Subject: Re: PICKET FENCES - NOT ugh!
From: iott@rtsg.mot.com (Joel K. Iott)
Date: 1992-09-28, 12:30
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.twin-peaks

ceblair@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Charles Blair) writes:
> >Cheesy David Lynch imitation.

You forgot IMHO.  :)

I prefer to think of it as "Lynch Lite".
Less violence & darkness, familiar odd-ball characters.

I would recommend Twin Peaks fans at least check it out and make up their own
minds.  Yes, it's not as good as Twin Peaks, but it's better than
yet-another-stupid-family-sitcom, or yet-another-gritty-cop-drama.

I predict it won't last too long, but then nothing lasts too long on network
TV.  So check it out while you can.


Some good points of the show:

The smart-alec son who is always pulling pranks and getting into trouble. 
Contrast this realistic, funny portrayal against the typical stereotypical
sitcom smart-ass kid who is always wise-mouthing his stupid parents. 
The actor has previously played Marshall's best friend on Eerie, Indiania.

I like the character of the male deputy.  I enjoyed the story about his romance
with the traveling singer.  I think he does a good job of portraying somebody
with a good heart, who has been burned in the past, and who is awkward at
expressing himself. 

I like the mother character, who comes across a person trying to be a good
parent, while having to deal with some unruly kids.


Some bad points of the show:

As noted, it can tend to be a bad David Lynch imitation.

Teenage daughter is truly annoying.

Refugee-from-Poltergeist female phone operator is annoying.

Female deputy is not very interesting.

--
Joel

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