June 14, 2004
Hearsay
Overheard tonight on the series premiere of North Shore (Fox's futile attempt to replicate the magic that is "The OC").
Some Girl: "Can I ask you a question? Do you want to do it or what?"
Ahhh...isn't that sweet? And 15 minutes later came this little gem:
Idiot A: "She's been jocking me since she got here." ....
Idiot B: "I can verify that."
Fantastic. I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict that this show will be lucky to last the Summer. What makes "The OC" great is that it walks the fine line of absolute absurdity with its melodrama and teenybopper slang, but does so with a sense of humor and the self-awareness that it neither is nor is trying to be a serious drama. Fox's latest piece of crap draws no such distinction...
Of course, plenty of freaks out there disagree...
Some Girl: "Can I ask you a question? Do you want to do it or what?"
Ahhh...isn't that sweet? And 15 minutes later came this little gem:
Idiot A: "She's been jocking me since she got here." ....
Idiot B: "I can verify that."
Fantastic. I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict that this show will be lucky to last the Summer. What makes "The OC" great is that it walks the fine line of absolute absurdity with its melodrama and teenybopper slang, but does so with a sense of humor and the self-awareness that it neither is nor is trying to be a serious drama. Fox's latest piece of crap draws no such distinction...
Of course, plenty of freaks out there disagree...
