# Archer's back tomorrow **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2011, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272 "2011-09-14T10:32:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/21 "2011-09-15T13:54:37Z")
“Quiet. I’m just going to pretend you’re Alex Karras.” “Sterling Mallory Archer!” “Well-played, sir.” “What, is Germany like the Alabama of Europe?” _“You’re not my supervisor!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/22 "2011-09-15T13:58:44Z")
Lying is, like, 95% of what I do. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/23 "2011-09-15T19:18:10Z")
I was just reading [an article](http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/fxs-always-sunny-model-low-costs-total-freedom-30990) (mainly about Always Sunny, but mentions and applies to Archer) about the FX model of comedy show development. In a nutshell, it goes like “We’re going to pay you shit (by TV standards) but essentially let you do whatever in the fuck you want on your show. If it works, you’ll make more as your show becomes a success.” ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/24 "2011-09-15T20:21:44Z")
Wait, I had something for this… I actually was going to start a thread but I couldn’t think of the perfect quote for the thread title. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/25 "2011-09-15T20:33:36Z")
> [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](#): > > I’ve only seen season 1, which is all Netflix has, but that’s my favorite episode, too. In particular, the bomb defusing scene. “No Lana! The helium!” ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/26 "2011-09-16T07:08:11Z")
_Woohoo! Two personal records! Breath holding and number of sharks shot in the FREAKING FACE!_ ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/27 "2011-09-16T13:01:31Z")
Sky Captain of Yesteryear! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/28 "2011-09-16T13:08:05Z")
I’d never have known about the show if it weren’t for Dopers talking about. Now I eagerly await season 3! ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/29 "2011-09-16T13:10:27Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Sky Captain of Yesteryear! The episode definitely fell into the “Eh, not bad” category. Not enough of the supporting cast I think. However, Brock Sampson (essentially) showing up made me happy. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/30 "2011-09-16T13:20:29Z")
Yeah, it was solid, not great, but it seems to be the first episode in a 3 episode mini series that could be great. ---
**Author:** ![Surbey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/31 "2011-09-16T13:33:28Z")
“Watch out for the Hitler, he’s a bad egg!” Loved last nights episode. Not the best episode but a great start, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/32 "2011-09-16T13:42:32Z")
> [@Surbey](#): > > “Watch out for the Hitler, he’s a bad egg!” > > Loved last nights episode. Not the best episode but a great start, IMHO. Better than “Swiss Miss”, though that episode did have “Countess von Fingerbang”. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/33 "2011-09-16T14:08:41Z")
This is probably the dumbest thing I’ll say this month (there’s time yet, though!) but it bothered me a little that Archer would be unaware of modern pirates. There. I said it. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/34 "2011-09-16T14:12:21Z")
It’s times like these that I regret giving up cable. Guess I’ll have to catch the show on iTunes. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/35 "2011-09-16T14:14:09Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > This is probably the dumbest thing I’ll say this month (there’s time yet, though!) but it bothered me a little that Archer would be unaware of modern pirates. > > There. I said it. It was in there for the humor, of course, but Archer really is incredibly ignorant outside of his specialty. He sees an ocelot and runs off to go pet it. He is ignorant of politics. He…has no idea he has an inbox! -Joe ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/36 "2011-09-16T14:20:05Z")
So anyone else suspect that Rip Ripley is going to turn out to be Sterling’s father, or at least join the illustrious list of possibles? ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/37 "2011-09-16T14:22:39Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > So anyone else suspect that Rip Ripley is going to turn out to be Sterling’s father, or at least join the illustrious list of possibles? God yes. I was extremely surprised it didn’t come up by the end of the episode. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/38 "2011-09-16T14:28:15Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > It was in there for the humor, of course, but Archer really is incredibly ignorant outside of his specialty. Well, that was just it. I’d see “pirate cartels” as part of his international espionage wheelhouse (along with smugglers, gunrunners, guerrilla factions, etc). I refuse to debate the realism Archer beyond that point though 😛 ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/39 "2011-09-16T14:49:37Z")
I think it was a great start for the season. It had quite a few laugh out loud moments for me. “…It happens to me kind of a lot.” I love the fact that Archer is this dimwitted, immature guy without a clue, but actually kicks ass when the chips are down. He’s a cross between Jason Bourne, James Bond, and Maxwell Smart. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272/40 "2011-09-16T17:19:27Z")
So what’s the veredict? Archer or Sunny? personally i thought Sunny was way funnier last night. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archers-back-tomorrow/596272.md?page=3)