From: utzoo!watmath!watarts!bernie Newsgroups: net.tv Title: Re: SCTV down the tubes - (nf) Article-I.D.: watarts.1709 Posted: Wed Feb 23 09:38:46 1983 Received: Thu Feb 24 01:18:56 1983 Reply-To: bernie@watarts (Bernie Roehl) References: tekcad.367 There seems to be more interest in SCTV on the net than I had thought. SCTV was at its best during its very first season, when it ran half an hour a week on Global Television here in Ontario. It's never completely re-captured that same freshness, though they have done some remarkably funny things during the course of the series. Don't misunderstand; I *like* SCTV, and hope it thrives; it's just that I know how much better it could be if they didn't have to crank out material for the show at the enormous rate they do. Anyone who's seen the Toronto or Chicago stage shows of Second City will know what I mean; putting together a show every six months or whatever means that the entire show is *good*, and well worth watching. I can't always say the same for SCTV. --Bernie Roehl ...decvax!watmath!watarts!bernie