Adeline Allen Movies
- 2001
The Drew Carey Show departs from its usual format in the series' two-part Season Seven opener (originally telecast as a single hour-long special). Fluctuating between their sitcom characters and themselves, Drew Carey and the cast serve up a crazy cornucopia of quickie sketches, unified by the common theme of "back to school". Part One finds Drew as the star of a teen-hygine film spoof about puberty, while Ryan Stiles portrays a clumsy--and headless--industrial arts teacher and Christa Miller, Jenny McCarthy and Amanda Bynes stage a slumber-party sketch while the male cast and crew members lecherously look on from the sidelines. Also: Lewis (Styles) and Oswald (Ryan Stiles) become backup singers for SHeDAISY (performing "I Will . . .But"; Kate (Miller) unearths Oswald's past as a wimpy cheerleader; Mimi (Kathy Kinney) jealousy guards her heavy-metal version of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" from Smash Mouth (who sing "Pacific Coast Party"); and a pair of horny teenagers pay the ultimate price for their fantasies when their pants explode. This episode was originally slated to air on September 19, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
After briefly reviving a young mother (Rachel Singer) dying of cancer so that the woman can bid goodbye to her family, head nurse Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies) suddenly realizes that her own life is figuratively slipping away. Determined to live the rest of her existence to the fullest, Carol leaves County General for good, heading to Seattle for what she hopes will be a romantic reunion with another ER alumnus. Meanwhile, Chen (Ming-Na) is worried about Carter's (Noah Wyle) precarious mental condition; and after attending his father's funeral, Greene (Anthony Edwards) tries to mend fences with his estranged daughter (Yvonne Zima). The ending of "Such Sweet Sorrow" was one of the best-kept secrets of the 1999-2000 TV season -- and on the off-chance that the reader hasn't seen the episode, it would be unfair to spoil the surprise here. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
