World class puppeteer and super-snarky dude Andy Haywood has a new blog: PROJECT S**TCOM. PS looks back on some of the really wretched sit-coms of the past. So far, he has managed to upset fans of 227 (There are some, who knew?), FULL HOUSE and BLOSSOM.
Andy is my brother-in-law so I would pimp his blog no mattter what, but it is pretty damn entertaining. I will certainly be following his travels throughout the annals of crappy television.
Here is a bit of his take on the pilot of FULL HOUSE:
The TV theme song is a lost art. And I'll admit it, Full House has a pretty darn good one. It's catchy. It's spirited. It's LONG. And it features a really bad rear-view Bob Sagat stand-in fishing at the pier. Watch for yourself. That's not the Danny Tanner you know and love. It's a failed look-alike wearing ill-fitting, up-the-butt pants.
As the episode begins, Danny is giving his mother the boot. Ever since his wife died, Danny's mom has been helping him raise his dainty trio of daughters...DJ, Stephanie and Michelle. But now, for the sake of comedy, poor mom is being replaced by a couple of younger, hipper models...specifically, a rocker dude with a leather fetish and a funny guy that isn't very funny.
Studly Jesse is moving into Stephanie's former room and comedian-at-large Joey Gladstone is moving into...the alcove? Oh, poor Joey. Maybe if he was HOT like Uncle Jesse, he'd get a room of his own, too. Jesse clearly needs a secluded space so he can get his freak on with lots of hot babes. Joey...doesn't.
Now that DJ and Stephanie are new roomies, they're doing the classic sit-com "dividing the room in half" thing. I love these tried and true devices. You go, DJ! Mark your territory! Stake your claim! You know that Stephanie can't wait to get her grubby little hands all over your Paula Abdul poster and your Rave hairspray.
Stop what you are doing and read PS.
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