crooks-related stories
Posted Oct 3rd 2006 11:09PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, CBS, OpEd, Smith
(S01E03) Three episodes into
Smith, and this show has started to come off the rails. It's sort of a mess now. And it's getting tedious and boring, with just too many elements (side plots, characters, etc) the writers have thrown into the mix that ruin the tone set by the stylish, clever, moody pilot.
Anyone else having this reaction to this show?
Continue reading Smith: Three
Posted Sep 26th 2006 11:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, CBS, OpEd, Smith
(S01E02) Dear Makers of Smith,
I just watched the second episode of your show, and while I think it's still good, I'm starting to fall out of love with it. Have you ever had that feeling?
Maybe it's not you, it's me. But I'm pretty sure it's you.
Continue reading Smith: Two
Posted Sep 19th 2006 10:59PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, CBS, OpEd, Smith
(S01E01) As I sat watching the premiere episode of Smith, I kept thinking the same thing: after Heist and Hustle and Thief, are people really going to want to watch yet another show about a gang of clever thieves who pull off elaborate robberies?
If it's based on quality, it shouldn't really be a problem. This is a good show. But we all know it's not just based on quality, there are about 9 other things that come into play when people decide to watch or not watch a TV show, and I wonder how viewers will calculate those other things in their head when deciding whether or not to watch it.
Continue reading Smith: Pilot (series premiere)
Posted Aug 31st 2006 5:44PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, CBS, OpEd, Smith

Regardless of how good Smith is - and I'll say right from the get go that it is good - the big question is, are viewers going to give yet another show about a bunch of clever crooks a chance, after shows like Heist, Thief and Hustle? I'm not convinced they will, but if they base it on quality and entertainment value, Smith should be given a chance.
Continue reading Smith -- an early look
Posted May 14th 2006 10:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: FOX, OpEd, Family Guy, Animation
(S05E17) What can you say about an episode of a cartoon that shows that the universe was invented by God farting?
This episode had a big
Simpsons vibe to it, where one character tells a historical story and the characters from the show serve as the historical characters as well. This one had Peter telling the rest of the family the story of the Griffin family as they all hide out in a panic room while robbers break into the house. It all starts with the dinosaurs, and the show helpfully gives both the theory of evolution and the intelligent design theory (Jeannie blinked everything into existence).
Continue reading Family Guy: Untitled Griffin Family History