UCB TourCo

shando · Post by **shando** » November 13th, 2007, 3:17 pm

Jastroch wrote:It's too bad I missed this thread, deleted posts and all, as I was out of town increasing my brand recognition.

I will say this: the UCB Tourco shows I have seen in the past have completely blown my mind. Their scene work was neither slow nor patient and it was intensely game heavy, damned if it wasn't super intelligent and entertaining as all fuck. What can I say? I like to be entertained.

And since it's totally within our right to publicly critique improv, I'm going to start emailing everyone notes after their shows. You shouldn't mind right? Because I'm entitled to my opinion.

* I am aware that the classy thing to do would have not put my 2 cents in. My apologies.

Find a note in that thread. No one was giving notes or a critique of choices that should have been made in a given show. People were responding honestly to their impressions of a show they paid better than average money to attend. They liked this, they didn't like that. What is it about that concept that people find so distasteful all of a sudden? Feh.

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » November 13th, 2007, 3:18 pm

Jastroch wrote:And since it's totally within our right to publicly critique improv, I'm going to start emailing everyone notes after their shows. You shouldn't mind right? Because I'm entitled to my opinion.

I welcome this.

Bluff. Called.

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » November 13th, 2007, 3:21 pm

kbadr wrote:
Bluff. Called.

Bastard!

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » November 13th, 2007, 3:29 pm

The Raven wrote: Nevermore!

taminelson · Post by **taminelson** » November 13th, 2007, 3:31 pm

fuck it, regret.

York99 · Post by **York99** » November 13th, 2007, 3:31 pm

Jastroch wrote:It's too bad I missed this thread, deleted posts and all, as I was out of town increasing my brand recognition.

I will say this: the UCB Tourco shows I have seen in the past have completely blown my mind. Their scene work was neither slow nor patient and it was intensely game heavy, damned if it wasn't super intelligent and entertaining as all fuck. What can I say? I like to be entertained.

And since it's totally within our right to publicly critique improv, I'm going to start emailing everyone notes after their shows. You shouldn't mind right? Because I'm entitled to my opinion.

* I am aware that the classy thing to do would have not put my 2 cents in. My apologies.

Comedy is all about timing.

mcnichol · Post by **mcnichol** » November 13th, 2007, 3:32 pm

Shannon has a large, red telephone that rings when someone replies to this thread.

scook · Post by **scook** » November 13th, 2007, 3:40 pm

Miggy wrote:Maybe some people had high expectations because the trailer at the Alamo had them referring to themselves as 'the future of comedy' in a non-ironic voice.

They didn't make that trailer, Henri Mazza did. That's him doing the voice over.

Aden · Post by **Aden** » November 13th, 2007, 3:41 pm

I thought that trailer was badassssssss.

TexasImprovMassacre · November 13th, 2007, 3:46 pm

i wasn't a fan of baadasssss

shando · Post by **shando** » November 13th, 2007, 3:49 pm

Indeed, it looks just like the nose of the dude from the Operation Board Game.

Seriously, if UCB came back to town I'd go see 'em. Why? Because I hear there show is pretty great from people I respect who've expressed as much on this thread.

But this notion that no one can ever express a dissenting opinion in public is just creepy. Is this old school Romania or something? The negative sentiments expressed in this thread were almost always couched in statements of "This is my personal opinion", and "Maybe this is just my taste," usually surrounded by the kind of qualifying positive things that we see in other threads. Instead of the school marmish "Oh, they are our peers, how rude to even express an opinion," maybe we should just treat our Austin peers as American adults who can express their opinions and take their lumps on their own if someone doesn't like what they write.

mcnichol · Post by **mcnichol** » November 13th, 2007, 3:50 pm

shando wrote:But this notion that no one can ever express a dissenting opinion in public is just creepy.

Who is proposing that notion? That's just silly.

shando · Post by **shando** » November 13th, 2007, 3:53 pm

mcnichol wrote:
shando wrote:But this notion that no one can ever express a dissenting opinion in public is just creepy.
Who is proposing that notion? That's just silly.

I invite you to read every post in this thread again. No really, read them. Call me silly.

mcnichol · Post by **mcnichol** » November 13th, 2007, 4:01 pm

shando wrote:Call me silly.

You are silly. Uh... but in my defense it's not much of a stretch.

Miggy · Post by **Miggy** » November 13th, 2007, 4:44 pm

scook wrote:
Miggy wrote:Maybe some people had high expectations because the trailer at the Alamo had them referring to themselves as 'the future of comedy' in a non-ironic voice.
They didn't make that trailer, Henri Mazza did. That's him doing the voice over.

Fair enough. I don't know who Henri Mazza is and I'm not sure what part he plays in this - does he work for the Alamo? I think the trailer itself was fine - actually pretty good production values although someone else mentioned that these guys might have a TV show that they culled from? (I'm a little out of the loop on such things). My sole issue was with the pretentiousness of that line, which it makes me happy to know they didn't put in there. I'm fine with a fan saying it, but that wasn't clear from watching the trailer.