tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post8240536744700512765..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Paul Blart, Mall CopJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-83721870886970878782009-05-27T10:03:37.936-05:002009-05-27T10:03:37.936-05:00James, you left out The Simpsons, which is where I...James, you left out The Simpsons, which is where I tend to think the concept came from, and Family Guy. You're right, though, that The Honeymooners was first.bebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-88583838600470674512009-05-26T08:14:36.639-05:002009-05-26T08:14:36.639-05:00According to Jim is the only one that's still on, ...According to Jim is the only one that's still on, and it's been cancelled. At one time there were at least three on the air: According to Jim, The King of Queens, and Still Standing. May have been more that I'm not remembering. Of course the tradition goes back to The Honeymooners and there have been others through the years, so I'm sure this particular sub-genre of sitcoms will make a comeback eventually.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-78639356763917956022009-05-26T07:02:48.829-05:002009-05-26T07:02:48.829-05:00“slob husband, hot wife” comedies that were popula...<I>“slob husband, hot wife” comedies that were popular for a while.</I>You mean they're no longer popular?bebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-8546072675814036362009-05-24T13:42:12.728-05:002009-05-24T13:42:12.728-05:00Todd,
I remember Bakay-as-Caruso very well. Such...Todd,<br /><br />I remember Bakay-as-Caruso very well. Such a devastating parody that I was never able to take Caruso seriously again. To this day, whenever my wife and I see him in anything, we turn to each other and say, "You okay? You okay?"James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-71106712534608863742009-05-24T08:36:28.603-05:002009-05-24T08:36:28.603-05:00I thought the cast of THE KING OF QUEENS were bett...I thought the cast of THE KING OF QUEENS were better than their material, for the most part, but hadn't realized Nick Bakay, who has elevated most of the productions he's been involved with w/o too much public recognition, co-wrote it. (His devastating parody of David Caruso on NYPD BLUE when Bakay was the primary male ensemble member on the shortlived SHE TV was enough to lodge him in memory, leaving anything else aside. "You OK?") Thanks for the tip. (The sitcom cancellation that has been irking me of late is ABC's dumping of the fine SAMANTHA WHO?)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-78052278542129738182009-05-24T08:24:18.579-05:002009-05-24T08:24:18.579-05:00Patti,
I remember the pole-dancing episode quite ...Patti,<br /><br />I remember the pole-dancing episode quite well. Funny stuff.<br /><br />Bob,<br /><br />I was never a Seinfeld fan, either. In fact, a lot of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning TV comedies of recent years didn't do much for me.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-24718148662260147062009-05-23T19:46:48.712-05:002009-05-23T19:46:48.712-05:00I hated King of Queens and I would hate Mall Cop. ...I hated King of Queens and I would hate Mall Cop. But then I hated--HATED--Seinfeld.<br /><br />RJRRJRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-85997656435670983562009-05-23T13:57:26.318-05:002009-05-23T13:57:26.318-05:00I've been waiting for it on DVD too. There were no...I've been waiting for it on DVD too. There were not too many shows that made me laugh more than KING OF QUEENS. Especially the episode with pole-dancing.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com