"Comic relief"?

Fugitoid Jones · 09-08-2011, 12:29 PM

I just want to say that I think it's weird when people refer to characters from the Fred Wolf series as "comic relief". Comic relief is a term used to describe a character that is supposed to provide humor in an otherwise serious story or series. Who the hell watched the OT and thaught "Man, I hope I laugh soon, this episode is really very serious." Saying someone from the OT was comic relief is like watching Schindler's List and saying Liam Neeson was the striaght man.

So instead of saying "Bebop and Rocksteady were mostly just comic relief" or "Shredder in the OT was a joke, he was just comic relief", why don't we say that they played up the comedic aspects of them or that they weren't threatening.

09-08-2011, 12:29 PM	#1
Fugitoid Jones Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: D'hoonib, VT Posts: 886	"Comic relief"? I just want to say that I think it's weird when people refer to characters from the Fred Wolf series as "comic relief". Comic relief is a term used to describe a character that is supposed to provide humor in an otherwise serious story or series. Who the hell watched the OT and thaught "Man, I hope I laugh soon, this episode is really very serious." Saying someone from the OT was comic relief is like watching Schindler's List and saying Liam Neeson was the striaght man. So instead of saying "Bebop and Rocksteady were mostly just comic relief" or "Shredder in the OT was a joke, he was just comic relief", why don't we say that they played up the comedic aspects of them or that they weren't threatening. __________________ "You are right, I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy. His emotions must rule his brain. He must be a warlike creature who gives battle to everything around him, even himself." -Dr. Zaius