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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]


Frankenbuddha - Feb 17, 2013 4:11:26 am PST #6431 of 8624
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Community felt a little to antic and cartoon-y to me. Loved individual bits, quite a few in fact, but overall it felt like a late-in-the-run sitcom episode to me. More surreal than the usual sitcom for sure, but everybody seemed to be "doing" their character beats rather than inhabiting the characters. Well, except maybe Donald Glover. He always seems to inhabit Troy even when what they've done for the character feels pro forma.

That said, I probably should have kept the episode for a re-watch. Unfortunately, I'm trying to get stuff off my DVR before it maxes out (I'm really behind on watching stuff).


Fred Pete - Feb 19, 2013 4:38:43 am PST #6432 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.

Finally caught up with The Office over the weekend. It's starting to feel like a soap opera, probably because the writers are trying to end so many story lines in the near future. Although it's one of those series that should really end, "And life goes on." Maybe a big ending for someone, maybe Andy leaving for -- something else. But life just goes on at the office for most of the characters.


Polter-Cow - Feb 19, 2013 4:54:32 am PST #6433 of 8624
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Maybe a big ending for someone, maybe Andy leaving for -- something else.

Not a three-month boat trip?


Fred Pete - Feb 19, 2013 5:14:11 am PST #6434 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.

I was thinking a mental institution or even jail. He was pretty dark last week.


le nubian - Feb 19, 2013 2:04:53 pm PST #6435 of 8624
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I agree, Fred. I didn't think anything he did last week was funny and I was hoping he would be arrested.


le nubian - Feb 19, 2013 2:05:26 pm PST #6436 of 8624
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Further, I think the writers forgot he and Erin already fell out once because she selected another man and he hadn't left her for 3 months!


Steph L. - Feb 21, 2013 3:32:26 pm PST #6437 of 8624
I look more rad than Lutheranism

That episode. Oh, my heart. "In all my long history of being stuffed in things, for the first time, I knew someone would come for me."

MY HEART.

Also, I was crying with laughter over Luke Perry and Jennie Garth. CRYING.

t edit And I know that Inspector Spacetime convention would have been about a billion times funnier if I watched Doctor Who.


Vortex - Feb 21, 2013 4:24:39 pm PST #6438 of 8624
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

What did Abed say at the end? My tivo cut it off.


Steph L. - Feb 21, 2013 4:33:30 pm PST #6439 of 8624
I look more rad than Lutheranism

What, when they were watching Inspector Luke Perry? He said "I hate you" to Pierce.


DavidS - Feb 21, 2013 4:34:36 pm PST #6440 of 8624
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Just wanted to note that the most recent New Girl was very funny and also they're handling the sexual tension thing between Nick and Jess kind of perfectly. (By - in my opinion - showing that Nick is really no catch and despite his charm is kind of fucked up.)

Also Archer was really funny and messed up and had a sexed up Neil Degrasse Tyson reference.