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...fall. After Richard died, the action shifted to depicting the consolidation of Bolingbroke’s power, but oddly enough, rather than letting the humor die with the most humorous character, Zalisk amped up the farce. There was a scene of an assassination attempt played as a sitcom, complete with broad mugging, slapstick, and a laugh track (provided by three actors behind a curtain). This scene was amusing and unsettling in its incongruity, but it was also confusing, marking a radical shift from the characterizations that had been set up to that point. The modernization was not confined...
...with different stories. Today the demand that Diaghilev made of Jean Cocteau-"Astonish me!"-has become "Remind me." Moviemakers and movie watchers, both groups in a historically cautious mind-set, want more of the same: tiny twists on proven franchises, like the pleasures of a living-room drama or sitcom. In this surprise-resistant summer, that's what you're getting...
...guess we're kind of nerdy hipsters," says Bret McKenzie (except he pronounces it "nurdy hupstas"). Jemaine Clement, on the other hand, prefers to describe their comedy as "awkward." The Conchords are about to take flight. An album is due this year, and the two are developing a sitcom for HBO. Meanwhile, you can catch Clement's seminal work on commercials for restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse. "Jemaine is more the blokey guy," says McKenzie. "I'd probably advertise fruit and vegetables...
After languishing for years in TV- movieland, most of the West Beverly High class of '93--that is, the original cast of Beverly Hills, 90210--scored new shows this season. Next up is Tori Spelling, whose sitcom so noTORIous debuts April 2. We rate their success on a counterintuitive scale of cracked TVs: one TV means they've gone on to great (O.K., good) things. Four TVs? Back to detention...
JENNIE GARTH (Kelly) After four years on the WB, her sitcom What I Like About You had its finale last week. At least Garth's character had a happy ending--she got married...