#Trapped in the closet full set series

#Trapped in the closet full set series

The newest series actually deals a surprising amount of question-and-answer due to fan theories, such as directly addressing what “The Package” (assumed by many to be HIV/AIDS) is and pointing out which characters aren’t showing up, even addressing why it’s important in mid-song. As the chapters have evolved, so has Kelly’s plotting. Case in point: In Chapter 31, as Sylvester is with Twan, being lead to a meeting with a new gangster, Beeno (also played by Kelly, but with filed-down teeth), he sings, “We took a left, then another left, then a right, then down a flight of stairs…” which goes on for almost two minutes.Īnd as if a reward for putting up with that, the final chapter of this arc features a surreal throwback to Issac Hayes and blaxspolitation films, down to the refrain (“Runnin’ from bullets! Bullets! Bullets!”). They’re proof that Kelly is embracing, to steal a line from Chicago’s own Ian Svenonius, the serious unserious, from a random green-screened street to the ominous bumpers hinting at a show-within-a-show.Īs Kelly remarked during the chapters’ premiere earlier this week in New York, a lot of what he’s doing is adding silly drama to an otherwise boring situation. The latest chapters, the ones being unveiled tonight, are remarkably different from the preceding ones because of their foreshadowing. While Kelly’s lyrics (“She says you’re the perfect lover / I said I cant go no futher / Then I flip back the cover / Oh my God, a rubber…”) are definitely a major point to the appeal of “Trapped in the Closet” - New York Comic Con recently had a convention hall solely devoted to karaokeing chapters one through 22 - Kelly’s visuals are just as interesting. Chapter 23 sums up everything you need know in under three minutes, glossing over the amazing minutia but keeping the story in tact. But like the decades of back-story found in long-running soap operas like “General Hospital,” if you don’t feel like learning about Bridget, Big Man or how everyone seems to steal someone’s else gun then don’t worry. Boyce) and Chuck (Artel Great, in later chapters Kevin Douglass).Īfter Chapter 5, “Trapped” would broaden in scope to introduce more characters, including another fan-favorite, Twan (Eric Lane), along with Rosie the Nosy Neighbor (La Donna Tittle) and Sgt. Perhaps the best skewering came solely through implication when South Park ran “Trapped in the Closet,” which skewered Scientology and quietly referenced the “down-low” relationship storyline between Rufus (Rolando A. Kelly!”) took a run at “Trapped in the Closet.” A panel was held in the fall of 2005 at Upright Citizens Brigade, hosted by Eric Appel, that would travel between the coasts discussing the increasingly bizarre chapters. 'The Lord of the Rings': Everything You Need to Know About Amazon's Big Money Adaptationįor the six months following its premiere in 2005, everyone from Jimmy Kimmel ( “The Pizza”) to “MADtv” ( “Trapped in the Cupboard,” featuring Jordan Peele demanding cereal while announcing “I’m R. 'Atlanta' Just Dropped Its Funniest Episode in Yearsįun Netflix Docuseries 'Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga' Will Make You Learn SomethingĤ2 Great Films That Failed at the Box Office Which is why, when it first premiered in 2005, “Closet” was so ripe for cultural parody. Kelly has managed to create the “Lost” equivalent of an R&B telenovela, accompanied by the kind of hooks that dig into your brain and make you hum the repetitive “da-da-da-DA-da-da” wherever you go. If not, why aren’t you catching up now? As the world of “Trapped in the Closet” continues to expand, R. If you’re familiar with the story, you know what happens next.

The episodic opera started with the morning after a one-night stand between Sylvester (Kelly, who plays several roles) and Cathy (LeShay Tomlinson), one interrupted when the latter hears her husband coming home, forcing her lover to hide in the closet.