The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

Stone · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 am **Posts:** 1562

New David Cross show on IFC starting October 1 about a temp who lands a sales position for an energy drink. Looks interesting, but as with everything from David Cross, it might be great or it might blow. It also has Will Arnett in it and I'll definitely be checking it out.

Interestingly, the theme music and other music in the show is done by Johnny Marr.

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:58 am

i think shiv posted a short excerpt from this a few weeks back - where he's pushing the energy drink in the cafe. it was cringingly unfunny but i'm sure to tune in & check a few episodes out.

shiv · **Posted:** Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:39 am

you can watch the first episode on hulu.

http://www.hulu.com/the-increasingly-po ... d-margaret

Stone · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 am **Posts:** 1562

shiv Wrote:

you can watch the first episode on hulu.

http://www.hulu.com/the-increasingly-po ... d-margaret

Cool. Thanks.

south pacific · **Posted:** Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:56 pm

Quote:

it was cringingly unfunny

What's with television "comedies" with this angle anyways? Programs like The Office are not entertaining, why on earth do people watch this?

shiv · **Posted:** Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:35 pm

south pacific Wrote:

Quote:

it was cringingly unfunny

What's with television "comedies" with this angle anyways? Programs like The Office are not entertaining, why on earth do people watch this?

what are you talking about?

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Huh, I hadn't heard about this.

Also curious about Running Wilde

Stone · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 am **Posts:** 1562

shiv Wrote:

you can watch the first episode on hulu.

http://www.hulu.com/the-increasingly-po ... d-margaret

Okay, I watched this last night, and outside of a couple lines, it was very unfunny. I'll give the second episode a chance, but I don't have high hopes for this.

discostu · **Posted:** Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:32 pm

If it were supposed to be laugh-out-loud funny, it wouldn't be on IFC, see Whitest Kids You Know, The John Dore show, Food Party, The IT Crowd...

Having said that, I did see a recent episode of Kids in the Hall's "Death Comes to Town", and I :lol:

'd a lil' bit.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:43 pm

This was kind of funny but almost too painful to want to sit through any more episodes.

I don't know if comedy needs a character you can totally sympathize with, but it's tough when the main characters are wholly unsympathetic.

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

discostu Wrote:

If it were supposed to be laugh-out-loud funny, it wouldn't be on IFC, see Whitest Kids You Know, The John Dore show, Food Party, The IT Crowd...

Having said that, I did see a recent episode of Kids in the Hall's "Death Comes to Town", and I :lol:

'd a lil' bit.

absolutely not in the same line of funny/unfunny as those other shows. entirely unsubtle, but also not hit over the head ridiculous.

its really not good

discostu · **Posted:** Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:01 pm

Running Wilde pilot was overall funny last night, but with Keri Russell being painful to watch in some scenes. I'll be recording it from here on.

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:04 pm

discostu Wrote:

If it were supposed to be laugh-out-loud funny, it wouldn't be on IFC, see Whitest Kids You Know, The John Dore show, Food Party, The IT Crowd

aside from food party i don't think those shows aren't funny.

discostu · **Posted:** Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:05 pm

shaMoxie Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

If it were supposed to be laugh-out-loud funny, it wouldn't be on IFC, see Whitest Kids You Know, The John Dore show, Food Party, The IT Crowd

aside from food party i don't think those shows aren't funny.

Yes, my point exactly, except Food Party is atrocious.

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:24 pm

discostu Wrote:

shaMoxie Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

If it were supposed to be laugh-out-loud funny, it wouldn't be on IFC, see Whitest Kids You Know, The John Dore show, Food Party, The IT Crowd

aside from food party i don't think those shows aren't funny.

Yes, my point exactly, except Food Party is atrocious.

let me rephrase - funny moments: wkyk, j dore, IT crowd. never a funny moment: food party.

discostu · **Posted:** Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:32 pm

shaMoxie Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

shaMoxie Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

If it were supposed to be laugh-out-loud funny, it wouldn't be on IFC, see Whitest Kids You Know, The John Dore show, Food Party, The IT Crowd

aside from food party i don't think those shows aren't funny.

Yes, my point exactly, except Food Party is atrocious.

let me rephrase - funny moments: wkyk, j dore, IT crowd. never a funny moment: food party.

Look at me failing reading comprehension class.

shiv · **Posted:** Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:52 am

i thought this was pretty funny.

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