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| Clubhouse, McEnroe |
| Let's talk about stinks, baby |
| Originally published in the November 2004 edition of Take ONE, as written by Hank Brockett |
| Kent and Scott Peterson? What range!
But after three episodes, your brand of cloying coming-of-age drama combined with the jaded view of professional baseball felt too intense. Sports-related television shows thrive when the competitions add spice to the human drama and take things slow, not when they force the issue. �Playmakers� learned this, and after a corked bat, steroids and a trade rumor, maybe you learned it, too. I heard you�ve been moved to Saturday nights, the �I have to wash my hair� of television�s romance with the public. Well, I have to wash my hair, too. And �McEnroe,� with tennis great Johnny Mac, I feel like you don�t know yourself, and I just can�t deal with that. You�re on CNBC, and it�s not your fault, but do they even know who they are? Finance or fun? So you�re stuck with warmed-over, stilted comic bits and NBC-related guests, and now I see you spend half the show discussing �The Apprentice.� Which is fine, I guess, but for those who don�t watch The Donald, you�re like counting the facial hairs on Bjorn Borg � pointless and somewhat disturbing. I�m sorry, but we can�t see each other again. It�s not me, it�s � you. |
| McEnroe was upset at "Clubhouse," too. Clubhouse, McEnroe - both D-minus |
| (Overheard in front of the Take ONE TiVo)
Hey, how are you guys doing? �Clubhouse,� good to see you. �McEnroe,� can you believe this weather? You know, I�ve spent time with each of you these past few weeks and I just don�t think it�s working out. Now now, let me finish. I thought about just leaving a message on your respective fan sites, but we�re all adults here, right? So let me explain. �Clubhouse.� Clubby. The first time I saw Dean Cain in your cast I thought, �This might be the one � my show for the new season.� I mean, Clark |