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anyone else sticking w/ The Bridge going into the second season? I find that it has this certain rhythm to it that suits my summer viewing attention span just fine.
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MrAristocrates posted:Apparently this is premiering on NBC tomorrow, and all I can think of is this. It's "4:30 on a Friday" in picture form.
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Jul 10, 2014 06:05
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E PLURIBUS ANUS posted:The Leftovers continues to rule hardcore
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Jul 10, 2014 06:52
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Ravane posted:FFS, this is all I can see now.  Listening to Comedy Bang Bang has made me hate Adam Scott so much.
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Jul 10, 2014 06:53
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VagueRant posted:Ugh. She was incredibly sexy on Legit and now you guys have permanently ruined that for me. Why? Is he a prick?
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Jul 10, 2014 06:57
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Josh Lyman posted:I thought it was not good? I'm ready to quit the show but all the reviews say the next episode that focuses on Christopher Eccleston is standout television. It better blow me away.
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Jul 10, 2014 07:00
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PriorMarcus posted:Why? Is he a prick?
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Jul 10, 2014 07:01
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The episodes with Adam Scott and Harris Wittels are some of the best episodes of the podcast and are hilarious.
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Jul 10, 2014 07:19
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I've heard Adam Scott make an astounding number of dick and butt jokes, so I don't think "aloof, too cool for school anti-comedy" is how I would describe his style
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Jul 10, 2014 07:22
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Deadpool posted:The episodes with Adam Scott and Harris Wittels are some of the best episodes of the podcast and are hilarious. Give me Jean Ralphio (Ben Schwartz, rather) over them any day. He is a fun guy. Speaking of, how was his improv show with the cast of House of Lies? I always meant to check it out. xbilkis posted:I've heard Adam Scott make an astounding number of dick and butt jokes, so I don't think "aloof, too cool for school anti-comedy" is how I would describe his style
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Jul 10, 2014 07:26
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VagueRant living up to his username here.Josh Lyman posted:I thought it was not good? It's alright so far but nothing amazing. Seems to have ramped up the grim to compensate for the fact that the writing isn't HBO-level at all.
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Jul 10, 2014 07:51
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E PLURIBUS ANUS posted:You mean the anchor was played by Anna Kendrick gently caress you for making me click that link until I realized Anna Kendrick wasn't gonna show up. She's too busy filming Musical Movies and sequels to surprisingly successful acapella-based comedies to show up in a sketch show. Also, Nathan for You is the best show on Television right now, and I don't think there's a single show that can surprise and excite me as much as Nathan Fielder does on a weekly basis. God bless that weird, geeky little man.
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Jul 10, 2014 08:15
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I haven't gotten into Comedy Bang Bang yet but Adam Scott and Scott Auckerman's "U Talkin' U2 To Me?" podcast I thought was pretty amazing. It helps that I've always loved U2 but I know plenty of people who don't like U2 or were completely neutral on them that really loved the podcast, too. It was the first thing in nine months that broke me of constant re-listens of Thrilling Adventure Hour on my daily commute. I'm now more anxious about U2's new album eventually coming out because it will mean a new episode of UTU2TM than for the actual album.
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Jul 10, 2014 12:24
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Dead Snoopy posted:anyone else sticking w/ The Bridge going into the second season? I find that it has this certain rhythm to it that suits my summer viewing attention span just fine. The first episode was pretty good despite a lack of Linder. Bichir, Lovett, Levine and Lillard were all solid and Diane Kruger plays her character a little more loose, she actually smiled ! One thing they really did not take from the Scandinavian series was how Saga Noren was quite a happy person, just not good with people. I doubt Franka Potente will smile very much, she still has a scowl that drops people at twenty paces like the bank guard in Lola Rennt.
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Jul 10, 2014 12:51
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CeeJee posted:One thing they really did not take from the Scandinavian series was how Saga Noren was quite a happy person, just not good with people. More importantly they didn't take the reasons why she is so good at her job. Here she is just magically making deductions for little reason. Saga is shown pretty much working 24 hours a day, every day.
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Jul 10, 2014 13:20
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I can't be the only one confused over the following Emmy categorisations: Outstanding Miniseries “Fargo” (FX) Outstanding Drama Series “True Detective” (HBO) Is it simply down to which category the producers nominated them in? Because I can't think of any real difference between those two shows, category wise.
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Jul 10, 2014 14:04
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The producers (and maybe the network also has a hand in it?) get to choose whether shows like that are entered as a drama or a miniseries. FX tends to not get the Emmy attention that HBO gets, so Fargo is being submitted as a miniseries, where it is a virtual lock to get nominated and also likely to win. HBO obviously feels more confident about TD's chances, and why wouldn't they, since it stars one of the hottest actors on the planet right now. It's award politics bullshit, basically.
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Jul 10, 2014 14:18
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And award show politics means that both Breaking Bad and Cranston are going to win because it was the final season, which means that HBO's decision to submit TD in the drama category even more mystifying.
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Jul 10, 2014 14:20
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zoux posted:And award show politics means that both Breaking Bad and Cranston are going to win because it was the final season, which means that HBO's decision to submit TD in the drama category even more mystifying. I dunno about that. I'm sure the Emmy chaps would love to have this year's Oscar winner also win the Emmy.
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Jul 10, 2014 14:32
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Annakie posted:I haven't gotten into Comedy Bang Bang yet but Adam Scott and Scott Auckerman's "U Talkin' U2 To Me?" podcast I thought was pretty amazing. It helps that I've always loved U2 but I know plenty of people who don't like U2 or were completely neutral on them that really loved the podcast, too. It was the first thing in nine months that broke me of constant re-listens of Thrilling Adventure Hour on my daily commute. If you're interested in trying to get into Comedy Bang Bang, the best of compilations are usually a good showcase. Except that the talking in between the clips can go on for too long so in that way it's actually....ahh, drat it all.
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Jul 10, 2014 14:34
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Junkenstein posted:I dunno about that. I'm sure the Emmy chaps would love to have this year's Oscar winner also win the Emmy. You definitely have a point. The real contest is which behind the scenes Emmy narrative bullshit will win out.
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Jul 10, 2014 14:35
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It's even more of a cheat that Treme got nominated for best miniseries IMO. At least with Fargo there is some possibility that more of it won't be made and it really was a miniseries. Also Fred Armisen got nominated for Portlandia but like likes of Nick Offerman are still shut out. Incoming TVIV implosion in 5...4...3..2...
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Jul 10, 2014 14:49
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Bown posted:Except that the talking in between the clips can go on for too long so in that way it's actually....ahh, drat it all. Scott Aukerman is the worst part of Comedy Bang Bang. He's a Chris Hardwick level talent and it boggles my mind whenever someone praises his show. Does anybody laugh when he says "Comedy Bing Bong" instead of "Comedy Bang Bang"? Like, is that even a joke? Same thing with "Where's your burrito?" What the gently caress is that about and why is it his catchphrase?
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Jul 10, 2014 15:07
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CBB seems like Neil Hamburger Tim and Eric anti-comedy bullshit.
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Jul 10, 2014 15:11
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Uh, Comedy Bang Bang rules. So does Tim & Eric, for that matter.
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Jul 10, 2014 15:15
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THAT's where wanna meet that dad comes from?
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Jul 10, 2014 15:16
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Bown posted:VagueRant living up to his username here. Actually it's incredible on every level Also here's the complete Emmy noms list: here Some interesting notes: They spelled it "Louis", which just makes me crack up Modern Family cast quickly losing ground in the supporting noms in comedy, thank god The Americans got shut out of any nominations Best actor-drama looks like the embarrassing category this year, what with jeff Daniels and Kevin spacey both getting in, and true detective getting two noms over just 1 Rick and morty not getting nominated over some teenage mutant ninja turtles cartoon is a goddamn embarrassment
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hcreight posted:Also Fred Armisen got nominated for Portlandia but like likes of Nick Offerman are still shut out. Incoming TVIV implosion in 5...4...3..2... I'm more surprised there's no been outrage over everyone's favourite Orphan not being nominated for the amazing talent of being able to act multiple characters at an acceptable level of talent.
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Jul 10, 2014 15:31
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Hannibal getting shut out is goddamn ridiculous.
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Jul 10, 2014 15:33
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PriorMarcus posted:I'm more surprised there's no been outrage over everyone's favourite Orphan not being nominated for the amazing talent of being able to act multiple characters at an acceptable level of talent. Lizzy Caplan getting nominated is more rad than this post. (Also Mads Mikkelsen should punch Jeff Daniels square in the neck.)
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Jul 10, 2014 15:36
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MrAristocrates posted:Uh, Comedy Bang Bang rules. Yes it does.
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zoux posted:Hannibal getting shut out is goddamn ridiculous. Nah, it's not an accessible show and is IMO not good, but even beyond that there's about a billion shows more deserving that didn't get in to the field Either way if true detective spoils brba's sweep this year I will punch everything Also I was slightly incorrect, Margo martingale got nommed for guest actress, which is still goddamn embarrassing
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Jul 10, 2014 15:39
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Well IMO you're a retard.
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Jul 10, 2014 15:40
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zoux posted:Well IMO you're a retard. Well again, your show is bad and got shut out of Emmy noms so, oh well
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Jul 10, 2014 15:42
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How in the gently caress can you be like "no The Leftovers is unquestionably loving awesome" after like 2 episodes and then diss Hannibal, DAMMIT OCC
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Jul 10, 2014 15:42
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Because The Leftovers doesn't need ludicrously gross amounts of violence to tell a surreal story, it doesn't fall constantly onto that crutch
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Jul 10, 2014 15:44
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Oh I see, I didn't realize you had a fundamental misunderstanding about the show.
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Jul 10, 2014 15:45
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It's not a loving crutch, dude.
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Jul 10, 2014 15:45
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E PLURIBUS ANUS posted:Because The Leftovers doesn't need ludicrously gross amounts of violence to tell a surreal story, it doesn't fall constantly onto that crutch So a series about a cannibal serial killer and other extreme serial killers should not have "ludicrously gross amounts of violence"?
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bobkatt013 posted:So a series about a cannibal serial killer and other extreme serial killers should not have "ludicrously gross amounts of violence"? Yes
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