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Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (2015)
Another AGT-like farce
I feel this show and the show that it follows (AGT) are completely set up. When NPH interviews the couple in the audience from Alabama, they give no indication of surprise that Harris was at their wedding or at any other time during the interview. (watch it again if you're not certain) They both just sit there and stare at the screen as if they had seen it all before.(which I'm pretty certain they had.)
And who in their right mind would believe that NPH was an Austrian? That was the worst make-up and accent, and the "Voice" team all act like they didn't recognize him? Seriously?
I remember back in the day people would say that TV execs thought the American public were too dumb so they would dumb down their shows to accommodate the audience. It appears that they are doing that to a much greater level these days.
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health (2008)
Convoluted and unclear. Poor execution.
I missed this episode when it was first aired so I went to NBC.com and watched it. I too was disappointed as the plot was so badly convoluted. I was scratching my head at the end, as were most of you, until the light went on and I realized what Landis and the writer was trying to get across. To wit:
Sam and Carlos are getting married. Sam, throughout the whole show, seems like the sane normal person whereas Carlos appears to be the suspected serial killer. I believe that Landis was trying to show us how Sam perceived herself all along. And the final scene was her flipping back to her serial killer side, as if she had a split personality. In her mind, throughout the story, she was unaware that she was the killer. Her and her brother were no doubt in on this together and nothing alerted Sam that it was her brother dressed in the red scarf because she was "normal" in this side of her personality.
All the rest of the show, the twin uncles, the deaf priest, the strange acting groom and the lame use of religious icons, were all red herrings to throw the viewer off and to show how Sam perceived the situation. It's unfortunate that Landis didn't set this up correctly, as it *did* have potential, it was just poorly executed. At least that is my take on it.
She's Back (1989)
frankfob is so right.
This movie should be number one on the bottom 100. The acting is so horrible that when my son and I watched it we nearly got physically ill. And the story is worse. I could go on and on about how bad it is but all I really wanted to do was add a warning to frankbob's review as I see no one else has gone to the trouble of doing so yet. Don't waste your time, money, energy or anything else on this movie. Thank goodness we saw it on TV so we didn't spend anything on it. Had we, I would have been forced to write the people responsible for this abomination and be forced to hurl an execration in their general direction. In conclusion, I would like to say that I have always enjoyed watching Carrie Fisher act. But I am sad to say that she is not worth watching in this particular film. Don't spoil your opinion of Carrie by viewing it.