From: areid@mary.fordham.edu (Darin Reid)
Subject: Re: Married With Children...  New life?
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 11:49:00 GMT
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In article <1992Sep30.022112.3470@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams) writes...
>areid@mary.fordham.edu (Darin Reid) writes:
> >Usaually when a show brings in a new little brat, the show is 
> >on it's last leg.  
> 
>At least it can easily be the kiss of death, a definite recipe for 
>"spoiling" a good show...   Which is *exactly* what we have here.
> 
> >But the addition of Seven (7) to the Married cast was 
> >( for me) a stroke of genius.
> 
>WHAT?!?!?!?!   How?  I have found it absolutely and totally HORRIBLE!
> 
>For one thing the kid can't even act at ALL, and everything
>they have done with him has been 100% totally UNFUNNY.  

Most ( i say most ) kids on TV "act" terrible!  No pun intended :)

> >The Bundy's constant put downs and take downs of each other were all that
> >was left.   The addition of seven, and _some_ personality for Kelly, 
> 
>I would certainly agree with the "addition" of ANYTHING in regards
>to Kelly (other than more *clothes* of course! :), since she is one
>of the best and funniest characters...
> 
>HOW could anything related to that kid be "bright"?  Everything about him 
>is a "dark" and unwelcome detraction from *real* MWC content that would
>normally be FUNNY.

Say MWC is a funny, but lets face it, dark show!  Their humor is based on
everything bad and disgusting in the world.

> 
> >Yesterday's episode is a perfect example.  
> 
>Yea, it was absolutely the worst episode so far this season.
> 
> >The whole show was full of the usual Bundy put downs, 
> 
>Hmmm...  Could you be referring to the usual JOKES??
>That is what the show is all about!  Witty jabs and the like.

Witty Jabs are fun for five years, after six I expect some character 
development!  These guys have become cardboard cutouts of the old Bundies.

> 
> >but in the end because of Seven they all pulled together 
> >and showed some affection!
> 
>Ugh!!   Are you sure you "get" this show?  :->
>Almost all of that was totally repulsive and completely WRONG.

I get the show, I just think it's grown old.  Like I said before, five years
of put downs is tiresome.  Now it is time for them to grow.  Can you imagine
a Network basing a show on a high school and staying there for seven years!!!
No!  Sooner or later they'd grow, graduate and become adults.  Its time for 
the Bundys to grow.  They can still (of course)dish out the insults,remarks,
gestures, and general stupid activities, but in the end they've gotta do
something different than has bee done before.  If not then cancel the show.
Watch shows from last season and this and tell me they're as good! Say it
seems like they're parodying themselves.  How many "bud is sex deprived", "
Al is a shoe salesman", "Peg is lazy", "Kelly is stupid" jokes can a show make
seasons out of?

I guess all I can say is: Look at the Simpsons, Bart is always mean and 
nasy and sometimes totally f*cked up towards his family, especially Lisa.
But as the show progress we are show why he does what he does, who he is
and that in the end his family really matters.

I _don't_ think the Bundys should ever be like that, but seven gives them
a chance to "rally round the flag" every once in a while.

Ciao!
- Darin
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