Friends had the bit with Phoebe & Chandler: "He's not "Phil Spiderman". He's a Spider - Man." Though I wouldn't be surprised if Northern Exposure did one, I don't remember it off the top of my head - I haven't seen every episode 50 times like I have with Friends.
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EpicTangent - May 09, 2015 8:19:03 pm PDT #7364 of 8624
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
erikaj - May 10, 2015 12:48:50 pm PDT #7365 of 8624
Always Anti-fascist!
Maybe they both did. Wouldn't surprise me.
Fred Pete - May 11, 2015 11:36:28 am PDT #7366 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
Any other fans of the new Odd Couple? It's a fairly standard NYC sitcom, except words cannot describe the brilliance that is Tom Lennon. He gives the standard version of Felix a modern metrosexual overlay. I suspect with a fair amount of improv.
erikaj - May 11, 2015 11:47:10 am PDT #7367 of 8624
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, I think it's pretty cute, in kind of a retro way. New Felix kind of reminds me of Niles Crane.
Fred Pete - May 11, 2015 12:10:28 pm PDT #7368 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
Kind of -- but Lennon brings a physicality to Felix that Niles wouldn't dream of.
EpicTangent - May 11, 2015 12:36:22 pm PDT #7369 of 8624
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I tried to watch a couple of the early eps, but found them painful. Has it found its voice better? I'd be pleased to hear it because it seemed like such a waste of Lennon. And Perry. And Brown for that matter.
sj - May 11, 2015 12:40:18 pm PDT #7370 of 8624
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I hated the pilot and never watched again.
erikaj - May 11, 2015 3:26:13 pm PDT #7371 of 8624
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, Fred. I could see that, but they could get together and share an opera box or something. Niles is more contained, but they both have big vocabularies and got teased in school and know their way around a kitchen.I wasn't sure about Perry's Oscar, given that the original character is much more of a man's man type, but I think the current Madison's sloppiness comes more from being "paralyzed by not caring very much"-- I think it works. I like it, but I was still shocked it was#10 in the ratings a few weeks ago--maybe people like comfort food? My favorite comedy this year is probably "Younger", though. Rarely has generational humor worked out so well, imo.
Sophia Brooks - May 11, 2015 4:30:09 pm PDT #7372 of 8624
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My mom really likes it! I was shocked because I had heard nothing but bad things. She particularly likes Felix.
Fred Pete - May 12, 2015 6:04:26 am PDT #7373 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
Agreed that Felix and Niles would likely be friends. At least until yoga class starts.
To keep the Frasier comparisons going, I think the father would have been friends with Jack Klugman's Oscar. He might be willing to have a beer with Perry's Oscar, but I think he'd lose patience with the cynicism fairly quickly.
As for the ratings, I'm sure that the time slot after The Big Bang Theory doesn't hurt.