New Record Low

"Joey" has won the "People's Choice" award for "Best New Comedy". Who ARE these people? But I guess that's another rant altogether... Now, I know the 'pickins' were a bit slim, but shouldn't the best new comedy show be FUNNY? I mean, CSI won an award, too, and it deserved to, because it is funnier than Joey. Oh wait, CSI didn't win in that category - but it could have with that competition.  
 
Shouldn't they have just tossed out the category since the nominees were "Father of the Pride" (read: CG Flintstones hack job with Lions), and "Complete Savages" which I don't think anyone watched, even Keith Carradine.  
 
Isn't watching "Joey" somewhat like a sympathy fuck? You know, you liked the "Friend", and hung out with them all the time in hopes of getting somewhere, but they always brought their ugly cousin with them. Then the "Friend" moved away leaving behind the ugly cousin you were obliged to hang with. One night while drowning your sorrows at the loss of your dear "Friend", you bed the ugly cousin just because they are there and you are both feeling bad - and you will never ever let it happen again because you would not want to be caught dead with that ugly thing.  
 
I really tried to give "Joey" a chance... I so wanted to... I watched every episode for the first couple of months. I REALLY wanted it to be good because there is so little actual intelligent humour on TV any more, at least that is not from Canada (try watching any CBC show with Rick Mercer). Not that the last couple of seasons of "Friends" didn't blow large chunks as well, but I thought - hey, they have a chance to take an established character and do a fresh spin. Wow, I must have been smoking crack that day, eh? "Fresh Spin" in Hollywood means "new set" and a new marketing campaign. Fresh does not involve, apparently, any new jokes or new plots. The only element other than Joey himself that should be repeated from "Friends" is the beloved Magna Doodle, because "Friends" was already recycling itself when it ended. Heck, I could almost respect "Joey" if they blatantly stole from "Seinfeld" because at least they would have been doing something intelligent.  
 
I am not sure when they are going to get this in Hollywood: YOU CAN'T POLISH A TURD.  
 
The season's Neilsen Ratings (to date) show Joey in a tie for 20th place with "Will & Grace". I would have to assume that most of that has to do with "Friends" fans tuning in like I did, hoping that there would be something to see. Let's see how it goes for the second half of the season, now that everyone has seen "Joey" for what it is.

 
A big steaming pile of turd. Covered in Turtle Wax.