Make Believe It Or Not Episode Discussion 11/17/06

[pitbulllady]

Originally Posted by CG

Welp. Can't lead a horse to water and make him drink if he don't want to. You guys think what Bloo did was so unforgivable that he deserves this kind of talk then that's your choice.

I just also wanted to add I loved the reference to Hitchhiker's Guide to the movie. How Bloo and Mac were tied up to the speakers were very reminiscent of the scene in the movie. Nice nod I think.

I was wondering if anyone else saw that and thought, "Ah-HAH! Vogon poetry!"

pitbulllady

[montitech]

Originally Posted by pitbulllady

I was wondering if anyone else saw that and thought, "Ah-HAH! Vogon poetry!"

pitbulllady

Vogon Poetry is only Bad if you have a Babble Fish.

otherwise you cannot understand it anyway.

Monty

[Cassini90125]

It may not matter. My rotten upstairs neighbors play music in a language I don't understand, and let me tell you, it's bad.

We're getting desperately off-topic, here. Back to the episode, anyone?

[montitech]

I know some people did not like the way Bloo ran into the room and shut the door and did not let Mac in.

I thought that part was great. IT was classic comedy. something one would see done by Buster Keeting, three stooges or Marx Brothers to name a few.

Yes it was a shame that Mac got caught, but Classic comedy is sometimes cruel. But that does not stop it from being funny. (For example Charlie Chapplans Tramp character was always being put down Cruel and Funny)

Then to finish the sceen:
Bloo looked both ways
came out
Looked up
GOt Caught.

That was Great comedy.

Just my 2cents & helping to get the thread back on track.
oh, and good point about the Bad Music Cassini90125
Monty

[Nathander]

Originally Posted by montitech

I know some people did not like the way Bloo ran into the room and shut the door and did not let Mac in.

I thought that part was great. IT was classic comedy. something one would see done by Buster Keeting, three stooges or Marx Brothers to name a few.

Yes it was a shame that Mac got caught, but Classic comedy is sometimes cruel. But that does not stop it from being funny. (For example Charlie Chapplans Tramp character was always being put down Cruel and Funny)

Very good point, and I can easily agree with it. The only thing is, Mac and Bloo's relationship as best friends has kind of been slipping since the second season, and there are very few episodes that focus on them just hanging out and being friends (such as this seasons' "Squeeze the Day"). It's not this scene in particular that disturbs me so much as how opposite the two are becoming on a whole. While the two have always basically been opposites, their friendship was also always obvious. Recently, it's become more like their differences are making them hostile towards one another (though, in all fairness, Bloo is usually the agitator). Now, the scene in this episode didn't disturb me nearly as much as it did to some of the others here, as it was counterbalanced, in my mind at least, by the scenes of Bloo and Mac just being buddies here, such as Bloo's comments and odd little form of support to Mac during Goo and Mac's "one-up" contest.

But I do agree; a lot of us are probably overanalyzing the situation between Mac and Bloo, and that the scene here was just a nod to the older forms of comedy. Still, it's hard not to overanalyze it sometimes, considering how rarely we really see Mac and Bloo get to just hang out.

Still, one of my favorite episodes this season, though it's beaten by "Squeeze the Day" and "Bloo's the Boss".

Speaking of the "one-up" contest, it was refreshing to see Mac engage in some fairly childish behavior. He needs a chance to act his age more often. In a way, I think that's one of the reasons I liked this episode as much as I did: despite the apparent "threat", it was, on a whole, a fairly light-hearted episode that really appealed to the child in me. Again, it was nice that there was an episode where Mac got to act as a child, as they're far too rare.

[kageri]

Originally Posted by Nathander

It's not this scene in particular that disturbs me so much as how opposite the two are becoming on a whole.

Same here.

Originally Posted by Nathander

Speaking of the "one-up" contest, it was refreshing to see Mac engage in some fairly childish behavior. He needs a chance to act his age more often.

Hearing Mac, who usually has to be so sane and reasonable while surrounded by crazies, say "like a million miles an hour!" made my day.

[Nathander]

Originally Posted by kageri

Hearing Mac, who usually has to be so sane and reasonable while surrounded by crazies, say "like a million miles an hour!" made my day.

That, and I just loved that he used "child logic" to, proclaiming how you could obviously "freeze" time but not "melt" time.