Louie

[emRec]

This is one of my top three favorite shows of all time, along with the first 8 seasons of The Simpsons and Arrested Development. It's returning for a 3rd season tonight. Anyone else love it?

Louie, ENTP -- here is some of his stand-up. Though the show is much more subdued and artistic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2ZsoYWwJA
http://www.hulu.com/watch/333915 hr. long stand-up special

Thursdays 10:30 on FX. I think shows also come up on Hulu with either a 1 week or 1 month delay.

 

[Lot]

I love Louie. That show made me laugh so hard. A nice example of post-modernism(philosophical) at work. He's also one of my most favorite comedians.

 

[Irishpenguin]

Yes, Louis C.K. is near the top of my list of comedians if the THE top, he is just so goddamn funny, I have lost my breath laughing and crying tears of joy many many times

and oh damn! I need to catch up on the second season, can't believe it's already been so long, really glad to hear that it got cleared for a season 3 though, that show is freaking awesome

 

[shortbuss]

I adore Louie. I'd say more but I'm afraid it'll turn into a rant, because I love him so much.

 

[nanook]

why did he got so mad at the end, when he finally had an excuse to philosophy about nothing and something?

funny enough all in all.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

Louie, ENTP -- here is some of his stand-up. Though the show is much more subdued and artistic.

Didn't know he had a show, but his comedy is okay. I think he's overrated though, or I just don't get his humor that much.

 

[cerebedlam]

I love the comedian...But, the show itself is a little short on invention...Doesn't seem like much goes into the production of each segment...I watched an epi that spent half the time focusing on Louie singing 'Who Are You' to his two daughters in the back seat...

It was funny because grown dudes who grew up listening to Classic Rock could relate to the scenario...But, the entire eight minute song? He pointed at his two girls and sang The Who song for way too long...It was funny for like 30 seconds...

But, this was par for the course for pretty much all of season two...Not much funny going on, Big Lou...I remember one funny stand-up routine that had something to do with a 'bag of dicks'...But, other than that, not much substance at all.

Has the third season of the show started yet? And, is it any good?

 

[RubberDucky451]

Listening to a thoughtful comedian is the closest a great deal of people will get to philosophy. Obviously his comedy isn't philosophy in the strict sense, but I've noticed quite a few comedic insights that seem philosophical.

I really do enjoy his show. It's a mix comedy and humanistic insights.

 

[Oedipus]

I fairly recently started watching some of his stand-up stuff. He's one of the few American comedians I like/watch. We have a similar sense of humour, and his stand-up routines are always very well connected and such.

 

[emRec]

But, the show itself is a little short on invention...

Short on invention? The show in unprecedented on almost every level. It is written, directed, edited, and starred in by one person. It has no defined narrative structure. It features people that don't look or talk like California actor/actresses. It's a comedy with a soundtrack for every single episode. Never in the history of comedy TV have executives agreed to have no influence on the product they bankroll. Have you ever seen a TV show decide to do a two-part episode shot in an active theater of war?

Did you also think The Wire was too lighthearted?

 

[cerebedlam]

Short on invention? The show in unprecedented on almost every level. It is written, directed, edited, and starred in by one person. It has no defined narrative structure. It features people that don't look or talk like California actor/actresses. It's a comedy with a soundtrack for every single episode. Never in the history of comedy TV have executives agreed to have no influence on the product they bankroll. Have you ever seen a TV show decide to do a two-part episode shot in an active theater of war?

Did you also think The Wire was too lighthearted?

If the show breaks some type of cinematic paradigm which has always been relied upon by the network, then, yeah, it should be commended for that particular advancement.

But, the show happens to be way too loose on 'structure/format', leading to way too many of these meandering, unfunny bits that go nowhere, and evidence some apparent lack of planning...If Louie is manning every and all duties on the show, then he's spread himself mighty thin, friend...

I've already spoke about season two with my friend's nephew and his buddy, and we all agree that there were merely a handful of funny moments throughout the entire season...I love Lou as as stand-up act, liked his HBO show a lot...but, this new FX program is only - - aaa-ight! at best.

Maybe he's gone back to the drawing board and built further on his and the show's strong points, and season three will thoroughly kick arse...I hope so.

Listening to a thoughtful comedian is the closest a great deal of people will get to philosophy. Obviously his comedy isn't philosophy in the strict sense, but I've noticed quite a few comedic insights that seem philosophical.

I really do enjoy his show. It's a mix comedy and humanistic insights.

Ever see Mel Brooks' History of the World, Pt. 1? He's a "stand-up philosopher".

Dole Office Clerk: Occupation?
Comicus: Stand-up philosopher.
Dole Office Clerk: What?
Comicus: Stand-up philosopher. I coalesce the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful comprehension.
Dole Office Clerk: Oh, a *bullshit* artist!
Comicus: *Grumble*...
Dole Office Clerk: Did you bullshit last week?
Comicus: No.
Dole Office Clerk: Did you *try* to bullshit last week?
Comicus: Yes!


Good comics do tend to detect things in human behaviour/psychology that the average person just seems to miss...They also have the talent of presenting these genuine, sometimes really deep insights in ways that are even less obvious, by drawing comparisons to seemingly unrelated concepts...In a way, they are no different than a good philosopher.

 

[emRec]

If the show breaks some type of cinematic paradigm which has always been relied upon by the network, then, yeah, it should be commended for that particular advancement.

But, the show happens to be way too loose on 'structure/format', leading to way too many of these meandering, unfunny bits that go nowhere, and evidence some apparent lack of planning...If Louie is manning every and all duties on the show, then he's spread himself mighty thin, friend...

I've already spoke about season two with my friend's nephew and his buddy, and we all agree that there were merely a handful of funny moments throughout the entire season...I love Lou as as stand-up act, liked his HBO show a lot...but, this new FX program is only - - aaa-ight! at best.

Maybe he's gone back to the drawing board and built further on his and the show's strong points, and season three will thoroughly kick arse...I hope so.




Ever see Mel Brooks' History of the World, Pt. 1? He's a "stand-up philosopher".

Dole Office Clerk: Occupation?
Comicus: Stand-up philosopher.
Dole Office Clerk: What?
Comicus: Stand-up philosopher. I coalesce the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful comprehension.
Dole Office Clerk: Oh, a *bullshit* artist!
Comicus: *Grumble*...
Dole Office Clerk: Did you bullshit last week?
Comicus: No.
Dole Office Clerk: Did you *try* to bullshit last week?
Comicus: Yes!


Good comics do tend to detect things in human behaviour/psychology that the average person just seems to miss...They also have the talent of presenting these genuine, sometimes really deep insights in ways that are even less obvious, by drawing comparisons to seemingly unrelated concepts...In a way, they are no different than a good philosopher.

It seems like we have different tastes. I can respect that. I don't see it as a show that has a punchline time limit, like a stand-up act would require.

You should give it a chance. Over time, over 90% of critics have come to regard it as worth watching.
http://www.metacritic.com/browse/tv/score/metascore/90day

 

[yogurtexpress]

I like that the show is more focused on character development than on humor. In each new episode, you see a different side of Louie's character that you haven't seen before. Unfortunately, sometimes these sides are a little too fucking depressing (although I liked the episode where he bought a motorcycle).

 

[snafupants]

I like that the show is more focused on character development than on humor. In each new episode, you see a different side of Louie's character that you haven't seen before. Unfortunately, sometimes these sides are a little too fucking depressing (although I liked the episode where he bought a motorcycle).

@yogurtexpress

Louis is basically the show Spike Lee, Rob Reiner, David Lynch, and Larry David would produce together. My opinion is that humor is the allaying vehicle by which otherwise untenably awkward situations and character development can relatively smoothy unfurl. Humor is the lubrication. As an aside, the show's first season really attacks the hypocrisy and fickleness of youngish women.

Spoiler

The strident customer reviews of the first season on Netflix are pretty funny.

 

[yogurtexpress]

yea but young women are hot

 

[snafupants]

yea but young women are hot

@yogurtexpress

That's virtually the sole reason the world tolerates these otherwise hapless creatures.

 

[cerebedlam]

Have watched all 3, 4? of the epis on Spike's Free On Demand menu...This season definitely seems to have a real strong start...But, that also seemed to be the problem with last season...Began all strong and funny and shart...and, then, slowly declined into mushy meandering mush towards season's end...

The scene where Louie's car gets demolished had me laughing aloud...Louie is pleading with the city worker to help him get out of the spot, as the car itself evidences only a few grains of dirt on the roof during that first few initial passes of the crane arm...Then, as expected, that crane arm harshly drops a half dozen times in a row, destroying everything but the passenger side window...WTF?

The episode where Louie takes a BJ from that banged-up date his buddy sets him up with was the strongest epi yet...Louie is then obliged to return the favor, go south, and 'strap on a feed bag'...Also, the epi where Louie fantisizes about all the various 'replacement moms' was also very good stuff...I liked the exchange between him and the saleswoman at the book store...I guess that the show really does a pretty good job skating the fine line between 'improvisation' and 'scripted material....