The Life & Times Of Tim – The Complete Second
Season (2009/HBO DVD)
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: C Episodes: C
Tim is
stuck as a bottom feeder in the Big Apple, everyday he slaves away at work with
his best friend Stu under his overpaid boss. As he tries to get back together with his
girlfriend Amy, he tries not to get involved with others as much as he can. For Tim, anything he does seem to make things
from bad to worst, good deeds seem to have a way of back firing against him. Will Tim ever man up and take responsibility
or will he always be someone's doormat?
The Life & Times Of Tim continues in its Complete Second Season as watchable,
but not very memorable. Hopefully,
nothing that follows will be a spoiler. After
being kicked out by his girlfriend, Tim is basically homeless. He tries to grow a beard to look more manly
but ends up looking more like bum. His
Boss constantly use, abuse and threatens to fire him. He is constantly looked down by his female
co-worker and stepped on. And his friends
are emotional train wrecks, including his best friend Stu who is a closet
pervert with the habit of eating anything from the garbage. As Tim tries to fix his social and work life
you get to see how in Tim's life things can always get worst.
This
series was like a mix of grown up version South Park
and more adult humor. It relates to
major stereotypes of the under-paid worker living with his girlfriend (who
makes more than him) and an abusive boss. Along with his friends, their advice constantly
lands them in more trouble making fun of various American cultures, job
occupation and just out right male crass. As for the picture style, it reminded me of South Park for the lack of motion and
just moving a frame to cleverly express emotion or sudden change.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image has very simple animation, while the
lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is underwhelming.
Extras include Making of the The
Life and Times of Tim and interviews with cast and crew. The episodes are as follows:
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Tim's
Beard/Unjustly Neglected Drama
Tim tries
to grow a beard but ends up looking like a bum. Stu takes Tim out for a play and pot.
The
Comeback Sermon/Atlantic City
Tim's
crashes with a failed priest. In Atlantic
City Tim meets a stripper who looks like his ex-girlfriend.
Legend of
the Month/ Mari's Dead Husband
A female
firefighter steals Tim's credit for putting out a fire. Tim discovers Mari fakes a death in the family
every year to get a few vacation days off.
The Girl
Scout Incident/Rodney has a Wife
Tim must
lead a scout troop to prove he isn't against Girl Scouts. Rodney's wife is having sex with a hockey
player.
Pharmaceutical
Sales Rep Gone Wild/Amy's Got a Gun
A crazed
Rep wants to commit suicide with Tim. Amy want a gun to protect themselves.
The Salty
Jazz/Jews Love to Laugh
Tim and
the boys try hanging out with their Boss. Tim learns Jews can make fun of
themselves but he can't say Jew jokes under any circumstances.
Nagging
Blonde/Tim & the Elephant
Tim bets
on a horse who reminded him of his girl friend. Tim makes relations with a
circus elephant.
Debbie's
Mom/The Escape Artist
Tim gets
a prediction he will be assaulted. An
Escape Artist sues Tim for saving him.
Personality
Disorder/Stu is Good at Something
Tim's
Boss uses Tim's 'personality disorder' to spill the truth how he really feels
about others. Stu is good at ping pong.
London is Calling/Novelist
Tim 1-ups
his Boss in front of the CEOs. Tim's
tries to be a novelist without writing.
For more
on the show, try our coverage of the First
Season:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/9536/The+Life+&+Times+Of+Tim+%E2%80
- Ricky Chiang
