Disjointed Is It Suppsed to Be Funny
Live studio audience
I love Kathy Bates. I should get that out of the way right at the start. She always seems to become the character she is playing, and this is no exception. The series starts a little slowly. The stoned laughter at every corny joke from the studio audience makes the show feel a little dated, and at first, the zany cuts to SNL style commercial parodies and animated weirdness can seem a little... well... disjointed. After a couple of episodes; however, the cast comes into focus, and the live sativa, and Grape Ape interludes seep into your brain and you start laughing. This is creeper weed for sure. By the fourth episode, you are surprised to find these characters have dimensions. The ensemble cast is a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed Gulf War Vet/Security Guard Tone Bell Carter, Guru/Grower Dougie Baldwin, and conflicted Asian Hippie Girl Jessica Lu, but the real center is Bates, who never rings false as a hippie pot seller hen always ready to offer a protective wing to her flock. Stick with this one past the goofy laughter from the studio audience and you'll be hooked by the third or fourth episode.
59 out of 69 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Only in the 5.0 Ratings? Yea right!
I have no clue how this has such a relatively low rating...Hope gets better rated in time. This comedy is actually pretty funny and I really love how they went more rated pg-13/R instead of a pg like Big Bang or other 30 minute comedies. At first (For first few minutes) I admit, I was disappointed that this was one of those comedies where you can hear the audience laughing and such (Dont know proper term for that kind), BUT, after first episode it laid my doubts to rest and its a great comedy show to watch, with Kathy Bates playing her character wonderfully. If you like 30 min comedies that would air on channels such as HBO, or Showtime (not really for kids) and if you enjoy Big Bang Theory and comedies like that, this will tickle your funny bone and you should really enjoy it. Just watch through first episode, give it a chance, and I really doubt you'll be disappointed. Only had to write a review when I came to rate it and saw it was in the 5.0s...That shocked me enough to want to give it a review after rating myself a 9.
79 out of 103 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
It really is recorded in front of a live audience - I was there!
I attended live recordings of the last two shows (#19/#20) of this series in June (2017) at Warner Studios, Burbank. I can assure you that the laughter you hear is from a live audience. The expense to produce a multi-camera sitcom in front of a live audience is not insignificant. I don't understand how reviewers can be so confident that the laughter is canned.
Watching it on TV is even funnier because I can pause it and give myself time to complete my laugh before moving on. And I can replay it as well.
The show is funny and goofy yet it has a heart and soul too. If you stick with it for a few shows, it will definitely grow on you. It takes some time to understand the individual characters and their relationships. The last taping we saw, which was the 20th and last show of this series, contained some very heart rending moments with beautiful resolutions.
This last recording was also few days from Kathy Bates' birthday. The staff brought out a cake and we all sang happy birthday to her. It was a very nice vibe.
My big question is how does Betsy Sodaro (Dabby) create those crazy expressions? Does she practice in front of a mirror or do they just come naturally? She is sooooo funny.
50 out of 63 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
stupid fun!
I don't watch a lot of TV, and I certainly don't watch sitcoms. But, this is a fun, stupid, and hilarious show. It aims to be exactly that, and achieves it. It's not going to make you think much, and it's not going to be transcending sitcom boundaries.
The cast is subtle at times and outrageous at other times; a good ensemble here. People whining about Kathy Bates' elderly hippie schtick clearly don't get out much, because she's great here. And people whining about the laugh track? Jeez, I didn't even notice it because I was busy laughing.
Lighten up/light up and enjoy. We don't see "traditional" sitcoms like this anymore without the usual "ironic upgrades" or pretentious attempts to "break boundaries". It's not a ten, but I don't think it's aiming for that; it's exactly what it is, so enjoy it for that.
16 out of 21 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Disjointed Lights Up Mid Season
Disjointed finds its voice from episode 6 on.
Was really funny but smartly serious at times.
I hope the producer's trash the laugh track in 2018 as it's an annoying distraction and detracts from the show. Looking forward to the next 10 episodes.
PS - Those that work in dispensaries are generally not stoned all the time nor smoking on the premises. But hey, it's TV.
36 out of 49 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
BRING THIS SHOW BACK!!
This show was cut TRAGICALLY short! I feel like it was just starting to find it's rhythm and the different character stories were really starting to develop. I binged the entire series when it was first released on Netflix and had a good laugh. Since then, it has become my background noise show and I appreciate it more every time I watch it. It's absolutely brilliant! And for all those whining about the laugh track / live audience, you just don't get it. It's a throwback to the days of simpler television. PLEASE MAKE MORE!
5 out of 5 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Wonderful Characters
It's an absolute travesty that this show has been cancelled. It was hilarious, with wonderful characters.
8 out of 10 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Loved it!
Warning: Spoilers
Yo on some real stuff Kathy Bates hits some very deep points in her show disjointed. She tackles institutionalized racism very well with the combination of marijuana legalization and how many start up marijuana companies are attacked for being companies selling to other people. And how cops can take your hard earned money as "evidence" just because they want to and how some of them will use it for their own personal luxuries! It seems to be many documentaries talk about these issues and even show how marijuana can help you in some way. A lot of the comedy in this show had me laughing to the point when tears would start coming out. I call this a great show and would love to watch it again.
11 out of 15 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Hi Netflix! Just to let you know we're cancelling you because you cancelled this! :)
Well, not quite. Having exhausted the good part of your catalogue quite quickly, we found we could not face trudging through the rest of your tedious offerings. You had some good moments - GLOW was a high point!
But then you cancelled Season 3 of MINDHUNTER, and we started to wonder if it really was worth carrying on. (Terribly embarassing things like boxes of birds just made it harder to contemplate staying.)
We were just about to let you go and stick with the much superior STAN, when, out of the blue, we discovered DISJOINTED! We worship Kathy Bates in this joint! And we were not disapointed by DISJOINTED!
We laughed till the tears ran, on almost every single episode, and at the same time were enraged by things like the DEA raid, and deeply intrigued and moved by the security guard's story and that just trippy, trippy artwork.
We were, however, bitterly disapointed, to discover that yet again the coke budget in the boardroom had drained any money necessary to fund a good show, and the last drunken rapist to turn the lights out had randomly selected another, actually quality programme to cancel.
Well, in doing so, you cancelled our subscription!
:) Happy self-isolation, Netflix! Without a season 3 of this or MINDHUNTER you are getting no more of our money! :)
18 out of 27 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Hilarious!!
Well I LUV Kathy Bates in ANYTHING so there you have it! Lots of weed jokes and quirky but all lovable characters. But I MUST shout out Dank & Danny!!! I could barely watch these two!! TWISTED AND WOOOOONDERFUL!;
4 out of 4 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
More than what meets the eye.
Warning: Spoilers
I am a survivor of decades of domestic violence and abuse. I had a severe case of PTSD. Marijuana is the only medicine that actually brings me relief without disabling side-effects, gives me back my quality of life, and allows me to be a productive and successful person. However, I still have nagging guilt and anxiety from growing up in the Midwest where "good people" don't smoke weed. "Disjointed" has characters and story lines that nearly anyone can relate to in some way. This show educates about, legitimizes, and normalizes marijuana use. The humor ranges from gentle empathy to in-your-face hilarity! I can't count how many different emotions I feel from one moment to the next.
Most of the time the jokes and banter are mundane and realistic, then you are hit with psychedelic animation, and finally, a giant dose of adolescent ridiculousness that smacks you in the head with the characters of Dank and Dabby. At first, I was taken aback by them, but now I can't wait until they show up! They represent the child-like joy and wonder that abuse victims rarely get to experience. I wrote this review to thank the creators of this show for helping me give myself permission to feel happy :) Ruth's Alternative Care (the fictional cannabis shop in the show) has indirectly cared for me for real.
44 out of 51 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
3.5 Stars out of 5 Stars
I usually despise sitcoms, especially with laugh tracks and the such, but when I first started smoking pot, this show was my favorite one for sure. Definitely learned a couple things about pot from watching this, but mostly it was just classic stoner comedy. Kathy Bates is awesome!
5 out of 6 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Slow burning start... but the fire of excellence burns bright
Firstly, I'm not going to re-write a precis of the series - read the IMDb blurb for that. This review is of the series in a general sense... with few specifics.
Watching the first 2 episodes of the series was almost painful, the laughter, the camaraderie and in- jokes usually rampant in a small work-place - where everybody knows everything about everybody else - is stilted and where not so, forced.
However, you only have to look at past, successful, series to see that this is almost always so. A good example would be the pilot episode of Start Trek: The Next Generation, where the bonhomie is totally absent, the acting wooden and any attempts at humour fall flatter than the usual cliché - Yet history records that this series went on to enjoy great success.
The 'laughter track' used in Disjointed does nothing to assist in creating any kind of feedback for the actors - it's used far too frequently and, on occasion, inappropriately - this has been mentioned several times in other reviews and I can't help but agree.
The Main Characters -
Ruth (Kathy Bates) the Dispensary owner/manager is portrayed with a kindness and an edge that few can get away with, giving sensible, worldly advice while not give a sh*t!
Carter (Tone Bell) the Security Guard - a veteran suffering from PTSD - is played with an understated depth of emotion - this is an actor to watch.
Peter (Dougie Baldwin) - the Dispensary 'Grow Specialist' - a child of 'commune life' which, perhaps unfairly, hints at subtle types of abuse. His almost effortless portrayal of the stereotypical 'pot-head' belies extreme acting acumen - it's far easier to play a genius then a fool.
Travis (Aaron Moten) - Son of Ruth, maligned for his MBA and thus his 'giving in to the man' is played with a casual but witty style.
As far as I can tell - the series does nothing to enhance or detract from any arguments for or against the legalism of Cannabis - it's just pure entertainment - and one that just seems to be getting better and better. Perhaps a less frequent use of the F-word might be called for - but seeing as this now seems to be used in just about every type of
media - maybe that the prudish side of this sixty-seven year old reviewer.
Please note, that though I do not use and have never used Cannabis - I do not condemn users nor do I condone it's use - there's room in hell for all of us (apparently!).
10 out of 14 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Get rid of the canned laughter
Why on earth has this show been spoiled by the canned laughter? Netflix if you read these reviews - get rid of it. It completely spoils what could otherwise be an excellent show. Kathy Bates is great, I'm so used to seeing her in American Horror Story that it is nice to see her in a comedy and the two stoners Dabby and Dank are quirky and unusual.
59 out of 95 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
It's a live audience
So people who are controlled by the internet just use made-up terms willy nilly to disguise their ignorance. Complete twads dialled out "yassification" en masse to attack the excellent DON'T LOOK UP, as though that term will mean anything in 5 minutes' time (I actually saw some idiot say "Simp" the other day - it stopped meaning anything after 5 minutes nearly a decade ago!!).
And one of those terms is "Canned laughter", a thing they obviously know nothing about but love repeating.
This show is (sadly now, WAS, thanks to the insanity at Netflix) filmed in front of a live audience.
There are interviews with both Elizabeth Ho and Kathy Bates where they talk about the experience of being in front of a live audience (In Ms Bates' case, for the first time in 25 years!).
Learn how to use a search engine. I recommend DuckDuckGo.
Oh and the show? OMG it's funny. I used to smoke weed years ago but grew out of it. I find it slows me down too much, and I don't think people pay enough attention to the paranoia and mental health effects.
Then again there are people who it really helps. And if you can use it recreationally without getting addicted? Go for it!
As an ex-stoner there is alot I can relate to in this series, but you don't need to be one to get it. The characters are hilarious, and the way they set everything up.
I agree that Dank & Dabby really do need their own real-world youtube show!
Enjoy!
5 out of 6 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Love the show!
Been a fan of Chuck Lorre since Dharma & Greg and a fan of marijuana even longer. The show is very funny and I can easily watch a few at a time. Seriously hope they do another season
5 out of 6 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Quite Artistic. No really, hear me out.
I rated this show a 9, and no, I wasn't high while watching it! The first couple episodes had me convinced this was just a time waster sit-com with an awesome title sequence (honestly it's genius). But by the fourth or fifth episode they'd gotten rid of the laugh track, and the audience laughter, and focused more on where the story was going, instead of just 20min of bullshit. Kathy Bates is, of course, the best cast member of them all, and her acting shows it. Near the end of the season she has a few moments to really shine, and she makes you sit right up and listen. She brings enough to her character that Ruth herself really keeps you watching the show. Everyone knows that without characters you care about, a show isn't worth watching. The first two episodes really flopped in this area for me, the side actors weren't being shown to have enough oomph to them, and a forced love interest was cringe worthy to say the least. But the INCREDIBLY artistic, and beautiful animated sequences showcasing flashbacks, and life moments, were something that I've never seen before done in a show so well, and with the ability to bring so much gravitas to a show otherwise based around humour. Carter's character continued to surprise me right up until the final credits. Hell I'd watch a spin off show about him alone!
By the end of the season this show has addressed (to an extent) the ability of marijuana to heal, to bring people together, and if anything it's effective at showing how harmless it is. It showcases some great talent, (behind the scenes artistically and creatively), and provides such an interesting vehicle for Kathy Bates, and for a show which I believe that by the second season, would be solidly on its track, and going strong.
16 out of 22 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
I do not like laughter in the background
I love the program and the theme they treat and how they treat it but it annoys me a lot the background laughs they put every time a character says something-- I think it would be better and would have the humor would have more effect without those laughs of false public - Squen those annoying laughs and everything will get better and give them a 10
77 out of 104 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Get past episode 2
Carter, Pete / Dank and Dabby! !! Oh my! I will watch everything they are in. There's so much going on there. The weed is just a background.
4 out of 5 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Overdue unique and super cool, like ya know?
One it was so wonderful to see Kathy Bates back, however, it's a complete flip from the dark side. This brought memories of Cheech and Chong back so that says something as successful as they were. There are comedic punch lines that contain my kind of sharp wit. I think ya kinda have the SNL comedic sense of humour in order to get into this. Cheesy YES! Some of us go for that kind of comedy. There are some hilarious scenes that come from nowhere and I would call it no holds bar comedy, they don't hold back on anything and they do sink to that comedic well below the belt style. All enjoyable. I think as well the voting on this is a bit harsh. I'm in Canada though where we are legalizing medicinal MJ so my mind is open to cannabis use if that's what turned users off because if you didn't get a laugh out of this you're missing the picture!
8 out of 12 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
I Really Like the Show
It is fun and easy to watch. They make some points about the benefits of MJ and at times show the other side of the argument. Well developed characters who are likable. They have great commercials in the middle of episodes that are hysterical. I love the show and hope there is a second season.
19 out of 23 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
weed is the new black
This series is sensational, funny, dynamic. Chuck Lorre's best work since the third season of two and a half men. Until at last marijuana is being treated with sincerity and good humor, there are still exaggerated jokes, but this is done by the style of the writers, making it hilarious and special. Loved it
59 out of 84 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
a tastefully real comedy about legalization
I think this show is an excellent representation of legalization. As an Army vet, ex-security guard, with a traumatic childhood and someone who used to view smoking as weakness, I truly felt myself in the character of Carter and his journey toward inner piece and dealing with PTSD. (It's a bit shameful to admit but I wept like a baby through many of the situations with Carter)
Though this is a comedy, it deals with real things that people (especially those who are on the fence about legalization) have struggled with in regards to pot use while keeping things lighthearted. The show has a diverse set of situations that the average American relate to and help them understand why many people are turning to medical (or recreational) Marijuana to deal with stress, pain, trauma, and so much more. From a mom trying to keep from going off the deep end, to a person terrified that weed is going to be their gateway drug to worse things like her parents, this show has touched on several fears and questions I myself have had:
What will happen to me if I start smoking? My family has a history of drug use, what if I start something harder because of this? How much is too much for me? Does smoking pot change me as a person?
I think that many people don't understand how to relate to this show yet unfortunately and take it only as a comedy and not as what it really is: A voice for people like me who use this drug as a way to level out and be a functioning member of society.
However, That is not to say the show is not funny, (though obviously more so if you are high) as it often breaks the forth wall and makes fun of itself through the nearly 3 hour movie (oh, right this is a show.... I forget that when I binge, haha). However I would say there is a lot of "in" jokes that make it difficult for those who have not started their own journeys of self discovery to relate to.
All in all, I will recommend it to anyone who smokes, anyone who is on the fence about it, and anyone interested in it's legalization. I give it a 9/10 because as much as I enjoyed the show, there is always things to improve.
21 out of 26 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884792/reviews
0 Response to "Disjointed Is It Suppsed to Be Funny"
Post a Comment