I am feeling very lazy in the apocalyptic heat, so I asked my friend P. to blog about how Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show is brilliant and everyone should watch it.
"Can't I say it's cheap and offensive?" he rejoindered.†
I sighed. "See, my problem is that I actually take things seriously." To an extent, anyway. And if inclined a person could probably argue cogently that GTCMS is cheap and offensive. It's also brilliant, and everyone should watch it. It's, like, a paradox.
Don't stop at the viral videos. Although of course "Juicy" is very cute, you get the full effect of GTCMS after watching several of the regular episodes, which at ~5:00 are as long-lasting as and perhaps qualitatively similar to a salvia trip.
The best part of the show isn't its crude subtitles ("Lick Poop") or the Wheel of Fun; it's the situational humor: Time and again, perky J-popper Kiko (Kim Evey, the show's creator) obliviously frustrates her guest's agenda in every way possible.
To wit: When Kiko suggests making a video with guest-starring "pamous movie star" Ron Jeremy (subtitled as "Jeremy Iron"), he enthusiastically agrees—and winds up in a baffling short-form narrative about a costumed hedgehog who works in a garment sweatshop and gets hit by an ice-cream truck.
Then, just when you think you're about to freak your shit, it's over. Whew.
†P. would like me to point out that he was speaking off the cuff to be difficult, and his actual assessment of the show is "I only saw the first episode. It warrants watching a few more to get a complete feel for it."
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