[jackdied.com] Starved and Always Sunny

Starved and Always Sunny

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Aug 15 2005, 01:59 EDT [updated Aug 16 2005, 00:07 EDT]

The locus of good TV has left the pay channels (Dead Like Me and JMS's Jeremiah were canceled dead. The Sapranos average one episode every two years.) The Sci-Fi channel is picking up the slack with Battlestar Galactica which is a much better adaptation on the original Mormon allegory (I'm not kidding about the allegory. Mormons think Americans are the 13th tribe of Israel and Jesus came back to bless the whole deal. Nice people in person, but theoretically crazy as shit).

FX is doing what SHO and HBO used to do, their two new shows Starved and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are quite good. Starved, a show loosely about three guys and a girl in an eating disorder support group is pretty good; they mine the unplumbed laughs of bulimia in addition to doing the regular fast-talking sitcom thing. The second show was tied in their first/pilot episodes but has pulled away. If you liked the all-banter style of Sports Night you'll love IASIP (sorry, I can't think of a more original shorthand). Acting is sharp and sweet, the writing is tight, and if you grew up near Philly (I did) the everyday barely believable script is quite believable.

FX's Over There should get a mention. It is the most high profile in their lineup but three episodes in the show is collapsing. It is about the Iraq war but it holds no red meat for the right or the left. A muddle of positions with no likeable characters played by no talent hacks (now I feel like a paid critic, high order vitriol).

Good news on other fronts, The Aristocrats got picked up by Lowes after being dumped by its last distributor. It is now playing in Boston and a friend says it is worth the billing. If you haven't heard the movie is documentary of 100 tellings of a joke who's only purpose is to be told as blue as possible as novelly as possible. Good stuff and I quite look forward to Sarah Silverman's version (and her Jesus is Magic on DVD).

Can I throw in an anecdote from the weekend? Thanks, I'd love to. Friday included a Women's Studies major going for her PHD telling a story about a creepy math teacher (a universal experience) saying to her "you might feel better about yourself if you wore a dress." If you didn't read shock and venom into that story you should have. Which makes Saturday a bit awkward for me. Saw her again but this time in a flattering sundress. I commented positively expecting either a punch in the face or some after hours love (I got neither).

NB, has anyone else noticed that "awkward" has two unlikely W's jammed against another consonant? Awkward indeed (it looks extra silly when capitalised).

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Starved and Always Sunny [jackdied] Aug 15 2005, 01:59 EDT [updated Aug 16 2005, 00:07 EDT] [permalink] The locus of good TV has left the pay channels (Dead Like Me and JMS's Jeremiah were canceled dead. The Sapranos average one episode every two years.) The Sci-Fi channel is picking up the slack with Battlestar Galactica which is a much better adaptation on the original Mormon allegory (I'm not kidding about the allegory. Mormons think Americans are the 13th tribe of Israel and Jesus came back to bless the whole deal. Nice people in person, but theoretically crazy as shit). FX is doing what SHO and HBO used to do, their two new shows Starved and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are quite good. Starved, a show loosely about three guys and a girl in an eating disorder support group is pretty good; they mine the unplumbed laughs of bulimia in addition to doing the regular fast-talking sitcom thing. The second show was tied in their first/pilot episodes but has pulled away. If you liked the all-banter style of Sports Night you'll love IASIP (sorry, I can't think of a more original shorthand). Acting is sharp and sweet, the writing is tight, and if you grew up near Philly (I did) the everyday barely believable script is quite believable. FX's Over There should get a mention. It is the most high profile in their lineup but three episodes in the show is collapsing. It is about the Iraq war but it holds no red meat for the right or the left. A muddle of positions with no likeable characters played by no talent hacks (now I feel like a paid critic, high order vitriol). Good news on other fronts, The Aristocrats got picked up by Lowes after being dumped by its last distributor. It is now playing in Boston and a friend says it is worth the billing. If you haven't heard the movie is documentary of 100 tellings of a joke who's only purpose is to be told as blue as possible as novelly as possible. Good stuff and I quite look forward to Sarah Silverman's version (and her Jesus is Magic on DVD). Can I throw in an anecdote from the weekend? Thanks, I'd love to. Friday included a Women's Studies major going for her PHD telling a story about a creepy math teacher (a universal experience) saying to her "you might feel better about yourself if you wore a dress." If you didn't read shock and venom into that story you should have. Which makes Saturday a bit awkward for me. Saw her again but this time in a flattering sundress. I commented positively expecting either a punch in the face or some after hours love (I got neither). NB, has anyone else noticed that "awkward" has two unlikely W's jammed against another consonant? Awkward indeed (it looks extra silly when capitalised).	Current Quickies Archives All Posts Jun 2010 May 2010 Apr 2010 Mar 2010 Feb 2010 Jan 2010 Dec 2009 Nov 2009 Oct 2009 Sep 2009 Aug 2009 Jul 2009 Jun 2009 May 2009 Apr 2009 Mar 2009 Feb 2009 Jan 2009 Dec 2008 Nov 2008 Oct 2008 Sep 2008 Aug 2008 Jul 2008 Jun 2008 May 2008 Apr 2008 Mar 2008 Feb 2008 Jan 2008 Dec 2007 Nov 2007 Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Aug 2007 Jul 2007 Jun 2007 May 2007 Apr 2007 Mar 2007 Feb 2007 Jan 2007 Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Oct 2006 Sep 2006 Aug 2006 Jul 2006 Jun 2006 May 2006 Apr 2006 Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Dec 2005 Nov 2005 Oct 2005 Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Jul 2005 Jun 2005 May 2005 Apr 2005 Mar 2005 Feb 2005 Jan 2005 Dec 2004 Nov 2004 Oct 2004 Aggregators Instapundit Arts & Letters Daily Fark.com CNN FoxNews Content - Articles National Review Tech Central Station Content - Big Blogs National Review Volokh Conspiracy Content - Blogs Junk Yard Blog Mass Backwards Mass Right Thought Mesh Chicago Boyz
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