Reviews

no, REALLY -- you should have seen it!

Bonnie Hunt's earliest (and most short-lived) attempt to share her innate sitcom charm was, artistically, her best effort. It captured a "Waltons" sensibility with a "Honeymooners" visual tone in a "Mary Tyler Moore" premise that might have Nielsened HUGE if CBS' marketing dept had realized that, by 1990, a majority of the Red States had reliable cable access.

"The Building" was the first venture project launched by David Letterman's World-Wide Pants Production company. Mr Letterman's confidence in the lead, Bonnie Hunt, was obviously inspired by the actress's unassuming wit and ease with improvisation during her guest appearances on his show.

Ms Hunt's latest offering ("Life with Bonnie") hearkened a return to the breezy, second-guessing, self-effacing charisma which seems to result simply from her own genuine self.

btw, i'd love to procure DVD's or tapes of "The Building." (But PLEASE do NOT sneak into Mr Letterman's home on my behalf while he's vacationing!)

This show is an inane, guilty pearl. Altho each episode stands on its own, in order to "get" all the obscure jokes, you must have viewed previous episodes. (e.g. there's a closeup of the main character: Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) attempting to "spy" on his brother's girlfriend from the driver's seat of the family vehicle; yet in a different episode, we learn that this family vehicle is--in fact--the pickup truck with stairs running up the back that is left over from the bankrupt family business, which formerly held the contract at the local airport for loading/unloading airline passengers.) yeah--EXPLAINING the humour sounds lame.

Due to the absence of a "laugh track" (to assist the typically lame viewer to RECOGNIZE that he/she has just been offered an opportunity to enjoy some primal mirth) this show is doomed! Nonetheless, I'm embarrassed to admit that i TIVO Arrested Dev on the inside chance that my entire family could show up at my house for an intervention.

CATCH IT WHILE YOU CAN!