morgan831

The main thing I remember about this show is all the references to popular 90's bands. In one scene, the younger sister blackmails the older sister into letting her wear her Nine Inch Nails t-shirt, and another scene has the step dad (trying to be cool) referring to REM as 'rim'. Another episode I remember had Gaby's character making a tape of herself singing for the boy she likes. Through some unfortunate circumstances, the tape gets played on the loudspeaker at the local skating rink when all her fellow students are present. This kind of unrealistic embarrassment comedy was indicative of 90's sitcoms (except Seinfeld and the Simpson's) Can't remember if I liked it or not, I was only 11 or 12.

I saw this as part of the "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life" DVD. It is the most poignant of the four short films on the disc (also included are "The Deal" written by Lewis Black, "Seven Gates", and the above mentioned). Shot in black and white, the film takes place over a number of years despite only being about 20 minutes in length. The story seems to be set in the depression-era south, but I can't be entirely sure about that. The film is based on a short story by Mark Steadman and directed by film editor John David Allen. This film is very well done as are all of the shorts included in this collection. I would definitely recommend checking out the DVD if you can find it.

....Things I have ever seen. I saw this as part of the "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life" short film collection on DVD. This was written by comedian Lewis Black (of The Daily Show fame). The entire short is dialog driven, but it is some of the most inventive/strange dialog I've ever heard. The script is written like a two character, one-act play. It centers around two Donald Trump/CEO types meeting in a huge office to discuss a deal. Needless to say, it gets a little weird from there. I won't go into any more detail, as you should see it for yourself. If you can find this DVD, rent it immediately. All the films are very well done, particularly this one.