"Swingtown" Swings Low
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- June
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Talk about one-track minds…. Do Tom and Trina Decker (below) think about anything else but sex? Those two are always obsessing about three facets of that subject: their most recent encounter, their current encounter or their upcoming encounter. But more than just one-dimensional horndogs, the Decker duo are becoming extremely dull. Especially Susan, who, like a shark always on the lookout for prey, is also keeping her eyes peeled for their next carnal conquest. And during that time, they’re usual hoisting—or talking about hoisting—a cocktail or two.
I’ll check out just about any new TV series, but the main thing that will make me reach for the channel changer is a lack of (pardon the expression) stimulation. Do other viewers feel the same way? We’ll find out if the next Nielsen ratings show any decrease in viewership—8.6 million—from the June 5 premiere.
At least Tom and Trina’s new neighbors, Susan and Bruce Miller, have a bit more emotional depth: Susan misses her best bud and former neighbor Janet, and Bruce feels awkward during his chance encounter with Trina. See, Janet and Bruce don’t always think about sex, unlike the shallow Dreckers—I mean, Deckers.
As far as I’m concerned, only two parts of last week’s ep were entertaining: Janet and Roger’s disastrous dinner with tactless duds Paul and Martha, who moved into the Millers’ house; and seeing, brief as it was, an appearance by Mark Valley, as Brad Davis at the Playboy Club. (Why, oh, why did the idiots at Fox cancel Valley’s clever and unique series “Keen Eddie”?)
Sorry, but I must add one more thing to my “Swingtown” bitchfest: the many songs on the soundtrack that aren’t performed by their original artists. For example, “You Should Be Dancing” was sung by Bee Gees soundalikes, not Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Same with Pablo Cruise’s “Love Will Find A Way” and King Harvest’s “Dancing In the Moonlight.” Folks not very familiar with songs from that era might not notice, but for those who grew up with those tunes, the lack of authenticity is immediately noticable. And, yes, I know that acquiring the rights to the songs by the original artists rather than cover bands might not be legally or financially feasible, but still….
(Photo courtesy of CBS.)
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