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Britney Tries A TV Channel Other Than E! For A Change

scott pgwp — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:30:49 EDT

At no point did she convey the edge or danger a true actress might have brought to the role

I don't know about that... what about that totally awesome scene where Sun was like "What happens to pregnant women on this island?" and Britney just looks at her and says "They die." I thought that was badass.

scott pgwp

Britney Tries A TV Channel Other Than E! For A Change

MyMuffinTop — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:47:52 EDT

I didn't think Brit Brit was bad at all. She wasn't given much, but that couldn't have hurt. And, yes, Sarah Chalke also didn't hurt...mmm.

MyMuffinTop

Britney Tries A TV Channel Other Than E! For A Change

Rob Murphy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:23:21 EDT

Yay! Britney helped HIMYM score its best ratings ever!!! And THR says she probably saved the show for one more season!

Uh...thanks...

[www.hollywoodreporter.com]

Rob Murphy

Britney Tries A TV Channel Other Than E! For A Change

Rob Murphy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:21:26 EDT

@Al Shipley: "Agreed."

That two-minute-date sequence was not only charming but was technically brilliant. Kudos to Josh Radnor, Sarah Chalke, and Pamela Fryman for pulling that off.

Britney-issues aside, I thought it was a great episode myself. But the reviews are oddly mixed. For example...

Good: [have-you-met-ted.com]

Bad: [www.tvsquad.com]

Rob Murphy

Britney Tries A TV Channel Other Than E! For A Change

Rob Murphy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:13:19 EDT

@Maura Johnston: They don't tape the show "live before a studio audience" because they utilize so much "time shifting" as a story-telling device, the show just doesn't lend itself to "live taping". I actually read once that *after* they edit the show together, they "screen" it for an audience and "record" laughter, which is edited in before broadcast, but I don't quite buy that, as the "final product" sounds like a laugh track to me.

You may have already guessed -- hey! I've even told you -- I'm a huge fan of the show, so I was quite eager to see last night's broadcast, even though I was pissed off about how the gimmicky-casting of Britney ended up chasing off Alicia Silverstone, who was possibly being set up as "The Mother". But I've made my peace about all of that, and if Britney's appearance drew some casual viewers who might start tuning in more regularly, and this maybe saves the show -- it's on the chopping block AGAIN, thanks CBS! -- I'll be grateful for that.

Oh, wait -- this post is about Britney's PERFORMANCE. She was alright. Mandy Moore was better in the season-opener, IMO.

Also, the Fox News and Boston Globe blurbs get it right -- Britney's two best moments were the "I heard a woman screaming in here" joke and the "can we have sex on it and then go shopping" joke.

Rob Murphy

Britney Tries A TV Channel Other Than E! For A Change

Chris N. — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:11:34 EDT

"Edge or danger"?

Chris N.

Britney Tries A TV Channel Other Than E! For A Change

Al Shipley — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:47:58 EDT

As a fan of the show, I thought it was a good episode, although it helped that Sarah Chalke got more screen time than Britney.

Al Shipley

Britney Tries A TV Channel Other Than E! For A Change

Maura Johnston — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:27:39 EDT

she wasn't bad. i would like that show a lot more if it didn't use a laugh track.

also, was i the only person who thought 'that '70s show did this first' during the big star-soundtracked closing scene?

Maura Johnston

Britney Tries A TV Channel Other Than E! For A Change

dippinkind — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:25:10 EDT

i'm in agreement with the fox review on this one, what was anyone expecting beyond that? she's not meryl streep any more than she's sarah vaughn, but it made her sem likeable(and sane) again for the first time in a long while.

dippinkind