I love how the writing and acting was handled in this one by Jack and Baby Glen. Many times, the shows' sardonic take of pop culture themes fell short (like the roller disco scenes in Xanadu for Leo) or missed the mark a bit, but not this time. This was, in 2005 - and still is at the time of this writing, 2020 - the age of reality TV, where anyone regardless of talent or accomplishment can become famous - or perhaps more sadly, believe that they're actually famous. The idea of a grown man - desperately clinging to his 15 minutes of fame from an event that happened when he was a kid - still milking a living off it and better yet, actually believing that he is still relevant has real pathos as well as humor.
While we're laughing, we actually feel pity for this person who, like Jack labors under the delusion that they have achieved real public notoriety and somehow deserve star treatment. The scenes where the two of them, in the middle of their star trip, complain about their "dressing room" and whip each other into a frenzy of false self-importance are priceless as Will serves as the counter weight to their unwarranted narcissism.
In my view, they really did a great job of poking fun at the "famous for nothing" phenomenon.
While we're laughing, we actually feel pity for this person who, like Jack labors under the delusion that they have achieved real public notoriety and somehow deserve star treatment. The scenes where the two of them, in the middle of their star trip, complain about their "dressing room" and whip each other into a frenzy of false self-importance are priceless as Will serves as the counter weight to their unwarranted narcissism.
In my view, they really did a great job of poking fun at the "famous for nothing" phenomenon.
