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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chris L on June 28, 2011, 05:27:09 AM
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Imagine Bosom Buddies with subtle political commentary by Adam Carolla... hold on it gets worse...
Work It - ABC Network (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNsJnZ_bGfk#ws)
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Even though it's a drag that women have entered the workforce, at least it's only the gorgeous ones.
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I didn't find Bosom Buddies at all charming, and this show "has none of the charm of Bosom Buddies."
Interestingly:
The series was conceived by Miller and Boyett as a male counterpart to their hit sitcom Laverne & Shirley. They originally pitched it as a straightforward buddy comedy done in what they described as "a sophisticated Billy Wilder kind of way." When ABC executives asked Miller and Boyett to explain what they meant by the comparison to Wilder, the producers mentioned Some Like It Hot and ABC bought the show on condition that it would include men in women's clothing, just like that movie. "We weren't there to pitch that", Miller recalled. "And they jumped on it! We drove back to the studio in the car saying, 'Oh my god, what are we gonna do? We have to do something in drag.'"
A "How Things Have Changed in the TV Sitcom World" moment
THEN: Someone who looks like Wendie Jo Sperber's Amy is able to pursue and actually become involved with one of the protagonists.
NOW: People who look like Wendie Jo Sperber simply don't exist.
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I wept. Openly.
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Informal poll: Laugh tracks on sitcoms. Should that exist anymore?
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Speechless.
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Mercifully, the powers that be have decided that I, as a non-American, am not allowed to watch this clip.
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Mercifully, the powers that be have decided that I, as a non-American, am not allowed to watch this clip.
With ya, brother. I can't watch Peep Show clips from the BBC.
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I haven't turned on my tv in about 4 months, I think that may change soon.
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I refuse to believe this is real.
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I refuse to believe this is real.
This feels like America has also started adapting awful British shows.
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Tom tweeted about this show a couple of days ago. A conclusion of sorts (http://twitter.com/#!/scharpling/status/83904310768971776).
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Why 1970? Wasn't Bosom Buddies in the 80's?
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Why 1970? Wasn't Bosom Buddies in the 80's?
I thought this would have seemed too broad even for 1980.
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As you're taking questions, I noticed you capitalized the show's title, could you shed any light on your thought process there?
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As you're taking questions, I noticed you capitalized the show's title, could you shed any light on your thought process there?
I just capitalize the words that feel right, and if other people agree with me that's like a bonus. You just have to trust that somewhere, someone will be on the same wavelength, even if it sometimes feels like you're typing into a void.
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**1/2
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As I noted, this show lacks the social grace, charm and heart that Bosom Buddies had so little of.