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Is ABC’s OCTOBER ROAD Paved With Gold Or A Dead End??

No by NudeandAroused	Mar 15th, 2007 11:41:43 AM
Reviews are terrible
HARRY DO YOU LIKE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS??? by i eat cannibals	Mar 15th, 2007 11:43:48 AM
How come no one on this weBsitE is talking about the most kickass show on TV. Does everyone hate this show????
Berenger by NudeandAroused	Mar 15th, 2007 11:43:55 AM
Was never really a great actor. Though his role in "Platoon" was excellent. Hasn't really done much since.
What else had the same author slams hometown plot? by arrangedletters	Mar 15th, 2007 11:48:01 AM
I can't remember.
Other than by landocolt45	Mar 15th, 2007 11:56:44 AM
Laura Prepon(did I spell that right?) I will not be watching this crap. Seems like a grown up Everwood. I vote dead end!
Squashua gives it a "No way am I watching that." by Squashua	Mar 15th, 2007 12:17:47 PM
Even the trailers look terrible. Guys leaves for "6 months" and everyone waves; comes back 10 years later after never having contacted any of them but wrote a tell-all book about them. What a load of horse hockey.
It's weird to see Prepon as anyone other than Donna by Lando Griffin	Mar 15th, 2007 02:29:30 PM
It's got to be at least better than Fez's "Yo Mamma" show right? Oh yeah which do you prefer Prepon as a blonde or redhead?
That dig was ASS by Outrider304	Mar 15th, 2007 03:55:42 PM
This show looks absolutely horrible, but that doesn't mean that those of us that know Andy Barker will have about as much success as NBC's "Four Kings" did last year will watch this piece of junk. I can't understand how you like Heroes, the Wire, 24, and other well written shows, but are also into Buffy and Gilmore Girls. Only two possible reasons: You're getting kick backs or you are taking estrogen injections.
Ouch! by oisin5199	Mar 15th, 2007 04:59:52 PM
Those are some pretty unanimously scathing reviews. And Outrider, not every brilliant show has to have shit blowing up and people getting shot. Sometimes well developed characters are actually entertaining all on their own. You should try it sometime, if it won't threaten your manhood.
0 out of 10 by DynamixRo	Mar 15th, 2007 05:02:09 PM
That's like two thumbs down right up the ass, if that's even possible.
Berenger was always underrated by Devil By The Deed	Mar 15th, 2007 05:33:09 PM
..and his addition to this cliche-fest will continue it.
Shows with too defined an idea. by Mooly	Mar 15th, 2007 05:43:39 PM
Shows like this are destined to fail and it has nothing to do even with how good or terrible it is. The guy comes home to pick up his ex and make amends with buddies. Wow...that is one season and then what? What happens then other than reverting to being just like every other romance-drama show EVER. Look at hit shows like Lost or Heroes. they can do pretty much anything they want because the basic idea is so simple. ONe has superheros and the other has people on an island. On the other hand a show like OCtober Road has too strict an initial premise and therefore ends up being more chained by it than aided.
Laura Prepon for Mary Jane. by rbatty024	Mar 15th, 2007 05:45:43 PM
Who's with me? She's a million times better than the "let's kill Spider-Man" girl. Oh, and definitely red.
Oisin5199 by Outrider304	Mar 15th, 2007 06:26:50 PM
That wasn't a very nice thing to say, but if you look at my examples, Heroes has very entertaining characters, and in the Wire, while people do occassionally get shot (albeit very rarely), nothing ever explodes and its mostly a character and story driven show. However, if you want more evidence that I'm not soley a shoot em up fan, I also love the Shield, Friday Night Lights, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Boston Legal. All of which are often touted for their strong characters and writing. To clarify, I do not watch Gilmore Girls, The OC, Leguna Beach or any other show that targets its marketing to 12 year old girls.
Blonde Donna was hot by Napoleon Park	Mar 15th, 2007 07:11:07 PM
but I definitely prefer Prepon as a red-head. Remember when she used to be the new Alicia Witt? *** As for this show, I did a book report on "Return to Peyton Place" back in high school (and I'm 54 now) so I've seen it.
I Enjoyed it by Floating Egg	Mar 15th, 2007 10:18:03 PM
Yes, it's not particularly original, but I like the characters and I'm interested to see what happens next. It gave me a bit of an Everwood feeling.
Prepon as redhed is teh sex by Osmosis Jones	Mar 15th, 2007 11:06:08 PM
Blonde Prepon is boring, just like this show looks.
Truly awful show by neonist	Mar 16th, 2007 07:47:10 AM
Anyone who saw this show last night and continued to watch after the air guitar band scene is a sick, sick fucker. This is the worst TV I have seen since 'In Case of Emergency'.
sounds awesome by I Cant Believe I Actually Registered	Mar 16th, 2007 11:05:26 AM
im pissed i missed the first episode
Air Guitar Band by Big Jim	Mar 16th, 2007 12:47:36 PM
I saw the promo and thought I might catch it if for no other reason than watch Laura Prepon do something other than Donna. But then I saw bits of the Air Guitar Band (or, to be fair, Air Guitar on a Tennis Racket Band). And I thought, no, I don't think I could ever watch that. But I'm scared to thik that if this show gets cancelled ABC will replace it with "Battle of the Celebrity Tennis Racket Air Guitar Bands" (hosted by Pauly Shore and Kimmy from Full House).
I had taped the episode and decided to give it a look by Big Jim	Mar 18th, 2007 04:24:40 PM
to see if it was as bad as I thought. First off, the lame Air Guitar band scene I saw in the ads was not the one in the show. What they showed was lame, but the one to come has them on stage with the kid with them - lame to the Nth degree. As for the episode, the whole "is the kid his" storyline is so poorly done. The guy has had no contact with any of his friends, probably not given any them a second thought in 10 years, but as soon as he meets his old girlfriend's kid he immediately thinks it must be his. Dude, you took off to Europe for the summer and she didn't think you would ever be coming back. Did he do the math down to the exact week on how old the kid was in relation to exactly when he left? Second, the kid has a peanut allergy, so what? It's kind of a common thing these days. It's like saying he has brown hair so he must be my kid. And how big an asshole is this guy? He goes to Europe for the summer, comes back and abandons all of his friends and only returns because he has writer's block. One more thing, the music. They make reference to their REO Speedwagon albums and even play a song. People, the guy left in 1997, not 1987, get the right frickin' decade!

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