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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]
-t - Feb 23, 2021 9:06:31 am PST #8578 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
amyparker - Feb 23, 2021 9:39:40 am PST #8579 of 8624
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Checks out.
JenP - Feb 23, 2021 1:52:14 pm PST #8580 of 8624
Steph, I just started watching it a couple of weeks ago. Your statement is valid.
I'm on Season 2 now.
Steph L. - Feb 23, 2021 2:12:08 pm PST #8581 of 8624
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I started season 2 last night! I'm maybe 6 episodes in.
Laura - Mar 08, 2021 7:17:20 am PST #8582 of 8624
Our wings are not tired.
I started watching Schitt's Creek last week.
I decided to give it a go over the weekend, but didn't get through the first episode. I normally have an exception for pilot episodes and try and watch 2-3 before passing judgement, but I just couldn't get into it. Figured maybe it was just my mood and would give it another go.
Pros/Cons - what should I stick around for?
Steph L. - Mar 08, 2021 7:32:07 am PST #8583 of 8624
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I liked Schitt's Creek pretty much from the start, although the first 6 episodes or so are really broad in terms of characterization. They start to get more nuanced after that.
Though, full disclosure, Moira has never stopped annoying me, and if I could launch Roland into the sun, I would. But I love Stevie and Alexis and David and John so goddamn much that it's worth it. Oh, also the vet (Ted?).
JenP - Mar 08, 2021 8:03:21 am PST #8584 of 8624
I pretty much concur with Steph on all o' that, except Moira doesn't annoy me. I think my favorite relationship is Stevie and David. Laura, I would say I got into it for the laughs and stayed for that and for the non-treacly sweetness that happens from time to time.
Laura - Mar 08, 2021 8:33:24 am PST #8585 of 8624
Our wings are not tired.
I shall hang in there then. I am on a mission to have more comedy in life! I do try and not judge shows before giving them time to develop the characters. Books I give 50 pages, shows I go 5-6, unless there is something truly unacceptable.
Dana - Mar 08, 2021 8:38:22 am PST #8586 of 8624
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I have no tolerance for Roland and am so excited on rewatch when I can just skip past him. But stick it out -- characters start evolving.
amyparker - Mar 08, 2021 9:28:25 am PST #8587 of 8624
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Plei said "WATCH THIS"; a couple of episodes in I texted back "WHY?" "Just stay with it."
Moira stopped annoying me after I read an interview with Catherine O'Hara, in which she talks about her glee at playing characters who have no clue how they come across to other people. Needing to have done supplemental reading to understand what an actor's doing usually means I go find something else to watch, but by then I was so in love with Stevie and David (and Patrick, when he showed up) that I decided to stick around.
Dana, I also reach for the magic skippy button while feeling a little sad about it - I like Chris Elliott in other things!