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Hilarious show, homage paid to the original, but glaring foundational issues
Holy shit, what a ride!
I need SO much more of this!!
It went downhill fast after Sam Ryan left, in my opinion.
They waited 18 hours to tell the townsfolk?
Anyone else guess the "twist" 5 minutes in? (Spoilers)
So who (in the movie) requested the film be made? [SPOILERS]
One character I wish they'd kept around longer...
Blake's bloody scrubs S1/2 vs. later seasons
"A trick is something a whore does for money. ...Or _____!"
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Sleezy, yes. Illegal, no.
<blockquote>But if he was creepy or toxic to the underage actors, then go after him.</blockquote>
Dan was bringing in tons of money. That right there is the primary reason that nobody ever did anything back then. They want more money and fewer scandals. Duh.
And the people being victimized risk losing everything if they speak out.
Also, it's not just one bad guy in a sea of good guys.
As far as the content issues, I'm on the fence about that stuff. On one hand, yeah, anything too sexual absolutely should've been removed by any of the people that had a say, so I can't imagine how they got away with many of the things.
It's fine to have that kind of humor, but there's a time and a place for it. Injecting sexual stuff into media aimed at children is just disgusting, and it clearly is an example of who the writer is as a person.
And sure, obviously there are going to be the gross people out there who will sexualize anything children do, and that's an unfortunate part of humanity. But that's not an excuse to write sexuality into the scenes in the first place.
I'll have to keep an eye out for this, because I've never seen/noticed it before.
But unfortunately my digital version of the first three seasons are pretty low quality, so maybe it's just too fuzzy for me to be able to read any of that.
I'll have to dig out my actual DVDs one of these days.
I've watched this show at least as many times as Lindsey's been pregnant (which is to say, "Oh yeah, dozens of times"), but I don't think I've ever noticed the banana stand graffiti that you pointed out.
I mean, I saw that there was graffiti on it, of course, but I don't think I ever noticed what it said. Dude, thank you!!
And to answer your question, yes, I'm pretty sure it <i>is</I> the smartest sitcom of all time.
've opened a door here that I regret...
The depth of this show is just unmatched.
Perfectly said.
<blockquote>Not to mention, single camera comedies have ZERO re-watch value. Their funny, but not a lot of fun in it.</blockquote>
I don't care how many cameras <I>Arrested Development</I> had, this is probably one of the only shows that not only warrants but <I>requires</I> multiple viewings. I've seen it dozens of times and I'm always catching some new subtle joke layered in there. That's one of the best things about the show, honestly. The more you watch it, the more you love it. Not many shows only get <I>better</I> with each re-watch.
That said, I'm referring to the original three seasons, of course. I've seen the 4th (both versions) and 5th a couple of times each, because they did have some funny parts, but overall, I don't consider the 4th and 5th seasons to be part of <I><b>the</b> Arrested Development</I> show.
But clearly different people have different tastes. There are <I>many</I> single-camera shows that I could watch over and over again.
I think it has less to do with the number of cameras and more to do with the writing and characters.
But again, I think this show is one that only gets better with each viewing. The writing is so layered that many punchlines come episodes or even seasons ahead of the joke itself.
I wrote that last comment right after he initially appeared at the door in the episode, so I was pleasantly surprised to see how the rest of it played out.
I kept trying to imagine how that episode would seem to viewers who'd never seen Psychoville and thus didn't have that reference knowledge lol
It's hard to say for sure because I don't really remember how I felt before he opened his mouth the first time and unleashed his garbage personality, but as a general rule for anyone, the soul-patch and ponytail combo is a terrible look lol
Personally, if I try to separate just his physical appearance from everything else I know about him...idk, I think I still got a weird vibe from him just by his looks. You know how sometimes certain people just have a look that makes you uneasy or distrustful? I feel like he just has that slimey sort of character look, ya know?
Of course that's still not strictly physical, because it's tacking on a presumed personality, I suppose...
But to be fair, it is hard to separate the two much of the time. If his face and body (minus the soul-patch and ponytail) belonged to a genuinely good and decent person, then yeah, I guess I couldn't fault someone for finding him attractive.
So yeah, I wouldn't say his physical characteristics are necessarily unattractive on their own (terrible hair decisions aside), but I wouldn't say he's a silver fox, either.
But, again, he just gave me a creepy vibe from the start, and then everything he said and did only solidified that vibe for me.
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