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I was originally a bit skeptical based on the trailer but while I can see how someone would be disappointed by the premiere, in the end thought it was pretty good. They had to do a lot of work to transition from last year when Selina was still the president, so I think it's understandable that some time had to be dedicate to setting up new roles for everyone. Now that this is done, IMO the show has great potential for the rest of the season, even if the first episode wasn't the best ever.
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I thought it was hilarious. I think it's impossible for this show to not be good.
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Yeah, I thought it was great. I like that it's taking a different sort of route, mixed up the characters some. But this is probably the strongest ensemble comedy cast on TV so I'd watch them do anything. Excited for the season. Glad it's back.
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Red Oktober posted:Jonah's website is fantastic. Why does it have a long list of Marine Le Pen's tweets on the sidebar? EDIT: As I type this I realise that Jonah has a new skinhead look...
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kanonvandekempen posted:Why does it have a long list of Marine Le Pen's tweets on the sidebar? He follows an interesting set of people: @PUA_DATING_TIPS @GWARofficial @MissAmericaOrg @MLP_officiel @chrisbrown @neilstrauss (Author of The Truth, The Dirt, The Game, and other books beginning with The.) and worst of all, @BatmanvSuperman
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Red Oktober posted:He follows an interesting set of people: Also Killswitch Engage and Kid Rock
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Henchman of Santa posted:Also Killswitch Engage and Kid Rock Jonad is the worst. Also because he took down "Working Man".
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Didn't really feel the love, hope it gets better. The scenes with Dan and the Cloud Botherer were the best. I agree with whoever said that Trump kinda broke the show. Satire works when it's an exaggeration of reality. It's no longer satire or funny when you are just doing a documentation on modern day post-Trump politics and rehashing the news.
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Raspberry Jam It In Me posted:Didn't really feel the love, hope it gets better. The scenes with Dan and the Cloud Botherer were the best. If they were still in the WH I'd agree but I think getting out of there will let the writers keep things fresh with the same cast of characters. I really liked this ep but I can see how some people wouldn't; they needed to establish what all the characters have been up to before getting into the rest of the season.
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So as mentioned, although I was concerned a bit about Trump ruining everything, I thought it wasn't really the case the way they went this season. That said...quote:...the writers did encounter one situation where a joke was just too similar to a topic in the news, and it had to do with a “golden shower.”  http://www.avclub.com/article/veep-had-cut-golden-shower-joke-being-too-politica-253658
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Conrad_Birdie posted:Yeah, I thought it was great. I like that it's taking a different sort of route, mixed up the characters some. But this is probably the strongest ensemble comedy cast on TV so I'd watch them do anything. Excited for the season. Glad it's back. 
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I finally sat down and watched it. Not bad, but not that great either. I'll keep watching till they  .Bald Jonah is the best. And they put his doppelganger in this episode with Paul Scheer as the CBS dude. 
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Everyone's reaction to Selina saying she wanted to run again was perfect. Enjoyed the first episode and am exciting for the rest of the season. Having a year gap between seasons was great since now we have hilarious bits like Selina's daughter in law.
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Premiere was kind of depressing to me. Not because of any Trump stuff, I think I just still have a bad taste in my mouth from how last season ended. While it's true that the show has always consisted primarily of terrible people being terrible to each other and suffering the consequences, often to fantastic effect, there's something I don't like about the characters I'm invested in getting kicked around by other terrible people I'm not invested in. It's like when Always Sunny would do storylines involving Dennis' divorce: there are some good jokes in there that make me laugh, but the setup is too much of a bummer for me to really enjoy it.
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Wow! What tha gently caress. I just learned that Julia Louis-Dreyfus owns a fortune worth 3.4 BILLION dollars. And yet she entertains us by acting in this show
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dumb and kinda scared posted:Wow! What tha gently caress. I just learned that Julia Louis-Dreyfus owns a fortune worth 3.4 BILLION dollars. And yet she entertains us by acting in this show Well, not exactly. Her father, who passed away last year, owned that much. Presumably he inherited some money to his other daughters and relatives. But yeah, she's probably a billionaire. Or maybe it will turn out that all the money went straight to Julia's sons.
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Even without her family's money she had a starring role on one of the most successful sitcoms in history. I'm sure she has made a shitload of money from that.
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I didn't see Sue in the first episode. Is she not coming back for this season? I thought the episode was ok for am intro to the season, establishing where everyone is, and what Selina's current status and frame of mind is. Most of the team seem that won't stay where they are now for long... Mike is already back.
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I think it was implied at the end of last season that Sue stayed on to work with the Montez administration.
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WrightOfWay posted:Even without her family's money she had a starring role on one of the most successful sitcoms in history. I'm sure she has made a shitload of money from that. Her net worth before inheritance was $200 million
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My biggest issues with the premiere was that why would her family be upset if she tries to run for president again? The party would shoot that poo poo down immediately. Also Uber of all companies would not give a gently caress about Ben being non-PC.
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I think in addition to her running for president (and preparing for that) being terribly awful times for everyone else, they also mention something along the lines that Selina was in a mental institution for a while (recently) in that dialogue she has with her daughter at her office about "the spa". So I guess they also worry for her mental state and well being?
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WrightOfWay posted:Even without her family's money she had a starring role on one of the most successful sitcoms in history. I'm sure she has made a shitload of money from that. I think she is or was the second richest woman in television after Oprah. We're just very lucky she chooses to carry on with VEEP!
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AbstractNapper posted:I didn't see Sue in the first episode. Is she not coming back for this season? Per Sepinwall, Sufe Bradshaw had to take the season off due to a personal matter, so we don’t get to see where Sue landed.
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"Ms. Hughes isn't here she's probably hanging from the rafters somewhere" Also, you know now they've introduced an old-rear end former president that we're getting a presidential funeral sometime this season. "nobody in congress cares about Ethics"
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this episode is so spectacularly more funny than last weeks god bless america Jonah Ryan is the king of the first date DC Murderverse fucked around with this message at 04:06 on Apr 24, 2017 |
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"You know one time I tried hitting on a girl in a laundromat?? For someone with broken english, she was real uppity" Oh my god Jonah 
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"The First Chubby" is the latest in a long series of great nicknames/insults in Veep history. Also, I'm now super excited about next week. Gimme Minna Hockanen once a season for the rest of the series and I'll be very happy.
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"I am odious to those across all colors of the spectrum"
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SoupyTwist posted:Also Uber of all companies would not give a gently caress about Ben being non-PC. Yeah that scene completely took me out of it. I'm pretty sure I've heard worse things in the elevators at Uber HQ.
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Okay... I'm not even finished with it yet, but this is a loving hilarious episode. Season redeemed.
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..And America can not forget that! - 'Never Forget!' Wait sorry that was for the Holocaust, totally forgot."
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Was this whole Sherman Tanz thing in the last season? They're talking about it like it happened when she was president but I don't remember it at all.
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Escobarbarian posted:Was this whole Sherman Tanz thing in the last season? They're talking about it like it happened when she was president but I don't remember it at all. They said at some point it was a last-minute pardon before she left office. Strongly implying that Andrew got paid for it.
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Tony fuckin Hale "The World's Bitchiest Mime." jesus christ I hope one day after the show is over they publish all the scripts in a giant compendium it'd be the single funniest thing ever published.
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This is still the funniest show on tv. Can't wait to see where the rest of the season goes. Tonight I realized I now think of Tony Hale more as Gary than Buster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CYJDCnoK_8 Spacebump fucked around with this message at 07:34 on Apr 28, 2017 |
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