![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, the only aspect of either the “a pointless lie that spins wildly out of control” and “creepy landlord is far too interested in what’s going on in the apartment” stories that made me laugh came courtesy of “Happy Endings” season 2 MVP Elisha Cuthbert. ![]() ![]() I got what they were trying to do, but found the show very tough to get through. Bush in the middle of the most hackneyed family sitcom imaginable. (*) One of the weirdest examples of this was “That’s My Bush!,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s short-lived Comedy Central show in which they tried to put President George W. A bad joke doesn’t automatically become funny just because the person telling it knows it’s a bad joke, you know? So even though the characters kept complaining about the ridiculous nature of the various “Three’s Company” plots the episode was recycling, most of it fell flat for me. For me, though, it virtually never works(*), because even if you’re aware of the stupidity, you’re still using it. “Big White Lies” tried to pull off a trick that I occasionally see smart sitcoms try, in which they dust off a tired, predictable and stupid plotline from many dumb sitcoms past and try to get away with it by constantly commenting on how stupid and cliché it is. A review of last night’s “Happy Endings” coming up just as soon as I’m a young, handsome Ron Popeil… ![]()
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