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On Community Recap: "Advanced Gay"
yeah, I thought this was pretty weak. For the first time it occurred to me that the characters are kind of ... annoying. Especially Shirley. I really am starting to dislike the way the actress delivers the lines. I hope I can push that realization back and keep enjoying the show.
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On Checking In...with the Recurring Characters of Arrested Development
Also Leonor Varela is A-list famous in her home country of Chile. Model, actress, spokeslady, the whole deal.
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On Checking In...with the Recurring Characters of Arrested Development
STEVE HOLT looks about 35 in that screengrab.
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On The Jokes Are Out There: Investigating the Dark Humor of The X-Files
Also "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" featuring LILY TOMLIN and ED ASNER! Ok, I'm done now. Carry on all.
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On The Jokes Are Out There: Investigating the Dark Humor of The X-Files
Ooh ooh! Also, "Bad Blood" featuring a hot (or not so hot?) Luke Wilson. That's an episode that couldn't have happened early in a series, because it played on the established relationship and history of Mulder and Scully. Great, great stuff.
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On The Jokes Are Out There: Investigating the Dark Humor of The X-Files
@sunnyciegos for everyone's viewing pleasure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvo-lcW85fM
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On The Jokes Are Out There: Investigating the Dark Humor of The X-Files
As much as I love talking XF shop, I would disagree with this column's premise that the show wasn't known for black humor. It was following in the footsteps of Twin Peaks, after all. The clip from "Dreamland," to me, is XF humor at its broadest and worst, and not one that I would pick to exemplify the show's sensibility. Instead I would go with the scene in "Small Potatoes" when David Duchovny plays Darin Morgan playing Mulder. Incredible work there, and one of the few moments that convinced me he was more than just a luckily well-cast actor.
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On The Jokes Are Out There: Investigating the Dark Humor of The X-Files
@lifeasweblowit72 Yes! I always thought that line was improvised - any scholar know if it was?
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On The Road Less Travelled: Eight Comedy Stars Who Took Different Paths to the Top
WHAT OF THE LADIES Sorry, maybe that was obvious. But yeah. What?
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I enjoy Community, but I would have to disagree that the characters are "complex and ever-changing." With the exception of Troy shedding his jock character, which actually felt more like the writers discovering how well Donald Glover plays a nerd, the characters are completely static. In fact I think that's Community's greatest weakness. When the show isn't performing narrative acrobatics, the storylines are utterly forgettable. Who cares about Britta's major, Shirley's baby, Abed's autism? No one. Not even the writers. This isn't an insurmountable problem; I didn't care about George Costanza's latest unemployment or Jerry's new girlfriend except in the pursuit of comedy. This season of Community has felt rather tired to me, and I think the slightness of the characters is a big part of it. I've enjoyed the show but honestly I'm not that sad to see it go. 30 Rock is a lot more consistent; bring it on.