heyzeus wrote:
(note the firm logo, which puts the P in the V. I love their writers)
I love how all of their characters are married by episode 6 and how their heads are so far up Amy Poehler's ass they're about to come out her mouth.
I've expressed these concerns before, and I'm being too critical of a show that has given me a lot, but that show hasn't been very good since that preteen wet dream wedding episode. What's the over/under on how many times Ron is revealed to actually be a teddy bear this final season?
I don't know. I think it's just really hard for sitcoms to age.
heyzeus wrote:
(note the firm logo, which puts the P in the V. I love their writers)
I love how all of their characters are married by episode 6 and how their heads are so far up Amy Poehler's ass they're about to come out her mouth.
I've expressed these concerns before, and I'm being too critical of a show that has given me a lot, but that show hasn't been very good since that preteen wet dream wedding episode. What's the over/under on how many times Ron is revealed to actually be a teddy bear this final season?
I don't know. I think it's just really hard for sitcoms to age.
I think this is exactly how I feel about the show. Too saccharine. Too interested in glorifying Poehler and Knope. Too interested in role reversals, not just Ron = Sweet, but Andy = Good At Stuff, April Has A Heart, Tom Can Actually Be Successful, etc.
It's good to meet some kindred spirits. I thought P&R fell off a cliff some time ago, it's like all their storylines had finished but they just kept going. Some shows can do that, I guess (although I'm struggling to think of any good examples) but this one couldn't - they've got nowhere to go except making everyone friends and showing how they're not really the thing that made them funny in the first place.
I appreciate it's difficult for shows to finish, because they employ hundreds of people and have their fans, but...ah, I don't know. I find myself abandoning loads of shows at the moment just because I feel like they're done and going back to watching stuff like "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (which is an absolute masterclass in contained storytelling).
It's not like P&R didn't try to age better. They cut characters (but that just added to way too many sweet moments) and adding characters (that angry gay guy was funny for a minute but then got really old really fast). Peripheral characters I love like Jean Ralphio and Oren--expanding on them probably wouldn't work great, though I wouldn't mind seeing an attempt.
Modern Family is going through old age too, though more gracefully, IMO. This season is a little better than last when they were really leaning on clumsy double entendre Phil really hard. But that show is probably built better for aging as new opportunities are presented by growing kids.
