TheBreakfastClub-related stories
Posted May 11th 2009 12:40AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Animation, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S01E04) So it's bad when a comedy makes you want to cry, right? I mean, it's not their fault, I'm sure that when they animated the scene of the Knob Haven High staff sitting around eating cheese cake,
Bea Arthur was still alive. But when they played the
Golden Girls music, I couldn't help but think that was a much better show.
The whole
Golden Girls thing was just many of the random, awkward 80s parodies they did this episode. I liked the cold open where they were initially assigning themselves parts in 80s teen comedies, and the later Huey Lewis payoff was pretty funny, but I need help.
I'm not sure if I missed it, but I did not get the bagel thing. For the life of me, I just couldn't figure it out; and no matter what the show said, it wasn't funnier on re-watch.
Continue reading Sit Down, Shut Up: Back in Time
Posted Nov 8th 2008 12:08PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Casting, Reality-Free
When family members appear on each other's TV shows -- if they're a show biz family, of course -- sometimes the results are great. And sometimes they're not. Jerry Van Dyke appeared twice on
The Dick Van Dyke Show as Rob's brother Stacey, and he was terrific. (Much better than he was on
My Mother The Car).
Tyne Daly popped up on
Wings, playing scenes with her brother Tim, and again, it worked out great. On the other hand, when Martin Sheen guested on
Two and a Half Men in 2005, it was a dud. I don't know, maybe comedy really isn't Martin Sheen's forte.
Fortunately, Charlie Sheen isn't above trying again. Charlie's brother
Emilio Estevez is going to do a guest turn on Two and a Half Men in an upcoming episode. They won't be playing brothers, but Emilio will be one of Charlie's best buddies from times gone by.
Continue reading Emilio Estevez to visit bro Charlie on Two and a Half Men
Posted May 29th 2006 7:51AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Talent, Celebrities, Obituaries
It's not often that a celebrity obituary throws me into such a sudden shock that I can't do anything but stare blankly at the screen for several minutes. Well,
this is one of them. Actor Paul Gleason passed away on Saturday from a rare form of asbestos-related lung cancer. He was 67 years-old. Gleason has appeared in
various television roles, but he's probably most recognized as the vicious Principal Vernon from
The Breakfast Club. The film has a very special place in my heart because when my friends and I have to dress up in costume for something, we
always go as the Club (and I'm always the Basketcase).
This news is really quite upsetting. Time for me to break the news to the rest of my Breakfast Club.
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