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Everybody Loves Raymond: Cousin Gerard (1999)
One of the best ever
Everybody Loves Raymond only gets better with time. This particular episode is hysterical - Fred Stoller has to be Ray Romano's brother from another mother in real life. It's a wonder they didn't just lose it during some of their scenes together (like Harvey Korman and Tim Conway used to on the Carol Burnett show.)
Gerard's "highlighter moment" was funny enough - but when Raymond subtly sniffed it, I could not stop laughing. Also up there was the "frozen in time" moment in the kitchen when the Romanos realize the two cousins are more like twins.
I probably won't review this show again so let me just say here that Patricia Heaton is a gem. To have had multiple, successful sitcoms is remarkable. I can't begin to say enough about the supporting cast, especially Doris Roberts. To paraphrase Ray Romano, Doris Roberts was the only one who could take such an overbearing and intrusive mother-in-law character and still make her so incredibly lovable.
Ride (2023)
Ride is a farce
Right out of the gate, Ride tries to up its game by "borrowing" its characters' names from world champion riders like Tuff Hedeman and Ty Murray. It's beyond laughable that they named one of their main characters Tuff McMurray. They might as well have given Austin the name Lane Frost McMurray. (Is that a spoiler alert? Does anyone at Hallmark even understand the absurdity?) Seriously, though, how do you kill off Marcus Rosner in the first 10 minutes? Nancy Travis and Rosner are the only recognizable actors, with the noted exception of Greg Lawson in a character role. Of course, Hallmark being what it is today, Ty McMurray is of the Brokeback Mountain variety. That might as well be the target audience, to be honest. Cowboy hats look like they were just shipped in new from Garland, Texas. Wranglers remain as stiff as the day they were bought - dirt and sweat are out of the question - and boots aren't even scuffed, let alone stained in (you know), on this show. If you've actually lived and worked on a ranch, you might stomach it to the 20-minute mark of episode 1. That's as long as I could manage. For those just looking to be entertained, please know this is a very poor man's Heartland.