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Is this the first episode which (kinda) revealed what party Meyer is in? All her states were blue on the electoral map, so she's a Democrat. Unless it's supposed to be a parallel America where the parties are something made up, like in the Danish show Borgen.
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Hedrigall posted:Is this the first episode which (kinda) revealed what party Meyer is in? She's been implied to be a Democrat since day 1, they just never said the party names for some reason just like in the previous show which we aren't allowed to talk about in this thread according to that one guy.
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Jun 17, 2015 04:48
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Cliff Racer posted:She's been implied to be a Democrat since day 1, they just never said the party names for some reason just like in the previous show which we aren't allowed to talk about in this thread according to that one guy. Never let it be said that you aren't a quick learner
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Jun 17, 2015 06:35
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Inference is one thing, but actually using party names is just not necessary and just a distraction. This show really isn't "Repulicans do it like this, Democrats do it like this". It would lessen the comedy IMHO.
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Jun 17, 2015 06:55
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There has never been an ounce of doubt in my mind that Selena was a democrat 
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Jun 17, 2015 07:04
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Borgen also has a clear parallel with absolutely every political party. It'd be like if Veep started talking about the Patriots and Great Society parties. Also, Borgen's loving amazing.
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Jun 17, 2015 07:34
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Wait, I just watched the Tehran episode. Granted I'm watching the show in a bit of a post-work stupor, but when the heck did she win her party's nomination for president? I thought we ended season three with her messing up the first few days of her presidency with Chung still running against her. Also, wasn't it just an episode or two ago that Erickson mentioned that Thornwill was quitting?
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Jun 21, 2015 07:32
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I just binged this whole season and it was awesome, this show is awesome.
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Jun 21, 2015 07:35
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Fetus Tree posted:There has never been an ounce of doubt in my mind that Selena was a democrat Yeah it always seemed pretty obvious based on context. The fact that partisanship is not a big deal with regards to the humor is still really good, though. It's not a show about politics as much as it is one about politicians.
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Jun 21, 2015 08:41
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Narcissus1916 posted:Wait, I just watched the Tehran episode. Granted I'm watching the show in a bit of a post-work stupor, but when the heck did she win her party's nomination for president? I thought we ended season three with her messing up the first few days of her presidency with Chung still running against her. They clearly felt that they did enough episodes about the primary, basically.
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Jun 21, 2015 08:43
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Lycus posted:They clearly felt that they did enough episodes about the primary, basically. Ah, okay. Yeah its just weird to not have a moment or two where they explained how Selina beat out Chung for the nomination. I guess looking the part of the president is more than enough to carry her to "victory", and I wouldn't trade a single moment out in the first four episodes for anything. So much goodness. Just strange to end season three with "Chung won New hampshire" and then just totally ignore all of that.
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Jun 21, 2015 08:51
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Small White Dragon posted:The best part about an electoral tie scenario, as described in that video, is that you could get a president and VP from different parties. I think 2 things would happen if this would occur in real life: 1. The VP would get to do not a goddamn thing ever. 2. If the VP is Republican and POTUS a Democrat some right wing nut would attempt to assassinate the president every week.
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Jun 21, 2015 10:55
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Lumberjack Bonanza posted:Yeah it always seemed pretty obvious based on context. The fact that partisanship is not a big deal with regards to the humor is still really good, though. It's not a show about politics as much as it is one about politicians. Agreed. I'm not a political person so I Like that the show is just plain funny instead of political.
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Jun 21, 2015 13:26
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Binged the back half of this season. Great stuff. Mike got the best line in the finale, "all I'm getting is 'how to tie a tie'". Magical.
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Jun 21, 2015 15:02
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Cliff Racer posted:She's been implied to be a Democrat since day 1, they just never said the party names for some reason just like in the previous show which we aren't allowed to talk about in this thread according to that one guy. We cant talk about TTOI?
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I was mocking the one guy who was telling everyone not to discuss TTOI or compare Veep events to similar things which happened in it.Lycus posted:They clearly felt that they did enough episodes about the primary, basically. They actually did this "have important things happen off camera" tactic all throughout this season and the one that preceded it. I find it to be a negative trait of the show but one that had to happen if Selena was made president. Once again, Selena should not have became president. What I got out of it was that she made a mess of her early campaign because she isn't good at campaigning but won anyway because A) she is the president and B) she was actually doing a good job as president (The I/P and Iran agreements.) Cliff Racer fucked around with this message at 16:46 on Jun 21, 2015 |
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Jun 21, 2015 16:44
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Did anyone catch The Brink? It's not exactly scratching the same itch as Veep, but Aasif Mandvi is enjoyable.
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Jun 22, 2015 15:08
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AFewBricksShy posted:Did anyone catch The Brink? But I'll keep watching a couple of episodes, I'd be dumb to write a show off based on the pilot.
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Jun 22, 2015 20:38
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Just caught up with this. I thought the season started off well but got a little weak towards the end. Erickson does nothing, Karen does nothing, and there's too much of Jonah. He works better as an unavoidable punchline, but he and sidekick get so much screentime his baffling fuckupitude becomes less shocking and amusing. I didn't care for that testimony episode. The characters came across as way more caricaturized than usual. The interviewers were so unprofessionally snarky (during depositions, especially) that it ruins the suspension of disbelief. I don't think they even needed the deposition parts; it feels contrived just so they can say "Hey, somebody in the other room just said this, what d'ya have to say about that ha gotcha". It'd be kind to avoid the TTOI comparison but there's no avoiding it when the two episodes are structurally identical. I think they would have benefited from a longer episode (more time for characters to wear down before buckling) and a more significant character to scapegoat. The season on the whole is still solid, though it's defo not as strong as the past three seasons.
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AFewBricksShy posted:Did anyone catch The Brink? I'm subscribed to HBO for a few months more so I'm likely going to watch that show just for Aasif and Tim Robbins.
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Jun 24, 2015 02:11
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Cliff Racer posted:Once again, Selena should not have became president. The show's not terrible but it makes some incredibly odd choices like wasting Diedrich Bader (and Matt Walsh last season) and letting Karen repeat her one joke a million times. Selina scapegoating her own friend would have at least meant something. UltimoDragonQuest fucked around with this message at 09:58 on Jun 28, 2015 |
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Vegetable posted:and there's too much of Jonah. He works better as an unavoidable punchline, but he and sidekick get so much screentime his baffling fuckupitude becomes less shocking and amusing.
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Jun 28, 2015 10:56
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Yeah, I'm almost caught up and the show really does not handle long arcs well at all. The fact that Selina won the primary basically offscreen (and the general election stuff is almost as won) still rankles. So much potentially great material wasted.
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Jun 29, 2015 03:26
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I'm new to this show but I have seriously fallen in love with Gary Cole because of it
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Sep 14, 2015 02:30
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Veep just won emmies for best comedy series, best comedy writing, best supporting comedy actor (Tony Hale) and best lead comedy actress (JLD). This is her what? Fourth in a row? Well deserved.
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text editor posted:I'm new to this show but I have seriously fallen in love with Gary Cole because of it It's probably an age thing but to me he'll always be Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald.
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Excited for the VEEP wins, well deserved.
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