Posted on 12/18/2009 11:37:08 AM PST by markomalley
Historically, Curley was a subustitute for Shemp first. I used to resent Shemp for not being Curley. That was a mistake. He didn’t try to be Curley nor should he have. He was plenty funny just as he was.
Joe Besser was a disaster.
“I’ll give you SUCH a pinch!”
He’s not even HALF the anchor Hume was—and regarding Hume’s comments themselves—I haven’t seen the laudatory quotes from Brit that you cite...but honestly, what would you EXPECT him to say?
Brett seems like a nice guy, and perhaps he’ll grow into the role—but at this point he’s average.
The TV term for that is a ‘kicker’ and it’s common among almost all newscasts.
>> at this point he’s average <<
Yeah, sure. That’s why he beats the pants off of the competition. /s
I like Brett, always have. He is everything said about him, for sure. He reminds me of a cross between Sam Donaldson and a former LA newscaster, Jerry Dunphy.
I think he’ll do great and be at the top for long time to come.
The show beats the competition because the competition sucks.
It’s okay to say that Brett has some growing and maturing to do before he’s an accomplished anchor.
Saying he’s better than he is just because you like him or FNC is just dumb.
Hope this helps.
and Amen!
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