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Worst actor on the show award goes to...

posted 9 years ago by WinnebagoJ
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Candidate 1: Brian. I can't figure out if he's over-acting or what. He's talking past Dev as they interact.
Candidate 2: Dev's mom. Why does she sound like an insomniac robot? She has no expressions on her face. No inflection in her voice. She looks constipated. At the very least, she's not having fun at all. Candidate 2a: Dev's dad. WTF was that scene with the iPad?
Candidate 3: Denise. Is she supposed to be the stereotypical homie lesbian stud? Why are she and Dev friends? I can justify the friendship Dev has with just about any of the others, but I can't figure out why they have anything in common that would qualify them as friends.

I just cannot decide! I don't mind Arnold and Aziz is of course a wonderful actor (super timing, delivery of lines, he's too funny for who he's interacting with.)

Is this show supposed to be another Seinfeld-type show? Another Louie? A Curb Your Enthusiasm? I just can't get into it. Those shows about every day life (AKA "Nothing"), had something this show doesn't have.... a talented supporting cast. You can't just rely on your front-runner to carry the show unless the show is about how your front-runner interacts with random people, not reoccurring characters we're supposed to get to know.

I really love Aziz's comedy. And I LOVED his character in Parks and Rec. I want to like this show so dang much, but I'm on episode 4 and feel like I'm bored. It's forced. I'm home sick from work today and cruising through Netflix. I can't see how any other time in my life I could sit through this show unless I was bound to the couch with sickness, like I am today. I hope this gets better. Or I do. Something's gotta give.

[–] WinnebagoJ 9 years ago

Either all I needed was a good nap or these episodes got a lot better. Seems like I watched the Nashville episode and suddenly each one that followed got really good. Maybe I just really like him with Rachel. He's funny, sweet, the supporting cast isn't as annoying (Denise got more helpful and Arnold was sweet in the Old People episode)

[–] brianaceleste 9 years ago

That's because she is Aziz Ansari's actual mother and not an actress. Though she and his father aren't the greatest actors, I thought including them in the show was really sweet.

[–] jingles173 8 years ago

I love his parents on the show his dad is hilarious

[–] Chipmaniac 9 years ago

His friends serve as a sounding board for Dev. Talking about his issues with them creates a natural bridge between acts. It doesn't matter that much if they are good or interesting in their own right. The fact that they aren't well developed or acted doesn't affect my enjoyment of the show.

[–] TobiasBeecher 8 years ago

Brian is played by Eric Wareheim who is just a weird dude (check out some Tim and Eric skits from Adult Swim). I agree he feels out of place.

As others have mentioned, Dev's parents are actually his real life parents. I give them a pass.

Denise is awful. Her acting is horrible. She is stiff, wooden, and not an entertaining character at all. She must be friends with Aziz Ansari in real life or something, I have no idea how else she got cast in this show.

[–] aflyingasscannon 8 years ago

No that's Arnold.

Brian is played by Kelvin Yu.

[–] brux (14724) 4 years ago

I like Denise and thought she was very realistic.

[–] GTizzle 8 years ago

The Brian actor is a truly amateur level of acting. And with all exchanges between Aziz and him, I can literally hear and visualize the actually script. Like, I can SEE the words on the paper and can sort of hear them reading those words right off the page.

Translation: terrible, forced, wooden acting.

I wanted to like this show, but Aziz clearly shines as a side guy and not necessarily as a leading role and/or writer.

[–] brux (14724) 4 years ago

Just started watching it, and I think it is great for the most part, or at least new and fresh. You are the second one I've heard compare this show to Louie, and I see no real comparison. The Arnold character is completely unbelievable ... even more so than Kramer on Seinfeld.

See if you like either Catastrophe on Amazon Prime or Casual on Hulu.