My Name Is Earl

[BYH]

I know I'm late to the bandwagon, but what an original, hilarious and well-done show. Cracks me up every week.

My question: Does anyone know if this show is supposed to take place in the past? Everything about the show--from the music to the characters clothing to the cinematography--is retro. This week, Earl used a pay phone, for crying out loud. Or is this just reminding us that Earl and his friends are living in a simpler place?

Thoughts?

 

[Songbird]

Thread title reminds me of the commercial jingle:

"My name is Geech, you know I put them on for the shocker,
man, I love, these Blueblockers."

 

[Chi City 81]

Hello all you folks out there in TV Land,
Come get a sensation that's sweeping the land ...

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

So, Jaime Pressly plays trailer trash.

Typecasting?

 

[Angola!]

This isn't a new season is it? I'll be pissed if it is because I didn't set my DVR.

 

[Almost_Famous]

It fell into a crappy timeslot, and while i tivo'd it, i never really got into the show like i did when it was on tuesday nights.

def well-written and fun, though.

 

[BYH]

Crappy timeslot? It seems as if its "buzz" has only increased since the move to Thursdays.

 

[Almost_Famous]

Thursdays up against OC is crappy.

 

[HC]

I know I'm late to the bandwagon, but what an original, hilarious and well-done show. Cracks me up every week.

My question: Does anyone know if this show is supposed to take place in the past? Everything about the show--from the music to the characters clothing to the cinematography--is retro. This week, Earl used a pay phone, for crying out loud. Or is this just reminding us that Earl and his friends are living in a simpler place?

Thoughts?

Doesn't seem retro to me. If you live in a blue collar (or worse) neighbourhood, there are still pay phones everywhere and usually, somebody using them.

 

[BYH]

Yes, and when you ask people where NBC puts its signature show, the answer is Thursday night.

I'm sure OC wins the 18-25 demo. And I'm sure Earl kicked its ass overall.

 

[Johnny Drama]

There is no finer hour of TV than Earl and the Office

Unless you want to masturbate to 14-year olds

 

[lantaur]

Yes, it's a great show. No, it does not take place in the past. Yes, these folks are very blue collar. Yes, Jaime Pressly is hot.

 

[Angola!]

When did the new season start?

 

[BYH]

When did the new season start?

It didn't, I'm watching the re-runs.

 

[Angola!]

When did the new season start?

It didn't, I'm watching the re-runs.

Oh. Good.

 

[joe_schmoe]

It's hilarious. Set in present day (as the Y2K backflash episode should have suggested). Just redneck country. You just have to accept it for being cartoonish. Let's face it, the guy won $100K and has spent tons of it in one season.
It's just dern funny

Hey Crabman!

 

[OnTheRiver]

Hey Crabman!

Hey Earl!

 

[mediaguy]

Good to catch on to a hot show. This "Cheers" I saw the other night looks really promising, too.

 

[BYH]

It's hilarious. Set in present day (as the Y2K backflash episode should have suggested). Just redneck country. You just have to accept it for being cartoonish. Let's face it, the guy won $100K and has spent tons of it in one season.
It's just dern funny

Hey Crabman!

Haven't seen the Y2K episode yet. as I noted earlier, I am WAAAAAAAAY late on the bandwagon.

And HC, I didn't mean to give a negative connotation to pay phones. It's just been a long time since I saw anyone using a pay phone.

 

[dog428]

The Earl-Office combo is the best hour of comedy you'll find on TV right now. That's not saying much given the state of comedy on TV right now, but those two shows would hold their own against much tougher competition.

Earl, to me, is a rarity among TV shows. Here's a show about a simple guy with simple friends who is trying to do right. Week after week, the show manages to combine a rather decent message with good comedy. Pulling both of those off and still having a good, well-written, well-acted, lilkeable show ain't easy.

And if Jaime Pressly doesn't win an Emmy, there's something wrong. She might be southern as hell, but her work on that show is excellent.