Newer PostOlder PostT U E S D AY, J A N U A RY 1 7 , 2 0 0 6Bye-Bye "Malcolm" and the "70s"In sad news to no one, both"Malcolm in the Middle" and"That 70s Show" end their runsin mid-May. (Cancelled seemstoo strong a word for shows thatwill hit 150 episodes and 200episodes respectively.)"Malcolm" began brilliantly andhas an excellent cast.</p><p> But itlistened to the wrong-headedreviews and morphed from agenuine, realistic comedy into alive-action "Simpsons." "That70s Show" was disposable fluff but will be remembered by the tabloidsfor launching Ashton Kutcher and by the rest of us for launchingTopher Grace, a very good actor.</p><p> When someone can maintain theirdignity on something like "That 70s Show," you know they've gotsomething and Topher has proved it in films like "Traffic," "PS" and "InGood Company." The Jack Lemmon of his generation? He'd like to beand he's that versatile.POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 12:45 PM 0 C O M M E N T S :Post a CommentL I N K S T O T H I S P O S TCreate a LinkHomeSubscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)Next Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: Bye-Bye "Malcolm" and the "70s"http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/01/bye-bye-malcolm-and-7... 1 of 37/29/09 4:12 AMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (17)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (7)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SBiboyAaronMichael in New York POPSURFING.COM: Bye-Bye "Malcolm" and the "70s"http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/01/bye-bye-malcolm-and-7... 2 of 37/29/09 4:12 AMPOPSURFING.COM: Bye-Bye "Malcolm" and the "70s"http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/01/bye-bye-malcolm-and-7... 3 of 37/29/09 4:12 AM
