almost disappointed there wasn't more of ben folds
― da croupier, Saturday, 11 January 2014 16:58 (ten years ago) link
first time i've said that since high school
― da croupier, Saturday, 11 January 2014 16:59 (ten years ago) link
also i don't think this really pulled anything from hannibal other than a heightened stylized air, but everyone should still watch hannibal cuz it's great.
― reddening, Saturday, 11 January 2014 16:59 (ten years ago) link
i think creepy greenhouses/labs are definitely a thing tho the main example i can think of atm is varicella
― Mordy , Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:02 (ten years ago) link
both make great lairs, naturally cluttered spaces with sharp corners
― da croupier, Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:06 (ten years ago) link
there's the creepyish greenhouseish guy in Twin Peaks too.
― Merdeyeux, Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:07 (ten years ago) link
re this episode, I thought I was missing a key reference point because I didn't recognise the credits, but I think if not for those I'd just have taken it as a general post-Seven serial killer thing.
― Merdeyeux, Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:09 (ten years ago) link
i don't think it was just hannibal. but abed's "profiler" was def a hannibal ref. "so many.. profiler shows... on basic.. cable.. so much pain.. ful writing."
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
except hannibal isn't on basic cable and is a spin-off of a movie franchise dating back to the 90s
― da croupier, Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:29 (ten years ago) link
not saying they aren't aware of hannibal (as per abed's dvr) just that the slow talking profiler wasn't invented in the last three years
'80 actually, re hannibal
― da croupier, Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:30 (ten years ago) link
the music in the DMB reseach scene was taken from a research scene in Seven
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:32 (ten years ago) link
oh, and Abed was deleting episodes of "The Bridge" and "Hannibal" show that have detectives with Aspberger's. He was also deleting episodes of "Johnny Spectrum"
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:40 (ten years ago) link
or maybe the Hannibal guy doesn't actually have Aspberger's but they say he's "on the spectrum"
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:42 (ten years ago) link
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Saturday, January 11, 2014 12:40 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha ok that's great. especially if that's an indication that one of the things they're walking back from season 4 is how Abed had begun to seem less like a functional adult than he had in earlier seasons.
― some dude, Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:46 (ten years ago) link
― da croupier, Saturday, January 11, 2014 12:29 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
right i wasn't saying the _content_ of the bit was all about hannibal. the delivery and setup was pure will tho.
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:58 (ten years ago) link
man i hope hannibal is like the platonic ideal of these tropes cuz everything being described as oh so hannibal seems oh so familiar even though i've never seen the show
― da croupier, Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:03 (ten years ago) link
"rain? classical music? a slow talking profiler? someone's clearly picking up what nbc's been putting down since april '13!"
― da croupier, Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:07 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfXuNJxWw88
filmed in 1999
― da croupier, Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:11 (ten years ago) link
I'm on the "what are they parodying?" train, but I totally dug this episode. Love Troy with the blankets and cups, and Starburns' "hee haw!" was A+.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:19 (ten years ago) link
"This is how they comfort victims in movies"
"Wait a minute, ants DO have butts!"
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
yeah starburns dave hee haw was probably the second biggest laff of the night for me after the dean snapping his fingers trying to get the call traced
― balls, Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:55 (ten years ago) link
oh man, the snapping thing stressed me out.
― Øystein, Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:57 (ten years ago) link
http://31.media.tumblr.com/84e0a0ad660be36c380191a57bfb68da/tumblr_mz5rj673gE1rd1qi0o1_500.gif
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:28 (ten years ago) link
dean in the press conference was funny too
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:57 (ten years ago) link
Dean's snapping was ace, especially w/ the "look at the extension" tag
I mean, NBC has to renew something and its hitting that syndication gravy train
Gravy is for Sony, not NBC (though this means they're likely to make it super-worthwhile to NBC to buy another 13.)
― giant faps are what you take, wanking on the moon (sic), Saturday, 11 January 2014 21:47 (ten years ago) link
in love with this show all over again
― Sufjan Grafton, Saturday, 11 January 2014 21:52 (ten years ago) link
this episode didn't have a ton of lols, but it had whatever quality harmon brings to the show in spades, and I thought it was solid.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Saturday, 11 January 2014 22:08 (ten years ago) link
"I went backstage, met all the band... except Dave".
― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 January 2014 11:45 (ten years ago) link
wau this thread turned into a really cool ~*ALTERNATE REALITY GAME*~ wau jfc
also
― my whole family is catholic so look at the pickle i'm in (zachlyon), Monday, 13 January 2014 02:26 (ten years ago) link
nbc is a broadcast network. basic cable channels are amc, comedy central, espn, that sorta thing.
― Clay, Monday, 13 January 2014 02:27 (ten years ago) link
OH LOL
― my whole family is catholic so look at the pickle i'm in (zachlyon), Monday, 13 January 2014 02:28 (ten years ago) link
nvm had a brainfart
― my whole family is catholic so look at the pickle i'm in (zachlyon), Monday, 13 January 2014 02:29 (ten years ago) link
NBC's ratings are comparable to those of middling basic cable networks, so the confusion is understandable.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 13 January 2014 02:41 (ten years ago) link
lol
idk why my brain saw "basic cable" and decided it meant "network"
BUT hannibal is actually based on the original books, not the movies, so i can still be right about something
― my whole family is catholic so look at the pickle i'm in (zachlyon), Monday, 13 January 2014 02:50 (ten years ago) link
FWIW this was funny enough without getting what it was a parody of. In light of the ending it was possibly less about a parody for the sake of a parody as it was about creating the right atmosphere for the Pierce bombshell.
― Matt DC, Monday, 13 January 2014 13:30 (ten years ago) link
tbh i thought the pierce bombshell was so pointless it was 99% there for sake of the parody
― my whole family is catholic so look at the pickle i'm in (zachlyon), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 00:18 (ten years ago) link
also didn't we see pierce's ghost two episodes ago, that confuses me some
― Clay, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 00:24 (ten years ago) link
that was a hologram, keep up
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 00:25 (ten years ago) link
yeah but it's a decent point, show was already treating him like he was dead
― my whole family is catholic so look at the pickle i'm in (zachlyon), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 00:30 (ten years ago) link
yeah, but didn't they also suggest he wasn't allowed on the premises of the college for some reason, thus the hologram?
― the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music (stevie), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 07:30 (ten years ago) link
supposedly this is gonna play out as a storyline, so we'll see how it goes. i'm surprised they're even bothering, honestly
― Nhex, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 07:31 (ten years ago) link
Am finally caught up. This show is awesome again. The lengths they went to light and shoot this ep and desaturate it all were astounding.
Did anyone notice the Rorschach on Prof John Oliver's wall?
― Who is DANKEY KANG? (kingfish), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 08:37 (ten years ago) link
I dunno, I think there's some fun to be had with Pierce's funeral.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 09:47 (ten years ago) link
this show is hella dark now, between everyones post-college failings, breaking bad guys phone conversation, pierces death and the inevitable funeral.
its also really good again.
i love how abed didnt take the bait.
― a hoy hoy, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 12:44 (ten years ago) link
Also, is it just me or is their cafeteria art that looks exactly like one of Dan Harmon's Story Circles? It's the segmented circle with little colored geometric shapes
― Who is DANKEY KANG? (kingfish), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 17:56 (ten years ago) link
a hoy hoy? feels like i haven't seen you in a while!
― Nhex, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 19:06 (ten years ago) link
well, yeah, this is the darkest timeline.
― an enormous bolus of flatulence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 19:41 (ten years ago) link
fuck that "darkest timeline" bullshit
― SHAUN (DJP), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 19:42 (ten years ago) link
the chaos theory episode was amusing but every subsequent "darkest timeline" joke has been worse than every Inspector Spacetime joke put together
― SHAUN (DJP), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 19:43 (ten years ago) link