# Very funny Web series

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-web-series/391189>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 7, 2007, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-web-series/391189 "2007-02-07T06:19:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-web-series/391189/1 "2007-02-07T06:19:03Z")

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I can’t believe I’m the first one to post about this here, but I did a search, and apparently I am.

[www.mrdeity.com](http://www.mrdeity.com) is a funny and clever Web series by a guy who’s trying to develop a half-hour sitcom. Michael Shermer, editor of _Skeptic_ magazine, says, “Mr. Deity is really quite brilliant, funny without being offensive, insightful without trying to be too deep.” But rather than try to describe it, I’ll just suggest you check it out. Enjoy.

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-web-series/391189/2 "2007-02-07T19:39:58Z")

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What? Nobody likes it, or hates it, or has anything to say?

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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-web-series/391189/3 "2007-02-07T21:25:22Z")

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I just watched the first two episodes, and I give it two Deity-sized thumbs up!

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-web-series/391189/4 "2007-02-09T22:44:06Z")

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The first one was mildly amusing, but it seemed a bit of a one-trick pony to me.

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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-funny-web-series/391189/5 "2007-02-10T09:14:31Z")

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Premise good, quality good, actors good - but the script(s) are a little bit lame and could use some re-writes.  
This is a project that both Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby could have done better and actually covered a bit in their older comedy acts.

All in all, a nice pitch for a comedy show, but if I were a network executive, I would have to see some better writing before greenlighting it.