The Big Cat

Well, since you're on a one way train to my ignore list, I'll indulge you this one last time: Comedy is completely different? Yes, commercial comedy--what we're !@#$ing talking about--is completely different, and to Poojer's point, delivery modalities are so diverse and numerous, the game (my word) is completely different as well. Humors have evolved, "taboos" have evolved...oh !@#$ it, if you think jokes and comedy are the same now as they were 40 years ago, there's no !@#$ing hope. Please expand on that idea. In what ways has comedy changed? Would you like me to explain how every other facet of culture/technology/lifestyle has evolved in the last 40 years also? Are things now funny that weren't funny before or vice versa? Yes, you're being a troll if you want to argue to the counter. Or do you simply have no idea what you're talking about? I actually do know what I'm talking about, and have neither the inclination nor the obligation to substantiate that to you. Call me a liar, I don't give a !@#$. Yes, I compared the early shows to the current shows--based, actually on writing, not cast, but it's really all the same. YOU--and I don't know what I have to explain this to you--said the early days were better because (and I"m copying/pasting here) "I have seen their best of many, many times and theres nothing from this current cast that compares." In other words, the Bills suck because they could never beat the All-90's teams you've watched on NFL Films. You see how your comparison makes no !@#$ing sense? No? That's why we're done here. It's been real, homey. Buh bye.

Are you a !@#$ing troll, or are you just this !@#$ing stupid? Yeah, the wife was really into the Alabama Shakes. Me? A little freaked out by the lead singer and her giganto-mouth. Seriously, though, they rocked, nicely.

Except you're measuring "funny individuals" by their "body of work," which is precisely what Poojer rightly refuted--how can you compare comedy players when the comedy game is COMPLETELY different now? You also said the current cast is lousy because their work isn't as good as "best ofs" from long ago. On what planet is that a fair comparison? Just because Samberg isn't Ackroyd doesn't mean he isn't funny. And by the way--which selections from Ackroyd's celebrated cannon are basing this on, anyways? Because for every "great" movie he's made, and yes, that list is very very short, he's made about a dozen stinkers. And yes, I'm including Blues Brothers among said stinkers. A couple things: Completely agree that the guests have been LOUSY. In fact, every once in a while, they'll have a run of actual, seasoned actors, and--shockingly--the episodes are decent. Then they get some teenie bopper nobody over 20 has ever heard of or some pop star (Beiber/Bruno Mars/Adam Levine), and it's three-steps-back. Secondly: Chris Rock: excellent standup comedian, one of the greats, one of the best of all time. But as a writer/actor...eeeeeesh...his credits leave much to be desired.

I'm very disappointed to read all the negative backlash to his announcement. As often as this place is a bastion for thoughtful and insightful exchange, it's also a sanctuary for gutless pinheads.

Cough cough...Portlandia...cough cough.

Precisely.

Why is it absurd? Go back and watch the first few seasons, it borders on painful. And the longevity of the current crew has no bearing on its quality, by comparison.

Why would we want to be the failing-franchise-punchline!?

Also, everyone who says "it sucks now" ---I got news for ya --- the Old School episodes, with Chevy, Belushi, et al, that **** does NOT hold up. If you were to watch it now, in a vacuum, you'd be PRAYING for today's writing.

I'm glad we had a walking-away price for Alex Smith.

No? Nothing on Sudden Valley> Never been more disappointed in my life. The guy's name is Sinkfield, I give you comedy gold a la Arrested Development and nothing...nothing.

Shocking. What a refreshing take for you.

Didn't he go to high school at Sudden Valley?

A quick trip to your profile page shows me that you outgrew their target demo 12-19 years ago.

Sounds like you have ample grounds to refute??? Pet peeve: "Just spit my coffee all over my keyboard/monitor."

Except for the getting off work at 1 a.m. Part, that sounds AMAZING.

Full disclosure: since I--and the other 80% of people at the gym at any given time--am completely muted-off from the world between my earbuds, I have virtually no idea what sounds are coming out of me. The one day my shuffle was low on batteries, I find myself releasing a rather audible grunt when I laid back to do decline bench.

Girls at the gym who jack the treadmill gradation as high as it goes, and walk...while holding onto the monitor, thus negating the incline altogether. Guys at the gym who walk over to the dumbbell rack, grab their dumbbells and proceed to do their exercise without moving, thus blocking anyone from accessing any of the dumbbells or replacing any of the dumbbells in the space in front of them.

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice

Oh, why don't you shovel **** in Hell? Have you nothing better to do with your life? Nice life, you bum.

Buddy Nix is SUCH a joke.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/01/andy-levitre-in-limbo-hasnt-heard-anything-from-bills/ Bolded because that's your own speculation, based on my reading.

Okay, but you realize that to make this case, you're projecting your own confidence onto the guy who actually has stake in the game...

Way ahead of you, bro. Standby.

Oh, just another example of the society we live: decrying spousal abuse man to woman, but when it's woman to man, it's comedy gold.