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Are me and my friends the only one who have not enjoyed Very Important People? This and smarty parts are occasionally funny, but miss far more often than they hit. We have no idea why this has gotten any positive attention.
I'm not expecting to like everything they put out, but it feels like the show quality has gone downhill. I'm not upset about the price increase at all, but it feels like anytime I bring up my perception of the drop in quality, all I hear is people telling me to unsubscribe. I just have never met anyone irl that enjoys VIP and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills to see it's been nominated for an Emmy. They have GREAT shows that absolutely deserve all the awards in the world, but I cannot believe VIP is one of them.
I also think VIP is hit or miss. Some episodes are really good, but in general they just lukewarm imo.
Tbh, i think it just might be you, your friends, and the people you talk to then. I've gotten other people into it recently with some of the newer episodes, and we all love them. Having a different opinion doesn't make you wrong. However, it does sound like you are in the minority. Im not gonna tell you to unsubscribe, but I do hope you see now that other people are enjoying it tremendously. It just may not be for you, friend.
Legitimately, thank you for your response. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish normal people from stans that will just support whatever they do.
No problem. I appreciate how you showed disinterest without ragging the show. Like i mentioned, a lot of us enjoy it, but it's easy to see how it's not everyone's cup of tea.
VIP grew on me slowly, until I saw Anna's performance as the little boy who wished to become rocks - which is now one of my all time favorite comedy sketches.
I do think VIP is an acquired taste.
I wonder if it's something about it being more directly a sketch show instead of at least nominally a competition?
Honestly, I don't think so. I saw BDG (who I have been following for years) talk about being contacted for this. I think it was on the sad boyz podcast, and he was basically like are you sure you guys want me? And though he seemed like he enjoyed his experience and was happy with the outcome, I'm still kind of stuck on that stage. It really feels like recruitment was just a list of people that they liked and thought were funny and had nothing to do with their improv skills or how well this particular challenge went with their talents. I guess I tend to be in the minority of Dropout viewers in general though, because people also seem to like when Brennan plays with newbies, and I honestly do not find it that enjoyable. People talk about how it makes them feel better, or it's more relatable or something, but if I wanted to listen to a bunch of random people with no background in improv who don't know dungeons and dragons play Dungeons & Dragons, I'd just get my game group together. It feels like the whole thing has become more "let me hang out with my friends" then "let me make the absolute best show I can." I am legitimately happy to see people I like get more work, but it really does not feel as though any thought was put into casting,and people are just going on these comedy shows that do not play into their comedic strengths. I don't know if BDG was ever on smartypants, but I feel like back from watching him at polygon, that would be more up his ally instead of VIP.
That's fair. I generally don't care for the "newbie D20" seasons either. I think that they're at least partially a mechanism drawing in a wider audience and giving them an on-ramp to the seasons that assume more base knowledge of the game. If anything I kind of wish they'd try for a few more shorter seasons like Mentopolis/Burrow's End. Parts of the Fantasy High seasons can get sloggy IMO.
Overall a lot of their catalog is kind of hit or miss but I appreciate the variety. Sometimes it's just a mood thing.
Totally agree.