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Date Posted: 12:27:05 10/14/09 Wed
Author: a sketch so bad it's almost a classic
Subject: Let's talk about Gilly

So, I was reading the god-awful IMDB board, and someone was talking about how Gilly is making fun of old comic strips, and is therefore funny. Now, while this piece of information does nothing to relieve the lasting pain I feel from having watched even one of these horrific scenes, it at least offers a bit of explanation as to what the hell these writers think they're doing.

What does everyone think? Was this intention obvious to everyone but me? Does it change your opinion? I'm all for humor that requires a little outside knowledge, and maybe a second look, but in this case it still just doesn't work. The execution is bad. The pacing is excruciating. The character is just unpleasant in every way. But I wonder if to other people, it's one of those "so bad it's good" things? I guess it has to be, at least to Lorne.

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I used to have a theory that this sketch was bad on purpose (NT) -- I'm not sure now, seems like they think its genuinely funny, 16:37:09 10/14/09 Wed
"God, you people need to get over that character. It's funny." (NT) -- just another reason Lazenbys a lame douche, 17:08:00 10/14/09 Wed
- figures the guy who thinks 80-81 was the best season ever likes it (NT) -- probably jerks it to thoughts of Rocket in a Gilly wig LMAO, 17:09:32 10/14/09 Wed
GILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYY....... Gillllllllllllyyyyy! (NT) -- Sorry! LOL! IT NEVER GETS OLD!, 18:20:48 10/14/09 Wed
Wait.... so Gilly = Nancy? (NT) -- Then which dude's Sluggo?, 01:05:49 10/15/09 Thu
- Holy shit! (inside) -- Is this seriously what the writers are going for?, 01:10:55 10/15/09 Thu
I understand the intention of the humor. -- But it's still not funny, 03:01:46 10/15/09 Thu
- I agree, I saw the first one again a while back, its not great but (NT) -- its a lot better than the 2 that followed (shouldnt have recurred), 03:16:59 10/15/09 Thu
  - Re: -- Fibby, 03:35:02 10/15/09 Thu
    - Well, I kinda liked it, but.... wait a minute! Who are you calling a... (NT) -- Dumb Arse Kiddie, 12:10:21 10/16/09 Fri

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>So, I was reading the god-awful IMDB board, and >someone was talking about how Gilly is making fun of >old comic strips, and is therefore funny. Now, while >this piece of information does nothing to relieve the >lasting pain I feel from having watched even one of >these horrific scenes, it at least offers a bit of >explanation as to what the hell these writers think >they're doing. > >What does everyone think? Was this intention obvious >to everyone but me? Does it change your opinion? I'm >all for humor that requires a little outside >knowledge, and maybe a second look, but in this case >it still just doesn't work. The execution is bad. The >pacing is excruciating. The character is just >unpleasant in every way. But I wonder if to other >people, it's one of those "so bad it's good" things? I >guess it has to be, at least to Lorne.
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