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Sarah and Garfunkle and Oates and the young woman from Arrested Development, if I'm not mistaken.

Quality for the Femme!!!

Five or ten years ago, it seemed like we were moving away from that direction. Sitcoms like Malcom in the Middle and Arrested Development didn't have laugh tracks, and they were much better for it (they also weren't produced like videotaped stage plays, which helped). But no, back to the bottom of the barrel for us.
>> ^rychan:

The scenario is somewhat amusing, but the writing and canned laughter is freaking terrible. And don't give me that live studio audience BS.

That's what she said.
>> ^lucky760:

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I miss you, Arrested Development.

Your video, Arrested Development - the C word!, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

>> ^BoneRemake:

I am lost. I want to downvote. this has no context unless you know the scene, its like a little inside joke. Is he refering to his mother ? is he calling for gob to get ride of his cunt mother ?


Yeah, the scene doesn't make much sense unless you know that the boat is called "The Seaward". Of course, the joke got better in a later season when that boat sank, they bought a new one and just called it "The C-Word".

I've never regretted not relying on network television sitcoms for my comedic needs. Books and movies do the job well. For one thing, network sitcoms all tend to be jealously formulaic. Individual episodes also tend to be silo'd to prevent any sort of character-arc from developing because, well, we can't have that in a comedy, can we? The last good network sitcom I've ever seen was Arrested Development, which at least made an earnest attempt to buck these boring conventions. And look at the show now...oh wait, it was cancelled.

However, in the years spent here, I've learned that Sarzy and I have very comparable tastes in movies, which counts for quite a lot, so his endorsement has prompted me to check this show out.

Cheers!

(Not Cheers the TV show, I meant Cheers in the goodbye/thanks/good job combo.)

>> ^kymbos:

It looks like a case of... (takes off glasses)... arrested development!
YEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!!!

I see what you did there.

It looks like a case of... (takes off glasses)... arrested development!

YEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!!!

He was the best thing on Arrested Development.

The

Best

Thing

I enjoy both the lazy comedies and the stuff that tries harder, is that bad in your opinion?

Also, do you watch Louie? Mr. C.K.'s new show is recommended (as well as the Arrested Development suggestion above).

>> ^dannym3141:

>> ^thinker247:
What I meant by my statement was that Roger Ebert was especially harsh when critiquing dumb comedies, such as this film. I've read many of your statements about comedy sifts, and you rarely find anything funny. It's not a condemnation; merely an opinion.>> ^dannym3141:
If we're not allowed to review things unless we're professional reviewers, you better say the same to the other people who commented before me.


That's perfectly fair enough, i take it back.
You're right, i don't find many sifts funny. I'm not into boil-in-the-bag humour.. you know, x is a family man but he's got daughter y who's unruly, daughter x who's rock n roll, etc. etc. comedy ensues.
I like comedy that tries harder, where i can't predict every single damned punchline. Stuff like the office, extras. The big lebowski. mitchell and webb and peep show. Curb your enthusiasm. That kinda stuff.
I think the people who make sitcoms like friends, big bang theory are guilty of lazyness. They don't try hard enough for me and i can second guess them.

Watch Arrested Development. It's fantastic.
>> ^dannym3141:

>> ^thinker247:
What I meant by my statement was that Roger Ebert was especially harsh when critiquing dumb comedies, such as this film. I've read many of your statements about comedy sifts, and you rarely find anything funny. It's not a condemnation; merely an opinion.>> ^dannym3141:
If we're not allowed to review things unless we're professional reviewers, you better say the same to the other people who commented before me.


That's perfectly fair enough, i take it back.
You're right, i don't find many sifts funny. I'm not into boil-in-the-bag humour.. you know, x is a family man but he's got daughter y who's unruly, daughter x who's rock n roll, etc. etc. comedy ensues.
I like comedy that tries harder, where i can't predict every single damned punchline. Stuff like the office, extras. The big lebowski. mitchell and webb and peep show. Curb your enthusiasm. That kinda stuff.
I think the people who make sitcoms like friends, big bang theory are guilty of lazyness. They don't try hard enough for me and i can second guess them.

I was going for the narrator of Arrested Development. Imagine my delight when I googled it!
>> ^my15minutes:
correct.
carrey was never a cast member of SNL. randy quaid was, and did reagan a couple times.
anyone besides me recognize the voice at the end?
if so, you get a gold star. yes, that was ron howard.

Fixed and thanks.

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That was really funny. Reminds me of some that Jason Bateman did for Juno and Arrested Development. Are they on her somewhere?