Sick Product of a Sick System

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

I LOVED this show! I'm not going to lie I have tried to make boot legs, by recording on to my VCR, when this show was on the air. I loved everything about it, the cast, the skits, the ideas, the fact there was only one girl!! If any one of the cast members is in a film, I go see it!! I would give my left arm to get eh show back on the air! I was a teenager when the show was on and it blew SNL out the water! I have since seen the Best of tape, but some of my favorites are not on there, that saddens me.:( But, Eating Muppets it doesn't get any better then that. And Doug, I love Doug! A+ comedy gem in my eyes, and the eyes of my peers! If you or some one you know has never seen or heard of the state, please be a good human and rent the best of, and watch it over and over again. I promise it will be the best thing you ever did!!!!!

I haven't seen every episode (there weren't that many), but I have seen a number of them, and each had my friends and I ROTFL several times. TedEBear and I must have very different working definitions of sarcasm, satire, parody & wit, because in my opinion The State displayed a mastery of each that would make current network offerings envious. If you're a fan of Kids in the Hall and/or Myers/Carvey/Hartman era SNL I strongly recommend you give The State a try--if you can find it.

Forget about the Kids in the Hall. Ground the Flying circus. Fill up the vacant lot. Kill Mr. Show. and remember that SNL SUCKS. This sketch comedy show is the greatest of its kind. It had the most original premises for the its sketches and all the people involved were quite talented. I cannot put into words how much I loved this show. I was fortunate enough to have taped the episodes when they came on and am still able to watch them. Unfortunately, others are not so lucky. This show had some wonderful bits that many will never get to see. Bits like Barry Toink, The hand Signals, Grape Soda, even Please kill Tim. Many may have the mistaken impression that because of the spin off of viva variety was so bad, that its base material the Laupan variety hour and by extension the state itself was as flat and stale. Nothing could be further from the truth. This series is the greatest. Even though MTV made them have reoccurring characters, that is the main down fall of most sketch comedy shows, the state transcended this obstacle and made the funniest character in recent history. And even though he was out of here, Doug is an archetype for our times. Louie while being extraordinarily cheesy knew how to play it, and Barry and Levon gave cool a whole new groove. Mere words fail me when I try to describe my affection for this show, but I must tell you, not a week goes by that I do not tell someone new about how funny this show was.Just remember, never watch the CBS special, and that blue muppets have the most meat on them.

I used to watch the State religiously. It really was much funnier than anything else on TV. The cast had the advantage of being not just great writers of comedy, but good comedic actors as well. The only collection of skits available, Skits and Stickers, is well worth the price but it will leave you wanting more. When the State left TV, everything in the world became a little less funny.