Grid Effect

Well, I feel exceptionally dirty today after watching My Boys for the second week in a row (none of you will believe me, but it wasn’t my idea. Continue snickering). Structurally this show is a mess, but it seems to rate well with, seemingly, everyone who watches it. Besides me, of course. Unfortunately, I’m a regular viewer now, and can be lumped into this demo. It’s a dark day here at Grid Effect.

Not really much to comment on about Sunday’s Conchords episode. Jermaine and Bret go on a double date at the insistence of Jermaine. Bret ends up being successful with both women and Jermaine is comically inept, though still insists that Bret is his “wing-man”. Bret and the blond love interest of his do a sort of gender reversal, in which Bret proudly reveals he doesn’t let a woman upstairs until after three years of courtship, but begrudgingly does so only to be pressured further into sex by the comely lass. Eventually, he gives in after she lies about being shipped out to Iraq in the oncoming days, then afterwards showers with his clothes on and wallows about the experience being over in five minutes. Later he visits the pastry shop she works at to discover she isn’t at war, and she dismisses him while high fiving her friends. That’s the episode in a nutshell.

As you could tell from the incredibly succinct synopsis, it had its moments. But is already starting to feel rehashed with the continuous relationship quandaries. The material is still entertaining, and I definitely wasn’t bored throughout the half-hour, but one has to wonder about the longevity of the show if every episode revolves around two women that we are unlikely to ever see again. However, while it might be a non-stop barrage of relationship humor, it’s the best of its kind.

Murray had a rather minor subplot this weekend in which he attempts to buy Flight of The Conchords albums from a common street hustler (a pudgy, middle-aged white man claiming to be the brother of Quincy Jones), only to find out that he was sold one box of albums and several boxes of sawdust after his first day of sales, during which Mel was the only customer. Dave agrees to buy them because they can be reconfigured and sold as blanks. As a side note, these episodes are being played out of order, as evidenced by Murray still having his old computer pre-tech support woman.

The music left a lot to be desired this episode. The first was some sort of homage to 60’s French videos. I understand the concept here, but if its a comedy shouldn’t it at least be funny? It seems like we were supposed to be amused strictly because they were parodying something off-brand, not because there was actual substantive humor involved. The second song was much better, but still kind of bland. It seems like when they change the setting for the musical numbers, I am more prone to find it irritating. The song was called, “A Kiss is Not a Contract” that Bret breaks into when his girlfriend claims he owes her some “sugar”. It had its moments, but wasn’t mind-blowing or anything, I wasn’t just waiting for it to end like the song that preceeded it.

Anyhow, definitely a weaker episode for them, but a strong half-hour in general. It’ll be interesting to see if there is a divergence from the relationship angle they are so enamoured with in the latter episodes.