talk!"
Title: Re: I Have Looked Into the Abyss...
Post by: senorcorazon on July 16, 2008, 08:22:29 PM: Almost. Chocking. On. Bile. Raising. Into. MOUTH.

Whyohwhy, indeed.
Title: Re: I Have Looked Into the Abyss...
Post by: AllisonLeGnome on July 16, 2008, 08:53:00 PM: Even my dad- a big Car Talk fan- said he won't be watching this.
Title: Re: I Have Looked Into the Abyss...
Post by: Vambo on July 16, 2008, 08:57:53 PM: Quote
“Ken Burns Presents Car Talk.”

That's pretty funny, though.
Title: Re: I Have Looked Into the Abyss...
Post by: masterofsparks on July 16, 2008, 08:59:14 PM: Any truth to the rumors that the creators of The Family Guy are behind this?
Title: Re: I Have Looked Into the Abyss...
Post by: erechoveraker on July 16, 2008, 09:08:32 PM: I saw that tonight and couldn't believe it either. How did this make it past the "Hey, you know what would make a great cartoon?!" phase?
Title: Re: I Have Looked Into the Abyss...
Post by: Regular Joe on July 18, 2008, 03:47:57 AM: Who does it appeal to? What demographic are they trying to reach? People don't want this, nobody wants this! I'm gonna pitch my 'Wait Wait Don't Tell Me' cartoon to PBS before they come out of it.