Netflix Summary:
Chris Peterson (Chris Elliott) may just be the reason the term slacker was coined. A bathrobe-wearing 30-year-old who still lives with his parents, Chris delivers newspapers as a means of income, which is pretty much as ambitious as he wants to get. This surreal and infinitely wacky 1990s sitcom co-stars Bob Elliott, Elinor Donahue, Sam Robards and Brian Doyle-Murray.
FYA Summary:
A thirty-year-old sub-moronic paperboy has a series of strange, almost frightening adventures. He adopts a lovable, vomiting space alien that he later eats in a fit of anger, he is exposed to toxic gasses which cause him to become a spelling bee champion, and is killed at the end of about a third of the episodes.
Nothing in the show made a lick of sense. In the final episode Chris falls out of airplane, only to land on a comfortable bed that happens to be sitting in the middle of the street. Unfortunately:
Sadly, only eight of about 35 episodes are available on Netflix.
Familiar Faces:
Chris Elliott as Chris Peterson
The former David Letterman writer is the only SNL cast member to be the parent of another cast member. His father, Bob Elliott, plays Chris’s father on the show.
Brian Doyle-Murray as Gus
In season two, Chris moves out of his parents’ house. His new landlord, Gus, is a bitter ex-cop who was fired for urinating on his captain.
Another SNL alumnus, Brian is the older brother of Bill Murray.
Chris: You’re like the abusive, alcoholic father I never had.
Gus: Thanks, Kid. You’ve always been like a son to me. Of course, if you really were my son, I would have had you institutionalized years ago.
Couch-Sharing Capability: Guys’ Night
My father and I used to laugh our asses off, while my mother and sister would give us…looks. I’m afraid I’m seeing that same look from my wife, and not just when I watch this show.
Recommended Level of Inebriation: Stone Cold Sober
I think watching this show drunk might be an upsetting, even a scarring experience. I’d like to say the alcohol would cause you to miss some of the series’s subtleties, but:
Use of Your Streaming Subscription: Theater of the Absurd
In the 19th century, you could pay money to visit a lunatic asylum and watch the inmates. You’re not allowed to do that anymore. But this comes close.
