More New Shows on Fox
"CSI: Washington, DC" starring Laura Croft, the Tomb Raider. A relationally inept forensic anthropologist obsessed with skeletons solves murders along side an FBI agent. Despite it's dark subject matter, the show has many humorous moments. Honestly, the show felt like one cliche after another. The music was particularly wearisome, so I hope what I heard was a temp track just for the preview disc. But with the popularity of the Crime Drama genre right now, this show may do well. It definitely has a 'younger' feel than the CBS skeins, as should be expected from a FOX show. But ultimately, there's nothing new or particularly interesting here. (B-)
The War at Home (FOX) - Family sitcom
Speaking of nothing new... A middle-aged couple struggles with the trials of raising three teenagers. One is permanently attached to his Playstation. The daughter is boy-crazed, and the other son might be too, or so Dad fears. Why does every new sitcom's pilot feature gay themes? The gay people I know aren't that funny, and they certainly aren't 25% of everyone I know, as it seems to be in TV-land this year. I laughed a few times; mostly I didn't. The best moments were cut-aways to narration in an empty-white-room set. Generally, just another set of cliches. Looks like Fox used up all their creativity and skill on "Prison Break." Watch that one instead. (B-)
posted by Matt at 4:16 PM
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i'll agree...MOST gay people aren't that funny, but neither are most straight people. maybe you just don't know the right gays.
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Very true. I guess everyone is supposed ot be funny on a sitcom, so you have a point. However, the ratio of gay-to-straight people does still seem to be unusually high. Unless maybe I just don't know enough gay people. Are gay people being stereotyped as nothing more more than a comedic element?
i think they are being stereotyped as a comedic element lately and it's really kind of annoying. the gays you see on will & grace, queer eye, and even queer as folk are charicatures (sp?). they're not representative of most homos, who are typically just like the straight people you know. plus the ratio of gay-to-straight people is uncommonly high in the entertainment industry, so that could be a factor.
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