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The Critic
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I love this show, never get tired of rewatching. While I would've liked another season I would prefer for it to not get a reboot/remake/sequel nowadays, because I feel it's gonna be a lot of cringey predictable shit (kissing the ass of the MCU, politics sperging, etc etc).
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I think the clip is even more true today then it ever was.
Every time I hear someone complaining about a movie being a remake, sequel or whatever. I just tell them just don't go.
Every time I hear someone complaining about a movie being a remake, sequel or whatever. I just tell them just don't go.
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I recall the end of the episode did one of those "Read More About It" type segments with Jay stating there was nothing out there about truck driving in case anyone got interested in it but then said you could mail in for a transcript to "What was the point?" Somehow that impressed me (the animation alone was re-worked from a season one episode to make this piece), perhaps because the episode just kinda ends in a meh way.
Sometimes when a show is ahead of it's time, it's hard for the studio or network involve to know what audience is out there for it. I felt that way about Get A Life myself. That show would've fit in today given the sort of neckbeard culture that flourished.
Positively, that was another excellent gem.
Which would've been a cool idea had they got to do something like this, at least as a thank-you to the fans and as a final swansong to the series.
Well, it was bound to happen. He was a trooper.
Outside of a revamped People's Court series, nobody remembers Ed Koch!
Damn, though given the circumstances, I could see why he thought that was overkill.
it's funny, 'cause it's true! (at least the original source they were ripping).
No excuses not to! I will say one of things about the second season that hits him a certain way is the slight upgrade in those designs. Everyone now had a more of an Al Hirschfeld look to them than before. I felt they looked better this way, but I wonder if some miss the season one look around here?
Could you image an episode with Jeremy Hawke caught in a sex scandal, while obvious, it would certainly fall prey to the current trappings of Hollywood and current political trends.
Just rent the classic!
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Hey, ya'll -- thanks for reminding me to add this show to my collection. Only because ya'll are right about it.
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"We left Kevin home alone, and he's only 23!"
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That feeling when even the webisodes of The Critic are funnier than current Simpsons.
That feeling when even the webisodes of The Critic are funnier than current Simpsons.
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Easily the greatest "cancelled before its time" TV show. Infinitely quotable and does the random non-sequitur joke (ala Family Guy) a million times better.
Do any of you think the show could come back on Netflix or some other streaming service? There's a chance, it took 25 years for Twin Peaks to come back, but with Al Jean running the show it might be as bad as modern Simpsons.
Do any of you think the show could come back on Netflix or some other streaming service? There's a chance, it took 25 years for Twin Peaks to come back, but with Al Jean running the show it might be as bad as modern Simpsons.
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I think it possibly could if enough people want to do it. There are so many movies and celebrities that The Critic can take the piss out of. Of course they wouldn't be able to have Chuck Napier though.
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I think it possibly could if enough people want to do it. There are so many movies and celebrities that The Critic can take the piss out of. Of course they wouldn't be able to have Chuck Napier though.
They'd probably replace the character with a Mark Zuckerberg parody.
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Or Maurice Lamarche would do his voice instead. Even if The Critic got a reboot and wasn't as good as it was in the 90's, I'd still watch it to see the jokes about Hollywood films in the last 20 years.
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While i would like a reboot I feel it'd only do the same thing every other animated sitcom does- jabs at Trump, kissing the ass of the MCU, and just every other thing that's flown over the sun.
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They'd have a field day with Weinstein.
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It was a great show with non sequiturs that made sense within the context. The Critic was the anti-Family Guy in that regard.
My favorite will always be Jurassic Park 2. From what I can actually remember about The Lost World this was accurate.
My favorite will always be Jurassic Park 2. From what I can actually remember about The Lost World this was accurate.
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I'm re-watching the show and I think season 2 is a little better because it gets away from the usual plot of Duke threatening to cancel Jay's show and putting Jay through the ringer.
When you look at season 1 it's pretty crazy just how many times they recycle the idea of his show getting cancelled (foreshadowing) or getting retooled. Plus Alice was a great character.
Not to mention season 2 is home to the incredible Siskel & Ebert episode.
When you look at season 1 it's pretty crazy just how many times they recycle the idea of his show getting cancelled (foreshadowing) or getting retooled. Plus Alice was a great character.
Not to mention season 2 is home to the incredible Siskel & Ebert episode.
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Yes, but season 1 had more Eleanor and Franklin, whom imo are the funniest characters in the show.