Finishing the last two episodes tonight and really can’t predict where this is going. My buddy the other day just said whatever you think is gonna happen isn’t gonna happen. Looking forward to it.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:18 pm That's exactly where I'm at with Beef. I'm watching it more to see where it goes than through an "enjoyment" factor. (We're only 2 episodes in)
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There's something really off about SNL lately. It's the weakest cast they've had in a long time, and the pacing and direction is off as well.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:31 am Even the monologue, especially when JT came out was weirdly flat... As was the Barry Gibbs Talk Show skit.
Stuff that usually kills just kind of didn't hit.
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Meh should have ended after the penultimate episode.Giff wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:44 pmFinishing the last two episodes tonight and really can’t predict where this is going. My buddy the other day just said whatever you think is gonna happen isn’t gonna happen. Looking forward to it.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:18 pm That's exactly where I'm at with Beef. I'm watching it more to see where it goes than through an "enjoyment" factor. (We're only 2 episodes in)
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Down to the last couple of episodes of Reservation Dogs and I don't want it to end. Pretty sure I would commit crimes to make sure some of those characters are happy. I love them.
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I just went back and looked at the 2023 episode list... They've had some decent episodes and the Please Don't Destroy and Weekend Updates are consistently pretty good.Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:16 pmThere's something really off about SNL lately. It's the weakest cast they've had in a long time, and the pacing and direction is off as well.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:31 am Even the monologue, especially when JT came out was weirdly flat... As was the Barry Gibbs Talk Show skit.
Stuff that usually kills just kind of didn't hit.
There are always lulls on SNL, going back to the very beginning. If you watch some of the early days, not highlights, but full episodes... Yeesh.
That said, while I like a number of the cast members, beyond Bowen Yang, it feels like a cast full of supporting members. There's nobody that can come out and blow the doors off. I like when former cast members come back, like Maya Rudolph for the ABBA christmas album, but it also kind of underscores your point.
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Oh goodness, I totally forgot about that show!!
Thanks, need to get it back into rotation.
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I just burned through six seasons of Peaky Blinders in 2 weeks and...
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I've almost stared episode 1 of the final season several times, but don't want it to end. Such a quirky, great show. I heard Taika Waititi on a few podcasts a couple months ago and decided to finally watch What We Do in the Shadows. Watched the movie first, then started the TV show. It's a mockumentary about Vampires living in a house in Staten Island with their human "familiars" which are like servants. Totally absurd and occasionally laugh out loud funny.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:00 amOh goodness, I totally forgot about that show!!
Thanks, need to get it back into rotation.
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What We Do in the Shadows is fucking hilarious and only gets better as the seasons go. Jackie Daytona forever.
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Has anyone else started the "Masters of the Air" on AppleTV?
I've watched the first 2 episodes, and its pretty good so far. The flight scenes are terrifying.
Heard an interview with the main writer (he also wrote the "Day of Days" episode of Band of Brothers) and it was pretty interesting about the level of detail that they put into making this.
I've watched the first 2 episodes, and its pretty good so far. The flight scenes are terrifying.
Heard an interview with the main writer (he also wrote the "Day of Days" episode of Band of Brothers) and it was pretty interesting about the level of detail that they put into making this.
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That's on our list.. We try not to start too many shows at once...DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:30 am Has anyone else started the "Masters of the Air" on AppleTV?
I've watched the first 2 episodes, and its pretty good so far. The flight scenes are terrifying.
Heard an interview with the main writer (he also wrote the "Day of Days" episode of Band of Brothers) and it was pretty interesting about the level of detail that they put into making this.
To that point: We started Death and Other Details on Hulu last week... Two eps in and we are hooked. Starring Mandy Patinkin, so, if he's not your cup of tea, don't bother.
It's kind of an amalgam of Glass Onion, Only Murders and... Succession (sorta/kinda). And I'm too lazy to look it up but there's a new actress in a starring role and she's pretty good.
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Two episodes of "Shrinking" was enough for me. Really started nicely, but the second episode had so many incidents of what Roger Ebert called "The Idiot Plot" (events that could only happen if every character involved is an idiot) that I just couldn't go on.
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I get it but...I really loved the show even with all that. And Harrison Ford's character was SO good as season 1 went on.Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:55 am Two episodes of "Shrinking" was enough for me. Really started nicely, but the second episode had so many incidents of what Roger Ebert called "The Idiot Plot" (events that could only happen if every character involved is an idiot) that I just couldn't go on.
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I would say it's in the same general "suspend disbelief" zone as, say, Ted Lasso.tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:09 pmI get it but...I really loved the show even with all that. And Harrison Ford's character was SO good as season 1 went on.Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:55 am Two episodes of "Shrinking" was enough for me. Really started nicely, but the second episode had so many incidents of what Roger Ebert called "The Idiot Plot" (events that could only happen if every character involved is an idiot) that I just couldn't go on.
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Exactly right. It's a fantasy - comedic - but you cannot really take it literally. Within that framework, I thought it had moments of brilliance.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:12 pmI would say it's in the same general "suspend disbelief" zone as, say, Ted Lasso.tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:09 pmI get it but...I really loved the show even with all that. And Harrison Ford's character was SO good as season 1 went on.Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:55 am Two episodes of "Shrinking" was enough for me. Really started nicely, but the second episode had so many incidents of what Roger Ebert called "The Idiot Plot" (events that could only happen if every character involved is an idiot) that I just couldn't go on.
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I think I commented the same on here somewhere. The way everyone's (except for the daughter) relationship with Segal's character just resets to normal after a year of him grieving by being a drug-addled asshole is rough, but I think it ends up worth trying to get past that as a viewer.
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Ted Lasso analogy is great, I didn’t make that connection, but it’s a similar unrealistic world, but to a lesser degree. I loved that show, but if you aren’t feeling it, there’s too much great Tv to waste time.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:12 pmI would say it's in the same general "suspend disbelief" zone as, say, Ted Lasso.tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:09 pmI get it but...I really loved the show even with all that. And Harrison Ford's character was SO good as season 1 went on.Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:55 am Two episodes of "Shrinking" was enough for me. Really started nicely, but the second episode had so many incidents of what Roger Ebert called "The Idiot Plot" (events that could only happen if every character involved is an idiot) that I just couldn't go on.
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If nothing else Shrinking is worth watching for Ted McGinley’s line reading of “eat a bag of dicks”
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Same showrunner/EP on both shows. Bill Lawrence also did Scrubs which required a suspension of disbelief as well.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:30 pmTed Lasso analogy is great, I didn’t make that connection, but it’s a similar unrealistic world, but to a lesser degree. I loved that show, but if you aren’t feeling it, there’s too much great Tv to waste time.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:12 pmI would say it's in the same general "suspend disbelief" zone as, say, Ted Lasso.tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:09 pmI get it but...I really loved the show even with all that. And Harrison Ford's character was SO good as season 1 went on.Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:55 am Two episodes of "Shrinking" was enough for me. Really started nicely, but the second episode had so many incidents of what Roger Ebert called "The Idiot Plot" (events that could only happen if every character involved is an idiot) that I just couldn't go on.
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It is definitely Lawrence’s signature style - which I vibe with but for sure understand why it isn’t for everyone.
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I've started it as well and agree. I was reading (I think on Reddit) that the CGI is terrible but I don't agree with/see that at all.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:30 am Has anyone else started the "Masters of the Air" on AppleTV?
I've watched the first 2 episodes, and its pretty good so far. The flight scenes are terrifying.
Heard an interview with the main writer (he also wrote the "Day of Days" episode of Band of Brothers) and it was pretty interesting about the level of detail that they put into making this.
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Next season will be the final which I think is great...go out on a high note.tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:14 am What We Do in the Shadows is fucking hilarious and only gets better as the seasons go. Jackie Daytona forever.
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I thought the CGI was pretty good...but I was watching on my laptop. Maybe it doesn't work as well when scaling up on a big home TV.GoodKarma wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:24 pmI've started it as well and agree. I was reading (I think on Reddit) that the CGI is terrible but I don't agree with/see that at all.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:30 am Has anyone else started the "Masters of the Air" on AppleTV?
I've watched the first 2 episodes, and its pretty good so far. The flight scenes are terrifying.
Heard an interview with the main writer (he also wrote the "Day of Days" episode of Band of Brothers) and it was pretty interesting about the level of detail that they put into making this.
Pretty crazy to imagine these 19-20 year guys climbing into a B17 in England, and then just having to fly in formation to the target area. The flak is completely and totally random...if your time is up, its up.
And those B17's were the height of technology at the time! I remember a few years back being out sailing, and one of the few remaining flyable B17's flew over the water. The thing was LOUD...and slow. And one of the guys on the boat said "Can you believe we fought a war using those things....and won?"
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The end of this cold open was pretty good. But I still hate how they give Nikki Haley a platform. Luckily, she's toast.
Props to Ayo though. Even if it was for the skit, I like that that's how she delivered that question.
Props to Ayo though. Even if it was for the skit, I like that that's how she delivered that question.
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Last night we watched the first episode of FEUD: Capote vs The Swans.
It's very well done (Gus Van Sant directed it), and my god...Naomi Watts is fantastic as Babe Paley (wife of Bill Paley, the head of CBS), but a little bit of Truman Capote's voice and affectation goes a long way.
(and does Diane Lane ever age? She looks amazing)
It's very well done (Gus Van Sant directed it), and my god...Naomi Watts is fantastic as Babe Paley (wife of Bill Paley, the head of CBS), but a little bit of Truman Capote's voice and affectation goes a long way.
(and does Diane Lane ever age? She looks amazing)
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Normalizing a racist presidential candidate through late-night television has never resulted in anything bad, though.
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It was irritating as hell when they Had Hilary Clinton on, but then Sarah Palin? Trump and Elon Musk as hosts? Fuck that shit.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:50 pmNormalizing a racist presidential candidate through late-night television has never resulted in anything bad, though.
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TIL the name of the town in Bob’s Burgers is Seymour’s Bay.
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Oh, it gets worse...Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:37 pmIt was irritating as hell when they Had Hilary Clinton on, but then Sarah Palin? Trump and Elon Musk as hosts? Fuck that shit.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:50 pmNormalizing a racist presidential candidate through late-night television has never resulted in anything bad, though.
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It's been 5 years since he got shitcanned and I honestly couldn't give a shit less.
His stand-up special on Netflix is friggin' great and I'm pretty sure he learned from the incidents.
His stand-up special on Netflix is friggin' great and I'm pretty sure he learned from the incidents.
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I agree. I felt like he got railroaded a bit. I don’t remember the joke that got him fired, but IIRC, someone dug up one race based joke from a skit years prior and the SJWs branded him as racist for one race-based joke. He’s a bit of a Philly meathead, but not a bad guy. I don’t get judging a comedian because of one joke, that when you read it from a transcript sounds horrible. But the media runs a story, and comment sections are filled with people raging and labeling when they never saw the skit/joke and don’t know the comedian.
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GoodKarma wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:24 pmI've started it as well and agree. I was reading (I think on Reddit) that the CGI is terrible but I don't agree with/see that at all.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:30 am Has anyone else started the "Masters of the Air" on AppleTV?
I've watched the first 2 episodes, and its pretty good so far. The flight scenes are terrifying.
Heard an interview with the main writer (he also wrote the "Day of Days" episode of Band of Brothers) and it was pretty interesting about the level of detail that they put into making this.
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So a comedian makes a shitty racist joke (or takes part in one) and he pays the ultimate price. Except he didn't, and he's been given a second chance.The Sybian wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:01 pmI agree. I felt like he got railroaded a bit. I don’t remember the joke that got him fired, but IIRC, someone dug up one race based joke from a skit years prior and the SJWs branded him as racist for one race-based joke. He’s a bit of a Philly meathead, but not a bad guy. I don’t get judging a comedian because of one joke, that when you read it from a transcript sounds horrible. But the media runs a story, and comment sections are filled with people raging and labeling when they never saw the skit/joke and don’t know the comedian.
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Nothing will ever come close to racist for me the way Ari Shaffir did The Amazing Racist 20ish years ago before he became more well known.
Rounding up Mexicans at Home Depot and then driving to the immigration office. Going to a Asian restaurant dressed as a geisha and asking "What kind of Chinese" everyone was. That shit was wild.
Rounding up Mexicans at Home Depot and then driving to the immigration office. Going to a Asian restaurant dressed as a geisha and asking "What kind of Chinese" everyone was. That shit was wild.
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Watch sitcoms from the 80s and you'll see what can no longer pass today. One of Cheers' biggest moments was when Sam and Diane were seriously slapping each other across the face. Hell, Blazing Saddles was one of the funniest movies of all time and it'd never get made today. Society evolves.Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:19 pm Nothing will ever come close to racist for me the way Ari Shaffir did The Amazing Racist 20ish years ago before he became more well known.
Rounding up Mexicans at Home Depot and then driving to the immigration office. Going to a Asian restaurant dressed as a geisha and asking "What kind of Chinese" everyone was. That shit was wild.
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First having Chappelle on the goodnights, and then Nikki Haley, and then Gillis, who was fired after his sets where he talks about gays and Asians come to light? If they're trying to get Bowen Yang to quit, then this is one way to do it.
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Will Ferrell (Will Ferrell!) said the n-word on actual SNL. Twice I think.
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
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And hundreds of off the air, but I’m sure Tim Meadows had deserved it.
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