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From: moose@ames.UUCP (Mary Kaiser)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: NBC Thursday Night: Cheers, Jeers, Etc.
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Date: Fri, 27-Sep-85 17:16:13 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 27 17:16:13 1985
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Okay, I'd like peoples opinions on the changes on the Thursday night
shows.  Two shows I'd like to comment on:

Night Court:  Mrs. Huffnagel can stay, but I want Billy back.  Nobody
can replace Selma Diamond, but she's gone, and the new character looks
promising.  What I *can't* understand is why they got rid of Ellen Foley.
The excuse give in TV Guide (which sounded lame enough to reflect
programming logic) was that the "chemistry" between her and Harry Anderson
was too "brother-and-sister" to allow for the "possible love interest"
they wanted to develop.  Well, I thought the chemistry (or at least the
biology) was just fine.  Personally, I found the interactions between
Anderson and Markie Post pretty pathetic.  Besides, if we're to believe
con-man magician Anderson as a judge, who better as defense attorney
than a former back-up singer for Meatloaf?

Hill Street Blues:  Strange tone and stranger story lines.  The plan to
"show more of the personal side" seemed lame and inconsistent (e.g. where
was Robin when Belker was dealing with his mother's death?).  Davenport
had the only great line (about the wife wanted to know if they were free
for dinner on Friday).  Maybe Steven Bochco's absence will have a profound
effect.  Plus, is anything going to be said about the characters that got
canned?  At least in previous seasons, they had the good grace to blow
exiting characters away in style (or at least in slow motion).

These opinions are purely my own, and not all that pure at that.  


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