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Josh Lyman posted:The performative wokeness of critiques like that are just as hollow as they claim the TV shows are. what about it is performative?
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Nundizo posted:what about it is performative?
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Josh Lyman posted:I was following up on Wraith of JOI’s comment. Presumably the person who wrote the article knows that TV shows won’t society even if they were a perfect critique. Ohhh, I see
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Confused and alarmed that there's no Ted Lasso thread? There was a single scene transition in that last ep that could fill weeks of goon arguments! (Also it's a p good show)
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VagueRant posted:Confused and alarmed that there's no Ted Lasso thread? There was a single scene transition in that last ep that could fill weeks of goon arguments! (Also it's a p good show) The Generic Apple TV thread has most of it's discussion.
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This new season of Walking Dead is basically Fallout 3: Stuck in the DC subway system.
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VagueRant posted:Confused and alarmed that there's no Ted Lasso thread? There was a single scene transition in that last ep that could fill weeks of goon arguments! (Also it's a p good show) Are you talking about if its Ted on the other side of Rebecca's Bantr account?
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GreenNight posted:This new season of Walking Dead is basically Fallout 3: Stuck in the DC subway system. I saw the previews for it and was honestly shocked the show still existed. I wondered why they still bothered to try but it sounds like they really aren’t anymore.
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I mean I enjoyed last season and this season has been pretty good so far. Fear has been good for the last few years and I've even enjoyed the latest spinoff.
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socialsecurity posted:The Generic Apple TV thread has most of it's discussion. swickles posted:Are you talking about if its Ted on the other side of Rebecca's Bantr account?
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Watched the first 3 episodes of Reservation Dogs last night. Show is funny as hell and really good!
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How are u posted:Watched the first 3 episodes of Reservation Dogs last night. Show is funny as hell and really good! That show slipped under my radar. What show would you compare it to, as far as mood and genre?
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Hughmoris posted:That show slipped under my radar. It's a comedy about a bunch of kids getting into trouble on a reservation. It's sorta bleak because of the setting and how much everything sucks for the main characters, but the cast is super likable and the performances are great. It's my favorite new show this year by far. Taika Waititi is one of the creators/co-writers so it's definitely got some of that wit and humor.
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Yeah its quite funny, and the humor is very reflective of the real world troubles Native people experience. So far they've done a really good job of weaving those things together.
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Oasx posted:I did not realize that Schmigadoon! was only six episodes, but i guess this is the kind of show that works best in small doses, I hope we get a second season. This is a long reach back but I just finished Schmigadoon! and yep, add that to the list of musical shows that seem to be custom-made for me. I googled about second season rumors and the composer/co-creator dropped some hints in an interview, so now I'm really hoping that (major spoilers and speculation) based on the change of the last number from "not Music Man" to "not Rent" that the idea is the bridge doesn't take them home but to the next generation of Schmigadoon! where the songs are now spoofs of Andrew Lloyd Weber musicals and other 70s-80s stuff. And if that's the case, I hope this each season we go through another decade of musicals until Kristin Chenoweth sings something from not Wicked. Overall I enjoyed the show but whew it strongly requires a solid background in musicals to pick up all the references. If I hadn't just rewatched The Music Man a few months ago I wouldn't have noticed half of the ones I caught, even
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I like musicals but am not massively versed so a lot of the references went by me, but it didn’t really matter. Always a good thing, giving the true believers an extra layer to enjoy while not alienating everyone else.
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FX shows do an incredible job accurately portraying mental health issues. Dave has GaTa and You’re The Worst had Gretchen and Edgar.
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:FX shows do an incredible job accurately portraying mental health issues. Dave has GaTa and You’re The Worst had Gretchen and Edgar. You're The Worst season 2 was possibly the most realistic portrayal of depression I've ever seen. It really hit me hard.
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I'm not familiar with depression so I felt like that whole storyline came out of nowhere and I kind of quit the show shortly after, not because I wasn't interested in depression just fell off the show in general. Guess I should get around to finishing the series. Aya Cash really should be a bigger star.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8-wM1bqfGA The Other Two is finally back for season 2 this week. Mu Zeta posted:I'm not familiar with depression so I felt like that whole storyline came out of nowhere I think they did a great job at planting the seeds early on. Watching it unfold was pretty unique for TV.
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This sort of article is painful to read. It's like they're watching a completely different show. "This show that points out the system is hosed is bad. Why isn't the show instead something completely different that up-ends the status quo" And let's completely ingore the economics of making a TV show and then say Mike White is out of line for "making himself" writer, director and producer. Nundizo posted:White people hating themselves is useless to us. Nobody asked for that and nobody cares how they feel about themselves. It’s a plugging of the ears to silence the cries for what we’re really demanding: Reparations Now. Give up your ill-gotten power. Give up your stolen wealth. But they can’t seriously entertain that. (“Obviously, it would threaten me in some way!”) You tell 'em girl gently caress Mike White. Why isn't he instead throwing his career away?
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Hawkperson posted:Overall I enjoyed the show but whew it strongly requires a solid background in musicals to pick up all the references. If I hadn't just rewatched The Music Man a few months ago I wouldn't have noticed half of the ones I caught, even There are very few musicals that I don’t hate, so I missed any references, but it was a fun show.
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:FX shows do an incredible job accurately portraying mental health issues. Dave has GaTa and You’re The Worst had Gretchen and Edgar. anytime i need a good cry i put "twenty two" from you're the worst; the pilot of fx's version of "wilfred;" or GaTa's breakdown episode of Dave on. fx is great at that stuff "no hard feelings" music video by the avett brothers does when i don't have 22 minutes to spare
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https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1429794299210870785?s=20 looks pretty faithful honestly
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That looks...good? I'm shocked.
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I'm definitely gonna give it a shot but I really hope it's more episodic and not the standard Netflix serialized to death poo poo. It's fine if there's serial elements but Cowboy Bebop is not really one continuous story. Don't do the twelve hour movie thing.
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Ooof, saw it posted on FB and of course people are being racist.
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Yeah looks fine. I don’t see how the show will benefit from live action at all but I’ll probably at least watch the first episode.
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Best part is that Yoko Kanno is doing original music for the show, so worst case scenario we get a cool soundtrack out of it.
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JazzFlight posted:Best part is that Yoko Kanno is doing original music for the show, so worst case scenario we get a cool soundtrack out of it. Is she doing the entire original score, or just one or two tracks, or is the show just using her score from the original show?
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Open Source Idiom posted:Is she doing the entire original score, or just one or two tracks, or is the show just using her score from the original show? https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1402301557094244352?s=20 It was enough to have Wikipedia list her as composer and say that she's scoring the series. So... probably all new stuff?
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I finished watching the Babylon 5 remaster, it's probably been a decade or more since I last watched it. I was hoping they would re-do the computer graphics also, but I realize that would probably be hugely expensive. The series is just as good as I remember, well the first four seasons anyway. Andreas Katsulas as G'Kar and Peter Jurasik as Londo are the stars of the show.
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swickles posted:Are you talking about if its Ted on the other side of Rebecca's Bantr account? Ted Lasso spoilers: I think it's a misdirect and Rebecca is is chatting with coach beard, which goes well with his character and would be incredibly funny and sweet Oh, and Keely and Roy are the best couple in TV and the best uncle/aunt to Phoebe.
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Is it just me or is Roy way over-grunting all his lines and is near incomprehensible compared to the first season
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It sounds the same to me but I watch everything with subtitles.
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I'm not having a huge problem understanding him, but the character's definitely broader this season. But that's the whole show tbh.
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Mu Zeta posted:Is it just me or is Roy way over-grunting all his lines and is near incomprehensible compared to the first season He definitely sounds like his voice is a few pitches lower this season.
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Chairman Capone posted:He definitely sounds like his voice is a few pitches lower this season. To me it comes across that he's trying to control himself better after the lessons he's learned in season 1, so he's moderating his tone.
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I know it's been brought up a few times already but Brand New Cherry Flavor is dope af, rosa salazar could stare at me with those eyes forever ![]()
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I know it's been brought up a few times already but Brand New Cherry Flavor is dope af, rosa salazar could stare at me with those eyes forever ![]()
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