tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post6945035949894318272..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: People can't tell you they want things they can't imagine - words of wisdom from a network presidentThe Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-43092799097043541662011-10-06T17:53:12.330-07:002011-10-06T17:53:12.330-07:00The UK office was brilliant, funny and smart! The...The UK office was brilliant, funny and smart! The US version was for an American audience and was great but culturally different. As an Aussie, I was in more tune with the UK version. Glee, is great; the West Wing was crack on steriods, for me! A wonderful TV series!popularculture - Totally PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428792744895208889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-51221223391267154092011-10-05T19:54:28.752-07:002011-10-05T19:54:28.752-07:00You know, Buffy, Angel and both versions of The Of...You know, Buffy, Angel and both versions of The Office would make my list of best and most original TV shows ever. And I'm not alone like that. You're perfectly welcome to your opinion - just don't expect a lot of support out there on that limb.<br /><br />Entertainment is meant to be provocative, and if everything was required to be neither too liberal, too conservative, too religious, nor too scientific, what would remain is bland homogenous entertainment. The world you posit would have had no room for All in the Family, The West Wing, 24, South Park, Law & Order and many, many others.The Bitter Script Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-24241643680164539302011-10-05T17:46:45.262-07:002011-10-05T17:46:45.262-07:00Sad thing is, he used, at least in the sections yo...Sad thing is, he used, at least in the sections you quoted, shows I absolutely, positively abhor. I hate both the UK and American version of The Office, hate Glee more than I ever hated Buffy and Angel. <br /><br />I know what I want - a show that takes the stereotypes about people and blows them out of the water. That isn't afraid to use comedy to teach historical events. That'll show that blaming anything for evil acts be it religion, science, video games, music, etc is scapegoating and evil is 100% a choice and only the one who chooses to do evil is to blame, nothing else. And basically offends everyone the way I do - by finding the balance between two extremes. Neither too liberal, nor too conservative, not too religious nor too scientific. <br /><br />All that and unafraid to cast people, be they steady cast or just guest stars, like Dick Van Dyke, Michael Crawford, etc.JamiSingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756726189949304645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-44827418132558433502011-10-05T11:43:06.855-07:002011-10-05T11:43:06.855-07:00I like the sentiment. Fox definitely has a histor...I like the sentiment. Fox definitely has a history of taking the most risks of the major networks, which often leads to the emotional devastation of the handfuls of viewers whose hearts their groundbreaking shows grab before they are abruptly canceled.TLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423032219957552690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-72245505886275312472011-10-05T04:46:30.778-07:002011-10-05T04:46:30.778-07:00Thank you for those inspiring words. I wish I knew...Thank you for those inspiring words. I wish I knew a producer who believes them as much as I do.Peter Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195874545722642770noreply@blogger.com