Saffron: You just had a better hand of cards this time. Mal: It ain't a hand of cards. It's called a life.

'Trash'


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]


§ ita § - Apr 15, 2011 12:36:39 pm PDT #3816 of 8625
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Someone elsewhere was complaining that everyone learnt a lesson. Abed doesn't learn a lesson. Abed doesn't change. I think that's a show premise, from the commentaries. Pierce doesn't learn a lesson-his bad behaviour is essentially rewarded. Troy is rewarded equally for bad behaviour as for good, and pays precisely no penalty. There's no indication that Britta won't make the same mistake again.

Jeff learns a lesson. But...Jeff learning lessons is pretty much what he's been doing since day one.


Lee - Apr 15, 2011 12:45:59 pm PDT #3817 of 8625
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Abed's professor learned a lesson--don't mess with Abed.


§ ita § - Apr 15, 2011 12:48:20 pm PDT #3818 of 8625
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Abed doesn't have to be right. He's just that implacable.


Hil R. - Apr 15, 2011 1:29:02 pm PDT #3819 of 8625
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I'd heard about that Paul Reiser show a while ago and wanted to watch it, but I had no idea that it was starting this week. I haven't seen any promos at all.


DawnK - Apr 15, 2011 1:51:41 pm PDT #3820 of 8625
giraffe mode

Abed's professor learned a lesson--don't mess with Abed.

Did you see some of the stuff on the board? There was chemistry! My favorite part was the Abed stuff. The rest was sort of meh. Although Chang's face when Pierce was talking was hysterical.

I watched about 1/2 of the Paul Reiser show because I used to love Mad About You, but it wasn't awful, it just didn't hold my interest. Then I had to do dishes and I missed the rest. There are a lot of wacky sidekicks - not sure I'd dig that in the long run.


erikaj - Apr 15, 2011 3:22:10 pm PDT #3821 of 8625
Always Anti-fascist!

I watched it on Demand, found it kind of funny, but pilot-y. I actually liked the latest Community, especially Stephen Toblowsky as the pop-culture prof.


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 15, 2011 4:01:35 pm PDT #3822 of 8625
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I find my interest in Paul Reiser projects is directly proportional to how much interaction he has with Greg Evigan in them.


Vortex - Apr 15, 2011 4:42:53 pm PDT #3823 of 8625
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

re: Reiser show:

oh, well.

I find my interest in Paul Reiser projects is directly proportional to how much interaction he has with Greg Evigan in them.

Har. You just want them to get together. I continue to hope that Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan guest star on Glee as Rachel's gay dads.


Jesse - Apr 19, 2011 5:10:33 am PDT #3824 of 8625
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

So, the Warblers are actually the Tufts Beelzebubs! [link]


lisah - Apr 19, 2011 5:45:23 am PDT #3825 of 8625
Punishingly Intricate

The Paul Reiser show looked unbearable to me from the promos. But I can't stand the Larry David show either.