As I'm champing at the bit in the minutes before SP begins, I often tune into Comedy Central shortly before the show starts, only to be horrified at the absolute crap that precedes South Park. Have you seen this shit?? It's FUCKING TERRIBLE!!! Goddamn, these idiots weren't funny on The State, what makes them think they're funny now??? What is Comedy Central thinking???? FUCK!!!!!
Violently Angry,
TAO
Tyrone Ahmed O'Changsteinsky wrote in message ... As I'm champing at the bit in the minutes before SP begins, I often tune into Comedy Central shortly before the show starts, only to be horrified at the absolute crap that precedes South Park. Have you seen this shit?? It's FUCKING TERRIBLE!!! Goddamn, these idiots weren't funny on The State, what makes them think they're funny now??? What is Comedy Central thinking???? FUCK!!!!!
Violently Angry,
TAO
Eternal damnation and boiling pits of human excrement. Now online!! http://members.tripod.com/~YellowDischarge
You could go to comedy centrals ng to talk about this. Why bring it here? Comedy Central is cheap,live with it!
Al "Scarface" Capone n-spam- @The rock.net> wrote in message ... : :Tyrone Ahmed O'Changsteinsky wrote in message :... :As I'm champing at the bit in the minutes before SP begins, I often tune :into Comedy Central shortly before the show starts, only to be horrified :at the absolute crap that precedes South Park. Have you seen this :shit?? It's FUCKING TERRIBLE!!! Goddamn, these idiots weren't funny on :The State, what makes them think they're funny now??? What is Comedy :Central thinking???? FUCK!!!!! : :Violently Angry, : :TAO
No shit. There's nothing quite as awful as Failed Hipness. These guys may think they're being all clever and ironic by being total cheese, but it don't fly. I don't think I've ever seen a show try as desperately to be so 90s and fail so miserably. Hey, Comedy Central Programming dudes, give us back-to-back South Park, like the Fox weinies used to do with the Simpsons. Don't make us gag on this Viva Variety crapola!
I totally agree...Viva Variety is, in my opinion the worst show on Comedy Central...Last night, after SP was on, Viva Variety came on, and unfortunalty, I didn't change the channel...(my sister wanted to watch it, and I was busy doing my homework) but, MAN that Johnny Bluejeans...what a dork....Mr. Laupin, and the former Mrs. Laupin...TOTAL CHEESE! Did you see her dancing with the "Swimsuit Squad...ARGH!! Stupid, stupid, stupid...Back to Back SP would be great----OR ANYTHING but Viva Variety...Hey, I'd even be happy if they'd stick Win Ben Steiner's Money on!
Missy
Candy1Corn ([email]) wrote:
I like Johnny Bluejeans... the Laupins aren't that great, ditto for the swimsuit squad... but I like Johnny.
Scott Newman Vancouver, BC
P.S. I've only seen one episode, with a flaming torch and the Mighty Might Bosstones, so maybe my view has been a little biased.
Bradley Scott Newman wrote:
hey viva variety is hilarious how many others shows openly promote the freaks of the earth JBJ kicks ass
Baywatch?
I once cried cause' I had no shoes, Until i cut off a mans feet.
On 12 Mar 1998 22:06:25 GMT, [email] (Hmdoc) offered this unto Shub-Internet:
No, Baywatch panders to the freaks of the earth. You want a show about freaks, try Oddville. I don't know if MTV is still running it, but that was one screwed up show.
NOt a freak show, then how do you explain david hassssslhofffff.
I once cried cause' I had no shoes, Until i cut off a mans feet.
On 13 Mar 1998 01:29:36 GMT, [email] (Hmdoc) offered this unto Shub-Internet:
Well, he's certainly a freak. I still don't know how people watch that show. Even with all the chicks in swimsuits running around, that's a painful show to watch. I can't make myself watch a whole episode.
Speaking of VV, if they censor South Park to hell, how did Comedy Central allow Viva Variety get away with the phrase "Chicks with Dicks" like on last Wednesday? Just wondering.
Jeff Harris wrote:
If you're talking about Dick Sargent or Dick York or Dick Armey, that's okay. (BTW, there's a professional race-car driver named "Dick Trickle." I wonder if he has friends named Mike Hunt and I.P. Freely.)
I still cannot fathom that one. You would think that someone with the last name "Trickle", whose parents were cruel enough to name him Richard, would choose to go by Richard, Rick, Rich or ANYTHING but Dick...
maybe they are implying that these "chicks" hang around with a lot of people named richard.
I once cried cause' I had no shoes, Until i cut off a mans feet.
That's exactly what they were implying. I actually watch VV the other day. I was not impressed.
Laura
Ohh, look, I speak english good too.
Laura
Lets face it, there aren't very many shows worth watching on CC.
"...enjoy the Internet while it lasts.. ...it's only a fad" - Flauntleroy
Its seems they cant have 2 good shows at one time. If they had both South Park and MST3K they would be a great channel.
On 12 Mar 1998 19:26:20 GMT, [email] (Jagdwaffe) offered this unto Shub-Internet:
They have the Tick, the Critic _and_ South Park. How can you possibly go wrong?
SPOON!!
Laura
reverend bob wrote:
And Kids In The Hall, let us not forget. (Repeats only, of course, but I take what I can get. Same with the Tick & the Critic too, though. :::sigh:::)
-Sean
'Life is like a box of chocolates: a cheap, thoughtless perfunctory gift, that nobody ever asks for.' -Cigarette-smoking man, X-Files
On 13 Mar 1998 05:46:22 GMT, [email] (MisinYou) offered this unto Shub-Internet:
How could I forget? Then again, it's on at 2:30, which is right about when I get home & I do, of course, have to watch ESPN News since I only catch about 5 minutes of it in the morning. So Kids In The Hall usually gets bumped, but a good show nonetheless.
-> Its seems they cant have 2 good shows at one time. If they had both -> South Park and MST3K they would be a great channel.
And Monty Python. THAT would rule.
On Fri, 13 Mar 1998 07:53:06 GMT, [email] (Justin Robertson) offered this unto Shub-Internet:
They used to play old Flying Circus <as if there are any new ones to show> a while back.
In article ,
I agree with ya... that show is soo stoopid!! they were better on that other show... The State!!! -I think... I have even seen the cast members in person!!!!!!! :) at a book signing thing.
I'd watch Viva Variety before I'd watch the Critic. That is the worst parody show I've ever seen. What I hate about it is it screams, "Look at me. I'm funny!" Well, it's not!
If you mean the Critic, the cartoon show with the round little SNL cast-off... I kinda liked that show too. I thought it was too bad they took it off the air, it had a cynical sense of humour you don't see much.
Scott Newman Vancouver, BC
Comedy Central used to be pretty good when they had shows like MST 3K, Politically Incorrect, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and SCTV. Now, they have horrible shows like Viva Variety, The Critic, and lousy movies which they call Mastercheese Theatre. South Park is the only decent show on Comedy Central right now next to watching reruns of Soap and Absolutely Fabulous. I wouldn't be too surprised if South Park will leave Comedy Central just like MST 3K and Politically Incorrect did because the progammers at Comedy Central had made bad judgments in dropping those 2 shows which continue to be doing just fine on other networks (MST 3K on The Sci-Fi Channel and Politically Incorrect on ABC). My guess is a network like Fox would try to get South Park and run it alongside The Simpsons and King of the Hill. Don't be too surprised if that happens because Comedy Cental has screwed up before.
What the hell made "Mystery Science Theater 3000" such a great goddamn show in the first place? NOTHING! Its a stupid, stupid show that tries to be cute by picking apart movies that they don't like. They try to be all hip and cute with their little comments, and fail. Its a weak show, and im glad that Comedy Central canceled it. Its a pity that the show was so stupid, since Joel was a funny guy. I have seen his stand up act and it was great. Are people that desperate for entertainment that they have to watch a show that has people watching a movie and making dumb jokes? This show paved the way for the assholes that I have to put up with when I go to a movie theater and hear little jokes. Its hard to concentrate on a film when some jerk off in back of you keeps making comments like "MAN!!! That death scene was DOOOOOPE!!!, look at the titties on that bitch!, yeah dick you better run, HA!!! That kid bit it good!" Screw MST3K and screw its current viewers.
Ron L.
The Name Of This Sig. Is Talking Heads.
"Life Moves Pretty Fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ferris Bueller's Day Off
MONEY TALKS!!!!
"Sex is the biggest nothing of all time" - Andy Warhol
HumanGoing wrote:
Comedy
it
It might have helped if you had actually bothered to watch the show.
"The right people will get it" -- Joel Hodgson
Reaper G
Normally I don't flame, but in this case, I have to give you a big ol' "YOU'RE A DUMB F*CK"
MST3K is the best show on TV right now (yes, even better than South Park, although it is a close second and my favorite adult cartoon). I'd rather watch it than all those dime a dozen sitcoms elsewhere and other assorted junk, let me tell you. At least the 90's produced one truly great TV show.
J.F.
In article , [email] (Reaper G) writes:
I HAVE seen the show and its fucking terrible. I have seen the episode where they made fun of "Time of the Apes." I have seen the episode where they made fun of "Bride of the Monster" and the short "Hired!" I know about Dr. Forester, Frank, Joel, Tom Servo, Crow, Gypsy, Cambot, the Magic Voice, and the older scientist who used to be on the show and wear a green outfit. I have seen a great deal of MST3K and I used to love it. It was only recently that I actually paid attention to the show and thought about it. And its weak. The invention exchanges are funny, but the rest of the show is just pathetic. Its like those movies that you just LOVE when you see them for the first time. But when you actually give it thought, you have it because of how lame it was.
And as for that Joel qoute, is it that hard to "get" people making fun of a B film? Don't try to be clever, because your not.
Ron L.
The Name Of This Sig. Is Talking Heads.
"Life Moves Pretty Fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ferris Bueller's Day Off
MONEY TALKS!!!!
"Sex is the biggest nothing of all time" - Andy Warhol
I know about Dr.
You forgot Frank...how the hell could you leave out TVs Frank??
Laura
HumanGoing wrote:
the
But
A lobotomy can do that to a person. Enjoy your "Melrose Place". And it was the riffing that attracted me to the show; if my first experience with the show had been the dopey-looking guy and his cheap robots, I might not have become a fan.
Anybody can make fun of a movie. It takes talent to make it smart and funny, and to be able to keep it up for nearly 10 years.
Reaper "Season 9 starts today! Whooo!" G
In article , [email] (Reaper G) writes:
Well, I love South Park. So does that make South Park a mindless show? And where did Melrose Place come in? Your insult is childish and WEAK.
Ron L.
The Name Of This Sig. Is Talking Heads.
"Life Moves Pretty Fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ferris Bueller's Day Off
MONEY TALKS!!!!
"Sex is the biggest nothing of all time" - Andy Warhol
HumanGoing wrote:
Hope you enjoy "South Park", because it's one of the few shows I find as funny as MST3K. I mentioned "Melrose Place" because it's the antithesis of MST3K -- vapid and catering to the masses.
Reaper "'The Projected Man' could've been funnier, IMO" G
Don't you mean them asses? Heehee.
Laura
In article , [email]
Oh, you can enjoy it at the time, but when you get down to analyzing it, you don't like it anymore? The exact same discussion is taking place in alt.music.led-zeppelin, except it's about 12-bar blues. People say they like a song, like anything by Chuck Berry, then when they find out that it's the same chord progression as all the songs from the sixties... then it suddenly sucks. You're doing the same thing here. You're saying, that's a good show, oh wait a minute, it pisses me off cause I could do this or for whatever lameass pussy reason you have. Point is, MST3K never sucked, and Joel H. could shit out a funnier show than you could ever sit down and write. Humangoing, go away. STEVE (the guy with "sour" for a last name) [email]
Reaper G wrote in article ...
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follow the advice we preach here...if you don't like it...don't watch it...
They try to be all hip and cute
was a
I'll agree with you a bit on this...after joel left, the show went into a downslide. MST3K is an acquired taste...you either like it or not...and it's really strange, the ones you said you viewed are imho when the show darted going downhill, the really good ones are farther back in the seasons (season 2 and three).
hmmm..well, he based much of the 'outside the theater' bits from his stand up routine...so i don't see the connection here
Are people that
people
hear
back of
don't sit near the back...you can always have an usher escort them out...it's not a communist country we're in...and if no one can help, knock his teeth down his throat and run...if anything it's worth the price of admission
That death scene was DOOOOOPE!!!, look
bit
Well, you've now insulted at least two southpark fans that post here..so you're doing good so far...anyone want to say three? :)
One last thing...what the fuck does this have to do with southpark???
-> That death scene was DOOOOOPE!!!, look -> > >at the titties on that bitch!, yeah dick you better run, HA!!! -> That kid bit -> > it -> > >good!" Screw MST3K and screw its current viewers. -> > -> -> Well, you've now insulted at least two southpark fans that post -> here..so you're doing good so far...anyone want to say three? :)
I'm 3, goddamnit. I love MST3K.
What an eloquent speaker you are. Have you ever thought of writing a book so we can all be enlightened by your rapier like wit?
Number 4 here. MST3K rules. Number 5, anyone?
On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 21:30:52 GMT, Ben Yarbrough offered this unto Shub-Internet:
It's a good show, I'll be 5.
Reverend Bob said...
I'd voice my support, but I am not a number! I am a free m...
Ah, screw it. I'll be Number Six!
Tirya
[email] wrote:
Guess that makes me number seven. I always did prefer prime numbers :-}
Laura
In article , [email] says...
mst3k at its best is the greatest comedy 'ever' produced for television, period. Genius... At it's worst,... still pretty darn funny. I've worshipped the show since I first saw it when I had the chicken pox back in '93...Now, well...I think it's losing it's umph. But, it's still good. I have all the past eps on tape, so... =)
Can I be #999??? My lucky number...weird, eh? Anyone for 8->998??
Thanks, MIKE
That makes me #8, just like my birthdate. I enjoy both South Park AND MST3K. People who have to knock one show to build up another show have a problem all their own.
Mickey ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
On 19 Mar 1998 21:46:32 GMT, [email] offered this unto Shub-Internet:
<snip>
<ominous laugh>
[email] wrote in message >
Oooh !! Oooh !! Can I be six?? Please !!
(feeling like a real "joiner" tonight...)
-> From: [email] (Jagdwaffe) -> Subject: Re: SCREW MST3K!!! (was Re: VIVA VARIETY--the worst fucking -> -> >[email] -> -> > -> >-> That death scene was DOOOOOPE!!!, look -> >-> > >at the titties on that bitch!, yeah dick you better run, HA!!! -> >-> That kid bit -> >-> > it -> >-> > >good!" Screw MST3K and screw its current viewers. -> -> What an eloquent speaker you are. Have you ever thought of writing -> a book so we can all be enlightened by your rapier like wit?
In article , "Sir Galahad" writes:
Three right here. "Phantom Planet" had to be one of the funniest episodes they've done.
ObSouth Park: could Bobo be Cartman's father?
Jeremy B
"Oh boy, sleep! That's where I'm a Viking!"- Ralph Wiggum
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FOUR!!!
I say it's Cartman..... FROM THE YEAR 5000!!!!
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Agreed. MST3K was popular enough to be shown on CC twice a day at one point... Hmmm... South park is shown 5 times a week... Hmmmm...
Ben, "Right person"
Ben Yarbrough wrote:
5 times a week doesnt necassarily mean thats good for a TV show HOME IMPROVEMENT BAYWATCH SEINFELD WINGS
look at what happened to the ratings when all these shows got massive air time
HumanGoing wrote:
Nice AW quote, as per your parents conception product, you are living proof. Just because a person doesn't get the humor in a show, he feels he has to berate the show and its viewers. The show (MST3K) was very funny. They also covered a wide variety of topics in their shows. A special aired on Comedy Central, went through the process of making the show, and one of the cast stated, you're not supposed to get all the jokes. Assuming you didn't get at least one of the jokes, hey turn off the TV. As far as MST3K causing people to talk in theaters, had to laugh out loud at that one. Why do you think there were ushers, since the beginnings of the movie theater experience. Why don't you direct your passion and energies, into something useful- go clean up a park, feed the homeless, or just remind your mommy to keep giving you your medication.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Beast is in Beauty's ....................
PS Lighten up dude.
Jerry Roche wrote in message ... <...> My guess is a network like Fox would try to get South Park and run it alongside The Simpsons and King of the Hill. Don't be too surprised if that happens because Comedy Cental has screwed up before.
I used to think the same thing, that Fox would be able to deliver South Park to a national audience and give it the fame it deserves. Of course, that was before I heard Kenny say "Well, did ya stick it in 'n' make it shake till goo oozed out of it?" on the Valentine's Day special (according to pm, anyway). There's no way that's getting on Fox.
The Simpsons are relatively sexless and King of the Hill is certainly toned down from Beavis and Butthead. If SP ever got on a major network, I'm sure the network would insist on editing certain Kennyisms out of the show. Comedy Central, on the other hand, will let SP get away with damn near anything because they're so desperate for a hit.
What does all this mean? That I'm convinced the show should stay on CC for a while longer. At least on this ghetto cable channel the creators of the show have a chance to give us a show as raw and funny as South Park.
On Sat, 14 Mar 1998 03:21:18 -0800, "Robert St. James" offered this unto Shub-Internet:
Unfortunately, that's not going to happen in the near future. I heard a story on the radio off the AP wire that said every network _except_ Fox had shown interest in South Park.
On 13 Mar 1998 19:31:52 GMT, [email] (Manchu) offered this unto Shub-Internet:
Huh? Are we thinking about the same shows? I'm thinking about the show with Jon Lovitz about a movie critic. We can't be thinking about the same show, as the Critic is one of the best shows that Comedy Central runs.
That's exactly the one. The parodies are so unsubtle that they push your face in it. What I like about SP, is that, similar to Mystery Science Theater 3000, their references are sometimes kind of obscure, which makes it all the more entertaining if you get it.
In article , [email] writes:
The target audience for VV is obviously anyone over 18 (or perhaps a mature teen who HAS seen El Sabado Gigante). It is not meant for the 11-16 crowd.
Hmm... you've never watched European variety shows then, have you. VV is a dead-on parody.
So, since very little of us have ever seen a european variety show, the humour is completly lost, thus making it a stupid show. (except to the creator and stars, which defeats the purpose of entertaining people if they are the only ones who "get it").
I once cried cause' I had no shoes, Until i cut off a mans feet.
In article ,
a
humour
Viva Variety is not a show for everybody. It's the kind of variety show that's rarely seen in U.S. television, but around Latin America and Europe. Still, you don't need to watch these foreing shows to apreciate the comedy of the show. It's plain simple, unusual fun.
[email] wrote:
But wait, "That's Incredible" is making a comeback. Is prime time variety programming making a comeback?
In article ,
a
humour
Viva Variety is not a show for everybody. It's the kind of variety show that's rarely seen in U.S. television, but around Latin America and Europe. Still, you don't need to watch these foreing shows to apreciate the comedy of the show. It's plain simple, unusual fun.
In article ,
a
humour
Viva Variety is not a show for everybody. It's the kind of variety show that's rarely seen in U.S. television, but around Latin America and Europe. Still, you don't need to watch these foreing shows to apreciate the comedy of the show. It's plain simple, unusual fun.
[email] wrote:
Whoa dude. Take it easy, I heard you the first two times.
laura
Candy1Corn wrote:
It's a parody of a bad show. It's SUPPOSED to be stupid.But the musical acts are supposed to be taken seriously and are usually worth watching.
Deacon wrote:
HA the musical acts suck PIZZICATO 5?!?!
In article ,
It's on because of me.
I'm the only person in the universe, it seems, who liked The State. Me and one guy who really liked that guy Louie.
And it follows that I'm the only person in the universe who likes Viva Variety, although Johnny Bluejeans is sort of becoming tiresome.
Where else can you see people swallowing billiard balls? Someone tell me, I'd really like to know.
me,
2135445
no way dude louie is god
oh yeah and doug was great too
im outa herererererererere
I loved the state, have every episode on tape and watch them all the time. However, I find Viva Variety's style very different, and although I can see how some people like it, I find that it lacks much of what made the State a classic TV show.
Frank Rizzo wrote in message ...
On Fri, 2 Jan 1998 23:39:29 -0500, "Alex J Block" wrote:
You're not alone, pal. I liked the State. In fact. I like the State,The Head, The Maxx, and Dead at 21. All of that was MTV,by the way.
John Winn-with one more word to say- South Park rules!!!!
Not gonna tell ya wrote:
I have to agree. The State rocked! The Maxx was pretty cool, way better than the comic. As for Dead At 21, I missed the first couple episodes so I never really got into it, can anyone explain to me what happened through the series (I know, off-topic as hell, sorry!) Obligatory South Park: I saw a Cartman sticker (of him alone, standing there) on a CRX the other day, anyone know where they sell these?
Yeah I got a Kenny one the other day at Hot Topic. It's one of those mall-chain-store places. They had stickers of all 4 of them alone, stickers of them together, plus other random SP stuff that I've never heard of or seen before like a hat with Cartman on it and a hat with all 4 on it and a Big Gay Al shirt (it had Al and under it, it said "spendid" or something like that). I don't think these are bootleg-type merchandise either cause they are sold in a nationwide chain store. I couldn't believe how much SP stuff was in that store. Anyone else see a Hot Topic packed with SP goods?
Pegasus wrote:
I saw a Cartman sticker (of him alone, standing there) on a CRX the other day, anyone know where they sell these?
<smartass>Try your Honda dealer's pre-owned section, Honda stopped making them after the '91 model year.</smartass>
I've seen SP stickers at Spencers, other similar-there stores may have them also.
Kenny M.
Kenny McCormick, R.I.P. wrote:
<smartass>Wrong, genius. Honda still makes CRX's. They replaced the hatch with a trunk; the car is now called a Honda Del Sol. Do your fucking homework.</smartass>
--Pegasus (Honda owner/fanatic)
Pegasus wrote:
hatch with a trunk;
thereby changing the essence of the car, the CRX is a compact sport-coupe, the del Sol a compact, targa-roadster hybrid of a Viper and a Miata. Dodge and Mazda DNA just won't splice... (hey, an actual reference to South Park)
homework.</smartass>
The del Sol is no longer in Honda's model lineup, either, it was euthanized after the '97 model year. :-)
The del Sol does have some redeeming qualities, most notably the DOHC VTEC engine. Overall though, I prefer the hatchback design. I've owned and '84 and still have an '88 Si, and find it to be much roomier than the del Sol (I am about 5 times the size of Cartman,) and much less expensive (dammit, I'm poor like Kenny, I can't afford a computer either. :-)) We're both Honda nuts, and South Park nuts as well, I'm willing to leave it at that.
Kenny McCormick, R.I.P. wrote:
Still - Honda refers to it as their late model CRX. A CRX is a CRX is a CRX, whether that be with a trunk, t-tops, a targa top, a hatch, or whatnot. If Honda markets it as their new CRX, then that's good enough for me.
See my other post on this topic. I realized last night that I didn't include it in the quoted post above, and I figured, you being a smartass would probably nail me for that. So I replied saying, something to the effect of 'And don't even try to tell me they killed the del Sol for '98, I already know.' So, hah, GOT YOU BEAT! :-)
Only problem is, for a small car, they're incredibly heavy, making them incredibly slow. Your CRX and my Accord could blow away a del Sol (which mine has, I don't know if you ever have or not)
I do, too. The del Sol looks cool with the spoiler, but goofy without it.
Done, and done.
If you really wanna see people swallow billard balls then maybe you should try either Jerry Springer or a local freak show .... The only thing i have seen that is worth watching on Viva was the "Blow me, Tits, Boner, Ass whipes, Pig F*cker segment" ....
"Can you say Pig F*cker?"-J/B "No you can't say Pig F*cker anywhere johnny"-Mr. L
Ahh the joys of cable TV ... WAIT A SECOND ... this is a southpark newsgroup ... oh well ... i guess seeing as there is no Comedy Central or Viva newsgroup this one will do for now!
SWG6311 wrote in article ...
should try
seen
Pig
newsgroup
newsgroup
you know what i have been waiting to say BONER
hooray for johnny blue jeans
Thank you.
Viva is GREAT.
I didn't watch tv back then. Hearing stories, I get the feeling I would have liked it.
Johnny's okay, he's just got a bad case of the herpes.
And the Tokyo Shock Boys, tyvm.
posterkid wrote in article ...
tune
horrified
on
me,
the tokyo shock boys were awesome (i almost laughed myself to death when he squirted milk out of his eye)
i personally liked the guy who throws chop sticks and the bikini squad dancers
Nope, I Loved The State. I thought it was one of the funniest craziest shows on tv. I haven't actually sat down to watch the Viva Variety show yet, probably because the British accents bug me
Rock
British accents? No, those are what we would call "geographically untraceable" accents. If that fucker in the tux rolls another R I'm gonna find him and kill him.
Still violently angry,
TAO
Tyrone Ahmed O'Changsteinsky wrote in message ... British accents? No, those are what we would call "geographically untraceable" accents. If that fucker in the tux rolls another R I'm gonna find him and kill him.
Still violently angry,
TAO
Eternal damnation and boiling pits of human excrement. Now online!! http://members.tripod.com/~YellowDischarge
Get a grip [address] ON!
<Tyrone Ahmed O'Changsteinsky wrote in message ... <British accents? No, those are what we would call "geographically <untraceable" accents.
Sir the accents are french not english.
Hey, I loved The State too, and I must agree, Viva Variety *is*, in fact, the worst show ever produced. I actually tried to watch it last night and I just couldn't force myself for longer than 2 minutes. What was CC thinking?
Meand one guy who really liked that guy Louie.
shows
In article ,
With this in mind, where can one go to see reruns of The State? I must see that show again.
Nick S Bensema wrote in message ...
The state?The theme song was funny.Thats all I remember.
I must agree - the swallowing of the billiard ball was something to see -
Paul
On 29 Dec 1997 01:46:00 -0700, [email] (Nick S Bensema) wrote:
That guy (who swallows and regurgitates stuff) was on David Letterman about 15 years ago.
I liked The State on MTV (not necessarily these three people in particular) but the show itself had it's funny moments ("I'm Doug damnit!"). However, Viva Variety wouldn't have made a good sketch on The State so why they get away with the same boring crap week after week is beyond me. They must be paid basically nothing and use The Daily Show's set after a GOOD show is finished with it.
Enough with the crappy foreign accents and freak acts that became tiresome in 1950 circuses. The show is pretty bad and I have given it many chances to grow on me but it didn't. Unlike "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" which I did not like at first but now think is genuinely hilarious at moments.
Since this is all off topic may I add SOUTH PARK RULES!
Wayne Stewart
Tyrone Ahmed O'Changsteinsky wrote in article ...
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN NOT FUNNY ON "THE STATE"
the state was hilarious where else could you find a show that promotes 1. Bavarian public access TV 2. A guy who would dip his balls in anything 3. A prison completely based on the honor system 4. Portraying Christ as a jealous SOB
thats all i can remember for now because i havent seen the state in so long
but god damn did i love that show
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DUH".
9. WHERE'S THE MOUSEY 10. The man wearing a tuxedo 11. A man having a secret relationship with his toothbrush 12. And a race between a father and his son which turns out to be a battle royale
HEHEHEHE
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For the record, I don't remember 9 or 10.
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Lee
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On Wed, 31 Dec 1997 00:36:23 -0500, Lee Smallwood wrote:
DAMN! I totally forgot about these two.
My roommate and I used to use the $250 dollars worth of pudding thing all the time, esp. after coming home from the grocery store:
"So whadja get?"
"$250 dollars...worth of puddin."
"That's...a LOT of puddin."
Then we'd crack open the pudding, put on afro wigs and suede jackets, and wiggle our asses in it until we got off. Wait, no. The guys on the show did that.
Awesome skit regardless. Thanks for jogging the old brain pan.
Frank Rizzo wrote:
That skit where those Italians in that one restaurant "accidently" dumped stuff on each other while preparing for a dinner with the Pope. I thought it was hilarious.
J-Man X
Having read most of the responses and noticed the growing number of State fans, I have come to only one conclusion.
You people are really fucking easily amused.
TAO
Man, it must suck that not everyone shares your opinions.
Rock
battle
nine was really dumb but it was basically a family sitting down to eat in a house that was infested with mice (fake mice of course) and every time a mouse jumped on one of their plates they yelled WHERES THE MOUSEY
ten was hilarious they had louie dress up in a tuxedo and drive around all over town taping him as he went well anyways he taped peoples reactions to him wearing a tuxedo at different places like a car wash when no body made a big deal over him wearing a tuxedo louie started to BS a bunch of stuff about how big of a deal they made over him wearing a tuxedo
ten is definetly a skit that you would have to see to appreciate
The dipping the balls thing was funny. Once. The first time he said it. And only the first time. Which made the other 99 times a bit of a letdown. The "honor code" prison system is a rip-off from a Simpsons episode. . .basically every skit on The State has been done before by more talented people--Monty Python, Kids in the Hall, SNL. . .IT'S A RIP-OFF. Seeing the same stuff again with that cast of losers is basically like all your friends doing impersonations of Cartman--it's a cheap imitation of the original, it's funny once, but it gets old faster than Cher.
TAO
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The other 99 times was part of the satire, which spoofed the fact that practically anyone with a catch phrase could get popular.
I thought the State did it first, and in the Simpsons it was just a gag, not a sketch....
Now, I watch way too damn much TV, and I don't recognize a lot of the thigns that were allegedly ripped off.
Tyrone Ahmed O'Changsteinsky wrote in article ...
perhaps but then you could easily say that kenny dying each episode is boring (which it is not and yes i know he didnt die every episode)
and then you might say that the crackwhore thing was done to death (again it just keeps getting funnier each time)
also as for rip offs isnt that what SP is pretty much based on borrowed material?
Kenny dying is funny each time because the death occurs in a different fashion every time. Every show has predictable themes; it's the originality with which those themes are explored that makes great writing and great television. You know in every episode of Seinfeld that Jerry's gonna break up with someone, George is gonna get fired, and Kramer's gonna do something wacky. So why keep watching? Because the circumstances that lead to those results are extremely original--that's why the show's been on forever. The State absolutely did NOT have that originality. There's a difference between taking an old idea and revisiting it in a clever way, and just regurgitating what someone else has done in the past. Now, granted, Viva Variety has its share of innovation and originality, but that in itself doesn't make for a good show. South Park is an original because, although it does borrow from previous shows, it has an entirely new outlook on the material: an irreverence, an honesty, and a politically incorrect stance that no one has ever had before. That's why it succeeds.
Whereas SP is a clever fusion of Beavis, Simpsons, and Ren with a fresh interpretation and political messages (yes, I'm being serious), The State was simply Kids in the Hall with different (and worse) actors. So The State failed, and the losers that couldn't get other jobs melded their old crap with a Circus Sideshow and produced the twisted freak of a lovechild we now know as Viva Variety.
TAO
actually i think the only thing that mr and mrs laupin (does those names sound familiar STATE fans) used from The State was the bavarian public access skit
personally i thought the skit was hilarious but i think it was dumb to base an entire show on the skit seeing that there is only so far they can go with it
On 30 Dec 1997 20:09:14 GMT, "Frank Rizzo" wrote:
What was the skit on the State which involved one of the cast portraying a kid who always was making a stand saying and that's who I am or something?
Understanding is a three-edged-sword.
Kosh
that would be doug
im outta herererererererererere
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Do you watch the show?
Are you trolling us with that comment?
Actually, I foresee the day when Kenny's death stops being funny.
Nick,
Yes I watch Seinfeld and No I'm not trolling. The day Kenny's death is no longer funny will be the day SP starts to go downhill--just like the day we were watching Beavis and found ourselves no longer laughing at "Asswipe". Personally, I think the more sophisticated the comedy, the more staying power the show has. While SP is clearly more sophisticated than Beavis, Viva Variety has all the sophistication of "Terrence & Phillip".
TAO
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Well, you posted that George gets fired in every episode. Not true. He may or may not weasel out of getting fired. He's had a very dynamic, turbulent, unpredictable career.
On 29 Dec 1997 20:36:57 GMT, "Frank Rizzo" wrote:
You forgot the Shakespeare skit where each character came out with a progressively larger (and anatomically correct) groin bulge. The last one, where the guy had something phallic wrapped around his leg several times in those tights, was so goddamn funny I almost messed myself.
Hands down one of the funniest skits I ever saw on tv. Who cares if it was done somewhere before by someone else. It was still hilarous. And of course, the VCR did not have a tape ready to go. Damn my feeble brain!
The skit where the kid was making up some story about dragons in the basement, and that his parents were neo-Nazis was funny as well.
Been a long time since I saw it. Compared to some of the idiotic smegma on MTV nowadays, it was top notch.
i totally forgot about the nazi family
i dont remember seeing the shakespeare skit though i thought i saw all the episodes
and to think my friends all thought that i was delusional when i told them about THE STATE (apparently i am the only person in milwaukee who has seen the freaking show)
Oh, I wouldn't call Viva the worst that comedy central has to offer. Try sitting through a 'Make Me Laugh' marathon at some point. (Oh, Ken Ober, whatever has become of you? Even Blues Traveler videos were better than this televised excrement.)
In article , Al \"Scarface\" Capone wrote:
I'm sorry, that counts as a "Me Too".
You receive one demerit.
Nick S Bensema then responded:
LOL!!! That was good! ;->
[email] (Tyrone Ahmed O'Changsteinsky) wrote:
Uh, you think Viva is fucked? I can't think of an even stronger word to describe most of NBC's Must See TV double-fucked-up clone fest. Except for 4 sitcoms, the rest aren't worth the class of Mr. Hanky.
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You forgot the OT since this has absolutly nothing to do with SouthPark
Rock
shows
The accents are French...
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The accents are pan-European. The Laupins lean towards somewhere between French and Castillian Spanish, but the names are obviously French, while JBJ leans towards German, Russian, or some little-known republic in Eastern Europe where they just got imported Pepsi last week.
We'll nail down Kenny's line in the opening credits before we nail down their nationalities, though. The actors who play all three characters are North American.
Dolphins / Eskimos. Who Cares? It's all just a bunch of tree-huggin' hippie crap.
Rock
I think Viva Variety is pretty stupid but that Johnny Bluejeans is hilarious. And have you seen "Monkey Sports'? that rocks. Thad
Tyrone Ahmed O'Changsteinsky wrote in message ... As I'm champing at the bit in the minutes before SP begins, I often tune into Comedy Central shortly before the show starts, only to be horrified at the absolute crap that precedes South Park. Have you seen this shit?? It's FUCKING TERRIBLE!!! Goddamn, these idiots weren't funny on The State, what makes them think they're funny now??? What is Comedy Central thinking???? FUCK!!!!!
Violently Angry,
TAO
I think Kenny is say something like, "I like big fat titties" not positive but at least we are back to the SouthPark topic of the NG, I don't think Viva Variety is worth all the fuss....
I think he says "My family eats potatoes". It kinda makes sense because they are a poor family and everything.
<Kenny> I like girls with big fat titties. I like girls with big vaginas.
open the clip up in sound recorder, hit effects/reverse, listen to kenny.
<ynneK> I need to take my hood off.
Spec
For all intents and purposes, I have a soft spot for Viva Variety....the cast members used to be on the MTV show "The State", and I used to love that show. :-) Not great comedy, but not totally bad, either....
As much as I hate to pontificate on the alleged humor in a show like Viva, I'd have to say that the non-specific accents in VV are part of the 'joke' as it were. Sort of like how, in 'Taxi', Latka was never given a specific country of origin...he just kept refering to 'the old country'. And by coincidence, there's a special on comedy central on Andy Kaufman right now. :::sigh:::
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I seen a few episodes of "The State" I liked the ones I saw, I got a few laughs, but I don't remember which episode I seen.