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Post by MetalBlade on Nov 22, 2010 20:16:03 GMT -1
Hence why I use a cubicle.
Even in an empty bog, I use a cubicle. Last thing I want is some twat stumbling in, standing next to me and spraying his manroma all over me.
Plus I am cock-shy.
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Post by Steala on Nov 22, 2010 22:39:27 GMT -1
Pissing next to another guy at a separate urinal is an elegant and luxurious experience compared to using a urinal trough. There's no rules at the trough.
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Post by Carter on Nov 30, 2010 17:56:31 GMT -1
I didn't think Dexter could get any better after season 4, but season 5 proved me wrong. This season has been so much fun to watch and the last episode was from start to finish amazing. Can't wait for the final 2 episodes.
I've also been watching Chuck and the office. After last season's final for Chuck, i thought it was a perfect conclusion for the series. I was actually so convinced that that season final would be a great series final that i almost refused to watch the new season and just trick myself into thinking the show is over. Glad i didn't tho, Chuck is still a great watch.
The office, sucks. I no longer find it funny and cannot stand Michael. Not sure why i still watch it.
Other then that, I really don't watch that many shows anymore. None of the new shows seem that interesting to me.
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Post by Steala on Dec 1, 2010 0:30:49 GMT -1
Yep, The Office is pretty much shit these days. Looking forward to Parks and Recreation returning as a suitable replacement.
I still watch Chuck as well but I'm not liking it as much as previous seasons. The Buy More has lost its relevance now that every major character knows Chuck's secret. The Buy More B-stories and watching Chuck juggle his appearances/spy work used to be a major part of the fun of watching the show.
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Post by Kevin Borg on Dec 1, 2010 2:08:33 GMT -1
I feel like the office gets a bad rap. Calling it shit is a bit harsh. It's definitely not as good as the earlier seasons, but every show suffers from running out of steam the longer it goes. I still find laughs in every episode (though not nearly as much as earlier season), and that's all I ask for in my comedies.
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Post by Steala on Dec 1, 2010 22:19:42 GMT -1
Nah, it's shit.
Edit: I was going to leave it at just that, but I'll explain a few reasons why I'm growing tired of the show.
What is with all the singing? It's like the writers just watched The Hangover and discovered that Ed Helms does a pretty good job at it, so they put it in 50% of the episodes. It's too much.
And then there's the choreographed dancing scenes. The Wedding was awful enough with the Chris Brown youtube knockoff, but the one the cold open they did this year was even worse.
I think Gabe has been one of the lone bright spots this year, injecting some fresh relationships into the series.
I can't imagine how much worse it will be next year without Steve Carrell, who is the glue of the show whether you think he's the funniest character or not.
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Post by Kevin Borg on Dec 2, 2010 13:20:11 GMT -1
I think they've just gotten complacent with their characters/episodes and doing the same things they were doing in the early seasons, just over and over. Jim looks at camera. Michael is a douche, but finds some rare redeeming moment. Dwight is creepy. Andy sings (which you'll find he did in a lot of in episodes even before the hangover [his attempts to woo Angela with singing over the phone, driving with Jim to the high school with the awesome 'beer me' catchphrase] etc.)
Early office was good because it was fresh, something new and they had an abundant amount of stories to explore. As the years have gone on they have been doing the same old, same old more and more. When they do have something fresh in terms of Story and just aren't relying on either the same old nonsense or the talents of the actors the show can still be quite good.
For example, season 5 was headed downhill until Michael left Dunder Mifflin and started the Michael Scott Paper Company. Things got interesting again, and the stretch of 5 episodes or so are easily one of my favourite arcs of the show. And then they made everything the same again and it got boring.
Season 6 started out fine with Jim being co-manager with Michael. It added a new dynamic to the show and I think there should have been fallout from that once he joined the sales staff after the Saber takeover (other salespeople should have been bitter with him and he should have been aligned closer with Michael having seen the complexities of being 'boss'). Instead he put Dwight's tie in his coffee and everything returned to the same complacency again.
Season 7 has definitely been the weakest season of yet because there hasn't been anything drastically different added to the show - we basically just have the same episodes that we've been watching for seven years now, and I don't care what the joke is it eventually becomes less funny the more times you hear it. My favourite parts of this season have always come when Gabe or Darryl are involved, and that's because they add new humour to the show. Gabe with his pussyfooting (scared shitless of Jo, giving Pam a promotion to a job that doesn't exist so that he wouldn't have to call her a liar, etc.) and Darryl with his dry, monotone sanity (I loved his advice to Andy 'I don't know what his deal was, I just give the same advice for the same thing to everyone.').
You say the show will get worse with Carrell leave. I'm looking forward to it. As good, as funny as Michael is, he is also used as a crutch for the writers to add conflict and drama to the show. I can just imagine the writers process for them at this point:
Writer 1: What do we do this week?
Writer 2: I don't know.
Writer 1: We can always just have Michael throw a childish tantrum in the end.
Writer 2: True. but won't people just hate him?
Writer 1: Well, we'll just add some redeeming moment at the end.
Writer 2: Cool beans, let's do that shit fuckstar!
With Michael out of the way, I'm hoping for more screen time for some of the others. There's a lot of funny characters on the show that get overshadowed and swallowed into Michael's black hole narcissistic temper tantrums. Toby and Creed are two of my favourites. I'm hoping with Michael gone, the show will explore some of the potential of the fringe characters and find new ways to add conflict and drama to the show. As I've argued for the past 20 minutes, the show is at its best when doing something new and fresh and is at its worst when just rehashing the same joke they've had running for 7 years. Michael's leaving might be the greatest blessing the show will have.
Oh, and the dance sequences do suck balls. I had never seen the Youtube video before the Wedding episode, but it annoyed me that they couldn't think of something equally original for their show.
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Post by Steala on Dec 3, 2010 0:53:20 GMT -1
I would agree that they keep going back to the same joke formulas and cheap gags, but I also think that there's only so many storylines you can have for a show about a small paper company. I'm afraid The Office is well past its sell-by date and we'll only see the quality decline more and more as they run out of things to do. And because its still one of NBC's most popular shows, it won't be ending any time soon.
I don't know that it will get worse without Carrell, but I don't expect it to get better either. Who knows though? Maybe they'll find the right actor to inject some life into the show.
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Post by Carter on Dec 7, 2010 16:10:02 GMT -1
NBC has popular shows?
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Post by Steala on Dec 7, 2010 21:57:58 GMT -1
Yeah, one or two. Don't ask me what the other one is.
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Post by Carter on Dec 9, 2010 15:50:54 GMT -1
lmao, what the hell is in your sig?
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Post by Woo on Dec 9, 2010 19:30:50 GMT -1
What is he eating? Evidence?
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Post by Steala on Dec 9, 2010 21:25:10 GMT -1
lmao, what the hell is in your sig? Just a dude eating an entire bag of cocaine. What is he eating? Evidence? Well, yeah, but there's evidence now. Other than the evidence that is the video of him eating the evidence. |
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Post by Woo on Dec 14, 2010 19:21:05 GMT -1
Well from the video it could be mistaken for anything. At first I thought it was a baggie, but on inspection it looked like a bit of paper... surely the guy could claim innocence? I guess they did a drugs test on him though sadly.
What are the effects of eating an entire bag of cocaine anyway?
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Post by Steala on Dec 14, 2010 21:33:02 GMT -1
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