Posted by Neil at dialup-209.245.165.126.seattle1.level3.net on November 22, 1999 at 01:30:32:
In Reply to: Did anyone else see "Ebert & Movies" Dogma review? posted by plumnbagel on November 21, 1999 at 22:06:32:
: Did anyone else see the episode of "Roger Ebert and the Movies" with that awful reviewer from some Boston TV station? It was so embarrassing to watch her debate "Dogma" with Ebert - it was like watching a sparring partner who thinks he's really giving the champ hell, while the champ isn't even trying. Ebert toyed with her for the whole show, and when he was about to get to the "Tune in next week when we will review..." section, she blurted out, "I've got two words for Dogma: Bow Wow." Ebert dispatched her with something that was both funny and spontaneous, but it was just so embarassing, because you KNOW she thought that up, and was so proud of it that she was just waiting for the right time to use it, and by God she was going to get it out even if had nothing to do with what was going on at that point in the program.
I was pretty embarrassed for Ebert right then. There he was, trying to treat this woman like a peer throughout the show and then she goes and makes this little "joke". Clearly the humor in the movie was simply over her head.