From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxa!mhuxh!mhuxm!pyuxjj!rlr Newsgroups: net.movies Title: Re: A complaint about Sneak Previews Article-I.D.: pyuxjj.386 Posted: Sun Jan 9 16:58:37 1983 Received: Mon Jan 10 01:48:57 1983 References: rocheste.374 I find the fact Jeffrey Lyons and Neal Gabler have strikingly different personalities to be a positive thing. Personally, I think that Jeffrey Lyons tends to be on the wimpy side, and Neal Gabler leans toward the other extreme (cocky, jackass-y). Having opinions from the two extremes tends to cause a balanced view, and their interplay is often amusing and insightful as to what type of person will like which film. (JL: "That movie was gross and icky. How could you like it, ugggh?" NG: "But, wow, the violence was great, and when the guy's head was split open... neat!! Besides when you see a movie like this, you're not looking for great acting or deep meaning... you're looking for blood!" <-- paraphrased liberally from their reviews of, I think, "Class of 1984"). The difference in personalities works well for Siskel and Ebert, maybe not as well for Lyons and Gabler. One interesting thing about Lyons: He appears on syndicated TV and radio broadcasts (Independent Network News on TV, CBS (??) on radio), giving the exact same reviews *word for word* as on Sneak Previews. (When I heard his closing remarks for his "Class of '84" review on WCBS radio in NYC, the words "Class of 1984. Class dismissed!" struck a chord. He had used the same closing remarks on S.P.) I guess it's pretty reasonable for him to write something up about a movie and record it three different times for airplay, but it just seemed odd to me hearing the same review again.