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Zephyr_FateZephyr_Fate Registered User regular
edited November 2006 in Debate and/or Discourse
I can't get enough of this show. The weird humor, wacky script, bizarre situations and even more bizarre characters are completely unique.

It can also be extremely hilarious when it wants to be, but the humor is just so off-the-wall that it's hard to get at first.

I'm glad to see Murphy Brown in another show :P.

Anyone else like it?

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  • UnknownUnknown
    edited November 2006
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  • Zephyr_FateZephyr_Fate Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    I'm watching it right now, and yeah..it's pretty sad.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    I haven't watched a lot of this, but what I have seen has been great. I love Candice Bergen, and William Shatner kicks ass.

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  • Zephyr_FateZephyr_Fate Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    It's a collaboration of all of the strange characters that really gives this show charm.

    That and it's too damn hilarious.

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  • KealohaKealoha Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    I love this show. It's not going to get canceled anytime soon, is it? That would suck. I haven't watched it much this season, but I saw the last two episodes. Great stuff, IMO.

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  • Zephyr_FateZephyr_Fate Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    It's probably one of the more popular shows on ABC, up there with Grey's Anatomy and such.

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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2006
    I saw an episode of this show, and the camera work was shoddy and the acting was pretty shit as well. A typical ABC show, all in all.

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  • Zephyr_FateZephyr_Fate Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    The camera is intentionally shoddy, it adds a strange effect to the show..and if you don't like the script or the Shat, you're missing out.

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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2006
    Zephyr_Fate wrote:
    The camera is intentionally shoddy, it adds a strange effect to the show..and if you don't like the script or the Shat, you're missing out.
    Wow. Intentionally shitty camera-work? What a stupid fucking idea. The script is not only lacking in humor, but the actors all suck at delivering the shitty lines in the first place. The episode I saw had like half a scene with William Shatner, and he was more watchable than everyone else.

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  • Zephyr_FateZephyr_Fate Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    Like I said in the OP, the humor is pretty out there, and you have to read into it to figure out what's funny and what isn't.

    Were you watching an episode from the first season? I didn't like the show much at that point, but it grows on you eventually. You just have to keep watching.

    If you notice in the later episodes(like now), the camera focuses on all the strange things in a scene, and it makes the entire show a lot funnier for doing so.

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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2006
    Zephyr_Fate wrote:
    Like I said in the OP, the humor is pretty out there, and you have to read into it to figure out what's funny and what isn't.

    Were you watching an episode from the first season? I didn't like the show much at that point, but it grows on you eventually. You just have to keep watching.

    If you notice in the later episodes(like now), the camera focuses on all the strange things in a scene, and it makes the entire show a lot funnier for doing so.
    I think it might have been a recent episode. The humor is not "out-there"; it's just stupid. I get it, it's not funny

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  • Zephyr_FateZephyr_Fate Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    Bizarre humor is meant to only appeal to certain people, not everyone.

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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2006
    Zephyr_Fate wrote:
    Bizarre humor is meant to only appeal to certain people, not everyone.
    it's not bizarre. Bizarre is stuff like Perry Bible Fellowship (which is mostly on the surreal side). This is just not funny. I mean, I can't fathom how under any circumstances any line that was meant to be "funny" would make anyone laugh. I admit one scene caught a chuckle out of me, but that's just because it had a vicious personal attack that was pretty awesome.

    It's not "bizarre" but it certainly is "shit" which appeals only to certain people anyway so I guess you're half right.

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  • Low KeyLow Key Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    I caught this show partway through the second or third season I think, but they're showing repeats of the first season at the moment, and everything I've seen has been good. I don't think the scripts are brilliant, and I usually hate legal dramas but I love the show just for the comedy and the actors. Half an episode is reaction shots to some truly surreal shit. Some of the younger cast have been kind of average (go home stupid lady from Ed!) but the Shat, James Spader, Candice Bergman, Rene Auberjonis and Captain Craggy are superb. And they get some pretty fucking awesome special guests too.

    I'd watch the show just for the relationship between the two male leads to be honest. Their ability to go from ridiculous to tragic without skipping a beat is hells of impressive.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    This it totally my favorite show on television.

    Last season...the kidnapped kid episode...oh my god that was amazing.

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  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2006
    Low Key wrote:
    I'd watch the show just for the relationship between the two male leads to be honest. Their ability to go from ridiculous to tragic without skipping a beat is hells of impressive.
    Exactly. It's gloriously silly and it knows it, Spader has great lines, Shatner's delivery is spot-on. I don't know if I'd buy it, but it definitely makes my monday nights better.

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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2006
    Maybe I just watched the wrong episode. Spader was good though.

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  • yakulyakul Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    I was a bit turned off at the start of the second season when they seemed to take the focus off of Spader and Shatner. Then it got better again when they brought Selleck in for a few episodes. Though sadly I haven't seen much of this season.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    yakul wrote:
    I was a bit turned off at the start of the second season when they seemed to take the focus off of Spader and Shatner. Then it got better again when they brought Selleck in for a few episodes. Though sadly I haven't seen much of this season.
    Hands (Jerry Espensen) has been in the show a ton this season. And they've introduced a couple of great new characters.

    I'm so sad though, they killed off [spoiler:a5c54b5048]Michael J. Fox's character[/spoiler:a5c54b5048].

    Oh, also, they desperately need to do another Donny Crane episode.

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  • yakulyakul Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    I've been mad ever since Rhona Mitra left actually.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    Lake Bell shows up for a couple episodes. I'm pretty sure Mitra will be back eventually.

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  • Low KeyLow Key Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    What is the relationship between this show and the Practice? The Practice always looked godawful but I heard they were connected somehow.

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  • BigJoeMBigJoeM Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    This show is a spinoff of the practice.

    The male lead opposite Shatner was introduced in the last few seasons of The Practice and moved to a different practice where his talents would be more appreciated.

    If i remember correctly Shatner was even in an episode on the practice.

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  • yakulyakul Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    Yeah the Practice was going to be cancelled in it's last season (for good reason) and then they brought on Spader as Alan Shore and made the show all about him. He worked with the other cast members from the Practice, but every episode Spader black mailed somebody or something hilariously unethical. So they end up firing him and Spader makes their lives a living hell until Shatner comes on, hires him to his firm and that's the end of the show.

    Then next season Boston Legal started.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    Yeah Shat and Spader both won Emmys for their work on the last season of the practice.

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  • Zephyr_FateZephyr_Fate Registered User regular
    edited November 2006
    I never knew that, of course I never really knew much about The Practice to begin with.

    (Aside: I also love Perry Bible Fellowship.)

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