"News Radio" Appreciation Thread [Archive]

Jobberific

11-20-2002, 10:58 AM

Fantastic esemble cast; the late great Phil Hartman, Dave Foley, Andy Dick when he was still loaded with drugs and therefore funny. The reruns are shown everyday on A&E and I never miss it.

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FMJeff

11-20-2002, 11:45 AM

yeah, good show...the Dick Hartman dynamic was the best on television...it sucks that he's dead...stupid bitch wife jealous of her husband's success...ugh why didn't she just kill herself that twat...

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11-20-2002, 11:58 AM

That show is in my top five for favorite sitcoms of all time. I watch it everyday on A&E and my local Fox station.

It's nice to see some of the people move on to other shows now. Joe's doing well on Fear Factor, Catherine is on CSI Miami and Lisa is great on ER.

Maura Tierney is from Boston. :)

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Tall_James

11-20-2002, 12:54 PM

Stephen Root is the greatest. His turns as Milton in "Office Space" and as the blind DJ in "O Brother Where Art Thou?" ruled.

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WintersEmbers

11-20-2002, 01:16 PM

i really dont think there has been a funnier television actor than phil hartman...ever...

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FMJeff

11-20-2002, 01:20 PM

i really dont think there has been a funnier television actor than phil hartman...ever...

will farrel is funnier, by far...

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Dudeman

11-20-2002, 01:26 PM

i never saw the show when
it was on primetime, but i
love the reruns.

it has great writing AND
great acting

TheMojoPin

11-20-2002, 02:07 PM

I even loved it when Lovitz came on. Of course, that was mostly because the last season had Puddy from "Seinfeld" as the evil Johnny Johnson, king of the winos.

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schmega

11-20-2002, 08:31 PM

its tough to watch now cuz i miss hartman. its also one of the bests casts in recent years. and it reminds me that maura tierney used to be hot.

Cybersoldier

11-20-2002, 08:37 PM

that was a good show until hartman died, his replcement suck they could have gotten someone funnier

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Patches

11-21-2002, 10:15 AM

I agree w/ Cybersoldier. Lovitz sucks.

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11-21-2002, 12:33 PM

Lovitz was only his replacement in the loosest sense of the word. It was a totally different kind of character, and I thought he was hilarious. He wasn't supposed to be another Bill sort of character. That would just have been stupid, and anyone expecting that would just be even stupider. Lovitz rules. Him playing Satan on SNL is still one of the funniest things known to man.

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Patches

11-21-2002, 12:44 PM

Yeah but, he still sucks.

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NewYorkDragons80

11-21-2002, 01:52 PM

Phil Hartman was the best!!! I had a Phil Hartman website that I started about a month before he died. He was the greatest without a doubt. Newsradio really ran out of gas after the death of Phil. I liked when they weren't sure whether the show would be back the next season, so they just went all-out for the season finales. The Space Station and Titanic episodes rocked!!!

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Johnny4

11-21-2002, 02:04 PM

Lovitz is funny. Case in point the Wedding Singer. The funniest part of that movie is his 2 minute appearance. He stepped into a bad situation, Hartman and him were buddies.

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blakjeezis

11-21-2002, 02:28 PM

Can we not turn this into a Jon Lovitz bashing thread? What he had to do on 'Talk Radio' was tough. Phil Hartman was a beloved performer and a true comic genius, but Lovitz is great in his own right. One need only watch a few episodes of 'The Critic' to see that. As far as 'Talk Radio' goes, it's a very funny show, the cast worked well together, and it's a shame it ended.

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11-21-2002, 04:04 PM

will farrel is funnier, by far...
I gotta disagree. Hartman was just incredible. Ferrall has his moments but not as many as Hartman.

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11-21-2002, 04:12 PM

I LOVE ANDY DICK!!!!!

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I LOVE DICK!!!!
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Contra

11-21-2002, 07:56 PM

hartman= funniest man of all time

dick= funniest crack addict of all time

all the characters were in good comedic sync with eachother, if any of them had been someone else i don't think it would have been as funny. i love the show and catch any rerun i can, when is it on A&E?

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TheMojoPin

11-21-2002, 08:14 PM

I loved Hartman, but everyone talks like he carried "Newsradio". Let's give proper credit here, as this was truly an ensemble show, something that's far too rare in the last decade or so on network television.

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TheMojoPin

11-21-2002, 08:15 PM

when is it on A&E?

They show an hour of it every weekday at 2 PM.

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Fallon

11-21-2002, 08:19 PM

They show an hour of it every weekday at 2 PM.
I think it's also on at 8 AM.

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stump12

11-21-2002, 08:28 PM

dick= funniest crack addict of all time

robin willaims was the funniest crack addict of all time.
lovitz sucked. hartman was god and i never wann hear anyone compare will farrell to him again!

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angrymissy

11-22-2002, 07:32 PM

I liked when they weren't sure whether the show would be back the next season, so they just went all-out for the season finales. The Space Station and Titanic episodes rocked!!!

Those two episodes were fucking insane

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Zestie

11-22-2002, 07:53 PM

Maura Tierney is still hot. 

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schmega

11-22-2002, 08:21 PM

Maura Tierney is still hot.

yeah, if you like short, stumpy legs and a wide, but flat, ass. its like her body aged 20 years since 'news radio' ended.

Zestie

11-22-2002, 09:46 PM

Nah, it's those ER scrubs that make her look that way. And by the way, I think you just described several women I've dated! 

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TheMojoPin

11-22-2002, 10:31 PM

You can get a nice half-a-boob shot of Tierny in "Primary Colors".

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NewYorkDragons80

11-25-2002, 04:22 PM

Mojo, without a doubt it was an ensemble effort. You will not find a bigger Phil Hartman fan on EARTH than myself, but he was and always has been the prototypical team player. He is hysterical and makes those around him funny at the same time. The show would not have ever worked had you cast anyone else on it. Just look what happened when they had the guy who played Jimmy James's nephew and the efficiency expert who fired Matthew (and is now on the Gilmore Girls).

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furie

01-25-2003, 07:10 AM

Best episode, without a doubt was when Mr. James' book was rereleased in the US after being translated from Japanese.
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I think the Dave/Jimmy James dynamic was better than the Bill/Matthew.

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