“Rrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiip!”
A little about the past couple night’s worth of TV:
Dog Bites Man
(Comedy Central, Wednesday’s 10:30pm)
The second new mockumentary to hit the cable spectrum this week is about a fake news team. Comedy Central probably has some sort of graph with fake news running down one side and mockumentary running down the other. Statistically, Dog Bites Man is a can’t miss, and based on the first episode, the math seems to be correct. What’s impressive about the show is the unexpected bit of gravity it seems to be carrying (exactly whats missing from Lovespring International. It never gets heavy like The Office, but it suggests that there might be a little more to these characters than simple quips. And really, that’s just it: characters. The speedy 22 minutes of the premiere didn’t give a lot of room to get much out of the four primaries, but Matt Walsh’s character, Kevin, proves that Walsh isn’t just the better improviser than most of the people on shows like this, but he’s also a better actor.
Rescue Me (#302)
(FX, Tuesday’s 10:00pm)
First and foremost, this episode might have been the funniest one they’ve ever aired, peaking with what has to be the greatest sound cue on television in years (ever?). In addition to having the second sugar-induced-vomiting from a child I’ve seen on TV this week, the episode also managed a teriffic rug-pull, where all the laughs and all the fun just stopped, suddenly and violently. GREAT episode (rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiip).
The Late Show with David Letterman
(CBS, weeknights 11:35pm)
They’re doing this new runner involving Sue Hum, the costume designer walking up behind Dave’s desk holding some sort of food and then just standing there. Hillarious.
The Hills
(MTV, Tuesdays 9:00pm)
My DVR screwed me and this didn’t record. I wonder if MTV will rerun it this week?
Tags: CBS, Comedy Central, Dog Bites man, FX, MTV, Rescue Me, The Hills, The Late Show
June 8th, 2006 at 4:29 pm
which sound cue?
June 8th, 2006 at 6:43 pm
Y’know… the one that went, “rrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip!”