Vote No On Outsourced

Come November, vote no on crap television!

This week is the final week for us American’s to step into a voting booth and vote on the issues we care about most. We’ve been inundated with junk mail and ads every other commercial break, but I want to take time out discuss a serious topic you should care about. Though November 2nd is the final day your vote will be counted, Thursday night on NBC [or NBC.com depending on how you watch the network] is a night where your vote will decide if public television will spiral further into Armageddon. People, when you sit down and you see a little television show starring a ‘stock white 30-something bro’ educating an office setting of naive New Delhians, I want you to think about your future and how terrible Outsourced is.

Outsourced’s only positive contribution to society is that its giving the talented Dietrich Bader work for the next year. This is where you come in. If you see a commercial, credits or anything affiliated with the show, click that s**t off! There are two jokes in Outsourced. One relies on this supposed culture clash between this American white man making fun of the naivete of Indian culture while showing them the foreign and strange ways of Americans [see also: The Balloween episode].  The second joke is far too rote. Don’t Indian people who speak English sound hilarious? Heck, there’s a character named Manmeat on the show, so how could that not be funny? Making fun of how Indian people talk and how strange their very Indian names sound was about as funny when I heard it the first hundred times on The Simpsons. And with all due respect, The Simpsons did it better.

So, my fellow Americans, you have a choice. You can contribute to the longest, unfunny Apu joke running on NBC. Or you could make a stand, right here and right now. Tell your friends who watch Outsourced, that doing so kills Jesus or whatever diety they worship. If they are atheist, tell them Outsourced is funded by all religions and in someway contributes to the anti-atheist movement [there is one right?]. I’ve watched NBC air such gems as the reboot of both Knight Rider and American Gladiators. Both equally offensive by the their own right and still managed to be somewhat entertaining [taste did not apply]. However, Outsourced is the Alamo in regards to what you [the viewer] will tolerate. It is a show that spits in your face while asking you to tune in each Thursday for the same joke. So this Thursday, vote no on Outsourced and in doing so, you’re voting yes for freedom.

Thank you for your time,
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Comments

[Meh]

I love that show, and it's really not bad. Anyone who hasn't seen an episode yet, don't get discouraged by this article, it really is a pretty funny show.

[Isaiah T. Taylor]

Within two sentences, you went from "its really not bad" to "it really is a pretty funny show". Educate me as to why making fun of how Indian people speak and sophomoric clownery to someone named 'Manmeat' never gets old?

[jn]

I love the show. I've seen every episode, and as far as I recall, the joke about "Manmeet" (you are spelling it wrong) only happened once, the first time his name was said.

If all you see is white people making fun of a foreign culture, you're not really watching. It's pretty clear that the fun is being poked at the white people and our lack of awareness of the world around us, and our penchant for buying crap and putting money above all other concerns.

[Isaiah T. Taylor]

Sorry for spelling Manmeet incorrectly. The joke on the show is clear, the 90s model of "Americans talk like this...foreign people talk like this". This is a topic that's been long treaded via Def Comedy Jam and Uptown Comedy Club.

[Sj]

It's a good show. I love it.

[Isaiah T. Taylor]

I don't have an issue with your second sentence. One of the few instances where me and telly critics disagree about the same thing.

[B.]

Thanks for the reminder, I just voted Outsourced as my favorite new t.v. comedy for People's Choice Awards. Just because a show isn't your cup of tea, doesn't mean it's garbage. Cheers!

[Isaiah T. Taylor]

Good point B. I'd still like to point out that Outsourced is NBC's second most-viewed scripted show [second to The Office] and yet critic top 5 least favored shows on NBC. I think I know the kind of person supporting the show and to that I say, good luck. Though there is little competition on NBC seeing as a large majority of their scripted television is utter crap.