def riding the trashy prestige drama wave
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 March 2015 03:48 (nine years ago) link
the worst sibling is the excitable lil pig kevin
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 March 2015 03:49 (nine years ago) link
ha he just behaved poorly right as i said that
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 March 2015 03:51 (nine years ago) link
Is this what you'd call 'southern gothic'?
― paolo, Monday, 23 March 2015 09:36 (nine years ago) link
nah, it'd have to be a lot weirder to fit that bill imo
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 23 March 2015 12:14 (nine years ago) link
the worst sibling is the excitable lil pig kevin --lag∞n
so loud and so dumb and so macho-whiny (the worst kind of whiny)
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 23 March 2015 12:19 (nine years ago) link
im enjoying this, about 5 eps in. this isn't really all that *fun* for a noir or a "southern gothic" or whatever it is and doesn't really seem to revel in its location as much as it could--maybe that's a good thing but the plot is pretty thin so far as well. so it's stuck halfway between plot-driven and atmosphere-driven with neither really delivering so far. still, im interested!
― ryan, Monday, 23 March 2015 12:48 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inB4esNoNTo
― why dont u say something or like just die (dog latin), Monday, 23 March 2015 12:57 (nine years ago) link
kind of just want this to be about sam shephard and sissy spacek running a hotel in florida... maybe having some fun adventures.
― tylerw, Monday, 23 March 2015 14:57 (nine years ago) link
kinda unclear what the second season wld be about maybe they cld do a prequel
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 March 2015 14:59 (nine years ago) link
got to the ep where john apologizes to danny on the dock. was like "well that sure was nice, i bet this show is over" but then danny chopped that fish's head off after john left and the dramatic music plays and was like "oh is it".
― Team Foxcatcherwatcher (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 23 March 2015 16:34 (nine years ago) link
bloodlines part 7: in which danny tries an even crazier drug
― Team Foxcatcherwatcher (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 23 March 2015 16:40 (nine years ago) link
i love danny he is cool
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 March 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link
**********SPOILERS *************
*****
lol watching the final ep i was all to myself howre they gonna do a second season with no danny maybe they cld have a character played by the same actor show up all like hi im cousin dougie, just then who arrives on the scene but... his son lmao
**********END SPOILERS *************
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 March 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
i'm scared to watch. coach taylor deserves a show as good as nashville.
― scott seward, Monday, 23 March 2015 16:56 (nine years ago) link
not reading that spoiler. so very tempting, but I won't. *nurses old arm injury*
― Team Foxcatcherwatcher (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 23 March 2015 16:58 (nine years ago) link
nashville is still good? i liked season 1 but the start of season 2 left me cold even tho connie britton is good in anything, ever, at any time (it's a law)
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 23 March 2015 16:58 (nine years ago) link
(xp)
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 23 March 2015 16:59 (nine years ago) link
i finished the drug trip/bender episode last night, thought it and the one before it were the best eps thus far. there are pretty clear flaws even in the better episodes, but it's remained entertaining
#stillneedsmoresevigny
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 23 March 2015 17:00 (nine years ago) link
i kinda can't stand norbert leo butz for some reason. maybe it was all the singing and dancing with john lithgow on t.v. years ago...
― scott seward, Monday, 23 March 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
yes, still needs maurice vignier
― Team Foxcatcherwatcher (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 23 March 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
and watching the trailer thing makes me sad cuz freaks and geeks looks so sad! yeah, can they redo this show where freaks and geeks, coach taylor, sissy, and sam have a cool show.
― scott seward, Monday, 23 March 2015 17:05 (nine years ago) link
i don't think i know who the british bad boy brother is. was he in lock stock and smoking barrels?
― scott seward, Monday, 23 March 2015 17:06 (nine years ago) link
notable Ben Mendelsohn roles:-bad person and criminal in The Place Beyond the Pines-horrible person and criminal in Killing Them Softly-absolutely despicable person and criminal in Animal Kingdom
― Team Foxcatcherwatcher (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 23 March 2015 17:09 (nine years ago) link
all brilliant roles imo, esp. animal kingdom. he is one of my absolute favorite character actors.
also jessa's dad on girls!
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 23 March 2015 17:10 (nine years ago) link
yeah, he's great
― Team Foxcatcherwatcher (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 23 March 2015 17:11 (nine years ago) link
scott, you should def see Animal Kingdom
― Team Foxcatcherwatcher (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 23 March 2015 17:12 (nine years ago) link
i'll check it out.
― scott seward, Monday, 23 March 2015 17:15 (nine years ago) link
one of the best $3 used dvd purchases i ever made!
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 23 March 2015 17:16 (nine years ago) link
ya ben mendelsohn is good stuff
― lag∞n, Monday, 23 March 2015 17:20 (nine years ago) link
yeah he pretty much single-handedly makes this show addictive, and I like Coach and Lindsay Weir
― Brio2, Monday, 23 March 2015 20:12 (nine years ago) link
and Carrie and Chuck Yeager!
― Brio2, Monday, 23 March 2015 20:20 (nine years ago) link
really liking the back half of the season for its increased charles willeford/late 80s elmore leonard feel
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 04:43 (nine years ago) link
(lot more serious/straightfaced than those guys though, to its partial detriment)
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 04:44 (nine years ago) link
ya feel like they approached some leonard vibes and almost reached out and touched faith but ultimately dealing wit leonards plot mechanisms is too terrifying for every filmmaker, having the story turn on that tape of the childhood interrogation is nearly leonardian tho i will admit
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 04:46 (nine years ago) link
a little more elmore would have gone a looooong way for this show
― Brio2, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 13:45 (nine years ago) link
notable Ben Mendelsohn roles:-bad person and criminal in /The Place Beyond the Pines/ --Team Foxcatcherwatcher (Sufjan Grafton)
I recall him being semi-likable in this one but okay. He's amazing in Animal Kingdom.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:41 (nine years ago) link
He is pretty good in the quite ridiculous but enjoyable Starred Up as well, also looking forwards to seeing Slow West with him + Fassbender .
― xelab, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 21:13 (nine years ago) link
some good pictures of him in a nice jacket http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/only-the-very-best-screenshots-of-ben-mendelsohn-wearing-the-worlds-most-majestic-fur-coat-in-the-new-western-slow-west/
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 23:01 (nine years ago) link
just finished this. pretty enjoyable throughout despite its occasional hiccups and cliches. mendelsohn should get an emmy nom, for real
still not quite sure who the creators wanted the audience to sympathize with tbh, if only because I can't really see how, in the end, any character is more worthy of empathy than danny despite the bad shit he ends up doing. like I I bought all of his motivations, everyone else comes off entitled in some type of way or another
― are... are you saying you fucked a gazelle? (slothroprhymes), Saturday, 28 March 2015 17:28 (nine years ago) link
you know what is a cool better show than this with similar vibes: the affair, recommended
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 March 2015 17:32 (nine years ago) link
entitled isn't exactly the right word for the other siblings, but idk I liked danny and chelsea and not really anyone else
other major deficiency is the women characters, well acted all around but p underwritten, even sevigny, which is odd bc these creators made damages and for all that show's numerous flaws the women on it were very well drawn imo
― are... are you saying you fucked a gazelle? (slothroprhymes), Saturday, 28 March 2015 17:33 (nine years ago) link
xp really? heard a lot of strong hatred for that show but then again am going solely off reviews and one friend who watched it
― are... are you saying you fucked a gazelle? (slothroprhymes), Saturday, 28 March 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
i loved it, p much the height of prestige trash with some legit subtly and humor in there and cool characterization
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 March 2015 17:36 (nine years ago) link
hm, I'll try a few episodes of that at some point. I'm a huge fan of both mcnulty and ruth wilson (alice morgan on Luther = 💯), although the idea of mcnulty as ennui-stricken author is kinda strange
― are... are you saying you fucked a gazelle? (slothroprhymes), Saturday, 28 March 2015 17:39 (nine years ago) link
i dont want to spoil anything but mcnultys character is so perfect
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 March 2015 17:41 (nine years ago) link
The Affair has some good stuff but was pretty underwhelming as a whole imo
― fuck me, archipelago (Simon H.), Saturday, 28 March 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
I thought The Affair was terrible and have always found West a really terrible + appallingly wooden actor, he seems the opposite of Mendelsohn to me, who has the presence + talent to elevate cack like Bloodline to above average television. West has the opposite effect for me, he makes watching trash even more unbearable and drags it down even further with his anodyne shiteness.
― xelab, Saturday, 28 March 2015 22:14 (nine years ago) link
ur anodyne shiteness
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 March 2015 22:17 (nine years ago) link
I don't get paid for my anodyne shiteness :p Would you consider West a fine actor? I wouldn't trust your judgement on fuck all else if you did.
― xelab, Saturday, 28 March 2015 22:27 (nine years ago) link
oh for sure
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 8 April 2015 20:11 (nine years ago) link
xxp think Danny plays it pretty well on the edge the whole time before the tape pushes him over
― And let’s say a new Hozier comes along, and Spotify outbids you (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 8 April 2015 20:11 (nine years ago) link
I was pretty shocked by the check scene. I think that scene was designed to be shocking, and it wouldn't work if you think Danny is full snakeshark by that point.
― And let’s say a new Hozier comes along, and Spotify outbids you (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 8 April 2015 20:17 (nine years ago) link
http://youtu.be/_tVOqZIC8qU?t=33s
― Evan, Wednesday, 8 April 2015 20:35 (nine years ago) link
otm
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 8 April 2015 20:39 (nine years ago) link
xxp yeah i agree with that he doesn't like, have all his plans in place then even if he prob would be fine with selling some dope to pay off his debts. the check & the tape are what seals the deal w/him to not only take care of his biz but also do so while potentially fucking his family over by making them accessories after the fact
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 8 April 2015 20:41 (nine years ago) link
i liked the last two episodes of this and part of me kinda wishes they would just take the mini-series approach sometimes and let something be one and done.
― scott seward, Thursday, 9 April 2015 20:09 (nine years ago) link
season 2
― am0n, Sunday, 29 May 2016 03:54 (eight years ago) link
hearing decent things about it, and while i'm sure the mechanisms involved in bringing flashbacks to the show will be deus ex machina as all hell i can't really complain about more ben mendelsohn, will check some of it out soon
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Sunday, 29 May 2016 18:00 (eight years ago) link
this show makes me wanna go fishing
― am0n, Sunday, 29 May 2016 18:19 (eight years ago) link
It's exhausting. Same pacing as the first season. Watch the first two episodes and the last two episodes and you'll be good.
― Benjamin-, Sunday, 29 May 2016 18:50 (eight years ago) link
but then you miss out on chloe sevigny
― am0n, Sunday, 29 May 2016 18:54 (eight years ago) link
will watch after i finish easy living. and lady dynamite.
― scott seward, Sunday, 29 May 2016 19:03 (eight years ago) link
lol @ frosty and rollins band
― am0n, Sunday, 29 May 2016 19:25 (eight years ago) link
God this show is glum. Not even "dark"—just completely bereft of humor. In real life, even (especially?) in grim times, people do and say funny things. A little comic relief would go a long away.
That said w/ the Danny stuff resolved I didn't expect to get into this season, but they've put together a tight plot and the acting is excellent across the board. Leguizamo is a pleasant surprise and I'm digging the Cape Fear vibe
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 13:48 (eight years ago) link
Low point of every episode remains the titles with that godawful song, specifically when the words Norbert Leo Butz appear over time-lapse thunderstorm
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 13:54 (eight years ago) link
getting a real bass player from van halen vibe off kevin in this series
― real orgone kid (NickB), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 13:56 (eight years ago) link
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:01 (eight years ago) link
But needs to smile more to really pull it off. Why were those guys always laughing w/ their instruments?, weird dudes
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:06 (eight years ago) link
they were really stoned. and drunk.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:09 (eight years ago) link
either way i would not trust them to run a marina
― real orgone kid (NickB), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:13 (eight years ago) link
http://www.vhnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/original_photo_woman_model_Crazy_From_The_Heat.jpg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:21 (eight years ago) link
"on tonight's episode, a dangerous visitor from the past..."
http://www.vhnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/story5.jpg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:24 (eight years ago) link
nudge from the judge
http://www.hollilla.com/images/2/6/e/26e3629b5526e8be65a4df0cff1b6531_244875.JPEG
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:28 (eight years ago) link
http://www.aguitarforum.com/data/attachments/55/55150-c32300cb6c16722a197470686ed398b0.jpg
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:36 (eight years ago) link
I enjoyed the second season but then again I am a sucker for slow burning noirish crime dramas
― paolo, Friday, 22 July 2016 08:36 (seven years ago) link
I did think the bit at the end with Kevin killing Marco was a bit much though. Did he think that this would save John and Meg or did he just panic?
― paolo, Friday, 22 July 2016 08:38 (seven years ago) link
he just panicked
― sarahell, Friday, 22 July 2016 15:47 (seven years ago) link
I thought that was the case but it seemed very out of character as Kevin hasn't been violent before if I remember right. Great show overall though, very atmospheric
― paolo, Saturday, 23 July 2016 10:24 (seven years ago) link
Can someone clarify something for me, having just finished season 1? the first few episodes lean pretty heavily on a flash-forward scene of John dragging Danny through the swamp in striped seersucker suits. At about episode 8-9 you see that the suits are for Meg's wedding but Danny dies and Meg doesn't actually get married. Did I miss something major (like a whole episode!!) ?
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Sunday, 6 November 2016 18:42 (seven years ago) link
cancelled, from what I read....did season 2 end on a cliffhanger?
― akm, Sunday, 6 November 2016 18:46 (seven years ago) link
It's been cancelled after season 3.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Sunday, 6 November 2016 18:49 (seven years ago) link
We chained eight episodes of season three yesterday - the bent coroner is straight into the pantheon of great minor characters.
I hope the cancellation doesn't mean they haven't brought the whole thing to a satisfying conclusion.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 16:56 (seven years ago) link
First half of the last series was quite good but those final episodes were a complete crock
― paolo, Monday, 16 October 2017 08:47 (six years ago) link
I enjoyed the bleakness of the conclusion well enough but the second series had clearly set a number of plates in motion that they weren't able to resolve in time. I got the distinct impression that a number of plotlines had been very hastily rewritten once the series was cancelled - characters just suddenly keeling over and dying or shooting themselves in the head etc.
― Matt DC, Monday, 16 October 2017 09:12 (six years ago) link