Besides the ending, was "Newhart" a genuinely good show? - Page 2 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

leslievanderfan · 02-27-2023, 07:48 PM

I would have loved Kirk and Michael interacting!

dee2364 · 07-17-2024, 11:52 AM

No, the show was incredibly cheesy, like a bad 1980s version of Green Acres (which I love), with a twist of Prairie Home Companion-type humor. It was so bad IMO that before "hate watching" became a fad, I used to hate-watch Newhart just so I could see how much worse it could get.

The cheesiness of the show is why the finale was absolutely brilliant and completely redeemed the entire series. It was like the writers admitting how corny the series had become or maybe Bob Newhart showing how little he respected the material, but in his classic subtle deadpan way.

02-27-2023, 07:48 PM	#16
leslievanderfan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2004 Posts: 15	I would have loved Kirk and Michael interacting!

07-17-2024, 11:52 AM	#17
dee2364 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 20, 2019 Posts: 643	No, the show was incredibly cheesy, like a bad 1980s version of Green Acres (which I love), with a twist of Prairie Home Companion-type humor. It was so bad IMO that before "hate watching" became a fad, I used to hate-watch Newhart just so I could see how much worse it could get. The cheesiness of the show is why the finale was absolutely brilliant and completely redeemed the entire series. It was like the writers admitting how corny the series had become or maybe Bob Newhart showing how little he respected the material, but in his classic subtle deadpan way.