Please, don’t stop there!
So it looks like Matt LeBlanc’s reign of terror MIGHT be coming to an end. As reported by the AP, “Joey”, the show that made us all search for hemlock, is being (at least for now) removed from the airways.
This hopefully is just the first step. As it says in the article, they are likely going to bring this show back on Tuesdays or something. Please, write your congressman! Write to NBC and tell them no! This show should dissappear forever.
Matt LeBlanc will bear much of the blame, but it is really not his fault. When you have an ensemble cast, choosing who to spin off is tough. The most obvious thing is, DON’T CHOOSE THE DUMBEST MOST ONE-DIMENTIONAL CHARACTER!
Now I’ll admit, when I first heard Frasier was getting his own show, I was like, “What? Norm is funnier!” But I was a little kid, and honestly, can you picture a show just about Norm? What could you do with that character? He could find another bar, I suppose. Then he would drink beer… in a place where no on knew his name? Seriously, the characters to build a show around should be halfway intelligent, so you can have good stories built around them. Multi-dimensional characters always work better than one trick ponies.
So good bye Joey…for now.
December 2nd, 2005 at 7:14 am
a show about cliff would be much more interesting….he delivers some mail, gets bit in the ass by a dog, delivers more mail, gets bit in the ass by another dog, then goes and gets hammered at a local tavern.