Because BYU TV has made this available from day 1, commercial free, & FREE, there is no excuse to not at least try this show. In Season 1 it's clear that these freakishly talented kids weren't 100% sure what they had, because it needed testing.
And they created magic! Thankfully, others agreed & gave them money to really make something of it.
Season 2 finds its stride. They introduce "off-set" stuff in Season 3 I think (can't remember), which is grammatically confusing with the hyphen in the transitions, but the skits themselves are great.
I hate to be a killjoy to even bring this up, but if you have the interface to do so, use the fast forward button whenever there is a creepy "Jeremy" segment. It is not until around Season 6 that he finally develops some talent & is not an annoyance on screen. The cast seems to know this, but as they're all/mostly friends since childhood, no one ever had the heart to take Jeremy out of the picture. For him, it paid off with self esteem, slow skill development & eventual fitting in. What's really weird, is that he would probably LOVE this review. If you like awkward humor, you'll love him as much as they do.
Well, I did give it a 10 for the seasons in which he participates, so touché.
An experiment with "off-set" only skits in Season 8 changes the feeling, plus their need to add 3 more cast members, which is inevitable for a long-running show. It is not a failed experiment, but from what I've heard, they bring the audience back in Season 9, which I've also heard is **SPOILER** the last season for the original 10 cast members.
Not to worry. They are still going strong with other endeavors on YouTube & Angel Studios.
**SPOILER** The show is reported to have gone downhill with the original 10's departure, but I can't attest to that, & I'm only at the start of Season 8, so...
And they created magic! Thankfully, others agreed & gave them money to really make something of it.
Season 2 finds its stride. They introduce "off-set" stuff in Season 3 I think (can't remember), which is grammatically confusing with the hyphen in the transitions, but the skits themselves are great.
I hate to be a killjoy to even bring this up, but if you have the interface to do so, use the fast forward button whenever there is a creepy "Jeremy" segment. It is not until around Season 6 that he finally develops some talent & is not an annoyance on screen. The cast seems to know this, but as they're all/mostly friends since childhood, no one ever had the heart to take Jeremy out of the picture. For him, it paid off with self esteem, slow skill development & eventual fitting in. What's really weird, is that he would probably LOVE this review. If you like awkward humor, you'll love him as much as they do.
Well, I did give it a 10 for the seasons in which he participates, so touché.
An experiment with "off-set" only skits in Season 8 changes the feeling, plus their need to add 3 more cast members, which is inevitable for a long-running show. It is not a failed experiment, but from what I've heard, they bring the audience back in Season 9, which I've also heard is **SPOILER** the last season for the original 10 cast members.
Not to worry. They are still going strong with other endeavors on YouTube & Angel Studios.
**SPOILER** The show is reported to have gone downhill with the original 10's departure, but I can't attest to that, & I'm only at the start of Season 8, so...