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Article: SITCOM IN THE ROUGH NO RETAKES MAKE BONNIE HUNT SHOW A GENUINE HOOT.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)(Column)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- April 9, 1996
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Byline: Dusty Saunders Rocky Mountain News Broadcasting Critic
Bonnie Hunt admits that a major strength of her CBS comedy series is also a heavy liability.
Bonnie, formerly called The Bonnie Hunt Show, is different. And while a different show - which is also funny - will turn critics on, it can turn off viewers whose comedy palates are accustomed to predictable TV tastes.
So how different is Bonnie?
Each half-hour of the Sunday-night series is tape ``right-on-through'' - comedy warts and all.
There are no retakes. Thus, Bonnie often gives viewers the feeling they're watching real people engaging in conversation, rather than ...