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Post by Captain Hygiene on Sept 28, 2010 8:09:53 GMT -5
I love host segments when they're great (the trial segments being near my all-time favorites), but they're generally more inconsequential to me after having watched them enough to know the show's characters.
I'm not going to argue that Bill is better than Trace, or vice versa, or the quality of the writing from season to season, but I will say that I think Mike, Kevin, and Bill had perhaps the best/most natural rapport of the groups of riffers. I'm sure that's debatable, but it's been my opinion for a while now.
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Post by Justin T on Sept 28, 2010 9:35:49 GMT -5
5 is my favorite season. It offered up the most experiments on my top 50. 8 was the #2 provider to my top 50... which takes me to Mr. A's question. Your right, but it doesn't matter because the reason that I watch this show (with some exceptions) is for the riffs. It doesn't matter if it's Trace or Bill, or even who the Mads are -even though I prefer Clay and Frank- Because the skits are like a nice side dish that only take up a small section of the experiment (maybe 15 to 20 minutes?). The main course, the meat and potatoes that make up the body of an episode are those theater segments and the riffs provided (an hour and 10 minutes). Take my high grade for Deathstalker as an example: I can put up with annoying Pearl, because she's only around for a wee bit. The majority of my time is spent with the hilarious movie quips. So season 8 works (and ranks as my 2nd favorite) because I'm laughing. I'm enjoying a lot of what they are offering. With "Jack Frost" I laugh so hard my sides hurt. "Agent for Harm", "Riding with Death", "Deadly Mantis"... I laugh, I enjoy myself - that Frank & Trace are MIA, does not change that fact. (and I agree, I couldn't imagine them doing the Chicago skit in later seasons, but likewise I couldn't see season 4's group doing that hilarious "Mike on Trail" bit from Harm - Bobo was spot on, Crow's profanity laced defense... all perfectly wonderful and fitting for those performers. So each offers up something special and unique)Mighty Jack stated very well how I feel. I love Dr.F and Frank as the Mads, (Pearl, Bobo and Brain Guy grew on me and I came to enjoy them) but their abscence doesn't prevent me from laughing my ass off when it comes to the riffing in the theater. The Host Segments are fun most of the time (some can be stinkers), and can be freaking hilarious at times. They do not sink or swim an episode for me. It's about the riffing on the movie and if It made me laugh alot, or barely at all. Also not going to touch Trace vs Bill as Crow, both are wonderful as Crow in the theater when it comes to the riffing. However, the personality and performance they each gave to him are very different. It's fine if you prefer one over the other, but I don't think about which one was better. That's just me.
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Sept 28, 2010 12:45:37 GMT -5
I went with season 5 because I love those types of movies, and we got the best of both worlds with Joel and Mike. Season 3 and for are the hardest for me because as much as I love the show and the sterling work being done, some of those monster movies, with the recycled milage of the fighting going on and on and on in washed out prints, just wear me out. Not to mention Time Of The Apes lasts approximately eleven thousand hours. The guys are the only things making it bearable a lot of the time.
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Post by fathermushroom on Sept 28, 2010 15:45:49 GMT -5
I agree with Mrs. PT
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