As a 12 year old, I was pretty enamored with Marilu Henner.
Great show.
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With our fifth selection in the 2008 Calgary Puck Television Draft, we here at the Patterson Corporation are please to select for our lineup on our new channel MQS-TV, a comedy that showed us that medicine can be funny while believing in the motto “I know, that I’m no superman”. Starting in 2001 and currently in its final season, it was the winner of 3 Emmy’s with 16 nominations, as well as receiving 3 Golden Globe nominations. Staring the talented Zach Braff, charismatic Donald Faison, quirky Neil Flynn, overbearing Ken Jenkins, superb John C. McGinley, lovely Judy Reyes, and the apple of my eye, the girl of my dreams, the love of my life, the incredible Sarah Chalke . Filling our Medical* slot, we here at MQS-TV humbly select from the American Broadcasting Company, Scrubs.
Awesome show, awesome pick! I don't think there is a single weak character on this show, so no matter who is on the screen at any given moment, the show is always hilarious. Can't wait for Season 8.
You are right about Elliot, but I have a soft spot for Jordan, that woman is a dream come true
The series was nominated for Gemini Awards in 2005, 2006 and 2008 as the best Canadian comedy series, and has received a Rose d'Or nomination in Switzerland for "best international comedy series". The show has spawned several replicas of its format, including a British version on Sky One called Ed vs. Spencer. There is also a German version of the show, called Elton vs. Simon, featuring two German comedians and friends. A French Canadian version, called Frank vs Girard airs on VRAK.TV. Also following this format is Juan vs. Roman in Latin America, Cenk vs. Erdem in Turkey and Katja vs. Bridget in the Netherlands.
German comedians?
Joke #1 - Take my wife - I command you. Now you will laugh.
Joke #2 - If my mother is from Hamburg and my father is from Frankfurt, does that make me a hamburger or a frankfurter? Laugh now.
What do you mean, nobody laughed? Alright, telling German humour properly may need a bit of practice. Tell the joke again. Tell it again, louder. And again! And again! Start laughing yourself, while you are still speaking. Explain the joke.
I remember watching the first season of this show and being stunned at the size of the balls the people who made it must have. The subject matter was brash and graphic, the dialogue anywhere from ultra-sexy to downright nasty, the plots twisted and explicit... it was like watching E.R. meets Hunter S. Thompson.
It's still like that to day, and as compelling as ever. The dark humor in the show is great, and the honest, open way in which it depicts everyday people handling their demons both at work and in their personal lives is truly entertaining stuff. Although Nip/Tuck won an Emmy in 2005 for Outstanding Drama Series, it is still criminally underappreciated by many people and was the only pick left in this category I wanted. From Variety:
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Indeed, the not-so-subtle genius of this show is its ability to have it both ways -- to skewer our culture's obsession with youth and beauty while simultaneously reveling in it. At its best, "Nip/Tuck" dances right up to the line of "No, you can't go there," then pulls back enough to keep viewers enthralled. The nasty strains in the current season suggest that strategy continues, and it requires a surgeon's touch.
The Cleavland Indian Head Test Patterns select with their 5th round pick, in the Hospital/Medical category:
Quincy, M.E.
I am taking this show because I don't want to be stuck with Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
Quincy, M.E. TV show was a drama series. Plotlines would begin with a death that would appear to be from natural causes. Quincy, however, would notice something that would cause him to suspect foul play. Then he would changes roles from Medical Examiner to detective and solve the murder that was "unseen" by all others. Quincy's boss would always get upset believing that Quincy was seeing evidence that didn't exist. The police department didn't care for him "shouldering-in" on their territory either! That didn't even slow him down in his quest to solve the crime!
With our next pick, Team Sequoia is proud to select, in the World (outside Canada/US) category, the British comedy, 'Allo 'Allo!
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A comic farce set during World War II, one of the most horrific times in human history, filled with racial stereotypes? But the show wasn't out to make fun of the war, it was spoofing television's war dramas, particularly the 1970's BBC1 drama Secret Army. The programme played fair by lampooning everyone involved - the randy French, the toffee-nosed British, the corrupt Germans and the incompetent Italians.
The great strength of the show was in the casting. Gorden Kaye was born to play the part of Rene Artois - always playing it straight and therefore creating a truly believable character. He was backed up by an outstanding ensemble cast, including the formidable talents of Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Richard Marner, Arthur Bostrom, Guy Siner, Sue Hodge, Richard Gibson, Kim Hartman, Kenneth Connor and Jack Haig.
'Allo 'Allo! has a large international following, and is still regularly repeated today. With its bedroom farce, accents, double entendres, innuendos, wordplay, catchphrases, slapstick and rather tame naughtiness, it became harmless fun for the whole family to enjoy. And the show itself became a real rollercoaster - the series was deceptively simple, but with every new episode the plot thickened, with different twists, turns and cliffhangers, just like a soap opera. With most sitcoms you can watch them in random order, but here you had a continually developing story. Even the characters changed over time, with some written out and others introduced. The writing was incredibly clever a perfect example of this is how they took the obstacle of language and turned into a rich source for humour.
Thanks, Jagger...I have a feeling you might be one of the only other people in this draft who knows the show!
I never watched it during its original run, but have seen the re-runs, and love it. Anyone who hasn't seen it should definitely check it out.
At first I thought the show was really corny but did begin to enjoy it more as it went on. I mostly saw it in reruns too. It actually ran for 9 seasons I believe. There are a few other British shows that are similar in style, yet to be picked, that were extremely popular.
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