Niles is a human laugh-riot, Fred.
Jayne: Well... I don't like the idea of someone hearin' what I'm thinkin'. Inara: No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking.
'Objects In Space'
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]
erikaj - Apr 22, 2011 7:42:05 am PDT #3853 of 8625
Always Anti-fascist!
§ ita § - Apr 22, 2011 7:56:19 am PDT #3854 of 8625
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, how come Britta kissed Troy last week if she was boinking Jeff the whole time? How am I supposed to reconcile my FEELINGS?
I also love that none of the clips were clips, and I love that they went completely insane with them.
Fred Pete - Apr 22, 2011 7:57:37 am PDT #3855 of 8625
Ann, that's a ferret.
I've now read the article. I can't take the author seriously when he says things like,
The greatest live-action sitcom of all-time, Seinfeld is essentially the reason Must See TV exists.
Really? Not Cosby? Or Cheers? They made NBC kings of Thursday nights. (I preferred Night Court, but I realize that's a minority view.)
erikaj - Apr 22, 2011 8:05:19 am PDT #3856 of 8625
Always Anti-fascist!
Now, i think Night Court's better, but then I didn't.
Vortex - Apr 22, 2011 8:11:48 am PDT #3857 of 8625
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
This episode actually made me a bit sad that I never gave The Cape a chance. Oh, Abed.
Yes, The Cape bits were hilarious, especially "It might gain a second life on cable"
Stephanie - Apr 22, 2011 8:27:27 am PDT #3858 of 8625
Trust my rage
I don't even remember the set-up but one of my favorite TV moments ever involved Frasier walking in dressed in a Jesus constume and Niles shouting "Jesus!"
-t - Apr 22, 2011 8:32:35 am PDT #3859 of 8625
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
They made NBC kings of Thursday nights.
But I don't think they used the slogan "Must See TV" then.
Dana - Apr 22, 2011 8:38:46 am PDT #3860 of 8625
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
That is such a great episode, Stephanie.
erikaj - Apr 22, 2011 8:44:31 am PDT #3861 of 8625
Always Anti-fascist!
"Tone it down, there, Tevye."
erin_obscure - Apr 22, 2011 8:51:39 am PDT #3862 of 8625
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
the only reason i ever watched Frasier was for Niles (Frasier himself annoyed the #$$%^ out of me unless he was bantering with his brother or dad).
I have hazy memories of a sitcom featuring Niles, his anorexic red-headed wife (played by the actress who was also Eve on Northern Exposure) and her parents. Her dad was a congressman or some kind of politico. It was funny, but i only saw a couple of episodes in my great-aunts basement and never heard of it again. Pretty sure i wasn't hallucinating. I suspect that show didn't go far.