Television (no longer temporary)

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 9:54 pm

The cobra kai ad before avengers actually made me interested in that show. Anyone watch first season? Worth it?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu May 02, 2019 3:04 pm

The timing of the intro to Barry in the 4th episode of this season was awesome.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 02, 2019 3:06 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 3:04 pm The timing of the intro to Barry in the 4th episode of this season was awesome.

The whole season has been great IMO.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu May 02, 2019 3:55 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 3:06 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 3:04 pm The timing of the intro to Barry in the 4th episode of this season was awesome.
The whole season has been great IMO.

“Why don’t you very slowly shake your head?”

Post by **brian** » Thu May 02, 2019 3:57 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 3:55 pm
brian wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 3:06 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 3:04 pm The timing of the intro to Barry in the 4th episode of this season was awesome.
The whole season has been great IMO.
“Why don’t you very slowly shake your head?”

Not enough NoHo Hank for my tastes but it certainly seems like that's going to change over the last three episodes.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri May 03, 2019 1:02 am

As you may recall, they resurrected Curb Your Enthusiasm last year, after having been on hiatus for a few years.

Just heard that for the next season, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco is joining the cast.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri May 03, 2019 11:51 am

I thought it was weird for that last episode of Barry to just delve into the supernatural like that. I mean...it was awesome, but I'm just not used to seeing a show cross that line for something not at all integral to the plot.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sun May 05, 2019 12:26 pm

Never been a Sandler fan, and I thought his rise on SNL brought forth the lowest point in my 30+ years of watching it (which coincided with my college years). Having said that, last night’s gave me a good number of laughs, and the ten-to-one got pretty dusty up on here.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed May 08, 2019 10:10 am

"We were having this beautiful, tender moment, and then you took your accordion and you FUCKED IT!"

Post by **brian** » Wed May 08, 2019 3:14 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 10:10 am "We were having this beautiful, tender moment, and then you took your accordion and you FUCKED IT!"

NoHo Hank is the fucking best.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Thu May 09, 2019 7:18 am

The Felipe Lopez 30 for 30 was so good. The basketball stuff was interesting with the loaded late 90's Big East and a lot of "what ifs": if he went straight to the NBA out of high school or after his freshman year, If he went to a better college program, if the Spurs didn't trade him away, if he doesn't get hurt, etc. I was also impressed with the non-basketball stuff. It's a great immigrant success story, and he seems like an impressive guy with a good family.

On another note, those sandwiches aren't gonna finger themselves.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed May 15, 2019 9:32 am

Gary with the lipstick. Dang.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri May 24, 2019 7:48 pm

"Chernobyl" on HBO is absolutely horrifying.

Very well done, but chilling.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sat May 25, 2019 9:42 am

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:48 pm "Chernobyl" on HBO is absolutely horrifying.

Very well done, but chilling.

Haven't dived in yet, but I did just finish the book its based on so looking forward to it.

We did watch the first episode of 'Catch-22' on Hulu, and it was really good.

Post by **brian** » Sat May 25, 2019 1:00 pm

Everyone raves about Big Little Lies but I think it kind of sucks but I keep watching because Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman are so hot. Maybe this should go in the Confessions thread.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 27, 2019 5:01 pm

Dead to Me is really great. Banged through all 10 episodes in 2.5 nights. I don’t know what the term is for an actor who can perfectly play a normal person (versus dramatic or all comedy or superhero) but Christina Applegate has to be near the top.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed May 29, 2019 1:12 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 5:01 pm Dead to Me is really great. Banged through all 10 episodes in 2.5 nights. I don’t know what the term is for an actor who can perfectly play a normal person (versus dramatic or all comedy or superhero) but Christina Applegate has to be near the top.

Watched 5 out of 10 episodes so far. Great show, but not remotely what i was expecting. I thought it would be a slightly dark buddy comedy. I mean, Will Ferrell produced this show! It's really good, but much more a drama than a comedy. Actually, abut the only comedic scene is in the trailer, and the show starts with that scene, and that's about it for the comedy. A few dark chuckles, I guess, but more from uncomfortable social interactions than actual comedy. The writing and acting are great, and the show just moves so fast and seamlessly. It's really hard to stop watching.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu May 30, 2019 8:51 am

Who knew?!?!?!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 30, 2019 9:02 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 1:12 pmWatched 5 out of 10 episodes so far. Great show, but not remotely what i was expecting. I thought it would be a slightly dark buddy comedy. I mean, Will Ferrell produced this show! It's really good, but much more a drama than a comedy. Actually, abut the only comedic scene is in the trailer, and the show starts with that scene, and that's about it for the comedy. A few dark chuckles, I guess, but more from uncomfortable social interactions than actual comedy. The writing and acting are great, and the show just moves so fast and seamlessly. It's really hard to stop watching.

Interesting. I'd absolutely consider it a comedy and its gotten a few legit LOLs which possibly says something about me?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu May 30, 2019 11:07 am

So finished Sneaky Pete season 3 (Amazon). Took me a bit to figure out why one of the last scenes was shot the way it was....oh the guy playing the character died. Made more sense on his role in the season.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 30, 2019 12:37 pm

Every HBO show ever, ranked.

Long, but well done and worth your time. I have some minor quibbles, but largely think the rankings are right on.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu May 30, 2019 12:55 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 12:37 pm Every HBO show ever, ranked.

Long, but well done and worth your time. I have some minor quibbles, but largely think the rankings are right on.

I love it's description of Westworld. I really like the first season, but if I need to do hours of research to understand a show, it's going in the Lost bin. Wake me up when you're done and I'll find out if it's worth going back and watching.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu May 30, 2019 1:09 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 12:37 pm Every HBO show ever, ranked.

Long, but well done and worth your time. I have some minor quibbles, but largely think the rankings are right on.

Good article, and a reminder that I should watch The Leftovers. I really enjoy Crashing, which this article ranked as one of the worst shows. The show isn't great, but I love the NYC comedy scene, and seeing so many world class comics playing themselves in the show appeals to me. I briefly listened to Pete Holmes' podcast when he started, and heard him on several other pods, so I don't have a hard time imagining the cartoonishly naive character he plays probably isn't much of an exaggeration of who he was when he started out. I love that he is willing to go so deep and making himself into a cringe-inducing naive clown for laughs.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 30, 2019 1:35 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 1:09 pm
brian wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 12:37 pm Every HBO show ever, ranked.

Long, but well done and worth your time. I have some minor quibbles, but largely think the rankings are right on.
Good article, and a reminder that I should watch The Leftovers. I really enjoy Crashing, which this article ranked as one of the worst shows. The show isn't great, but I love the NYC comedy scene, and seeing so many world class comics playing themselves in the show appeals to me. I briefly listened to Pete Holmes' podcast when he started, and heard him on several other pods, so I don't have a hard time imagining the cartoonishly naive character he plays probably isn't much of an exaggeration of who he was when he started out. I love that he is willing to go so deep and making himself into a cringe-inducing naive clown for laughs.

One of my quibbles is I would probably have The Leftovers at #3, behind The Sopranos and The Wire, but that's just me and I don't think it was dismissive at all of The Leftovers' greatness.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Thu May 30, 2019 1:40 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 8:51 am

Who knew?!?!?!

Joking aside the series (and associated podcast) has been fantastic. They are doing a great job with the storytelling and (allegedly) have been pretty accurate based on people's accounts. The podcast was helpful for the first couple episodes to keep track of who was who since the characters were real people. I wasn't sure I would like it going in but I think its one of the better limited series I've seen.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 30, 2019 1:57 pm

I'll echo that. It's really, really good and at times seems almost like a horror movie, which is even more affecting considering it's a true story (obvs).

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu May 30, 2019 8:44 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 12:37 pm Every HBO show ever, ranked.

Long, but well done and worth your time. I have some minor quibbles, but largely think the rankings are right on.

Flight of the Conchords is criminally under appreciated.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu May 30, 2019 8:45 pm

BSF21 wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 8:44 pm
brian wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 12:37 pm Every HBO show ever, ranked.

Long, but well done and worth your time. I have some minor quibbles, but largely think the rankings are right on.
Flight of the Conchords is criminally under appreciated.

Also, for having that cast, Bored to Death sucked. Sucked. Don’t @ me.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri May 31, 2019 8:24 am

It's not that I necessarily dislike him as a person or an actor, but every role I've seen Jason Schwartzman in has irritated the hell out of me. It's like I see his name in the credits or the movie poster and I'm like "oh great. This fucking guy again."

Rams Fanny · Post by **Rams Fanny** » Fri May 31, 2019 11:38 am

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 12:37 pm Every HBO show ever, ranked.

Long, but well done and worth your time. I have some minor quibbles, but largely think the rankings are right on.

I have many quibbles but such is the nature of these lists. My main takeaway is I'm shocked at how much of my life I've spent watching HBO series (40 of them)!

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri May 31, 2019 11:47 am

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 8:24 am It's not that I necessarily dislike him as a person or an actor, but every role I've seen Jason Schwartzman in has irritated the hell out of me. It's like I see his name in the credits or the movie poster and I'm like "oh great. This fucking guy again."

He was great in 'Rushmore'. Its been downhill since then.

Post by **brian** » Fri May 31, 2019 11:56 am

He was great in I Love Huckabee's as well. I normally don't like Schwartzman or Mark Wahlberg, but they were both really good in that.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri May 31, 2019 12:03 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 11:47 am
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 8:24 am It's not that I necessarily dislike him as a person or an actor, but every role I've seen Jason Schwartzman in has irritated the hell out of me. It's like I see his name in the credits or the movie poster and I'm like "oh great. This fucking guy again."
He was great in 'Rushmore'. Its been downhill since then.

For me, that was the movie that started my distaste for him.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri May 31, 2019 9:47 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 11:51 am I thought it was weird for that last episode of Barry to just delve into the supernatural like that. I mean...it was awesome, but I'm just not used to seeing a show cross that line for something not at all integral to the plot.

That episode was something. Whoa.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:16 am

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 1:57 pm I'll echo that. It's really, really good and at times seems almost like a horror movie, which is even more affecting considering it's a true story (obvs).

The end of the 2nd episode will stay with me for a long time.

[+] spoiler: The three workers who have volunteered for the suicide mission to drain the tanks, water sizzling with radioactivity and their lights go out one after the other. Triply claustrophobic.

The widow of a Chernobyl engineer remembers her husband

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:20 am

If we ever had an accident* like that, I'm absolutely convinced that we'd handle it as irresponsibly and unethically as the Soviets did.

*I'm only two episodes in and nobody seems to have any idea how a nuclear core would explode instead of melting down, so I suppose there's always a chance it wasn't an accident.

Post by **brian** » Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:43 am

Jerloma wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:20 am If we ever had an accident* like that, I'm absolutely convinced that we'd handle it as irresponsibly and unethically as the Soviets did.

*I'm only two episodes in and nobody seems to have any idea how a nuclear core would explode instead of melting down, so I suppose there's always a chance it wasn't an accident.

I don't think this is a spoiler, but it was an accident. If at the time there had been any chance it was sabotaged, the Americans would have been blamed. It's honestly kind of amazing that the Soviets didn't go that route anyway. If it had happened in the 60s or 70s, it's entirely possible that's how it would have gone down until the truth eventually came out.

That said, they do eventually explain how it happened in the show.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:59 pm

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:14 pm

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:27 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 9:31 am Holy crap, thanks to the discussion herein and my wife who kept recommending it, finally got around to Brockmire - saw the first 3 episodes of season 1 last night. That was unreal great on all levels.

I am even later to the party - I finally have away to (legally) watch Brockmire and the first 2 episodes were the perfect antidote to the unrelenting grimness of the 3rd episode of Chernobyl.

My only quibble is that Hank Azaria is in much better shape than Bockmire should be... but very minor issue. He is hilarious.