2008 Woodie Awards
A procrastinator's paradise
Katie Andriulli and Brendan Faughnan
Issue date: 9/25/02 Section: News
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by Katie Andriulli and Brendan Faughnan
With the fall season come, inevitably, new shows and retreads of old ones. Today, we will examine the latter category.
ER: Flatlining in season nine?
Premiere: Sept. 26 on NBC
Last season we witnessed the predictably drawn out death of Anthony Edwards' character Dr. Greene as well as the departure of Eric LaSalle's curmudgeonly alter ego Dr. Benton, leaving Noah Wyle's whiny Dr. Carter to carry the bulk of the storylines. This season, NBC promises us more of what we have come to know and love about ER: lesbians, overly ambitious med students and deadly viral outbreaks leading to passionate kisses between staff members who should be wearing their face masks. We think that they should scrap all of that and just have Dr. Romano yell inappropriate comments at that annoying British chick.
Dawson's Creek: In case you forgot why you stopped watching in high school.
Premiere: Oct. 2 on the WB
We have discussed this at length and we wholeheartedly agree that Dawson's jumped the shark when Jack came out and Andy flipped out, shifting the focus of the show onto secondary characters. Since then the quality has been receding faster than James Van Der Beek's hairline. Few series have successfully been able to make the transition from high school to college with the same characters (Saved by the Bell anyone?) and judging from last season, it looks like Dawson's is no exception. We were briefly intrigued by the Joey-hooks-up-with-her-teacher idea, but at this point even the actors look annoyed by the banality of the storylines.
Gilmore Girls: Hailed as the best show you're not watching ... why aren't you watching? Please watch.
Premiere: Sept. 24 on the WB
We do realize that no one really watches this show. But by doing a little research we learned that the show is about a spunky mother/daughter duo and their somewhat wacky adventures with the opposite sex and the eccentric characters in their small town. Hey, that sounds like a winning combination. Oh WB, we love you so.
With the fall season come, inevitably, new shows and retreads of old ones. Today, we will examine the latter category.
ER: Flatlining in season nine?
Premiere: Sept. 26 on NBC
Last season we witnessed the predictably drawn out death of Anthony Edwards' character Dr. Greene as well as the departure of Eric LaSalle's curmudgeonly alter ego Dr. Benton, leaving Noah Wyle's whiny Dr. Carter to carry the bulk of the storylines. This season, NBC promises us more of what we have come to know and love about ER: lesbians, overly ambitious med students and deadly viral outbreaks leading to passionate kisses between staff members who should be wearing their face masks. We think that they should scrap all of that and just have Dr. Romano yell inappropriate comments at that annoying British chick.
Dawson's Creek: In case you forgot why you stopped watching in high school.
Premiere: Oct. 2 on the WB
We have discussed this at length and we wholeheartedly agree that Dawson's jumped the shark when Jack came out and Andy flipped out, shifting the focus of the show onto secondary characters. Since then the quality has been receding faster than James Van Der Beek's hairline. Few series have successfully been able to make the transition from high school to college with the same characters (Saved by the Bell anyone?) and judging from last season, it looks like Dawson's is no exception. We were briefly intrigued by the Joey-hooks-up-with-her-teacher idea, but at this point even the actors look annoyed by the banality of the storylines.
Gilmore Girls: Hailed as the best show you're not watching ... why aren't you watching? Please watch.
Premiere: Sept. 24 on the WB
We do realize that no one really watches this show. But by doing a little research we learned that the show is about a spunky mother/daughter duo and their somewhat wacky adventures with the opposite sex and the eccentric characters in their small town. Hey, that sounds like a winning combination. Oh WB, we love you so.