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		How badly did the "Charlie's Angels" reboot fail? There wasn't one episode that pulled in higher ratings than "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (deadline.com)		45
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FirstNationalBastard

2011-10-28 06:48:03 PM

Hey, Charlie Brown only comes on once a year.

Charlie's Angels? The real version is on 20 times a week on cable, and if you just want to see jiggling tits, that's what the internet is for.

Mugato

2011-10-28 08:38:20 PM

I actually kind of liked the 2000 movie. Maybe cause I love Drew Barrymore and Sam Rockwell was a cool villain and Bill was in it. The Matrix bullet time thing was still in its infancy, etc. The new version didn't have any of that going for it.

Slu

2011-10-28 10:23:28 PM

I didn't even know there was a new version. And I don't even have cable. Not that I would have watched it.

AzDownboy

2011-10-28 10:28:14 PM

Oh Good Grief

ArkAngel

2011-10-28 10:39:49 PM

"Lights please.

And there were in the same acre farmers, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their crop by night. And, lo, the leaf of the Pumpkin came upon them, and the glory of the Pumpkin shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the leaf said unto them, "Fear not! For, behold, I bring you tidings of bok choy, which shall be to all my people. For unto you is born this day in the field of sincerity a seed, which is Christ, the Gourd."

"And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the seed wrapped in swaddling husks, lying in a corn row." And suddenly, there was with the leaf a multitude of the heavenly roast praising Gourd, and saying, "Glory to Gourd in the Highest, and in Earth peas, and good will toward men."

"That's what Halloween is all about, Charlie Brown."

tinyarena

2011-10-28 10:42:27 PM

AzDownboy: Oh Good Grief

+1 would read again

Strongbeerrules

2011-10-28 10:46:19 PM

I got a rock.

KarmicDisaster

2011-10-28 10:49:25 PM

You can't put an insincere show like that up against the Great Pumpkin. He'll rise up and kick your butt.

freetomato

2011-10-28 10:51:41 PM

If they want to re-do something from the 70's redo the movie "The Girl Most Likely To".

I loved that movie.

GUATAPOPO

2011-10-28 10:59:38 PM

I fricken hate the jews.

Phil Moskowitz

2011-10-28 11:05:02 PM

It felt like it was written by an even more immature version of jj abrams.

Zombie DJ

2011-10-28 11:06:18 PM

Hey, remember that movie that was kinda fun?

Let's not do that on a weekly basis.

TheManofPA

2011-10-28 11:16:21 PM

Zombie DJ: Hey, remember that movie that was kinda fun?

Let's not do that on a weekly basis.

Ghostbusters the animated series rocked

vudukungfu

2011-10-28 11:36:21 PM

All I got was a bill for Iraq.

SmitetheRighteous

2011-10-29 12:02:13 AM

Charlie's Angels failed because it was a higher budget version of V.I.P. that actually took itself seriously.

You can't take yourself seriously when the premise for your show is so preposterous in the first place.

And if you actually are going to take yourself seriously, you're going to at least need some quality acting chops to be able to pull it off. Casting some cute waitress/model trying to break into showbiz isn't enough.

Oh and yeah and dialogue not written by some depressed hack mortified his career has stooped so low.

It failed on all counts.

msupf

2011-10-29 12:04:52 AM

GIVE US ORIGINAL CONTENT!!

there is a reason shows like Dexter, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, Justified, etc. etc. have great followings.

The old guard of networks really needs to get a handle on this. Reality TV and rehashed crap just aren't going to cut it.

FirstNationalBastard

2011-10-29 12:07:44 AM

msupf: GIVE US ORIGINAL CONTENT!!

there is a reason shows like Dexter, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, Justified, etc. etc. have great followings.

The old guard of networks really needs to get a handle on this. Reality TV and rehashed crap just aren't going to cut it.

But, it's cheap, gets decent ratings, and brings in enough ad dollars to satisfy the machine.

So, shiatty reality is what you'll get.

skinink

2011-10-29 12:20:53 AM

Amazing that one cable station like AMC can have three of the most talked about and highly regarded original series (Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Mad Men), but all the broadcast stations can do is make formula sitcoms and rehash old TV series. Even when they have a good series, they run it into the ground so that it's no longer good, like "The Office".

taxandspend

2011-10-29 12:27:29 AM

skinink: Amazing that one cable station like AMC can have three of the most talked about and highly regarded original series (Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Mad Men), but all the broadcast stations can do is make formula sitcoms and rehash old TV series. Even when they have a good series, they run it into the ground so that it's no longer good, like "The Office".

It's just a matter of time before Parks and Recreation and Community do the same.
Hopefully, the shows will end on a high note before that happens, although with Community's ratings this season, I don't think it'll make it until May.

BroVinny

2011-10-29 12:27:31 AM

The Peanuts chicks are way hotter.

itsjr

2011-10-29 12:44:38 AM

Nor should it.

Sarah Palin's Conscience

2011-10-29 12:49:57 AM

But Charlie Brown's an asshole!

MrEricSir

2011-10-29 12:51:00 AM

taxandspend: ...with Community's ratings this season, I don't think it'll make it until May.

Still, it brought Chevy Chase out of extinction.

Actor_au

2011-10-29 01:10:19 AM

MrEricSir: taxandspend: ...with Community's ratings this season, I don't think it'll make it until May.

Still, it brought Chevy Chase out of extinction.

Call him Magnum.

HideAndGoFarkYourself

2011-10-29 03:51:17 AM

But Minka Kelly was in it, so I would have watched every single minute of every episode.

browntimmy

2011-10-29 05:50:02 AM

taxandspend: skinink: Amazing that one cable station like AMC can have three of the most talked about and highly regarded original series (Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Mad Men), but all the broadcast stations can do is make formula sitcoms and rehash old TV series. Even when they have a good series, they run it into the ground so that it's no longer good, like "The Office".

It's just a matter of time before Parks and Recreation and Community do the same.
Hopefully, the shows will end on a high note before that happens, although with Community's ratings this season, I don't think it'll make it until May.

Goddammit, I really wish I could reach all the nerds of the world and say: "Dear Nerds, Big Bang Theory is a crappy formulaic sitcom that stars nerds. Community has actual nerd humor that you all would appreciate. Please farking change your viewing habits before it gets canceled."

Shadowknight

2011-10-29 05:55:33 AM

browntimmy: Goddammit, I really wish I could reach all the nerds of the world and say: "Dear Nerds, Big Bang Theory is a crappy formulaic sitcom that stars nerds. Community has actual nerd humor that you all would appreciate. Please farking change your viewing habits before it gets canceled."

Most of my fellow nerds that I know hate that show. It's not a show for nerds at all. It's a show that makes fun of them, and in kind of a mean spirited way I might add. It's like every gamer/math geek/physics major stereotype rolled into one poorly written, laugh track laden show.

And yet, SOMEONE is watching it. Probably the same people that loved, and likely still love, "Two and a Half Men."

My personal choice of shows that is geek humor by geeks for geeks are two of the three shows remaining on sci-fi worth watching: Eureka and Warehouse 13. While not the best shows, they provide enough humor, fun, and character development to keep me coming back.

Goggles_Pisano

2011-10-29 08:42:57 AM

HideAndGoFarkYourself: But Minka Kelly was in it, so I would have watched every single minute of every episode.

I can't believe the pilot killed off Nadine Velazquez (Catalina from My Name Is Earl) and brought Minka Kelly in. That's like watching the Panthers sitting Cam Newton in favor of JaMarcus Russell. Very painful to watch.

Mugato

2011-10-29 08:47:14 AM

browntimmy: Goddammit, I really wish I could reach all the nerds of the world and say: "Dear Nerds, Big Bang Theory is a crappy formulaic sitcom that stars nerds.

I'm a nerd and I find that The Big Bang Theory is more like what the normals think nerds are like but it all turns out insulting to nerds. Like if nerds were a race, TBBT would be a Step n' Fetit routine.

AlanSmithee

2011-10-29 09:20:55 AM

Off-topic...
I don't have cable, but watch TV shows by buying the DVDs.
On my bucket list is
Parks and Recreation
Community
Mad Men

Which one should I buy this week?

P.S. Breaking Bad is the best TV drama ever. Everything else will be a letdown from now on, but I've made my peace with that.

Broktun

2011-10-29 09:43:56 AM

From the comments:

Great Pumpkin has everything Charlies Angels didn't - charismatic acting, a memorable script, good humor, a compelling plot, and a point!

PizzaJedi81

2011-10-29 09:55:05 AM

Oh, be fair, Subby. Great Pumpkin is a pretty high benchmark.

kayoteq

2011-10-29 10:36:27 AM

Well, it's like my teachers used to tell me back in school, "♫ ♪, ♪♪ ♪♬ ."

peewinkle

2011-10-29 11:03:38 AM

Is there any show that pulls a higher rating against "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?" Probably not a very fair comparison.

/not that I think that the Charlie's Angels reboot is a good idea or was well-executed
//did not see it
///I gave up on TV along time ago, cancelled my cable and got me a Netflix account.

VictoryCabal

2011-10-29 11:21:06 AM

Sarah Palin's Conscience: But Charlie Brown's an asshole!

Billy Wilkins! Language!

Jamdug!

2011-10-29 11:39:20 AM

Minka Kelly is a minx.

minkakellypictures.com

Trail of Dead

2011-10-29 12:06:52 PM

Charlie's Brown Angel Pumpkins

MFAWG

2011-10-29 12:33:49 PM

Needed more of this:

Link (new window)

Smiths

2011-10-29 12:40:31 PM

Yet my official discussion thread for the Great Pumpkin was redlit.

Screw you, mods!

IMDWalrus

2011-10-29 01:02:35 PM

AlanSmithee: Off-topic...
I don't have cable, but watch TV shows by buying the DVDs.
On my bucket list is
Parks and Recreation
Community
Mad Men

Which one should I buy this week?

P.S. Breaking Bad is the best TV drama ever. Everything else will be a letdown from now on, but I've made my peace with that.

The first season of Parks and Rec sucks. Don't get it. The show floundered at the beginning, but the second and third seasons were amazing and are why the show has the following and reputation it does now.

As much as I love Parks and Rec, I love Community more. I'd vote for that.

Haven't watched Mad Men, though I've been intending to since it's on Netflix now. No comment.

JPINFV

2011-10-29 01:28:39 PM

IMDWalrus: The first season of Parks and Rec sucks. Don't get it. The show floundered at the beginning, but the second and third seasons were amazing and are why the show has the following and reputation it does now.

In other words, I should give Parks and Rec a second chance?

Zombie DJ

2011-10-29 01:28:46 PM

TheManofPA: Zombie DJ: Hey, remember that movie that was kinda fun?

Let's not do that on a weekly basis.

Ghostbusters the animated series rocked

You know it.

fstop

2011-10-30 08:46:21 PM

GUATAPOPO: I fricken hate the jews.

Hay. This ain't no occupy wall street thing.

Your Average Witty Fark User

2011-10-30 09:40:36 PM

Because Peanuts > ... > everything. Duh.

Jamdug!

2011-10-31 04:07:25 PM