Follow up to the previous post on “David’s Situation”
This is a response commented on DeadLantern.com in regards to the parts of “David’s Situation” that we’d missed:
I agree the first scene was a little slow, but you should have stuck around to give an accurate review. Although, in your defense, I’m not sure I would have stayed in an adjascent room either. We got in, but arrived at 5pm to make sure we made it in for the 7pm start. It was absolutely packed and for those of us that got in we were not disappointed.
Some of what you missed: John Ennis and Zach Galifianakis in a fucking hilarious parody of “To Catch a Predator” (BJ did a great job as Chris Hanson). A second stand up set by David even better than the first. A “round table” discussion with the cast and Andy Dick who appeared in a mock video relating to the story of the episode. The mock video may have been the highlight of a great night.
Janeane Garafalo was not in the show, but was on the set with a long list of great comedy minds (Patton Oswalt, Jerry Minor, Michael Blieden, Brian Posehn were among those I saw).
Based on the reaction of the audience I can’t imagine this show will not see more episodes. Bob and David delivered as I had hoped. It was great to see them together again. Don’t judge the show by the first scene. It is not at all indicative of the show. Lump of coal? Hardly. A diamond that could use a little polishing, but a diamond none the less. If you’re a fan of Bob and David you will be a fan of David’s Situation. Anyone else see it?
So my review was premature and perhaps they saved themselves in the rest of the show. HBO doesn’t put out shitty products so I guess they know what they were doing. Sad we missed the rest, sounds a lot better than the first scene. And fuck those fucking fuckers in production that made no mention of over-booking the show, completely ABANDONED the 40 people who got left out and worst of all MADE US WAIT IN A FUCKING LINE FOR AN HOUR before all that shit happened. They should have told us we weren’t getting in within 10 minutes of our being there! For that, fuck those assholes. I’m going to pirate the shit out of this show if it makes it on the air. We probably would have stuck around had they not cut the cameras in between scenes. If we could have watched the details while they were resetting then we might have stayed a little longer. Still, fuck them for not telling us about it being overbooked. When i’d replied to the confirmation email with an angry comment the AUTO-REPLY mentioned that it would be over booked and to arrive early as opposed to the 6pm time listed. Who the fuck would that help if they had to reply to the confirmation message? Only people who had to cancel would have responded to that message. Stupid.
Tags: Bob and David, David's Situation, Mr. Show, Zach Galifinakis
May 12th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I dunno. I’ll give anything a chance but Mr. Show was so great… do those guys still have it? I like seeing them pop up in stuff like Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job (which I love, but realize it’s not everyone’s cup ‘o tea).
May 13th, 2008 at 9:41 am
I was at the taping as well. I’m glad I got there early because I didn’t realize it would be overbooked.
My assessment is that it was a tad disappointing, mainly because it retreads sitcom ground, which is a tired format even for satire. Even if you stayed for the whole taping (which I think got over at 10-10:30 pm, though I wasn’t checking my watch), you’d only see maybe 2/3 of what will be in the show. It was clear that a significant chunk of the plot took place on video that they didn’t air for us, and there promises to be fake commercials between act breaks, which Mr. Show fans will appreciate. But Mr. Show this is not and that ship has sailed. My assumption is that if it gets picked up, it will get better in subsequent episodes.
Sucks that so many people got shafted. That happened to me in one of those movie preview screenings (I took the day off from work, got there early, stood outside in 90-100 degree direct sunlight for over an hour, and then got turned away at the last minute because I didn’t fit the demographics. A free pass to other movies at the theater was the compensation, but the only other movies playing were little kiddie flicks. I swore never to talk to those clipboard guys outside of theaters ever again. They make it sound like if you follow their instructions, you have a seat, but they lie.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
HBO certainly puts out shitty products.
I submit John from Cincinnati as evidence A
May 15th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Nay Mat. JFC was fucking awesome. And I designed 30% of the packaging.