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Mike Browne

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21. It's dreck.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 11:21 PM

Jun 2016

I only saw a few minutes of this alleged sitcom. The writing is terrible, the actors speak with a nasal whine, and "dreck" is too kind a word for this...show. Former FCC Chairman Newton Minow was correct when called television "a vast wasteland," and that was in 1962.

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Can someone explain to me why "2 Broke Girls" is consistently one of TV's highest rated shows? [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 OP

I couldn't get through one episode. geardaddy Mar 2013 #1

Chewing gum for the brain... Taverner Mar 2013 #2

Because it really is funny! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #3

I can't even stand the promos...You can almost see the two of them reading a cue card.... hlthe2b Mar 2013 #4

I saw that show for the first time this week, ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #5

I can think of 2 reasons NightWatcher Mar 2013 #6

Lips and eyes, right? :) tanyev Mar 2013 #19

I really do kinda love her OriginalGeek Mar 2013 #20

My wife likes it too. Dr. Strange Mar 2013 #7

Nobody's ever gone broke underestimating the stupidity of the American public. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #8

It's dreck. HappyMe Mar 2013 #9

I've just started watching Big Bang Theory NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #11

TBBT is clever. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #15

never watched it NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #10

Jennifer Coolidge's one scene a week is why I watch it graham4anything Mar 2013 #12

I enjoyed her in the Guest movies, but even she can't save the show. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #14

how do they arive at ratings ? olddots Mar 2013 #13

Is it as bad as the typical reality show? aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #16

It's probably along the same lines. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #17

I can't explain it olddots Mar 2013 #18

It's dreck. Mike Browne Jun 2016 #21