Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site orca.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!orca!andrew From: andrew@orca.UUCP (Andrew Klossner) Newsgroups: net.tv Subject: St Elsewhere takes a dive Message-ID: <1746@orca.UUCP> Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 18:30:28 EDT Article-I.D.: orca.1746 Posted: Thu Sep 19 18:30:28 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Sep-85 11:59:11 EDT Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 23 The first St Elsewhere of the new season was awful. The characters all played two-dimensional projections of themselves, except for Chandler, who exhibited a new facet of his personality which was totally inconsistent with past character development. The plot was threadbare, and seemed to have been thrown together just to tie in the elements of the new season, with none of the craftsmanship of earlier years. Four internists start a barroom brawl. A cartoon yuppie couple dances across the stage solely to act out their stereotypes and introduce the new head of obstetrics. Ehrlich plays non-stop buffoon, with nary a peek of the human being inside. Dr Craig publicly gloats at the misfortune of a colleague. And the prodigal son, Dr Westphal, returns two minutes before the end of the show, just long enough to ask for his job back ... no motivation, no humanity. A few more weeks like this and I'll take St Elsewhere off my "must view" list. And that will be sad. If Hill Street Blues suffers from a similar lobotomy, this may be the year that I live without TV. -=- Andrew Klossner (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew) [UUCP] (tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay) [ARPA] PS: Bring back Bay City Blues! Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com