Random Thoughts
Perhaps it is not the best idea for an aspiring writer who is not yet a member of the Writer’s Guild and is currently shopping a televion pilot to call the head of said Guild several horrible names on the internet for all the world to see, but I don’t care.
John Wells is an asshat.
I thought ER could not sink any lower than it had already sunk – a boring, anger-riddled melodrama with unlikeable characters and too many over-the-top sweeps stunts. I mean, once you’ve started the season with one of your leads presumed dead only to have him turn up alive in an African jungle, well, yourdays as a credible and realistic medical drama are over. But last night’s ER, which Scott and I only caught because we were flipping toward a Seinfeld rerun, contained what may well be the single stupidest, cruelest, most cynical decision in the history of American television. This morning, David E. Kelley is turning to Michele and saying, “Damn, bitch, that was over-the-freaking-top.”
In case you missed it. (You lucky bastards) Dr. Romano, played by the fantastic Paul McCrace, has been missing his arm since a freak helicopter accident at the beginning of last season. He’s been cranky about this fact, as he has always been a cranky, nasty character. But, at least for me, a charmingly cranky, nasty character. Well, he and the new girl (Parminder Nagra is the actress but do not expect me to learn her name) are taking a patient to the helipad for transport, but Romano takes one look at the helicopter and has a panic attack and must leave the roof. All of this was well-played by McCrane. So, he goes downstairs and out into the ambulance bay for some air. At which point the helicopter loses control, explodes (blowing a hole in the side of County General and allowing Luka and the other new girl to banter and bond over mass casualties) and then falls on his head while he screams “Noooooooo!” So, yeah, he’s dead now. And no one notices. Seriously, everyone spends the rest of the episode asking “Where’s Romano.” No one finds out he’s dead. No one even appears to find the body. He’s just gone.
I expect my shows to shock me. I expect them to do dramatically interesting thing. I can appreciate dramatic irony and balck humor. Hell, I loved it when Rosalind Shays took the short way down. But this was ridiculous. Scott and I looked at each other, speechless.
Scott
Yeah, I’m not mad that you won’t let me watch ER anymore.
Mark
Seriously.
Scott
I don’t feel right. I think I’m going to be sick.
Mark
That was the single stupidest character death in the history of television.
Scott
Yeah.
John Wells, please stop writing. Please stop okaying these idiotic plots. You’ve already got the entire White House yelling at each other (and historic landmarks). You already made me hate Mark Green and wish him dead. You already spent more time dealing with Abby’s new hair color than the fact that Romano lost his arm in the episode with the original accident. ER has been dead to me for a while, but I’ve never been this glad it is dead. I was disgusted last night. It was as if the writer’s took glee in killing this character, as if he were a Disney villain. Well, he wasn’t. he was a bastard, sure, but he was also a doctor and I’ve been watching him for years. What the writers did was cruel, plain and simple, and I hope they turned a lot of viewers off. I haven’t watch Without a Trace, but I know it’s a better show. It has to be.
In other news:
It took me a while to figure out exactly who Michael Jackson looks like in his mugshot. It’s Carol Channing. The lilt of the head, the big round eyes. He’s about to break into song.
Britney, honey, seriously, no one cares. You can’t sing, you can’t act and you have nothing interesting to say. Go away.
I was very sad to learn that Kellie Waymire has passed away. She was gaining a steadily higher profile with guest spots on Friends and Six Feet Under. I hope that she knew she had fans, even if she never became a huge star.
Keshia has pulled ahead of Paris 32 to 31. Can the insurgent Paris keep up her pace and overtake her, or is this one challenge in which Rudy will be triumphant? Check back for updates.
Well, that's all for my randon thoughts. Have a great weekend.
John Wells is an asshat.
I thought ER could not sink any lower than it had already sunk – a boring, anger-riddled melodrama with unlikeable characters and too many over-the-top sweeps stunts. I mean, once you’ve started the season with one of your leads presumed dead only to have him turn up alive in an African jungle, well, yourdays as a credible and realistic medical drama are over. But last night’s ER, which Scott and I only caught because we were flipping toward a Seinfeld rerun, contained what may well be the single stupidest, cruelest, most cynical decision in the history of American television. This morning, David E. Kelley is turning to Michele and saying, “Damn, bitch, that was over-the-freaking-top.”
In case you missed it. (You lucky bastards) Dr. Romano, played by the fantastic Paul McCrace, has been missing his arm since a freak helicopter accident at the beginning of last season. He’s been cranky about this fact, as he has always been a cranky, nasty character. But, at least for me, a charmingly cranky, nasty character. Well, he and the new girl (Parminder Nagra is the actress but do not expect me to learn her name) are taking a patient to the helipad for transport, but Romano takes one look at the helicopter and has a panic attack and must leave the roof. All of this was well-played by McCrane. So, he goes downstairs and out into the ambulance bay for some air. At which point the helicopter loses control, explodes (blowing a hole in the side of County General and allowing Luka and the other new girl to banter and bond over mass casualties) and then falls on his head while he screams “Noooooooo!” So, yeah, he’s dead now. And no one notices. Seriously, everyone spends the rest of the episode asking “Where’s Romano.” No one finds out he’s dead. No one even appears to find the body. He’s just gone.
I expect my shows to shock me. I expect them to do dramatically interesting thing. I can appreciate dramatic irony and balck humor. Hell, I loved it when Rosalind Shays took the short way down. But this was ridiculous. Scott and I looked at each other, speechless.
Scott
Yeah, I’m not mad that you won’t let me watch ER anymore.
Mark
Seriously.
Scott
I don’t feel right. I think I’m going to be sick.
Mark
That was the single stupidest character death in the history of television.
Scott
Yeah.
John Wells, please stop writing. Please stop okaying these idiotic plots. You’ve already got the entire White House yelling at each other (and historic landmarks). You already made me hate Mark Green and wish him dead. You already spent more time dealing with Abby’s new hair color than the fact that Romano lost his arm in the episode with the original accident. ER has been dead to me for a while, but I’ve never been this glad it is dead. I was disgusted last night. It was as if the writer’s took glee in killing this character, as if he were a Disney villain. Well, he wasn’t. he was a bastard, sure, but he was also a doctor and I’ve been watching him for years. What the writers did was cruel, plain and simple, and I hope they turned a lot of viewers off. I haven’t watch Without a Trace, but I know it’s a better show. It has to be.
In other news:
It took me a while to figure out exactly who Michael Jackson looks like in his mugshot. It’s Carol Channing. The lilt of the head, the big round eyes. He’s about to break into song.
Britney, honey, seriously, no one cares. You can’t sing, you can’t act and you have nothing interesting to say. Go away.
I was very sad to learn that Kellie Waymire has passed away. She was gaining a steadily higher profile with guest spots on Friends and Six Feet Under. I hope that she knew she had fans, even if she never became a huge star.
Keshia has pulled ahead of Paris 32 to 31. Can the insurgent Paris keep up her pace and overtake her, or is this one challenge in which Rudy will be triumphant? Check back for updates.
Well, that's all for my randon thoughts. Have a great weekend.
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