Carl Klutzke ([info]sirvalence) wrote,
@ 2008-03-24 07:57:00
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Corner Gas
Some time ago, [info]reubeneaterand  [info]krikketgirlloaned us the first season of Corner Gas, a Canadian sitcom about a small town in the middle of Saskatchewan. It was a nice break from the stress of filing taxes as a new business owner, as well as some frustration with my HCI class. It's a funny show. I'm not big on sitcoms, generally, but this one is pretty erudite (it has grammar humor) and clever. They have a way with flashbacks, especially. My only quibble is the jokes of the "he's so stupid" variety: there are rather a lot of those, with two characters in particular. I know people do stupid things, and that's often funny, but when it gets to the point where you're portraying _people_ as stupid instead of _actions_ as stupid, it just seems mean-spirited to me. Other than that, we're enjoying the show and I look forward to watching the rest of the episodes.



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[info]reubeneater
2008-03-25 05:38 pm UTC (link)
I do love the flashbacks--they're one of the charming part of the show. About the "stupid" characters--I think that evens out quite a lot in later episodes so that all of the characters have their own quirks. Hank and Oscar are meant to be foils to some extent, but I don't see anything really mean-spirited there. Everybody gets their share sooner or later.

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