Perkins,
the ratings are pretty low for Community, so I'll give them some latitude WRT trying to get people to watch.
Zoe: Yeah? Thought you'd get land crazy that long in port. Wash: Probably, but I've been sane a long while now, and change is good.
'Shindig'
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]
le nubian - May 04, 2011 2:57:18 am PDT #3972 of 8625
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
DawnK - May 04, 2011 7:22:22 am PDT #3973 of 8625
giraffe mode
Perkins, all the press from Dan Harmon that I've seen indicate that they know and understand the dubiousness. I'm hopeful that, like the twist on the clip show, they can pull it off.
Lee - May 04, 2011 7:25:32 am PDT #3974 of 8625
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I hope so!
DawnK - May 04, 2011 7:38:22 am PDT #3975 of 8625
giraffe mode
Oh speaking of Community, I was reading a recap or something on EW.com yesterday and the writer used "cool cool cool cool (tm Abed)" I laughed out loud, startling our CFO, who sits across from me.
Fred Pete - May 05, 2011 6:27:37 am PDT #3976 of 8625
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'm surprised there hasn't been any discussion of Glee. It was nice to see them ignore today's hits. And nice to see that "Go Your Own Way" still fizzes nicely after all these years.
As to the plot, I think I'm fast heading toward the "Plot? What plot?" crowd. Sam's homelessness was an interesting development, even if it came out of nowhere -- we'll see where they take it. But the who's dating who, and who's not dating who, and who wants to date who is starting to feel forced. And Sue is becoming a live-action version of Wile E. Coyote -- comically pathetic.
§ ita § - May 05, 2011 8:08:17 pm PDT #3977 of 8625
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wow. That was some dedicated Community. Is it the year of the Western, or something?
Vortex - May 05, 2011 8:31:42 pm PDT #3978 of 8625
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I was curious to see how they were going to top or even equal last year's episode, but I really enjoyed it tonight.
DawnK - May 06, 2011 6:19:53 am PDT #3979 of 8625
giraffe mode
It was a quick 30 minutes that's for sure. Enjoyable all around, plus it's tough to go wrong with Josh Holloway in the mix. He's network TV attractive, don't ya know.
Morgana - May 10, 2011 4:50:58 pm PDT #3980 of 8625
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
I can't believe, even in the surreal world of Glee, that Principal Figgins would be so obtuse that he would have read that card out loud. (Should I still be tip-toeing around this for the west-coasters?) That he wouldn't have picked one of the other names. And that later he wouldn't have skipped the "Dancing Queen" scene, because honestly, did he expect that to go well?
§ ita § - May 10, 2011 4:58:31 pm PDT #3981 of 8625
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No need to white font or obscure. Once it's aired on the East Coast it's blackfont territory.