Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

SnoopyStyle Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) is the new director of a New York news radio station owned by the eccentric Jimmy James (Stephen Root). Lisa Miller (Maura Tierney) is the producer and romantic lead. Joe Garrelli (Joe Rogan) is the fixer. Bill McNeal (Phil Hartman) and Catherine Duke (Khandi Alexander) are the news readers. Beth (Vicki Lewis) is the irreverent secretary and Matthew Brock (Andy Dick) is the wackiest of them all. This is a great group of lovable wacky cast. Not since WKRP has there been a sillier group to operate a fictional radio station. This group however excels in slapstick wacky humor. Everything is done to a ridiculous extreme, and it's easy with comedians like Andy Dick and Phil Hartman at the top of their games.Then on May 28, 1998, Phil Hartman was killed by her wife in a murder suicide while he slept. With this act, not only Phil was killed but also the show. The show lasted one more season with Jon Lovitz as a replacement. But he could never erase the sadness of Phil's death or replace the magnitude of Phil's talent.

Maniac-9 NewsRadio was a really interesting premise for a sitcom that being that it took place in the world of a news radio station. The show had a fantastic cast with Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Phil Hartman, Maura Tierney, Andy Dick, Joe Rogan, Khandi Alexander and Vicki Lewis which all clicked together on screen perfectly in tandem. The use of the cast as an ensemble and not overdoing the exposure on one character at the sake of the others was able to keep all of the characters fresh and give everyone plenty of screen time.The show not only had some very witty writing but also used physical comedy really well for a modern TV show(for example Matthew's being prone to fall over to start every episode).

Scott-101 Newsradio was the best of the Manhattan-based nondescript workplace comedies that came out in the late 90's (Working, Caroline in the City, the Naked Truth, etc. are more examples). The show had an impeccable ensemble that just came out as more than the sum of their parts. Each of the characters was malleable enough to be able to be thrown into any comic situation and make the plot go along. Highlights included: Phil Hartman as a radio personality who while appearing congenial on the surface is plagued with an incredibly large ego and an incredibly low emotional I.Q; Andy Dick as a spastic reporter who is absolutely useless but is aloud to keep his job for mostly sentimental reason; Joe Rogan is a blue-collar idiot savant; and Vikki Lewis as a ditsy secretary who's loyal to her boss but unapologetic about her dress or any of her other faults. Dave Foley, as the office boss, and Maura Tierny, as the smartest and most ambitious member of the staff, who has a secret office romance with him, ignite a screwball comedy for the ages (not to mention the hilarious sexual tension that arose out of that single sort-of-date between Joe Rogan and Khandi Alexander's characters). Throw in Stephen Root is the least sensible boss in TV history, yet somehow the most successful, and you've got quite a show.

lenakimeth1992 I am European, and till 2005, I thought that the only TV series worth watching were The X-Files, Alias and Charmed, and the rest of them were just crap! However, after watching NewsRadio, which had me rolling on my aisle, I really changed my point of view. Nowadays, I cannot wait till 8 o'clock, when this series is broadcast in Greece! I especially admire Dave and Lisa, but the rest of the team is funny as well! Can I have the complete seasons' DVD shipped in Greece? Somebody help me!P.S. Since the 4th and the 5th seasons are not yet broadcast in my country, could someone tell me whether Dave and Lisa will ever be together? Cause they really match with each other and would make a perfect couple! Thanks a lot!