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Comedy Central Giving Black And Showalter Another Pilot!! UPDATED With Taping Report!!

First? by SamBlackChvrch21	Aug 14th, 2008 12:27:15 AM
I love The State
can't see this catching an audience by Bloo	Aug 14th, 2008 12:36:14 AM
it'll probably go the way of Stella, smart funny, very strange humor that the mindless Mencia audience won't get
More from the Staters is good news... by Sherman_Lives	Aug 14th, 2008 12:44:15 AM
So let's see, on TV that makes it The State (obviously); Viva Variety; Reno 911!; Stella; and now this (I'm not counting solo projects like Ed or Men Behaving Badly). In theaters, we've gotten Wet Hot American Summer; The Baxter; The Ten; and Reno 911: Miami. Did I miss anything? This crew really gives the Apatow squad a run for their money (and Paul Rudd wins either way!)
I have never found anything these guys do as funny by Lyghthouse	Aug 14th, 2008 01:25:31 AM
Not to mention Black's commentary on VH1 is like nails on a chalkboard.
I have the Stella pilot on DVD by Napoleon Park	Aug 14th, 2008 01:51:11 AM
It was a pre-premiere preview disc given away free with an issue of Spin, I think. Or Details or Maxim of one of those kiddy nags. I've watch the Stella Pilot three times - it's nice and quirky. I showed it to my pal the Poozer and he totally hated it. But you're right, Bloo - he's a Mencia fan.
I'd rather just have new Stella by INWOsuxRED	Aug 14th, 2008 02:04:10 AM
My guess is if it is good, Comedy Central will cancel it.
Wainy Days by ribbitking	Aug 14th, 2008 02:20:39 AM
if you are a fan of the post 'State' stuff, then definitely check out wainy days on mydamnchannel... now in it's third season.
Sorry Herc by 2LeggedFreak	Aug 14th, 2008 03:14:43 AM
Gonna have to keep calling you out on the wilfully ignored Middleman Is it not Buffy enough for you ?
oh come on...about 21 bond films article by theycallmemrglass	Aug 14th, 2008 04:06:01 AM
...Why on earth did Herc block the TB??? I wanted to talk bond! Its a great geek subject to bitch/praise, I dont get it. So what if the sale is 24hrs. All the other sales before were time limited, whats that got to do with the TB?? Come AICN, I appreciate times a moving but some of your actions are simply mind boggling these days.
Napoleon Park and 2Leggedfreak by Bloo	Aug 14th, 2008 05:33:23 AM
Napoleon, had a similar situation with my brother, I've tried to show him some stuff from these guys (and some other smart comedy) and he LOVES Mencia and doesn't get it. I've even told him about the Mencia stolen bits and he's like "well he does that stuff good then, probably better then the guys he stole it from" 2Leggedfreak, while I'm not Herc's biggest fan, I have to go to his defense there have been Middleman articles, he's posted them in post Talkbacks, with the admission that you can't find them using the AICN search engine. Last year i called him out on the lack of Burn Notice and was proven wrong, he had covered it, just didn't find it as good as I did. As for The Middleman, it's a cute little monster of the week show, I've found if I happen to catch it cool, if I miss it well then that's cool too
theycallmemrglass by Bloo	Aug 14th, 2008 05:45:25 AM
the 24 hour specials always have blocked talkbacks, have had for as long as Herc's done the 24 hour pimping
YOU SAID I COULD HAVE THAT TACO! by GravitysRainbow	Aug 14th, 2008 06:55:34 AM
We don't... HAVE... this money
You have no idea how much this excites... by DanielKurland	Aug 14th, 2008 07:15:36 AM
I've watched my Stella DVD countless times, and in my opinion, it's maybe a perfect show. I'm genuinely jealous of the scripts for each episode, as it is exactly the type of television show I want to make. The mixture of jokes, them fucking mugging to the camera at any opportunity, etc. The pilot is gold. I really hope this is just as good, and it gets more than one season.
"Bright sunny skies...on MARS. Rain on Earth."... by DanielKurland	Aug 14th, 2008 07:20:00 AM
"We said AULDE maid."
BEST TV idea in a long time by ciroslive	Aug 14th, 2008 07:29:29 AM
"Reality Bites Back" is my new fave reality show now that Hell's Kitchen is off the air. Even if its cancelled after four episodes it will still be better than 3/4 of the shit on television...
STELLA also had tons of guest stars... by DanielKurland	Aug 14th, 2008 07:33:53 AM
Norton, Rockwell, Rudd, Garofalo, Topher Grace. Almost every epiode had someone huge in it. You'd think that maybe could have saved it.
Bring back STELLA!!!!!! by johnyaztec	Aug 14th, 2008 08:36:11 AM
The world is not fiar, Seth Mc-douch bag gets three shit shows on FOX and we only get one season of Stella FU Hollywood GO SCREW!!!!
Bloo by theycallmemrglass	Aug 14th, 2008 09:20:13 AM
What?!? I never knew that. When did this 24hr thing started, I dont come on here everyday so I can only assume whenever I do, they've all vanished and expired and I'm a UK git, so I come here at strange hours. So basically, these 24hr posts with blocked TBs are purely blatant Amazon adverts? And since I am from UK, I cant even buy the fucking box set. I might well be banned from here on, since I offer no opportunity of helping AICN's advertising revenue. Am not bitching about the advertising, every website needs it to sustain themselves. I just think, blocking the TB is an unfortunate decision and I see no reason why the actual thing has to dissappear. Thanks for pointing it out to me, man.
Not a vague description at all... by skimn	Aug 14th, 2008 10:58:37 AM
sounds like every stand up routine ever. But given the talent, it could be a keeper. GOT to be better than that reality show spoof thats running now. Could only watch 5 minutes of that. Or the rehab house spoof series.. Am I the only one who kind of misses that Colin Quinn show that used to follow the Daily Show? The barely veiled hostility between comics was hilarious. Introduced me to the comic gnome that is Jim Norton.
Where the hell is the State on DVD????? by jimmay	Aug 14th, 2008 11:00:12 AM
God damnit!
right on jimmay by cloud_86	Aug 14th, 2008 11:01:51 AM
MTV is being a fucking tard if you took the time to put it on a dvd let it out!!
The Stella internet shorts are fucking phenomenal by Jackie Boy	Aug 14th, 2008 12:13:17 PM
"The pizza...you guys...the pizza...you guys...the pizza...you guys...the pizza...you guys..."
Reality Bites Back by Series7	Aug 14th, 2008 12:16:13 PM
That show is pretty damn funny. I never knew Micheal Ian Black was funny outside of Ed. The Biggest Fatty episode is probably the funniest thing I've seen all summer, except for maybe those Rescue Me shorts. Fucking strike pushing the best show on TV back a year.
It'll follow the pattern of some other Comedy Central shows by Mr Spork	Aug 14th, 2008 12:20:40 PM
Premiere after South Park, get it's time slot moved around enough that no one knows when it's on, then cancelled.
Excellent News by DeadPanWalking	Aug 14th, 2008 12:22:48 PM
Wet Hot American Summer was one of the funniest movies of all time, and I'm not even Jewish.
Stella shorts by jimmay	Aug 14th, 2008 01:04:55 PM
If only their comedy central show had been more like the internet shorts. Of course then it would have been cancelled three times as fast; so that the network could shore up room for the vast expanse of intelligent programming they consistently produce. In all seriousness, Comedy Central has now become one of the dumbest television channels in cable history. Mind of Mencia, Blue Collar 'Comedy' marathons, Drawn Together, it's all a gruesome trainwreck of lowest common denominator fart/poop/penis/racial/redneck humor. I miss the old days, when it was actually funny. All they have going for them now is South Park, and they've been running on fumes for years now.
...as much as I love Reno 911 by OptimusPrimeTime	Aug 14th, 2008 02:16:46 PM
I wish Comedy Central could re-unite the cast of the State, and just let them do sketch comedy. Reno and Stella are both hilarious in their own ways, but I don't think locking the cast into specific characters works as well as the State did. Also, for whoever pointed out the cameos on Stella...don't forget Elizabeth Banks!
Love Black, can do without Showalter. by AnnoyYou	Aug 14th, 2008 02:20:22 PM
Okay, so I'm shallow - I think Michael Ian Black is cute, but Showalter is unattractive and unfunny. So sue me. Why do they have to be constantly intertwined? Bleh.
Optimus - Your wish is coming true... by JimStansel	Aug 14th, 2008 03:21:36 PM
All members of The State as THE STATE (not Reno, Stella, etc.) are currently working on a made-for-tv movie that will air on Comedy Central. It will be a bunch of skits that all loosely tie-in to American history. I was fortunate enough to see them reunite in LA earlier this year where they performed (tested) most of the new material live in front of an audience. Was looking very funny and can't come to TV soon enough!!! Found some photos here: http://flickr.com/photos/liezl washere/sets/72157604134497251 /
Stella was anti-funny by fiester	Aug 14th, 2008 03:26:56 PM
It was like they were trying to not be funny. That's edgy comedy, I guess: comedy so good it's just not funny.
Stella was funny... by JimStansel	Aug 14th, 2008 03:45:17 PM
Just not to everyone. And I don't mean that in some snobby, art-school way. I just mean that it's a certain style of comedy you either love or hate. I don't think I've ever met anyone that just "liked" Stella. Stella was almost like a modern Marx Brothers with a lot of absurdity thrown in. I personally loved it and love everything those guys do, but I also love Tim & Eric Awesome Show and almost everyone I know thinks that show is beyond stupid and accuses me of having the mentality of a toddler for liking it. So be it!
"Wheres the boy?" by imascooby1985	Aug 14th, 2008 03:49:44 PM
Read about this in Showalters MySpace blog a while back and was hoping it would get picked up. So very happy it did. Im a huge Stella fan. "BOY?!?"
JimS by skimn	Aug 14th, 2008 03:59:16 PM
Hold on to your love of Tim & Eric, and don't let anyone convince you otherwise.
And it starts all over agaaaaaaain... by gavdiggity	Aug 14th, 2008 05:27:45 PM
agreed about took me a couple of viewings to get into it, but it's good stuff. I guess I'm gonna have to continue to watch Barry and LeVon on youtube until eMpTy V gets its shit together. This new show MAY tide me over 'til then...
correction by gavdiggity	Aug 14th, 2008 05:29:08 PM
that should read "agreed about Tim and Eric." fuckingnoeditfeature grumble grumble
"Two Hundred and Forty Dollars Worth of Puddin'...." by Leto III	Aug 14th, 2008 07:16:21 PM
Yeah, it seems like MTV can never uncork its thumbs from its ass long enough to get THE STATE released on DVD. ("Mista Bouchet, see if you can get a shot'a this puddin' over here...)
DVD by JimStansel	Aug 14th, 2008 08:44:19 PM
What sucks is that the DVD has been done for I think over a year now -- they're just sitting on it!
Good sketch comedy? by tbransonlives	Aug 14th, 2008 08:54:48 PM
Whitest Kids U'Know.
THE STATE available on Xbox Live by ciroslive	Aug 15th, 2008 08:17:53 AM
At least select episodes
The Michael Showalter Showalter by Larry Sellers	Aug 15th, 2008 07:30:57 PM
was (is?) pretty funny. I've always loved Stella. But I have to agree with the first few posters that it probably won't find an audience despite it sounding waaay more sensible than Stella. I loved The Ten and I almost prefer that The State stick to film. I don't see how absurd comedy goes over some people's heads and not others. Most of this type of humor is pretty tasteless...yet still in good taste somehow. Weird.

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