The Odd Couple

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Matthew Perry Thomas Lennon

Matthew Perry plays a sports caster again!

the loud laughing at every little thing is annoying

lots of oh look hes a slob and hes a neatfreak

Thomas Lennon will do anything to be on network TV

Harry Palmr

Seriously? Some idiot has tried to revive the Odd Couple?

FloatingVoter

What class of moron thinks Matthew Perry and some unknown can step into the shoes of Walther Matthau and Jack Lemmon. I'll assume Perry is drinking again if he thinks this is going places.

Harry Palmr

Well they are replacing Tony Randall and Jack Klugman really as its tv.

FloatingVoter

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Well they are replacing Tony Randall and Jack Klugman really as its tv.

True enough but even that's s stretch for Perry's comedic skills. The least funny Friend doing this ? Bruce Willis got more laughs without trying in the nine yards rubbish. Ironically, he's quite good when playing straight drama - he did a decent enough cameo in The Good Wife.

Guy:Incognito

Why do people get so irate about things? Its a bloody tv show. What does it matter if they do a new one every 5 years? If you liked the original then you still do.

don ramo

its simply a sign of the creative vacuum that exists in the american studio model, id love to add up how many shows currently in production, are either a rehash of an old american idea, of adapted from others shows around the world,

funny that these people make millions just by covering old ground, even if the show tanks, you know about 10 people added at least a million dollars to their bank accounts,

Also Starring LeVar Burton

I watched the pilot and thought it had potential. Nothing spectacular, just mindless fun along the lines of The Big Bang Theory, but I really like everyone in the cast and have enjoyed Perry's other TV sitcoms in recent years (even if they flopped in the ratings department)...

Don't see the point comparing it to the original, because it's not going to come anywhere close, but if you take it for what it is it could be decent. There's a lot worse things on the telly box!

Frank O. Pinion

FloatingVoter wrote: »

What class of moron thinks Matthew Perry and some unknown can step into the shoes of Walther Matthau and Jack Lemmon. I'll assume Perry is drinking again if he thinks this is going places.

Lieutenant Jim Dangle is not an unknown.

FloatingVoter

Frank O. Pinion wrote: »

Lieutenant Jim Dangle is not an unknown.

I'm sure he's very popular among his close family and friends. He's not the guy out of CHIPs is he ?

Guy:Incognito

FloatingVoter wrote: »

He's not the guy out of CHIPs is he ?

How old do you think the guy is? Chips was on in the late 70's /early 80's

FloatingVoter

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

How old do you think the guy is? Chips was on in the late 70's /early 80's

He could have had work done :pac:

JP Liz V1

Thomas Lennon was in Friends as Joey's hand double

OU812

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-erBtxIU1ww

I normally commit to minimum three episodes before deciding on wether or not to get engaged with a new show. First episode got a few laughs out of me, Lennon's character seemed better to me. Perry appeared to have some sort of mouth problem, new teeth maybe, some of his lines seemed muffled.

I think there's probably potential in updating the show so that it can tackle modern themes - psychology=facebook for some example.

Might give this a six episode commitment as I love Perry & he needs a break - Studio 60 should never have been cancelled.

JP Liz V1

Cancelled

http://tvline.com/2017/05/15/the-odd-couple-cancelled-no-season-4-cbs/

Harry Palmr

Shocked!

Frank O. Pinion

Fourth show from Perry to get cancelled since Friends, but the first to make it past the first season. He's making progress.