On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is the kind of cutting-edge thinking that's led the Peacock > straight into the crapper. > > Room for Silverman's tired shtick, but none for "Community?" Check. > I'd expect Wiig to be offered a series, too, but hopefully, she's > headed for movies I can ignore. > I won't repeat old defenses of Silverman here, (though I do take offense at your tone sir, and am considering challenging you to a duel) but I do think it might be time to challenge the cult that has grown up around Community. I have seen every episode of the show, and will continue to do so (reliable reports are that it will return to our screens before the season is done, and has a good shot at coming back next year). However I thought towards the end of last year, and definitely this year, Community is showing too many symptoms of having smoked its own shit. This is not uncommon, especially among sit coms, where the creative forces start reading too many of their darling reviews, fanmail and fanboards, and start becoming self-derivative. It isn't particularly funny, or edgy, or envelope-pushing, just because somewhere near the start of the episode they wink at the camera and tells us they are about to be funny, edgy and envelope-pushing. If I ran a network I would insist that show-runners and their writing rooms get locked in at night to sleeping quarters in the studio, and never be allowed access to the internet - this has ruined a long list of at one time promising shows. That said, I did appreciate the Betelgeuse gag, though I did not notice the walk-by until it was pointed out (I did notice and wonder why they were referencing the character repeatedly, but did not imagine they were going in that direction - I thought maybe someone on the show had also worked on the film). -- 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
