Me too -- so no Borat or Ugly Betty (or The Office) for me.
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
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.
sumi - Nov 13, 2006 8:21:06 am PST #9739 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Jessica - Nov 13, 2006 8:22:41 am PST #9740 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
SB-C is a genius performer. Jackass has its charms, but it's not exactly social commentary. They might both be watch from the hall, but that's about all they have in common.
ITA, even if I have no interest in seeing the movie. (From everything I've read, it's nowhere near as sharp or as funny as his material from Da Ali G Show, and since that's available on DVD, I don't feel the need to spend $10 on the dumbed-down version.)
(Okay, and I disagree about Jackass having its charms.)
Vortex - Nov 13, 2006 8:22:47 am PST #9741 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Me too -- so no Borat or Ugly Betty (or The Office) for me.
yup. I can kind of do Ugly Betty, but no Borat, and no The Office.
juliana - Nov 13, 2006 8:23:23 am PST #9742 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I have an embarrassment/humiliation squick.
Me four. I like SBC - he's amazingly intelligent and sharp, but I just can't get around to seeing Borat right now.
Cashmere - Nov 13, 2006 8:23:38 am PST #9743 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
FWIW, I also can't stand it when Stewart and Colbert pull the same stunts on their shows.
DH HATESHATESHATES this part of TDS. He can't stand the "interviews" where the people are so oblivious that they're being spoofed. He says it's mean spirited--which it is.
It's the reason he doesn't watch the show with me.
Vortex - Nov 13, 2006 8:25:10 am PST #9744 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I don't like The Colbert Show and hate those segments on TDS.
shrift - Nov 13, 2006 8:25:28 am PST #9745 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I love The Office, but there are times when I have to fast-forward through the really humiliating Michael bits. Sometimes Dwight, too.
sarameg - Nov 13, 2006 8:26:49 am PST #9746 of 10001
I have an embarrassment/humiliation squick.
Eyp. Oddly, I can watch Ugly Betty, though it is rough at times. As the character has grown on me, I'm actually less likely to cringe, maybe because she's coming off as less a victim, I don't know. Unless she is dealing with Walter. And then I just want to beat him up.
juliana - Nov 13, 2006 8:26:50 am PST #9747 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Apropos of this discussion, what was the British show that Comedy Central was showing back in 2002-2003 - it had things like the guy answering his giant cell phone and yelling the conversation in the middle of art shows, random appearances of a bunch of people in bunny suits sprinting down London streets, people waiting for the elevator only to have it open on to a guy having a full dinner in said elevator, things like that? Does anyone else remember that?
Sophia Brooks - Nov 13, 2006 8:30:28 am PST #9748 of 10001
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I love The Office, but there are times when I have to fast-forward through the really humiliating Michael bits. Sometimes Dwight, too
Shrift is me. Well, except she is a lot cooler.
One of the worst "watch from the hall" moments for me is on Freaks and Geeks, when (memfault) sings Lady to Lindsay. AND worse, when he sings Lady L to his friend. But this is still funny to me, despite being embarrassment humor. Jackass and Punk'd just make me feel horrible, and I don't really even find them funny.