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Purely Joyful Movie!

An action-packed slog

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

First off, Aisha is treating this gig as a talk-show (which is just ridiculously annoying to watch.), she produces a fake, exaggerated laugh to blend in, but that doesn't hide the fact that she doesn't belong in that scenery in any way I The content-variety of the games is fantastically non existent and full of cheap, "modern", often totally brainless humor. The guests are only there to gain a fan-base in the newer generation and aren't close to adding value to the show, apart from, of course, cheap smiles and status. If you add the talk-show diva re-introducing the whole show every 5 minutes to that notion, you end up with an agonizingly annoying pile of crap, which is only saved by the central members of the old show. Congrats. You ruined Whose Line.

Folks reviewing here seem to be unaware that the ORIGINAL Whose Line Is It Anyway? was created in Britain in the late 1980s.Aisha does fine, she's growing into it. Drew Carey wasn't all that great in the first couple of seasons of the US version either - bottom line here is that it's the same folks we loved from the US version playing the same games, and are just as funny as they were back then. Will we get a repeat of Captain Hair, "The Cat", or any of the other classic bits from the Drew Carey hosted show? Probably not .. give them a chance, though, and perhaps they'll create some new memories :)They also have brought some new talent into the fold, which is nice - I could do without the comedic challenged "guest stars" from the CW shows that they bring in from time to time. And lose the ubiquitous hashtags on the screen constantly!

I don't want to make a final judgment on the revival yet. Don't get me wrong...I love it so far, but it could do better (if you've ever seen the original series, you'll know what I'm talking about). Here's a short list of what I think they'll need if they want to bring back the magic of the original: 1. Aisha needs to become more comfortable with the cast and tell more jokes. I know she's new so I'll cut her a break for now, but hopefully by the end of this season all the awkwardness will be gone. For me, the biggest things are her jokes. They seem flat and safe and definitely unlike Drew's from the old show (granted, he was pretty awkward in his first season too). Haven't heard a "...and the points don't matter. That's right, they're like (something that doesn't matter)." Her unscripted parts (reactions, mostly) seem to be very tame too...nothing more than playful nudges (we need full-on attacks like Carey gave us in the first series). I am a hugggge Archer fan so I know Aisha is capable of being funny.2. Change the ending format. I know in the first few seasons (maybe just the first) of the original series they did what this series is doing now...the "winner" reads the credits. This needs to stop and they need to get the "final game with the host" going again. This will make Aisha more comfortable with the cast and give us more jokes. Also, what's up with the no "Irish Drinking Song"s? That, World's Worst and Props are always the best three to finish a show off with.3. Stop with the lame guests and bring back Proops. Firstly, the guests are awkward and are nothing more than eye candy. OK, the Glee kid was fun, but that was the exception, not the rule. Most of them stand around, confused and shy and it just pains me to watch it. If you bring in a guest, make sure they're down like a clown Charlie Brown. Also, Greg Proops was always the funniest fourth in the original series and it will greatly sadden me if they don't use him at all in this one.

I watched the first three episodes of this last night and fell the fuk out, repeatedly. I love all the incarnations of WLIIA, but I'm well on my way to loving this one the most. Why? Because it's on The CW this time, instead of ABC Family (wtf really?) and before that, Channel Four (though for the time, they were pretty lax); and therefore the censors are more lax than ever, for both the UK and the US.Now, the critique:I love Aisha Tyler dearly. She's utterly, brilliantly clever, quick and hilarious (she used to be a regular guest on Stephanie Miller before she got, y'know, BUSY, with The Talk and whatever else) and is my mostest favoritest black female celebrity ever (sorry, Whoopi). She also happens to be married to a demure white man (an attorney, no less) which makes me sad because dammit, I coulda had a shot, if only...Anyway, my only complaint is that she doesn't have the same interaction and chemistry with the cast that Drew Carey (not to mention Clive Anderson) did, but knowing Aisha, she will find her way well before the season's end, and WLIIA will enjoy many seasons of renewed life, which is the best news for anyone who loves to laugh uncontrollably for a half-hour at a stretch. In the meantime, the unprecedentedly lax censorship, if it keeps up, will do more than enough to keep the new WLIIA very satisfying.