3 lbs.

are you the sort of person that would rather be mauled to death by rabid dogs
before conceeding that "the class" constitutes quality programming?

if so, i'd like to hear your opinion on this new show, 3 lbs. seems the basis
of the show is something along the lines of a good cop, bad cop scenario but
with neurosurgeons. i've already got everything i could ask for in a medical
drama with house m.d., so basically what i'm wondering is it worth the
bandwidth?

the class should be fed through a shredder, collected in a large bucket and
then fed to donkeys.

if you click on the info button next to 3lbs you get this (hey, you guys put it
up so don't tell me off)

show info: roflc*cks
description: p*nis time is coming

*laughs* i have censored it somewhat.

you know, i actually liked it. saying that, it was ep1 and it has the potential
to go very very bad, very very quickly.

i enjoyed the premise of being taught things in a show. kind of like csi. sure,
i'll never use the info, but i found it fascinating.

it was well acted. the script was zingy in places. it clearly has a big budget.

yup. not bad.

disclaimer: i reserve the right to trash it should it go to the dark side.

what have donkeys done to deserve such a fate?

thanks for review savlon...i'll take it under advisement. your disclaimer has
also been noted...feel free to post a warning at the first sign of any dimming.

it worries me that you feel you can't say penis, it's just like saying elbow
but usually won't be preceeded by the words bend your.

poor donkeys...they don't deserve it!

i like stanley tucci but 3lbs. feels like such a house rip-off. i'm not sure i
want to give it a chance, especially because, based on the ratings, it performed
worse than smith and, considering it's on the same network, it probably won't last.

it's house 0.6 lol
not as funny, not as smart and the cast not as charming
no idea how anyone that has seen at least 1 ep from house could enjoy this

i haven't seen house. i hadn't even heard of it (shame on me) until last week
when i was sat in nandos, having a discussion with a friend who told me off for
not seeing it.

i will rectify that sitch. i promise you all.

"it worries me that you feel you can't say penis"

i've been on some sites where you can't even disagree with a mod for fear of
your account being thrown into a big pile of mouldy coleslaw and left for the
seagulls.

penis.

*holds hands in air* lord, i am cleansed!

i downloaded and watched 3 lbs. agree completely that its certainly based
itself on house. many similarities in editing for sure!

but

i did enjoy it. not one i would rush to download as i do house. i've seen much
worse programs. i imagine their story lines will explore different medical
issues to house and the "bad guy" is much more passive than my dear sweet
gregory (not lol). there is room in there to make it much more different over
future episodes. i will watch to see what they pull out of their hat.

just my 2 cents worth 🙂

2 cents or 3lbs worth?

just finished watching the first ep. where to start? think realjjj summed it
up nicely. house 0.6 seems accurate, from the swish graphics and even the
xylophone (glockenspiel?) music used as an interlude, it all seems very
familiar.
it wasn't terrible and because i lead a fairly pathetic existence i will
probably watch it next week. but i can see me losing patience very quickly, it
seems to be following the show from the perspective of the "good cop", and i'm
not a big fan of his touchy feely crap...meditation, souls yaddayadda. one of
the things that is most refreshing about house is his cool use of logic all
the while having jokers to the left of him, jokers to the right. i find it's
far more fun to make examples of the "hippy" drongos by exposing their paltry
beliefs than the other way round.
what's with the dejected little girl with the bucket? is he feeling guilty
over something he did to a minor while at the beach? hope not but that might
be an interesting plot twist.
this episode struck me as cliched although its not guilty of anything that
house isn't. it all been done before...the things that's important these days
is how well it's redone and house is one of the few shows where i'm never
tired of being force fed the same old stories and catch phrases.

loudsavlon, i can't believe you haven't seen house!!! don't bother posting
anything anywhere until you've at least seen the first two seasons.

for those of you still unsure...i am a fan of house and can expect to be
reminded of that with my every post.

p.s. 10 points if you can tell me which book popularised the praying mantis
anecdote.

i agree the xylophone, etc., and all is very very familiar, but i liked the
premier. i like that the interpersonal is played up far more in this show than
in house. sure house has his bevy of problems but it seems that the show, like
the character house himself, is more focused on the puzzle rather than the
personal. 3 lbs seems to be like cbs attempting to merge the character-based
drama of something like grey's anatomy with the caustic focal character (a
proven winner) of house. i'm interested to see if they'll go where i think
they will with this show. don't get me wrong when i say this, because i'm a
huge house fan, but already 3 lbs gives me huge hope of being a lot less
cookie-cutter per episode.

cookier cutter episodes??!!!
i'm thorughly outraged. we've got major beef. you must have left your good
sense on the other side of the partially permeable membrane.
i agree that characterisation is pivotal in a development of a series, far
more important than anything else in fact, even plot. but i don't watch house
for the investigative drama, it's never been a genre thats drawn me into a
show, because its always seems so arbitrary. shows like csi etc could be
anybody or anything for any reason, lets face it you were a detective or a
doctor watching one of these shows you'd be laughing your tits off at how they
arrive at their conclusions.
house's characters are exceptionally developed in every way and after 2 and a
half seasons still continue to endear and intrigue. there was nothing that
made me feel any real connection to any of 3lbs cast after its premiere. if 3
lbs lasts does half as well in its character development and portrayal. i'll
happily consent to undergo a hemispherectomy regardless of whether i need one
or not.
also for me a vital aspect of any show is that it's humerous. why watch tv
thats not going to put a smile on your face? real life is good enough doing
the opposite. house is full of comedy, granted the comedy may leave you with a
smug grin rather than guffawing. don't recall a moment worthy of being called
funny from 3lbs.

on another point which has just come to mind, i remember the female
neurologist's comment about hanson, "if a women created spocks body"? which
women (or man if your that way inclined) in their right mind would consider
old chrome dome attractive?..tucci's a great actor but attractive??

sorry, i've gone off on one again....but you shouldn't have poked the bear.
i've activated my house decoder ring, all other house fans should converge on
this point...expect lots more vitriol. good day sir.

hahah. okay. i guess i need to elaborate on what i meant by cookie-cutter.

this is a brief outline of the average house episode.

1. crazy thing happens to person.
2. house has a lot of tests performed on person.
3. house can't come up with an answer! will our hero prevail?
4. house decides on some outlandish procedure.
5. cuddy says house can't do that procedure because it will endanger the
patient.
6. house says that he has to do the procedure because they'll die if he
doesn't.
7. house does the procedure anyway.
8. house was right.
9. patient lives.
10. cuddy and wilson give eachother fonzee looks.

now don't get me wrong (you did already, so we'll try to avoid it again). i
freaking love house. you're right, it's the comedy that makes it. the clinic
preachiness and house being a derisive cynic make it. and despite the
existance of all the above listed elements in nearly every episode, they're
always different enough to make the episode interesting, and keep me coming
back for more. i love house, i'm just saying, it's a bit formulaic, that's
all. 3 lbs is obviously ripping off peices of this formula. that was my real
point, and yeah, let's try to stay on topic.

fine...if lesser minds choose to see the show as formulaic there isn't much i
can do about it. but i hope we can all agree that those ten steps make one
hell of a scooby snack.

as i'm sure you realise 3 lbs has only had the one episode air, we can't
identify it's modus operandi, but i'm sure it will establish one, it'll
probably only have five measly steps and will produce an inferior doggy
biscuit.

i assure this is the last you will hear from me on the matter, i dont want to
come across as obsessed...now off to start a new cult..the house of the rising
house methinks...

okay, after all of this house talk, i am finding myself drawn to see what all
the fuss is about.

*dls ep1 of house*

*stares at dl* it's a little slow going, but i hope to have ep1 finished by
tonight.

should be interesting if i hate it with a passion. 🙂