Comments on: Ten and two ... whoo-hoo!

Ten and two ... whoo-hoo!

the littlest brussels sprout — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:55:09 -0800

Live from her minivan, it's The Jeannie Tate Show! Everyone's favorite soccer mom runs errands around town with the help of special guests like Bill Hader (SNL), Rashida Jones (The Office), Lonny Ross (30 Rock), and Rob Riggle (The Daily Show). Of course, she's willing to leave the van behind to visit her heroines, Hillary and Oprah.

The show was independently produced by the lovely Maggie Carey and Second City/SNL vet Liz Cackowski before being picked up by Warner Brothers. Some say Jeannie's shoot first, market later webisode approach is the future of entertainment. But it hasn't worked out for everyone so far.

By: the littlest brussels sprout

the littlest brussels sprout — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:58:52 -0800

Can I just say that the Bill Hader episode is absolutely my favorite? I've watched it about ten times (so far). I think I may have a problem.

By: davebush

davebush — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:13:43 -0800

Actually laughed out loud several times watching the Bill Hader episode. Thumbs up.

By: cazoo

cazoo — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:47:37 -0800

Is she from UCB? I recognize Aubrey, the actress who plays the daughter.

By: nitsuj

nitsuj — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:08:50 -0800

That was pretty good, thanks.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:11:10 -0800

Wow, that's really funny.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:24:26 -0800

"I childproofed the house... but they still get in!" That's a winner right there. The rest of it could be as dull as wonderbread, and I wouldn't care. That one line had me hitting pause so I could stop laughing. Way to go with the debut FPP.

By: tepidmonkey

tepidmonkey — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:22:58 -0800

Delightful. I saw the Bill Hader one a long time ago but never remembered to check for new ones, so thanks for the post.

By: Cat Pie Hurts

Cat Pie Hurts — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:27:32 -0800

I don't even like Bill Hader, and I snorted many time. Excellent!

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:29:13 -0800

The acting was excellent-- the lead is very believable as some soul-less creature from the suburbs. That said:

I'm not suprised that there are SNL people involved because there's no lazier way to write sketch comedy than to frame your skit as a TV show.
The ending accentuates the laziness. My first thought was that the writers were trying to hit me over the head with the "her life sucks and the cheerfulness is just a veneer" by having her husband caught flagrantly cheating in the parking lot of a store that she obviously patronizes regularly, but I think really they just couldn't figure out how to end it.
I'm not surprised that there's someone from the American version of The Office involved, because that show excels at presenting a fixed filming scenario and ignoring it-- how can I believe it's a documentary when there are four different shots in a conversation and how can I believe it's a candid show shot with stationary cameras in a minivan when there are exterior shots?

Too bad because as I said, the acting was excellent.

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:47:31 -0800

For chrissakes Curley, is there any joy in your world?

By: the littlest brussels sprout

the littlest brussels sprout — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:47:47 -0800

cazoo: Yes, Aubrey Plaza is with UCB in New York. Mayor Curley: My one requirement of comedy is that it be funny. As long as it's funny, I really don't care about stuff like the believability of a particular camera angle. Logistical absurdity often enhances the experience -- at least for me. Can you cite some examples of work that you think are not "lazy"? I'm curious.

By: Frank Grimes

Frank Grimes — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:38:21 -0800

Wow, Jeannie's great. Stickerbook (in the Bill Hader clip) played at UCB tonight and I forgot all about it. The Paul Rudd "Pickup Artist" that is mentioned in the "shoot first, market later" clip is also pretty funny. The YouTube series nominees are here.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:25:10 -0800

For chrissakes Curley, is there any joy in your world? Yeah. I like lots of stuff. Even some sketch comedy. But this is lazy. Mayor Curley: My one requirement of comedy is that it be funny. As long as it's funny, I really don't care about stuff like the believability of a particular camera angle. Logistical absurdity often enhances the experience -- at least for me. For me, it's irritating. If you're going to give me a premise, confine yourself to it. Otherwise, why bother? Can you cite some examples of work that you think are not "lazy"? I'm curious. I think even the best sketch comedy is occasionally lazy (Flying Circus, Mr. Show)-- but if you're only offering one recurring skit, you should try to avoid sketch comedy cliches, at least in the first episode.

By: WCityMike

WCityMike — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:05:21 -0800

Taking a joke far past the point where it's funny, stretching a skit out until you're about ready to scream "Yes, I get the friggin' point, it's [inherent underlying conceit of skit]!!!!!" — yes, I'm very much not surprised this comes from SNL writers.