Rob Corddry isn't successful when we watch "The Winner". His character becomes a big shot much later (and that can't possibly be a spoiler, it's in the opening narration!). Before then, his always down, but never out young man is forced to examine exactly what it is that makes his life so different than other guys his age.
Ricky Blitt (of "Family Guy" fame) created this great program. Exec producer Seth Macfarlane lets the live action (not involving a football headed baby who looks suspiciously like Stanley Kubrick) get clever, but not too cute. This show was a great two weeks for me. Six originals over a fifteen day period (two each Sunday for awhile). You don't get that too often! I've captured these on lousy videotape and can't wait till I can buy them on DVD, hopefully with a commentary track on each that they deserve. I can only imagine what kind of special features will be included. Are there any scenes that were too racy for the Fox network?
Corddry is a wickedly funny man with the right material (as in "Harold and Kumar 2"). Here, he's a lovable "loser" (for lack of a more overused term) one can root for. This peculiar specimen of a male television lead role is behind all his peers (in age anyway) when it comes to growing up and becoming very burned out on life. The mysteries of sex, love, parenthood and so much else are still awaiting him.
The fingerprints of "Family Guy" are noticeable on "The Winner". And that's a good thing if you're a fan of the former. The difference in live action is in not letting the imagination run so wild, wondering what a voice's physical source looks like while acting. The guests on this show include Katey Sagal ("Peg", the great anti-homemaker on "Married With Children") as a teacher who instructs Rob about some things he should have been taught a long time ago.
"The Winner" won't appeal to all (as so many comments here have already demonstrated). But it's worth trying, if the disc hits stores soon and if you're bored with the state of comedy on TV these days.
Ricky Blitt (of "Family Guy" fame) created this great program. Exec producer Seth Macfarlane lets the live action (not involving a football headed baby who looks suspiciously like Stanley Kubrick) get clever, but not too cute. This show was a great two weeks for me. Six originals over a fifteen day period (two each Sunday for awhile). You don't get that too often! I've captured these on lousy videotape and can't wait till I can buy them on DVD, hopefully with a commentary track on each that they deserve. I can only imagine what kind of special features will be included. Are there any scenes that were too racy for the Fox network?
Corddry is a wickedly funny man with the right material (as in "Harold and Kumar 2"). Here, he's a lovable "loser" (for lack of a more overused term) one can root for. This peculiar specimen of a male television lead role is behind all his peers (in age anyway) when it comes to growing up and becoming very burned out on life. The mysteries of sex, love, parenthood and so much else are still awaiting him.
The fingerprints of "Family Guy" are noticeable on "The Winner". And that's a good thing if you're a fan of the former. The difference in live action is in not letting the imagination run so wild, wondering what a voice's physical source looks like while acting. The guests on this show include Katey Sagal ("Peg", the great anti-homemaker on "Married With Children") as a teacher who instructs Rob about some things he should have been taught a long time ago.
"The Winner" won't appeal to all (as so many comments here have already demonstrated). But it's worth trying, if the disc hits stores soon and if you're bored with the state of comedy on TV these days.