A very hip opinion (have seen similar since the show began to take off), but the fact is, Adventure Bay's economy is stimulated by the grocery stors, the restaurant, the fishing industry and other businesses.
While I haven't seen all the episodes, it always seemed to be a culturally diverse town.
Great timing on the Barry post. I just finished Season 1 like 20 minutes ago. Great show. And I love that the episodes are only about 30 minutes long. Makes it easy to do just one more.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:18 am
by DaveInSeattle
We're still catching up on season 2 of "The Bear" (took us a while to recover from the Christmas flashback episode). Last night we watched the one where Cousin Richie does a week polishing forks at the 3 star restaurant (clearly based on Alinea in Chicago).
The running joke after he was done with the week about "I wear suits now" was great. I joked about deciding to start going into my office in a suit every day and telling people that.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:45 pm
by Johnnie
Oh, well this episode is going to be dandy:
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:54 pm
by L-Jam3
Or you could just not watch it.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:27 pm
by Johnnie
Oh, I don't. I'm too cheap for HBO.
(I'll just listen in podcast form the next day. And I'm sure a clip or two from it will be content for lefty YouTubers as well.)
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:31 pm
by EnochRoot
Bodies on Netflix is good.
It's going to leave you itching for S2 of Severance.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:58 am
by Shirley
I've been watching Barry over the past few weeks. Great show. I love that the episodes are about 30 minutes too. S3 Barry (the character) got a little dark. I'm mid S4 now and this season's just weird.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:24 pm
by brian
“The Curse” is really good but you have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:58 am
by The Sybian
brian wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:24 pm
“The Curse” is really good but you have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Just watched the trailer… looks really good, but not sure I can get past Nathan Fielder being married to Emma Stone.
brian wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:24 pm
“The Curse” is really good but you have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Just watched the trailer… looks really good, but not sure I can get past Nathan Fielder being married to Emma Stone.
That’s also fodder for comedy in the pilot.
Well, as long as they address it…
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:55 pm
by brian
I don’t think I’m ever going to look at cherry tomatoes the same way again.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:14 pm
by A_B
I’m of the opinion that every man is worse looking than their woman. Even when you’re a gorgeous dude you end up with a woman hotter. Obviously I should know.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:24 pm
by sancarlos
A_B wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:14 pm
I’m of the opinion that every man is worse looking than their woman. Even when you’re a gorgeous dude you end up with a woman hotter. Obviously I should know.
Pierce Brosnan and wife.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:39 pm
by brian
Thanks to the strikes the networks have a heavy dose of reality shows and game shows coming up and they look horrible.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 3:05 pm
by A_B
No problem with his wife.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 3:54 pm
by sancarlos
A_B wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 3:05 pm
No problem with his wife.
Relative to schmoes like you and me, yes. But, not relative to Pierce Brosnan.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 5:52 pm
by Shirley
Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:58 am
I've been watching Barry over the past few weeks. Great show. I love that the episodes are about 30 minutes too. S3 Barry (the character) got a little dark. I'm mid S4 now and this season's just weird.
Finished it the other night. Great ending. Very clever writing in Barry. I never correctly guessed which way things were going to go, but they always made it make sense.
Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:58 am
I've been watching Barry over the past few weeks. Great show. I love that the episodes are about 30 minutes too. S3 Barry (the character) got a little dark. I'm mid S4 now and this season's just weird.
Finished it the other night. Great ending. Very clever writing in Barry. I never correctly guessed which way things were going to go, but they always made it make sense.
The shoot out in Hanks headquarters was a shocker.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:34 pm
by Jerloma
I have a few episodes left but I've almost binged all 5 seasons of Boardwalk Empire in 2 weeks. Great show! Dude who plays young Nucky is eerily well-cast.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:53 pm
by tennbengal
I never watched The League, so I am watching it now. I know it is well past its moment in the zeitgeist, but...holy shit, it's...not good? Like, at all? I am mostly hate watching season 2 now. It might even be a little okay except...mother of all that is holy, the character Taco and/or the actor playing him...this might be one of the worst sustained not funny performances in a comedy series I have ever encountered. What the actual fuck. He's awful. Character and actor. The lines not funny. The actor not remotely funny. It's like a prolonged practical joke that I am not in on.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:15 pm
by wlu_lax6
tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:53 pm
I never watched The League, so I am watching it now. I know it is well past its moment in the zeitgeist, but...holy shit, it's...not good? Like, at all? I am mostly hate watching season 2 now. It might even be a little okay except...mother of all that is holy, the character Taco and/or the actor playing him...this might be one of the worst sustained not funny performances in a comedy series I have ever encountered. What the actual fuck. He's awful. Character and actor. The lines not funny. The actor not remotely funny. It's like a prolonged practical joke that I am not in on.
I watched the whole thing. Like Duplass and Stephen Rannazzisi (whose standup is pretty good). But Paul Scheer and Nick Kroll drove me crazy. I have had a hard time not enjoying Mantzoukas in almost everything he has done.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:29 pm
by tennbengal
Rannazzasi is taco? Just….nope.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 1:51 am
by Johnnie
Taco is Jon LaJoie. He had viral videos when YouTube was initially becoming a thing.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 4:25 am
by tennbengal
I’ve decided he is my enemy.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:15 am
by brian
Ranzanissi lied about being in the Workf Trade Center on 9/11 as well.
Re: Television (no longer temporary)
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 5:04 pm
by The Sybian
brian wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:15 am
Ranzanissi lied about being in the Workf Trade Center on 9/11 as well.
I can’t get past that. OTOH, Kate Aselton is adorable.