02-03-2016, 07:11 PM
Yeah, Gripe, that about sums it up. Hard not to be sick over this whole debacle.
To hear that Simon was pacing, and JP casting his eyes downward between scenes..yes, you're right, Gripe, they KNOW. They KNOW its shit. Of course. Simon and Parsons aren't idiots (thank God). I feel wretched for them. PJ was right in feeling bad for Jim. And yes, its unfathomable that this is the same writing team that gave us the first three seasons. That was my main thought, as well. I could understand such a complete shift if it were an entirely different set of people writing. That's a thing I learned in my sitcom-writing class. A team needs to work as one, with seamless lines of separation. As if it's just one writer, one voice. I would think it would be the same for longevity. The same, seamless voice througout. Obviously, they haven't managed it.
To hear that Simon was pacing, and JP casting his eyes downward between scenes..yes, you're right, Gripe, they KNOW. They KNOW its shit. Of course. Simon and Parsons aren't idiots (thank God). I feel wretched for them. PJ was right in feeling bad for Jim. And yes, its unfathomable that this is the same writing team that gave us the first three seasons. That was my main thought, as well. I could understand such a complete shift if it were an entirely different set of people writing. That's a thing I learned in my sitcom-writing class. A team needs to work as one, with seamless lines of separation. As if it's just one writer, one voice. I would think it would be the same for longevity. The same, seamless voice througout. Obviously, they haven't managed it.
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