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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

TV The Poochinski That Never Was

Posted by on Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:18 PM

Many of you have probably seen this already, but for those who have not...

It's a trailer for a 1990 pilot that went nowhere. I'm amazed that it went nowhere. What separates this piece of cultural junk from others?

 

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gloomy gus 1
It was too early for Peter Boyle's reappearance. He needed more wrinkle and sag, which is why Everybody Loves Raymond came at the perfect time for him.

It seems sad that I have a theory about this at all, though.
Posted by gloomy gus on January 6, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Callie 2
I can tell, based solely on the narration (and narrator's voice), that that shit isn't real. It was probably a spoof skit of some kind.
Posted by Callie http://www.facebook.com/Klosetnerd on January 6, 2010 at 1:45 PM
3
It was too intellectually complex and nuanced for the 1990 audience. But Michael Bay has a remake treatment in development.
Posted by Westside forever on January 6, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Foggen 4
O_O
Posted by Foggen on January 6, 2010 at 1:54 PM
Akbar Fazil 5
@2Callie,

How wrong you would be.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422974/

This shit was totally real. And totally shit. It also has the joy of being mentioned in an episode of Stargate SG-1 as a successfully show in their meta episode "Wormhole X-Treme"
Posted by Akbar Fazil on January 6, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Charles Mudede 6
@2, i think it's real: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422974/
Posted by Charles Mudede on January 6, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Zebes 7
I'm sincerely hoping it's real. The world seems like a much more innocent, magical place if it is.
Posted by Zebes http://www.badrap.org/rescue/index.html on January 6, 2010 at 2:29 PM
8
According to the description on YouTube, the narration is from an ABC TV special about failed TV pilots. I thought that sounded funny too.
Posted by g on January 6, 2010 at 2:33 PM
9
Okay, now I wish I was dead. Thanks.
Posted by Judah http://www.suoxi.net on January 6, 2010 at 2:53 PM
Vince 10
That dog needed to hump a few legs and crap in someone's shoe for it to be the highbrow comedy we're used to.
Posted by Vince on January 6, 2010 at 3:33 PM
TVDinner 11
@11: What, the obligatory bite in the nuts wasn't enough for you?
Posted by TVDinner http:// on January 6, 2010 at 6:50 PM
12
Hahaha, this totally reminds me of the film The TV Set. There is totally an unnecessary fart in the final clip real for the show they produce.
Posted by michellee on January 6, 2010 at 8:08 PM
13
Okay, obvs. that is supposed to be 'reel,' and why doesn't slog let me make my own links anymore? http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/the…
Posted by michellee on January 6, 2010 at 8:11 PM

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