'Never Leave Me'
This thread is for comedy TV, including network and cable shows. [NAFDA]
Oh, how I love 30 Rock. I owe tuning in to that one to a couple of bon bon's posts, I'm pretty sure. It just never fails to make me laugh.
Hmm. And I owe The Office to Cindy and Vonnie, I'm pretty sure. And HIMYM to posts here, I think.
Do I have no will of my own???
Some Tobias pratfalls, but other than that, not so much with the slapstick or sitcommy stuff, really.
I actually think it has a lot of broad, ridiculous, physical comedy. It's just really smart slapstick: character driven and outrageous.
I actually think it has a lot of broad, ridiculous, physical comedy.
I almost choked on my Cheerios thinking of the chicken dances. "Has anyone in this family ever even seen a chicken?"
I almost choked on my Cheerios thinking of the chicken dances. "Has anyone in this family ever even seen a chicken?"
My friend and I do that All. The. Time. Like at the start of the 1/2 marathon we did last month.
In my brief stint at playing Rock Band, our original band name was MR. F. We eventually settled on the more metal name Painful Evacuation.
Now that was a killer episode of 30 Rock.
I guess I would have appreciated it more if I'd ever seen Night Court.
You've never seen Night Court? Correct that right away! (Disclaimer: Everyone else in my law school class wanted to grow up to be one of the lawyers on L.A. Law. I wanted to grow up to be Harry Stone.)
As for The Office: That was more like it. Abounding cluelessness from Michael, with bonus cluelessness from Andy. Underused characters (Kelly, Oscar) get the spotlight. A couple of unexpected moments -- I hadn't guessed that Kelly's relationship with Darryl existed mainly in Kelly's mind.
Now, if I could only figure out a reason to bring Ryan back permanently that doesn't involve the actor being a major player on the writing/producing side of the show.
I liked the Jennifer Aniston parts a lot more than the Night Courts parts, although Kenneth's speech (followed by the group hug) and closing-credits freeze-frame thing were incredibly funny. He was all over the slapstick in the episode, actually, because his little dance that turns into tears near the beginning was also hilarious.
(Jesse, are you a woo girl?)