That is all.

Yesss, Tim Brady mother****ers!

We have a guy just like Taco in our league. One year he took John Carney in the 2nd rd.

Amazing? really?

Yes. I LOLed numerous times.

- the kids race for draft picks
- the birthday song to the 5 year old
- the guy showing up at the kids house looking like a pedophile trying to get fantasy football info
- everything about the guy named Taco

It could be the fact that I have been playing fantasy football since 1989 and this is funny on a different level. I have high hopes, but I don't know how they can keep a series going on the premise.

I don't know what we're talking about.

The song was great.

Did anyone else pause their draft board and analyze where everyone went? (Or notice the continuity errors)

And when the guy busts in and takes Matt Forte I just groaned and said "big mistake." My wife was not amused.

Really? I thought it was just the worst. I mean, I barely got through it.

Taco was probably the worst thing about it, too, imo. His acting was some of the most horrific I've ever seen on TV, he's delivery was terrible, his eyes vacant and irritating, and that song seemed like it was agonizingly shoe-horned in; like the director realized that the only way he got on the show was that he had to be ****ing someone so he couldn't request a recast, so he was like, "is there anything you can do other than look lifeless and like you're a teenager on TV for the first time?" and he said, "I used to make my friends laugh with the guitar..." I picture he was throwing up between takes.

The rest of the cast seems like they know it's not funny, but when you're a comedian, there's so little work that comes along that you take whatever they offer to you and you cash those checks while you can.

Except the blond chick who gave the dude's t-shirt away. She was terrible, but looked like she was doing a lot of improv and thought it was really good. Probably the second worst for me, particularly after watching Dee put on a masters class minutes earlier.

Pretty much everything involving a kid was an underdeveloped and poorly executed idea, imo. We all know that no one thinks pedophilia and inappropriate behavior around children more awesome than I do, but I just thought this was phoned-in and awful.

I was ranting most of the night about it.

So you would give it a thumbs down then?

I'm gathering that we are talking about a TV show, and it appears that it's not a reality show, but a scripted show... maybe on FX? Can anyone confirm or deny this? Google's 1st page didn't really help, and I just don't care that much to keep searching.

To be fair, it's probably funnier than 80% of sitcoms out there. I just have a low threshold for things that don't make me laugh and seem poorly put-together, and when you hype it for 3 months and put it on after the funniest show on TV, and you fail, I'm not going to be happy. It's probably better than anything on Fox, ABC or CBS that I've seen. That just doesn't mean it's good.

Edit to respond to edit: yeah, it's a sitcom that mercifully is produced without a laughter track on FX, airing after It's Always Sunny.

It's a sitcom about a group of friends in their late 20's to mid 30's and their fantasy football league. It won't last more than two seasons if that. I thought the first episode was great. I could care less about the acting in this. There were a lot of similarities to things that have happened between me and my group of friends and our long running fantasy league. I am sure that has me liking this more than most.

i liked it.

will definitely watch more.

I'm sure you care about acting in something like this. What makes a good comedic actor is just not something that gets a lot of discussion or thought, and is a pretty unique art. People just use the word "funny" or "naturally funny" or whatever, which I find sort of limiting and bad. If you find him funny, it just means you at least sort of like his acting as if nothing also a workable bypass. I, on the other hand, have amazing taste and thus do not.

Not as good as Guapo thinks, not as bad as Dutch thinks. I'll give it at least two more episodes to really come through.

not as bad as dutch thinks, not as good as speedz thinks

The betting on the kids race is what put it over the top for me. It's full of degeneracy and it's something I would do.

Yep.

I think Jon Lajoie is a comedian they asked to act so we can't really fault him for being a poor actor. His song was hilarious and that's why they hired him so I think we should cut him some slack.

Yep.

I don't think it's his fault...they gave him an incredibly unbelievable character. That's ok for a show like Arrested Development where the show is based in ridiculousness, but a show like this is all about being true to life, so it's a tough sell. The super burnout stoner that has no idea what's going on just doesn't actually exist to that degree...and if he did, he wouldn't be friends with those other guys. There's no way to sell that character.

No, he does exist. I know him. He's in my fantasy league. I've known him since 9th grade.

Correct answer.

i dont care how bad he was. (havent seen it yet). he gets a pass for THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqXi8WmQ_WM

and THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjDr8KKtsE...feature=related

and THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC03hmS1Brk...feature=channel

and THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PsnxDQvQpw...feature=related

and THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmG4X9PGOXs...feature=related

You know, I get it, and I see why people think those videos are funny...I just don't. I can't put my finger on why, exactly, but they just don't do it for me.

You know who would of been perfect for this show? Aziz Ansari!

me2: but he's not that funny?
NF:
me2: oh I get it
NF: totally right?
me2: yea he'd be perfect
NF: also it's funny how their wives/girlfriends are all way too hot for them
me2: yea i know
NF: wait. you watched?
me2: n-no
NF: you totally watched Community, Parks and Rec, The Office, 30 Rock, Sunny, The League, and Project Runway last night didn't you?
me2: not exactly
NF: you also watched the Top Chef episode from Wednesday
nose: what a loser

Lajoie is funny as hell and his live show was excellent if you're a fan

Haven't seen the show, but Jon Lajoie is awesome.

The show seems to be improving gradually...I thought this last episode was pretty funny. Some great r talk.

I agree with this.

I had several laugh-out-loud moments during the show and I agree it continues to improve.

The big problem I had, however, was when Taco stole the stuff from the house. It didn't make sense and I thought it was a forced premise just to bring the guys together at the resort. Still enjoying the show.

Hmm. I thought that part was really funny.

I thought everything leading up to it was funny, but Taco isn't retarded, he's a stoner guy, obviously bright enough to write some witty songs. I didn't understand his motivation for wanting to steal his friend's computer.

Even without the theft, you can still have the scene of the rent-a-cops bumbling after him, but it's harder to pull off the ending.

I thought the female tennis players thing was hilarious. "You see the Sharapova's on that one?"

Finally watched season 1 on DvD, and I LOVED IT. I was laughing non-stop. Watched them all in a row. Then watched the first two from this year. Really a huge fan now. Ruxon absolutely slays me.

I got into this just before their second season started and it's one of my favorite shows on tv right now. So many quotable moments if anyone else actually watched this show.

Hey, look! Isn't that Matt Forte?

tonights ep had me in stitches. the bathroom cubbie.

The wedding video was great too.

The Taco character still just doesn't do it for me. Too cartoonish.

I just watched the first two episodes of this show and it is nothing short of awesome. Taco is like Kelso from That 70's Show and when he started singing that song in the first episode for the girl's birthday I could not stop laughing.

Pistols at dawn, gentelmen?

Nope. He'll realize I'm right in a few episodes. Taco sucks 85% of the time, every time.

Disagree 100%.

Ghost monkey, ghost monkey, can you hear me?

Every time he speaks I feel like I can see the writers sitting at their computers with a can of Red Bull and a bag of Funyons.

Taco is one of the primary reasons I won't watch this show again.

he's the worst character on the show. but the rest of them make up for it. it isnt arrested development, or even two and a half men, but it's solid work.

he's the league champion - with george clooney stubble, and we're all doin THE SHIVA BOWL SHUFFLE.

Still mostly horrible but with one or two funny jokes (out of dozens of attempts). Like Entourage, I'll continue to watch but will hate myself for it.

still mostly horrible? man i gotta disagree. i thought it was pretty damn funny.

I don't understand what some people expect going into a show like this. Nobody is going to win an award for acting nor is every joke or attempt at being humorous going to be successful. It's a show based on a group of guys who play in a fantasy football league together and act like idiots, what do you expect? Content can be kinda limited. I personally find most of the content funny or at least entertaining enough to spend 30 minutes of my life. Not saying this goes for anyone in this thread, but I'm starting to think some people just say they don't like a show or don't think it is funny just to be "the guy that goes against the norm to look cool." Idk, I guess if you really don't like it at all, stop watching or lower your expectations a bit.../rant

yeah speedz, stop trying to look so cool bashing this show.

lol, definitely was not calling anybody out. just don't understand why people set their expectations so high when watching some of these shows. They say it isn't funny, but then continue to watch, and continue to complain about it. If you don't like it, don't watch it. I have coworkers and friends who no matter what popular show, movie, comedian etc you bring up, they instantly have to start bashing it just to disagree and be difficult. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying people can't have different tastes in shows, movies, or humor, but I swear they secretly like the show on some level, but just have a desire to stand out from the masses.


but really though Speedz, mostly horrible?!?! come on, the show is pretty damn funny the majority of the time.