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jaime_weinman · 02-28-2007, 02:32 PM

I think the second season, where they mostly dropped the drag bit, was better than the first. The guys were funnier out of dresses, acting like themselves.

The biggest problem, I think, was that this was essentially a fairly sophisticated show with a lot of improvisation and wacky humor -- but because of the drag and the producers (Miller-Milkis-Boyett) it was sold as a show for a younger, less sophisticated audience. That meant it couldn't find the audience that the writers were really writing it for.

TMC · 03-01-2024, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoobiedoo30

I do have to say that Bosom Buddies was a great show

It took an admittedly took a hacky concept (i.e. men in drag) and arguably saved it with clever writing, along with incredibly appealing performances by baby Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari. By the time it was over, they'd (for better or worse) pretty much abandoned the drag concept and it was more a sitcom about friends with Hanks and Scolari at the center.

CJMD03 · 03-07-2024, 01:10 AM

The drag arc was funny, but it just didn’t have lasting power. And then always being in men’s clothes in the second season made no sense because they didn’t seem to be concerned about getting caught.

02-28-2007, 02:32 PM	#16
jaime_weinman Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 22, 2000 Posts: 122	I think the second season, where they mostly dropped the drag bit, was better than the first. The guys were funnier out of dresses, acting like themselves. The biggest problem, I think, was that this was essentially a fairly sophisticated show with a lot of improvisation and wacky humor -- but because of the drag and the producers (Miller-Milkis-Boyett) it was sold as a show for a younger, less sophisticated audience. That meant it couldn't find the audience that the writers were really writing it for.

03-07-2024, 01:10 AM	#18
CJMD03 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 18, 2018 Posts: 412	The drag arc was funny, but it just didn’t have lasting power. And then always being in men’s clothes in the second season made no sense because they didn’t seem to be concerned about getting caught.