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'Shells'


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]


sj - Apr 15, 2008 9:46:53 am PDT #665 of 8624
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Although I almost had to ff through where Marshall was attempting to scream at the waiter. But then it got turned around. Of course!

I changed to the baseball game for part of that, but I caught the twist, which was hilarious and just what everyone is customer service probably longs to do.


DavidS - Apr 15, 2008 5:42:06 pm PDT #666 of 8624
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Huh. I just watched the second episode of Friends and they had a different actress as Carol (Ross' ex-wife). Anita Barone. Then she was recast with Jane Sibbett.


erikaj - Apr 16, 2008 11:03:52 am PDT #667 of 8624
Always Anti-fascist!

that's weird when that happens.


DavidS - Apr 16, 2008 4:06:18 pm PDT #668 of 8624
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

that's weird when that happens.

Nothing's every going to top the weirdness of The New Darrin on Bewitched, especially since Dick Sargent did sort of kind of look like Dick York. Plus they were both Dick.

Not that I saw it in real time, but it was in syndication when I was growing up and definitely flipped my worldview. On the Partridge Family they were more blatant and recast a brunette boy with a blonde one after the first season.

Cool points though to Bunuel who did it on purpose, casting two different actresses in his version of Wuthering Heights and alternating them without warning.


Laga - Apr 16, 2008 4:24:34 pm PDT #669 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Cool points though to Bunuel who did it on purpose, casting two different actresses in his version of Wuthering Heights and alternating them without warning.

I did not know that. After the Pythons' treatment I had no desire to actually see W. H. for real but now I kinda do.

My favorite actor swap was on Roseanne. I loved how they would subtly refer to it from time to time.


DavidS - Apr 16, 2008 4:26:44 pm PDT #670 of 8624
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

My favorite actor swap was on Roseanne. I loved how they would subtly refer to it from time to time.

Heh. Wrong!Becky was just on HIMYM.


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 16, 2008 4:30:08 pm PDT #671 of 8624
"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

Did you guys see the Beckys! Identical Beckys! dance number they did over the closing credits of one show?


Laga - Apr 16, 2008 4:33:28 pm PDT #672 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

hunh. Bunuel's version of Wuthering Heights (I've already forgotten the title in my trip from there to here) seems to be one of the few titles of his Netflix doesn't carry. I added The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie instead.


Frankenbuddha - Apr 17, 2008 3:42:43 am PDT #673 of 8624
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Cool points though to Bunuel who did it on purpose, casting two different actresses in his version of Wuthering Heights and alternating them without warning.

Which he later also did for THE OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE, although I think in that case there were meta reasons (i.e. one of the actresses buggered off) that Bunuel ran with.


Aims - Apr 17, 2008 4:00:04 am PDT #674 of 8624
Shit's all sorts of different now.

My favorite actor swap was on Roseanne. I loved how they would subtly refer to it from time to time.

I loved the episode where First Becky (Alicia Goranson) came back after Sarah Chalke left. Everytime Alicia walked into a room, someone would yell at her, "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?"