Comments on: A Look At What’s “Troubling” The Addams Family

By: BillT

BillT — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:22:40 +0000

I don’t understand this post. What word?

By: goth

goth — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:14:36 +0000

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By: Jenny Utter

Jenny Utter — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:20:30 +0000

I always loved the show and Morticia with her dry sense of humor. She is a fascinating character whether she is a little more confident or a little more insecure!

By: BillT

BillT — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:11:42 +0000

What’s that picture? It looks like the opening credits of the old TV show. Is there a story?

By: caligal

caligal — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:43:03 +0000

I also think this is a great article. Instead of just trashing the show, or saying “Wow, that show needs help”, Healy makes us realize the difficulty of the task at hand. People think “The Addams Family”, oh that will be great….but one person’s perspective of the family is different from another’s, and there lies some of the problem. I think the producers where smart in hiring directors who can think “outside the box”. 90% of the Addams “fans” on Facebook love the show. But critics disagree, so now they’ve got a good show, but they want a great show – so, add someone (Zaks) who can make the show ready for, as they say, a long and lucrative run. Brilliant.

By: BillT

BillT — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:08:57 +0000

Great post, Scott.

By: Scott Piehler

Scott Piehler — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:56:48 +0000

This does not surprise me at all. Translating printed cartoons to animation, let alone the stage is brutally difficult. The greatest example I can thing of is “Tales From the Far Side” (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109873/), the special that attempted to stitch Gary Larson’s highly Addams-influenced cartoons into television fodder.

The result was far creepier than Larson’s original panels. It was good, but some of the humor was lost. The show veered closer to “Tales from The Crypt.”

So, I can understand the “difficulties.” Looking forward to the end result.

Scott
Atlanta