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Rating: Q=4, P=3 / Thanks But No Thanks
Scale 1=2, Scale 2=2, Scale 3=2, Scale 4=1
Early Comedy, Comic Duo, Slapstick
I adore the Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, and Charlie Chaplin. Their films are genius, to me, and no matter how many times I watch them they will never lose the spark. But I've never felt that way about Laurel and Hardy comedies, for some reason. While The Flying Deuces has its moments -usually when Stan is being his naive, patient, loyal self and Hardy is flailing around miserably- the humor is just not my cup of tea. Slapstick can be magical when Chaplin and Keaton dress it up with acrobatics and subtle charm but Laurel and Hardy just don't hold my attention. If you've never watched one of their films, though, you should. It's hard not to have an appreciation for how they paved the way for future comic duos.
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Look Around You Season 1 (Peter and James Serafinowicz, 2002)
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Rating: CSS=11, SP=7 / Double Whoopee!
Scale F=4, Scale G=3, Scale H=4, Scale I=3, Scale J=4
BBC Comedy, Wacky, Spoof Series, Satire
OK... why I hadn't heard of this show before is beyond me. Absolutely HYSTERICAL. If you enjoyed watching "made-for-kids" documentary and educational television programs when you were growing up, you just might love this spoof show. Absurd doesn't even begin to describe it. You'll just have to watch. I know I'm going to keep coming back to watch each ten-minute episode. Favorite one = Sulfur.
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Look Around You Season 1 (Peter and James Serafinowicz, 2002)
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Rating: CSS=11, SP=7 / Double Whoopee!
Scale F=4, Scale G=3, Scale H=4, Scale I=3, Scale J=4
BBC Comedy, Wacky, Spoof Series, Satire
OK... why I hadn't heard of this show before is beyond me. Absolutely HYSTERICAL. If you enjoyed watching "made-for-kids" documentary and educational television programs when you were growing up, you just might love this spoof show. Absurd doesn't even begin to describe it. You'll just have to watch. I know I'm going to keep coming back to watch each ten-minute episode. Favorite one = Sulfur.
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