^^^ iawtc, felt like the first ep was warming up and the second was better (sort of like the first season). And Bevers is great.
― pelvic slang (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 26 January 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
idk bevers is the hackiest thing abt this show, def feels like a caricature out of a much lesser work imo but to each his own i guess
― o-TIM-DUNCAN-SAD-facebook.jpg (Clay), Monday, 26 January 2015 21:29 (nine years ago) link
he's v much the trad sitcom annoying/wacky neighbor
― Οὖτις, Monday, 26 January 2015 21:31 (nine years ago) link
it's a familiar role but there's a surrealness to how awful he is that makes him more appreciable as an archetype. the same actor does a slightly more grounded variation of the theme on marry me and i found it more tiresome there.
― da croupier, Monday, 26 January 2015 21:48 (nine years ago) link
that line about being the fastest one at sucking his own dick at summer camp in the hurricane episode cracked me up
― flopson, Monday, 26 January 2015 21:51 (nine years ago) link
he's good, all the stuff w him and his sister in the hurricane episode was great
lol xp
― Οὖτις, Monday, 26 January 2015 21:51 (nine years ago) link
the sister was awes. I'M ON SPEED
― flopson, Monday, 26 January 2015 21:52 (nine years ago) link
Hurricane episode one of the few - only? - where their insufferable friends (Hannibal aside) hold their own. Bevers is so stupid. Unless he's supposed to be a walking parody of fart joke, in which case ... he's still stupid. The relationship between Ilana and Abbi is the heart of the show, and the farther they veer from that focus, the less satisfying it is. Last season's wedding episode being some sort of early nadir.
Have we met Abbi's roommate yet? I assume that is supposed to be a big reveal at some point. Lena Dunham?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 26 January 2015 22:16 (nine years ago) link
if they're smart they will never reveal the roommate
I think they showed her in a photo once
― Οὖτις, Monday, 26 January 2015 22:19 (nine years ago) link
If they're smart roomie will just show up one ep and behttp://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120122051029/muppet/images/0/03/ClassicMrSnuffleupagus.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 26 January 2015 22:20 (nine years ago) link
yeah she's hot
i love ilana's roommate though
― flopson, Monday, 26 January 2015 22:20 (nine years ago) link
Bevers seems more like "let's have Gemberling on this show" than "this character is a delightful counterpoint/contrast to our tale of friendship". Haven't watched any of this season yet though.
― The Understated Twee Hotel On A Mountain (silby), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 01:43 (nine years ago) link
bevers just seems like a lazy ripoff of galifinakis in the hangover imo. still funny sometimes though, except the lol at the fatty jokes.
― slam dunk, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 01:54 (nine years ago) link
feminist friends on fb jumping ship on this show because of the ilana rape culture jokes
OK I know it's not really my place but uuuuuuuuugh
― Simon H., Tuesday, 27 January 2015 02:09 (nine years ago) link
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― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 29 January 2015 14:08 (nine years ago) link
funny episode
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 29 January 2015 14:09 (nine years ago) link
― Οὖτις, Monday, January 26, 2015 5:19 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark
If you look carefully they never show her face
― 龜, Friday, 30 January 2015 12:39 (nine years ago) link
you guys are gonna overthink this show to death worse than Community, aren't you
― some dude, Friday, 30 January 2015 12:55 (nine years ago) link
Also props to Ilana for hiring a tatted up K-pop lookin dude <3
― 龜, Friday, 30 January 2015 13:11 (nine years ago) link
― some dude, Friday, January 30, 2015 7:55 AM (23 minutes ago)
please noooo
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 30 January 2015 13:19 (nine years ago) link
ilana's white power suit
― Mordy, Friday, 30 January 2015 15:41 (nine years ago) link
is it because i made out with you?
― otm rcuise (Will M.), Friday, 30 January 2015 15:45 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I'm http://www.gifsforum.com/images/gif/i with some of these posts
― uncle banmee who can remember his live posts (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 30 January 2015 16:03 (nine years ago) link
i don't see any evidence of *overthinkingn* yet? all posts are just "i lol'd at [x]"
― flopson, Friday, 30 January 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
great episode, loved the Whole Foods adventure
― Οὖτις, Friday, 30 January 2015 17:05 (nine years ago) link
i don't see any evidence of *overthinkingn* yet? all posts are just "i lol'd at [x]"― flopson, Friday, January 30, 2015 12:03 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― flopson, Friday, January 30, 2015 12:03 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i totally get not wanting to watch another show about directionless twentysomethings in nyc (whether or not their in the "culture industry" is a pretty pedantic quibble), but anyone old enough to be tired of that trope is also old enough to know that when a show increases in popularity over a season, it's foolish to judge its worth off the pilot
― da croupier, Friday, June 27, 2014 7:31 PM (7 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Ouch, the second episode of season 2 is pretty early for a crap episode. Too much Bevers, Ilana kinda annoying. Abbi and trainer guy were fine I guess, but my wife and I didn't catch any laughs. And if we did laugh, we don't remember doing so, which is a different problem. Oh well. These two are pretty funny, they'll bounce back, and they get points for not having Bevers walk in on Abbi when she was dancing naked.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, January 22, 2015 11:02 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― da croupier, Monday, January 26, 2015 4:48 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The key to success across the cable board seems to have been the belated American adoption of 8-13 episode runs. Not too many that it's impossible to catch up. Few enough that you can be familiar with every ep. Not stretched too thin to sustain itself. Thank you, UK, for showing us the way.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, October 15, 2014 10:11 AM (3 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― uncle banmee who can remember his live posts (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 30 January 2015 17:09 (nine years ago) link
so did you go scroll through the whole thread once, realize you'd only found three where people were guilty of "overthinking" and then double back for a fourth?
― da croupier, Friday, 30 January 2015 17:25 (nine years ago) link
Oh my god can you all please not
― 龜, Friday, 30 January 2015 17:26 (nine years ago) link
so did you go scroll through the whole thread once, realize you'd only found three where people were guilty of "overthinking" and then double back for a fourth?― da croupier, Friday, January 30, 2015 12:25 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― da croupier, Friday, January 30, 2015 12:25 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
thank you for overthinking thinking my post about overthinking
― uncle banmee who can remember his live posts (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 30 January 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
if amusedly noticing time stamps is overthinking, i'm guilty and you're welcome
― da croupier, Friday, 30 January 2015 17:28 (nine years ago) link
idk those don't seem particularly egregious to me. i think your avclubphobia is going a little overboard. like, can no one talk about tv shows just cause some people went too far & shat the bed on it?
― flopson, Friday, 30 January 2015 17:33 (nine years ago) link
i do agree that the community threads were ridic tho
― flopson, Friday, 30 January 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
I saw an old ep for the first time last night and I am still haunted by that one dude's sister just shouting TELL IT TO THE TOE out of nowhere
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 30 January 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link
Oh my god I loved the wisdom teeth episode so much!!! All yall need to stop fucking around in this thread and watch that episode.
― otm rcuise (Will M.), Saturday, 31 January 2015 02:28 (nine years ago) link
one of the best eps yet tnite. susie essman was amazing - perfectly cast.
― Mordy, Thursday, 5 February 2015 03:59 (nine years ago) link
yeah that was great
― some dude, Thursday, 5 February 2015 04:03 (nine years ago) link
Ilana's twerk of glee was great
― Simon H., Thursday, 5 February 2015 05:56 (nine years ago) link
That was great! Always nice to see Bob Balaban, too.
― pelvic slang (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 5 February 2015 11:09 (nine years ago) link
one of the GOAT broad city eps for sure
― flopson, Thursday, 5 February 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link
― Simon H., Thursday, February 5, 2015 12:56 AM (14 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha this was my biggest LOL
― flopson, Thursday, 5 February 2015 20:50 (nine years ago) link
I only got to watch the first 5 minutes of this but HOLY SHIT at those 5 minutes. love Susie Essman forever
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 5 February 2015 20:50 (nine years ago) link
this show is charming and often quite funny, but if these characters were real, i'd probably hate them :(
― I dunno. (amateurist), Thursday, 5 February 2015 23:28 (nine years ago) link
loved bob balaban
I don't think hating characters is an obstacle to enjoying a show. The only close to consistently likable character on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is Charlie, still love that show.
― pelvic slang (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 6 February 2015 00:34 (nine years ago) link
haha yeah Charlie is v lovable
agree the girls would be p irritating in real life, but so would most people on TV
― Οὖτις, Friday, 6 February 2015 00:35 (nine years ago) link
oh, i didn't mean to imply a negative assessment of the show, which i like. i think one of the most interesting things about the show is how they play versions of themselves, but notably not particularly witty or mature versions. the wit of the show is mostly ironic, that is, at the characters' expense, as in when ilana (sp?) riffs on "rape culture" in increasingly bizarre ways.
i think if the show took a few steps in the direction of melodrama, i'd abandon it. that it seems pretty focused on yuks is its saving grace.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 6 February 2015 01:06 (nine years ago) link
actually i guess they do allow ilana (alana?) flashes of genuine wit, but they usually undercut that with something else.
yeah they've said that the show is about them making fun of their younger selves
― flopson, Friday, 6 February 2015 01:25 (nine years ago) link
i personally like the characters a lot. people on ilx always dislike characters of tv shows or movies lol. but it's obviously true that they're not very mature, especially ilana.
― flopson, Friday, 6 February 2015 01:36 (nine years ago) link
I think the show is very smart dumb, which hits the sweet spot (like Workaholics did early on).
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 6 February 2015 01:42 (nine years ago) link