Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park

Nothing acutally to do with the orginal TPB, but just watching the guys over in Europe fu*king everything up, I LIKE IT

The original series was lowbrow comedy gold and gave birth to some great original characters, but this is something different. You have to get past Tom Mayhue and he is not an actor... The version of himself that he plays on this show is reprehensible and I kept hoping Ricky and Julian would "dispose of him," the way they disposed of him the way they disposed of Conky, but unfortunately he's in it for the longhaul. He is the WORST part of the show and if I had quit watching, it would have been because of this vile little man. When he's not on camera it's still a funny show. No, they did not spend 5 minutes throwing up because they didn't "like canned fish."Surströmming is basically rotten fish in a can that tastes like moldy blue cheese, but the Swedes seem to enjoy it. Most people would puke at the smell of that stuff, so the person equating it to regular old canned fish should probably get out of the park themselves.

Trailer Park Boys out of the park is a new, different show. If the Original Trailer Park boys show was a mockumentary of 90s era "reality TV", then the "Out of the Park" show is a mockumentary of 00s era "reality TV"

The boys, they are the same Trailer Park Boys we know and love. Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles characters are brilliantly acted as always.

At first, things just don't feel "right". There is no Mr Lahey. There is no Randy. The never ending hamburger and liquor fueled feud has come and gone.

Instead, the boys have a new enemy, a dark and ominous force has arisen to torment them. They are low on fuel. They have no comforts of home. All they have is each other.

Its a fresh and new TPB for the modern era. Just as vulgar, stupid, immature as before, but, in a shiny new bottle. I miss many of the supporting characters, but, the new show is magnificent. I love every moment of it.

The difference between a good season of TPB and a great one can be illustrated by missed opportunities. The episode with the 200mph task should have focused on time travel, period. A full episode devoted to the boys thinking they went back i time could have been an all time classic, but instead, it's just a momentary gag. Also, the hangover scene was only a gag but it should have been an epic finale to the season. What happened last night? It was long forgot a couple minutes in. The guest stars absolutely elevate, but aren't always hitting the mark. The basketball player for instance just kind of shows up and stands around for a few. Cool and all, but it could have been more.

Overall though, plenty of good. Season 2 is better than Season 1. It's not among the best of TPB, but it's certainly an addition to the catalogue i'm glad to have.

Don't listen to all the haters, no one who truly gets TPB's would be so critical.

Classic boys shenanigans but in Europe. Can't go wrong