At 6/2/09 07:24 AM, FIGMENTUM wrote:
I actually bought the entire series of Tom Goes to the Mayor without having seen a single episode and while I was a little taken aback at first the show quickly grew on me. It's a shame to hear their next project is unliked by the majority here but really... how different in style to Tom could it be? Their humour is so unique it's hard to imagine them doing something too different.
I don't know, there are people who really like that style and then there are those that don't. There's something about it though in Tom goes to the mayor that I just thoroughly enjoy. The style lends itself, perhaps, but I've always had a harder time with live action versions. Plus, there's usually some recognizable plot in Tom goes to the Mayor, even if its not very deep.
Someone already pointed out that its related to spoofing tv norms, and that's fine, but I just have a hard time with that style. Will Ferrel grates on me sometimes as well. Taledega nights was fine, but I had a hard time with Anchorman. So, I may not be the BEST critique of all comedy out there. I'd recommend watching it yourself, but its as on and off for me as MadTV was in its good days (which may have only been a season that I didn't watch too much of because I just didn't enjoy the episode through to completion).
