I'm not sure how I feel about that assesment of Glee (and Tiger Beatdown in general. i want to like it. but . . . I digress), but it did bring one thing to mind -- somebody needs to bring back Cop Rock in reruns - Lifetime, Bravo, Retro Network, I'M LOOKING AT YOU!
Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants
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Vortex - Jun 10, 2010 12:13:46 pm PDT #2728 of 8624
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Fred Pete - Jun 10, 2010 12:16:46 pm PDT #2729 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'm a little reluctant to say this, because one of my favorite elements of Glee is the way it treats popular music as a great big grab-bag that can't be contained by narrow-casting. Like in the first episode we saw, bouncing from "Jesse's Girl" to "The Lady Is a Tramp" to "One."
But I'm not sure "Over the Rainbow" was the right song for the moment. (Well done, just not the best choice.) Maybe "Getting to Know You" from The King and I ("By your pupils you'll be taught"). Or be a little more playful with "See You in September." Stretch that grab-bag even further.
Laga - Jun 10, 2010 12:17:54 pm PDT #2730 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Wasn't Cop Rock awful?
Vortex - Jun 10, 2010 12:18:51 pm PDT #2731 of 8624
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Wasn't Cop Rock awful?
yes, but deliciously so. Plus, a bunch of people who are now/were famous, like James McDaniel (Fancy from NYPD Blue) and CCH Pounder.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 10, 2010 12:21:20 pm PDT #2732 of 8624
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Given the speed of delivery, I'm not surprised.
A poster at TwoP snarked that she didn't think Quinn gave birth in 7 minutes; she thought Vocal Adrenaline performed a 16 hour rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody."
Hil R. - Jun 10, 2010 12:23:49 pm PDT #2733 of 8624
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I actually do know someone who gave birth in about 10 minutes. (She was very disappointed. She wanted to have a birthing party, and her plan was to call one of her friends, who could call the rest of us, as soon as she went into labor, and we would all show up with wine and crackers and cheese and celebrate the baby entering the world. She ended up delivering the baby about five minutes after she got to the birthing center, which was itself only about five minutes from her apartment.)
Laga - Jun 10, 2010 12:26:09 pm PDT #2734 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Cop Rock was only 11 episodes so I doubt it will ever be syndicated but they could at least release a DVD.
Vortex - Jun 10, 2010 12:26:49 pm PDT #2735 of 8624
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
someone could do a marathon!
Laga - Jun 10, 2010 12:30:10 pm PDT #2736 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'd tune in out of curiosity. I only watched part of one episode when it was on TV.
Toddson - Jun 10, 2010 12:35:18 pm PDT #2737 of 8624
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Cop Rock had its moments (and every time I see an ad for one of these TV judges that has a choir singing in the courtroom, I think "did we learn NOTHING from Cop Rock?"). And seriously - it was better than a lot of what's on now. And getting renewed.