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TVFactFan · 05-27-2006, 10:51 AM

since it was no canned laughter or studio audience I wasn't able to get into the show. And more Importantly, Tim Reid is too NERDY for me

Brian Damage · 05-27-2006, 10:53 AM

Tim Reid nerdy? I never really liked this show myself.

TVFactFan · 05-27-2006, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Tim Reid nerdy? I never really liked this show myself.

I dont't know if Tim Reid the actor is a Nerd but his character on the show is on the GEEKY side. I never liked Grown Men TV characters with Geeky Qualities

snl 70s show fan · 06-04-2006, 01:01 AM

i like tim reid but i never saw what the big deal was about this show ether i just couldnt get into it

Lamont · 06-21-2006, 11:29 PM

ive got the complete set on dvd-r

and i love it

very unusual
no laughtrack
odd dixieland music
pretty realistic black show!

APPLEI · 06-28-2006, 05:13 AM

Tim Reid's character was a fish out of water not a geek or nerd!

the thing i love about Franks Place is the show had an incredible atmosphere and some of the most distinguished characters ever on a sitcom.
Franks Place was like an half hour motion picture so a laugh track would've been inappropriate

but i guess this type of sitcom isn't everybody's cup of tea but people who haven't seen the show in years would give it another chance,

M*A*S*H had a rough first season in the ratings & people were slow to warm to it but CBS stuck with it and gave it a better time slot and it went on the become one of the most successful shows in the history of television.

just my opinion but i think Franks Place would've been another M*A*S*H but we'll never know

for-the-record i hated the laugh track on M*A*S*H

it seem so tacky

Edison · 10-01-2006, 04:47 AM

Series was so brilliant, it didn't have a chance.

Mr. Television · 10-01-2006, 06:21 AM

I tried to give it a chance but I just didn't find it funny. Maybe if it had a laugh track. This is one show when I would have needed to know when to laugh.

roseha · 06-25-2007, 01:24 AM

This is funny, I have been looking in the one year wonders or whatever for this show only I couldn't remember the name of it, only that I thought it starred Tim Reid and it was set in New Orleans. I remember liking it a lot, I would watch if they reran it but what are the odds of that??

TVFactFan · 06-27-2007, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by roseha

This is funny, I have been looking in the one year wonders or whatever for this show only I couldn't remember the name of it, only that I thought it starred Tim Reid and it was set in New Orleans. I remember liking it a lot, I would watch if they reran it but what are the odds of that??

The odds are very slim since the show has under 30 eps-lol Not enough to be reran

roseha · 06-28-2007, 01:03 AM

Maybe next time I go to the Museum of Television, now the Paley Media Center, I should look and see if it's there.

TVFactFan · 06-28-2007, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by roseha

Maybe next time I go to the Museum of Television, now the Paley Media Center, I should look and see if it's there.

I had the show on DVD last year and gave it away-lol

Mikado · 06-28-2007, 02:08 AM

Canadas favorite comedy Corner Gas has no laugh track and, not only do i not miss it, i now wish all comedies were trackless....i can make my OWN laughtrack

TVFactFan · 06-28-2007, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

Canadas favorite comedy Corner Gas has no laugh track and, not only do i not miss it, i now wish all comedies were trackless....i can make my OWN laughtrack

A show with no laugh track or studio audience is called a drama

Mr. Television · 06-28-2007, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAnalyzer

A show with no laugh track or studio audience is called a drama

Very true. Their are very few sitcoms without a studio audience I can get into.

05-27-2006, 10:51 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,986	Well watched this for the first time and..... since it was no canned laughter or studio audience I wasn't able to get into the show. And more Importantly, Tim Reid is too NERDY for me

05-27-2006, 10:53 AM	#2
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	Tim Reid nerdy? I never really liked this show myself.
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06-21-2006, 11:29 PM	#5
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06-28-2006, 05:13 AM	#6
APPLEI Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 16, 2000 Location: JACKSON MI. 49203 Posts: 810	Frank was a fish out of water! Tim Reid's character was a fish out of water not a geek or nerd! the thing i love about Franks Place is the show had an incredible atmosphere and some of the most distinguished characters ever on a sitcom. Franks Place was like an half hour motion picture so a laugh track would've been inappropriate but i guess this type of sitcom isn't everybody's cup of tea but people who haven't seen the show in years would give it another chance, MASH had a rough first season in the ratings & people were slow to warm to it but CBS stuck with it and gave it a better time slot and it went on the become one of the most successful shows in the history of television. just my opinion but i think Franks Place would've been another MASH but we'll never know for-the-record i hated the laugh track on MAS*H it seem so tacky

10-01-2006, 06:21 AM	#8
Mr. Television 22 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,127	I tried to give it a chance but I just didn't find it funny. Maybe if it had a laugh track. This is one show when I would have needed to know when to laugh.
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06-04-2006, 01:01 AM	#4
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	i like tim reid but i never saw what the big deal was about this show ether i just couldnt get into it

10-01-2006, 04:47 AM	#7
Edison Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 01, 2006 Posts: 2,430	Series was so brilliant, it didn't have a chance.

06-25-2007, 01:24 AM	#9
roseha Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 20, 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 100	This is funny, I have been looking in the one year wonders or whatever for this show only I couldn't remember the name of it, only that I thought it starred Tim Reid and it was set in New Orleans. I remember liking it a lot, I would watch if they reran it but what are the odds of that??

06-28-2007, 01:03 AM	#11
roseha Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 20, 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 100	Maybe next time I go to the Museum of Television, now the Paley Media Center, I should look and see if it's there.

06-28-2007, 02:08 AM	#13
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,880	Canadas favorite comedy Corner Gas has no laugh track and, not only do i not miss it, i now wish all comedies were trackless....i can make my OWN laughtrack