Nathan seems to twist reality. Listen to this early NPR report where the host calls him Nathan Fielding throughout, which could be a joke from the show.
― dinnerboat, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 16:19 (six years ago) link
I recall an interview where Nathan mentioned having to scrap an entire segment because the business owner figured out what was going on halfway through. I can imagine something like that being a big hit to the show's budget. Might explain why he's drawn to people who are unlikely to know who he is.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 17:46 (six years ago) link
I can imagine something like that being a big hit to the show's budget.
Also, designing a ridiculous chili suit or spending $350,000 to validate a TV show anecdote.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 17:49 (six years ago) link
Or, you know, going scuba diving to pick up a burner phone dropped off a pier in an abandoned scheme to extort Uber.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 17:50 (six years ago) link
well yeah, imagine doing something like that and then having to scrap it because someone figured out this was a comedy show or recognized who Nathan was
― frogbs, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 17:54 (six years ago) link
Good point. But I assume that kind of stuff is built into the budget.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 18:01 (six years ago) link
the RS profile maura linked last month said "the show simply takes a long time to produce; upwards of 90 hours of footage go into one 22-minute episode"
― gr8080, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 18:34 (six years ago) link
ahahahaha he tells the story again on Seth Myers, and justifies it by saying, "look, if you're the Beatles, and you wrote 'Hey Jude'..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L7GsGc5adk
― frogbs, Thursday, 26 October 2017 15:39 (six years ago) link
he misses the fashion police line though
― frogbs, Thursday, 26 October 2017 15:43 (six years ago) link
i wonder if he'd had this appearance in his back pocket in case something went wrong on kimmel. although that'd be a pretty short turnaround in getting the episode out in time
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:05 (six years ago) link
lol at him staring at the audience to illicit applause for meyer's kid
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:08 (six years ago) link
this show definitely punches down and exploits immigrant business owners and y'all being obtuse if you deny that or get defensive about that
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:23 (six years ago) link
I don't feel invested enough to get defensive about it, I just don't recall many times I've seen humor in the business owners is in their (generally v understandable) befuddlement at Nathan's weirdness. Off the top of my head the exceptions (eg the ghost realtor and the PI dude) are largely white
― Simon H., Thursday, 26 October 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link
*besides in their befuddlement
and those two people tried to get their own reality show spinoffs (Wolfe actually succeeded) so it's kinda hard to feel bad for them. he certainly doesn't seem to have much of an issue getting people to reappear on the show.
― frogbs, Thursday, 26 October 2017 20:10 (six years ago) link
jfc you guys. i love this show too but man your bubbles must be a nice place to live. "he gets them back on the show! it means he's HELPING them." smh
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 26 October 2017 20:38 (six years ago) link
idk - I see what you're talking about but it doesn't really feel to me like the joke is often on the business owners. the guilty part for me is that a lot of them probably felt Nathan was legitimately going to help them and wind up having to go along with his bizarre ideas as a result. but I've never really heard of any of them claiming they felt deceived or had regretted going on the show, even if they weren't aware it was for a Comedy Central thing ahead of time. I dunno if that means anything to you, but it does make it a little easier to watch for me.
― frogbs, Thursday, 26 October 2017 20:56 (six years ago) link
I don't think it's any more exploitative than any other reality show. Power of the camera/celebrity/fame/TV, etc. I do agree it focuses largely on low-level working people of all bents, but given his gimmick is improving small businesses, I mean, I don't see a way around that. I do think Nathan is typically the uncomfortable butt of the joke, not just because he often makes everything about himself, even when he is clearly barking up the wrong tree with a dumb idea.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 26 October 2017 20:57 (six years ago) link
I have noticed a lot of Armenians, fwiw, but that's LA for you.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 26 October 2017 20:58 (six years ago) link
i feel like "los angeles" is a pretty solid running theme, without which the show would be way different
― gr8080, Thursday, 26 October 2017 21:26 (six years ago) link
i'd like Nathan to follow up with restaurants featured on Kitchen Nightmares.
― nomar, Thursday, 26 October 2017 21:29 (six years ago) link
he seems to be branching out in the new season out of LA!
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 26 October 2017 21:37 (six years ago) link
Well, driving distance, at least.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 26 October 2017 21:40 (six years ago) link
LMAOOO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN_ElpaabJU
― frogbs, Friday, 27 October 2017 13:25 (six years ago) link
on spotify too!
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 27 October 2017 13:43 (six years ago) link
"he gets them back on the show! it means he's HELPING them." smh
I don't think the show helps anyone, it's not clear it's harmed anyone though
― Simon H., Friday, 27 October 2017 13:55 (six years ago) link
The most uncomfortable I can recall being was during the manipulation of the "girlfriend" from last season's "Hero" episode
― Chris L, Friday, 27 October 2017 15:15 (six years ago) link
Best new music?— nathan fielder (@nathanfielder) October 27, 2017
― maura, Friday, 27 October 2017 19:03 (six years ago) link
someone with juice make this happen
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 27 October 2017 19:04 (six years ago) link
Next season Nathan crowdsources enough money to buy out Conde Nast just so he can give a song BNM.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 27 October 2017 20:19 (six years ago) link
A Nathan thing would be to help an indie artist get BNM by putting out EPs that all get at least 3.2 scores (minimal effort), and then releasing them as a compilation album, assuring at least a 9.6 rating.
― Evan, Friday, 27 October 2017 20:24 (six years ago) link
ahaha
― maura, Friday, 27 October 2017 22:31 (six years ago) link
I'm not sure what Nathan was going for with this episode, but as far as punchlines in search of a joke go, his cool record producer outfits were the best.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 28 October 2017 02:41 (six years ago) link
actually getting that song to go viral somehow was clearly the goal but there's no way with that fucking beeping noise
― frogbs, Saturday, 28 October 2017 02:46 (six years ago) link
god, kirsten dunst telling a wedding anecdote with a drug mixup story just before nathan is just the best thing ever
(also, even in that little snippet they show - she didn't realize the weed in the blunt was real until AFTER they smoked the whole thing? no wonder it was the highest she'd ever been, that was probably her first time)
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 October 2017 05:05 (six years ago) link
"orphaned skies" still has <1000 plays on spotify, i don't know how it's possible
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 October 2017 05:29 (six years ago) link
In time the Earth will have to stomach what we spewAnd face the trees we killed before they grewFrom your disconnected heart youPlay the part, and take it to heartIt's true you believe in every word you saySpied one relevance releaseThe hard truth sink in latchYou would sit the spot, incentivize the plot intoThe monetary value you can frameInto something heavenly unveilTo God still link at once to justify your work or rectify your curse
So when we look up at the sunHer eyes go wide, we hear the humOf our faith, our hopeful eyesWe're bringing home those orphaned skiesIt's time to revolutionizeIt's time to revolutionizeWe're bringing home those orphaned skiesWe're bringing home those orphaned skies
Times are shifting, you can feel it in the swayYou can feel it in the words our hearts conveyThe rhythm of these anxious handsThe melody expands in order to enchant andProve there's beauty to be had within the danceOf sunlight in the ocean's lulling tranceIt's time to open up our heartsI'm groping in the darkAnd bring the world out from its tomb
So when we look up at the sunHer eyes go wide, we hear the humOf our faith, our hopeful eyesWe're bringing home those orphaned skiesIt's time to revolutionizeIt's time to revolutionizeWe're bringing home those orphaned skiesWe're bringing home those orphaned skiesIt's time to revolutionizeIt's time to revolutionizeWe're bringing home those orphaned skiesWe're bringing home those orphaned skies
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 October 2017 05:31 (six years ago) link
it’s up to 5669 (nice)
― maura, Saturday, 28 October 2017 14:30 (six years ago) link
I guess artists just feel more than the rest of us do
― davey, Saturday, 28 October 2017 19:21 (six years ago) link
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 October 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
love that part
i totally missed out on this show. i've only seen maybe 4 full episodes? whenever i watch one i literally do it through my fingers like https://i.imgur.com/UtOnN9y.jpg
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 October 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
Nathan's background in improv is clear in his interviews, funny and spontaneous guy
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Saturday, 28 October 2017 19:59 (six years ago) link
"are we done with the banter now?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TUGZ1VQDss
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 31 October 2017 17:59 (six years ago) link
Smoke detector episode was a bust
Felt pretty bad for the band members too
― Number None, Wednesday, 1 November 2017 19:10 (six years ago) link
if you don't like the cringier moments of the show then definitely don't watch this last episode
that said the implication that Nathan's plan actually kinda did work in the end was pretty amusing
― frogbs, Friday, 3 November 2017 13:37 (six years ago) link
My wife is not a fan of the current season. She felt the past seasons had more emotion/heart to them. Which might be true! Smokers Allowed, the Hero episode, those things are emotionally epic and in many ways thought provoking. The new season is mostly just ... weird.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 3 November 2017 13:39 (six years ago) link
sorry your wife feels that way
― del griffith, Friday, 3 November 2017 14:17 (six years ago) link
there is a 2 hour season finale about finding the Bill Gates impersonator's wife, so maybe they're saving that stuff
― frogbs, Friday, 3 November 2017 14:23 (six years ago) link
what if Nathan for You did an episode about the ghost busters? pic.twitter.com/FuClMGSbha— Spooky Pain Blogger (@trash_sleeper) November 3, 2017
― na (NA), Saturday, 4 November 2017 00:58 (six years ago) link
Maria garcia seems like a real sweetheart
― i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 4 November 2017 04:02 (six years ago) link