"Bob Patterson" (2001) TV series

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The Only Thing Between You and Your Goals Is You.......And Your Goals

Cast

Jason Alexander	...	Bob Patterson (9 episodes, 2001)
Jennifer Aspen	...	Janet (5 episodes, 2001)
Connie Sellecca	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
John Tesh	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2001)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (10 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

10 episodes were made but only five were aired.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV)

You knew this show would be hugely lame ...

... when the network was carpet-bombing trailers that were possibly the least funny and interesting promos in the history of cinema -- does anyone else think, for instance, that the plummeting of the credibility and popularity of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire dates from Regis Philbin hawking "Bob's book" as having made a huge difference in his life, on the Millionaire set yet, among other network celebrities pretending that Bob Patterson was a genuine motivational speaker?

This show lived up to that degree of promise. I would say that Bob Patterson was a flaming heap of dreck, but that presupposes it was exciting enough to be considered "flaming." Dormant, washed-out heap of dreck is more like it.

What I don't understand is this. Who were the network moguls who watched the rushes and signed off on it? Now for a big star, yeah, you take a dive on it because of the money invested and the name recognition. But this is *Jason Alexander* we're talking about. Who the hell cares whether you nark an Alexander off by telling him "The show bites, we're not even going to air it?"

Rating: 2/10, and only that good because Moment By Moment still exists.