Tv Drama Critic Gifts

'Fred just rages when he sees how veterinarians are portrayed on TV.'

"I this series he plays a real dramatic roll."

"It'll be HUGE. A soap opera like 'Dallas' but way more overblown. Totally crazy. We can call it 'Washington'. And in the season finale, I blow it all up."

'This has the makings of their toughest season ever.'

Difference of Opinion

"I always forget what an expert I am in curling."

"Let's face it. The only play you've ever liked is 'Stop the World - I Want to Get Off.'"

Man: 'How cute. He must like the movement.' Cat: 'There are some challenging themes here but little or no dramatic resonance.'

'Everything is illusory? -- Even reality shows?'

'What does it say, Dad?'

"Maybe I don't like stunning debuts."

Can't Touch This

'Sue didn't watch soap operas all the time. She also reads books'

"I mean the Saturday Night Live president, not the lousy one."

"Stand up, honey. The president's on. You're committing treason."

Succession 2

"I like it but does it get only the one channel?"

'Doesn't txt msg make it 38 languages and not 37?'

'It's not much of a soap opera with just that Adam guy.'

Midsummer Night's Dream

Ticket - At the Theatre in the Hay Market - The Authors Benefit Pasquin.

'It's not as impressive as it looks. He only watches fishing shows.'

'Of course, I'm not one of those glamorous paleontologists who are all over TV these days.'

'I said, you're supposed to be in the underworld.'

'Now time for a coffee while hubby cleans up the mess.'

"First, the disclaimer: I'm a doctor portraying an actor portraying a doctor."

'What a strange episode -- they just voted Ricardo Montalban off the island!'

"We, the jury, find the defendant."

'Every TV show seems to have a lucrative phone-in competition these days.'

"It was so depressing. When I go to the theatre, I want to be entertained."

"The keep saying unrestored and what a nice PATINA, Ted. A better-sounding word for old tarnished stuff would be SCRINCH or SKRITCH, don't you think, eh, Ted?"

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