Finally finished Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I more or less agree with the people who didn't find the Indiana episodes quite as fun as the New York ones, but I still enjoyed them, and understood why they were necessary. The best episode is probably "Kimmy Goes to a Party" or "Kimmy is Bad at Math". The best joke is,…

Broad City, Always Sunny, You're the Worst, Last Man on Earth, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt…live-action comedy isn't doing so badly.

The current episode lengths (24 - 26 minutes) seems basically fine to me. Not too long, but long enough that nothing really good has to be cut. I'd say anything over 30 is pushing it.

I'm of two minds because I really do feel like the quality control is better with shorter seasons, but on the other hand, I dislike how quickly streaming shows in particular go by with such short seasons. I mean, when OITNB comes out it feels like the biggest show in the world for 2 weeks, and then everyone forgets…

I think "retooled" is probably the wrong word because it's generally what people say about shows that are getting fixed because they aren't working (see: The Mindy Project's endless retooling in its first season.) UKS is definitely working, but I am guessing they'll be more comfortable going weirder and deeper in S2.

I honestly don't even think it needs to be retooled *that* much. The plotting is already more sophisticated than most broadcast sitcoms (as was 30 Rock's).

Yeah I don't think they've even started writing the second season yet, so it seems unlikely.

If Hemlock Grove can make it to 3 seasons, I see no reason this can't make it there.

It's no "I killed Jenna Elfman", but it was pretty great.

Yeah, "rich woman used to be poor!" would be too generic for this show.

I think Parks had the latter kind of heart at its best. It's why, to me, Seasons 2 and 3 were the peak of the show - the characters were still kind of in shitty situations, so the optimism felt more affecting. In the later seasons, once they all achieved their dreams, the emotional impact was lessened (although…

Well, if it helps it's not a big part of the rest of the series whatsoever. I've heard it comes back once but I just finished #10 and they haven't mentioned it again yet.

Maybe, but if they did it right I think it could've been a kind of interesting commentary that more or less lines up with the show's overall critique of Jacqueline's lifestyle.

Well, 30 Rock went out of its way to point out that Jenna was being completely offensive and that the joke was squarely on her for believing that was okay. Here it's used as a narrative device, which is a lot…trickier.

Just finished 10, and 6-10 is a really impeccable run.

I LOVE the theme song.

Agreed, but luckily they kind of drop that plotline after a few episodes.

With 30 Rock's wit and Parks & Rec's heart, this show is the perfect way to cure the withdrawal pains from both of those shows.

I saw a lot of people suggesting this backstory was completely offensive and potentially show-ruining. I think that reaction is extreme, but it's an odd choice and there were ways to do a story like that without going to the well of making Jacqueline non-white. I mean, even just "she was adopted by a Native American…

I've seen eight so far and this one was my least favorite by a mile. It just felt really scattered, and the Native American backstory was…awkward. Still plenty of funny stuff though, particularly with Kimmy's old and senile date.