In Living Color

[Jazzmoose]

It's been a long time since I saw this (yeah, I know; it's probably on cable every night, but I don't get cable, so...) and grabbed it the other day. I must admit, this is one series that is just as good as I remember it, although it doesn't seem as "edgy" as it did the first time around. Remember how shocked people were by the concept of "fly girls"? I dunno, it gave the show some weird 60's feel to me, which contrasted nicely with the 90's feel of the rest of it. Anyway, just curious; anyone else have fond memories of this show?

[PHILLYQ]

I used to watch the show religiously and howl at the antics of the cast. Fire Marshal Bill, Homey the Clown(I don't think so), spoofs of music(Carrey as Vanilla Ice was a scream), etc. I hope they go past the first season- there were some good bits there. Enjoy it, Moose. I think I'm getting it soon(Father's day & birthday this month.)

[RainyDay]

I really liked this show. I haven't seen it anywhere on cable lately. Maybe it's too old and too dated. I loved the bit about the prisoner who talked in convaluted non-English. And Damon Wayans' clown: "Homey don't play that."

Laugh-In was showing on some off-brand cable channel and it's still funny to me. Can you believe that they had President Nixon on that show?

This is going way off topic now, but my young co-worker caught the Smothers Brothers Show documentary on Bravo. He'd never seen an episode before and he couldn't believe the material that got on the air. Those days of real biting satire are gone forever.

Edited June 2, 2004 by RainyDay

[maren]

I loved "HATED it" -- but I can't remember the "names" of the "Men on Film" critics. Especially liked when they did "Men on Football." A militant lesbian I knew at the time said "Maybe it's politically incorrect of me, but I love them." Felt like Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier loved the characters, too.

[PHILLYQ]

I loved "HATED it" -- but I can't remember the "names" of the "Men on Film" critics. Especially liked when they did "Men on Football." A militant lesbian I knew at the time said "Maybe it's politically incorrect of me, but I love them." Felt like Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier loved the characters, too.

I think the David Allan Grier character was Antoine. Anyway, 'two snaps up in a circle'

[Edward]

"Around the world and back snap!"

Men on Film were composed of Blayne Edwards and Antoine Merriwether.

A group of us used to watch In Living Color together at the graduate dorm at UCLA (during its inaugural season?). I have great memories of this show, but I am reluctant to take the plunge considering all of the other television series that I am already collecting on DVD.

Edited June 4, 2004 by Edward

[JSngry]

Any show that had Franklyn Ajaye as a writer had an advantage from the gitgo.

I loves me some Miss Jenkins!

[catesta]

I loved "HATED it" -- but I can't remember the "names" of the "Men on Film" critics. Especially liked when they did "Men on Football." A militant lesbian I knew at the time said "Maybe it's politically incorrect of me, but I love them." Felt like Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier loved the characters, too.

That would indeed be, Blaine Edwards and Antoine Merriweather.

[ghost of miles]

Any show that had Franklyn Ajaye as a writer had an advantage from the gitgo.

I'm hep to that! I mentioned Ajaye in a thread recently... whatever happened to him? He had a segment on HBO in the late 1980s that was just brilliant. The movie "Cool Runnings" was basically a ripoff of his "Jamaican bobsled team" joke. I know that he supposed quit IN LIVING COLOR for reasons related to the direction of the show, but I haven't heard much about him since then.