Comments on: Vacation Robo-Post: The 10 Worst Shows of 2008 http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/ A blog about television by TIME’s TV critic James Poniewozik. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:42:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: triscribe » Eve of New Year’s Eve http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17971 triscribe » Eve of New Year’s Eve Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:04:15 +0000 http://timetunedin.wordpress.com/?p=2477#comment-17971 [...] 2008 in review, TV critic David Bianculli on his tv top ten list; and tv critic James Poniewozik on his tv worst list and his Tuned-In (mostly tv) Persons of the Year (and his top 10 best 2008 tv stuff and top 10 2008 [...] [...] 2008 in review, TV critic David Bianculli on his tv top ten list; and tv critic James Poniewozik on his tv worst list and his Tuned-In (mostly tv) Persons of the Year (and his top 10 best 2008 tv stuff and top 10 2008 [...]

]]> By: botherer http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17946 botherer Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:26:37 +0000 http://timetunedin.wordpress.com/?p=2477#comment-17946 I'm a bit confused about what The Andromeda Strain did wrong. It seemed surprisingly decent to me, and the acting was certainly no stiffer or more awkward than the original's. I don't think scripted TV sank any lower than Do Not Disturb, however. The original pilot managed to be racist, homophobic and deeply misogynistic in 22 minutes. Impressive stuff. I'm a bit confused about what The Andromeda Strain did wrong. It seemed surprisingly decent to me, and the acting was certainly no stiffer or more awkward than the original's.

I don't think scripted TV sank any lower than Do Not Disturb, however. The original pilot managed to be racist, homophobic and deeply misogynistic in 22 minutes. Impressive stuff.

]]> By: Top Ten Worst Shows of 2008 (Time.com) http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17941 Top Ten Worst Shows of 2008 (Time.com) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:57:48 +0000 http://timetunedin.wordpress.com/?p=2477#comment-17941 [...] Explanations at link: http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/1…rss-topstories [...] [...] Explanations at link: http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/1…rss-topstories [...]

]]> By: plukasiak http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17938 plukasiak Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:04:06 +0000 http://timetunedin.wordpress.com/?p=2477#comment-17938 I'd have found a place for Countdown on that list. In slightly over a year, Olbermann went from being a corageous voice-in-the-wilderness to a misogynistic loon obsessed with his own self-importance, culminating in the notorious Hillary/RFK "special comment". But if you can't include Olbermann, coverage of the 2008 election overall deserves a place on the "worst of" list -- even if you put it on your "best of" list. While you may have seen something worthwhile that I didn't, it was impossible to miss the various media atrocities this year (everything from Chris Matthews' 'tingle', to the Gibson/Stephanopolus debate, to the media's exaggerated reaction to the sins of Chuck and George) that made it painful to watch election coverage this year. I'd have found a place for Countdown on that list. In slightly over a year, Olbermann went from being a corageous voice-in-the-wilderness to a misogynistic loon obsessed with his own self-importance, culminating in the notorious Hillary/RFK "special comment".

But if you can't include Olbermann, coverage of the 2008 election overall deserves a place on the "worst of" list -- even if you put it on your "best of" list. While you may have seen something worthwhile that I didn't, it was impossible to miss the various media atrocities this year (everything from Chris Matthews' 'tingle', to the Gibson/Stephanopolus debate, to the media's exaggerated reaction to the sins of Chuck and George) that made it painful to watch election coverage this year.

]]> By: mjohnstr http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17937 mjohnstr Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:58:29 +0000 http://timetunedin.wordpress.com/?p=2477#comment-17937 hey yon yonson was a better director than the whole 10 worst. he might have been 11. hehe well, i definitely have to agree on a few of the 10. knight rider and rosie live are mostly in the right place, but i would have switched them. rosie was definitely the worst. and i think i even saw her on thanksgiving! ruined my holiday. but i had to watch it because i didn't have control of the remote. :( and i only watched about 10 mins of the knight pilot before *click*. didn't like gladiators the first time it was on...and didn't see all the rest. oh...except for Andromeda...and actually i thought that was ok. maybe that moves the wurst up a little for me...ok i'm done now :D hey yon yonson was a better director than the whole 10 worst. he might have been 11. hehe well, i definitely have to agree on a few of the 10. knight rider and rosie live are mostly in the right place, but i would have switched them. rosie was definitely the worst. and i think i even saw her on thanksgiving! ruined my holiday. but i had to watch it because i didn't have control of the remote. :( and i only watched about 10 mins of the knight pilot before *click*. didn't like gladiators the first time it was on...and didn't see all the rest. oh...except for Andromeda...and actually i thought that was ok. maybe that moves the wurst up a little for me...ok i'm done now :D

]]> By: Now with RSS! http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17936 Now with RSS! Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:16:53 +0000 http://timetunedin.wordpress.com/?p=2477#comment-17936 Hey Man, I was part of this outfit called, the wurst show. I'm pretty sure that one took the cake. Here is a sample. http://www.youtube.com/user/TheWurstShow Talk about the wurst show! Hey Man,

I was part of this outfit called, the wurst show. I'm pretty sure that one took the cake. Here is a sample.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheWurstShow

Talk about the wurst show!

]]> By: jermsguy http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17935 jermsguy Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:37:25 +0000 http://timetunedin.wordpress.com/?p=2477#comment-17935 1. MOMMA'S BOYS (NBC) - I'm not sure who deserves more blame on a show like this. The producer? The casting director? The first six minutes - six minutes! - was a preview of what we'll be seeing this season, and it featured a ton of bad behavior. This is the Bachelor, Meet My Folks, and Rock of Love rolled into one. It had the usual catfighty stuff the first night, where one mean girl made another girl cry. What killed it for me was when it revealed the New Yawk mom is a total racist. ("No blacks, no Asians, and no Jewish girls!") The fountain of ugliness gushed out. Seacrest, ick! 2. KATH & KIM (NBC) - hey, Selma Blair, staring blankly at someone is not funny. Molly Shannon, this is not an SNL sketch; it's a character we're supposed to want to see week after week. Supposedly there was this funny Australian show on which this was based but it got lost in translation. 3. HOLE IN THE WALL (FOX) - Picture taking one game from the array of MXC, and focussing an entire show around just that, week after week. What next, a show solely dedicated to the Pyramid challange from American Gladiators? 4. DO NOT DISTURB . . . http://jermsguy.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-worst-of-tv-2008.html 1. MOMMA'S BOYS (NBC) - I'm not sure who deserves more blame on a show like this. The producer? The casting director? The first six minutes - six minutes! - was a preview of what we'll be seeing this season, and it featured a ton of bad behavior. This is the Bachelor, Meet My Folks, and Rock of Love rolled into one. It had the usual catfighty stuff the first night, where one mean girl made another girl cry. What killed it for me was when it revealed the New Yawk mom is a total racist. ("No blacks, no Asians, and no Jewish girls!") The fountain of ugliness gushed out. Seacrest, ick!

2. KATH & KIM (NBC) - hey, Selma Blair, staring blankly at someone is not funny. Molly Shannon, this is not an SNL sketch; it's a character we're supposed to want to see week after week. Supposedly there was this funny Australian show on which this was based but it got lost in translation.

3. HOLE IN THE WALL (FOX) - Picture taking one game from the array of MXC, and focussing an entire show around just that, week after week. What next, a show solely dedicated to the Pyramid challange from American Gladiators?

4. DO NOT DISTURB . . .

http://jermsguy.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-worst-of-tv-2008.html

]]> By: Worst 2008 TV Shows - Satellite TV Guru http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17934 Worst 2008 TV Shows - Satellite TV Guru Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:45:17 +0000 http://timetunedin.wordpress.com/?p=2477#comment-17934 [...] So, sticking with the end of the year theme, I recently came across one of Time’s many lists for 2008. This one in particular listed the worst shows that were introduced..and some of them I agree with while others I disagreed with because they had at least some potential. You can read the whole list here. [...] [...] So, sticking with the end of the year theme, I recently came across one of Time’s many lists for 2008. This one in particular listed the worst shows that were introduced..and some of them I agree with while others I disagreed with because they had at least some potential. You can read the whole list here. [...]

]]> By: tyrantking http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17931 tyrantking Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:20:23 +0000 http://timetunedin.wordpress.com/?p=2477#comment-17931 Jon & Kate + 8, 2008 being the year in which Jon & Kate began shamelessly whoring (as opposed to shamelessly exploiting) their children and my wife forced me to watch. Jon & Kate + 8, 2008 being the year in which Jon & Kate began shamelessly whoring (as opposed to shamelessly exploiting) their children and my wife forced me to watch.

]]> By: packsox http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2008/12/22/vacation-robo-post-the-10-worst-shows-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17930 packsox Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:20:39 +0000 http://timetunedin.wordpress.com/?p=2477#comment-17930 I second Tom's Hole in the Wall suggestion and I thank you for putting Kath and Kim so high on the list. Ugh. I second Tom's Hole in the Wall suggestion and I thank you for putting Kath and Kim so high on the list. Ugh.

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