I'm just saying, I've seen enough shitty marriages on prestige TV to last me 10,000 lifetimes.
― evol j, Wednesday, 6 September 2017 14:48 (six years ago) link
you're the worst premiere tonight
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 7 September 2017 04:08 (six years ago) link
:D
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 September 2017 04:30 (six years ago) link
Would have been totally okay with the show completely switching to Jimmy's Desert Stories and not going back to LA.
― louie mensch (milo z), Friday, 8 September 2017 04:15 (six years ago) link
scruff Jimmy is kinda hott. way more-so than normal shitty Jimmy
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 September 2017 04:22 (six years ago) link
Casual has a pretty strong run in the second season, less broadly comedic than most of the first season. Almost gets too dark near the end.
― louie mensch (milo z), Friday, 8 September 2017 04:58 (six years ago) link
That desert ep was v pretty visually
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Friday, 8 September 2017 20:27 (six years ago) link
yeah it had a nice yellowy warmth
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 September 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
good place is hilar
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 9 September 2017 18:29 (six years ago) link
s2 starts 09/20!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 9 September 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 9 September 2017 20:44 (six years ago) link
My wife and I just finished s1 of good place. Had some good lols.
Just finished s1 of preacher too and what a weird fun mess it is. Finale has me intrigued to watch s2.
― Spottie, Saturday, 9 September 2017 21:35 (six years ago) link
yeah Preacher is so weird i love it
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 10 September 2017 00:11 (six years ago) link
I've heard s2 is an improvement?
― Spottie, Sunday, 10 September 2017 02:26 (six years ago) link
i'm surprised by how little i liked the first episode of The Deuce. all the corniest elements of the wire.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Sunday, 10 September 2017 02:49 (six years ago) link
I liked it idk
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 10 September 2017 02:54 (six years ago) link
I hope it's good but writers always always ALWAYS get the porn business wrong so I'm going in extremely skeptical.
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 10 September 2017 10:46 (six years ago) link
I didn't love the first episode either. Hoping it gets better. I don't know if I want to watch a(nother) show loaded up with casual violence against women.
Pelecanos was on The Watch podcast, and mentioned that each season is going to jump forward quite a bit. Next season will be in the eighties.
― DJI, Sunday, 10 September 2017 16:30 (six years ago) link
first ep felt like what it was: two white male television writers in their sixties trying to explain the impact of pornography on american culturedunno if i, or anyone, needs that right now
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Sunday, 10 September 2017 19:36 (six years ago) link
well they're not unaware of that
“Our intentions are good, but we’re still a couple of middle-aged white, straight guys,” Pelecanos explained. “And no matter what we did, it was going to come out being the boys’ version of pornography, you know? Unless we preempted that and brought in some different voices.” Writers Megan Abbott and Lisa Lutz, among others including a gay writer and a transgender writer, joined the staff. Half of the show’s directors were women, including Michelle MacLaren of “Breaking Bad.”“We were trying to really get as much argument in the room as we can, because that’s when we do our best work ― when there’s a lot of argument and difference of opinions,” Pelecanos added. The show employed a full-time researcher, and solicited input from former sex workers, porn actors, directors, police officers and journalists. Gyllenhaal’s script notes were some of the most valuable of all ― providing an added depth to her character beyond what the creators had initially imagined.
“We were trying to really get as much argument in the room as we can, because that’s when we do our best work ― when there’s a lot of argument and difference of opinions,” Pelecanos added. The show employed a full-time researcher, and solicited input from former sex workers, porn actors, directors, police officers and journalists. Gyllenhaal’s script notes were some of the most valuable of all ― providing an added depth to her character beyond what the creators had initially imagined.
― Number None, Sunday, 10 September 2017 20:55 (six years ago) link
we are digging iZombie's Buffy/Bones mashup style, very entertaining with some snappy dialogue
"they did mountaineering, skydiving, all the -ings"
― sleeve, Sunday, 10 September 2017 20:58 (six years ago) link
Izombie is great!
― Spottie, Sunday, 10 September 2017 21:19 (six years ago) link
xp, maybe it'll get more interesting once they get away from the pilot. i don't much trust gyllenhaal tbh.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Sunday, 10 September 2017 23:17 (six years ago) link
or franco honestly! he's pretty distracting, as is the parade of wire actors who i'm happy to see getting paid but otherwise mostly pulled me out of the narrative thread by me continually going "oh hey it's slim charles!"
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Sunday, 10 September 2017 23:18 (six years ago) link
This show has a lot of strikes against it, two of them played by James fucking Franco. I'd say the chances of me watching the second episode are about 20% at this point.
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 11 September 2017 00:57 (six years ago) link
So happy to have broad city back but my number one rn is difficult people. Fav quote from last week went something like:
'Julie, there's pubes in the nook and the swiffer just ain't doing it. I've got to go.''No, wait! Let me describe my butt some more.'
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:55 (six years ago) link
Anyone watch/watching the French TV show Le Bureau? (it is avail to stream for free on SundanceTV). I don't normally go for spy thriller/espionage but it's very well done, gripping and well-written. Definitely more of a slower paced, cerebral LeCarre vibe than a high octane action one. There hasn't been much attention given to it (at least in the English speaking press - to be fair it's not on a major network or anything), but it's a very solid show and I'm halfway through a binge of season 2.
Here's an article on it from earlier this year. Curious if anyone else is into it.
http://www.vulture.com/2017/06/the-bureau-sundance-tv-how-to-watch.html
― Federico Boswarlos, Friday, 15 September 2017 15:29 (six years ago) link
finally catching up with you're the worst season three, no idea why the writing fell off a cliff in the second half
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:30 (six years ago) link
i'm guessing they ran out of ideas? anyway the paul/whatever the name of the other horrible guy is camping episode was insufferable
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:33 (six years ago) link
i like difficult people but julie klausner (who i like as a "personality") is the worst thing about it. billy eichner is good, cole escola and andrea martin are amazing
― na (NA), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:34 (six years ago) link
basically everything else has been at least entertaining but everyone keeps falling into arbitrary epiphanies (my dad's dead so i'm gonna....build a treehouse!..which is gonna cause me to...reevaluate all of my relationships!)
xp
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:35 (six years ago) link
tbh the aimlessness of a lot of the back half was redeemed by the season-ending music cue cause I'm just that much of a sucker
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:36 (six years ago) link
oh i'm guessing the finale is a knockout, haven't gotten there yet
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:37 (six years ago) link
also how annoying was the wedding episode with the caterers... hiding cocaine???
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:40 (six years ago) link
far cry from the second half of season two, especially "lcd soundsystem"
yeah the Edgar-centric ep was the high point of s3 iirc
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:44 (six years ago) link
Is anyone else watching the last season of Halt and Catch Fire aka the show with the coolest music supervision on tv
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:45 (six years ago) link
Wedding episode was okay because of the Odd Future crew
― louise ck (milo z), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:47 (six years ago) link
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, September 15, 2017 8:44 AM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
that one is real good
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:57 (six years ago) link
bureau des legendes is AWESOME.
S3 just finished on french tv this summer and is already out on DVD
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 15 September 2017 15:58 (six years ago) link
I an watching h+cf! But I’m a few episodes behind so don’t have much to say rn.
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Friday, 15 September 2017 19:38 (six years ago) link
late pass but gravity falls a+++++
― Mordy, Friday, 15 September 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
Gravity Falls ruled but the ending was super abrupt, didn't feel that universe was anywhere near exhausted yet
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 15 September 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
was thinking last night that an ilx serialized animation old school poll would be fun. we haven't done that before right?
― Mordy, Friday, 15 September 2017 19:48 (six years ago) link
Gotta agree with the bureau des légendes love, its great
― Jibe, Friday, 15 September 2017 22:20 (six years ago) link
Xpost to NA: I've never taken the time to see who writes the show but Julie has some great lines. I do agree she's the least interesting character though.
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Friday, 15 September 2017 22:48 (six years ago) link
ok season four of you're the worst is starting really strong
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Sunday, 17 September 2017 03:57 (six years ago) link
admit it you're just excited about the 90s rock radio cues
good use of Raymond J. Barry
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 17 September 2017 04:03 (six years ago) link
i was also excited about the rainer maria cue in the most recent episode!
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Sunday, 17 September 2017 04:16 (six years ago) link
lol no way. was it 'tin foil'?
― rip van wanko, Sunday, 17 September 2017 05:21 (six years ago) link