UberBeaver
Breakdancing Soul Pilgrim
redhotswami said:
i think that needs to be my new sig...now i just need the perfect image for it.
redhotswami said:
i think that needs to be my new sig...now i just need the perfect image for it.
UberBeaver said:
It's very real. The special is sometimes hard to watch. The NBC version will never do that. American's hate TV like that. They don't have the patience for the descent followed by the rise to victory. Once it's uncomfortable people tune out. It's a shame cause it makes the payoff so much better.
redhotswami said:beav i think that might be toooooo gangsta. this gangsta has to look vulnerable, because he needs love
No spoken words said:I wrote a slow jam called "Gangstas need love too" at work a few years ago, and then e-mailed it to my direct reports instructing them to have it memorized in an hour. Immaturity + a staff = trouble for all.
redhotswami said:
do share!
UberBeaver said:
No spoken words said:
Seinfeld had moments of discomfort...but with a punchline....Curb Your Enthusiasm does, too, but it's on HBO which is a different animal than network TV. No network primetime show could have that level of discomfort and thrive.
That was the best part of the BBC finale, a little bit of redemption, and growth, for Brent.
ThoraSEB said:Mia, check out www.alluc.org - they have tons of TV shows there, and I'm pretty sure both the BBC and NBC versions of The Office are there.
UberBeaver said:
Yeah, Seinfeld and Curb do, but it's different. You know it's a goof, and you know it'll work itself out, and their character sort of bring it upon themselves out of, I dunno, pride and just being self-centered. With David Brent it's all about his insecurity. He can't help it cause he's so scared, you know? He has nothing, really. No real friends (which always made Tim's sympathy for him so nice). So when he crashes, you don't know what's going to happen. He sinks real low in the special. It's awesome.
UberBeaver said:Whoa, that site is awesome. Nice.
UberBeaver said:Whoa, that site is awesome. Nice.
Oh man, the begging was hard. I think I actually turned away. I was watching the special with my wife before and she's seen some the seasons where it's all laughs, but she never saw the special, and I could see her thinking, "You enjoy this?" I think also the average American viewer doesn't have the patience for a story to build, either. Like Lost has a big story, but there is almost constant stimulation at the same time. Does that makes sense?
UberBeaver said:I really like the "oh snap - Oh Shit Son" thing.
No spoken words said:
(Beav, Bono is in the band U2).