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Bob was the new vehicle for CBS during its 1992-1993 season. It was a critic's favorite, and it's 1st season alone landed Bob Newhart on the front cover of TV guide twice-a rare accomplishment! Often on many of the critics 10 best list for the 1992-1993 television season, `BOB' was an under appreciated, gem. Unfortunately, CBS decided to re-tool the show (changing it's format), dumping 90% of the cast, putting it back on Fridays (the show received a major ratings boost when it appeared on Monday's midway through it's first season) and adding Betty White for it's second season. But to no avail, the show was quickly cancelled.

In my opinion, its first season was one of the sharpest sitcom's I have ever seen: Quick, Odd, Quirky, Funny, and touching. I would have to disagree with the previous `critique' above/below, the chemistry on this show was great and the timing was wonderful. May this series finally get some credit? Way above it's time, and sharper and more sophisticated than Seinfeld was at the time.the best show on all four networks of the 1992-1993 season.

This was a very lame movie...Corny--cheap special effects, a stupid script...and an exact copy of the director (Steve Beck) last film...The Very Lame "Thirteen Ghost"...The opening scene were everybody is decapitated...was somewhat enjoyable (disgusting of course)and is reminiscent of Becks "rookie" film "Thirteen Ghost". The entire cast was wasted, and it looked like Gabriel Byrne just signed on this film for a "paycheck". Desmond Harrington isn't much of a bad guy in this movie(on script he might have been)--but that's about it. It sounds like a good movie, had it not been a short dumb mtv style Hollywood Empty Hype Machine that went nowhere...but underwater. Budgeted at about 35 million the film came short of 5 million profit (minus advertising/promotion)...and might have completely sidetracked Julianna Margulies film carrer...and sidelined her doctor/tv pal Ron Eldard. Oh well, what can you do...the new generation of film making=over-hyped mtv junk. Thanks Steve for making such a lame movie.

Finally Brad Dourif is getting Recognized for this Role!!!!! I remember watching when I was about 15 and looking over at my brother and we both were thinking "holy S*#!" Odd as it sounds, and it does sound odd saying this...but that was (and still is) one of the greatest performances (and I know in a horror film too) that I have ever seen. An extremely underrated actor...in a very good film...I can see why he inspired Bruce Greenwood to become an actor. Very good stuff. Very good movie, go rent it--it will make "The Ring" look like a "feardotcom".