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The Art of the Anticlimax: Why Party Down is the Definitive Sitcom of the Hollow Decade

The genius of creator Rob Thomas and his writers (including John Enbom and Dan Etheridge) lies in the structure of the anticlimax. Every character is defined by a shattered ambition. Henry Pollard (Adam Scott) was a promising actor who had a minor role in a beer commercial and gave up; Ron Donald (Ken Marino) is a control freak whose “dream” is to manage a Party Down franchise; Casey Klein (Lizzy Caplan) writes poetry for an audience of one; Roman DeBeers (Martin Starr) is a sci-fi novelist whose magnum opus is an unreadable manuscript called Rampart . They are not tragic figures. They are merely tired. The show refuses to grant them the dignity of a tragedy; instead, it gives them a zany costume and a tray of pigs-in-a-blanket. party down dvd

Following the 2023 limited series revival, a new "Complete Series" collection was announced to include all . This updated version allows fans to own the latest antics of the catering crew alongside the original episodes. Purchase Options The Art of the Anticlimax: Why Party Down

October 6, 2009