DVD: The Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Submitted by Blaise on Wed, 2008-07-30 03:57.
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DVD Reviewed by Blaise
Starring: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Weird Al Yankovic, John C. Reilly, Jeff Goldblum
Adult Swim is such an awesome production company!
If you haven’t caught their amazing array of animated series, including Harvey Birdman, then you’re missing out!
Their first live-action series is The Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Yep, weird title…yep, weird show…yep, pure genius. Focusing on the two main characters, this show is a series of insane skits, mock commercials and general hilarity. It is a purely surreal experience, and not one for those who like their comedy straight-laced.
There are some recurring characters, including music funny man Weird Al Yankovic and John C. Reilly (Anger Management, Boogie Nights). Like Saturday Night Live before it, Tim & Eric centre much of their attention on quick-fix skits, particularly lambasting public service television in the USA. The gents cite amongst their influences, Monty Python and mocumentary main man Christopher Guest (Best in Show), and you can see why.
The blend of sexual innuendo, brain-numbing parodies, and deliberately bad graphics are fantastic, and mostly pitch-perfect. The episodes, including 'Sitcoms' and 'Slop' (look for their mock cooking show) are short, so don't fret about having to give over too much time, but if you are like me, you'll be exploring the special features in no time. These include very funny episode commentary, deleted scenes and 'Great! (But Not Great Enough' outtakes.
Great, crazy fun, perfect for a quiet night in, or a stupid night out!
