8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenager Daughter will be one of those hidden gems of television; a fantastic 显示 with poignant stories that, unfortunately, will never be discovered 由 most 电视 viewers. I have never been a big 粉丝 of sitcoms with laugh tracks but this quickly become one of the few shows that made me laugh heartedly along.
Then came the death of John Ritter.
I don't believe I have ever cried as much as when I watched the episode "Goodbye", the tragic episode that incorporated Ritter's untimely death into the Hennessy family. It was so emotionally horrible. There were several times when I got so caught up in the 显示 that I would forget about the real-life death and wonder why they weren't using new scenes as flashbacks. But then awareness came crashing back and I would realize that they couldn't, that Ritter himself had died, and a new wave of tears started to flow.
But looking at that time, I think that the 显示 handled his death admirably, even amazingly. Never (that I can think of) has 电视 handled this agonizing subject matter, the early death of a parent and a spouse, so well. While Buffy's episode "The Body" too reflects the rawness, 8 Simple Rules showed both that sorrow continues beyond just one 日 and that laughter will return. I hope that I will never experience this loss for a long long time, but 8 Simple Rules gave me hope, even if it were to occur.
Finally, the additions of David 铲, 锹 as Cate's nephew and James Garner as Cate's father were brilliant casting choices. David 铲, 锹 has aged well in his comedic talent and so his never-grown-up act, while once the speciality of also-deceased comic legend Chris Farley, works well in the Hennessy family dynamic with CJ's own bildungsroman. And Grandfather Jim (James Garner) tries his damndest to become the rock that Paul was while still preserving his memory.
And so ... these are most of my reflections on 8 Simple Rules. Too bad this fantastic show's emotional well had to come from the sacrifice of the comedic legend John Ritter. R.I.P. Mr. Ritter.
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Soapbox 文章 由 Cressida Hanson
Then came the death of John Ritter.
I don't believe I have ever cried as much as when I watched the episode "Goodbye", the tragic episode that incorporated Ritter's untimely death into the Hennessy family. It was so emotionally horrible. There were several times when I got so caught up in the 显示 that I would forget about the real-life death and wonder why they weren't using new scenes as flashbacks. But then awareness came crashing back and I would realize that they couldn't, that Ritter himself had died, and a new wave of tears started to flow.
But looking at that time, I think that the 显示 handled his death admirably, even amazingly. Never (that I can think of) has 电视 handled this agonizing subject matter, the early death of a parent and a spouse, so well. While Buffy's episode "The Body" too reflects the rawness, 8 Simple Rules showed both that sorrow continues beyond just one 日 and that laughter will return. I hope that I will never experience this loss for a long long time, but 8 Simple Rules gave me hope, even if it were to occur.
Finally, the additions of David 铲, 锹 as Cate's nephew and James Garner as Cate's father were brilliant casting choices. David 铲, 锹 has aged well in his comedic talent and so his never-grown-up act, while once the speciality of also-deceased comic legend Chris Farley, works well in the Hennessy family dynamic with CJ's own bildungsroman. And Grandfather Jim (James Garner) tries his damndest to become the rock that Paul was while still preserving his memory.
And so ... these are most of my reflections on 8 Simple Rules. Too bad this fantastic show's emotional well had to come from the sacrifice of the comedic legend John Ritter. R.I.P. Mr. Ritter.
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Soapbox 文章 由 Cressida Hanson
The 辩论 that still goes on today is if 8 Simple Rules should have been cancelled right after the "Goodbye" episode.
In my opinion, I think it was the right decision to keep the 显示 going because 8 Simple Rules is my absolute 最喜爱的 show. Even though the death of John Ritter was really sad, and the 显示 was never really as funny when he was gone, but to me, the 显示 wasn't terrible with the add of James Garner and David Spade.
What do 你 think? Should the 显示 have ended with the "Goodbye" episode, 或者 have kept' going, like it did?
In my opinion, I think it was the right decision to keep the 显示 going because 8 Simple Rules is my absolute 最喜爱的 show. Even though the death of John Ritter was really sad, and the 显示 was never really as funny when he was gone, but to me, the 显示 wasn't terrible with the add of James Garner and David Spade.
What do 你 think? Should the 显示 have ended with the "Goodbye" episode, 或者 have kept' going, like it did?