Ahahahaha! The impersonations were great, and I loved seeing Dwight getting back at Jim.
Threat Level: Midnight! hee!
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
Experimental TV: Comedy
This thread is part of an experiment to determine Buffistas' interest in television discussion. It will close on June 1st, 2007, after which there will be a brief skirmish to sort out what we want to do next. This thread is for discussion of all comedy, regardless of airing station. [NAFDA]
Kate P. - Apr 27, 2007 4:17:35 am PDT #159 of 447
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Topic!Cindy - Apr 27, 2007 4:34:19 am PDT #160 of 447
What is even happening?
The Office
I thought it was a reasonably funny, if not stellar episode, and the last big with Dwight-as-Jim had me on the FLOOR. The messenger bag! His HAIR! "Blah blah blah.... some comment"! His looks to the camera!
Yes. This was the episode I've been waiting for all season. And by that I mean, after every episode that blew my mind or left me completely useless on account of all the squee, I figured we'd get one of these. It seems to me that when I was trying to post about The Office in my LJ, each week's post contained a statement something along the lines of, "I didn't think it could get any better than last's weeks, and now it did. Oh show!" This one was only a fully decent episode. I was shocked by how ordinary-good it was.
The beginning and the end killed me dead, though. It was the Michael stuff (again) that left me unimpressed. This time though, I don't think it was a failure to reign Carell in. The writing just wasn't that funny. I did appreciate the unhappy customer refusing to care that Michael was sorry, though. That seemed remniscent of early episodes, where everything is just awkward.
I thought Angela's attempts at Customer Service were the best part after the Jim-as-Dwight and Dwight-as-Jim stuff. The Dwight-as-Jim stuff was the best, but JK's Jim-as-Dwight did impress me. I expect RW to be able to do that sort of stuff, but JK was really excellent as Dwight, too.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 27, 2007 5:17:45 am PDT #161 of 447
What is even happening?
You know, I think "unimpressed" is too strong of a word up there. My main point was -- last night's episode was a normally good episode of a good comedy, instead of something that left me full of glee and/or aching (the best episodes of The Office do both).
Polter-Cow - Apr 27, 2007 5:34:49 am PDT #162 of 447
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I thought Angela's attempts at Customer Service were the best part after the Jim-as-Dwight and Dwight-as-Jim stuff.
Yep. Everything with Kelly and the accountants was great.
lisah - Apr 27, 2007 5:37:26 am PDT #163 of 447
Punishingly Intricate
Everything with Kelly and the accountants was great.
Seriously! I am going to have Kelly's B-A-N-A-N-A-S cheer stuck in my head all day!
My main point was -- last night's episode was a normally good episode of a good comedy, instead of something that left me full of glee and/or aching (the best episodes of The Office do both).
I thought it was funny as hell but didn't have the same kind of emotional resonance of the best episodes.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 27, 2007 5:50:56 am PDT #164 of 447
What is even happening?
Seriously! I am going to have Kelly's B-A-N-A-N-A-S cheer stuck in my head all day!Yes! Mindy is wonderful. I love her. I love her more because she's a writer who ended up being such a delightful comedic actor.
I thought it was funny as hell but didn't have the same kind of emotional resonance of the best episodes.Yes. Well, and the "press conference" left me feeling underwhelmed me. Even then though, Pam made those scenes for me. I did like Michael's apology video.
Polter-Cow - Apr 27, 2007 6:00:13 am PDT #165 of 447
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I love her more because she's a writer who ended up being such a delightful comedic actor.
"Once I said I was Bridget Jones and talked like this. Hullo! I like ice cream. I want a boyfriend."
Even then though, Pam made those scenes for me.
Hee.
"Actually, one could argue that it wastes time."
"For instance, that last thing you said...."
lisah - Apr 27, 2007 6:07:58 am PDT #166 of 447
Punishingly Intricate
"Once I said I was Bridget Jones and talked like this. Hullo! I like ice cream. I want a boyfriend."
And then when Kevin asked if he could be Australian?! hee!! What I loved about the whole business w/ Kelly & the accountants was it showed that Kelly is ...the way she is and will do stuff like leave a customer on hold for, oh, hours possibly but she actually is a fairly competent at her job.
I missed Toby last night.
erikaj - Apr 27, 2007 6:11:02 am PDT #167 of 447
Always Anti-fascist!
"I talked like Bridget Jones all day." The impressions were funny, too.And it was a funny *thought* that Michael is grandiose enough to expect a call from...C.J. Cregg when he screws up, but I didn't get the pay-off I hoped for from it. You know what I mean? Love the "Threat Level Midnight" shoutout.
Polter-Cow - Apr 27, 2007 6:25:48 am PDT #168 of 447
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
she actually is a fairly competent at her job.
"First of all, you're doing a great job at customer service, and you have soooo many good qualities, it might be good for you to work on the one you're not good at, which is being apologetic."