Reunited And It Feels So Good

29 Comments

1. 1
   mellymel
   Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:23 am

   Are you going to do a write on this? I accidently Tivo the WB last night instead of Fox. I missed out on what happen in 1986…

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   EdHill
   Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:15 am

   Yeah but how soon until the Mrs. Doubtfire makeup starts to creep in?

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   Bevin
   Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:51 am

   I thought it was a bit cheesy at times, but I’ll definitely be hooked just to see what happens. Would love to read a recap if you plan on doing one.

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   Christina
   Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:58 am

   mellymel, they’re showing it again on Fox tonight.

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   need a jobby job
   Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:53 am

   how about the flashbacks 30somethings?!?! re-livin the 80′s!!

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   spidermonkey
   Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:19 am

   Loved it! Will catch it next week….

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   buckley
   Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:22 am

   I was psyched for this premiere, and it was great. I’m confused though,how are they going to make this into a returning series? They could get two seasons out of it, but if they plan to do a year an episode, and its only 20 years, then how are they going to keep this series up? Maybe they’ll keep going back to the years over and over?

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   nhanimal
   Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:24 am

   They did something right – they casted hot guys. And although I’m a sucker for all things nostalgic, I felt they were overdoing the “look it’s the a-ha music video! it’s obviously 1986!” thing – let’s focus less on that and better dialogue PLEASE. I found my attention split between the show and Giada Watch 2005. Have you seen the size of that head?!!!

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   Bevin
   Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:44 am

   #5: Love the 80s! Most of my friends constantly remind me I’m still stuck there!

   #7: I read somewhere they will recast the show and start all over in the fall of 2006 if they get renewed. OR pick one character from this season and get new characters and go from there. Something like that.

   #8: I agree! HOT guys! Where have I seen the Will character before? The guy playing Craig was on life as we know it – which is a show I liked, but unfortunately got cancelled.

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    hating reunion
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 10:11 am

    Absolute CRAP! and, yes, I was very much alive in 1986 -second year of college

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    joslyn
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 10:15 am

    I likes, I likes.
    This show should help me with my reality show addiction. It’s a nice break and almost strange to watch and enjoy scripted television again. Was it just me, but were some of the wigs/hair pieces/colors on the girls kind of obvious? Also the fashions for some of the guys were kind of off. I don’t remember Ringer T’s being in during the eighties. Just minor things. And yeah, it was cheesy in some spots, but in a good way. I’ll be tuning in and looking for the recaps.

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    J
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 10:59 am

    Terrible for so many reasons.

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    mellymel
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 11:06 am

    Will was on American Dreams.

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    tothemax
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 11:28 am

    I can’t think of enough ways to say this this show sucked, so I’ll just stick with this show sucked. The script, acting, everything was just plain bad.

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    suebee
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 11:40 am

    What night/time is this show on? I want to get on board with B-side.

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    Rebecca
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 12:08 pm

    I wanted to like it…but it was AWFUL. The acting was the worst I ‘ve ever seen. EVER.

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    Rebecca
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 12:09 pm

    I mean, seriously, the Kill Reality cast is acting rings around Reunion!

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    Victoria
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 12:34 pm

    I like the cheese factor. I do agree with the person who said they were trying too hard to make us believe it was 1986. Of course, this will all be irrelevant when it is cancelled in October. It is up against C.S.I. Does anyone know what the ratings were?

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    smithie
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 12:42 pm

    I want to say I loved it, but I’m not sure, but I do know I am addicted. I am pretty positive it’s the rich kid who gets killed, just a feeling.
    Good job aging that Carla 20 years, syke!

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    Aries
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 1:14 pm

    Post 14 sums up “Reunion” the best. The writing is terrible, terrible, terrible. I would say the acting is awful too, but even Meryl Streep wouldn’t be able to do anything with lines like “Of course you couldn’t fall for me, the lawn boy’s son who’s supposed to go Johns Hopkins in the fall but instead I’m going to jail for my best friend, the drunken, rich boy whose girlfriend I slept with and now regret.” The clunky writing probably won’t get much better since a year passes in each episode. The characters will not only have to recite the exposition for their own stereotypes but also have to catch us up on what’s happened in the last 12 months.

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    whatthe?
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:17 pm

    I loved the fact the “London” gave out a scholarship. Huh??? These people don’t look 18 and they don’t look 38. This show will die a fast and flaming death.

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    tj
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:07 pm

    i thought it was pretty good. b-side, it’s funny because i thought that they tried a little too hard at pulling us in (to a cheesy extent).

    is anyone else thinking that the premise of the show may also be its downfall? in addition to what buckley (#7) said, the writers have so much plot to cover in so little time.

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    EROSion
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:39 pm

    I dunno. . . yes, it will most likely be cancelled, but I am already anticipating next week’s episode. And yes, it was horribly acted (except for Carla – hello “That 80′s Show”!), but I can forgive the melodrama if only because I am in dire need of a non-reality addiction.

    PS I love Det. Keith!

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    Lady J
    Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:44 pm

    I tried to watch twice and was unimpressed. Period work is tough, not everyone can do it. Especially the 80s. The only one who looked right was the rich guy. Not one of the girls had the hairstyles right – and these were nothing hairdos to attempt. Props for having the curly haired one use tuck-combs in her hair.

    Even the music seemed hammy and fake. The only line I liked was the one about Haley’s comet. I’m not sure what year the show was in, but my recollection leads back to seventh grade a week before my birthday in April – that was 1986.

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    Deegola
    Posted September 10, 2005 at 12:10 pm

    Wow, she’s getting some BIG support!

    http://www.3dpools.com/gamespot/GO_Janey.jpg

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    J
    Posted September 10, 2005 at 2:12 pm

    Wow, this really was a full-out attack on my brain.

    It was a wreck from pretty much the start. What was with that eulogy? It was some of the clumsiest exposition I’ve ever seen. Oh, and I’m sure everyone at a funeral would love to be reminded that their loved one was “brutally murdered” and that they weren’t unique enough to be remembered as an individual and not merely as one of six friends.

    And in the first FIVE minutes we were beat over the head with “HEY EVERYBODY, IT’S 1986! LISTEN, IT’S SIMPLE MINDS! LISTEN, IT’S PAPA DON’T PREACH! ’86! 1986! LISTEN, IT’S A ROBERT PALMER SONG! STILL 1986! GET IT? ’86!” Seriously, the first five minutes. By the end of the first half hour we were also treated to a throwaway monologue about Wham (aka the next Beatles), at St. Elmo’s Fire reference, a Jefferson Starship reference, a Hailey’s Comet reference (I almost crapped my pants at this one), and what had to be the worst drop in of the night, “Hey, this Super-8 camera is AWESOME!”
    Remember, IT’S 1986! DON’T FORGET!

    Holy shit.

    I was seriously so whalloped with all the references I was expecting them to hit me every 20 seconds or so…
    “You’re gonna sleep with him, aren’t you? Because that’s what you do, you sleep with men who don’t give a damn about you. By the way, have you heard the new Thompson Twins cassette? It’s primo!”

    And what was with Will(I think) being sentenced to 12 months in jail? Why, dag nabbit, that’s just in time for next week’s episode! Oooo, sneaky.
    Seriously, can’t that lead to a trap where the writers can basically write anything they want into the show and not have there be any consequences? Like if the actor who plays Greg wants a 3 week vacation in the middle of the year, can’t they just be like, “Oh, Greg stabbed some guy in the face with a spoon and will be sentenced to jail for 3 YEARS”? Then, three episodes later, back into the fold. It’s retarded. Then again, the O.C. writers basically write anything they want and wrap it up within 2 or 3 episodes anyway. So maybe that’s not really farfetched.

    And what the hell was with that scene where Samantha(?) went to the abortion clinic? It was like, okay she says she’s pregnant, then later, she says ‘the coast is clear’, then later later, she really IS pregnant, then later later later she’s gonna get an abortion in the clinic, then 2 FUCKING SECONDS later after this big dramatic scene, she walks out and says she didn’t get an abortion after all. Christ, I hate this show. “Uh-oh, Will is going to get sent to jail, no he’s not, uh-oh, NOW HE IS FOR REAL, great…now he’s dead…now he’s back to life!”

    Also, why was Aaron so excited to score with his unrequited love? Congrats, buddy, you banged out the girl who bangs out everybody. Now you got the HIV.

    And to end it all, let’s not forget, “I guess you could say 1987 started off with a bang” accompanied by a visual of someone shooting a gun. I swear to god, this better not happen at the end of every episode. I don’t want to be watching next week and see her say “I guess you could say 1988 started off swimmingly” followed by a visual of someone drowning.

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    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
    Posted September 10, 2005 at 4:53 pm

    Wow J, couldn’t have summed it up better myself. The constant references to 1986 were overkill. I watched this show for 2 reasons- TVGasm, and the fact that this is my age group. This show was cheesy, but sadly, I’m afraid I’ll be watching again in hopes that it gets better.

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    Brian
    Posted September 10, 2005 at 4:58 pm

    YO,Deegola …take a pill dude(or several).If you think the shows so bad……DON’T WATCH IT….DUH!
    I thought it was pretty good,at least it’s not a desperate copy of Lost or Housewives.I do hope they pull back on the music after the pilot.A few songs work,too many just work your nerves.

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    Brian
    Posted September 10, 2005 at 5:00 pm

    OOps … sory Deegola … that was meant for J not you.