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Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?

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Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants

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This thread is for comedy TV, including network and cable shows. [NAFDA]

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Fred Pete - Sep 17, 2015 10:52:30 am PDT #7399 of 8624

Ann, that's a ferret.

I'm not sure where Best Time Ever belongs, but here seems as good as anywhere.

The first episode was an amusing hour. Neil Patrick Harris has an engaging personality that keeps the show moving. The celebrity guests are game to participate in the zany, such as Special Guest Announcer Renee Zellweger racing Harris through an obstacle course 15 stories above the ground.

The main weakness is the heavy reliance on audience participation. At the beginning of the show, Harris went into the audience to tell people what he knew about them. Then Harris photobombs events that audience members attend (including one person's wedding). Then a segment where people at home compete for cash by finishing a line of a "Karaoke Classic" (although the set-up did involve Gloria Gaynor on-stage singing "I Will Survive," so there was a compensating factor). Then, the finale involved an audience member answering questions for a chance at up to 16 great prizes.

Overall, a pleasant effort at reworking the variety show. Less depth than a mud puddle, but not a bad way to pass an hour.

Lee - Sep 17, 2015 12:37:41 pm PDT #7400 of 8624

The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Renee Zellweger

Reese Witherspoon

Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 17, 2015 4:26:58 pm PDT #7401 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

And the reason for the extreme plastic surgery just became clearer...

Fred Pete - Sep 18, 2015 4:59:11 am PDT #7402 of 8624

Ann, that's a ferret.

Reese Witherspoon

My mistake. Either way, I liked that she was game enough to run the 15-story high race despite a self-proclaimed fear of heights.

Tom Scola - Sep 23, 2015 3:36:40 pm PDT #7403 of 8624

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

The last thing I thought I'd ever feel after watching the Muppets is depressed.

Jesse - Sep 24, 2015 8:11:53 am PDT #7404 of 8624

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm really fascinated by the mixed responses I've seen to that! Which means maybe I should check it out for myself.

Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 24, 2015 9:18:36 am PDT #7405 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

I still kind of liked it because, hey, Muppets. But it's not the warm fuzzy feel-good viewing experience of The Muppet Show.

-t - Sep 24, 2015 9:23:35 am PDT #7406 of 8624

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I enjoyed it, will watch again.

DXMachina - Sep 24, 2015 4:34:33 pm PDT #7407 of 8624

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I liked it better when Miss Piggy only thought she and Kermit were together, sort of like Lucy and Schroeder. Making them an actual couple, and then breaking them up is kind of offputting for me. Plus I don't know what to thing about the Other Pig. She seems nice enough, but her voice is very non-Muppetlike.

Vonnie K - Oct 12, 2015 6:13:38 pm PDT #7408 of 8624

Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

How great was that S2 Jane the Virgin premiere? So freakin' fantastic! The Narrator in particular was on *fire* this episode. His parting delivery of "the girl's got spunk," as Petra left the scene clutching the stolen can of Rafael's sperm! (... only on this show, man.) I just about died laughing.

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