tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post3289445590099595636..comments2024-01-08T13:20:56.857-05:00Comments on Culture kills... wait, I mean cutlery: Why Not Reboot The Critic?MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16984793682474594967noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-46722257537576911292011-10-15T02:19:15.604-04:002011-10-15T02:19:15.604-04:00I've now started watching this show, and it...I've now started watching this show, and it's funny! I would love to see a reboot. But, i'd rather keep it as a cartoon, though. It'd be another great hit for Fox's Animation block (even though they already aired it in the 1990s.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-45852665741147847382011-08-18T22:41:04.155-04:002011-08-18T22:41:04.155-04:00dude, was talking about the greatness of this show...dude, was talking about the greatness of this show this morning. But, to be honest, the idea of bringing it back, it stinkssssssssssssssssssss!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-6890765419620832492011-08-18T17:59:03.231-04:002011-08-18T17:59:03.231-04:00You raise an interesting point about why The Criti...You raise an interesting point about why <i>The Critic</i> should resurface as a live-action show instead of an animated one, but the public doesn't want showbiz parodies with ugly people or losers in it. They want showbiz parodies that are nothing more than lifestyle porn a la <i>Entourage</i>. That's why viewers rejected <i>The Critic</i> twice (first on ABC and then again on Fox), that's why they ignored the hilarious show <i>Party Down</i> and that's why nobody gave a shit about the movie theater webcomic I used to post on my blog. <br /><br />In the TV show treatment that later evolved into my webcomic, I wanted the show to frequently cut away to clips of lame fake movies like <i>The Critic</i> used to do. The one flaw about <i>Critic</i> reruns--and this is also why it's so difficult to write pop culture-related gags--is that a lot of <i>The Critic</i>'s movie parody gags haven't aged well.<br /><br />But the gags that are more timeless (like a presidential biopic done like a Bond movie--or any scene with Franklin) are just hilarious, and they're a reason why <a href="http://afistfulofsoundtracks.blogspot.com/2008/03/now-who-wants-to-boogie-with-baby-37.html" rel="nofollow">I miss the show</a>. <br /><br />Also, does Lovitz, who seems to favor stand-up over TV work these days, even want to still play a pasty loser like Jay? He's now the second most famous Orange American male celebrity after John Boehner.J. John Aquinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702933519743370125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-2128273782204776622011-08-18T16:20:11.416-04:002011-08-18T16:20:11.416-04:00and make a live action movie of The Simpsons with ...and make a live action movie of The Simpsons with Bruce Willis as HomerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-31071829902355409802011-08-18T15:29:32.010-04:002011-08-18T15:29:32.010-04:00Great idea, I used to watch this show constantly w...Great idea, I used to watch this show constantly when it was on right after The Simpsons. The live version should be hilarious with Jon Lovitz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-40808887182352929262011-08-18T12:27:52.256-04:002011-08-18T12:27:52.256-04:00Sure.
But would it take away from the cartoon'...Sure.<br /><br />But would it take away from the cartoon's legacy? I know it's only two seasons, but it's a sacred testament!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-63400934227097508562011-08-18T12:09:04.698-04:002011-08-18T12:09:04.698-04:00You know what I think of this idea? It Stinks!You know what I think of this idea? It Stinks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-59280201172931025792011-08-18T11:52:53.266-04:002011-08-18T11:52:53.266-04:00We're the bears that sing for Duke, Do Dah, Do...We're the bears that sing for Duke, Do Dah, Do Dah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-50401333699893131532011-08-18T11:44:50.922-04:002011-08-18T11:44:50.922-04:00Amber: Oh god, the Easter Island kid... how could ...Amber: Oh god, the Easter Island kid... how could I forget about him.<br /><br />Reed: By the time I die, it will be mush... I guess you could drink it through a straw.<br /><br />Anon 1: I have doubts myself, but it seemed like an idea worth throwing out there.<br /><br />Anon 2: Just because Charles Napier doesn't look like Duke, and he is the only voice I can imagine that character having.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984793682474594967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-51098706527881225902011-08-18T11:37:58.743-04:002011-08-18T11:37:58.743-04:00Great idea except ... no Duke?! Duke is one of the...Great idea except ... no Duke?! Duke is one of the best characters! Leaving him out of the show would put the writers in a real quyzbuk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-11183361458899863002011-08-18T08:23:25.451-04:002011-08-18T08:23:25.451-04:00Great idea, but I seriously doubt it would ever co...Great idea, but I seriously doubt it would ever come to pass. Being this much of a geek isn't cool, but I love the old show, one of my fav's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-26360565927597621582011-08-18T01:48:28.373-04:002011-08-18T01:48:28.373-04:00After you die can I eat your brain? It'll giv...After you die can I eat your brain? It'll give me power.reedsolomon.matr1x at gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833240911634788354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27176467.post-34598988934540302782011-08-17T22:49:38.186-04:002011-08-17T22:49:38.186-04:00I am SO behind this idea. I fall asleep to "T...I am SO behind this idea. I fall asleep to "The Critic" DVDs a couple of times a month. I'm obsessed with the show and agree that it would be best if this hypothetical reboot had the characters age. Especially that kid from Easter Island--I'd really like to see what he's up to.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533509179274926434noreply@blogger.com