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I sat down to watch the first episode, Reptilicus, and ended up being pretty disappointed with this new incarnation.
The jokes came at a fast and furious pace, the crew seemed to want to make a joke over every little thing that happened on screen. It gave the impression that they were trying far too hard and made the show annoyingly noisy, as opposed to the earlier runs of the show which have a more relaxed and confident feel to them. It would have been better with half the jokes made of higher quality.
Both Mike and Joel and the comedians that accompanied them, had vast knowledge of pop culture, history, music, among other things, and so were able to make disparate connections that gave the show a surprising depth, the occasional fart joke notwithstanding. There's none of that depth here.
The bigger problem was that the jokes weren't really all that funny. Sure, there were a couple of good ones here and there, but the jokes were mostly bland milquetoast and very safe. The kind of superficial jokes you find in a joke book published for 3rd graders, that are very careful not to offend anyone or expose the child to adult themes.
The Mad Scientist in this season doesn't have a strong personality and is pretty boring and bland, like most of the jokes.
I thought, well maybe they were just working out the jitters, a bit too anxious in the first episode, over-excited, or whatever the case may be. So I figured I'd try out the last episode in the season: At The Earth's Core.
During the introduction to the film, the Mad Scientist lady used the phrase "Anglo-American Semi-Racism" to describe the film. My eyes nearly fell out of their sockets from rolling so hard. It's a bizarre comment to make given that the film isn't even American; it was filmed by Amicus Productions: a British film production company, and distributed by American International. It's entirely possible that she was referencing American author Edgar Rice Burroughs, but Burroughs film adaptations are notorious for being very light on genuine Burroughs material. Although, I can't honestly imagine that either Kinga or Felicia has sat down and actually read a single page of Burroughs.
I've watched this film many times since the 1970s. While it's certainly cheesy schlock, there's no bloody racism in this film. But unfortunately for the Social Justice Dimwit, everything and/or anything is racist all of the time everywhere. And that's a recipe for dreadfully boring tedium.
I continued watching and admittedly the jokes mildly improved, but ultimately it was too late for me. The Mad Scientist lady's comments irked me so much that I eventually shut it off half way through, and I'm not sure that I'll be returning for more episodes.
It seems as though the new writing may be prioritizing uneducated social justice commentary over clever entertaining comedy and fun. Such a shame.
score 2/10
kaledolfin 17 April 2017
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