Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 @ 8 PM
MyNetworkTV
Under One Roof - Season 1, Epsiode 5 - "Oh Brother"
On an all new Under One Roof, Dallas Cowboy’s Terrell Owens is in the house! With the family’s spending outpacing their earnings, Winston invests in a website run by his supposed brother Sean, who shows up one day out of the blue. But is Sean really a long lost relative or a big time con man? Whatever the play, Flav aint buying it! (Mynetworktv.com)
Marmot: This was the best episode so far.
Manatee: I would agree with that statement.
Marmot: I was surprised at how natural Terrell Owens was in his role. He was much better than other athletes I've seen. Like Tom Brady, who sucks at playing himself.
Manatee: Haha. TO had some smile on him. I felt at first, it was a little akward, but then he seemed to ease into it nicely. Overall, the episode seemed to contain more physical humor than normal as well. Maybe better direction than usual?
Marmot: I would definitely say that this episode was the best directed of them all. The blocking felt natural and motivated, which is always a problem with sitcoms.
Manatee: Especially this one! What did you think of the poker game?
Marmot: One thing that left me confused: why didn't they play Texas Hold Em?
Manatee: don't know much about poker... what's the difference in the games?
Marmot: The main difference is that each player is dealt 2 cards instead of 5, and that there are 5 community cards drawn. Whichever player has the best hand between the community cards and the 2 in their hand wins. t's wildly popular now, but the game they played on Under One Roof resembled more of a 5 Card Stud. Not that this show has ever shown any signs of being current or hip.
Manatee: Ah, I see what you mean. Basically all the stories, jokes, etc are from the 90s on this show
Marmot: Exactly. It's like the writers have been in a coma for 10 years were immediately thrust into writing a tv show.
Manatee: I am getting a little tired of the story lines too... since they are the same each week! Con man shows up, cons them, they con back, THE END. What?! Can't there be a different formula each week?
Marmot: Agreed. In the annals of sitcom history, there are at least 5 or 6 different stories that they could poach.
Manatee: There could be a teen drinking episode; Jr. OD's. There could be an episode where Jr. rents out the house to Belbivdevo. An episode where the mom has a mid life crisis and goes to dance classes
Marmot: An episode where the daughter goes to a Boyz II Men concert and invites the band back to the house and they give an impromptu concert. Or an episode where the maid finally gets tired of the verbal abuse and racist comments and quits, finding a new life as a bartender in Iowa. Or an episode where Flavor Flav burns down the house and they have to find a new home and move into the ghetto. Or another episode where the whole family is carried off by a giant chicken hawk. The possibilities are endless.
Manatee: Mine were really all just stolen from Fresh Prince.
Marmot: As were mine! How weird. Especially the giant chicken hawk. One thing I've never really been able to discern is why exactly was Flavor Flav sent to prison? I know that the theme song says that he and his brother were in a car wreck, and he took the blame, but I've never heard of anyone going to prison for a car accident, unless it was a repeated drunk or wreckless driving offense. Unless they crashed into the White House or the pediatric ward of a hospital, I don't think a car accident is a prisonable offense.
Manatee: I get the impression (maybe from the crowd he hangs with) that he has other shady dealings in his past. It's not like he was Volunteer #1 at the Children's Hospital and then got thrown into Jail for nada, only to come out and have to mooch of his bro because he took the fall... but then again maybe it was the White House they crashed.
Marmot: If that's the case, then he's kind of a shitty brother to Flavor Flav. Here your mess of a brother is on his last chance, you crash a car and he takes the blame for it. I think he owes Flavor Flav a little more than letting him stay in the house. A car, job and stipend is probably a little more in order.
Manatee: He must get a stipend - did you see the size of this "Cali Cal" necklace?
Marmot: It's gigantic, but I think it may be filled with chocolate.
Manatee: I hope so.
Marmot: I would also like to know where the brother got $100K in cash. Was it in a safe, or did he have to go to the bank? I would like to think that the sudden withdrawal of a sum that large would raise some red flags.
Manatee: I was wondering the same thing. Do rich people keep cash in a home safe, a pillow case under the bed? Or do you have a business manager who can pull that cash fast for you. Now that we have exposed our naivity about the subject... we obviously aren't rolling in $$. I guess when you have that much dough, you can get $100,000 easily?
Marmot: I would imagine it's hard for anyone to get that much easily. But we are poor, so what do we know. I can't even get $100 easily.
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