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I watch this sitcom on Netflix occasionally. It's one of the best sitcoms from the 90s.
This scene made lol:
quote:Bill: Linda's a very special woman, Dave. Dave: How so? Bill: She's the first woman I've ever been with who knows the real me. Dave: She thinks you're English. Bill: Come on, haven't you ever lied to Lisa? Dave: No Bill: Never? Dave: Never. Bill: NEVER? Dave: Neve--well, okay, there was one time. Bill: Ahh. Dave: When we were first going out, Lisa told me her favorite movie was Persona by Ingmar Bergman, and I told her it was mine too. Bill: What is your favorite movie? Dave: (*hesitates*) Logan's Run. Bill: Good flick. Dave: Isn't it? Bill: I think that's some of Farrah Fawcett's finest work. Dave: I agree. You know, Bill, I think deep down, you really want to tell her the truth. Bill: How can you tell? Dave: Well, it's like that scene in Logan's Ru- Bill: Okay, okay, you're right. I'll tell her. I can't believe I'm making moral choices based on a B movie. Dave: Excuse me?
Phill Hartman is Bill and Dave Foley is Dave.
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It is hard to watch now because it makes me miss Phil Hartman.
For me, his death ended not only Newsradio, but also coincided with the artistic death of the Simpsons.
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Newsradio had a few good seasons, and a few average seasons. Unless there was only three seasons, in which case I want to revise my estimate.
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NewsRadio is hard for me to watch for exactly that reason. It's also why although I appreciate immensely Billy West's talented efforts to sound like Hartman, I still wanted to hear the Phil Hartman play Zapp Brannigan.
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I've grown to love West's version of the Zapper, but at first it was such an obvious substitute of Hartman that it took me a while to appreciate West's work.
It's funny...I wonder what the original direction was for Brannigan's character:
A) Phil's Troy McClure merged with Captain Kirk
or
B) Charlton Heston and William Shatner's warped love child.
I don't pretend to understand Brannigan's Law, I merely enforce it.
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