I'm Playing The Devil's Advocate

I thought Joey was fine.

Rob Jensen...

I thought Joey was fine, too. LeBlanc, DeMatteo, Costanzo and

Ian J. Ball...

No.

*Parts* of "Joey" were fine (from what I saw). But there were parts that
needed to go.

Coolidge were all faboo and the latter three *great* casting against
LeBlanc. Even Anders did a good job in a role that the *writers* and

Ian J. Ball...

Funny, as I though de Matteo and Costanzo were exactly the people who
needed to go.

(Coolidge was great though, and LeBlanc would have been better if the
situations had been better - when they were, he was.)

the casting agent blew. I think that the fans of Friends dogpiled on

Ian J. Ball...

The 'romantic interest' character was *totally superfluous* for this
show (esp. so early on). That was another cardinal mistake.

it for not being Friends the first chance they got early last season
and it never recovered.

Ian J. Ball...

Uh uh. I think the problem is that they didn't learn the lessons of
"Frasier" well enough - "Joey's" problem wasn't that it was too
'differentiated' from "Friends", it was that it wasn't 'differentiated'
*enough*.

-- Rob

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Seriously? Are you sure you are not just doing the Devil's work
instead. Besides I know Keanu Reeves and you are no Keanu Reeves : )
Besides, there is no worse side to Joey. Both sides stunk.