2 episodes tonight which I did not know that was the case.
Louis C.K. names the show "Louie"...why not "Louis" like he spells his name?...so he directed it, wrote it, produced it...and the Pilot episode he also edited it...the first episode was not very good and was sporadic like the reviewer in the last "Future List" wrote...it cut too often between the stand-up act and the show/plot...we need more of Louis and less plot...or less "sit-com" style jokes...more of Louie as a single dad I guess...but the show needs time...
The second episode was much better...they worked kinks out of the pilot and the editing was done by someone else...the same could be said for most pilots...like the pilot for "Its Always Sunny"...that was not great
Louis' second episode was funny and sad...there are a lot of moments of true reflection about life...the "faggot" story that is told...and the "whip it out" segment in the show...I won't spoil it but I think he is going for a drama/comedy rather then a straight up sit-com like "Lucky Louie" was on HBO...the sad part is that his comedy really needs to be on something like HBO...but on FX they will just bleep stuff out.
Result: Not wall to wall laughs...nothing groundbreaking...and a few laugh out loud (more like chuckle)...it's a bit predictable...but I want this guy to succeed so I will continue to watch it. Also there were 2 spots..1 for the new Season of "It's Always Sunny"...and another for "The League" ...two great shows that will air beginning in September...so till then we can look forward to a July 25th "Mad Men" start.
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Agree across the board. I wonder if he is the type of comic whose true humor can only really be captured during his act. Carlin and Rock jump immediately to mind.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he knows what he wanst this show to be. It's good enough to keep watching but I don't know if it will ever be great.
true that and thanks for the hyper links and the fixes...it would do some of the fixes from here
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