Any other watchers of The Middleman catch last night's episode? Apparently animated vampire puppets are the surest way to my funny bone - I was gasping for air from the laughing throughout much of the show. (And the female lead had a great reference to "at least three Canadian vampire detective shows.")
I'm not sure how old he is, but I heard him use the word 'newfangled' one time, so he's gotta be pretty far gone.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 19, 2008 6:14:54 am PDT #4216 of 30001
"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
Polter-Cow - Aug 19, 2008 6:34:06 am PDT #4217 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Even though Javi can only identify two!
lisah - Aug 19, 2008 6:34:49 am PDT #4218 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
I've totally missed the boat on this Middleman thing. So it's good, eh?
Polter-Cow - Aug 19, 2008 6:36:56 am PDT #4219 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yes, it is. It's great fun and totally lovable. It's like Pushing Daisies meets The X-Files. Or Men in Black meets The Avengers. Or Wonderfalls meets Due South. Characterwise. That last one is Vonnie.
Vortex - Aug 19, 2008 6:42:35 am PDT #4220 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I've totally missed the boat on this Middleman thing. So it's good, eh?
good's kind of a stretch, I think. Enjoyable, sure. I think it's a bit simplistic, though can be entertaining. It sometimes requires a large amount of suspension of disbelief about the "normal" stuff*. To me, it's the kind of show that you watch if you remember to, but don't bother to set a season pass.
* I blame Joss for raising the bar for this. It used to be that if you were watching a fantasy/sci fi show about something completely unrealistic (say, monsters), the rest of the environment was often unrealistic as well, and people would say "well, you're watching a show about monsters, what do you expect, realism?" But, then, along came Buffy with its consistency and throughline and complete characters, and ruined it!
sumi - Aug 19, 2008 6:45:14 am PDT #4221 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
I'm so happy that I now have TWO vampire puppet shows to do a nice little double feature with.
Which Canadian Vampire Detective Show did he miss?
And two American Vampire Detective Shows!
lisah - Aug 19, 2008 6:49:13 am PDT #4222 of 30001
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It sometimes requires a large amount of suspension of disbelief about the "normal" stuff*.
oh, yeah, that bothers me.
But, then, along came Buffy with its consistency and throughline and complete characters, and ruined it!
Exactly!
Polter-Cow - Aug 19, 2008 6:49:36 am PDT #4223 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Polter-Cow - Aug 19, 2008 6:54:52 am PDT #4224 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
good's kind of a stretch, I think.
Ouch.
It sometimes requires a large amount of suspension of disbelief about the "normal" stuff*.
I disagree. I think the characters ground the show very nicely. It's great that in this wacky show with aliens and vampire puppets, you have a genuine, strong friendship between Wendy and Lacey, for instance. I think it's a pretty cohesive package. Even when the jokes were uneven in the beginning, I thought the combination of the "normal" stuff and the Middleman stuff still worked well.
Theodosia - Aug 19, 2008 7:05:59 am PDT #4225 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Um, where exactly do I find this Middleman thingie? I can't recall seeing a single ad for it.