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Joey (2004)
Shana Goldberg-Meehan Lack of talent Made this show fail
Shana Goldberg-Meehan is what is wrong with Hollywood. Her dad was "David Garry Goldberg" who created the Reagan Era Hit "Family Ties". So she never had to "Work her way up in Hollywood". Because her career was handed to her she was able to land great jobs that should have gone somebody else more talented.
SHe was given way too much credit for "Friends". All of her scripts were rumored to have been re-written by the real writers. When the show "Friends" came to an end the main creators of the show had nothing to do with "Joey". Shana Goldberg-Meehan help create the show and it was a creative and ratings disaster. Shana Goldberg- Meehan lack of talent help sink the show, Not only did she create it she was also the show runner.
Joey was a pointless spin-off and its characters had no depth. It lacked a main focus and the shows ratings were sinking every week. NBC gave this show a 2 year commitment. So Shana Goldberg-Meehan was replaced for the 2nd Season but the show was more focused but still just as average as any "Caroline in the City" episode.
Shana Goldberg-Meehan went on to create the ABC show "Better WIth You" and Shana Goldberg-Meehan created another loser. A show with bad lines and poorly developed characters.
She now is a creative consultant on "Speechless" and lets hope she is kept out of the writers room.
The Spirit of Christmas (1950)
Very Old Fashioned But Well Made
Doing research on this special I saw there is two dates. Some people states its from 1653 others 1950. I am willing to be the real date is 1953.
The Spirit of Christmas is a Christmas television special performed by marionettes. It first aired in 1953 in the United States.[1] Its half-hour showing time is divided into two segments, one dramatizing "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (AKA THE NIGHT BEFORE Christmas) and one telling the story of the Nativity.[1] The live-action part of the film features Alexander Scourby, who narrates and also plays Clement Moore in the Visit from St. Nicholas segment. The jacket of the DVD version calls it "The Philadelphia Holiday Classic," which refers to the region of the United States where it was originally broadcast. The jacket also describes it as a "50s TV Christmas classic, which has led it to being mis-dated as first being shown in 1950.
After its initial 1953 showing and into the 1960s, this special was aired multiple times per Christmas season, without commercial interruptions except for opening and closing remarks by "your telephone company" (Bell Telephone). It was also available as a 16mm film licensed to schools for showings to students.
It is very unusual for its time in that it was made in color at a time when there were no color TV sets in existence, so viewers of the time saw it in black-and-white.
This is a very special program. Yes its done with puppets but there is depth. You can tell this was made with MAJOR TLC.
Now the DVD that I have has a making of feature and its very informative. What would be nice that whoever owns this film would have is restored to its original color brilliance.
This is well worth watching. On Christmas Eve you should gather everyone around and watch it with your family and close friends. The special is magic. It is the perfect way to end the night.
A Norman Rockwell Christmas Story (1995)
Good But Flawed
The high ratings of this movie got me interest so I had to watch. The first 10 minutes however are very clumsy. It seems that this directed and edited by a novice. However I am glad I stuck with it. Its high ratings are deserved.
The story is about 2 children. A brother and a sister. It's World War II and there dad is off. The children and their mother are missing him.
Now the children are practicing to be in the annual Christmas Pageant that their church puts on. The girl however steels the angel. SHe means no harm and will bring it back. She loves this angel because she doesn't have a doll to play with.
She breaks the angel and that sets off a chain of events that leads to a very happy ending.
Watch it with your children. It is under an hour. It is well made but the first 10 minutes are rough!
Moonlight (2016)
Not Very good
This film is just very overrated. This is about a drug dealer who grew up in the mean streets of Florida.
The acting is fine but nobody deserved an Academy Award. The person that won his part is so short that in reality was an extended cameo.
Now I did like the part where the kid gets revenge but in general this film has nothing worth remembering. It Won Best Picture but so did "Chariots of Fire". The best thing about this film was the fact I did not pay movie theater prices to see it.
Film 100% Garbage