On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK. I watched "Parenthood." Not a bad pilot, but not in any way > related to the movie, which makes me ask again why they felt the need > to pay royalties for the use of a title and some character names.
I'd suggest "branding," but how many people in the most desirable demo remember the movie? > My chief criticism of the show is its watered down depiction of > families, but that could just be my own personal bias getting in the > way of a story. I'm going to rewatch the original film in the next day > or two and then work up some sort of comparison, but I seem to recall > the overall message of the film being that dysfunction exists and it > sucks but tough doo-doo. The overall message of the pilot of the > series is that dysfunction occurs at semi-regular intervals, but in > between those intervals there is a fully functional family unit > standing by to provide comfort and support. As a one hour installment, > it did a decent enough job of introducing the characters, but I'm not > certain I'd enjoy the sanitized look at family life. Not sure if I agree with "watered down," but we shall see. Mostly, I felt like they squeezed ten pounds of story into a five-pound bag, and even though I mostly liked it, I was exhausted by the end. jd -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
