The rapid-fire, punny comedy of Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker fueled classic films like The Naked Gun and Airplane!. As it turns out, the Zaz formula works well on the web, too. Creator Aaron Fradkin is the man behind Burt Paxton, a web series with many stylistic similarities to the misadventures of Lt. Frank Drebin.
As in the films from which it draws inspiration, Burt Paxton is characterized by a mile-a-minute pace that rarely goes more than a few seconds without a fresh gag. A lot of these jokes, whether they are outrageous sight gags or groan-inducing puns, hit their marks, and the ones that don't never linger for too long.
Each five-ish minute episode also features a complete plot, in which Paxton (played by Burt Grinstead) attempts to solve a new mystery. These storylines never get too deep, but they match the comedy style by featuring a few absurd twists along the way.
As in the films from which it draws inspiration, Burt Paxton is characterized by a mile-a-minute pace that rarely goes more than a few seconds without a fresh gag. A lot of these jokes, whether they are outrageous sight gags or groan-inducing puns, hit their marks, and the ones that don't never linger for too long.
Each five-ish minute episode also features a complete plot, in which Paxton (played by Burt Grinstead) attempts to solve a new mystery. These storylines never get too deep, but they match the comedy style by featuring a few absurd twists along the way.
- 1/2/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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