Bogner’s TV Guide No. 15
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August 27, 2012
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# Bogner’s TV Guide No. 15
***Workaholics*** was last season's best comedy -- period. I
have to admit that my effusive appraisal for the show has been overdue
since season three ended four weeks ago, but with so many [season
finales][1] and [comebacks][2] to document, something's got to give.
Now's the time to redress that imbalance: *Workaholics* is a dead
stupid, juvenile and shameless stoner comedy which makes it something of
a love or hate affair. I obviously fall into the former camp, with
nothing but crazy admiration for a show written by its three main leads,
**Blake Anderson**, **Adam** **DeVine** and **Anders** **Holm**. They
more or less [play themselves][3] by the way.
As the story is quite simple (three stoner college buddies share a house
together, work at the same telemarketing company and end up doing all
kinds of stupid shit) allow me to present two reasons why you should be
convinced of its greatness ... Or not:
**1. Tyler the Creator and Taco Bennett were on the show**
This happened last September during the first episode of Season Two,
'Heist School'. Not that guest appearances are something special *per se
--* every other show has tried to beef itself up with the help of movie
stars or famous singers since the beginning of television. Still,
there's a difference between **Vonda Shepard** singing a song in a bar
during ***Ally McBeal*** and Tyler the Creator and Taco sitting on the
roof shooting a [paintball gun][4]. That, to quote a certain 90s movie,
"ain't the same fuckin' ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't
even the same fuckin' sport". In this year's season [The Black Keys][5]
made a cameo appearance, too.
**2. 'The Lord's Force'**
This episode perfectly sums up what *Workaholics* is about, both good
*and* bad. At the beginning of the show, the three dudes are smoking
weed and watching YouTube videos when they come across an ad for 'The
Lord's Force', a bible-inspired show with biblical superhero figures
like Samson. In their baked state they get so drawn into it that they
decide they want to watch the spectacle in real life. Bam, we're barely
two minutes and we've got a funny and absurd premise almost everyone can
relate to. When they do meet the stars they find out that they're a gay
couple. Cue grappling with some thorny issues: the absurdity of religion
in general and Christianity particularly, but also the main
protagonists' own fear of homosexuality which acts as a set up to some
very good jokes.
[Workaholics - The Gaylord Proposal][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
Okay, so you could argue that this isn't the way to deal with serious
issues such as homophobia, but in my opinion, as the way the world
stands now, it kind of is. Blake, Adam and Anders aren't nefarious
members of the Westboro Baptist Church, they are just three guys who
have to overcome their own insecurities. In the spectacular ending they
do just that because, well, they always do. And the message
*Workaholics* leaves us with is as humanistic as it is simple: be true
to yourself.
[YouTube Video (videoseries)][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
[1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/2012/08/23/bogners-tv-guide-no-14/
[2]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/2012/08/14/bogners-tv-guide-no-13/
[3]: http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/22/workaholics-blake-anderson-roof-broken-back-video/
[4]: http://oddfuturetalk.com/2011/09/watch-tacos-workaholics-cameo/
[5]: http://pitchfork.com/news/46916-watch-the-black-keys-on-workaholics/
[6]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlQehlbuQFc
[7]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries
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<p><strong><em>Workaholics</em></strong><em> </em>was last season’s best comedy – period. I have to admit that my effusive appraisal for the show has been overdue since season three ended four weeks ago, but with so many <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/2012/08/23/bogners-tv-guide-no-14/">season finales</a> and <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/2012/08/14/bogners-tv-guide-no-13/">comebacks</a> to document, something’s got to give.</p><p>Now’s the time to redress that imbalance: <em>Workaholics</em> is a dead stupid, juvenile and shameless stoner comedy which makes it something of a love or hate affair. I obviously fall into the former camp, with nothing but crazy admiration for a show written by its three main leads, <strong>Blake Anderson</strong>, <strong>Adam</strong> <strong>DeVine</strong> and <strong>Anders</strong> <strong>Holm</strong>. They more or less <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/22/workaholics-blake-anderson-roof-broken-back-video/">play themselves</a> by the way.</p><p>As the story is quite simple (three stoner college buddies share a house together, work at the same telemarketing company and end up doing all kinds of stupid shit) allow me to present two reasons why you should be convinced of its greatness … Or not:</p><p><strong>1. Tyler the Creator and Taco Bennett were on the show</strong><br>
This happened last September during the first episode of Season Two, ‘Heist School’. Not that guest appearances are something special <em>per se –</em> every other show has tried to beef itself up with the help of movie stars or famous singers since the beginning of television. Still, there’s a difference between <strong>Vonda Shepard</strong> singing a song in a bar during <strong><em>Ally McBeal</em></strong> and Tyler the Creator and Taco sitting on the roof shooting a <a href="http://oddfuturetalk.com/2011/09/watch-tacos-workaholics-cameo/">paintball gun</a>. That, to quote a certain 90s movie, “ain’t the same fuckin’ ballpark, it ain’t the same league, it ain’t even the same fuckin’ sport”. In this year’s season <a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/46916-watch-the-black-keys-on-workaholics/">The Black Keys</a> made a cameo appearance, too.</p><p><strong>2. ‘The Lord’s Force’</strong><br>
This episode perfectly sums up what <em>Workaholics</em> is about, both good <em>and</em> bad. At the beginning of the show, the three dudes are smoking weed and watching YouTube videos when they come across an ad for ‘The Lord’s Force’, a bible-inspired show with biblical superhero figures like Samson. In their baked state they get so drawn into it that they decide they want to watch the spectacle in real life. Bam, we’re barely two minutes and we’ve got a funny and absurd premise almost everyone can relate to. When they do meet the stars they find out that they’re a gay couple. Cue grappling with some thorny issues: the absurdity of religion in general and Christianity particularly, but also the main protagonists’ own fear of homosexuality which acts as a set up to some very good jokes.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlQehlbuQFc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Workaholics - The Gaylord Proposal</a></p><p>Okay, so you could argue that this isn’t the way to deal with serious issues such as homophobia, but in my opinion, as the way the world stands now, it kind of is. Blake, Adam and Anders aren’t nefarious members of the Westboro Baptist Church, they are just three guys who have to overcome their own insecurities. In the spectacular ending they do just that because, well, they always do. And the message <em>Workaholics</em> leaves us with is as humanistic as it is simple: be true to yourself.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube Video (videoseries)</a></p>
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# Bogner’s TV Guide No. 15 ***Workaholics*** was last season's best comedy -- period. I have to admit that my effusive appraisal for the show has been overdue since season three ended four weeks ago, but with so many [season finales][1] and [comebacks][2] to document, something's ...
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As the story is quite simple (three stoner college buddies share a house together, work at the same telemarketing company and end up doing all kinds of stupid shit) allow me to present two reasons why you should be convinced of its greatness . Or not: . **1. Tyler the Creator and Taco Bennett we...
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That, to quote a certain 90s movie, "ain't the same fuckin' ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same fuckin' sport". In this year's season [The Black Keys][5] made a cameo appearance, too. **2. 'The Lord's Force'** This episode perfectly sums up what *Workaholics* is about, b...
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Cue grappling with some thorny issues: the absurdity of religion in general and Christianity particularly, but also the main protagonists' own fear of homosexuality which acts as a set up to some very good jokes. [Workaholics - The Gaylord Proposal][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}...