this appears to be getting media traction; i'm seeing it cited as MUST SEE TEE VEE in many of the slews of summer season roundups
― ulysses, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 14:53 (eight years ago) link
I moved this to the top of my 'to see' list today off the back of all those roundups. Just watched the first episode and thought it was a very solid pilot - definitely the most promising of all shows I've started (and usually abandoned) watching in the last year. It reminds me of what The Newsroom might have been like if it hadn't been absolutely hateful, and I can totally see the Dead Set comparisons.
I'm going to watch the next episode. It is as exciting as watching a new season of something like The Bachelor, but without all the self-doubt ("I'm just watching this because I like characters...?") and subsequent loss of thought.
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 18:35 (eight years ago) link
Season two starts tonight! Reviews are super positive.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 6 June 2016 21:25 (seven years ago) link
Very excited! I'm up to date now. I love the insular morality in this show... I'm fully rooting for Rachel and Quinn to get whatever they can out of life by whatever means necessary.
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Monday, 6 June 2016 21:32 (seven years ago) link
this show turned out to be kind of amazing yeah
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Monday, 6 June 2016 21:33 (seven years ago) link
eeeee
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 June 2016 23:10 (seven years ago) link
catch the football and talk about your father
― imago, Tuesday, 7 June 2016 22:54 (seven years ago) link
moneydickpower
kind of a weird tone for this ep/season but i'm willing to go with them on this journey. MRA chet vs dana is very promising though, i gotta say
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 22:14 (seven years ago) link
just feels like they got more audacious
― imago, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 22:39 (seven years ago) link
well they're as morally degenerate as ever so i guess i'm in for season 2
― Mordy, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 23:45 (seven years ago) link
I watched the 4 streaming episodes of this last year they used to jumpstart viewership, but never went back to see the rest. Gonna have to, I guess, if so many people I know/like are this into it.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 23:50 (seven years ago) link
do it do it
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 9 June 2016 01:05 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, season one goes to some surprising places, not all of them dark (though most/many of them).
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 June 2016 01:11 (seven years ago) link
So, I saw the first 2 eps of this and I had to bail on it. I just couldnt deal. These people are all relentlessly horrible and should all die in a fire.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 03:15 (seven years ago) link
:D
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 03:26 (seven years ago) link
It made me SO MAD! lol :(
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 03:34 (seven years ago) link
Maybe they do all die in a fire and now you'll never know.
There's definitely a lot in common with a show like "You're the Worst," with horrible people still capable of nuance and our empathy. But yeah, it's dark.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 03:50 (seven years ago) link
This show has gone particularly crazy and crazy dark this season. It's also pretty uneven, but I'm not sure they can tell the story they're telling any other way. It's like it's built to be unstable and erratic.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 25 July 2016 16:22 (seven years ago) link
this season is terribly written and everyone on it is exceedingly unpleasant
― maura, Monday, 25 July 2016 16:54 (seven years ago) link
in a cartoonish way. it feels like the creator's extended tantrum at the network
Yeah, I can't get a bead on it, tbh.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 25 July 2016 16:58 (seven years ago) link
every episode brings a fresh 'hey they went there'
it's pretty good stuff really
― imago, Monday, 25 July 2016 23:24 (seven years ago) link
i agree w/ the critics that the most recent one was hamfisted and not well thought out. but at least they're true to raising the w-t-f quotient every ep.
― Mordy, Monday, 25 July 2016 23:28 (seven years ago) link
I found it interesting that the episode was apparently written 6 months ago!
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 July 2016 00:53 (seven years ago) link
Jesus I couldnt stand the unrepentant terribleness of the first SHOW, how can s2 be even worse!?
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 26 July 2016 04:11 (seven years ago) link
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 26 July 2016 05:30 (seven years ago) link
as silly as this show gets, shiri appleby's ability to tell us when rachel's manipulating ppl through her acting w/o "telling" the other character is one of the most remarkable things about this show. latest episode, when (SPOILER)coleman shows the phone hack & she says she's scared & hugs him(/SPOILER) reminds you jsut how awesome and scary she is
― a simba man (Will M.), Monday, 8 August 2016 00:15 (seven years ago) link
I don't really know why I'm continuing to watch this show. I haven't seen the latest episode (avoiding spoilers, ty ^), but the previous one ate my psyche and I still don't think I've recovered. It stands to reason that the writers of this show are just as irredeemable as the characters they've created. At the same time, I find Rachel loathsomely relatable.
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Monday, 8 August 2016 09:59 (seven years ago) link
Did you read the New Yorker profile of Sarah Gertrude Shapiro? You might not be totally off base on multiple fronts.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/06/20/sarah-gertrude-shapiro-the-savagely-clever-feminist-behind-unreal
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 8 August 2016 15:08 (seven years ago) link
Haha wow! That's an uncanny read, ty. I actually feel a lot of catharsis from reading it and understanding her driving motivations and ready to move onto the last episode...All that super meta network/studio interference stuff is fascinating.
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Monday, 8 August 2016 19:57 (seven years ago) link
um this SHOW
― surm, Friday, 20 April 2018 15:32 (six years ago) link
Jumped ship halfway through second season. I assume new season started?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 20 April 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link
underway! i've really never had an issue with any of the episodes as crazy as they have gotten. i'm super into the Quinn and Rachel's relationship and they're both such dynamic actors.
they do go a little heavy on Shiri's makeup though damn.
― surm, Friday, 20 April 2018 15:40 (six years ago) link
i've barely seen this show beyond early stuff, though i have deep opinions on the IRL people involved...but that's not for writing down on the internet.
― omar little, Friday, 20 April 2018 16:01 (six years ago) link
now thats some shit i deffo want to hear
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 20 April 2018 16:03 (six years ago) link
Make a 77 thread and dish plz
― Mordy, Friday, 20 April 2018 16:06 (six years ago) link
oh it's barely enough to make a thread...i'll have to consult my Comey-esque journals from the era and see if there's anything worth talking about.
― omar little, Friday, 20 April 2018 16:25 (six years ago) link
yes plz
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 20 April 2018 19:21 (six years ago) link
season 4 (the final one, eight episodes) just landed on hulu
― maura, Monday, 16 July 2018 16:28 (five years ago) link
onar where’s my tell-all expose :(
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 17 July 2018 01:52 (five years ago) link
omar, even
There’s a 77 thread where I answer questions iirc... 🤫
― omar little, Tuesday, 17 July 2018 02:43 (five years ago) link
ty
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 July 2018 04:16 (five years ago) link
i thought s3 was a marked improvement on s2, but i dunno...
― jaymc, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 04:30 (five years ago) link
best part was the marissa nadler song at the end
― maura, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 13:17 (five years ago) link
We loved the first season, tuned out halfway through the second (police shooting?) and never gave a shit enough to tune back in, including the third season, which I'm not sure my wife even knows existed.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 13:31 (five years ago) link
VG if you have any specific q’s I can maybe answer them either on the my 77 thread or via pvt msg, depending on how specific and naming names they are...
― omar little, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 17:02 (five years ago) link
roger that <3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 July 2018 05:21 (five years ago) link
OK I just got into S1 on an airplane. This show has probably more omg moments per episode than Breaking Bad. SO MUCH happens in each ep! It's fucking insane! I finish an ep and I feel like I've just seen, like two movies
The reality star is SO PERFECT. EVERYONE is perfect. The casting is MIRACULOUS. This really is my favourite show. I was talking to Nick Quah (!) and he told me he's not as into a couple of the later seasons but dammit I will ride so hard for this show I don't care
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 23:08 (five years ago) link
<3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 14 November 2018 05:38 (five years ago) link