Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for May 24, 2018
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new tv shows that already got cancelled hughie, dewey & lulu hughie: yo! lulu: yoo hoo! dewey's a white guy without a clue! his pals hughie, the funky black man, & lulu, the outrageous gay man, exist only to dispense funky & outrageous wisecracks that help dewey get a life! creamed in the ratings, even by "poodle hijinx" on animal planet. the spittles dad's a cretin, mom's a harridan, sis is a dingbat & junior eats dirt with a shovel! unfortunately, the studio audience stormed the set & wiped the whole sordid busi-ness off the face of the earth. flapjack please wait to be seated they're an edgy new breed - young, hip, impatient with the rules & always way out of line! intense drama, set in a pancake restaurant, failed to de-liver the coveted 18-35 demographic. the abyss it's a new concept in realitty television - a show that, when you stare at it, stares back at you! but it was on against, "jag" and nobody watched it.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 6 years ago
The Spittles really sounds like Married With Children. But that cast managed to pull it off.
Teto85 Premium Member over 6 years ago
JAG had a spinoff. It was called NCIS. I wonder how that worked out.
Kip W over 6 years ago
When you stare into the idiot box, the idiot box stares back.
This is even truer now (I mean technically) than when Thompson did this page.
Joliet Jake over 6 years ago
In the description for The Abyss, what editor incorrectly whited-out the second “it” that was actually grammatically correct because of the comma.
Sisyphos over 6 years ago
Dang! I always miss these hot new shows, and they get cancelled before I even discover them! What have I been missing?