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 Ultra City, she don't care. She don't care whether you're rich and powerful, poor and desperate, or corrupt and comfortable. Your fortune and future is as precious as it is precarious. AMC brings Steve Conrad's (Patriot, Perpetual Grace LTD) vision of Alt-New York by way of the Uncanny Valley by way of a six-episode stop-motion animation. Everyone's a doll and nobody has an interior monologue. Some of them sing. https://twitter.com/UltraCitySmiths/status/1416065086741942277 Ultra City's Great Bright Hope Carpenter (Kurtwood) Smith went out for cigarettes. He hasn't come back yet. It falls to rookie Detective David Mills (Jimmi Simpson) and his streetwise partner Gail Johnson Smith (Da'vine Joy Randolph) to track him down in a city full of drugs, sex, and crime. Holy god this cast:               and a very part-time appearance by  The first two episodes are available now, with new episodes every Thursday.
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Right now you need AMC+ to watch but if the air date on Amazon is anything to go by it'll hit regular AMC in September. Also everything about John C Reilly's performance in episode two was amazing. I loved how he explained what needed to be done but still got mad when it happened.
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Jul 29, 2021 03:48
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I loved Patriot, never watched Perpetual Grace. I watched most of the first episode of this, didn't hook me. The show takes low energy to the extreme. I like Conrad so I'll keep going and at least watch the first 2 episodes to see if it picks up.
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Jul 29, 2021 03:52
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It's definitely my least favorite of the three shows but I think it's less "low energy" and more a blend of conrad's sensibilities with a more south park/team america gag a second vibe that doesn't quite work.
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Jul 29, 2021 04:01
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First episode didn't click for me, but I was hooked by the end of two. I need to go back now.
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Jul 29, 2021 04:02
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I'm addicted to limes.
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Jul 29, 2021 05:26
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I fuckin love how Conrad’s shows get weirder and more idiosyncratic. This show is so goddamned funny that I was completely hooked even before the plot got interesting.
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Jul 29, 2021 07:29
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You never know when you'll need a second pair of pants.
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Jul 29, 2021 11:13
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I just noticed that Mills was hustling Donovan from the start, to include asking for the definition of what dancing something down meant.
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Jul 29, 2021 14:53
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I guess you're supposed to assume Mills is the police station baby but seeing as nothing on this show is a straight line probably not. The thing kind of bothering me about episode 3 is revolvers don't eject shell casings.
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Jul 30, 2021 00:22
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I freaking love this poo poo. It's like what I enjoy about Patriot/Perpetual Grace condensed into a bite size morsel, and with some fun gags thrown in. Don't forget to do the rim-job knock!
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Jul 31, 2021 00:24
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I love that the sci-fi premise of all his shows is "what if everyone's internal monologue was external?" Also, if Mills is the police station baby he's not precluded from also being a Smith.
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Jul 31, 2021 00:56
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Episode 5 update: oh my GOD
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