They can be very funny, imo. That Simpsons is one of my faves. My stepfather was such a Niles, too.ETA: ita does have a point...sometimes it is like Three's Company read a lot of books, though.
I like money better than people. People can so rarely be exchanged for goods and/or services!
Willow ,'Showtime'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
erikaj - Apr 25, 2005 7:14:22 am PDT #8676 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
sumi - Apr 25, 2005 7:14:49 am PDT #8677 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Fred Pete -- that scene was one of the funniest on tv.
Fred Pete - Apr 25, 2005 7:16:45 am PDT #8678 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Exactly, sumi. The way it built and built and built....
erikaj - Apr 25, 2005 7:17:12 am PDT #8679 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod. First time I saw it, I couldn't breathe.
§ ita § - Apr 25, 2005 7:17:32 am PDT #8680 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
David Hyde Pierce is freaking genius.
Steph L. - Apr 25, 2005 7:20:29 am PDT #8681 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
David Hyde Pierce is freaking genius.
He really has an impeccable sense of timing, and in terms of physical comedy, I can't think of many who are better.
Though one of my favorite episodes, which I caught completely by accident, since I had stopped watching it years before, was the bar mitzvah episode.
§ ita § - Apr 25, 2005 7:21:54 am PDT #8682 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I saw DHP do a Ricky Martin spoof in which he ripped off his Niles-esque suit to reveal Ricky-like leather pants and a tight top, all while singing about "pantalones de vaca" (to the tune of "la vida loca").
I about died. So brilliant. He can hold a stage like nobody's business.
sumi - Apr 25, 2005 7:22:53 am PDT #8683 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Damn, I wish I'd seen that!
I didn't see the Bar Mitzvah episode either.
§ ita § - Apr 25, 2005 7:23:55 am PDT #8684 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I found the text to the pantalones performance.
sumi - Apr 25, 2005 7:27:31 am PDT #8685 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
The NYT Magazine article about autopsies is also very good.