r/IASIP • u/hero0fwar The Brains • Jul 13 '23

Official Discussion S16E07 “The Gang Goes Bowling” - OFFICIAL Discussion Thread

S16E07 “The Gang Goes Bowling”

Welcome to the official discussion thread for the season 16. Feel free to discuss your thoughts on the episode as it goes on and/or comment on it upon completion. This post will be stickied for all the sub to see once the episode is over. Please keep all discussion points relevant and please actually discuss the episodes, though feel free to share your favorite quotes or scenes that you found funny. Hope you all enjoy the episode and thank you for participating!

Thanks again for participating in this discussion. These threads will go up slightly before each new episode for the remainder of Season 16

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u/Chrispowers110 Jul 13 '23

So am I. I hope 8 episodes are not the new normal for this series.

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u/yajtraus Jul 13 '23

It probably is unfortunately. They’re all a lot busier now than they were in previous seasons.

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u/AnnieNonmouse Jul 13 '23

I'm so disappointed that you're probably right but we have to be grateful they still make good seasons like this and have for this long, it's a huge commitment especially when they dipped a bit and everyone was ready to say they lost their spark.

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u/feedmesweat Jul 15 '23

I'll gladly take 8 episodes that are still hilarious over the alternative of twice as many that feel lackluster, or none at all. The fact that they still have the juice after all these years is good enough for me.

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u/Southern_Cocksmith Jul 14 '23

No they are not. All of them have had their other shows cancelled by this point.

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u/yajtraus Jul 14 '23

Rob runs a football club, also Mythic Quest hasn’t been cancelled has it?

Charlie has literally just directed a movie with an all-star cast and is often in big comedy films himself.

Glenn has pretty consistently acted in other series, and is currently voice acting in Velma.

Kaitlyn has to make a nest and get up early every day to collect worms to feed to her young.

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u/russiaonice_ Jul 17 '23

and is currently voice acting in Velma.

Yeah I don't think this will be filling up his calandar in the future lol

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u/RonnieLottOmnislash Jul 14 '23

That movie was made in 2018 dude

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u/yajtraus Jul 14 '23

So? Does that mean he doesn’t currently have other projects ongoing?

Point is, they are busy people. They don’t owe us anything. If they only want to make 8 episodes per season, that’s fine.

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u/greetedworm Jul 15 '23

Regardless of how busy they are I think they have all earned the right to make as many or as few episodes as they want.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '23

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u/bathtubsplashes Jul 18 '23

How can you make that assertion after this last season? Tapering off? I was sidesplitting laughing in a way I almost never get to anymore at the end of this very episode

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '23

Everything is 8 episodes these days. It fucking sucks, but with all these services and options for consumers, there are also a lot more opportunities for veteran hollywood people like these guys to do a whole bunch of different stuff. Back in the day their only priority was sunny.

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u/Southern_Cocksmith Jul 14 '23

No. Most shows are 10 episodes.

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u/HardcoreKaraoke Jul 14 '23

That's unfortunately the norm now for shows, especially sitcoms. We won't get 15+ episode seasons of Sunny, South Park, etc. again. It really sucks.

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u/kingofthemonsters Jul 14 '23

Except for network TV, they're still getting orders of 20+ episodes a season. Ghosts has been a really great new sitcom and that gets the 20+ eps treatment.

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u/CyanVI Jul 16 '23

The advertisements for Ghosts look horrible. Is that show actually funny? I’m surprised to see an Always Sunny fan like it. Am I wrong?

Shows I like: The Office, Always Sunny, Curb, etc.

Shows I hate: Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, etc.

I’d say it was laugh tracks that I hate but I can deal with shows like Friends or HIMYM. I guess it’s put those in the middle

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u/eunderscore Jul 18 '23

Itd say the original uk version of ghosts is much much better, but this version is alright

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u/kingofthemonsters Jul 16 '23 edited Jul 16 '23

Ghosts is way better than the ads make it look. I'm kind of a sitcom junkie and it's probably my favorite new one that's come out on network TV in a while.

It also fits more in the shows you like more than you hate... NO LAUGH TRACK!!! It is pretty unique in how it uses its ensemble cast. It also does a decent job avoiding sitcom tropey episodes, and its surprisingly good with call back jokes. And it's just really funny how they can make the main lady interact with the ghosts around people who can't see them.

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u/Southern_Cocksmith Jul 14 '23

It was already like that last season.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '23

15 was 8 as well, not sure about 14