Green Screen Show

I really liked the Green Screen Show. It was kind of shaky at first but as the shows went on and the performers (and animators) got in the groove it became really enjoyable. The lack of Ryan Styles would have been a big black eye were it not for newcomer Jeff B. Davis. That guy is hilarious. No offense to her, but Kathy Kinney is the only performer I don't like. She seems to have been thrown in there as a favor from Drew to get some work. She doesn't seem to have any real improv skills. The show does take away the raw imagination of the Whose Line is it Anyway's style but the overt goofiness of the props drawn in make up for it. With a little more polish this could become a great show....if it ever makes it back to TV.

I loved this show. Loved it loved it loved it.

It's like going to see a performance of "Drew Carey's Improv All-Stars" but without the $85/seat price-tag. They play a lot of the traditionally live games that were never/rarely shown on "Whose Line," like New Choice, Freeze, and Conducted Story, and these 3 games turned out to be the highlights of the show's short-lived run (??? Not cancelled yet). I absolutely loved Jeff Davis's "rubber baby buggy bumper business" Swedish new choice, messing up the "Yoga Hurts" punchline in Freeze, and the "Onion Sam" conducted story.

What's more, "Whose Line's" supporting but rarely featured actors really got a chance to shine in "The Green Screen". I had no idea Jeff Bryan Davis was so funny! Brad Sherwood stole the show on more than one occasion, often by popping up in games he wasn't supposed to be involved with (like as the Grim Reaper in "Hollywood Moments). And it's always a pleasure to watch adorable Chip Davis and smarmy Greg Proops.

I don't really get why hardcore "Whose Line" fans are bashing this show. The animation really adds to the experience (like the horse that censored Drew Carey), and it's a pleasure to get to watch The Gang in action, especially since "Whose Line" stopped production. Sure, the games are different, but it doesn't matter what game they are playing - I got a good laugh out of most of them. And Ryan Stiles wasn't there, but the show was canceled before they could air the episode he guest-starred in. Besides, we get to see more of Chip/Brad/Greg/Jeff, as well as reliable Colin, and TV newcomers Sean/Jonathan/Kathy/Julie (and unaired Kaitlin Olson), so there's plenty of talented performers! Bring back "The Green Screen." I really miss it. It was a fabulous show. Just give it a decent time slot so it's not up against "Will and Grace", "Survivor", and "The OC" (Really WB executives - that time slot was suicide).

I've seen the first episode of this and to quite honest, I don't like it. Drew Carey is, as ever, consistently unfunny and barely manages to raise a smile. The animation is good but does not interact with the action very well. The performers are OK, Colin is always funny but his Whose Line? partner Ryan Stiles is missing, probably because he doesn't want to be associated with poor TV. The American audience scream when they find something funny, which is still very annoying and half the reason the US version of Whose Line? was not as good as the original.

The point of Whose Line? was that it was imporvised, they didn't have artists taking the recorded footage away and thinking about something funny to go with it.

My suggestion: go back to Whose Line?, get rid of Carey and have a regular guest pattern.

Whose Line Is It Anyway was excellent, but here the special effects just distract the viewer from what made it so good. This seems like nothing but a showcase for the technical possibilities. The animations and sounds don't add anything useful to the scenes at all. It makes you feel like you're reading a book with all the events already imagined in your head as acted out by cartoon characters.

Most of the actors are still doing a good job. Colin Mochrie stands out every now and then even without Ryan Stiles. Unfortunately most of the time even his talent is wasted when wrapped in cartoons. Drew Carey's best talent is not in improvising, but here he's taken a bigger role in the games as well.

It's nowhere near as funny as Whose Line Is It Anyway.

When I heard that they are coming out with another improv show involving the old cast of Whose Line? and more, I was so excited since Whose Line? was canceled at the time. Plus, the concept of the whole green screen idea sounded sweet. Then, I saw it. My first thought was, "Nice Try, Drew," The fact of the matter is that the Green Screen Show just wasn't the same as Whose Line?. The jokes weren't that funny, and, come on, Ryan wasn't even in every episode! I mean, Colin is great, but he's nothing without Ryan when it comes to improv. There were, however, some funny parts, but not enough to make up for it. Although I never realized it at the time, but the whole green screen took away the imaginary aspect that you used in Whose Line? Because you had to use your imagination in WL, it made it all the more funnier. Anyway, I admire Drew's creativity, but it just wasn't enough to please me.

Good Try Drew.