Also, you can tell it's not gonna have a happy ending when the main guy's all bumpy.

Tara ,'First Date'


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]


askye - Jan 10, 2012 9:58:36 am PST #4914 of 8624
Thrive to spite them

What show are you talking about?


Polter-Cow - Jan 10, 2012 10:00:23 am PST #4915 of 8624
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

2 Broke Girls.


Amy - Jan 10, 2012 10:04:37 am PST #4916 of 8624
Because books.

I tried 2 Broke Girls last week (the one with the tampon machine) and I couldn't make it past the bathroom with the owner cringing. Is it usually pretty funny?


§ ita § - Jan 10, 2012 10:15:14 am PST #4917 of 8624
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Maybe she expands upon the boxed ingredients

Then they should say. But they didn't. So I'm just going on information as disclosed--she's making box mix cupcakes.

Is it usually pretty funny?

No. I like how blunt it is about some stuff, but it cheerfully falls prey to all sorts of ethnic stereotyping and has long stretches where I can't even work out where the laughs are supposed to be.

However, I find her painfully attractive.


sj - Jan 10, 2012 10:23:54 am PST #4918 of 8624
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Is it usually pretty funny?

It has some really good moments, but it is inconsistent. Also, like ita ! said, they really need to get rid of all of the ethnic stereotyping.


brenda m - Jan 10, 2012 11:00:19 am PST #4919 of 8624
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Maybe she expands upon the boxed ingredients

They said right out that her secret ingredient is a different kind of mix. Just a really poorly done idea, and one that unfortunately undercuts a main storyline in pursuit of a throwaway joke.


tiggy - Jan 10, 2012 11:05:12 am PST #4920 of 8624
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

I thought she said she only used the mixes when she was pressed for time. i could be misremembering though.

I like it, Amy. i think Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs have great chemistry and the guy who plays Oleg has some funny one-liners.


§ ita § - Jan 10, 2012 11:08:18 am PST #4921 of 8624
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The episode was called "And The Secret Ingredient" so it was really weird. As a recapper aptly put it:

Not only does this undermine the whole premise of Max and Caroline’s potential bakery, but it also undermines the whole premise of this show. Why are they saving up their money to start a bakery when Max actually does not even know how to bake?

She did say that, tiggy, but later (different recapper--this one liked the ep!):

At the register, Caroline counts 39 boxes of Duncan Hines cake mix and needs 1 more to get $23 back with her coupons. 1 box turns out to be Pillsbury, which Max reveals is the secret ingredient in her cupcakes. Max then admits that she doesn’t know how to bake from scratch


tiggy - Jan 10, 2012 12:03:50 pm PST #4922 of 8624
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

oh...that's right. that is a stupid move on the writer's part.


Vortex - Jan 10, 2012 6:00:55 pm PST #4923 of 8624
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

wrod. but real bakers hate mixes.

I'm not a real baker, and I hate mixes. I have considered gluten free mixes for the same reason as Gris, but that's it. I don't even use mix for cornbread.