Comments on: Review: No Need to Visit ‘Cougar Town’

By: alan

alan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:34:14 +0000

This is the closest thing to "Springtime for Hitler" i have ever seen. I believe for some reason they tried to make a bad show for a tax write-off. Courtney Cox essentially plays an older gay man, who spends all her time with "hunks" who have their shirt off more than Michael Phelps and are as hairless as a baby's backside. The writers must have been involved in a nasty divorce and wrote Courtney's character as a composite of what they tell their friends thier ex wife is doing now. For example, the picture has her holding a banana, that was in the first show when her son walked in on her performing a sex act on a guy who's name she did not even know("Matt, not Mark"). The next morning, the "son" pulled the banana from her hand saying "you will never have one of those again"- Funny heartwarming stuff,

By: rjc

rjc — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:38:39 +0000

I agree with DC Mike as well, and I myself am committed to not aging prematurely, which is what leads to statements like:

"All them tv shows are crap, they're all about sex or violence or glorifying (abc)! Back in MY DAY…"

"I boycott all Hollywood movies. All they do is make fun of Jesus or marriage or promote their homosexual agenda. Back in MY DAY…"

"I hate that rock music today. You can't even UNDERSTAND THE WORDS!! Can't sing along to the melody. Back in MY DAY…"

These are things that elderly people say when they truly have lost touch with the culture around them. Unfortunately this happens much sooner than necessary. There is a huge VARIETY of entertainment options out there. Studios release like a kazillion movies every year, there is going to be SOMETHING you are going to like. Same goes for tv shows and music.

Quit acting old. Be young at heart, and quit looking to the past as some idealized time. You're alive, now.

By: Mary_Damfino

Mary_Damfino — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:15:34 +0000

It's one thing to say the premise of the show doesn't interest you, but I agree with DC Mike in that I'm getting pretty tired of the people who come onto any TV-related thread and issue the general "All TV is crap" comment. There's several in this thread alone. It certainly has a if-you-like-TV-you're-a-moron tone to it, and that's what's irritating. It's not even a comment on the show being discussed.

As for Cougar Town, I actually think it's pretty cute. Modern Family is hilarious and even a lttle heartwarmingly cheesy, and The Middle is also very, very good.

By: Mary_Damfino

Mary_Damfino — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:15:34 +0000

As for Cougar Town, I actually think it's pretty cute. Modern Family is hilarious and even a lttle heartwarmingly cheesy, and The Middle is also very, very good.

By: DG in GA

DG in GA — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:57:26 +0000

Cougartown has become something of a guilty pleasure of mine. I watch it via Hulu on my computer. I agree that it is stupidly vulgar. They could eliminate a lot of the crude stuff, get rid of the vapid real estate assistant with the fake teeth and pump-up lips and put some more intelligent characters on the show. Courtney Cox is a beautiful, talented woman. Too bad she hasn't found a vehicle that really makes use of her skills. Get rid of the vapid boyfriend too. It would be more interesting if the viewer could actually understand what would attract a 40-something woman to a 20-something guy. Instead they are just trying to do a show that stars vulgar and stupid sexual situations. Which is probably why critics like it.

By: bato65

bato65 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:28 +0000

Any show that isn't taking gratuitous shots at Bush, conservatives, christians, etc., is ok by me.

By: A.Men

A.Men — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:06:02 +0000

Set back Women"s Lib back to the Stone Age!

By: tom

tom — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:53:53 +0000

…..95% of what is on the entire television and cable spectrum is not worth investing 10 seconds in…..

By: Wanda_Fucan

Wanda_Fucan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:42:20 +0000

Would deciding not to watch a show because the premise sounded uninteresting be OK with you?

What does "too good for TV" mean? Maybe you are bored with them because they do not know your shows. I missed a decade of TV in the '90s because I worked pretty much every waking moment. Now people do this Seinfeld thing and it is lost on me. It is a disconnect. Do you ever wonder what people who do not know your shows must think of YOUR conversation if it is composed primarily of the details of last night's Cougartown?

To each his own.

By: Thebutlerdidit

Thebutlerdidit — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:28:28 +0000

Uhm, I am a 43 yr old woman. Id rather open my wrists with a shoe horn than watch this crap. I like Courtney Cox, but shows about broads our age macking on dudes we are old enough to have given birth to, not so much.

BTW, according to the People magazine I read at the DRs office yesterday, cougars are OUT! 2010 is the year of the PUMA. The late 20s-30s chick who is as mature and together as a cougar, but younger and sexier. Now, if you will excuse me, my gas oven is calling me to put my head inside.