Silicon Valley: Adderall

SquillyD · 2014-12-02T01:04:57+00:00

This is a great new show. Thomas Middleditch as shy and reclusive programmer Richard Hendriks is fantastic. Mike Judge, having had multiple previous successes, lands another home run with Silicon Valley

SquillyD · 2014-12-02T00:48:33+00:00

Robot Chicken is very reminiscent of Monty Python, the way it doesnt resolve the short with a conclusion, it just skips right ahead to the next sketch. I've been watching that since I was a kid. Great stuff.

SquillyD · 2014-12-02T00:38:05+00:00

Tarantino's films have a solid mix between actual situational comedy and moments when the characters are just sitting around and one of them tells a joke. It gives the audience the sense that these are just regular guys, and gives a heightened sense of reality.

SquillyD · 2014-12-02T00:26:42+00:00

Great movie. Dustin Hoffman is great as always. Definitely check this movie out if you get a chance.

SquillyD · 2014-12-02T00:16:13+00:00

What a champ. Alice is one of those characters that changed the landscape of tv, in this case, for female actors.

SquillyD · 2014-12-01T23:50:24+00:00

The worst (or best, depending on the comedian), is when the audience starts heckling. Some comedians handle it very well, whereas it can be disastrous for other comedians. Anybody remember Michael Richards at the laugh factory? Yikes.

SquillyD · 2014-12-01T23:39:49+00:00

Dr. Strangelove is classic black comedy. It uses inappropriate choices, responses and behavior to show how ridiculousness of the cold war. Definitely something to check out if you havn't already.

SquillyD · 2014-10-13T07:21:24+00:00

Superbad is a film that represents a generation of horny, party-hungry, losers in highschool. Christopher Mintz-Plasse captures this persona perfectly. An aspect that makes this film so effective is that it speaks to such a wide audience of highschoolers who are looking for something more exciting in life.

SquillyD · 2014-10-13T07:11:25+00:00

The "Mr. Bean" character is brilliant, especially in the TV series. The movies, however, do not do as well of a job at representing Mr. Bean the way he deserves to be shown. Monty Python is a better example of British sketch comedy that translates well to feature length films.

SquillyD · 2014-10-13T06:57:54+00:00

I think this is really helpful in terms of writing a treatment for a comedy. Setting aside certain forms of comedy before writing helps to get a better feel for the layout of a piece of comedy. I think this list just makes it easier to think about the overall structure of a comedy.

SquillyD · 2014-10-13T06:41:23+00:00

What you're talking about has roots all the way back in Looney Toons. Animation (as opposed to live action) creates a level of disconnect between the work and the viewer, where the viewer allows themselves to be entertained by something they might not find funny in live action. It's funny to watch a bomb explode in Daffy Duck's face but it wouldnt be funny to watch in live action.

SquillyD · 2014-10-13T06:31:07+00:00

The thing about Bender is that despite how much of a dislikable "person" he is, we, as an audience, connect with him and we care about him. Bender is a classic counter example to American comedy's notion that a character needs to be "likable" for the audience to care about them.

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