Andy Borowitz speaks of his experience with FOL - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

PartyOfOne · 05-23-2012, 09:54 PM

Humorist Andy Borowitz worked on FOL during the show's fifth season. He had the following to say: "The show was an atrocity; preachy, poorly acted, and poorly written."

80schild.com · 05-25-2012, 12:06 PM

I have to agree with him for the most part. Season 5 had one of the most preachy eps. The Cocaine ep when Blair dates a guy who snorts to help him study. Classic Reagan ideological "War on Drugs' Propaganda. I'd love to re-write that ep (and many more).

FOL1 · 05-25-2012, 01:03 PM

wow I definitely have to disagree with that

70s show watcher · 05-25-2012, 01:51 PM

i disagree

Mr. Television · 05-25-2012, 02:32 PM

Never heard of him. why should I care? The FOL will be remembered long after all of us are gone....a true classic.

DarkDante · 05-26-2012, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

Never heard of him. why should I care? The FOL will be remembered long after all of us are gone....a true classic.

I don't know if I'd go that far. It's well remembered by it's generation that lived through it and grew up with it. But beyond that I don't know if it transcends generations like some other sitcoms. Don't get me wrong, I love the show but it was your basic post-Lear sitcom where hotbed issues were tackled but in a way where they skewed them somewhat and often talked down to their audience.

It wasn't until shows like "Beverly Hills: 90210" in the early nineties where these same issues started being tackled with a degree of realism without the moralistic overtones which is why I believe that series was so groundbreaking. It was written with the assumption that it's audience didn't need to be taught anything, that their audience was informed but perhaps wanted to see these issues played out in a more realistic light. I'm not sure if that is the right phraseology but I think you can see what I'm driving at.

05-23-2012, 09:54 PM	#1
PartyOfOne Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 24, 2005 Posts: 162	Andy Borowitz speaks of his experience with FOL Humorist Andy Borowitz worked on FOL during the show's fifth season. He had the following to say: "The show was an atrocity; preachy, poorly acted, and poorly written."

05-25-2012, 02:32 PM	#5
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05-25-2012, 12:06 PM	#2
80schild.com Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2002 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 354	I have to agree with him for the most part. Season 5 had one of the most preachy eps. The Cocaine ep when Blair dates a guy who snorts to help him study. Classic Reagan ideological "War on Drugs' Propaganda. I'd love to re-write that ep (and many more).

05-25-2012, 01:03 PM	#3
FOL1 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 27, 2010 Posts: 69	wow I definitely have to disagree with that

05-25-2012, 01:51 PM	#4
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	i disagree