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Old 01-14-06 | 11:13 PM
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Last night I saw the stand-up comedy act of Christopher Titus for the first time, and I laughed my ass off. Was his TV show anything like his stand-up?
Old 01-14-06 | 11:16 PM
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I havent seen his stand up but if it was about his way disfunctional family then yeah. It's a very good show, worth a rent from Netflix atleast.
Old 01-14-06 | 11:38 PM
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I'm a huge fan of the show, and after seeing his standup special on Comedy Central this week, I can say a lot of stuff from his standup act appear in the show verbatim. The show even features his monologues where he talks directly to the camera. Of course, the show has a lot of stuff not in the special, although a lot of it is based on real events. So the show's like an extended version of his act, with sets and other actors. Basically, if you liked the special, you'll like the show.

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I just watched the special last night and was going to post about the show in here too. His show was quite funny (IMHO). The special was very similar to his show and will give you a good idea of what it was like. I don't understand why his show never made it, I loved it.

The most amazing thing to me (as a clinical psychologist) is how he was able to transform his past traumas into such comedy gold. Humor truly is an amazing coping mechanism. You can really tell that his performances are therapeutic for him too.
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Thanks everyone, I'll check the show out. Someone traded it in to my store a few days ago, but I never gave it any thought until I saw the stand-up special the other night.
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I don't understand why his show never made it, I loved it.
[cough]FOX[/cough]
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Titus is one of the best comedies of the last few decades.
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
[cough]FOX[/cough]

Yep.
Old 01-15-06 | 11:19 AM
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For the most part the show was good, but became really terrible after the racing car crash.
Old 01-15-06 | 11:24 AM
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i loved that show, must agree about the downward spiral that was the car crash. nice to see Cynthia Wanthros and Stacey Keatch in 2 othe favorites though (Lost and Prison Break)
Old 01-15-06 | 12:22 PM
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I guess I just don't get the whole dysfunctional family humor, because I didn't think Titus was very funny at all. It seemed more sick and disturbing than funny to me. Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange were pretty good in it, though.
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Originally Posted by dave-o
I don't understand why his show never made it, I loved it.
I don't know this show failed for everyone else, but I just became bored with the repetative plot lines of every episode. Titus would get into a fight with his father about something stupid and Erin would step in and force the two of them to work it out. Zack Ward, and Stacy Keach were brilliant though.
Old 01-15-06 | 10:20 PM
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I will agree that watching the episodes now the show just seems to wear thin. There's only so many times you can listen to someone go on and on about how they didn't have a great childhood.
Old 01-16-06 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
[cough]FOX[/cough]


Blasphemer!!! Fox only has the success of it’s shows in mind and would never do anything to impact a show negatively or neutrally.
Old 01-16-06 | 09:15 AM
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I will agree that watching the episodes now the show just seems to wear thin. There's only so many times you can listen to someone go on and on about how they didn't have a great childhood.
Watching them back to back on DVD, I'll give it to you. But watching it weekly was no more different than the redundancy of shows like Rosanne or Home Improvement.
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I loved Titus also but it did jump the shark around the autocrash. The first couple of seasons were great.Cynthia Watros was different looking tho, has she had plastic surgery ?
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Originally Posted by Joe Molotov
I guess I just don't get the whole dysfunctional family humor, because I didn't think Titus was very funny at all. It seemed more sick and disturbing than funny to me. Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange were pretty good in it, though.

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