55 years, 1 month, and 19 days ago today TV personality Tony Danza was born. C&V would like to honor Tony and welcome our newest writer, Jim, by posting his thoughts on the “Tony Danza Show.” - amit
Oh, Tony Danza. What went wrong? Ok everything. You couldn’t box, you couldn’t act, and you keep telling yourself you can carry a tune. Unfortunately somebody upstairs keeps humoring the guy and letting him try to and do a number at the end of each painful episode of the “The Tony Danza Show.” I just feel awful for that poor female pianist who accompanies him as the credits roll by as fast as possible so nobody’s family is shamed by leaking the fact that they contribute to such a mess of a show. Holy run-on.
Anyway, the guy is just awkward all over the damn place. It’s like watching “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (a great show), but the situational discomfort is magnified because it’s non-fiction – the guy is actually doing his best at interviewing his unfortunate guests. It makes you wonder how many agents get fired after booking a client on this atrocity of a program. It also makes you wonder what sort of person could actually endure the live show. Women seem to account for a pretty solid 95% of the audience usually, with a few very angry and embarrassed husbands tucked into the back row. Are these people that desperate to get on television? Are they clinging to some overwhelming and twisted sentiment for Danza’s “Who’s the Boss?” days Or perhaps they all just find him very attractive.
Ok, maybe not.
However, there are many other questions yet to be answered about Mr. Danza’s many mysteries yet to be revealed. This man refuses to go quietly out of semi-stardom, and now we must all pay for his stubbornness by means of an astonishing drop in public television quality from 1 to 2am (for god’s sake DO NOT check your local listings).
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