Thanks for the memories!

So much average

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

I thought Watching Ellie was a great show and I loved watching it -- I even taped every episode! It may have been a spin off on the Seinfeld character Elaine but I thought it was a good one. I enjoyed watching Ellie scatter around hysterically during the show. I also enjoyed that the show only had one commercial break. The fellows in her apartment building, such as Dr. Zimmerman, were funny and her boyfriend at the the time the show ended was very handsome. Why the show ended/disappeared, I have no idea.To fill the space this site requires, I'll go on. Julia's sister was on the show and I thought that their relationship was a little funny also. I think that this show, unlike Kraemer's and George's, was a success and should have continued. Julia Louis Dreyfus proved that she could survive in the business after Seinfeld ended. I could relate to Ellie/Elaine and miss them both!!~Missing Ellie

This show was fabulous. Some network lame-brain didn't give it time to fully mature. If you remember, "Seinfeld" had a slow start as well but the powers that be gave them some time to grow. "Ellie", I feel, wasn't given the proper respect. Too bad that a cable network didn't pick it up. I was a fan.I was very hopeful when they brought it back briefly, but I thought that the original format was much better then the new re-tooled version. Now we may never know if Brad Hall is as big a genius as Larry David.It's a shame, too, to waste such a great cast...

Most of these comments show exactly why interesting and innovative shows, or indeed any show that's not in the same mold as every other show, don't get made. Or if they get made, they don't attract viewers quickly enough for the networks and they get dumped, whereas junk like "Veronica's Closet" just keeps getting renewed. "Action" was brilliant, and i'm glad it had its short perfect run. "Freaks and Geeks" was great. "Undeclared" is great. "Once and Again" had the best-written teens on televison, maybe ever. "The Tick" took a brilliant cartoon and somehow made it even better in live-action. And they all failed, because the American people want jokes in their comedy, jokes that come at regular intervals. They don't want comedy that's closer to drama, or to "real life", or to tragedy. They want a laugh track to tell them when something's funny. "Watching Ellie" is really funny, mostly because Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a brilliant physical comedienne. You watch her expressions, what she does with her eyes and mouth and hands, reacting to the frustrations of life, and she is just brilliant. The 22-minute limit is a gimmick, but it's actually fun to see what new situation the writers come up with to attach the ticking clock to. This show is going to die a quick death, and in five years it's going to come out on DVD and everyone will declaim its brilliance. Too bad it's a network show. Cheers to Julia Louis-Dreyfus (and even to Brad Hall).

I'm afraid many of the comments in this list say more about the commentators than about the show, itself.Obviously, this is not the worst show of all time. It has some good qualities, notably Julia's great figure and Peter Stormare's character acting. On the down side, there is the exxxtreeeemely annoying ex-boyfriend that everyone, including most of the viewing audience, would like to have killed. The reason that many viewers describe this show as torture is the lack of rhythm. The pace is extremely intense and there are no low points where you might catch your breath. I work with people even more turbulent than Ellie and, when I get home, I want a break from this sort of turmoil. So, it's no wonder that many viewers are offended by the pace. It's also too bad that many viewers can't comprehend comedy without being told when to laugh. It is a bold venture - an innovative concept - and should be allowed to develop and find its place. Naaah, that'll never happen!