Word: rhythms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...other extreme were the boring "Ennui Comes, Off We Go" and the pointless "Put Some Rhythm in Your Method." In the latter, Ducey's Shelby, who strikes us as a poor imitation of "Woody" on Cheers, does a soulless soft-shoe routine to win Heidi's heart. And although Safari Sagoodi contains mercifully little gratuitous sexism compared to recent Pudding shows, the "Heidi's Chronicle" number--in which the dumb secretary laments that she can't find a man--strikes us as questionable...
...International Sweethearts of Rhythm and Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin Women--In Harkness Commons...
...probably true but also beside the point. Early TV was shot live, and a considerable part of its charm -- witness The Honeymooners -- was its ramshackle unpredictability. The Very Best solidly documents Sullivan's skill as a talent scout but gives little sense of the show's herky-jerky rhythm and calculated structure -- one novelty act, two comic spots and so on -- or of its host's weird, looming omnipresence. Solt's deconstruction is a pleasant memory tickler. It could have been more...
Columbia's harassing 3-2 zone defense plagued the outside shooting of the Crimson all night. Harvard, which has relied on the perimeter game all year, was unable to get into a rhythm...
Those segments of Escaped which dealt with the family tensions triggered by the move were successful. Believable dialogue was complimented by inventive staging and set construction. However, Cross's bizarre dream sequences disrupted the show's rhythm and destroyed the audience's interest in the characters. The portrayal of a family in turmoil would have been more effective without the nightmares...