03-13-2015, 09:39 AM
Well that was...interesting. Darker, for one thing. Figuratively AND literally. Seriously those sets, particularly the guys' apartment, were claustrophobic and DARK. Like people could have been scunched up against the walls and you never would have seen them DARK. Such a contrast to the awash-with-light-and-color show it is now. (I watched the YouTube version though, so maybe there's some degradation in quality?)
And, yeah, I found both the female characters to be annoying and off-putting. The Katie character was simply too unpleasant, too jaded, too crude, and, excuse me for saying this, too TOO skanky. The actress also struck me as being much taller than Kaley, so the height differential between she and Johnny might have been a leetle too much.
The Gilda character came off only moderately better. THERE I actually found the actress to be more annoying than the character, who, interestingly, seemed to be wielding an early prototype of the "five year plan." (What is it with these designing women anyway?)
The actress appeared to be, I don't know, trying too hard to bring some physical schtick to her scenes, the kind of stuff Simon can pull off in his sleep, and it just fell flat. Plus her character reminded me of something out of an old Hollywood movie - the trope of the zany, wise-cracking, odd-looking sidekick to the lead. Her voice even reminded me of Patsy Kelly (zany, wise-cracking, odd-looking sidekick to Thelma Todd). But that's probably just where I watch too many movies on the classic movie channel and am suggestible like that.
Sheldon and Leonard. Wardrobe really stepped up their game, because I can barely remember what Sheldon was wearing and I don't know WHAT kind of look they were going for with Leonard. Academic hipster maybe? I WAS able to glimpse some rudimentary Shelnard though. The gentle snarking, the back and forth between them as they dealt with Katie, Leonard's resigned "here we go" right before Sheldon launched into Ye Olde Spot Monologue.
There simply wasn't enough contrast between their characters though. I mainly just saw two nerds, and I'm wondering if that's one of the reasons Sheldon was later made asexual. To further differentiate him from Leonard, as well as to effectively eliminate him as a potential rival. Hmmm. Because, clearly, Leonard was meant to be the star here. The hypotenuse, if you will, in a romantic triangle. Gggurrgghh.
Not much in the way of "nerdy" references, but I realize they needed the time to establish the characters and the premise. I gave it 2 Dirty Socks.
And, yeah, I found both the female characters to be annoying and off-putting. The Katie character was simply too unpleasant, too jaded, too crude, and, excuse me for saying this, too TOO skanky. The actress also struck me as being much taller than Kaley, so the height differential between she and Johnny might have been a leetle too much.
The Gilda character came off only moderately better. THERE I actually found the actress to be more annoying than the character, who, interestingly, seemed to be wielding an early prototype of the "five year plan." (What is it with these designing women anyway?)
The actress appeared to be, I don't know, trying too hard to bring some physical schtick to her scenes, the kind of stuff Simon can pull off in his sleep, and it just fell flat. Plus her character reminded me of something out of an old Hollywood movie - the trope of the zany, wise-cracking, odd-looking sidekick to the lead. Her voice even reminded me of Patsy Kelly (zany, wise-cracking, odd-looking sidekick to Thelma Todd). But that's probably just where I watch too many movies on the classic movie channel and am suggestible like that.
Sheldon and Leonard. Wardrobe really stepped up their game, because I can barely remember what Sheldon was wearing and I don't know WHAT kind of look they were going for with Leonard. Academic hipster maybe? I WAS able to glimpse some rudimentary Shelnard though. The gentle snarking, the back and forth between them as they dealt with Katie, Leonard's resigned "here we go" right before Sheldon launched into Ye Olde Spot Monologue.
There simply wasn't enough contrast between their characters though. I mainly just saw two nerds, and I'm wondering if that's one of the reasons Sheldon was later made asexual. To further differentiate him from Leonard, as well as to effectively eliminate him as a potential rival. Hmmm. Because, clearly, Leonard was meant to be the star here. The hypotenuse, if you will, in a romantic triangle. Gggurrgghh.
Not much in the way of "nerdy" references, but I realize they needed the time to establish the characters and the premise. I gave it 2 Dirty Socks.
OH PLEASE...