I DRINK YOUR SLUSHIE! Jimmy Fallon's Glee parody continues, this time with added fun from the cast of Parks & Rec and The Roots, with a Glee version of some Twisted Sister--lead vocals from Jimmy and Abby Elliot.
We've pretty much passed the point where we have to acknowledge that Jimmy Fallon is not the man we thought he was, right? The reviews after the first couple of weeks were "surprisingly, it does not suck." Then there was the Neil Young impression, the efforts to reunite the cast of Saved by the Bell (culminating in the reunion of the cast of California Dreams, at which point I threw in the towel), this -- I'm man enough to admit I was wrong. Stop fighting it, CH.
I can't quite stop fighting it. I think the problem is that I like his show much more than I like him on his show (when he's playing himself). I like the Roots ("like" doesn't even come close to covering it), I like some of the ideas (those Isaac mentioned, charades, etc.), and I like the general sense of fun that the show sometimes has, but I do not like Fallon. I don't like his monologues, I don't like him during interviews, I don't like those bits of his personality that come out when he is taking part in some of the skits, etc.
I kind of hope he takes a vacation week with a fill-in guest host, to see how much of the good about the show is Fallon and how much is his team. If the guest host is good, then I'd be happy to have Fallon produce all sorts of live TV entertainment so long as someone else is the frontman. If the guest host isn't good, well, then I'll give up the fight (but, Fever Pitch I will never forgive).
He also played weekend update team on weekend update team charades last night. He and Tina Fey vs Seth and Amy. And I have thrown in the towel, I just love him now and for more than just being the general sort of guy I tended to date.
I'd say that the show has changed the way that I view him. I think that he is a geek for comedy. I can forgive a certain amount of awkwardness from a geek.
For all the reasons already discussed, he's just downright entertaining to me, and I love that guests just tend to be more naturally goofy with him. Who else gets Robert Pattinson up a tree with him? And his recent imitation of Kate Gosselin's horrific DWS turn was full of win.
If his awkwardness is because he is a geek for comedy, then I can absolutely get behind that. For whatever reason, I saw the awkwardness as a kind of aw-shucks pose. I've always viewed him as, basically, a low-rent, Hugh Grant-type, more or less coasting by on the non-threatening cute guy thing, without actually having any real talent. But his show often works, and his awkwardness is non-stop, so maybe you're right, Jenn, I should stop worrying and learn to love the Fallon. Though, again, Fever Pitch is a violation.
Dammit, Jimmy Fallon, stop making it hard for me to dislike you.
ReplyDeleteI especially like the purposefully bad lip-syncing.
ReplyDeleteThat was some awesome falsetto. Put a huge grin on my face for the morning!
ReplyDeleteWe've pretty much passed the point where we have to acknowledge that Jimmy Fallon is not the man we thought he was, right? The reviews after the first couple of weeks were "surprisingly, it does not suck." Then there was the Neil Young impression, the efforts to reunite the cast of Saved by the Bell (culminating in the reunion of the cast of California Dreams, at which point I threw in the towel), this -- I'm man enough to admit I was wrong. Stop fighting it, CH.
ReplyDeleteI can't quite stop fighting it. I think the problem is that I like his show much more than I like him on his show (when he's playing himself). I like the Roots ("like" doesn't even come close to covering it), I like some of the ideas (those Isaac mentioned, charades, etc.), and I like the general sense of fun that the show sometimes has, but I do not like Fallon. I don't like his monologues, I don't like him during interviews, I don't like those bits of his personality that come out when he is taking part in some of the skits, etc.
ReplyDeleteI kind of hope he takes a vacation week with a fill-in guest host, to see how much of the good about the show is Fallon and how much is his team. If the guest host is good, then I'd be happy to have Fallon produce all sorts of live TV entertainment so long as someone else is the frontman. If the guest host isn't good, well, then I'll give up the fight (but, Fever Pitch I will never forgive).
He also played weekend update team on weekend update team charades last night. He and Tina Fey vs Seth and Amy. And I have thrown in the towel, I just love him now and for more than just being the general sort of guy I tended to date.
ReplyDeleteI'd say that the show has changed the way that I view him. I think that he is a geek for comedy. I can forgive a certain amount of awkwardness from a geek.
ReplyDeleteFor all the reasons already discussed, he's just downright entertaining to me, and I love that guests just tend to be more naturally goofy with him. Who else gets Robert Pattinson up a tree with him? And his recent imitation of Kate Gosselin's horrific DWS turn was full of win.
ReplyDeleteIf his awkwardness is because he is a geek for comedy, then I can absolutely get behind that. For whatever reason, I saw the awkwardness as a kind of aw-shucks pose. I've always viewed him as, basically, a low-rent, Hugh Grant-type, more or less coasting by on the non-threatening cute guy thing, without actually having any real talent. But his show often works, and his awkwardness is non-stop, so maybe you're right, Jenn, I should stop worrying and learn to love the Fallon. Though, again, Fever Pitch is a violation.
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