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...Five witty, good-looking young people dating, hanging out and trading quips in Manhattan. It's a revolutionary idea for a sitcom--in 1994. Overshadowed by more distinctive sitcom debuts this fall (see #10), Mother does for the young-urbans comedy what Everybody Loves Raymond did for the bickering-in-laws genre: proves that originality isn't everything. The gimmicky hook--narrator looks back on his courtship from 25 years in the future--is a distraction; what stands out is the crackling dialogue and rapport among the ensemble cast. (When Neal Patrick Harris isn't slipping the show into...
...Your Mother”Led by Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel, this show shows a lot of promise. The writing is fresher than most of what you see these days, and it boasts a very appealing cast. Not great, but the best of the new network sitcom crop. 4. “Daisy Does America”Daisy Donovan’s “Ali G”-inspired journey across America is at times very funny, and already stands as the best original TBS show, which I suppose doesn’t say much. It?...
...Chicago” and “Moulin Rouge” were successes because they went beyond the limitations of a stage production. In “The Producers,” a static camera, minimal editing and washed-out lighting give the impression of a banal sitcom. The cast also fails to adapt stage acting to film acting—Broderick in particular. Huge over-the-top motions and facial expressions are necessary to convey the emotion onstage; but film acting, even in a Mel Brooks film, should be more subdued. Everyone in the cast is so hyped...
After years of a highly respected career just outside the public consciousness--as a member of David Mamet's ensemble at New York City's Atlantic Theater Company (where Matthew Fox and Jessica Alba were her students) and the female lead on Aaron Sorkin's failed sitcom Sports Night--Huffman, 43, is a star. "People in show business have been waiting for her to be a star for a long time," says Cherry. "She's so down to earth and humble, you get the feeling she doesn't see herself that...
...Vegas. Born in California to migrant fruit-pickers, Morita lived with his family in a U.S. internment camp for Japanese during World War II. The aspiring comic entered show business at 30 and first won national fame as Arnold, manager of the teen hangout in the 1970s-'80s sitcom Happy Days...