poppy Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 So who is watching The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ? What a fascinating show: smart, funny, weird, colorful, cheery but about a trauma survivor. I was floored when she said they did "weird sex stuff in the bunker" very early on. But it somehow works. Mostly. I cringed at a few things ....but I was never bored . And I found it to be clever, particularly about women and the media and pop culture. I really wanted to use a quote from the theme song for the thread title , but it is just a little too vulgar. But I really do like the theme song. It's stuck in my head. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I binge watched it the first weekend it came out. It's no 30 Rock, but I really like it and look forward to season two. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I also binge watched it right away. Loved it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I've watched it through twice. The first time, I made it last a few days. But then I watched it again during the first day of my three-day staying-in-the-house-by-myself stretch. I like it, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I thought it was great! Theme song got stuck in my head, too. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 One of the few shows that makes me laugh out loud! The theme song is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 It was also fun to see Carol Kane again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I haven't seen it yet, and it might be a few weeks before I get the opportunity. I take it from what is mentioned that it probably isn't quite appropriate for tweens and young teens, right? Make it one of the shows I watch when the kids aren't there to watch with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 I haven't seen it yet, and it might be a few weeks before I get the opportunity. I take it from what is mentioned that it probably isn't quite appropriate for tweens and young teens, right? Make it one of the shows I watch when the kids aren't there to watch with me? It's 97% pop culture absurdity, 30 Rock style- and 3% "this woman is a rape/trauma survivor, but that doesn't define her". I think it'd be fine for teens but definitely not kids. Watch the extended version of the theme song to get a sense of it. The cursing it kept to a network-tv level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 That one, and several other "Songified" interviews, usually with the subject of women in trouble. I also remembered there is a funny but very ribald song later in the series called Pinot Noir. The song itself isn't actually explicit.... it's just a series of nonsensical rhymes for the term (Pinot Noir! Roseanne Barr! Tom Berenger!) but the song, and series, is for adults. Honestly, there is a whole bunch of jokes based on the fact that Kimmy's been locked up since the 90s, so much of the humor would go over kids heads. One early storyline hinges on her recognizing a plotline from a Babysitters Club book, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 "I pronounce you... Ridiculous!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Great show! We need more new episodes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Dh and I loved watching that show. Titus made the show for us. He had all the best lines. I hated Tina Fey on it though. She's a great writer but I actually thought her character and the other lawyer were too ridiculous for the show.the main cast was great though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Dh and I loved watching that show. Titus made the show for us. He had all the best lines. I hated Tina Fey on it though. She's a great writer but I actually thought her character and the other lawyer were too ridiculous for the show.the main cast was great though The whole show is absurd and over the top (which is also why I don't really get the comments about its being insensitive to kidnapping victims). I didn't think they were out of place at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 We watched it when it came out. We like it. I noticed on itunes the other day that they have the theme song for a ringtone. I may have to get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 They alive dammit! I wondered if they actually hired the Rib Guy to be in the show, but I never followed through and researched that thought. The funniest thing for me is to watch my 14-year-old son watch the show. He just cackles. He Mormon-swears like they do in the show anyway so he can relate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The whole show is absurd and over the top (which is also why I don't really get the comments about its being insensitive to kidnapping victims). I didn't think they were out of place at all. Oh I know it's absurd but I just thought Tina fey was awful in it. Maybe it's her acting I don't like. I always end up thinking she should just stick to writing. Even in 30 rock she was my least favorite character but I could never figure out why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 New favorite quote... "I envy you. I've never met me." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGreen Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 "Your references are not universal." We are loving this show. It is funny, smart and full of 90's references. We have not finished, but I am really hoping there is a second season. We love a show where every line counts. I think they credit the guy from the Ohio girls' rescue as inspiration, but there was a guy from 2010 that is my first memory of the songified interview. Google Antonie Dodson for the interview and subsequent song. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGreen Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hide yo kids hide yo wife! We quote that all the time. Those songs are so addictive. I know, right? I am cracking up. We loved that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Oh I know it's absurd but I just thought Tina fey was awful in it. Maybe it's her acting I don't like. I always end up thinking she should just stick to writing. Even in 30 rock she was my least favorite character but I could never figure out why. I <3 Liz Lemon. I think this is one of the most offensive posts I've ever read on this forum! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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