The TV Addict 

With FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL having hit theatres recently, it seems that Apatow comedies have hit a watershed mark of sorts in that people are now beginning to wonder (as I did yesterday), whether it’s all getting a bit stale. Over at Cracked, Michael Swaim’s expresses his opinion that the comedies are getting repetitive through a very creative process of coming up with a “How To Make Your Own Judd Apatow Movie” guide. It’s an amusing article, if a little bit unnecessarily mean-spirited, and thinks it’s funnier than it actually is, especially when it keeps on making the same joke suggesting Apatow & Co are always high or drunk when making their films.

Contrary to Swaim’s opinion, over at Cinematical we have Monika Bartyzel’s attempt to urge audiences to not give in entirely to “Judd Apatow fatigue” (as she calls it), and provides “Five Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Forget Sarah Marshall.” Her points are all valid, and actually highlight the film’s strengths quite well, a lot of which I failed to mention in my own review.

But wait! If you’re looking for a more analytical approach, Jim Emerson (who currently spends his days on Roger Ebert’s webpage), analytically deconstructs Apatow touched films as if they were a genre onto themselves over at MSN Movies. In some ways it’s a compliment that his films lend themselves to a film studies approach. On the other hand the fact that they’re treated like a thematic genre simply reinforces the repetition of his films.

Heck, while we’re at it, let’s just treat this post as an Apatow fire sale where everything must go. Over here is some reel news, where you can read about how FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL director, Nick Stoller, is re-teaming with Apatow on a new project called GET HIM TO THE GREEK, which “centers on a fresh-out-of-college insurance adjuster (Jonah Hill) who is hired to accompany an out-of-control rock star (Russell Brand) from London to a gig at L.A.’s Greek Theater.” Yes, you read that right. Jonah Hill yet again, and now it seems like Brand has been added to the ever expanding Apatow troupe.

Phew. Okay, after the last two days here, I can honestly say I’m sick of writing the name Apatow, so rest assured there shall be no more mention of the man anywhere on this blog for quite some time. Unless he should do something crazy like leave his hilarious and awesome wife, Leslie Mann, and start dating Scarlett Johansson, which would be absurd because I’m currently dating Scarlett and we’re quite happy together.