Steve Brule and the Channel 5 team star in an original sitcom pilot with horrifying results.
And what if that pilot finally surfaced and saw the light of day?
So this isnt new ground for them.
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Immediately, were bombarded with an upsetting, polarizing presentation style and motif.
What are you, some kind of monkey?
Actually, I am.
At which point, text reveals that the customer is Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees.
This is by-the-book, cliche sitcom fodder thats exactly as youd want it to be.
These are high stakes.
All thats missing is an appearance from the off-puttingMobin.
Its really telling that the bulk of these people have appeared onCheck It Out!before.
They all work so well here because of the culmination of whats been established on that show.
We basically see all of these characters do their routine shtick fromCheck It Out!
Theres even a Myers Super Foodscommercialstraight out ofCheck It Out!thats used in the episode.
You really do forget whats going on here.
Its just magical and shouldnt be.
Theyre very smart people and I wouldnt put something as deep as that past them.
Steve bargains for the boys life and manages to teach him a lesson at the same time.
), its still expertly assembled and conveys what its trying to.
Which again, is mostly the spectacle that this thing exists at all.
These guys wanted to make a silly pilot staring a fictional character, and they succeeded.
These guys have a lot of characters that could be turned into bagboys.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
