Subj : Re: Trouble For All Ages To : alt.tv.er From : Dropping The Helicopter Date : Fri Sep 30 2005 06:38:15 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er Darren Thornton wrote: > Did this episode age us more than one hour? We saw that life can > start out rough, and stay that way. Who else expects more from this > show? I. > In some ways, it was an improvement over last week. But they > still have a ways to go. > Laura Innes directed. She could have made a cameo. Sherry was > gone too. How many episodes didn't include any of the original cast > members? Was this the first? Either way, that's sad. Oh God, you're right. Another milestone along the road to hell. > TPTB missed a great opportunity. There's a song called "Nobody's > Baby." I've heard Dean Martin's version. However, it's a love song. > Maybe it would have worked for our soap opera. There's a bajillion "Baby" songs, they could have found something. > Once again we get tension between Luka and Sam at home and work. I noticed that as well. I wonder if TPTB are planning on making that a recurring theme? > Will that vacation get Luka off for 2 weeks? Go during the hiatus! > Who paid the repair bills? Yea to Sam and Alex moving out! > Couldn't that put Alex in another school district? (After Katrina, > many kids got moved to different schools, often in other states.) > We got another scene at the basketball court. Did Fake Alex walk > there, or use the bus? Good point. El probably though, now that I think of it. ISTR that Alex York was no stranger to County sans mom either. > He has zero chemistry with anyone. Yep, not even his mom! To be fair, he has now had a grand total of three lines, and eight seconds of screen time. > Either > bring back Real Alex, or write him out entirely. Remember Corday's > recommendation for Rachel. Or try a third Alex. Sam can mention him > occasionally. Alex Of The Week! > The young doctors are still a mess. Too bad TPTB didn't work out > part-time deals years earlier. Maybe a few of the old gang would still > be around. Note that George appeared on a competing program. > One thing's certain. Maura is best at comedy. We got a funny > scene at the el. Always treat people nicely. Also wear flats. We > also got a funny scene with Luka. Yeah that was pretty good. I think I smell LuCar in the air! > The super doc thing's getting old already. Ok, ok, I get it: I'M THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD WHO THINKS ABBY IS A GOOD CHARACTER AND AN AILF. (Actress I'd Like to...) That said, name me one "good guy" doctor (i.e. not Morris) who is NOT a "Super Doc". > But she was right. > It's possible that the boy didn't know the reason for the diet. Maybe > Abby should go into pediatrics. When would they choose specialties? > We don't see that many specialists anymore. > Like school teachers, all residents have their own style. > Shouldn't there be some consistency? Decide on the rule number one. > No wonder those students are so confused. Where's Morganstern when you > need him? > Ray was once again the restless maverick. Does he get a > commission on C sections? Would a judge issue a court order in such a > case? Sam was right about telling of the risks. To be blunt, > breathing can be risky too. > Would he even be allowed to help with the birth? It's a wonder the > OB/GYN was that patient. I'd thrown him out a lot sooner. Doc Sharon > should address the risks of forcep births. (My dad once had to > forcibly remove a dead baby from a goat. Sadly, the goat was paralyzed > in her hind legs. She died a few months later.) I would love to see > Dr. Hicks deal with these whipper snappers. Me too. Look at what TPTB have reduced us to: pining for recurring characters that recurred only a handful of times! > Shouldn't some other doctor have spoken with the surrogate > family? They would probably still have some legal responsibility. If > the baby thrives, look for a custody war. At least Ray redeemed > himself at the end. Which cast member should adopt the baby and leave? Morris and Doogie. You know what's sad? The father and the surrogate mother did better acting than Doogie. > Morris remains a jerk. I'm part Cherokee myself. This guy > probably got banished from the tribe. Spare the flames! When will we > see his fall? At least it keeps him away from patients. > Neela remained the picture of professionalism. And also the picture of bonerism. Drooooollllll............. > She's probably the > most likely to punch out Morris. Are we going to get new students every > week? Speaking of Doogie and Neela, where's Neela living these days? Quick TPTB, check your continuity notes! Now where did you put them.... > Pratt finally spent time with his dad. Did we need that parallel > story with the mom and estranged daughter? Yes, because we the Loyal Viewers are so incredibly dense that we wouldn't have gotten it any other way. Shame on you Laura (assuming that was your idear), ER's done this sort of "Oh wow, that could be me! I hope there's still time!" epiphany BS *WAY* less ham-handed before. I think. I can't come up with an example at the moment. > Who else finds this > storyline offensive? I'm white. It seems like the absentee father is > more common among African Americans, at least on TV. I find it deeply offensive. As a card-carrying Glover Lover, I find it outrageous that they hyped this rather insignificant role for over a year, all the while lying to us as to when it was going to air. Frankly, I'm too old for this shit. That said, Pratt's "No, it's your family" was perfect. > Apparently the dad got things right the second time around. Tony > Orlando wrote in his book that he tried to avoid tensions between his > son and his second family. Many celebrities seem to forget that first > family. At least these folks were open to Pratt being part of their > lives. I hope that we see some development here. I actually hope we don't. Why? Because the next time we see Pratt's dad, he will be played by Danny Sargent. > This show could use a dose of some old blood. It could use a hard kick squah in the noots. > Get at least two > former cast members back on a recurring basis. I GOT IT! SUSAN AND KERRY! Do any of you guys remember those two? They were pretty good characters. It's a shame they disappeared without a trace. > Hopefully we've seen the > last of creepy Jake. Did TPTB ever plan to take that storyline any > farther? I guarantee you they did; why else would they *still* be beating that serial-killed horse? Then they devoted like two or three whole shows to him, ala "Cousin Oliver". Main difference: COUSIN OLIVER WASN'T A SERIAL KILLER. > Where were the desk clerks? Chuny did good. > Danny Glover should have been in the season opener. And he shouldn't have been wasted. > Hopefully > next week will get better. No, you must give up all such hope. Only in that way will you never be disappointed. > Or hire whoever complies the trailers to > write the full episode. > Just an hour of trailers, what the hell. > Sincerely, > Darren Thornton > .