I think your friend and I suffer from the same affliction: We're getting old and don't remember details as well as we used to.
It's been awhile since I watched the earlier episodes, so I'm unable to supply the specifics you are requesting, but it's my general impression that the show began with scenes of Todd experiencing culture shock, that is, being repulsed by and having to get used to some of the habits and customs and tastes he encountered when he first got to India. Those types of scenes/dialogue disappeared as the season went on so that the show turned into more of a typical workplace comedy with quirky characters, not all that much different from other workplace comedies. I miss the early episodes where most of the humor came from the extreme differences between Indian and American cultures. Melissa <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtB4UDMEkpU&feature=related> Curious about the email address? Listen to the most beautiful song ever sung. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of PGage Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 12:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: FW: NBC Cancels 'Outsourced' On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 6:27 AM, Melissa P <[email protected]> wrote: Well, I've never been able to sit through Community or even The Office. And, although I watched the first couple of episodes of Parks and Recreation, I find I can't sit through it either. Also, I have no interest in watching anything with David Spade in it. As we've said many times before, we all have different tastes. Outsourced did lose steam toward the end of its run, attributable in part to having to respond to the political correctness police. A friend of mine also tried to sell me on the idea that Outsourced has suffered from attempts to soften its edge to avoid offending people. I will ask Melissa the same question my friend was unable to answer for me: At whatever point you consider the zenith of the show to have been, what is an example of a hard edged satirical social commentary or observation it made, or even just something really funny that later had to be toned down to avoid offense. I *wish* this show had been substantial and specific enough to be offensive - but I found it to be consistently bland and vague, unsmart and unfunny. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
