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Titolo: [JOEY] Friends spinoff Joey a groan-filled wasteland

Friends spinoff Joey a groan-filled wasteland 
By Special Correspondent - The Chronicle-Journal 
September 29, 2004 
By Hubert O'Hearn
What would life be without a little disappointment? Doesn’t the
discovery of that pack of sensible athletic socks under the Christmas
tree rather than opening up a new bike; now really, doesn’t that make
us better people in the long run? No, you’re right — it just makes us
bitter and depraved.
But there are disappointments and then there are disappointments.
Finding out that a heavily-hyped and -promoted new television show is
a groan-filled wasteland really isn’t too crushing an experience. In
fact, it can be positively refreshing, as one realizes that one is a
heck of a lot smarter about comedy than a fleet of Hollywood writers
and producers.
I am referring to Joey. Oh my gosh, what a horrible waste of a beloved
character. It was always going to be a bit of a struggle to transform
a supporting character into a central character (and Joey on Friends
was a support — how many plots were really centered on him?) but there
are more difficult tasks. I mean, people seem to think that the nearly
bankrupt casino operator Donald Trump actually is someone worth
watching. But . . .
Let me just give you one example of Bad Series Design. Why is the
former Sopranos star Drea de Matteo, age 31, playing the mother of a
college sophomore? That would make her 12 when the boy was born and
did anyone go to jail for this act of indecency?
And more Bad Series Design: Joey moves to L.A. to succeed as an actor,
with a bright new agent and a series pilot. Well, the series is killed
in the first episode, the agent is a reptile and the question begs
itself: Why doesn’t Joey just move back to New York and resume his
soap opera career? Why not? Because that would have made SENSE, that’s
why not!
Of all the things that really aggravate me about TV, the one that most
frosts my pop tarts is when characters do or say things that make zero
sense. Take Joey’s nephew. He wants to move in with Uncle Joey and
away from Mom. Why? Is life with Mom hell? Does the boy even know
Uncle Joey? How is the boy going to pay rent? Wouldn’t it make sense
to establish some of these details before moving the nephew pell mell
into Joey’s incredibly lavish flat? And by the way, that is one heck
of an apartment. How can Joey afford it?
But the producers clearly thought that none of this would matter.
We’ll watch Joey because it’s the closest thing to Friends. It’s the
same logic that propelled all the series by the Seinfeld alums into
solid ratings hits and . . . uh oh. 
Joey: It’s Must Miss TV. Be seeing you.
http://www.chroniclejournal.com/story.shtml?id=23815
 
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dentro tantissimi significati" al Festival dei Significati di Lucerna. 
Ernia di marmo al noia Film Festival
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 Friends spinoff Joey a groan-filled wasteland 
hubert e' uno senza peli sulla lingua e, nonostante qualche missed-word
per il mio scarso inglese, credo di aver capito il senso e non posso
che dargli la ragione che si merita.
le mie lamentele sono qualche post piu' in giu' a testimoniarlo....e
continuo a pensare che vedere o non vedere JPEY faccia proprio lo
stesso per me (forse l'ha anche scritto qualcun'altro qui)...beh il
senso di tutto e' che io mi aspettavo di piu' e cosi' non e' stato.
saludos
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duende

senso di tutto e' che io mi aspettavo di piu' e cosi' non e' stato.
aspettarsi di piu' a volte e' un punto di partenza svantaggioso.
io non sto impazzendo nel vedere Joey ma sono convinto che il telefilm
abbia un grande potenziale e che sia necessario aggiustare un po' il
tiro, dargli tempo di carburare. :)
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 aspettarsi di piu' a volte e' un punto di partenza svantaggioso.
correggo in *mi sarei aspettato di piu'* :-p
pero' concordo con il tuo punto di vista, in generale dico, e infatti
ho l'approccio disilluso...di solito!
saludos
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duende