Deranged Granny (Lifetime)

[Adam H. Kerman]

Wendie Malick, Amanda Righetti, Josh Ventura, Dave Baez

Quick review:

Plot number 12

The script is awful, but Wendie Malick turns in an entertaining
performance. Amanda Righetti and Josh Ventura make no effort to act. I
liked Dave Baez's performance.

Barbara interferes in her son Ethan's marriage. She hates her daughter
in law but tolerates her a little when she becomes pregnant. She loses
the baby. Barbara pressures them to try again or adopt, but they
divorce. Ethan shuns his mother.

Ethan gets an instant family, marrying Kendall, a divorcee with two
children before the first commercial break. Ethan really likes her kids.

Calvin is the children's father. He's a good dad but the time he spends
per the child custody arrangement interferes with Barbara who is
desperate for grandkids. This is all Kendall's fault as she brought
Barbara into their lives.

She'll murder Calvin and is about to murder Kendall except she tells
Barbara she's pregnant. Oh, and if you guess Ethan was always sick as a
child because of tv's most common ailment, Munchaussen-by-proxy, gosh,
you've seen this before.

Mostly crap.

[Ian J. Ball]

Post by Adam H. Kerman
Wendie Malick, Amanda Righetti, Josh Ventura, Dave Baez
Plot number 12
The script is awful, but Wendie Malick turns in an entertaining
performance. Amanda Righetti and Josh Ventura make no effort to act. I
liked Dave Baez's performance.
Barbara interferes in her son Ethan's marriage. She hates her daughter
in law but tolerates her a little when she becomes pregnant. She loses
the baby. Barbara pressures them to try again or adopt, but they
divorce. Ethan shuns his mother.
Ethan gets an instant family, marrying Kendall, a divorcee with two
children before the first commercial break. Ethan really likes her kids.
Calvin is the children's father. He's a good dad but the time he spends
per the child custody arrangement interferes with Barbara who is
desperate for grandkids. This is all Kendall's fault as she brought
Barbara into their lives.
She'll murder Calvin and is about to murder Kendall except she tells
Barbara she's pregnant. Oh, and if you guess Ethan was always sick as a
child because of tv's most common ailment, Munchaussen-by-proxy, gosh,
you've seen this before.
Mostly crap.

I also had problems with this one, esp. the dropped plot points - like
the ex-wife? - Did Wendie Malick kill her?! If not, why did she never
turn up in this?!

There were a number of little thinks like this that annoyed me about this one.

I recommend "Psycho Granny" with Robin Riker instead - that one is
actually *fun*.

[Adam H. Kerman]

Post by Ian J. Ball

Post by Adam H. Kerman
Wendie Malick, Amanda Righetti, Josh Ventura, Dave Baez
Plot number 12
The script is awful, but Wendie Malick turns in an entertaining
performance. Amanda Righetti and Josh Ventura make no effort to act. I
liked Dave Baez's performance.
Barbara interferes in her son Ethan's marriage. She hates her daughter
in law but tolerates her a little when she becomes pregnant. She loses
the baby. Barbara pressures them to try again or adopt, but they
divorce. Ethan shuns his mother.
Ethan gets an instant family, marrying Kendall, a divorcee with two
children before the first commercial break. Ethan really likes her kids.
Calvin is the children's father. He's a good dad but the time he spends
per the child custody arrangement interferes with Barbara who is
desperate for grandkids. This is all Kendall's fault as she brought
Barbara into their lives.
She'll murder Calvin and is about to murder Kendall except she tells
Barbara she's pregnant. Oh, and if you guess Ethan was always sick as a
child because of tv's most common ailment, Munchaussen-by-proxy, gosh,
you've seen this before.
Mostly crap.

I also had problems with this one, esp. the dropped plot points - like
the ex-wife? - Did Wendie Malick kill her?! If not, why did she never
turn up in this?!

Good point.

Post by Ian J. Ball
There were a number of little thinks like this that annoyed me about this one.
I recommend "Psycho Granny" with Robin Riker instead - that one is
actually *fun*.

thanks

[super70s]

Post by Ian J. Ball
I recommend "Psycho Granny" with Robin Riker instead - that one is
actually *fun*.

I think I've seen Psycho Granny, isn't that about a couple of years old?

Deranged Granny must be put on my list of must-see TV though, it's like
watching The Godfather and skipping Godfather Part II.

[Adam H. Kerman]

Post by super70s

Post by Ian J. Ball
I recommend "Psycho Granny" with Robin Riker instead - that one is
actually *fun*.

I think I've seen Psycho Granny, isn't that about a couple of years old?
Deranged Granny must be put on my list of must-see TV though, it's like
watching The Godfather and skipping Godfather Part II.

Uh, yeah. It's exactly like that.