TV - Critic Day 3

Some recent surprises on the Television Screen.

That made me think of "the big screen" (aka movies) vs what "the little screen"? I don't think I've ever heard it called that. That led me to remember the piece on an electronics convention I caught on some show Sunday morning. They displayed a 108" television screen. That's almost as big as some movie screens in those little movie theaters in little malls, don't you think?

Back to topic.

The Knights of Prosperity is kind of funny. I thought it would be a really stupid show, which it is, but in a funny way. It's about an odd assortment of blue-collar workers who want their share of the American dream. You can't get live the dream without money so they create a "criminal organization" for the sole purpose of robbing Mick Jagger's New York apartment. Eugene, the leader, fancies himself a modern Robin Hood, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Mick's rich. They're poor.

While these wantabe criminals are odd, they aren't quite that odd. At least not yet. (An aside: I'm not a fan of characters who are too stupid, too annoying, too absurdly anything, etc. That's just distracting and not amusing to me.)

There is some typical sit-com type casting that doesn't show too much creativity, but it doesn't seem as obvious in this show. It's a little politically incorrect if you know what I mean, but I think it's intentional (though I might be giving the show too much credit on that one).

The show has a quirky kind of humor that not every one can appreciate and, therefore, may not last past the first 1/2 season. For example, the leader had t-shirts made up for everybody that say "The Knights of Prosperity". For another example, to distract the doorman at Mick Jagger's appartment house, one of the Knights runs up to him (from half a block away) and says,"Hey, man, can you help me find my contact?" then falls to his knees and begins searching the sidewalk.

This show airs on Wednesday nights at 9:00. Watch it if you're in the mood for something different and - a bit of type-casting: eat a pizza and drink a beer to create the right ambiance.