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I hate this show so much . I hate everthing about it. I want it to leave the tv so bad! heeelp! can someone help! someone take it off the air! aaaaigh!

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Saturday, 7 September 2002 19:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Do you only have one channel, Mike? Anyway, I think it is occasionally quite funny, if rubbish much of the time, and with some immensely self-satisfied terrible comedy acting (particularly almost all the supporting cast like the landlady and her daughter and the cop). Why do you hate it, though? I don't see what makes it worse than many, many other sitcoms.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 7 September 2002 19:21 (twenty-three years ago)

the first couple of series were fine then the writers lost it. pity.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 7 September 2002 19:58 (twenty-three years ago)

It's just so damned much -- so gratingly overactive. Which is a shame, because the writing is decent sometimes. In order to get anything out of it you basically have to give up and let it run you.

I do find it strange, though, that it runs completely counter to television's usual enervating effect: any attempt to half-heartedly watch it will probably end with the TV being switched off. Either you want to see it or you want to kill it; there is no in-between.

― nabisco (nabisco), Saturday, 7 September 2002 20:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I like this show. I can't remember when I last saw it though. But still I always found it quite funny, better than stuff like Sienfield that's for sure.

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 7 September 2002 20:09 (twenty-three years ago)

I just can't take it. I don't think its so funny that they are aliens. Why make fun of Aliens? If they hadn't altered our genetic code long ago we would not be so different from the other animals. And why do they show dead cat

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Sunday, 8 September 2002 02:30 (twenty-three years ago)

dead cat or French Stewart?

― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 8 September 2002 02:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh I dont know, I'm just very very distraught about all of this. I painted my tv red to show my total anguish!

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Sunday, 8 September 2002 04:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Hard to take because of the acting. I always find it funny now to see John Lithgow in serious roles, like the bad guy in Cliffhanger. I constantly expect him to burst out with some non-sequitur.

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Sunday, 8 September 2002 05:16 (twenty-three years ago)

I really enjoy it. I used to hate it, but I think it's kinda grown on me. I'd rather watch it than most stuff on TV these days.

― Andrew (enneff), Sunday, 8 September 2002 08:08 (twenty-three years ago)

After an unpromising start, this has made it into my top 6 Mike Hanle y threads of all time.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 8 September 2002 10:16 (twenty-three years ago)

I am married to Nicholas Dastoor III, esq.

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Sunday, 8 September 2002 14:44 (twenty-three years ago)

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 8 September 2002 14:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Aren't we all, Mike, aren't we all.

― Graham (graham), Sunday, 8 September 2002 16:40 (twenty-three years ago)

I am my own Jesus.

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Sunday, 8 September 2002 16:46 (twenty-three years ago)

I would be much obliged if N wld post, w. appropriate blue writing, his other 5 favourite Hanley threads. I cld always do w/ a refresher course, plus I'm sure newer visitors wld benefit too.

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Sunday, 8 September 2002 17:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Red seems to be a pretty hot colour for anguish. I always thought total anguish would be more of a poison green colour. Hmm.

― Kim (Kim), Monday, 9 September 2002 00:52 (twenty-three years ago)

i thought the bad guy in Cliffhanger was Dan from Eastenders?

"fack the munny and fack you!"

ha!

― g-kit (g-kit), Monday, 9 September 2002 06:46 (twenty-three years ago)

six years pass...

i always thought this show was funny

― peep game on gas prices (deej), Monday, 2 March 2009 03:57 (sixteen years ago)

underrated

― been HOOS, where yyyou steene!? (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 2 March 2009 04:00 (sixteen years ago)

Alway seemed to me kinda like the Marx brothers for tiny tots.

― Aimless, Monday, 2 March 2009 05:24 (sixteen years ago)

oh lets not do this

― suomi cum laude (rent), Monday, 2 March 2009 05:26 (sixteen years ago)

Don't really get that post

― peep game on gas prices (deej), Monday, 2 March 2009 05:43 (sixteen years ago)

it was meant in jest...there's been lots of things that i had long ago dismissed that ilx has thankfully made me reconsider but i just don't know if im ready for the reappraisal of 3rd rock. but maybe its better than i realize?? i think i actively avoided it because i found every single character annoying.

― suomi cum laude (rent), Monday, 2 March 2009 05:58 (sixteen years ago)

Reappraisal?? It won a gang of Emmys. I guess I can see why some folks might not like it, it's kind of got a real performative vibe, but I don't think its exactly crazy to say it was a worthwhile show. I watched & enjoyed it when it was out also

― peep game on gas prices (deej), Monday, 2 March 2009 07:20 (sixteen years ago)

http://cm1.theinsider.com/media/0/134/99/kristen-johnston-naked-nude-peta.0.0.0x0.400x304.jpeg

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, 2 March 2009 07:29 (sixteen years ago)

hahahahhahahahahahha

― been HOOS, where yyyou steene!? (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 2 March 2009 07:36 (sixteen years ago)

i was about to roll up and be like "also wasn't kristen stewart kinda ws??" but no

― been HOOS, where yyyou steene!? (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 2 March 2009 07:37 (sixteen years ago)

or johnson as she claims to be in that photo

― been HOOS, where yyyou steene!? (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 2 March 2009 07:37 (sixteen years ago)

oh no

― been HOOS, where yyyou steene!? (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 2 March 2009 07:38 (sixteen years ago)

id say she was ws

― peep game on gas prices (deej), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 02:46 (sixteen years ago)

time was

― kingfish, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 02:46 (sixteen years ago)

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