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skype!

12 days ago

Let's try and keep shows and ads seperate! We're not stupid.... seriously.

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skype!

Let's try and keep shows and ads seperate! We're not stupid.... seriously.

by jgunn1 2 months ago

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Personally, I think the embedded advertising was a stunning success. I became and remained hooked to the show due to the short format and unique humor, and along the way found ...

by prussell 12 days ago

Skype - official communication tool of stalkers who can't afford daycare! (TM)

by mercator79 about 1 month ago

Yes, the plugging of Skype is obnoxious, but it's not for profit. This entire show is done for charity, once you realize that, it's a tad easier to ignore the plugs.

by zombalia 2 months ago

Pushups

2 months ago

lqtm about those girly pushups.

sklar bros rule

2 months ago

if I was jewish they could do my bar mitzvah anytime...janet rocks too

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CruizeX

Posted 2 months ago

Amusing Shorts

To be honest, I never wanted to watch the show because of its title. It sounded like a bad sit-com from the 80's. After giving it a chance today, I was surprised to find quite a funny show; albeit each episode only running around 5 minutes. Definitely funnier than some of the sit-coms actually on tv today.

The only annoying part was its sponsor: Skype. I'm glad Skype was there to help fund the show (or whatever else sponsors do), but maybe not mention it so much on the show. Although the crew did do a good job of recovering or making a joke when Skype was mentioned in-show.

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eh866644

Posted 2 months ago

1 of 1 person found this review helpful

Good Stuff

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Taking cues from the ridiculous hilarity of "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and the painful hilarity of "The Office," a new comedy, "Back on Topps" adds an American pastime to the mix, baseball.

When Leif and Leyland Topps lose their uncles prestigious baseball card company to an arrogant suite, Gaylen Briggs, the twin brothers are forced to adapt to their new work environment.

"Back on Topps" was created by and stars real life twins Randy Sklar and Jason Sklar, who you may recognize from their commentary on VH1’s "I love the 80s" and the brother’s chemistry is obvious. The dialogue is peppered with baseball references that any true fan can respect, “Sweet mullet of Gaetti!”

Also entertaining are an array of cameos. Sports figures like Kevin Love and Russell Martin appear as themselves while actors like Phil Morris who is best and probably only known for his character Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld and "The Office’s" Ed Helms aka Andy Bernard pop up in the show.

It is refreshing to watch a sports show that leaves behind the clichés of the business for outlandish scenarios that blend current events with the greatest game ever played.

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the.hulu.man

Posted 2 months ago

1 of 1 person found this review helpful

Funny little comedy

It looks like some people are finally getting the hang of this short-format comedy thing. The premise in this one involves the two Topps brothers, who are the rightful heirs to the Topps baseball card company, but who are instead forced to work beneath a boss who hates them. It's an innovative setting, and lends itself easily to a variety of gags. It's similar in a way to The Office, with a sometimes acknowledged camera crew that is there under another pretense. But it also has a flavor all it's own, with some up-temp side jokes and a parade of cameos, most of them involving sports figures or sketch-comedy regulars. I watched and enjoyed all 7 episodes, and am adding this to my subscription list, at least for now (the nice thing about short-format is that it's not such a time commitment). Consider this one recommended.

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The Hulu Man

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tek72378

Posted 2 months ago

2 of 5 people found this review helpful

Not Funny

This is very marginal. I can appreciate low budget web videos, but I don’t think these twins are funny at all. I like the baseball references, but the scipe placements are ridiculous and the brothers come across as more annoying then funny, and let me make this clear, the lines themselves are funny, and they would make the quirky concept work, if it wasn’t for the people delivering them. The Skylers come across as two mildly autistic dweebs with adult ADD who laugh at themselves more then other people do, and this make me feel sorry for them rather then laugh at what they say. I think these guys should stay on the other side of the camera.

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Season:Episode	Title	Runtime	Air Date	User Rating	Queue
Season 1
17	Full Release Finale	06:31	11/25/2008
16	Tap Some Leather	05:49	11/20/2008
15	Coolio Franco	06:08	11/18/2008
14	The McBama of Baseball	06:22	-
13	Balti-More Than a Feeling	05:51	11/11/2008
12	Fired, Retired, Inspired	06:49	11/06/2008
11	Knee-Deep in Penguin Sh!t	06:07	11/04/2008
10	David Robinson is Smarter than You	05:40	10/30/2008
9	Building the Beast with Two Backs	05:58	10/28/2008
8	Seriously Sucks	06:36	10/23/2008
7	The Balboner	05:48	10/16/2008
6	Sexual Her-ass-ment	05:31	10/16/2008
5	Finding Bleisner	06:16	10/16/2008
4	No Card For Old Man	06:03	10/09/2008
3	Paul Mitchell Report	05:53	10/01/2008
2	Avant Cards	05:20	10/01/2008
1	Pilot	05:21	10/01/2008

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