glad it's a hit neanderthal! it's def one of my faves of this past decade.which we prob need a poll thread for eventually.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 25 October 2020 04:40 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyQ85DEVpbcVery excited about this. Stever James' "America to Me" is one of the best shows I saw last year.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 26 October 2020 21:00 (three years ago) link
jfc I was growing to love Gabby and then Brockmire jumps to the year 2030
idk how I feel about it but I'll give it a chance. hard to really get invested in all of the characters who turned up in S3 and have them abruptly disappear and replaced by a brand new one, but I think that's cos I'm emo due to COVID-19 right now
― Neanderthal, Monday, 26 October 2020 21:34 (three years ago) link
the degree to which the current season of Brockmire was prescient in the writing room is astonishing; stick with it for an episode or three. i think it pays off. but yeah, it's a whiplash moment.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 26 October 2020 21:55 (three years ago) link
that first episode of how to with john wilson was incredible
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 26 October 2020 22:58 (three years ago) link
we're raving on the NFY thread as well, but honestly it deserves its own thread
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Monday, 26 October 2020 23:11 (three years ago) link
so the Brockmire ep where Jules has the stuntman as a guest and he blows himself up just had me rolling.
just because of how obvious it was what was going to happen and how oblivious she was.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Monday, 2 November 2020 03:57 (three years ago) link
The Queen's Gambit on Netflix is really good. It seems like it would be corny-ass prestige TV bullshit, and it has some big weaknesses, but you can't go too far wrong when you're starting from a novel by Walter Tevis (who also wrote the books that became The Hustler and The Man Who Fell To Earth; he wrote a book called The Color Of Money, too, but that movie has very little to do with the book other than the title). There were some parts that I wish were written by Harry Crews, but it made chess interesting for seven hours, which is quite an achievement.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 2 November 2020 13:06 (three years ago) link
one of my kids (9 y o) is really into chess. are there any scenes that would be too much for a kid to handle you think?
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 2 November 2020 14:47 (three years ago) link
hope there's no violent scenes featuring chess pieces
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Monday, 2 November 2020 14:50 (three years ago) link
windom esrle is BACK baby
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Monday, 2 November 2020 14:54 (three years ago) link
are there any scenes that would be too much for a kid to handle you think?
There's no nudity or graphic sex. Some profanity. I'd put it at a solid PG-13. And the chess scenes are filmed in really exciting ways, so it's worth trading a possible awkward conversation for a probable explosion in your kid's interest in the game.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 2 November 2020 15:00 (three years ago) link
So what you're saying is, the queens they use would not excite me?
― nickn, Monday, 2 November 2020 19:13 (three years ago) link
late pass but I laughed ridiculously hard at the second episode of Space Force
― shout-out to his family (DJP), Monday, 2 November 2020 19:18 (three years ago) link
to all the people who recommended Brockmire over the years: thank you this show fuckin rules
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:41 (three years ago) link
I can't finish the 4th season til Biden is sworn in.
But yes...it rules
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link
this show is like....the good version of Bojack Horseman
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 03:41 (three years ago) link
ok that's needlessly mean but I do like this better and it has a LOT of shared territory
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 03:43 (three years ago) link
it does help that Brockmire never becomes a complete son of a bitch. he has a very wavering but nonetheless-still-present empathy, and while he's a massive narcissist (like any broadcaster), it's nice that some of his 'gaffes' actually come in the service of doing the right thing at the wrong time.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:23 (three years ago) link
i'm pleased you two came around. The description is a hard sell, especially if you are talking to someone who doesn't care about baseball, but I really think it's secretly one of the best-written and most acidly funny shows of the new century.
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:35 (three years ago) link
Charles is my fav. in all of his incarnations
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:39 (three years ago) link
i'm not sure i understand why you're holding off on the last season
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:47 (three years ago) link
I watched 3 eps or so. the stuff about the "disputed lands" and the (admittedly funny) global warming cynicism hit too close to home for my brain during the lead up to the election. I actually found the digs at how terrible baseball is now in 2033 to be pretty hilarious (multi-colored bats, etc)
that's all. i may watch a few tonight tho.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:50 (three years ago) link
the final ep of season 3 actually stressed me the fuck out for that reason too, with Art Newly being alt-right leader and people harassing Brockmire at the stadium
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:52 (three years ago) link
i can understand if it hit you wrong. it's remarkably prescient, to the point of pain really. But I think it's still pretty great and it never loses touch with what makes the show work. Frankly, i'm impressed with the chutzpah it took for them to say "well, we've mined this vein as far as we can; let's jump thirty years into the future and blow the whole thing up"
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:54 (three years ago) link
yeah and I still think it's well done, especially with its humorous depiction of how everybody has just accepted this extremely degraded, awful form of existence and have long become desensitized to it. basically an Overton window season.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:57 (three years ago) link
they clearly foresaw that in the middle of daily riots, climate disasters and open pandemic that big league sports business would foolishly along with diminishing returns until the well was truly dry
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:00 (three years ago) link
*"foolishly limp along"
I don't care about baseball at all fwiw
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:07 (three years ago) link
joe buck and bob costas are surprisingly funny in this imo
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:08 (three years ago) link
I laughed really hard at "you called Jesus the Mayor of Ausckwitz!"
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:17 (three years ago) link
sigh @ my phone typing skills
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:18 (three years ago) link
I was laughing so hard at S1E1 of Brockmire my son asked me what was wrong. So thanks for the rec.
― that's not my post, Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:54 (three years ago) link
"That's right, I said Fatty Boombalatty.And at 400 pounds, he is officially the fattest player in the history of baseball.Folks, that's no small feat because fat guys have been a part of this game from the beginning.Babe Ruth himself, the very greatest of the greats, was also a big, fat piece of shit, so wonderful bit of history we are looking at here."
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:56 (three years ago) link
ok, perfect last season
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 14:43 (three years ago) link
I don't think I've ever been won over this hard by a show whose basic premise (angry cucked white alcoholic sports commentator stages a comeback) sounded so utterly disinteresting
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 15:05 (three years ago) link
Looking forward to the series Small Axe starting tomorrow night.Steve McQueen directs 6 dramas on great Black British figures in the history of the late 20th century.9pm Sunday the 15th BBC1.Have great expectations but not seen any of it yet.
― Stevolende, Saturday, 14 November 2020 16:06 (three years ago) link
You know what's real good that i wouldn't have imagined was gonna be good is Netflix's Aunty Donna's Big Old House of Fun.https://www.netflix.com/search?q=aunti&jbv=81009617https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5FGOaz__W0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9-7UrG8OgY
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 19 November 2020 18:48 (three years ago) link
Aunty Donna
That show is incredible
― DJP, Thursday, 19 November 2020 19:19 (three years ago) link
didn't know it was anybody but me! lotsa fun.
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:03 (three years ago) link
anything's a drum!
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:33 (three years ago) link
Interesting to see people liking that show! I couldnt get past the cringey hipsterness... but some of their skits are ok .
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 19 November 2020 21:42 (three years ago) link
cringeyness mostly wears off after an episode but maybe not knowing the hallmarks of aussie hipsterdom helps
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 19 November 2020 22:34 (three years ago) link
Saw the trailer for that and whilst parts of it did seem a bit cringey, I was intrigued so will give it a go
― groovypanda, Friday, 20 November 2020 11:46 (three years ago) link
The parts where they lean into the cringey hipsterness, like the haircut skit, were some of my favorite parts
― DJP, Friday, 20 November 2020 14:09 (three years ago) link
i got some laughs out of it but there is so much yelling. like they think that yelling something automatically makes it funnier. very yell-y.
― na (NA), Friday, 20 November 2020 14:41 (three years ago) link
OK I take back what I said because I just saw "Filling up on cheese before dinner" and it killed me.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 24 November 2020 02:23 (three years ago) link
that's a good un
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 November 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
I've only seen the first episode but have been watching various clips on youtube and I'm sold.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 24 November 2020 15:52 (three years ago) link
I kinda lost track of films this month and instead focused on television, with mixed results.Here’s my late October through end of November viewing. Open to conversation about any of these.
Top 8:
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 28 November 2020 05:31 (three years ago) link