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Chocoholic · 12-06-2000, 11:31 PM

I really loved NewsRadio. It was so heart-warming and funny. I'll never understand why well-written, well-acted, intelligent, and truly funny shows like NewsRadio and Wings never get any respect or attention while boring crap like Friends gets all the hype.

Freakzilla · 12-12-2000, 05:33 PM

NewsRadio was a great show. The show never got the attention it deserved. One example of that was when Phil Hartman finally got an Emmy nomination in 1998. He had been giving a terrific performance as Bill McNeal for over 3 years and it took his death to get him nominated. And he still lost to David Hyde Pierce.

I sort of like Friends. It's not as good as NewsRadio, but it's a good show. There was one storyline on Friends that I think was stolen from NR. Chandler and Monica were a couple but they didn't want anyone else to know. Sort of sounds like the running Dave and Lisa storyline from season 1 to sometime in season 2. Thank God the NR writers were smart enough not to have Dave and Lisa get engaged or married.

12-06-2000, 11:31 PM	#1
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Such an under-rated show I really loved NewsRadio. It was so heart-warming and funny. I'll never understand why well-written, well-acted, intelligent, and truly funny shows like NewsRadio and Wings never get any respect or attention while boring crap like Friends gets all the hype.

12-12-2000, 05:33 PM	#2
Freakzilla Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 23, 2000 Location: Portage, Michigan, United States Posts: 556	NewsRadio was a great show. The show never got the attention it deserved. One example of that was when Phil Hartman finally got an Emmy nomination in 1998. He had been giving a terrific performance as Bill McNeal for over 3 years and it took his death to get him nominated. And he still lost to David Hyde Pierce. I sort of like Friends. It's not as good as NewsRadio, but it's a good show. There was one storyline on Friends that I think was stolen from NR. Chandler and Monica were a couple but they didn't want anyone else to know. Sort of sounds like the running Dave and Lisa storyline from season 1 to sometime in season 2. Thank God the NR writers were smart enough not to have Dave and Lisa get engaged or married.