TMC
12-03-2013, 04:32 AM
For example:
http://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/486534/short-lived-sitcoms-obcessed?page=1
QuotePost by BorneAgain on Dec 1, 2013 at 8:52pm
There was a sitcom from the early 90s called Good & Evil which is fascinating to in how badly thought out the show is and how its a text book example of an out there concept completely sucking up all the humor. Even putting aside the awkward attempt at blending quasi soap opera elements in, its impressive in how damn unfunny it is. In the pilot there's a vision impaired character played by Mark Blankfield who's blind humor shtick is so contrived and so idiotic it makes episodes of Mr. Magoo look like Monty Python. I'm pretty sure Mel Brooks saw it and cast him as Blinkin in Men in Tights just as a personal demonstration of how to do actual comedy with a blind character. This isn't even getting into how wasted Terri Garr is in her role, which again is so lacking in humor one's tempted to watch Young Frankenstein again just to see her work with a script that doesn't suck.
The pilot's on youtube in three parts and honest to god its worth a look.
http://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/486534/short-lived-sitcoms-obcessed?page=1
QuotePost by BorneAgain on Dec 1, 2013 at 8:52pm
There was a sitcom from the early 90s called Good & Evil which is fascinating to in how badly thought out the show is and how its a text book example of an out there concept completely sucking up all the humor. Even putting aside the awkward attempt at blending quasi soap opera elements in, its impressive in how damn unfunny it is. In the pilot there's a vision impaired character played by Mark Blankfield who's blind humor shtick is so contrived and so idiotic it makes episodes of Mr. Magoo look like Monty Python. I'm pretty sure Mel Brooks saw it and cast him as Blinkin in Men in Tights just as a personal demonstration of how to do actual comedy with a blind character. This isn't even getting into how wasted Terri Garr is in her role, which again is so lacking in humor one's tempted to watch Young Frankenstein again just to see her work with a script that doesn't suck.
The pilot's on youtube in three parts and honest to god its worth a look.