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In response to "SCTV was so much better than people gave it credit for. -- nm" by Spawndroid

qualified agreement. When they were on, they were funnier than anything. When they were off, it was total anti-comedy

Posted by Reagen Dec 3 '16, 14:19

"hey, let's do a 90 minute riff on Towering Inferno!"

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Oh, for sure. But their commitment was part of what made them great. -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 14:49 2
- As for your IM, yeah there were Towering Infernos but there were also Godfathers. -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 14:56 1
  - heh, i just watched the scene where johnny larue reviews the italian restaurant...nm - x Dec 3, 14:59
I remember them when they first aired. very funny. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 3, 14:22
Totally a boom or bust show. -- nm - Bacon Dec 3, 14:21 18
- I blame it mostly on Martin Short. -- nm - Reagen Dec 3, 14:25 17
  - I pretty much hate him. -- nm - . Dec 3, 15:48
  - The seasons without him were gold. -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 14:51 3
    - THere were only three episodes with him, Katherine, Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas. After that, I really was not a fan. -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 14:53 2
      - i don't think i've ever watched the seasons after that....nm - x Dec 3, 14:57 1
        
        Before SCTV, Spawn the kid had never really even thought of Canada. - Spawn Dec 3, 15:01
  - I always thought Joe Flaherty was the weak link -- nm - Bacon Dec 3, 14:38 3
    - he does great impressions...nm - x Dec 3, 14:48 2
      - case in point: his william f. buckley impression is amazing....nm - x Dec 3, 15:27 1
        
        It was. He knew his strengths and weaknesses and worked with them. -- nm - . Dec 3, 15:51
  - where's the love. -- nm - jackie Rogers Jr Dec 3, 14:31
  - I have never found him funny and think he detracts from every project he is in -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 3, 14:29 6
    - he's great in innerspace....nm - x Dec 3, 14:36 5
      - Three Amigos! - Reagen Dec 3, 14:56 1
        
        I saw that movie in the theaters and was hugely let down. A big swing and a miss. - Bacon Dec 3, 14:57
      - and Damages -- nm - mud Dec 3, 14:38 2
        
        i'm glad you like him. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 3, 14:41 1
        
        [shrug] meh -- nm - mud Dec 3, 14:43

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qualified agreement. When they were on, they were funnier than anything. When they were off, it was total anti-comedy

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