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FIRST??? by TheGhostWhoLurks	May 26th, 2009 02:23:48 AM
Looks bad.
I like peanut butter and my dog does too! by iownyou	May 26th, 2009 02:25:13 AM
it's sticky
The show, I mean.. not being first... by TheGhostWhoLurks	May 26th, 2009 02:25:34 AM
Being first is AWESOME! Unfortunately, Christian Bale wouldn't know that, from the box office returns this weekend. Just sayin'.
Maybe Bale can ask Ben Stiller what it's like to be first by TheGhostWhoLurks	May 26th, 2009 02:29:03 AM
...If Stiller will actually return his phone calls.
Bogota for LA? by BadMrWonka	May 26th, 2009 03:31:40 AM
jesus, I thought Vancouver for LA was miserable...this is a whole new level of cheapness and idiocy. the thing is, if you know you have a huge steaming pile of shit, and you are so sure that you shoot in BOGOTA so you don't waste an extra dollar on a show that's inevitably going to be cancelled...WHY MAKE IT? I just don't understand.
Can we get Media Messiah on this show as a patient? by V'Shael	May 26th, 2009 04:40:21 AM
That'd be hilarious.
I'm sick of medical dramas by D.Vader	May 26th, 2009 07:08:40 AM
They all feel like a ripoff of something else. Grey's Anatomy is ER but with more sex and soap opera drama. Jada Pinkett's new show looks like Grey's Anatomy but with more nurses. Blech.
Jacqueline McKenzie = 1979-era Mary Steenburgen by Nasty In The Pasty	May 26th, 2009 07:14:36 AM

Cops, doctors, lawyers by Nasty In The Pasty	May 26th, 2009 07:16:16 AM
There should be a five-year ban on any pilot episodes featuring the three aforementioned professions as protagonists, but that'd mean only six or seven shows would actually get produced...
He's not mental... by The McPoyle Clan	May 26th, 2009 07:34:19 AM
...just coked out. Support your local economy!
Speaking of narcotics, by The McPoyle Clan	May 26th, 2009 07:39:37 AM
where's the AICN love for our favorite cooker, Heisenberg?
If there's one thing the ladies LOVE to be called... by Thick McRunFast	May 26th, 2009 07:43:01 AM
...it's "beefier-than-remembered". I bet Herc gets ALL the chicks.
International co-production almost always means by ThrowMeTheIdol	May 26th, 2009 08:30:54 AM
that something sucks. Krod Mandoon is another example, a good idea done poorly.
' Homeland Security agent with the Canadian accent from “The 440 by Big Jim	May 26th, 2009 09:48:01 AM
That's funny, seeing as how Jacqueline McKenzie is from Australia.
Nope. by HoboCode	May 26th, 2009 09:52:48 AM

Jacqueline McKenzie = hot by snowpuff	May 26th, 2009 10:06:58 AM

I already hate this show by johnnyangel	May 26th, 2009 10:19:33 AM
just from the previews.
The only thing I liked about the preview was by rsanta74	May 26th, 2009 10:56:04 AM
the guy who played "Haywire" on Prison Break. He's typecast as a batshit mental patient, but I'll be damned if he doesn't play and look the part convincingly. Outside of that, nothing even remotely interests me in seeing the pilot. I would have preferred seeing Christ Whatshisface as a mental patient who THINKS he's a doctor.
"Beefier-than-remembered"? by DennisMM	May 26th, 2009 01:39:13 PM
Dear gods, Herc, just say she's a big fat bitch, if you're going to be shallow. Why fixate on her body type? Would you describe her as "uglier-than-remembered" if she'd had some facial injury that required reconstructive surgery?
"beefier-than-remembered " by Big Jim	May 26th, 2009 02:04:00 PM
maybe it's in reference to her stint on the Sopranos where she makes Tony a steak and throws it at him. But I doubt it. Plus, I wouldn't say the 3rd season of a 6 season show is "the later episodes", unless he meant "later than the second season".
2 points for the Ed Grimley reference, Herc by m00kiedood	May 26th, 2009 02:08:11 PM
And another 2 points for the reviewer that said the cast acted like they had just got off a flight from a Vancouver Community Theatre. Snap!
On a better note... by allykatD	May 26th, 2009 03:09:45 PM
Burn Notice starts up again on June 4th. I'm surprised this series doesn't get more love. It's probably one of the best shows on TV.
Just waiting for the colorectal surgeon version of House now by tangcameo	May 26th, 2009 03:13:56 PM
We praise the colorectal surgeon Misunderstood and much maligned Slaving away in the heart of darkness Working where the sun don't shine Respect the colorectal surgeon It's a calling few would crave Lift up your hands and join us Let's all do the finger wave When it comes to spreading joy There are many techniques Some spread joy to the world And others just spread cheeks Some may think the cardiologist Is their best friend But the colorectal surgeon knows... He'll get you in the end! Why be a colorectal surgeon? It's one of those mysterious things. Is it because in that profession There are always openings? When I first met a colorectal surgeon He did not quite understand; I said, "Hey nice to meet you But do you mind? We don't shake hands." He sailed right through medical school Because he was a whiz Oh but he never thought of psychology Though he read passages. A doctor he wanted to be For golf he loved to play, But this is not quite what he meant... By eighteen holes a day! Praise the colorectal surgeon Misunderstood and much maligned Slaving away in the heart of darkness Working where the sun don't shine!
"beefier" by Silventhal	May 26th, 2009 03:29:00 PM
Get AIDS, herc
Geez, herc tries to put it nicely and gets fried by ThrowMeTheIdol	May 26th, 2009 04:43:00 PM
Comparing an actress's inability to stop putting pork chops in her mouth to having a facial injury like DennisMM did is silly.
Next Season of HOUSE would be by wtriker1701	May 26th, 2009 04:53:53 PM
a great if late starting point for an excellent TB, wouldn't it? Considering FOX spends less money for a moderate 'House'-Clone it could mean they won't spend much money or love for a 7th season of our beloved Doctor! Come on, Herc. Please consider it!
Ya know, instead of burning off series that by skimn	May 26th, 2009 05:15:26 PM
should have never been made in the first place, or reallity garbage (I'm A Celebrity, Shoot Me In The Head), I actually miss reruns.
grreeeeeaaattt by simondark	May 26th, 2009 06:18:19 PM
another useless medical drama...you know what we need...a good comedy/drama about teachers.Oh wait they've done that before and it got cancelled even though it was funny as shit and hilarious as hell.Too bad for me i guess
Pat Sajak..... by deadboy1313	May 26th, 2009 08:34:36 PM
seems like such a decent kind of guy don't you think?
Debra Joy Levine... by randie1313	May 26th, 2009 10:20:53 PM
...did the only decent modern version of "Superman" in "Lois and Clark." That show when downhill fast when she was booted and John Shea left as Luthor.
oh look..AICN is ripping on fox again by Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer	May 26th, 2009 11:15:36 PM
YAWN
That Sciorra chick is pretty damn sexy... by Ka Dargo	May 27th, 2009 12:05:03 AM
So she's not a walking skeleton, she still has a beautiful face and the black hair and the sexy ass glasses.
Wouldn't it be great by Series 7	May 27th, 2009 02:07:33 AM
If that was the season finale of House, and then this was a spin off show with him as his Dr.?? ANYONE!
haha by ottomatic	May 27th, 2009 03:37:43 AM
Mental and Mentalist are on at the same time.Idk why but I find amusing. I can't wait for Burn Notice next week.Last season began with him on fire(almost) and ended with him in water(atlantic).Plus bring on trueblood and psych!
It only took five minutes of watching this to by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 27th, 2009 07:48:49 AM
realize it was a House clone. Not that that's a bad thing, but it is proof originality is dead.
Hate reviews of series after one episode... by Mr_H	May 27th, 2009 08:22:34 AM
While I won't disagree it was bad, some great shows take a little to find it's legs. WHich is too bad. Many great shows in the past would've been cancelled in today's world. I wish they would be required to run a season before cancelling a series. At least they would know how it would all turn out and could end the crap series and not leave it's followers hanging.
True. I'm still mad at Herc for not giving by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 27th, 2009 08:45:09 AM
Sons of Anarchy a chance after just one epsisode.
The British invasion cotinues by terry1978	May 27th, 2009 09:40:26 AM
I get that they're cheaper to cast than American actors and in some cases, take the craft a little more seriously than some of us over here, but it's a tad on the nose now.
I watched this for 5 minutes by mthrndr	May 27th, 2009 10:36:02 AM
It was pure ass.
According to USA Today by skimn	May 27th, 2009 11:13:02 AM
"Mental is of some interest to those who cover the business of show business because it was shot in Bogotá, Colombia, making it a kind of next-step poster child for cost-cutting international co-productions" So do they have children operate the cameras too?
"So do they have children operate the cameras too?" by Big Jim	May 27th, 2009 11:24:47 AM
That, and easy access to cheaper coke, make it a network exec's dream.
Oh FOX, you just can't win. by MurderMostFowl	May 27th, 2009 07:01:50 PM
Your retarded half assed shows that try to capitalize on previous successes. If only you had a critically acclaimed show that you canned to replace it Oh wait, you have alot of those... I think the body is still warm on T:SCC if you get down on your knees soon enough maybe you can bring it back?
HOUSE by alcester	May 29th, 2009 10:46:47 AM
i started out really liking this show, but the more House i see, i think he really is just a prick, and its getting old.
I'm waiting for BlackAdder cameos on House or... by tangcameo	May 30th, 2009 09:53:28 AM
...Atkinson to make the next series of BlackAdder and call it BlackAdder MD and have Robinson either an intern or a male nurse, Frye in the Cuddy role (sort of) and Laurie as a patient.
Is Sciorra going for the Tina Fey look? by tangcameo	May 30th, 2009 09:58:16 AM
When I first saw the ads for Mental I thought, "Isn't she busy with 30 Rock? Does she really need to do two shows at once?"

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