tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post110983015889617651..comments2024-03-28T00:34:15.870-07:00Comments on Kung Fu Monkey: Corner GasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12551450586119958881noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post-1119336198480165992005-06-20T23:43:00.000-07:002005-06-20T23:43:00.000-07:00This is surreal. I wandered in here via BoingBoin...This is surreal. I wandered in here via BoingBoing because of their post about how well Global Frequency is being recieved by the legions of illegal file swappers, including me, and I find this. A post about the amazingly funny and intelligent Canadian Series Corner Gas. I love the show. Hell I HAVE to love the show.<BR/><BR/>"Although the guiding hand of supervising producer Mark Farrell is there, to be sure. Mark's a helluva writer, giving structure to Brent's whimsy." <BR/><BR/>rogers - Thanks for the kind words about my uncle (my aunt is his partner), they're very true and he doesn't get the credit he deserves. Corner Gas is amazing and is a testiment to the genius, devotion, and talent of Brent, Mark, and the rest of the cast and crew.<BR/><BR/>dj - Same as above. I'll have to mention this to him next time I see/talk to him. He's a very humble man but I'm sure he'll appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for making me smile at 4am.<BR/><BR/>Charles BarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post-1109900643200703752005-03-03T17:44:00.000-08:002005-03-03T17:44:00.000-08:00Don’t worry Canadians do not watch Canadian TV eit...Don’t worry Canadians do not watch Canadian TV either. It is the word Tone. Corner gas and Train 48 do not share tone or do not share “A” tone. I am lost as how these two shows compare in anyway imaginable other than they both originated in the second largest geographical country in the world. It’s like comparing Bach to The Scorpions…well there both Prussians.DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425694666493128838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post-1109898835164006762005-03-03T17:13:00.000-08:002005-03-03T17:13:00.000-08:00I would say that The Office is a good example too....I would say that The Office is a good example too. Especially since a lot of us don't watch Canadian TVRasmus Lykkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499502385987533719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post-1109895841744587162005-03-03T16:24:00.000-08:002005-03-03T16:24:00.000-08:00I am sorry about this, but I cannot sleep. Compari...I am sorry about this, but I cannot sleep. Comparing “ Corner Gas” to “Train 48” is so wrong on so many levels. And it’s not an “age” thing. The Marx’s brothers are funny if you are 17 or 70.” Looney Tunes “ are funny for ever. It’s a taste thing. For our American viewers it’s like comparing “Saved by the bell” to “Cheers”. Yes, they both are on NBC, but that’s it. These two shows have never been spoken about in the same sentence before. Train 48 is a hack show out of Toronto that lets the network fulfill their Canadian quota for shows to maintain their broadcast license, it’s like comparing David Leans masterpiece “Lawrence of Arabia “ to “The Mummy Returns” starring the Rock. Well they both take place in a desert.DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425694666493128838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post-1109888959380849422005-03-03T14:29:00.000-08:002005-03-03T14:29:00.000-08:00You can not compare “Corner Gas” and “Train 48”. T...You can not compare “Corner Gas” and “Train 48”. The only thing they have in common is that they both appear on Canadian TV. There is no comparison. Fullhouse is a sitcom but so is Newhart. Apples and orangutans. Every living Canadian with taste hates Train 48. Don’t worry you should not get Train 48 ‘cause there isn’t nothing to get.DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425694666493128838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post-1109878382480251222005-03-03T11:33:00.000-08:002005-03-03T11:33:00.000-08:00One hours are different, Andy. You need a little ...One hours are different, Andy. You need a little more to hang dramatic procession off of. Besides, your shows are perfect examples of what I'm talking about - nobody BUT you would ever think of doing theses things, and you do them because they're the shows you want to watch yourself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551450586119958881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post-1109877918904770592005-03-03T11:25:00.000-08:002005-03-03T11:25:00.000-08:00Curb Your Enthusiasm. 'nuff said -- One voice, one...Curb Your Enthusiasm. 'nuff said -- One voice, one person. Fucking hysterical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post-1109860124980025132005-03-03T06:28:00.000-08:002005-03-03T06:28:00.000-08:00Willie Mercer is right (I can’t believe I just sai...Willie Mercer is right (I can’t believe I just said that) actual comedians make for good Sitcom leads. Not the flavor of the month who has a Tight Seven-minutes. But Honest to God comics who love the art forum and have made it their life’s work.<br /> Brent said in a Toronto paper last November when asked why he was so funny said (and I am paraphrasing) “ because I spent the last 15yrs working the road, figuring out timing and the use of words”. The other key to ‘Corner gas” and “The trailer park Boys” success is that they had no network interference. Both where devolved outside the network system. Mark Farrell is the best working writer in Canada. He has had a hand in almost every successful comedy this country has produced in the last 10yrs (The Newsroom, This Hour has 22minutes, Made in Canada…etc.). Seeing Brent’s and Mark’s success almost gives me hope…almostDJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425694666493128838noreply@blogger.com