My Name Is Earl Season 4

godtabh

Have watched up to this weeks episode.

Its been very hit and miss and not all that good. This weeks was decent and probably the best so far.

Any one watching it these days?

J-blk

Yeah, I'm still watching and I agree - feels average this season so far and lacking direction. I just don't feel they know where they are going with it any longer and just pick completely random list stuff for Earl to do every week. The "Sweet Johnny" episode of this week was an improvement but his girlfriend's massive ass really annoyed me as it was done in a "cartoony" fashion almost - I mean the show has always had a lot of insane moments in it, but this was a complete caricature... I wish "30 Rock" would start already...

120_Minutes

watched seasons 1 - 3 over the last month, as i only dipped in and out when it was aired. jaime pressly stands out, as she is joy. she has great lines. thought season 3, when

he's in a coma and thinks he's in a cheesy sitcom

was bit contrived, but the rest of the characters made up for that. also enjoyed

his jailtime

I also love how they **** with darnells backstory.

and the soundtrack always impresses, esp as they get the original songs, nbc must have a serious rights/royalty deal.

season 4 is a bit of a slow starter but, its not too bad.

gimmick

I assume this is only available in the States so far, and by dubious means here?

I have not watched all of season 3, but I found alot of that fairly hit or miss, and kind of hoped that was the end of it, as I cannot see where it can go anymore.

godtabh

Its getting better. Was ok this week

J-blk

Yep, an improvement over the last few weeks - still not back to its' prime though and a bit too sweet an ending...

Basq

Season 4 has been better than the second half of the third season anyhoo.

Earl in the coma was terrible!

RobertFoster

basquille wrote: »

Earl in the coma was terrible!

Especially the '50s sitcom parts

godtabh

I had a great laugh tonight.

Maybe cause I'm pissed

Maybe cause it was funny

Who knows

J-blk

Nope, it was a good episode - Joy had some great lines (

"I'm Barbie. I taped up my nipples so I'm all smooth"

) and Darnell was hilarious too (

"I was trained to think 3 steps ahead", "I prepared for this moment last December"

, etc)... Possibly the best one so far this season.

godtabh

Best one so far this year. When he farted in bed it was a classic as we've all done it

J-blk

Yep, funny episode - I think it's always good when Earl is his old a***ole self, rather than karma Earl...

J-blk

Really enjoyed this week, "Nature's Gameshow" - some pretty wacky situations with the tornadoes (finders, keepers ) and I laughed at the MacGyver homage (I'm old..). Lots of Catalina boobage in the episode too...

godtabh

J-blk wrote: »

Yep, funny episode - I think it's always good when Earl is his old a***ole self, rather than karma Earl...

This weeks would have been right up your alley so

J-blk

kearnsr wrote: »

This weeks would have been right up your alley so

Randy's death threats to Ernie were great . But really, the show has gotten a bit too ridiculous I think and seems to have lost any cohesive storyline - I still laugh at various moments and throwaway jokes but it really seems to be going nowhere and that's probably why cancellation is looking imminent (though, God help us all, FOX may pick it up :eek:).

I did enjoy the whole "Inside Probe" poking* fun at "serious" reality crime investigation shows, if nothing else, for pointing out how ridiculously over-dramatized events are presented...

* Pun intended

KerranJast

The shows quality is varying alright. Still it has Jamie Pressly who is dirrrty Ya so would.

120_Minutes

a lot of the time shes the best thing about the show. stopped watching halfway through the season....did it get any better?

roar_ie

I have found this season to be a bit weaker then the previous ones. I feel they are running out of ideas to some extent.

godtabh

roar_ie wrote: »

I have found this season to be a bit weaker then the previous ones. I feel they are running out of ideas to some extent.

They have been running out of ideas for the list and is abit hit and miss but I still like it

Flashraziel

The thing that really turned me off the show was that in season 3 they had his life getting a bit better. he got a job and an apartment. I assume they just realised that they didn't want to change the show that much and so in sove very dodgy episodes had him basically go back to square one. Now there is no sign of his life improving at all, just the pointless weekly list item with no payoff.

J-blk

Flashraziel wrote: »

just the pointless weekly list item with no payoff.

Part of the problem is that in many episodes this season, the list doesn't play into things at all and it just comes across as Earl (or the writers for that matter) not caring about it that much. However, since that was the core idea of the show, it definitely seems pretty random now and like it's going nowhere - I agree with you that the earlier seasons did have him becoming a better guy, finding love, etc and seemed to be going somewhere (though TBH, I think "bad" Earl is definitely funnier). Nowadays, not so much... Not every show needs a larger story arc (I enjoy "30 Rock" and that's about as random as it gets) but the problem with Earl is that it started with one, which then fizzled out with no real resolution and by mid-season 3, it was looking more and more like the writers have indeed completely run out of ideas...

120_Minutes

ethan suplee has just announced on his twitter that earl has been cancelled

Basq

120_Minutes wrote: »

ethan suplee has just announced on his twitter that earl has been cancelled

Unfortunate but haven't watched much of it this year.. tuned out shortly after Christmas.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Major bummer.
Earl, Randy, Darnell and Joy were some of the best characters on tv. It's a real shame that this show wasn't picked up. Damn you NBC!!!

KerranJast

Goddammit. They left it on a major cliffhanger too. Hopefully Fox will pick it up.