Al Bundy receives a Hollywood Star, located in front of a shoe store

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
S

sjwaste

Diamond Member
Aug 2, 2000
8,757
12
81
brblx said:
eh. you can't call AD that subtle. for every 'clever' joke (say a deadpan play on words from whatsisface mcexpensivehair) there was outright absurdism from job, buster, tobias...

i liked it. and sjwaste sounds like he may actually like some of the things that i like, so i'll try and finally give this show a shot. is it gay? i seem to remember it being uh, kinda gay. not that i care, it's just that if a gay couple is in the central plot, the network tends to overplay the, uh, homo card. worse than with token black guys in white sitcoms (go sit in the corner black scrubs).
Click to expand...

AD had a lot of subtlety in the background. That's what gave the show such good replay value for me. There's always something you didn't get before.

MF has a gay couple. Depending on the episode, the main story is about them, but it's not ridiculous, "Hey look, Ellen's gay now!" sort of humor. If a stereotype is apparent, it's because they're making fun of it themselves. Definitely not token, the show is a lot funnier because of the gay couple. If anything, Cam is my favorite character on the show. But the central story arc generally involves the whole family.

I'd suggest watching MF from the very beginning. The first episode, or was it the pilot, really brings it all together. I won't spoil it, but it was a good kickoff to the show.
 
eits

eits

Lifer
Jun 4, 2005
25,015
3
81
www.integratedssr.com
brblx said:
eh. you can't call AD that subtle. for every 'clever' joke (say a deadpan play on words from whatsisface mcexpensivehair) there was outright absurdism from job, buster, tobias...

i liked it. and sjwaste sounds like he may actually like some of the things that i like, so i'll try and finally give this show a shot. is it gay? i seem to remember it being uh, kinda gay. not that i care, it's just that if a gay couple is in the central plot, the network tends to overplay the, uh, homo card. worse than with token black guys in white sitcoms (go sit in the corner black scrubs).
Click to expand...

lol no, it's not gay. there is a gay couple in the show, though. you gotta watch the show to understand how it's funny.

it's kinda like a group of writers sat down and said "ok, let's make a sitcom comedy about a family... and have the family dynamic be as ridiculous as possible... GO!"

the show doesn't really pick up until the 3rd episode, though.
 
Duder1no

Duder1no

Senior member
Nov 1, 2010
866
1
0
OutHouse said:
damn guess he really is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3yjN1KrqfM
Click to expand...

Here he tells how he got into it: Ed O'Neill's VERY First Class at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy

AlBundyBJJ.jpg
 
dank69

dank69

Lifer
Oct 6, 2009
36,045
30,333
136
brblx said:
eh. you can't call AD that subtle. for every 'clever' joke (say a deadpan play on words from whatsisface mcexpensivehair) there was outright absurdism from job, buster, tobias...

i liked it. and sjwaste sounds like he may actually like some of the things that i like, so i'll try and finally give this show a shot. is it gay? i seem to remember it being uh, kinda gay. not that i care, it's just that if a gay couple is in the central plot, the network tends to overplay the, uh, homo card. worse than with token black guys in white sitcoms (go sit in the corner black scrubs).
Click to expand...
They play the gay card like it is going out of style, so watching this show for you will be like a splinter in your anus.
 
purbeast0

purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
52,992
5,888
126
brblx said:
honestly i've never watched it because people keep saying the same thing about shows that make me want to smash my face against a hot waffle iron.

question- would you compare it more to seinfeld, friends, fraisier....things of that era...or lots of current shows that require acronyms and may or may not have doogie house and/or charlie sheen and a closet case sidekick?

edit- totally not flaming/trolling/whatever...at least not the show/person in the OP; just curious if it really is worth a look. if you like this and, say, don't like fraiser....i probably have no interest in this. and that's ok.
Click to expand...

why don't you just fucking watch it and find out? it is a 1/2 hour show, holy shit people are lazy.
 
Fritzo

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
41,908
2,141
126
purbeast0 said:
why don't you just fucking watch it and find out? it is a 1/2 hour show, holy shit people are lazy.
Click to expand...

His time for complaining about everything is MUCH too important to allocate 30 minutes to something that isn't a sure bet.
 
Modelworks

Modelworks

Lifer
Feb 22, 2007
16,240
7
76
Well deserved !

If it wasn't for married with children and the simpsons there would be no fox network on tv. They were the only shows the network had when it started out and because of their success fox exist today.
 
qliveur

qliveur

Diamond Member
Mar 25, 2007
4,086
70
91
Modelworks said:
Well deserved !

If it wasn't for married with children and the simpsons there would be no fox network on tv. They were the only shows the network had when it started out and because of their success fox exist today.
Click to expand...
Which is both good and bad, given Fox's penchant for running great shows and then cancelling them prematurely.
 
G

GundamW

Golden Member
Feb 3, 2000
1,440
0
0
l363bcbd50001_1_3421.jpg


Who's that riding in the sun?
Who's the man with the itchy gun?
Well, who's the man who kills for fun?
Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad!

A little touched or so we're told.
Killed his wife 'cause she had a cold.
Might as well, she was gettin' old.
Psy-cho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad!

He's quick with a gun, and his job ain't done.
Killed his wife by twenty-one
Shot her 'cause she weighed a ton
Psy-cho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad!

Who's the tall, dark stranger there.
The one with the gun and the icy stare.
Holding the scalp of his ex-wife's hair.
Psy-cho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad

Psy-cho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad

Psy-cho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad

http://www.lyricsvip.com/The-Bones/Psycho-Dad-Lyrics.html


Congrats to Ed. Well deserved.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom