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Herc’s Pal Sarah Watson Wrote Monday’s Installment Of ABC Family’s New Sci-Fi Comedy-Adventure THE MIDDLEMAN!!

Call 'er off!! by buffywrestling	Jun 23rd, 2008 05:56:51 PM
I'll check it out already :)
ABC Family? by Savage Lucy	Jun 23rd, 2008 05:59:59 PM
You lost me at ABC Family. Isn't everything on that channel sanitized to appeal to middle American dolts? Congrats to your friend for getting a show on the air, but it is only ABC Family, the equivalent of public access cable in my opinion.
I liked the first episode by red_weed	Jun 23rd, 2008 06:05:46 PM
hope the show can keep its feet.
Eh by Series7	Jun 23rd, 2008 06:24:04 PM
Its like the only non reality show on right now. Especially since they canned Rescue Me till next year.
beat up by a tall athletic blonde? by punto	Jun 23rd, 2008 06:26:35 PM
that's my fetish
the first ep wasn't bad by BigDogg	Jun 23rd, 2008 06:35:28 PM
I'd be watching this tonight if WWE Raw wasn't a 3 hour episode, starting at 8PM.
way to go herc... by RaveX	Jun 23rd, 2008 07:27:02 PM
"she’s also over six feet tall in running shoes and extremely athletic, and would find no difficulty in beating obnoxious nerds to tiny bloody mounds of pale, doughy, sweaty fanboy flesh" don't you know a first thing about nerd fantasies? why not add that, during the beating, she'll be wearing 7of9/starbuck/buffy/whatever costume while you're at it...?
Hats off to Ms. Watson! by SpeakerWiggin	Jun 23rd, 2008 07:29:28 PM
Great ep!
Trik_Ster by SpeakerWiggin	Jun 23rd, 2008 07:55:43 PM
ti's on iTunes and streaming on abcfam - abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/pat h/section_Shows+Middleman/page _Detail
Missed it watching Bones by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:01:25 PM
Set up to tape when it airs later. I'll give it a try.
Moving to 10PM?!? by tonagan	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:03:11 PM
I can't stay up that late! Yes, I know I can tape it, but I prefer appointment television.
It's on again tonight by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:15:28 PM
I think at midnight EDT (after Pat Robertson has his say)
They need money by aversiontherapy2	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:22:57 PM
The writing is crackingly but the production values of this show are appalling, they're obviously cutting corners at every opportunity.
agreed: they need money. by percane	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:24:52 PM
i tried watching it. it was like a low budget version of dr who. (put that in perspective)
This show is okay by Mockingbuddha	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:34:46 PM
It's lucky to be on at a time when all my other shows are on hiatus. I can let my kids watch it too so that's pretty cool. Also at least the writers know Powers is a good comic so there's hope for them. Trik_SterYou can see the shows streaming on ABC Family's website.
Oops, by Mockingbuddha	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:35:59 PM
Trik_Ster probably already knew that from a post a half hour ago.
actually, it's more of a low budget version of torchwood by RaveX	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:44:34 PM
minus the gay stuff. plus the gilmore girls dialogue (insert obligatory herc-liked-gilmore-girls-so-he rc-must-be-a-THIRTEEEEEEN!!!!1 1-year-old-girl joke here). I hated the promos for the show. kinda liked the pilot. will reserve my judgment until I've seen at least 3-4 episodes though. and, as someone already pointed out, it's not as if there's anything else to watch right now...
Middleman was shit by floatybrownthing	Jun 23rd, 2008 09:30:48 PM
It comes as no surprise that the person who wrote this massive turd was a close, personal buddy of hercules, master of AICN adverts and. well. little else really.
I'm gutted: E!'s Kristin dos Santos is reporting K-Bell by Pennsy	Jun 23rd, 2008 09:38:16 PM
will not be a regular on Heroes this season, and will likely finish up the remaining five episodes of her deal before Elle more than likely gets Sylar'd sometime in October. Here's the 411: http://tinyurl.com/55ru36.
Yeah, it kind of sucks. by kdoc13	Jun 23rd, 2008 09:39:38 PM
Sorry Herc. I just didn't get it. That's ok, people enjoyed Babylon 5 and I didn't get that either. But I've gotta agree with the posts above. In my honest opinion, it really sucked.
next, the girl that gives herc weekly bjs writes a script by bacci40	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:27:27 PM
and he pimps it here...fookin christ...shit is shit is shit is shit....
And now you see why Middleman has gotten so much Coaxial attenti by Sledge Hammer	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:29:36 PM
...despite being a mediocre show at best, and a downright shitful one at worst. And personally I lean towards shitful. Just another coaxial reacharound...
The Middleman is very lousy. by Squashua	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:37:48 PM
I gave it a shot. Twice. Even the live-action "The Tick" was better than this.
Sarah Watson = 1/2 of the "Herc" moniker? by Prof. Pop-Cult	Jun 23rd, 2008 11:22:57 PM
There's been speculation that the "Herc" moniker is shared by two people, one female and one male. The male writes under the pseudonym the most, supposedly, while the female is a television scriptwriter.
Silly, Light, Fun... by chromedome	Jun 24th, 2008 12:08:23 AM
Why so serious? I enjoyed it, will give it a chance.
some Snarky dialog! by chromedome	Jun 24th, 2008 12:09:41 AM
been needin some Snarky Snappy Writing--and here it is....
Could there be... by wkprod	Jun 24th, 2008 12:40:58 AM
Any more Dune references crammed into this episode? A writer who references Dune is ok in my book.
I likes it...sorry haters... by Bones	Jun 24th, 2008 01:03:55 AM
Natalie Morales is hot (especially when kicking it in her glasses), Matt Keesler is square jawed and a throwback, the plots are silly and the dialogue is a hoot. A Hoot, I say. It is a little short on spectacle, but that is it's budget. Low-budget brings it's own charms. And to those who compare it to old "Doctor Who" and the Live Action "The TICK" as a bad thing...Go fuck yourselves with a rented dick.
Saw, Liked, Downloaded by dvdhound79	Jun 24th, 2008 01:19:57 AM
Free, high-def version was, and still is availiable on XBOX live. As they said it, the star is "104 pounds of boner juice" Ha
Just more proof... by Sledge Hammer	Jun 24th, 2008 02:27:02 AM
...that there's always a certain percentage of people who really will watch any piece of paint-by-numbers shit that's put in front of them, especially if the leads are "pretty" enough. No wonder reality tv rules the airwaves.
Actually, that's good KB news by The Selecter	Jun 24th, 2008 03:12:01 AM
She deserves a better vehicle than Heroes, where she'll have to cede screen time to the other regulars, as well as the lame S2 characters who are coming back.
Downloads by Avengerdude	Jun 24th, 2008 11:49:08 AM
Got the first episode; quite liked it. At least enough to want to watch the second episode. Can't find a download anywhere. Is it not popular enough to warrant anyone ripping it?
"Isn't everything on that channel sanitized?" by redfang	Jun 24th, 2008 12:53:34 PM
These days, not so much. Heck, they showd "Cruel Intentions" back in 2005, though I kinda suspect they cut it a bit. As for "Middleman", it's goofy, moderately-smart fun. The production values are really, really low-rent, but the writing and dialog are witty (though I'm not sure what was up with all the background references to "Dune" this ep), and I find the leads appealing enough. Heck, it's based on a tiny independent comic book (written by a writer for "Lost"), so there's some geek cred right there. ;)
Pretty fun show by macgruder	Jun 24th, 2008 02:32:17 PM
I gave the first episode a shot last night and loved it. Cant wait to watch the second one on my DVR tonight.
Free Freds balls by Freds_Balls_in_a_Mason_Jar	Jun 24th, 2008 03:32:46 PM
Free them!
Sophomore jinx by bigbill	Jun 24th, 2008 04:21:09 PM
While funny as shit, it was a step down from the pilot. I think MM will follow the Buffy Pattern, Joss Scripts will be 3 star and better, other writers might hit 3 stars on a good day. I gave the MM pilot 5 stars, #2 was 3 1/2 stars
I liked the first episode by red_weed	Jun 25th, 2008 09:29:42 PM
But i am unable to see the second.. as it doesn't seem to be available to download anywhere and i'm stuck in Austraila. :(

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