Review: TAEAS,GJ! Season 5 Premiere

Here's one straight from my mother's house: Tim and Eric premiered last Sunday. Now, it has been dually noted of my bias, and so I don't expect to do this for every 10 episodes this season. But I do like to take note. Tim and Eric are great and can do no wrong, and they revel in the art of comedy. Art, guys. So reviewing this is like reviewing a Picasso or a Pizzicato 5 album. Meaning, its just talking about it. And that's what I do anyway so- talk about: Tim and Eric have created a brand of their own humor. They themselves are aware of it, especially if you have seen them live and poke fun of that image to their fans, still while maintaining the high level of that brand which allows them to do just that. Was that hard to follow? OK- Tim and Eric have created their own world where Tim and Eric can't do no wrong, they are aware of the aspects of their humor and of their show that a majority of fans claim as their favorite. On the season premiere- they have successfully honed in on a parody of themselves, more favorably and to a point than anyone else could've. Not only of themselves, which was a finer point, but of comedy in general and Saturday Night Live specifically. The diarrhephragm sketch hit all the T&E notes, which I love those notes, but under the guile of a streamlined version of T&E- it seemed even funnier. I don't want to ruin the episode as it is still a day old- but the throw to the sketches from comedy personality Tim and Eric were priceless and will be studied. Throw in Corbin Bernson of all people, and voila! Another classic episode. This is all a set up for the season. They poked fun at comedy, themselves, introduced a dark bit called Morning Meditations, and showed most of the clips they showed during their numerous live appearances recently. For a season premiere, they stormed the castle, and now all we have left is the battle. Good on that.