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  1. The State....back... Sorta.

    Saw this little gem today..

    Quote Originally Posted by www.the-state.com
    Finally! THE STATE on iTunes
    After ten years of popular demand, The State is available again! The first season of the 1993-95 MTV Series will be released on iTunes Music Store, starting Tuesday, September 26th. Depending on how many people download, MTV will release subsequent seasons, and then eventually, hopefully, a DVD.

    The first season includes introductions of favorite State characters Doug, Louie, Barry & Levon. Featuring Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter and David Wain
    All I can saw is... WOO!

    Also this kick-ass news..

    Reno 911!' Flick Reunites Kooky Comedy Troupe The State Eleven-member gang hadn't been together since '90s sketch show aired on MTV.

    MARINA DEL REY, California — Maybe you're a fan of the long-running cop comedy "Reno 911!," or maybe you have fond memories of quirky television shows "Stella" and "Viva Variety." Perhaps you've laughed at indie flicks like "Wet Hot American Summer" or "The Baxter" or faintly recognized a scene-stealing actor in blockbusters like "Herbie: Fully Loaded," "Hitch" or "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Even if you've only heard vague mentions of an influential "Saturday Night Live"-type sketch show that aired more than a decade ago, you may still want to dip into this groundbreaking news: The State comedy troupe has reunited.

    "For the kids who haven't seen it, we were a very early show on MTV called 'The State' that ran from 1993 to 1995," Thomas Lennon, wearing the trademark short shorts of Lieutenant Dangle, said this week on the set of the upcoming feature film "Reno 911!: Miami." "We were between 'Aeon Flux' and 'Beavis and Butt-Head' "

    "There have been petitions, and we get stopped daily, with people asking, 'Why isn't "The State" released and why can't I get "The State"?' " added Kerri Kenney, now better known as backward-thinking Reno Deputy Trudy Weigel.

    Standing with fellow troupe veteran Ben Garant (a.k.a. Deputy Junior), the comedians revealed that they recently filmed a scene for the "Reno" movie that reunited all 11 State members for the first time since their show went off the air. "They're all in the movie," beamed Garant, serving triple duty as "Miami" star, co-writer and director. "They all came, and all 11 of us were together."

    "It was incredible," co-writer Kenney chimed in. "It's gonna be fun for sketch fans, I think, to see all the State members again."

    The scene, which takes place in a tattoo parlor where "Reno" Deputy Clementine is immortalizing another of her patented one-night stands, was filmed earlier this month. "The scale is pretty big," co-writer Lennon said of that and other scenes. "The plot is simple, however — your dog at home can follow it. We carefully crafted the plot so that humans and/or dogs and birds will understand what's happening. It ain't real complicated."

    What was complicated was reuniting the in-demand members of the troupe, which also includes "Crank Yankers" voice Michael Ian Black and "Drop Dead Gorgeous" director Michael Patrick Jann. After capturing the attention of the pop-culture world (while most were still in their 20s) with kooky sketch characters including sexually ambiguous swingers Barry and Levon, and Louie — the affable fellow who insists on dipping actual balls into things he's excited about — the group members went their separate ways. According to Lennon, the 11 members hadn't been in the same room (either on- or off-camera) since the show went off the air.

    The three "Reno" stars said members of the State are well aware, and appreciative, of petitions by the show's long-suffering fans to finally have the episodes released on DVD. Offering them some hope, Lennon said, "There is a rumor that MTV will be releasing 'The State' on iTunes, and maybe if I mention that now, it'll help move it along.

    " 'The State' always exists," Lennon continued, dropping a bombshell. "There'll probably be, at some point, some other version of the State doing some kind of live show."

    With Kenney and Garant nodding their heads in agreement, Lennon said a reunion would involve some sort of a tour. "The Kids in the Hall are together and about to go on tour," he said, invoking the name of a groundbreaking comedy troupe with which his is often compared.

    "It's more about schedule than anything, whether we can get everybody together," Kenney added.

    "They're all really, really funny guys," Garant said. "And the more we work with other people, the more we appreciate how funny they are."

    Asked about other upcoming plans, Kenney deadpanned, "I'm probably going to take a bath." Looking her longtime and possibly future collaborators up and down, she added: "Separately."
    Its about damn time. I really hope they do a live tour, id drive hours to see that..
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  2. The state fucking owned me

    I wish this was an announcement of a DVD instead of it being on itunes

    but shit I may just have to buy some episodes if I have, i forget what season it was in but the day I can get the Blueberry muffin guy skit I'm fucking buying it
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  3. Quote Originally Posted by Shin Johnpv View Post
    The state fucking owned me

    I wish this was an announcement of a DVD instead of it being on itunes

    but shit I may just have to buy some episodes if I have, i forget what season it was in but the day I can get the Blueberry muffin guy skit I'm fucking buying it
    AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, I LOOK LIKE A FUCKING BLUEBERRY!

    I love it, I love it, I love it, I love it.

    State anything is mine. I bought a bootleg VHS and then a bootleg DVD. Looks like the next step is iTunes State.

    Btw, the Stella season 1 DVD bonus features has Free Market Economy Show in its entirety. Hilarious.

    This is better, it has four stripes.

  4. Quote Originally Posted by Shin Johnpv View Post
    I wish this was an announcement of a DVD instead of it being on itunes
    IBTN. iTunes? WTF?
    Time for a change

  5. Quote Originally Posted by portnoyd View Post

    Btw, the Stella season 1 DVD bonus features has Free Market Economy Show in its entirety. Hilarious.
    This exists?! Awesome, I will buy it.

    State being released is great news...but I will wait until these asshole execs give us a proper dvd.

  6. Listen guys, yes, listen, I go to my grandma's to eat soup and yes, then I have sex with her.

  7. Any word on how much they're going to charge on iTunes?
    You sir, are a hideous hermaphroditical character which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.

  8. Quote Originally Posted by Calliander View Post
    Listen guys, yes, listen, I go to my grandma's to eat soup and yes, then I have sex with her.
    Do ya...do ya..DO YOU LICK UP YOUR GRANDMA'S SPICY CLAM CHOWDA!?
    Time for a change

  9. I was never a big fan of the State, but there was one clip I really liked, it was a school play and then the parents started getting up and criticizing it like it was a British production starring Sir Lawrence Olivier. Really funny imo.

  10. Brnng! Brnng! "Hello, Cheese?" - NO!

    CHEESE CAN'T DIAL A PHONE.

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