[TV orNotTV] Re: broken?

2011-10-03 Thread Michael
To quote myself from an earlier thread: I thought both "Whitney" and "2 Broke Girls" suffered from Diablo Cody Syndrome - where the snark and smug swamp any semblance of wit. On her eponymous show, Cummings came off somewhat sexy, but also insufferably smirky. And the script was tired tired tired.

[TV orNotTV] Re: broken?

2011-10-03 Thread Ron Casalotti
FWIW, it seems that all of the new Fall shows are skewing more favorably with women viewers vs. men except for two: Terra Nova and Whitney I like the show but like her stand up/roast material better. She may be destined for success on cable where the relaxed standards and practices co

[TV orNotTV] Re: broken?

2011-09-28 Thread JW
> The other thing I don't get from critics was comparing this show to > Whitney. The critics all said that 2 Broke Girls was better, but I > felt that just the opposite was true. Whitney wasn't great, but, > IMHO, it had better cohesion and rhythm than 2 Broke Girls. I think I've read that Ms. Cum