Daytripper

Was very suprised to see a commercial for the season finale of the Sarah Silverman Show to be aired tonight. At first I thought there were only 4 episodes that have aired so far. But according to IMBD, tonight is episode 6. Either way, these "seasons" are getting shorter and shorter. What the hell?

redskull

Cable series generally have shorter seasons than network shows--usually 13 vs 23 or so. But yeah, 6 is pretty short.

Maybe we're adopting the British series method.

TheMadMonk

I just don't think Comedy Central is going to front the money for a bunch of episodes before they know if the show has potential or not.

I'm guessing the 6th episode will be the last we see of this show.

riley_dude

The series has already been renewed for a 2nd season so it can't be the last we will se of her and the show. I don't know about the other two episodes though.

Just watched Jesus is Magic the other night for the first time. Hillarious.

RichC2

It has already been picked up for a second season. And to note, first seasons are generally half-seasons for cable sitcoms, they test the waters and then commit (and thus don't have time to film new episodes). It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia had a similarly short 7 episode first season. (And almost equally as short second season of about 10 episodes) Drawn Together had an 8 episode first season.

Doughboy

6 episodes? Who the hell do they think are? A BBC series?!

vegasbaby

I'd give this show a shot, but Silverman's whole schtick is so filled with negativity about everything under the sun that I cant watch the damn thing

kvrdave

I watched 4 episodes and thought I had watched 1 episode. It was amusing, but just the same schtick over and over.

Snowmaker

Tonight at 10:30 after the new South Park. Looks like Hiro is on it based on the preview I just saw.

Jay G.

Yeah, Comedy Central also ordered 10 episodes of Man Bites Dog, 10 eps of Stella, 9 eps of Kid Notorious, 8 eps of That's My Bush!, 8 eps of TV Funhouse, 6 eps of Wanda Does It, and 6 eps for Dr. Katz's first season.

Oddly enough, short episode orders are occurring on the major networks now too. NBC ordered only 6 episodes for the first season of The Office. CBS only ordered 8 eps of Smith initially, although that show probably would've had a longer first season if it hadn't been canceled.

nateman

remember back when there were 33-36 episodes a season and the episodes ran 25 mins instead of 21-22 mins. or a hour show was 50 mins unstead of 41-42 mins.
i know these type of channels have shorter seasons but 6 episodes?
its like the BBC Series 'a touch of frost' seasons, 3 or 4 episodes a season. i know there 1 hr, 41 mins but still.

skatefan20

Hmm...I think they made the right move using "Offcer Jay" as the premiere for this series. Tonite's episode had PILOT written all over it - uneven, clunky, no reference to Officer Jay as being Laura's boyfriend.

I did get a hearty laugh out of Sarah eating Bugles, and then getting freaky in bed with Black God.

Jay G.

Keep in mind that these short seasons are only for the show's first season. If the show gets renewed, it gets a larger season order.

Without ordering a full season upfront, there's really no way for a cable network to renew quick enough to extend the first season. Broadcast networks can do this often since they order more episodes upfront, usually around 13, and renew early into the run so that the show's production hasn't even stopped filming the initial order before the network requests more. The reason broadcast networks can order more shows, and thus have more risk if the show fails, is because they get way more viewers than cable networks get, and thus have bigger pockets. Broadcast networks can survive without showing every episode produced of a given show, most cable companies couldn't afford to just shrug off that much of an investment.

Even then, sometimes the network will pull a show off the air for a few months, meaning the 2nd half of a season could be as split up as two separate cable network seasons.

Oh, I just remembered that the FOX series The Loop, which is coming back for a 2nd season soon, only had a 7 episode first season.

MrX

"Dispatch we have a black male"

"White woman!"

"Oh sorry, force of habit"

This ep was pretty bad for the most part. I don't know if it it's such a good thing when the person the show is named after is consistently the worst part of the show.

Sean O'Hara

But isn't Officer Jay dead now? I mean, Sarah ate him, right?

Speak for yourself, dude. I find her hilarious and super sexy. Even when she was singing about pooping her pants -- which is probably a bad thing.

darkside

I love Sarah and the fact people from Mr Show are in the series, but I'm also having trouble getting into this show. It has moments, but overall its just too much of an extension of her comedy act. Saying stupid things just for shock value.

Maxflier

Ditto.
Although I have to say her legs seemed very chunky compared to the rest of her body when she did the tap-dance routine in that beauty pageant episode.

Bill Needle

It was the pilot. I can't tell you why on earth it aired last. Another obvious anachronism was in a previously aired episode in which she already knew Black God.

Bill Needle

I liked the convenience store clerk’s (Hiro from Heroes) description of her:

“She’s a white female…kind of Jewey, but totally hot…not hot, just cute…long neck…really nice skin…could pass for 20.”

skatefan20

Yup, there was also a sequence where Sarah recalled her bad luck with men in last week's episode,which also had the two orange gay dudes bickering over a soft drink.

Bill Needle

The gay dudes alone make the show worth watching. That picture is proof.

neocheddar02

Great news! I actually enjoyed this show and would love to see more.

Brain Stew

Part of the reason the pilot aired last may have to do with the fact that Rob Harmon - one of the three series co-creators - was fired after the pilot. This also explains why many of the elements of this episode were radically different.

Gizmo

Her sister looks and dresses different (low cut shirt, tattoo etc.).
Pretty damn funny episode.

riley_dude

I didn't know that was the pilot. I actually liked her nosey neighbor and the sad sack friend that was moving.