Comments on: You Be the Critic: Wednesday Night

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:43:59 +0000

Dirty Sexy Money:

Casting is all wrong. Peter Krause and Donald Sutherland and the older woman are right on but all of the other cast is really wrong. This had potential to be a hit, but I think it will go by the wayside. Too bad.

Big Shots: Another miss. Take Dylan out and you have an interesting group. Dylan’s character is so cliche. Over it.

By: Todd W in NC

Todd W in NC — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:16:55 +0000

Finally caught up to Private Practice…

What’s Good:
* The acting. Say what you will about the script, the actors do the most they can with it.
* I like Paul Adelstein as the horny pediatrician (ala ER’s Doug Ross) on PP better than the maniacal Secret Service agent on Prison Break. It’s refreshing to see him as a nice guy rather than a villain.
* I was worried that Amy Brenneman’s character would be annoying because she’s so fragile and immature, but she’s growing on me, mostly because….
* I loved the subplot in which Brenneman’s character was helping the woman counting floor tiles in the store. I wasn’t sure where it was going, but I liked where it went. I liked the interaction between her and Adelstein’s character who shows up to help out. Most of all, I liked the writing and performances during the crying scene. It was effective because it made me tear up quite a bit. Good drama.

What’s Bad:
* Addison. Her character has become too talky, too quirky, too silly. Overall, the episode was pretty well written, but her lines of dialogue were usually the worst. It’s a good thing this show has a strong ensemble cast and that the show is not named after her, because she’s not that interesting a character in the first place.
* Tim Daly’s character thinking someone would change jobs and move hundreds of miles over a kiss. Tim Daly’s a great actor, and his character is cool in other ways, but that one aspect is arrogant and unrealistic.

Overall, I’d say it was better than I was expecting, considering the negative reviews it’s getting, but I also see it as having fragile potential. I already don’t like Grey’s Anatomy quite as much as the rest of human civilization. So, both shows will need to improve or else I’m tempted to dump Grey’s Anatomy and/or Private Practice to make time for other shows.

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:40:34 +0000

Private Practice isn’t totally horrible, which is the best I can say about it. Amy and the guy from Prison Break are the only truly bright spot. Tim Daly is solid but has no spark with Kate Walsh, who totally grates. Addison manages to be both stupid and bitchy, while thinking of herself as awesome. How the hell does a so-called top surgeon not know about midwifery and/or acupuncture? Maybe she should try closing her legs and opening her mind, since ignorance is not sexy.

By: Mel

Mel — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:44:11 +0000

I really liked Bionic Woman. I’m not quite sure where they’re going with it — but so far, so good. And we watched Life and quite liked it. Its an interesting premise. The lead kind of reminds me of Hugh Laurie. The character is just quirky enough to be interesting without being annoying. I always love Adam Arkin.
DVR’d Kitchen Nightmare — its like that train wreck you can’t look away from– even though I wanted to . . . . .
I caught up in the 8pm hour — on my DVR’d stuff from Tuesday. Bones and the Unit — we watched Eureka and Cane. Loved all four. Also liked Chuck and of course Heroes on Monday. Jury is still out on Journeyman — I’ll give it another go before switching back to CSI Miami.
Smallville and the Reaper rerun tonight
I don’t like sitcoms.

By: Linda B.

Linda B. — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:03:21 +0000

Even if GA wasn’t a critical darling, it had ME hooked from the start. PP has me as a viewer only because of my loyalty to GA, and i wouldn’t doubt others would agree.

By: Tim G.

Tim G. — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:59:10 +0000

Let’s keep in mind Grey’s didn’t start out all that successfully either. I agree Addison was a far more interesting character on Grey’s and they’ve kind of turned her into a hybrid of Addison and Meredith on PP. I’ll keep watching, only because I hope the show will find its footing and will start to mesh. You’ll notice the Chief’s line during the opening, “I’ll keep your job open as long as I can…” Supposedly Kate Walsh has it written into her PP contract that should the show get cancelled, she can head back up to Seattle Grace with her tail between her legs.

By: Linda B.

Linda B. — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:40:45 +0000

Crap, i wonder if i should’ve started watching Life. I thought it looked pretty good, but damn i can’t watch everything.

Or can I???

By: jecoup

jecoup — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:35:07 +0000

Bionic Beats Practice in the 18-49 demo, Gossip Girl ratings dropped. Life beats Dirty and CSI NY in the 18-49

very exciting wednesday

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:11:32 +0000

BTW, about Dirty Sexy Money. This might be a minor *spoiler*…..is it just me, or is the death of Nick’s father really uninteresting? It just seems like the storyline is so out of place with the rest of the crazy drama, like it was thrown in as an afterthought.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:08:02 +0000

Private Practice: I was disappointed by last night’s “premiere.” I thought the backdoor pilot last May was actually somewhat better. I’m not ready to give up on the show yet, but hopefully it’ll improve in the next few weeks.

Dirty Sexy Money: I hate to compare this to Brothers & Sisters. The only thing the two shows have in common is that they’re about wealthy families. I prefer B&S, but this was pretty good last night. The concept of watching these insane people might get old after a while, but it’s good for right now.

In response to Linda’s mention of Big Shots, I have to say, I get more annoyed by that show every time I see a commercial. I have zero interest in watching it. It looks awful.