It was funny. But was it THAT funny?

4  2014-12-10 by bonecrushingkisses

Kind of sick of the over the top laughter. It seriously makes me uncomfortable at how transparently phony it is.

24 comments

28  BatKnuckles 2014-12-10

The show sounds like everyone in the room has a gun pointed at them, and a guy in a balaclava is holding up a sign saying "act natural or everyone dies"

23  BeerCanThick 2014-12-10

Opie and Jim really do not like each other, understand each other, find one another interesting or funny or know how to be interesting and funny to the other guy. They've been working together for 13 years and they've got the chemistry of a chlorine bomb attack.

4  drexler57346 2014-12-10

I don't get why they can't pull it together. Like you said, they've been working together for many years and they're supposedly professionals. You'd think they could meet and try to fix things. Ego, laziness, possibly lack of talent are my answers to why it doesn't happen. But maybe some people just can't vibe, it's either natural or it isn't.

5  jimcozad 2014-12-10

I believe the answer is pretty likely that the performers feel at least to some degree the same way we do about the situation. It's not just like a dozen of us here. I feel we clearly represent an overall disappointment about a really funny performer getting fucked over, missing laugh we all expected to be having at this time and his friends trying to act like he never existed. Notice how they barely discuss him and I know it's obvious that's what you would do but to expect your fans to forget about another member of a cast who was the funniest element? Even Bobo blew you off to go do better things. That's retarded. Opie you are retarded.

6  bonecrushingkisses 2014-12-10

Yea but 6 months is long enough to realize that he's not coming back. There is zero sense of urgency to try and get something different going. Zero show prep, zero creativity, zero ambition, big middle finger to loyal customers.

5  jimcozad 2014-12-10

i totally agree. I think he's always done nothing and it doesn't make sense to try now. fratboy failed in the right direction.

3  [deleted] 2014-12-10

Excellent observation.

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11  panjshirlion 2014-12-10

Jimmy doesn't actually have a nervous twitch in his eyes. He's just signaling for help in Morse code.

2  CookieHaid 2014-12-10

T...O...U...R...T...U...R...E...

7  michaelcolestie 2014-12-10

Boy, this describes the current state of the show perfectly.

3  bonecrushingkisses 2014-12-10

Florentine is a CIA plant with hopes of getting everyone out safely one day.

9  cali_gunner 2014-12-10

No he's more like a FBI tree tsssssss

6  allenricketts 2014-12-10

Fawk yeah, foliage yumah

1  jimcozad 2014-12-10

yes, yes it does

9  BeerCanThick 2014-12-10

The one that is driving me batty when I subject myself to the current show is all of the CONSOLE POUNDING. Considering that Opie has repeatedly stated that the behavior is antiquated shockjockery you think he'd STOP DOING IT CONSTANTLY.

One time he was slapping the console like a basketball player hitting the court on defense and Jimmy said in frustation, "What the hell are you doing? Stop it."

13  boogsuge 2014-12-10

He saw Ron do it so naturally he does it now. Nothing opie does or says is his original idea.

8  BeerCanThick 2014-12-10

Everything he needed to know about radio he learned from Brother Wease and stole from Ron and poorly imitated it.

Opie is a Scorch-level deluded idiot.

3  bonecrushingkisses 2014-12-10

I was just going to say when Ron does it, it is a genuine "line of the month" moment. And only adds to the fact that I'm usually howling at that very moment as well. But I guess that's the difference between inclusion and alienation.

1  fart_yourself_awake 2014-12-10

I've heard ron do it to yokel callers before....

5  frrunkis 2014-12-10

HYAAA HYAAA HYAAA HYAAA HYAAA HYAAA

4  albusb 2014-12-10

I'm howling! H O W L I N G ! ! !

3  snoopkhat 2014-12-10

? that's the Zoo baby!!

3  Hahrrgis 2014-12-10

Jim's "catching-his-breath-laugh" where every HA is over-pronounced.

That's the one that's clearly a put-on to me.

1  CookieHaid 2014-12-10

http://www.reddit.com/r/opieandanthony/comments/2mz705/opie_and_bobo/cm9cuf5

13  boogsuge 2014-12-10

He saw Ron do it so naturally he does it now. Nothing opie does or says is his original idea.