Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital
TV-14 | 08 December 2008 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
  • 7
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  • 4
  • 3
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  • 1
  • Reviews
    gjamesgames

    This show puts most comedies to shame in my opinion. The smallest details in this show are responsible for non-stop hilarity in the action packed ten-minute episodes. The writing and actors are perfect, and they only get better as the show moves along. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to have a few laughs. I promise you will watch the first season in one sitting. For comedy lovers everywhere. This is a must see.What makes this show so funny? Its a lot of the little things done well. Characters are developed through obscene and random interactions with each other. Many aspects of the show are so abstract you really just have to laugh at the world they are creating. Character synergy started out great but only got better. Just watch and start laughing for yourself. Cheers

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    dshetlan

    Despite the show's exceptional cast, this is easily the least entertaining show I have ever seen. The show suggests itself to be a parody of medical dramas in general; unfortunately, it lacks story structure and any semblance of realism. There's a line where parody ceases to be funny and just starts being stupid - Children's Hospital crossed that line and walked into the next state. Given the show's plot lines and jokes (or lack thereof) I would assume that the show's creators started out with a goal of making a show that was indeed worse than "Tim and Eric's Awesome Show" . . . and unbelievable as it sounds, they succeeded.

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    cieran84

    I really hate when old people post about comedy shows that they just don't get (like Nimue1016). It's clear from that post Nimue already hates Adult Swim shows, which begs the question of why they are even watching Adult Swim to begin with. The fact that he/she refers to Rob Corddry as "the director" highlights the fact that they're clueless about the subject with which they are writing. I'm guessing he/she also hates Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Brak Show, Robot Chicken, etc. However, if you're under 30 and like a good comedy, this show is pretty damned funny. Rob Corddry is great as the clown doctor, and the rest of the cast is dynamite too. There's a great style to it with the "previously on..." way of showing new elements of the story as if it had already been included in past episodes. I especially love the "previously on" at the start of Episode 4, where Dr. Cat Black breaks up with tons of doctors, including some multiple times, and once while giving the doctor a hand-job. Lots of great sexual humor in this show, mocking shows like Grey's Anatomy. Definitely worth checking out if you have a funny bone in your body (which, apparently, Nimue1016 does not).

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    Nimue1016

    Well, the title says a lot of my general feel for this show.It's stupid, over-the-top comedy that attempts, and fails, to be tongue- in-cheek. This is pretty evident throughout the few episodes I've bothered to sit through. In one scene, a doctor walks in, talks about "Cutting open a child" for a minor broken leg, insisting it "MUST BE MORE!" This itself isn't really a killer, but it was so badly delivered (visibly pausing for theoretical laughter), that you can't help but wonder who they got to actually play in these sorts of roles. It was presented in that cheap and mildly awkward way that almost all Adult Swim Originals nowadays seem to exhibit. Then the "punchline" comes up: "Well you'd better be right... This time" and you see the 'director' of the hospital - some sort of odd clown. I, personally, groaned. Why were they trying so hard? Did they REALLY have to make the director a clown? There's satire, and then there's just... Overshooting. I mean, what's that supposed to say? Medical drama hospital directors are clowns? No. You can make them promiscuous, miserly, or overly obstinate, sure, but a clown is meant to be ridiculous for the sake of being ridiculous. It's trying far too hard for a laugh and just comes off groan-worthy.Of course, then they occasionally do pretend to be "artistic," hiding under the aegis of "satire." It's satire in the same way that My Immortal is writing... Okay, it isn't that bad, but it does fail to deliver any sense of satisfaction and is only satirical in the most technical sense.Instead of having a comedic theme, or a series of comedic events, they provide a series of poorly delivered one-liners by budget actors. If you ended up liking "Saul of the Mole Men" or "Xavier: Renegade Angel" you might enjoy this, but otherwise... Watch Garth Marenghi's Dark Place. Same premise, but done well.Still, this is leaps and bounds better than a lot of the drivel Adult Swim puts on. Not good, but actually watch-able.

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