08:00 It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
09:00 Corner Gas
11:00 Keen Eddie
12:30 That '70s Show
03:00 Flying Blind
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Season 2, Episode 9. "Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass" More envelope-pushing comedy. High concept, too. Every episode of this wonderful show is easy to describe. This is the one where they decide to grant complete freedom in the bar. And, of course, it all goes horribly wrong. Frank gets a card game going that ends up in a fatal game of Russian Roulette. Only on this show would this be funny. Except, maybe, on Seinfeld.
Corner Gas. Season 4, Episode 16. "Potato Bowl" Delightful comedy. Skillful. The storylines collide off one another like ballet (if you know what I mean, since - in ballet- there tends to be no colliding!) and the episode opens and closes with the same thing happening: Oscar stealing money and taking free coffee. Only on this show could they open and close with the same thing happening to different effect. Except, maybe, on Seinfeld.
Keen Eddie. Episode 8. "Inciting Incident" Another of the very best episodes. This one has a great story. I watched this with two people: one a huge fan of the show and the other someone who had never seen it before and both were glued to the screen. It's a bloody great story, this.
A man gets photos of him with a woman who is not his wife. There is no ransom demand, and the photos are fake (he says). Soon his wife has thrown him out and he has lot his job. And he claims to know nothing about why this is happening. Even when Eddie and Monty find the guy responsible they are no closer to knowing what is going on. Since the victim has never seen him before.
It's great, just great. A story about minor incidents that can change/ruin lives and grudges that can last for decades. Like all the really great Keen Eddie episodes, it is funny and original and very deep.
That '70s Show. Season 6, Episode 7. "Christmas" The Red plays Santa storyline goes for obvious laughs, but the other two plots are funny and deep. Eric discovers that - having graduated from High School - he's quite the celebrity when he returns to the High School Christmas Dance. Very funny, and a good observation on the passage of time and all that goes with it. Meanwhile Kelso forgoes the party to spend time with mother-to-be Brooke. It's funny, charming and very romantic. I love it!
Flying Blind. Episode 3. "Crazy for You ... and You" is actually the third episode. I thought I was right to watch these in production order but this one is very early in the relationship ("five days" we are told) so it makes more sense to watch it when it aired. Man, I hate watching stuff in the wrong order. Especially when I think I've been 'clever' enough to figure out the correct order.
Anyway...
Another great episode. Neil is having a hard time keeping up with the crazy world that Alicia lives in. He tries, fails and - after a fight - they break up. His parents set him up with a hilarious Jill Hennessy and he tries to make a go of things with a 'normal girl'. It's funny. But, again, the show has a depth to it. The final scene where Neil and his new girlfriend are in the club discussing the people around them are much more than funny. As well as having jokes for us, the show has a story to tell and a world to show us.
Highlight? Keen Eddie (great story)
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Thu, Sep 11, 08 - It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Corner Gas, Keen Eddie, That '70s Show, Flying Blind
