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As many of us are watching the Olympics, I'm sure that even DVR users have noticed how heavily NBC is promoting Kath and Kim.
Evidently this is a more or less traditional situation comedy form, with Molly Shannon as a mother whose daughter moves back in. And then, as they used to say, hilarity ensues.
I was once a fan of Ms. Shannon's. Even though I thought most of her stock characters on Saturday Night Live were more disturbing than funny, I saw a lot of potential for her if someone else was writing the sketch. Now I must wonder if I was right. She's been seen here and there since leaving SNL and now... her own show.
My first rule of television of movies is that if you're sick of the commercial, you probably won't like the show. I am very, very sick of the commercial. NBC is struggling, pinning a lot of hopes on this show, and I have to wonder why. It seems very common, very traditional. Of course, so was Home Improvement and Everybody Loves Raymond, but for every comfort-tv hit, there are twenty that are canceled in the first season.
Honestly I have to wonder if the commercials for this show will last longer than the show itself.
At least NBC isn't taking up half of the screen on the Olympic coverage to promote it... yet.
Your thoughts?
Evidently this is a more or less traditional situation comedy form, with Molly Shannon as a mother whose daughter moves back in. And then, as they used to say, hilarity ensues.
I was once a fan of Ms. Shannon's. Even though I thought most of her stock characters on Saturday Night Live were more disturbing than funny, I saw a lot of potential for her if someone else was writing the sketch. Now I must wonder if I was right. She's been seen here and there since leaving SNL and now... her own show.
My first rule of television of movies is that if you're sick of the commercial, you probably won't like the show. I am very, very sick of the commercial. NBC is struggling, pinning a lot of hopes on this show, and I have to wonder why. It seems very common, very traditional. Of course, so was Home Improvement and Everybody Loves Raymond, but for every comfort-tv hit, there are twenty that are canceled in the first season.
Honestly I have to wonder if the commercials for this show will last longer than the show itself.
At least NBC isn't taking up half of the screen on the Olympic coverage to promote it... yet.
Your thoughts?