Letters from our readers
Shows of Force
After reading this issue, two things struck me: (1) I was very glad to
see Chris Rock and Tyler James Williams on the cover. Everybody Hates Chris is an entertaining, fresh spin on the family sitcom — a genre I
usually find insipid. (2) The producers of How I Met Your Mother must be
paying you to promote that show. How else can the constant praise you
heap on this dull Friends knockoff be explained? I concede that Neil
Patrick Harris is an unexpected riot — especially given the horrible
scripts he's forced to work with. But the producers should hire other
actors who are actually funny so poor Doogie doesn't have to carry the
weight of this show all by himself!
SHAWN H. DREW
sehenley@worldnet.att.net
Virginia Beach, Va.
Thank you for recognizing Supernatural as one of the best shows on TV
this season! People are missing out on this show because they don't
think a WB TV show can be scary. What they don't realize is that
Supernatural carries on the great tradition of shows like The X-Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer — it's creepy and funny, with an urban-legend
twist. Plus, the Winchester boys are probably the best-looking spook
hunters ever to grace TV. Jensen Ackles can help me with the monster in
my closet any day.
CHRISTINE EBNER
ladybug4881@yahoo.com
Easton, Pa.
Mode Squad
Nothing can describe the happiness I felt when I got to the middle of
your recent issue and found an article on Depeche Mode (''Fighting
Mode'')! I am a Depeche Mode fanatic, with an 18-year obsession that I
take great pride in and a collection that would make the biggest fan
drool (and a Violator tattoo to boot)! I didn't think it was possible
for me to get more excited about the album, but now I am desperate for
it to get here!
KELLY CHANCE
smellycat@trilobyte.net
Tooele, Utah
Talking Radio
As a disc jockey who's now collecting unemployment due to Jack FM being
put on the air in L.A., I found your article about what's wrong with
radio timely and accurate (''Lost in Transmission''). I've been in radio
for 28 years and I have always felt that the 1996 Telecommunications Act
was the point at which radio stopped being creative and started to be
only about the money. Much of radio's competition resulted not just from
new technology but from frustration at radio stations ceasing to serve
the public. So, I have a question for the FCC commissioner quoted in
your piece: If you're so concerned that the next Elvis won't have a
chance to be heard on the air, why not get Congress to rescind the act,
since you seem to be aware how detrimental it has been to my industry?
PATTI PIECH
patti_piech@yahoo.com
Los Angeles
'Legal' Counsel
Memo to Mark Harris: Boston Legal isn't meant to be about the practice
of law any more than Scrubs is about the medical profession or CSI is
about real detective work (Television). Lighten up and enjoy the most
entertaining hour on TV.
CRAIG CARTER
cleecarter@msn.com
Portland, Ore.
