I walk. I talk. I shop, I sneeze. I'm gonna be a fireman when the floods roll back. There's trees in the desert since you moved out. And I don't sleep on a bed of bones.

Buffy ,'Chosen'


Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants

This thread is for comedy TV, including network and cable shows. [NAFDA]


Barb - Oct 09, 2009 12:58:40 pm PDT #1647 of 8624
“Not dead yet!”

Yes! How can he not realize Terri's faking it by now?

Well, wasn't it a couple of episodes back that he was shocked that she wanted to have sex so much more often than she had been? And yet conversely, she's been all touch me not about him not getting near her now that she's "pregnant."

I think what we're supposed to be buying into here is that they've had this very distant relationship for a long time and that overall, Will's been "settling" in all aspects of his life, for a really long time. Which is sad, when you consider what a relatively young man he is, but is so incredibly relevant in that I see a lot of people just settling. Resurrecting Glee isn't just about reclaiming the glory days of his youth, it's about reaching out and grabbing a dream that at some point, someone told him was out of reach and that the best he could do was settle. That's really the overarching theme of the whole show. Will's realizing that he's done too much settling and he's taking steps to resolve that. Finn realized as a little boy that he didn't want to settle. Quinn clearly doesn't want to settle.

ETA to add, it's interesting seeing how Will's return to Glee and performing has also prompted his dad to reevaluate what he's done with his life and reaching out for a long-held dream of becoming an attorney. It's all very much a snowball effect.

The characters who are willing to settle come across as the least sympathetic of the lot. And what makes Sue stand out is that she doesn't want to settle, she just wants to command her own little slice of the kingdom-- everyone else has to settle for what SHE wants.

For me, the most heartbreaking moment of the entire series so far and I think a real turning point for Will, was when he looked at Terri and said, "Every time I've had a fire in my life you come along and burn down the forest."

I'm probably overthinking this, but it seems as if there's so much good storytelling stuff going on beyond the surface fun stuff.


Aims - Oct 09, 2009 1:00:16 pm PDT #1648 of 8624
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I think you are dead on.


Liese S. - Oct 09, 2009 2:41:36 pm PDT #1649 of 8624
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, that sounds right, Barb. And that makes a lot of sense looking at the way it's all structured.

I agree with the feeling that there's stuff bubbling under the surface. I hope it comes into play.


Jesse - Oct 10, 2009 4:16:21 pm PDT #1650 of 8624
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

But really, sudofed? I take prescriptions pseudoephedrine when my ears get funky and it doesn't pep me up at ALL.

Oh yeah -- anything non-drowsy has me racing for days.


Theodosia - Oct 11, 2009 3:36:57 am PDT #1651 of 8624
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Sudafed is the only decongestant that doesn't also function as a sleepaid for me, FWIW. I'm no more noticeably peppy when I've taken it.

Your Metabolism May Vary.


Barb - Oct 11, 2009 5:03:10 am PDT #1652 of 8624
“Not dead yet!”

Sudafed jumps me up into a wired mess. So that part actually rang true for me, except I know it doesn't affect everyone the same way, so there's that.


le nubian - Oct 12, 2009 3:23:04 pm PDT #1653 of 8624
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

NBC pulls "Glee" cast from Thanksgiving Day Parade.

[link]


Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 13, 2009 4:28:20 am PDT #1654 of 8624
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"

"You're a sturdy cheese-bearing cracker."

We are Marshall and Lily.


Liese S. - Oct 13, 2009 7:08:28 am PDT #1655 of 8624
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Hee. We definitely weren't the looking for a couple couple, but the SO & I were definitely the first married among our set. So we were always the married couple hanging out with all single people.

It is possible we give parties like those double dates, though. Heh. I hope not!


Jon B. - Oct 13, 2009 10:39:01 am PDT #1656 of 8624
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Am I the only person who'd never heard of (never mind seen) the wedding video referenced in the Office? A quick google turned it up: [link]