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waichingliu81 · 06-14-2008, 08:19 AM

finally, this show is getting its airing in britain tommorow night on channel 4. i'll catch it and afterwards let you know what i think of it

Brian Damage · 06-14-2008, 08:44 AM

I hope you enjoy it!

waichingliu81 · 06-14-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I hope you enjoy it!

thanks brian. i should be in for a treat

JulieSomoski · 06-14-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

thanks brian. i should be in for a treat

That's great to hear - tell us what you think of it, and find out how it did (if you could

). I'm hoping it does well there, because you never know . . .

Sonia · 06-14-2008, 08:46 PM

Someone in another forum was saying that the show has received rave reviews in UK. I'm glad because the few ones I've come accross have not been positive. Anyways, let's hope the British get the humor and the show

!!!

MrRetro_08 · 06-15-2008, 11:13 AM

I read about this in the TV guide, I'm going to check it out and see what it's like.

waichingliu81 · 06-15-2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonia

Someone in another forum was saying that the show has received rave reviews in UK. I'm glad because the few ones I've come accross have not been positive. Anyways, let's hope the British get the humor and the show

!!!

it's interesting to note that some shows in US don't fare well with some critics and viewers, and yet abroad, the response has been the complete opposite. hopefully though, if this show is as good as you guys have made it, and it probably will be, it should hopefully force abc or some other network to continue putting its faith on back to you and take into consideration the public's support for this show. i am keeping my fingers crossed that it will do well here in the UK, especially

Sonia · 06-15-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

it's interesting to note that some shows in US don't fare well with some critics and viewers, and yet abroad, the response has been the complete opposite. hopefully though, if this show is as good as you guys have made it, and it probably will be, it should hopefully force abc or some other network to continue putting its faith on back to you and take into consideration the public's support for this show. i am keeping my fingers crossed that it will do well here in the UK, especially

From your mouth to god's ears and in ABC or CBS's hands

!!!!

MrRetro_08 · 06-15-2008, 06:42 PM

I watched it just then, it was ok, with a few laughs, But I just read that it isn't getting renewed for a second season. So it makes me wonder if I should even bother to carry on watching it

.

Sonia · 06-16-2008, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MrRetro_08

I watched it just then, it was ok, with a few laughs, But I just read that it isn't getting renewed for a second season. So it makes me wonder if I should even bother to carry on watching it

.

Believe me, it gets better

. At this point all we know is that the producers and Kelsey are still in talks to bring it back on another network. Regardless of the outcome, I'd say the show is still worth your time. I heard that you're also getting the two extra episodes that we didn't get to watch here

and that we're hoping will come out on DVD

!!

waichingliu81 · 06-16-2008, 09:11 AM

the first ep was okay, but hopefully it will get better as the show progresses. i just hope though that someone will buy the rights to this show and show the second season some time soon

JulieSomoski · 06-16-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

the first ep was okay, but hopefully it will get better as the show progresses. i just hope though that someone will buy the rights to this show and show the second season some time soon

Yeah, the pilot definitely wasn't one of the best eps, in my opinion. Looking back on all the episodes now, they definitely do get better. You'll enjoy them.

Sonia · 06-16-2008, 08:26 PM

By DAVID BELCHER

Do you suffer from irksome, brain-spearing Carrophobia? Ever glimpsed the shiny, one-expression face of British comedy's Pillsbury Doughboy*, Jimmy Carr, and then been compelled to pan in the telly?

If so, banish expensive TV repair bills at a stroke! Just don't watch Jimmy Carr's Commercial Breakdown and you'll avoid being violently enraged by a tired old vehicle wherein the prince of the non-PC put-down waxes dismissive about yon ads on the box. Just like the rest of us have been doing at home in front of our own tellies for years.

Only Jimmy Carr does it a bit more sharply, and cruelly. And much more annoyingly. Gaze upon JC and grow more vexed, knowing that truly, this man is the son of grrrr . . .

Turning to a far more pleasant show, Back To You made its terrestrial debut, starring sitcom deity Kelsey Grammer. Over two decades from 1984, Grammer played the mildly irascible and reassuringly flawed psychiatrist, Dr Frasier Crane; first in Cheers and then as the star of Frasier, throughout 264 episodes over 11 years.

If you dug Frasier's foibles, have a swatch at Back To You during its six scheduled UK outings. The show was cancelled last month after a single-season 14-part run in its native America, presumably having failed to attract sufficient numbers of viewers.

Perhaps folk failed to be gripped by its slow-burning start, as it went about introducing the news team at Channel 9, Philadelphia. Shamed old egomaniac anchorman Chuck Darling (Grammer). His feisty co-host and one-time amour Kelly Carr. The duo's bitter/backstabbing/ inept colleagues. Sweaty young over-promoted Ryan Church. Hapless wannabe anchorman Gary Crezyzewski. Oafish old sportscaster Marsh McGinley.

Maybe Joe Public was unmoved by the way in which Back To You satirises the TV news-presentation process in an informed if in-jokey way: eg, highlighting the empty modern urge for visual urgency that results in reporters delivering on-the-spot night-time reports from courthouses that have plainly been shut for hours.

Or did audiences turn off because the show features sharp, wordy gags that signal a little too clearly that they've been written by clever people?

Take this exchange between weather-girl Montana Diaz Herrera, a shameless, skimpily-clad hussy who craves workplace affairs with older men. The mini-skirted Montana explained that she preferred to be called "meteorologist because it makes me seem like a professional". Gazing dismissively at her bared thighs, Crezyzewski rasped: "Trust me, that skirt alone makes you seem like a professional."

Or how about Chuck gallantly seeking to reassure Kelly Cooper: "You look younger now than you did 10 years ago!"

"You even said that with a straight face," Kelly ruefully replied, prompting Chuck's pay-off: "I'm chock-full of Botox."

As ever, Kelsey Grammer hovered perfectly between bluff pomposity and panic, with a measure of good-hearted schmaltz thrown in. He's currently recovering from a mild heart attack before he begins filming another sitcom, as the star of the US version of the not-very-good British show Roman's Empire. Savour him now in Back To You.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/...od_Grammer.php

Sonia · 06-16-2008, 08:28 PM

Who the hell is Kelly Cooper

Anyways, I forgive the critic because I LOVED this:

Or did audiences turn off because the show features sharp, wordy gags that signal a little too clearly that they've been written by clever people?

redsoxhater · 06-16-2008, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

the first ep was okay, but hopefully it will get better as the show progresses. i just hope though that someone will buy the rights to this show and show the second season some time soon

The show gets better as the season goes. Even MASH wasnt popular until all the other shows started to run the re-runs back in 1972.

06-14-2008, 08:19 AM	#1
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06-14-2008, 08:44 AM	#2
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06-14-2008, 08:46 PM	#5
Sonia Bring Patty Back on TV, NOW!!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 24, 2006 Location: TV Land Posts: 395	Someone in another forum was saying that the show has received rave reviews in UK. I'm glad because the few ones I've come accross have not been positive. Anyways, let's hope the British get the humor and the show !!!
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06-15-2008, 11:13 AM	#6
MrRetro_08 T'ank you veddy much! Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2007 Location: A Place Far Away Posts: 823	I read about this in the TV guide, I'm going to check it out and see what it's like.
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06-16-2008, 08:26 PM	#13
Sonia Bring Patty Back on TV, NOW!!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 24, 2006 Location: TV Land Posts: 395	The importance of good Grammer By DAVID BELCHER Do you suffer from irksome, brain-spearing Carrophobia? Ever glimpsed the shiny, one-expression face of British comedy's Pillsbury Doughboy*, Jimmy Carr, and then been compelled to pan in the telly? If so, banish expensive TV repair bills at a stroke! Just don't watch Jimmy Carr's Commercial Breakdown and you'll avoid being violently enraged by a tired old vehicle wherein the prince of the non-PC put-down waxes dismissive about yon ads on the box. Just like the rest of us have been doing at home in front of our own tellies for years. Only Jimmy Carr does it a bit more sharply, and cruelly. And much more annoyingly. Gaze upon JC and grow more vexed, knowing that truly, this man is the son of grrrr . . . Turning to a far more pleasant show, Back To You made its terrestrial debut, starring sitcom deity Kelsey Grammer. Over two decades from 1984, Grammer played the mildly irascible and reassuringly flawed psychiatrist, Dr Frasier Crane; first in Cheers and then as the star of Frasier, throughout 264 episodes over 11 years. If you dug Frasier's foibles, have a swatch at Back To You during its six scheduled UK outings. The show was cancelled last month after a single-season 14-part run in its native America, presumably having failed to attract sufficient numbers of viewers. Perhaps folk failed to be gripped by its slow-burning start, as it went about introducing the news team at Channel 9, Philadelphia. Shamed old egomaniac anchorman Chuck Darling (Grammer). His feisty co-host and one-time amour Kelly Carr. The duo's bitter/backstabbing/ inept colleagues. Sweaty young over-promoted Ryan Church. Hapless wannabe anchorman Gary Crezyzewski. Oafish old sportscaster Marsh McGinley. Maybe Joe Public was unmoved by the way in which Back To You satirises the TV news-presentation process in an informed if in-jokey way: eg, highlighting the empty modern urge for visual urgency that results in reporters delivering on-the-spot night-time reports from courthouses that have plainly been shut for hours. Or did audiences turn off because the show features sharp, wordy gags that signal a little too clearly that they've been written by clever people? Take this exchange between weather-girl Montana Diaz Herrera, a shameless, skimpily-clad hussy who craves workplace affairs with older men. The mini-skirted Montana explained that she preferred to be called "meteorologist because it makes me seem like a professional". Gazing dismissively at her bared thighs, Crezyzewski rasped: "Trust me, that skirt alone makes you seem like a professional." Or how about Chuck gallantly seeking to reassure Kelly Cooper: "You look younger now than you did 10 years ago!" "You even said that with a straight face," Kelly ruefully replied, prompting Chuck's pay-off: "I'm chock-full of Botox." As ever, Kelsey Grammer hovered perfectly between bluff pomposity and panic, with a measure of good-hearted schmaltz thrown in. He's currently recovering from a mild heart attack before he begins filming another sitcom, as the star of the US version of the not-very-good British show Roman's Empire. Savour him now in Back To You. http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/...od_Grammer.php

06-15-2008, 06:42 PM	#9
MrRetro_08 T'ank you veddy much! Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2007 Location: A Place Far Away Posts: 823	I watched it just then, it was ok, with a few laughs, But I just read that it isn't getting renewed for a second season. So it makes me wonder if I should even bother to carry on watching it .

06-16-2008, 09:11 AM	#11
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	the first ep was okay, but hopefully it will get better as the show progresses. i just hope though that someone will buy the rights to this show and show the second season some time soon

06-16-2008, 08:28 PM	#14
Sonia Bring Patty Back on TV, NOW!!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 24, 2006 Location: TV Land Posts: 395	Who the hell is Kelly Cooper Anyways, I forgive the critic because I LOVED this: Or did audiences turn off because the show features sharp, wordy gags that signal a little too clearly that they've been written by clever people?