Favorite Shows That Pushed The Envelope - Page 4

skcin · #46 07-19-2005, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

There is actually a Family Guy Club at my school.

I just learned that Alex Boorstein (Miss Swan) is the wife.

- Jake

I love Family Guy. One of the few shows that makes me laugh out loud really hard anymore.

Another tidbit - Mila Kunis (Jackie from That 70's Show) is Meg, the daughter.

darklinensuit · #47 07-19-2005, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

and *shudder* at the thought of Mrs. Olsen turning tricks for anything.

Now Little House did tackle issues such as blindness, alcoholism, death, bear-maulings, marriage issues and drug addiction!!!

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L-Word is billed as a lesbian Sex and the City - but it's not. It's quite different if you ask me.

I like both - the L Word, as Mari pointed out, is more soap-opera-esque. And the L-Word is great because the "L-word" isn't neccessarily "lesbian" The old intro (Season one) had all these "L-words": laugh, love, longing, liberal etc...

I do remember watching Mary go blind. I loved her in that horrible TV movie Midnight Offerings where she's the evil witch harassing the Waltons daughter.

- Jake

GardenStateGirlie · #48 07-19-2005, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

I love Family Guy. One of the few shows that makes me laugh out loud really hard anymore.

Another tidbit - Mila Kunis (Jackie from That 70's Show) is Meg, the daughter.

"damn you broccoli and damn the Wright brothers for inventing the plane!"

"867-5309..DAMN YOU TOMMY TUTONE!"

I love Stewy

darklinensuit · #49 07-19-2005, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Yeah - and there's a hilarious scene in one of the shows where the three women buy condoms...it's HILARIOUS!!!!

Never saw that. When you say three, I'm guessing Estelle Getty wasn't one of them?

- Jake

darklinensuit · #50 07-19-2005, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

I really wish they'd reair My So-Called Life -- the cast was out of this world, the acting amazing and the storylines well written.

I still watch Roseanne late at night on Nick.

Comes on from 1-2 AM on the WB here. Watched it over dinner last nightthis morning.

- Jake

darklinensuit · #51 07-19-2005, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by hayley

I remember seeing them show Profit and Action, which both totally fit into this category.

I'll chime in in agreement for Arrested Development. Absolutely radically different than any comedy on now or before it. It's also the only show I can think of which such a consistent humorous fixation on incest!

Never heard of Profit & Action. Description?

I watched the first couple of episodes of Arrested Development.

I'm not sure what made me think of it, but I'm surprised that nobody here listed (unless I missed it) Absolutely Fabulous. I still have never caught it, but I remember there was some serious fanaticism on this board.

- Jake

GardenStateGirlie · #52 07-19-2005, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I would imagine it is, with all the awards it has garnered.

- Jake

There were some portions of the series that were unnecessarily violent that were sort of a turn off but other than that, the relationships between everyone and Tony's own inner issues were what kept me tuning in. There are a lot of NJ Italians offended by the show (so much so that they wanted it taken off of the air). I don't find it offensive in that way -- it's not portraying the normal Italian family (if there are any normal Italian families

) -- it's a bunch of mobsters.

sparky · #53 07-19-2005, 12:44 PM

SOAP

Roseanne

All In The Family

Good Times

SFU

SITC

QAF ( UK not the Showtime garbage)

Sopranos

darklinensuit · #54 07-19-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

I love Family Guy. One of the few shows that makes me laugh out loud really hard anymore.

Another tidbit - Mila Kunis (Jackie from That 70's Show) is Meg, the daughter.

I did read that. BTW, is it pronounced Mee-lah, Mill-uh, Mye-la, or something else?

- Jake

darklinensuit · #55 07-19-2005, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

There were some portions of the series that were unnecessarily violent that were sort of a turn off but other than that, the relationships between everyone and Tony's own inner issues were what kept me tuning in. There are a lot of NJ Italians offended by the show (so much so that they wanted it taken off of the air). I don't find it offensive in that way -- it's not portraying the normal Italian family (if there are any normal Italian families

) -- it's a bunch of mobsters.

Reminding me, ever see the Everybody Loves Raymond where Marie doesn't realize she sculpted a vagina?

- Jake

amber · #56 07-19-2005, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I did read that. BTW, is it pronounced Mee-lah, Mill-uh, Mye-la, or something else?

- Jake

The first one. Oh, and Ellen pushed the envelope for a few episodes.

GardenStateGirlie · #57 07-19-2005, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I'm not sure what made me think of it, but I'm surprised that nobody here listed (unless I missed it) Absolutely Fabulous. I still have never caught it, but I remember there was some serious fanaticism on this board.

- Jake

I guess I failed to mention it because it really didn't catch on here until a few years after it initially aired in the UK (and was only showed on Comedy Central until we got BBC America). It certainly does push the envelope and is a riot. You should rent the first season -- you'd probably enjoy it.

"When I heard that Eds was pregnant I told her to abort...ABORT ABORT! CHUCK IT DOWN THE DUSTBIN AND BRING ME..."
"A knitting needle?"
"A KNITTING NEEDLE!!"

darklinensuit · #58 07-19-2005, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by sparky

SOAP

Roseanne

All In The Family

Good Times

SFU

SITC

QAF ( UK not the Showtime garbage)

Sopranos

Good Times. I remember Esther Rolle used to fight with the producers & network because she thought they were glamourizing her role/ghetto life. Great theme song. (I mean Dy-No-Mite theme song

)

Haven't seen Soap, but I know it has quite a following & Billy Crystal was on it. Katharine Helmond always looks the same.

What are SFU, SITC, QAF?

- Jake