tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post7890883536002282264..comments2022-04-08T12:57:26.584-05:00Comments on Phoenixanew: Parker Lewis Can't Lose Season 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-437348078468008302013-09-19T14:32:06.088-05:002013-09-19T14:32:06.088-05:00+JMJ+
So I finally watched that YouTube clip of ...+JMJ+ <br /><br />So I finally watched that YouTube clip of the <i>Ferris Bueller</i> TV series . . . <br /><br />My first thought--which I'm sure was everyone else's first thought--was: "They're not even trying to make the guy look like Matthew Broderick." And then of course we get the bit with the chainsaw. =P I do like the <i>meta</i>-ness of it, but I find the "realEnbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-11458159643839141442013-09-16T06:51:30.307-05:002013-09-16T06:51:30.307-05:00I could have sworn I mentioned that in my review, ...I could have sworn I mentioned that in my review, but I guess I forgot to. They made a few sly references to the other show during the first season, making no secret both its original influences and its competition.therealphoenixanewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728133971705657561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-68793305014396530862013-09-16T00:40:35.875-05:002013-09-16T00:40:35.875-05:00It's worth pointing out that there was a Ferri...It's worth pointing out that there was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy2kAfHHids" rel="nofollow">a Ferris Bueller TV series</a>, which premiered on NBC in the exact same fall 1990 season as Parker Lewis. Despite Ferris premiering a month earlier, it was cancelled after 13 episodes, with Parker crushing it in the ratings.NoelCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744014386233716741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-76282215380083433102013-09-12T15:30:50.973-05:002013-09-12T15:30:50.973-05:00+JMJ+
When the Just the Ten of Us episodes which...+JMJ+ <br /><br />When the <i>Just the Ten of Us</i> episodes which had been on YouTube were pulled, I had hoped it was because a DVD release was imminent. Yeah, well, I'm still waiting . . . Now, I get why media companies don't want us watching stuff for free when they go to the trouble to put out quality DVD packages, but in that case, YouTube was the only alternative and they weren'Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-43232235107894470802013-09-12T15:11:26.981-05:002013-09-12T15:11:26.981-05:00I'm not sure what's worse - not having acc...I'm not sure what's worse - not having access to the seasons at all, or knowing that once I reach the end of Season 2, I'm not going to be able to get Season 3 because they didn't release that one on DVD. I guess I will have to measure that disappointment when I get there. (I was recently very disappointed to find out Just the Ten of Us never got any kind of DVD release, so I feeltherealphoenixanewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728133971705657561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727181806679003267.post-50458079028193622252013-09-12T14:54:59.486-05:002013-09-12T14:54:59.486-05:00+JMJ+
I really wish I could watch this one again...+JMJ+ <br /><br />I really wish I could watch this one again! I got to watch the Pilot a short time ago and loved the straight-up shot of 90s nostalgia. =D <br /><br />What I noticed then that I didn't notice originally was how closely Parker resembles Ferris Bueller in spirit. (You may recall that we discussed this on Twitter?) I don't blame the producers for being inspired by Ferris, asEnbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com