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<blockquote data-quote="Bobby Southworth" data-source="post: 438825" data-attributes="member: 4960"><p>To be honest, I'm not a big fan of Laverne & Shirley. It can be ok, but for me, it was just a little too silly and contrived, like most Miller/Boyett productions. Actors with real talent, and shows where the premise was setup perfectly and promisingly, totally butchered and watered down by Miller-Boyett's assembly line of kid friendly slop. I'm sorry.. I know there were still good moments, but they really knew how to ruin a show with potential.</p><p></p><p>Oddly enough, I've always had somewhat of a soft spot for the last season with just Penny. I don't think every episode was good, but it gave her a chance to really shine, and her reactions to all the craziness around her, and the situations she somehow found herself in were gold. I really appreciated Penny Marshall's personality in real life, too. The "I just don't give a crap", sarcastic attitude, and her delivery.</p><p></p><p>There was an episode that last season where Laverne walks into a friend's apartment, and if I'm remembering correctly, he might have already been depressed or something, and she tosses a ball for his dog to catch, and the ball goes over the balcony, and the dog jumps right over the balcony after it. I literally laughed out loud, and the fact that this scene comes to mind so many years after I saw it says something. You find out the dog is ok because I think he's on the 1st floor or something like that, but as the audience, we didn't know at first. LOL. This kinda writing was top notch, and it's too bad Miller/Boyett didn't have more of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bobby Southworth, post: 438825, member: 4960"] To be honest, I'm not a big fan of Laverne & Shirley. It can be ok, but for me, it was just a little too silly and contrived, like most Miller/Boyett productions. Actors with real talent, and shows where the premise was setup perfectly and promisingly, totally butchered and watered down by Miller-Boyett's assembly line of kid friendly slop. I'm sorry.. I know there were still good moments, but they really knew how to ruin a show with potential. Oddly enough, I've always had somewhat of a soft spot for the last season with just Penny. I don't think every episode was good, but it gave her a chance to really shine, and her reactions to all the craziness around her, and the situations she somehow found herself in were gold. I really appreciated Penny Marshall's personality in real life, too. The "I just don't give a crap", sarcastic attitude, and her delivery. There was an episode that last season where Laverne walks into a friend's apartment, and if I'm remembering correctly, he might have already been depressed or something, and she tosses a ball for his dog to catch, and the ball goes over the balcony, and the dog jumps right over the balcony after it. I literally laughed out loud, and the fact that this scene comes to mind so many years after I saw it says something. You find out the dog is ok because I think he's on the 1st floor or something like that, but as the audience, we didn't know at first. LOL. This kinda writing was top notch, and it's too bad Miller/Boyett didn't have more of it. [/QUOTE]
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