June 26, 2022
Payne
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This week, the third and final attempt to Americanize "Fawlty Towers:" "Payne" starring John Larroquette and JoBeth Williams.
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Grampa Millionaire Bruce Wayne · June 28, 2022
Maybe it could have worked if Payne had been the in-live general manager of a classy hotel who terrorizes the staff but sucks up to the owner and the wealthy guests? That's a dynamic familiar to American audiences and closer to Larroquette's most famous role: (Rheinhold) Dan Fielding on Night Court.
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Grampa Millionaire Bruce Wayne · June 28, 2022
Larroquette and Williams were better suited than most, but it was still doomed for all the stated reasons.