"It's Like, You Know..." (1999) TV series 1999-2000

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Creator:

Peter Mehlman

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

24 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Actor Playing Himself

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Evan Handler	...	Shrug (25 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jennifer Grey	...	Herself (25 episodes, 1999-2001)
Steven Eckholdt	...	Robbie Graham (24 episodes, 1999-2001)
A.J. Langer	...	Lauren Woods (24 episodes, 1999-2001)
Chris Eigeman	...	Arthur Garment (23 episodes, 1999-2001)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

42 Pound Productions

Trivia:

Jennifer Beals, the star of Flashdance (1983), was offered a part in the show. After she declined to play herself as a faded movie actress, the vacant spot was taken by 'Jennifer Grey (I)' of Dirty Dancing (1987) fame.

Quotes:

Arthur Garment: No! He was not LITERALLY strangled with options. I'm sick of people misusing that word; how can you LITERALLY be strangled with options?

The writing gets better and better . . .

Having just caught a midseason episode of "It's like, you know . . .", a show I was probably predestined to like a great deal, and not just because they use an ellipsis in the title, I am continually amazed at the level of writing available on this half-hour gem. Very fast-paced and idea-filled, the scripts depend on none of the typical crutches of sitcom writing such as stupid misunderstandings and slapstick arguments. Instead, you hear hilarious discussions of . . . well . . . just about everything. And it's all done without that sense of solipsistic meanness so apparent in Seinfeld. Plus the show has a character named Shrug. Great writing and a character named Shrug. How much greater can it get? What is so good about the writing, you might ask. It builds throughout each episode, usually reaching a very nice and very funny climax at the end. The characters seem to be genuinely intelligent and creative people. The subplots are as interesting, or more interesting than, the main storyline of each show. And the choice of plots is as diverse and interesting as real life can be, without all of those stupid puns and slapstick misunderstandings usually written into most sitcoms. I very much hope it manages to find an audience.