I'll have to hunt that down. He's the guy who did the great Buffalo Bills routine.
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"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
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High Fidelity was very decent and better when it strayed from the source material. Whole season could be worth it alone for one three word line reading.
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This is driving me crazy. Does anyone recall a TV show (or maybe a movie) fairly recently where the mother has a DNR and requested one of the sons be the one to pull the plug and the brother is absolutely bullshit that he doesn't get to do it?
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Better Call Saul - season 1 or 2 - Jimmy and his brother Chuck?
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Nah, this is like in the past 6 months probably. I saw those when they were on live.tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:18 pmBetter Call Saul - season 1 or 2 - Jimmy and his brother Chuck?
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Jennifer Aniston's nipples appeared so often on Friends they should have gotten their own acting credit.
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Some good news for a change.
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*great news
Until everything is less insane, I'm mixing weed with wine.
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The company that made the series about Canadian Game Shows has created a short documentary about "Test Pattern" - the first show I worked on.
Be warned, I appear shirtless a couple of times.
Man - this is my nostalgia...
Be warned, I appear shirtless a couple of times.
Man - this is my nostalgia...
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Man, I can't tell you how much fun that job was.
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That's fantastic, Frank.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Yeah, really enjoy these documentaries. Even though I never saw the show, they do a great job making it interesting and compelling. I can feel how much fun everyone had making the show and being contestants. Very cool. The host looks like a blend of John Candy and Sam Kinneson, with the personality skewing way more towards Candy.
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Dan was a great guy. Worshipped Letterman.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:38 pm Yeah, really enjoy these documentaries. Even though I never saw the show, they do a great job making it interesting and compelling. I can feel how much fun everyone had making the show and being contestants. Very cool. The host looks like a blend of John Candy and Sam Kinneson, with the personality skewing way more towards Candy.
Funny story - they reran some episodes of that show like a decade later. So I'm watching with my son who was 4 or 5 at the time, and the question category was "Ben Johnson" (show was recorded just a few months after he was busted for the second time. So I brought out the questions as Ben Johnson (wearing a gold medal, a Canada t-shirt and NO blackface) smoking a butt and drinking a beer.
Looked at the camera and said "Don't worry Canada, I won't let you down again" and blew smoke at the camera.
My son freaked out and yelled that I shouldn't smoke and ran from the room.
(I'd quit when I got married)
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Hope you don’t plan on running for office in the States.
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I'm thinking the all-time "greatest show to have on in the background while working" has to be Friends. You never really ever miss anything, but you can always jump right back in if you get busy and don't pay attention for a half hour.
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Killing time watching the latest SNL with Daniel Craig. It’s been pretty good. Dratch back for Debbie downer was great.
And the cold open with warren was amazing. So sad she is out.
And the cold open with warren was amazing. So sad she is out.
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I watched a bit of it, including that Debbie Downer skit. You liked that? I guess i never really found it funny, and it didn't work for me last night either. And I had nearly forgotten the era where all SNL skits had to have their own intro theme songs. Embarrassing.
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I did. But I get it isn’t for everyone.
Maybe I just like the callbacks.
Maybe I just like the callbacks.
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I'm with Shirley here. I don't understand why that show has such a massive cast yet feels the need to supplement it with old cast members. (Rachel Dratch for one has been on a lot lately).Shirley wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:05 pmI watched a bit of it, including that Debbie Downer skit. You liked that? I guess i never really found it funny, and it didn't work for me last night either. And I had nearly forgotten the era where all SNL skits had to have their own intro theme songs. Embarrassing.
"Sleeping On The Couch" was a highlight of that show.
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Another Chinese series recommendation. Joy of Life. Best screenplay I've ever seen. Imagine your own 30 year old self being reincarnated into Jon Snow.
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Just watched the series finale of Silicon Valley and thought it was a perfect ending to the show. Not going to throw any spoilers, but the final episode was shown as a documentary filmed 10 years later, reflecting back on what happened, perfectly (well, almost) closing the loop on the characters and whether the company succeeded. Extremely well done, and a great way to shift from a quirky character-driven show to a more serious way to tell the narrative. And while I loved the show, the up and downplot twists, especially with Gavin, were getting old, so it was the right time to end the series.
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Every episode has been better than the last.
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It has genuinely been quietly awesome.
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Absolutely. And hilarious too.tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:23 pmIt was as trenchant a political commentary and indictment of a certain part of the electorate as you will find.
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“Is that an effect? Why would they have that?”
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“Why are you acting like a foster kid with a secret?”
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"I'm in VFX" is now part of our lingo.
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You're doing it again - you're putting "people" in quotation marks.tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:35 amI don't know anyone watching it who I work with / see regularly, so I can't share any of the jokes. And I could not get Jen and Quinn into it. So I just have to crack myself up.
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What's your comeback?Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:05 amYou're doing it again - you're putting "people" in quotation marks.tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:35 amI don't know anyone watching it who I work with / see regularly, so I can't share any of the jokes. And I could not get Jen and Quinn into it. So I just have to crack myself up.
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I might sign back up for HBO Go. Totally forgot about SV... One of my favorite shows, but they don't run ads for it other than on their own feed.
Saw an ad for Westworld, which looked totally bad ass. Maybe wait for that and pick the subscription back up.
Saw an ad for Westworld, which looked totally bad ass. Maybe wait for that and pick the subscription back up.
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We finally watched the first episode of The Outsider and we were hooked almost immediately.
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I watched the first 3 episodes before I knew it was Steven King and realized there probably isn't going to be viable explanation because magic.
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As I believe has been mentioned upthread, McMillions is so worth six hours of your time. A true crime story that continues to get crazier up until the final frame.
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Don't read if you haven't made it to at least say, episode 8)
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I haven't watched any new ones since 3 because I'm waiting for my roommate to get back from Vegas, but...
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God