ah fuck it it's the BROAD CITY thread

he's good, all the stuff w him and his sister in the hurricane episode was great

lol xp

the sister was awes. I'M ON SPEED

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?

if they're smart they will never reveal the roommate

I think they showed her in a photo once

If they're smart roomie will just show up one ep and behttp://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120122051029/muppet/images/0/03/ClassicMrSnuffleupagus.jpg

yeah she's hot

i love ilana's roommate though

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.

bevers just seems like a lazy ripoff of galifinakis in the hangover imo. still funny sometimes though, except the lol at the fatty jokes.

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

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funny episode

if they're smart they will never reveal the roommate

I think they showed her in a photo once

― Οὖτις, Monday, January 26, 2015 5:19 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark

If you look carefully they never show her face

you guys are gonna overthink this show to death worse than Community, aren't you

Also props to Ilana for hiring a tatted up K-pop lookin dude <3

you guys are gonna overthink this show to death worse than Community, aren't you

― some dude, Friday, January 30, 2015 7:55 AM (23 minutes ago)

please noooo

ilana's white power suit

is it because i made out with you?

you guys are gonna overthink this show to death worse than Community, aren't you

― some dude, Friday, January 30, 2015 7:55 AM (23 minutes ago)

Yeah, I'm http://www.gifsforum.com/images/gif/i with some of these posts

i don't see any evidence of *overthinkingn* yet? all posts are just "i lol'd at [x]"

great episode, loved the Whole Foods adventure

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

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

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, 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

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?

Oh my god can you all please not

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

thank you for overthinking thinking my post about overthinking

if amusedly noticing time stamps is overthinking, i'm guilty and you're welcome

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?

i do agree that the community threads were ridic tho

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

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.

one of the best eps yet tnite. susie essman was amazing - perfectly cast.

yeah that was great

Ilana's twerk of glee was great

That was great! Always nice to see Bob Balaban, too.

one of the GOAT broad city eps for sure

Ilana's twerk of glee was great

― Simon H., Thursday, February 5, 2015 12:56 AM (14 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

haha this was my biggest LOL

I only got to watch the first 5 minutes of this but HOLY SHIT at those 5 minutes. love Susie Essman forever

this show is charming and often quite funny, but if these characters were real, i'd probably hate them :(

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.

haha yeah Charlie is v lovable

agree the girls would be p irritating in real life, but so would most people on TV

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.

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

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.

I think the show is very smart dumb, which hits the sweet spot (like Workaholics did early on).

rewatched Workaholics recently w/ my gf who's never seen it. warned her that it gets spotty after season one, but after we were done we sort've agreed that outside of a stray episode here or there it really didn't outright suck until season 4.

BC is awes. only bum ep was maybe the one where they're trying to get to the wedding? idk

But that one had a great line where they were riding hubway bikes and the gay friend stole one and was like, "OMG I thought we were all stealing bikes now!". I realize that one great line does not make an episode but that did kill me.

Watched the new one last night. SO so so good. Sussie Essman is the greatest and holy shit was she ever perfect as I's mom. There couldn't have been a better choice for that role.

I really hated Ilana's character at first but she's grown on me even and I find Abby endearing. Guys, I really love this show.

Great episode. This is how you do it, bring in guests but never forget that the story is about Abbi and Ilana.

I like that this takes place in the not quite real world, which makes their obnoxious behavior more tolerable. They're funny, because everyone else is insane, too. Even Lincoln, the closest this comes to a straight man, is a nut. Again, part of how this perfectly captures NYC c. now: you have to be crazy.

"now"?