"Ellie" abandons Real Time, Gets Audience - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Sitcomwriter · 12-12-2002, 12:40 AM

For it's 2nd season according to Entertainment Weekly "Watching Ellie" will drop the clock and will become a traditional 4-camera show with a studio audience.

Central Perk · 12-13-2002, 09:14 PM

hmmm...I hope they've improved the writing too, the show has potential but I didn't find it that funny..and yet I still made a website out of it...I was bored...

...nevermind.

Sitcomwriter · 12-15-2002, 07:23 PM

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Originally posted by Dr. Frasier Crane
[B]I made a website for it [B]

Really? What's the address?

Central Perk · 12-16-2002, 08:35 PM

Here it is

Right now it is pretty much just pictures, if I like the new season I may start to update the site but if I don't like the new season I'll just delete the site.

Will and Grace Fanatic · 12-26-2002, 02:13 PM

Hopefully it'll be much better. They need to hire new writers though. Because last season wasn't all that funny.

IheartMoonlighting · 01-01-2003, 09:07 PM

I love Julia but the real-time aspect of this show didn't work. The reason why it works so well for 24 is because there's 3 storylines.

Steve M. · 12-03-2003, 11:34 PM

"Watching Ellie" might have made it in its original format if Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her husband Brad Hall hadn't succumbed to pressure to change it. By adopting a standard format, they abandoned what originally made "Watching Ellie" so unique. What was the point of abanadoning real-time and going for more cameras when the Halls were trying to be different? Too bad.

12-12-2002, 12:40 AM	#1
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	"Ellie" abandons Real Time, Gets Audience For it's 2nd season according to Entertainment Weekly "Watching Ellie" will drop the clock and will become a traditional 4-camera show with a studio audience.

12-13-2002, 09:14 PM	#2
Central Perk ~~~~~ Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 10, 2002 Posts: 4,553	hmmm...I hope they've improved the writing too, the show has potential but I didn't find it that funny..and yet I still made a website out of it...I was bored......nevermind.

12-26-2002, 02:13 PM	#5
Will and Grace Fanatic be happy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 15, 2002 Location: seattle, washington Posts: 2,746	Hopefully it'll be much better. They need to hire new writers though. Because last season wasn't all that funny.
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12-03-2003, 11:34 PM	#7
Steve M. Back on the road to reality Forum Superstar Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 33,307	"Watching Ellie" might have made it in its original format if Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her husband Brad Hall hadn't succumbed to pressure to change it. By adopting a standard format, they abandoned what originally made "Watching Ellie" so unique. What was the point of abanadoning real-time and going for more cameras when the Halls were trying to be different? Too bad.
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12-16-2002, 08:35 PM	#4
Central Perk ~~~~~ Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 10, 2002 Posts: 4,553	Here it is Right now it is pretty much just pictures, if I like the new season I may start to update the site but if I don't like the new season I'll just delete the site.

01-01-2003, 09:07 PM	#6
IheartMoonlighting David & Maddie Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 01, 2002 Location: Blue Moon Detective Agency Posts: 318	I love Julia but the real-time aspect of this show didn't work. The reason why it works so well for 24 is because there's 3 storylines.