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October 25, 2006: I'd Like a Table Next to These!
This was the second of the three episodes to start off with some slight show of athleticism. The pilot had the guys playing racquetball and in this one basketball. For the amount of sports they seem to play, you'd think Jeffrey would be a little better skilled or maybe a little less injury-prone. What was he doing when he busted up his elbow? Simply holding his arms in the air?
I hope old age isn't quite as sad sack as Jeffrey makes it out to be. I guess I also hope that I don't think I'm cool when I'm really just stuck up like John. Of course, combine those and that's my life now, so maybe I can at least hope for a sitcom down the road.
Hey, speaking of sitcoms, this one was quite funny, yet again. OK, so it's predictable and lame in some parts and has virtually no chance of making it (I guess if Fox was able to air multiple episodes of War at Home while the World Series was in a rain delay, then any show has a shot), but there's still enough laughs to keep me interested.
In this episode Jeffrey Tambor really had some of the funniest moments of the show so far. You kind of knew where it was going when he started talking to John about why he doesn't like hospitals, but it was still hilarious to hear him actually say that during recovery the guys took pictures and "rested their items on my forehead!" Or when John was trying to answer his questions before surgery and Jeffrey asked, "What if I toot?" But of course, the scene of the series so far was when Jeffrey signed the "restaurant consent form" and reached over the desk to grab the nurse's breasts and said, "I'd like a table next to these."
I think a real funny moment was kind of lost near the end ,though, in the rematch of the basketball game as John started the Yo Momma joke and then forgot it. The funnier part was really that he said "Your mother is...." Where's Wilmer when you need him? Ah, the perils of being unhip.
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Oct 25, 2006 10:15 PM
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This is something I never expected to say going into the season: I am much more satisfied after watching this show than I am after watching 30 Rock. My roommate and I did not stop laughing during this episode. Sure, as you said, some of it was pretty predictable. However, that does not change the fact that John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor have the comedic talent to take the material, make it their own, and get more out of it than most actors could. With NBC's revamped Thursday comedy block on the horizon and the ratings being what they are, I'm not going to get my hopes up that Twenty Good Years will make it through sweeps (if it even makes it into sweeps, for that matter). I'm just going to enjoy it while I still can.
Now, that being said, perhaps NBC could take a chance and move up Andy Barker, P.I. or The Singles Table from mid-season to pair with TGY. Hey, a guy can dream...
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Oct 26, 2006 10:31 AM
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I want to see "the singles table" too! That looked funny.
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Oct 26, 2006 11:41 AM
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Sorry, but this show lost me the minute they started using a laugh track. It's just too distracting to hear a chuckling crowd while they're on the beach or in a gym.
I don't need to be told when to laugh.
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Oct 26, 2006 1:03 PM
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