Lauren Graham - Parenthood Thread #28 ~ "Uplifting and heartbreaking in equal measure, it’s a show that shouldn’t be missed." - Page 16

Claireem86 · 03-13-2011, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Danke (View Post)

From article about NBC and Comcast

Ugh, who is this person?!

NBC airs some of my favourite shows - I'd hate to see them replace excellent, intelligent series purely to appeal to the masses who'd rather watch NCIS or Two and a Half Men!

Parenthood is a remarkable drama series, as is Friday Night Lights. 30 Rock has been a little lacklustre lately, but there's no doubt it will pick back up with such talented people behind it. Parks and Recreation is HILARIOUS, and Community has some brilliant moments! The majority of what I watch is on NBC!

I wish people would give it a chance.

auntbee · 03-13-2011, 02:59 PM

CBS is not Must See TV in my house. Until this year with Mike & Molly, I rarely watched it. I've never watched NCIS or Two and Half Men because they don't appeal to me. Shows like Parenthood and Harry's Law are more my cup of tea.

lancer1993 · 03-13-2011, 03:32 PM

Tow and a Half Men is dead, I used to like it but haven't watch most of the last season. NCIS is one of the few procedural I still watch. M&M is a nice change and not too many fat jokes.

Hannah2010 · 03-13-2011, 04:01 PM

I watch The Good Wife (onDemand...well after I've watched Parenthood live

) and enjoyed The Big Bang Theory when it first came out ....that's it for CBS for me. I do know people who love NCIS, but it's more for the quirky characters than then procedural aspects.

But NBC? It's got my 3 favorite shows - Parenthood, Community and Parks and Recreation, and had FNL too. And if I'm going to randomly tune into something else, it's usually on NBC: Chuck, Harry's Law, The Office, 30 Rock, even Who Do You Think You Are (sappy as that is)

I would hate if NBC totally jumped in to copying CBS's model, especially if it puts my favorites at risk. NBC has been able to have big hits with its character driven shows before: ER, The Office, and its Thursday night comedies. It's not that they can't do it, it's just that the previous regime either latched on to really stupid ideas (the Knight Rider and Bionic Woman redos) or took interesting ideas and botched them in execution (Heroes, Undercovers, The Event (sorry if any current fans are here)

Plus, if the comparison of Parenthood's promos on NBC vs CityTV are any indication, NBC is not a marketing brain trust, so they have trouble drawing viewers to the good shows they do have.

There's lots about NBC to fix, but dumbing down their shows or making more dull procedurals is not the way to fix it IMO.

I'll think I'll stick with the "10 Reasons to Watch Parenthood" article

Thanks for sharing Katka.

RachelRambles · 03-13-2011, 04:50 PM

Hey this person metions Parenthood at 1:41, nothing spectacular, but i like communitychannel lol

YouTube - Natalie Tran (community channel) in Los Angeles with Lonely Planet

lancer1993 · 03-13-2011, 05:17 PM

The original BBC version on Who Do You Think You Are is way better, first it's 60 minutes without ads, yes thats right no annoying ad breaks and because of that no 'coming up' or recaps over the 42 minutes you get on NBC.

Big Bang Theory is one of my top shows right now and I'm a scifi geek.

Haven't gotten into The Good Wife but remember they are all on at different times here and we do have local shows too and the Internet.

Parenthood still comes first (just as Gilmore used to) though I tend not to watch the local airings so I don't get confused

**Copop** · 03-14-2011, 04:28 AM

Parenthood won the poll on TVLine with 82.04 %

valeposh · 03-14-2011, 10:07 AM

From Mae's twitter:

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guys Lauren and I are drowning our sorrows in sweater treats she bought us at j crew. her generosity will not go unrewarded #laurenG4eva

Danke · 03-14-2011, 10:12 AM

awwww. so sweet. I wanna pic!!!lol ...and why the sorrows?

valeposh · 03-14-2011, 10:22 AM

I think there are no sorrows, it's just a phrase. But it's so sweet!!

I want Mae to tweet us a pic of them wearing the sweaters.

RachelRambles · 03-14-2011, 10:34 AM

Awww so sweet

<3

-Denise- · 03-14-2011, 11:09 AM

Sweet! I definitely want to see a pic now. Although, I have a feeling we will see them on Parenthood..

Laurenislove · 03-14-2011, 12:01 PM

that tweet made me smile!
she should have posted a picture us.

gilmorecoffee · 03-14-2011, 12:23 PM

Just saw that tweet..so cute! I really want to see these.

lancer1993 · 03-14-2011, 02:20 PM

That is cute, but little disappointed there isn't a picture


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