Bob and David emerge from the time machine they entered sixteen years ago and are reunited with the cast of Mr. Show.
Digital is the new gospel. An anti-police sting goes awry. A bad word has exceptional power. A skier becomes a major cultural influence.
Moms are in the spotlight. A boy has a controversial trip to heaven. Salesmen share their stories. Bob sneaks in a skit that David hates.
Bob and David butt heads with Standards & Practices. Cops get all sensitive with a witness. Musical inspiration strikes at the dry cleaners.
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Title: W/Bob and David (2015)
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Bob and David emerge from the time machine they entered sixteen years ago and are reunited with the cast of Mr. Show.
I admit, I primarily watched this because of Bob Odenkirk's tremendous performance as Saul from the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul series. I recognise him as a terrific actor with great scope. Netflix have done some amazing original TV programming, primarily from giving artists the freedom to express themselves and therefore I was hoping big things from this sketch comedy.
I guess it was a mistake to enter this show with such high expectations.
Many of the jokes had been done before in other sketch shows. I guess it is hard to be original in today's day and age. Replace Homeopathy with Aromatherapy etc... I think that many of the jokes must be funnier if you have lived American Life rather than experienced a reflection of it through cinema and television; I know why something was meant to be funny, but I did not laugh because I could not personally relate.
In the four episodes there were two sketches I enjoyed and remembered, but I do not think this is enough to actually recommend a friend to watch W/ Bob & David.
In the show's defence, much of the production and editing is first class. The costumes, photography, locations and sound are of the highest quality. It is merely the comedy that falls a little flat for my taste.
(P.S I like sketch shows and sketch show comedy. Some great shows in my opinion are: That Mitchel and Webb Look; Monty Python's Flying Circus; Little Britain; The Benny Hill Show; Harry Enfield and Chums; Not the nine o'clock news; Saturday night live)