# The Alan Brady Show - Let's talk about it **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-brady-show-lets-talk-about-it/195922 "2003-08-18T06:38:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-brady-show-lets-talk-about-it/195922/1 "2003-08-18T06:38:43Z")
So it’s this new show on TV Land which is supposed to be a continuation of the fictional [“Alan Brady Show”](http://www.tvland.com/shows/alan_brady/) from “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Well actually I think it’s a reality show, behind the scenes kinda of thing. And it’s animated. Tonight, the first episode was the 50th anniversary. What did you guys think? It just didn’t click with me. I don’t have a great knowledge of Carl Reiner but the whole show felt pretty flat for him. Like he was just out of touch. Well, that’s about as in depth as I can get. So did anyone else watch it? What did you think? ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-brady-show-lets-talk-about-it/195922/2 "2003-08-18T06:59:06Z")
I didn’t watch it, but I thought it was a really bad idea. Plus, its animated, and badly animated (from the commercials I’ve seen). ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-brady-show-lets-talk-about-it/195922/3 "2003-08-18T09:33:50Z")
The animation is very weird. It kinda feels like the brother of MTV’s Spider-man. I get the feeling I may be the only doper who watched it. But if any one has watched it I guess what I want to know is “Was this Carl Reiner’s humor?” I don’t have all that much knowledge of him but what I do remember cracked me up. Like the “2000 Year Old Man” and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![hermann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b487fb/32.png) [@hermann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hermann)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-brady-show-lets-talk-about-it/195922/4 "2003-08-19T01:14:43Z")
I watched it and wanted my 30 minutes back when it was over. They should stick to what they best: show old reruns. I wish they’d show Twilight Zone or Maverick. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-brady-show-lets-talk-about-it/195922/5 "2003-08-19T02:17:14Z")
It’s only animated because that’s how Carl Reiner wishes he looked today! It can only be possible via animation! …Just an educated guess. - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-brady-show-lets-talk-about-it/195922/6 "2003-08-19T02:57:40Z")
Wow, somebody else watched it. My apologies hermann. I’ll be surprised if it lasts 6 episodes. I wonder how many episodes they made. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-brady-show-lets-talk-about-it/195922/7 "2003-08-19T03:15:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fern Forest \* > \*\*Wow, somebody else watched it. My apologies hermann. > > I’ll be surprised if it lasts 6 episodes. I wonder how many episodes they made. \*\* No, sorry…my post above is based strictly on the promos. I didn’t watch the show. During a promo, the observation hit me about why are they using of animation vs. real actors? - Jinx