21 Jump Street

[lesbiassparrow]

The public library had a real treat for me today: 3 random discs of 21 Jump Street, better known as the show Johnny Depp would probably rather forget he ever took part in. My god, it is awesomely delightful and dreadful with as fine a crop of mullets as you would ever want to see anywhere. I am thrilled that the discs started with a 'Just Say No' to drugs episode* which intersects with people having trauma over Challenger exploding.

ETA: So much badly acted teen manpain (or would that be teenpain? boypain?). SO AWESOMELY AWFUL.

ETA 2: I am filled with delight over the really dreadful theme song (with necessary montage of Our Heroes) and all round appalling acting. An added bonus is reading comments on IMDB which insist that this is a truly great show.

ETA 3: Each episode is written with all the subtlety of a neon sign. I bet these are the people behind the new Knightrider.

ETA 4: So cutting edge is this show there has been a lesbian scene. Well, an attempted lesbian scene. Done with the delicate touch of a person smashing things with bricks.

*In which turning your family in for drug use is said to be your civic duty.

Comments

[library-of-sex.livejournal.com]

I really need to watch an episode of that show one of these days just to see Baby Johnny in his early glory!

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

There has to be a clip of him in the role up on 21 Jump Street which would be much less painful than watching the show.

[library-of-sex.livejournal.com]

Lordy, is it really that awful?!

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

Um. I guess it would depend on your definition of dreadful and how many mullets you can tolerate on screen at one time.

[library-of-sex.livejournal.com]

I've never had my mullet tolerance tested before, but I think I may be able to tackle an army if needed!

[lage-nom-ai.livejournal.com]

And don't forget the spinoff: Booker, starring Richard Grieco!!

OMG I watched every hour of emo angst and undercover highschool drug are bad!pain! when I was in middle school.

YOUR FRIEND WILL BE THERE WHEN YOUR BACK IS TO THE WALL...

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

THE ONE SET IN THE FUTURE! WHERE THEY ARE ALL THERE AS ANCIENT PEOPLE TALKING OF THEIR PAST. It almost makes me think more kindly of that new Knightrider.

[sassachusetts.livejournal.com]

JUMP! DOWN ON JUMP STREET!

Ohhhhhh, that's going to be in my head for a while. D:

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I am trying to blot it out, especially the bits where they try and fit events from various episodes so that they fit the song.

ps

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

Wasn't it your birthday recently? Happy Belated Birthday, if so! I hope you had a great one!

Re: ps

[sassachusetts.livejournal.com]

It was a couple of months ago, but thank you! (I think you wished me a happy birthday at the time, but it was just before you were traveling? Or something?)

Also, I can't believe it's not even the Johnny Depp episodes. There was kind of an inordinate amount of "this pretty high school girl really likes me and my razor-sharp cheekbones and puppydog eyes! ...Uh-oh" in those. Is it just Richard Grieco and Chunky Comic Relief Delouise, then?

Re: ps

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

This is season 4 so I think Depp must have found the escape tunnel. He's around but in the background as they keep shoving Delouise in the forefront which is very annoying as I have no idea why would you not use Depp while you still had him, I don't want to hear about other people's tragic loves or see them get saddled with a kid!

[lage-nom-ai.livejournal.com]

Oooh, enjoy the vocal stylings of Holly Robinson-Peete!

[lovinlorne.livejournal.com]

It may be painful, but it's Johnny. And you have to respect the Johnny at all times.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what season this is but I've clearly hit a part where they are doing personal stories most of which don't involve Johnny Depp. This seems a tremendous waste of the only reason I am watching the show.

[lovinlorne.livejournal.com]

That must be the second season, when he was trying to get out of his contract.

At least I think it was the second season when he came to his senses.

Edited because "thonk" is not a word.