Lately the only thing on television that's kept me going, has been AMC's The Killing. The series is a slow burn, but in a good way. My only qualms about it are, having watched Twin Peaks, I find that I'm always one step ahead of the show. There are way too many similarities in the way the investigation of the murder of Rosie Larsen unfolds, and that of Laura Palmer. Don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic show, it just borrows too much.
So needless to say, I was overjoyed to find that the third season of Childrens Hospital had already begun. The series was created by Rob Corddry and is a send up of hospital shows in general, and Grey's Anatomy in particular. It mocks the genre in such an amazing way, with each episode filled with the absurd and hilarious in just the right ratio. Childrens Hospital is a dysfunctional place, filled with dysfunctional people. Rob Corddry's character is dressed as a blood smeared clown who insists that he can cure people with the "healing power of laughter". He can't. He's surrounded by other inept staff played by Lake Bell, Ken Marino, Rob Huebel, Megan Mullally, Erinn Hayes, Malin Ackerman, and the Fonz himself Henry Winkler. There's even a hospital administrator making strange announcements over the intercom voiced by Michael Cera.
An example of the absurdity of the show, would be the premise of the first new episode. A child falls into quicksand at a quicksand farm and is rushed to Childrens Hospital. He's in a trough of quicksand and they have difficulty extracting him before he sinks to the bottom of the small tub.
Each new episode is 15 minutes long with commercials. They're quick, they're fun, and have made me laugh harder than any other show on television. If you're a fan of Arrested Development or Party Down, you will love this show. It airs midnight on Thursdays on Adult Swim.
Watch some clips here.
Or buy seasons one and two here:
LOVE this show! *smash*
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