Maybe it's just because Best in Show was on the other day, but this episode reminded me of Christopher Guest don't-call-them-mockumentaries. So, parody of parody?

First Episode of Moonbeam City: B-
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As a kid, John Larroquette, Steve Martin and Christopher Lloyd in BttF made me dream of going gray as an adult. :) Alas, my hair seems intent on not sticking around long enough for that dream to come true.

I thought this episode was fine (the C+ consensus feels right), but didn't get a Fawlty vibe from it at *all*. Seemed pretty Generic Sitcom to me.

This show has gone from being alt-comedy to anti-comedy to what now seems to be more akin to torture porn horror movies (but with "torture / horror" replaced with "misfortune / awkward"). If Louie had a character literally shit in his mouth next week, it would not surprise me.

The show's creator is married to an anesthesiologist named Rania? Writing what you know pays off, I guess. :)

I'm not prepared to declare the Johnny Karate show my favorite Parks episode ever, but I think it was easily the most fun to watch. :) It blew by so fast and left me wanting more more more

The only actual laugh this episode got out of me was Marino's seemingly-dubbed-in-as-an-afterthought line when he turns to answer the door: "I don't know, but it's somebody."

¤ straight-on, static shots of Andy looking up at the spooky Werner Herzog house, from uncommonly high and low angles and showing that the spot where the camera would have to have been in the previous shot is actually empty

Loved loved loved this pair of episodes (as a whole), but has anyone else found this season's occasional departures from the established handheld two-camera documentary style a bit jarring? [examples in next post] So far they take me out of the moment, but maybe they'll be explained later with a reveal that the…

Jost is what happens when you try to make an anchor out of a paperweight. Bring in Bennett as a starched shirt blowhard, Strong as cohost on the edge of a nervous breakdown, Mooney and/or O'Brien as field reporters (remember their man-on-the-street bits early on?), and let Jost do the weather.

I had hoped this review would finally answer two questions for me: Why is the Tunisian sock merchant naked, and why is he about to viciously slaughter Mr. B?

"Baldrick seems taken with the [cock-fighting killer bull] idea and tries harder than usual to convince Edmund to try it."

I used to think that Queenie was meant to be literally immature — a teenaged character rather than a childish, sheltered adult. Was quite surprised to learn that many of the historical references in this series would place the character in her late 40s or even 50s.

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Seriously. If these two episodes don't deserve A's then none do.

I would reverse those letter grades, but won't argue as I'm just happy to see the series discussed at all.

He needs a ticket to Elysium, stat.

> So I guess to obliterate their hue was a gesture to demonstrate just how serious she is about her allegiance to House Baelish.

:( Lord Friendzone