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post #31 of 52
3/22/06 at 4:39pm
I've liked them all so far, sure the pilot was a tad off the mark but that's normal I think, it is the pilot afterall, but i'm really pulling for this one, so far it's proving to be much better than Julia's last effort Watching Elle.

One thing, though, they should lose Wanda Sykes, I never liked her, i've always found her to be far too rude and obnoxious.

The way Christine gave her date that "WTF?" look when he whipped out that chicken was great!

Once again, the kid got one of the big laughs from me..."I'm having my monthly visitor."

I just plain like that kid LOL.
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post #32 of 52
3/22/06 at 6:14pm
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Actually for the first ten minutes Sykes was all that kept me watching. I thought she was noticeably softer in this appearance.
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post #33 of 52
3/22/06 at 8:14pm
One thing, though, they should lose Wanda Sykes, I never liked her, i've always found her to be far too rude and obnoxious.

As Cameron said, Sykes is the main reason I may watch another episode. I think she's hilarious.

And never use the term "hair arrow" again!
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post #34 of 52
3/23/06 at 3:29am
If Sykes remains the same as she was in this weeks ep, I can deal with her okay, but my fear is that as the show continues to find it's footing, it will write her with the same smart-ass, cop-an-attitude-with-everyone-around-her demeanor that she has demonstrated in the past.
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post #35 of 52
3/23/06 at 6:06am
I agree, each one has been pretty good, I just mean they've been getting better. I have to say it's fun to actually have a sitcom to watch. I haven't really had anything half-hour comedy in my life (apart from Arrested Development) in a while on broadcast TV.

Christine fits in nicely.

I nearly died when the towel girl told her she can't NOT get some when she goes shopping at the whole foods store, or when Christine babbled on to her "date" about her recent Wax...

In any case, it's not going anywhere anytime soon. It's doing great for the network, with nearly 15 million viewers a week, it's sandwiched into a nice spot.
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post #36 of 52
2/26/07 at 4:56pm

The New Adventures of Old Christine

Does anybody watch this show? I just got into it recently via the few older episodes that are availble on the CBS site - it's actually really good, I was surprised by how many times I actually laughed out loud. Julia Louis Dreyfus really is a great comedic actress.

I'm jazzed for the show to return with new episodes in a couple of weeks (March 12, yay. But FYI, it's now on an hour ealier, at 8:30 instead of 9:30), so I can actually watch in real time, and check out the show some more.

For those that are fans - what are some of the best episodes? What's happening right now on the show? you excited to see it back?
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post #37 of 52
2/26/07 at 8:58pm
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Re: The New Adventures of Old Christine

There's a thread about it here: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...ight=christine
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post #38 of 52
2/27/07 at 9:07am

Re: The New Adventures of Old Christine

Did I just get viral advertised?
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post #39 of 52
2/27/07 at 10:02am

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Thanks, Cameron. I ran a search before I started this thread, or I thought I did, but apparently I am not very good at it.

And John, no? I just started watching the show last week.

If someone could close this thread, that'd be great; I'll check out the other one!
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post #40 of 52
2/27/07 at 1:11pm

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Richie has some of the funniest "dead-eye" expressions.
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post #41 of 52
2/27/07 at 3:24pm

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Did anyone else get the impression watching the last episode "Let Him Eat Cake" that the writers weren't 100% confident that the show would return after its hiatus, so they kind of semi-wrapped things up just in case? I hope this show still has places to go, despite the fact that Old and New Christine are now apparently reconciled.
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post #42 of 52
3/5/07 at 2:31pm

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Originally Posted by Alan Lee UK
Did anyone else get the impression watching the last episode "Let Him Eat Cake" that the writers weren't 100% confident that the show would return after its hiatus, so they kind of semi-wrapped things up just in case? I hope this show still has places to go, despite the fact that Old and New Christine are now apparently reconciled.

I dont think the network would have cancelled the show in the middle of the season, though. I think that would have been pretty weird, especially as it was pretty established (and didnt it win some awards?), and not a freshman series or anything. But, nevertheless I'm still glad it's back on Monday, if only because I just found it.

I think that the show has plenty of places to go to - I don't believe that good plots and stories need serious conflicts at their center, I think everyday life kind of stories can work just as well.
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post #43 of 52
3/5/07 at 7:22pm

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Cool, I didn't think there was a thread on this show. I usually don't like many new sitcoms, but I really do love this show.
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post #44 of 52
3/6/07 at 8:35am

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I agree, this show is surprisingly good. Julia has a great energy and presence. I was big fan of Seinfield, and it turns out she's pretty funny on her own.

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and didnt it win some awards?
Yes. Julia has won and been nominated for "Christine...". It's unlikely that they will cancel this series after she has won. They will continue to give it a chance.

2006: won Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series -- The New Adventures of Old Christine
2007: nominated Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Series-Comedy -- The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006: nominated SAG Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actress in a Comedy Series -- The New Adventures of Old Christine
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post #45 of 52
3/6/07 at 9:02am

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Originally Posted by IanDP
I agree, this show is surprisingly good. Julia has a great energy and presence. I was big fan of Seinfield, and it turns out she's pretty funny on her own.
The best part is, she isn't playing the 'Elaine' role, she is more of a "George Costanza" character, which is great.

I always loved the Seinfeld epsiode where George's life started to turn around and Elaine started to become pathetic: "I'm GEROGE! I'm GEROGE!" LOL - She was great playing the loser character.
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post #46 of 52
3/6/07 at 3:55pm

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Some excellent news - there are TWO new episodes this coming Monday.
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post #47 of 52
3/13/07 at 2:31pm

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I was pleasantly surprised that there were two episodes last night - I didn't know that they were going to do that until they showed a promo during the Amazing Race on Sunday.

I completely loved the first episode - especially the waffle promises and the cat named Burton. (Who names their cat after themselves? Really? Do people do that? But it was still funny.) Wanda Sykes is great - I hope they feature her a lot this season.

FYI, there's a sneak peek from next weeks' episode up on Yahoo video: http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=309959
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post #48 of 52
3/20/07 at 7:00am

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So do Californian's really vote in garages?
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Originally Posted by Patrick Sun
Richie has some of the funniest "dead-eye" expressions.
I love when he does (like last night) the quick turn around to his mom, with those wide eyes, as if to say "Is that true?"
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post #49 of 52
7/17/08 at 8:26pm

"Frasier"?

Just finished watching Season 2 on DVD. Why is the last episode called "Frasier"? Did I miss something? An in-joke? If it's obvious, I'm gonna "D'oh!" I searched the web briefly and could not find anything except at TV.com which says the episode title is the same name as another popular show. Duh!

Thanks!
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post #50 of 52
7/18/08 at 4:49pm

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So do Californian's really vote in garages?

In Stockton, my district polling place is in an attached garage.
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post #51 of 52
7/19/08 at 5:56pm

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My garage is my distric’s polling place. It has been for almost twenty years.
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post #52 of 52
7/21/08 at 1:13pm

Re: "Frasier"?

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Originally Posted by Keith I
Just finished watching Season 2 on DVD. Why is the last episode called "Frasier"? Did I miss something? An in-joke? If it's obvious, I'm gonna "D'oh!" I searched the web briefly and could not find anything except at TV.com which says the episode title is the same name as another popular show. Duh!

Thanks!

Because the previous episode was named "Friends"

It's like when a bunch of people are toasting and they all say, "Cheers" and you say, "Seinfeld"
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