Thursday, May 22, 2008

Thoughts on funny shows

I'm self employed - home everyday, and I have far LESS time than before to watch TV. So, I sit and remember those shows that truly have made my life brighter - laughter being their tool on my soul. So this post is simply about that: funny shows, my favorites, and ones I'm hopeful that you like also, hopefully more than my piece of "art" below. 1 comment - from Tim. And Krysten is mad at me for posting it - getting her hopes up that it would be a real piece of art. My mom has strongly suggested I take it off. I probably will. It's not kind - but I mean, sheesh, the BACK DOOR?????

Anyways - my top 5 favorite funny shows.
**Disclaimer, I almost used Grays Anatomy - high on the unintentional comedy scale. I mean, typical dialogue:
"Why are you so upset?"
"Because I'm a SURGEON, and I do SURGERIES, and I live for those SURGERIES, and we're SURGEONS."
"I am a SURGEON too. I like to do SURGERIES too, and I too, live for those SURGERIES. We are definitely SURGEONS doing SURGERIES."
"Want to have sex?"
"Okay."
(sex commences - awkward sex most of the time because someone is getting cheated on.)

In order from #5 to #1:

#5:
Saturday Night Live. Why? It's never "lost it" as far as I'm concerned. Farley and Mike Myers replaced by Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon replaced now by Bill Hader and Andy Samberg and many others. Case in point:


PUT YOUR TAPE DECKS ON RECORD....1995

#4:
30 Rock
It stops me in my tracks every time I watch it because it's so quick witted and sarcastic. Tina Fey rules - but Alec Baldwin rules even more (not as a dad, but as a comedic actor). I don't know where any clips are to embed or else I'd show you.

#3:
My top three are far higher than the other two, just FYI.
Scrubs: off the wall, crazy, unexpected, and there are belly laughs in every episode. There are so many clips on youtube to choose, but here's a couple:
True Friendship

or, Jesus on Abortion:


EDIT TO ADD:
#3B:

I'm a tard and left this off. Flight of the Conchords. Why? Because good Lord, they're the smoothest song-writers of all time. And quite funny.



...my lyrics are bottomless......


#2:
The Office. Funniest show on TV currently. You all have seen it. If you haven't, you are, well, crazy.


#1:
It's not even close. Arrested Development. If you don't watch this show, you're crazy, or not alive in your soul or something. It's best to rent the DVD's, and start from the beginning. Three fabulous seasons. Such a messed up family. Season 2 is the best season of television ever. It's something magical....
and so magical I couldn't find a video for it on youtube.

Cue the anticlimactic music. Freaking Fox. Freaking cancelled the greatest show ever. Years later and I'm still sad.

Your favorite 5? Have I forgotten anything? If you say things like According to Jim or How I Met Your Mother, I say you're wrong.

4 comments:

Aaron & Heather said...

I love you!

.... but in a totally masculin way... yeah.

-Aaron

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Krysten said...

5. Baywatch
4. Home Shopping Network
3. Tie between As the World Turns and Days of our Lives
2. Celebrity Boxing
1. The Jerry Springer Show

Jeremy Parsons said...

I do think that a revision of my list is in order. Thank you T&K. I forgot how funny Springer is, and Celebrity Boxing.