You really have to reassure people that it's worth keeping going.
Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.
'Unleashed'
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]
Dana - Jul 05, 2020 8:28:21 am PDT #8524 of 8624
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
DavidS - Jul 05, 2020 4:53:45 pm PDT #8525 of 8624
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You really have to reassure people that it's worth keeping going.
Which I had heard! But still, you have to ease into it with low expectations and then it starts to pay off bigger and bigger.
I love low-stakes drama with slow-built character arcs. The premise on this is Arrested Development, but in a lot of ways it's more like Northern Exposure. Also it's a bit of a hangout comedy. You just want to spend time with the characters.
I particularly like the end-episode bits where David (inflected "!") and Alexis troll their parents mercilessly.
I also like how some of the broader jokes (like Alexis being kidnapped by various rich sleezeballs) comes around as a both an emotional toll on David and an aspect of Alexis' learned competence (including her F-class drivers license).
Laura - Jul 20, 2020 1:22:07 am PDT #8526 of 8624
Our wings are not tired.
So I was looking through the comedy series options and saw Jane the Virgin and gave it a shot. I've only watched the first 2 episodes, but I am totally charmed. It Is So Miami! I feel like I am home. Does it continue to be oh so charming and telenovelas-like? If so I am here for it.
-t - Jul 20, 2020 3:46:44 am PDT #8527 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Absolutely, Laura. You will love it!
Jessica - Jul 20, 2020 6:52:17 am PDT #8528 of 8624
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I love JtV so so so so much.
EpicTangent - Jul 31, 2020 6:59:14 am PDT #8529 of 8624
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
How is it only in the last month or so that I'm discovering Hannah Gadsby? ("Discovering" like Columbus discovered America - she's been around for a good decade or something). She's got the most amazing spicy brains and she's cute as hell. Gotta find me a friend willing to lend me a Netflix password so I can see "Nanette". Seriously, she's awesome, how am I only just now finding this bandwagon to hop on to?
On her autism: [link]
billytea - Jul 31, 2020 7:09:44 am PDT #8530 of 8624
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
How is it only in the last month or so that I'm discovering Hannah Gadsby? ("Discovering" like Columbus discovered America - she's been around for a good decade or something). She's got the most amazing spicy brains and she's cute as hell. Gotta find me a friend willing to lend me a Netflix password so I can see "Nanette". Seriously, she's awesome, how am I only just now finding this bandwagon to hop on to?
Oh! I get to be all "I liked her before it was cool"! Biyi and I saw her stand-up show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival a decade ago or so. She was just in a meeting room at Melbourne City Hall. (The topic was her experience walking across England, as in from the Irish to the North Sea.) One thing I missed out on was that she used to do walking tours of the National Gallery here. (She has a degree in Art History.)
Alas, I don't have Netflix, so I haven't seen Nanette yet either.
Laura - Jul 31, 2020 7:35:48 am PDT #8531 of 8624
Our wings are not tired.
I love JtV so so so so much.
It is the Latino version of Soap, which I also loved. It's awesome.
Jessica - Jul 31, 2020 7:39:25 am PDT #8532 of 8624
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
It is the Latino version of Soap, which I also loved. It's awesome.
I always thought of it as a Latina Gilmore Girls.
Laura - Jul 31, 2020 7:56:32 am PDT #8533 of 8624
Our wings are not tired.
Ah, I didn't watch Gilmore Girls so I didn't get a connection there.