Question: How fantastic was My Name Is Earl this week? Well, just about as fantastic as Joy's wedding cake. What a delightful show! If My Name Is Earl is not nominated for best comedy series in place of Everybody Loves Raymond, I don't know what should be. I'd love to hear what you thought about the most recent episode with Joy's wedding.
Answer: As you and others have written in to say, Earl is a delight, never better than when the focus is on Earl's tortured relationship with the gleefully trashy Joy, which made the Nov. 15 episode (in which they reconsummated their relationship, to Earl's stricken horror and guilt) one of the, if not the, best yet. As venal as Joy is, there's something almost childlike in her delight when she actually smiles at him, and his eagerness to please is so very endearing. All in all, a downright lovable show, and absolutely deserving of nominations in all comedy categories in all of next year's awards shows ...
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Question: I recorded Nip/Tuck for the first time ever to catch Anne Heche in the first episode of her story arc. I noticed that one of the producers was Jennifer Salt. The Jennifer Salt? Eunice Tate from Soap? Just curious.
Answer: Yep, one and the same. She's not the only former performer on Nip/Tuck's talented writing/producing staff. Those with good sitcom memories may remember co-executive producer Lyn Greene (then known as Lynnie) co-starring with Bess Armstrong in the 1977 comedy On Our Own ...
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