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 Wain/Showalter have been done a prequel to their 2001 cult classic and it's all on Netflix now. Featuring pretty much every adult member of the original cast (even Bradley Cooper!) and new additions like Jon Hamm, Jason Schwartzman, Kristen Wiig, and many, many (no seriously, many) more! There's 8 half-hour episodes and right now I'm an episode and a half in and it's absolutely fantastic. Obviously it can't be quite as consistent with jokes as the movie but boy does it come close. I guess maybe spoiler tag stuff, and say what episode your spoilers are from, for a couple of days? I don't really care about that poo poo but it seems like a nice thing to do. Here's a (real, so watch out) example: Episode 2 The opening scene with Jordan Peele/Paul Scheer/Jayma Mays and Banks was absolutely amazing.
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Thanks for the thread. I'm on ep 5(?) and it never stops being more amazing. Like the way they are doing backstories but keeping the madcap antics and zany 80s bullshit constant is transcendental. I thought They Came Together was peak WainWalter and I have never been happier to be wrong.. If there isn't a payoff to Coop being so loving fat I'm going to be mad diappointed.
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Jul 31, 2015 10:17
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I'm really impressed by some of the child actors. The kid who plays the bully especially is killing it.
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Jul 31, 2015 10:45
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Been so looking forward to this all year, even annoyed that at 2am UK time I was checking Netflix in case it was out despite having work today. I probably would've marathoned it overnight. Had fingers crossed that they'd use the same (awesome) theme music, but they went one above by remaking the intro too. It looks perfect. Not even 30 seconds in and I'm grinning like a madman.
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Jul 31, 2015 10:56
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I can't wait to get off work and watch this. Do all the episodes take place on the same day?
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Jul 31, 2015 14:39
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They do! gently caress, who plays the estate agent at the beginning of episode 4? I'm gonna kick myself when I find out, I know, but I just can't think of her name. edit: it was Kerri Kenney-Silver. Man, episode 4 was just cameo central. Including literal cameoception in the final moments. Escobarbarian fucked around with this message at 15:35 on Jul 31, 2015 |
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Jul 31, 2015 15:09
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Episode 2: Watching Chris Meloni slowly descend into insanity is going to be the highlight of the season, I can already tell. e: I think this is vague enough to not be a spoiler but holy poo poo a They Came Together callback! That's the only logical explanation! Cockblocktopus fucked around with this message at 15:34 on Jul 31, 2015 |
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Jul 31, 2015 15:30
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FadingChord posted:e: I think this is vague enough to not be a spoiler but holy poo poo a They Came Together callback! That's the only logical explanation! FadingChord, wait! ...poo poo.
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Jul 31, 2015 19:23
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The buildup and the execution of the playing Higher and Higher was fantastic. Really happy with the series, they knocked it out of the park!
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Jul 31, 2015 19:47
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They're still as goddamn funny as before. This is awesome.
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Jul 31, 2015 20:21
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Christopher Meloni is the best
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Jul 31, 2015 20:40
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In episode 5 right now. This is absolutely amazing. I'm always wary of reboots, but this has been really well done.
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Jul 31, 2015 20:58
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I haven't seen it mentioned much but they also added a short documentary called Hurricane of Fun about the making of the film. Only seen the first episode of the show so far but it's as good as I hoped it would be.
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Jul 31, 2015 21:15
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Can someone explain David Hyde Pierce's character? His plotline didn't make any sense. Is he from the movie?
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Jul 31, 2015 21:29
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Irish Joe posted:Can someone explain David Hyde Pierce's character? His plotline didn't make any sense. Is he from the movie? Edit: Having watched, I agree. His segment was pretty useless in the context of the series, the end cameo would have been sufficient. Reo fucked around with this message at 04:58 on Aug 1, 2015 |
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Jul 31, 2015 21:31
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ep 6 "You know what we have at dinner in my house? Nothin'!....sometimes chicken."
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Jul 31, 2015 21:49
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This show is hilarious. There's so many great cameos. Christopher Meloni's descent is my favorite thing.
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Jul 31, 2015 22:06
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E5 intro "I'm gonna kill you and gently caress you." Holy poo poo I actually spit out a bit of my drink, that line was so unexpected.
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Jul 31, 2015 22:29
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Escobarbarian posted:I'm really impressed by some of the child actors. The kid who plays the bully especially is killing it. Yes! He's making me laugh as much as anyone. Reminds me of a tiny Nick Kroll or something. I love Lake Bell as Michael Showalter's endlessly confusing love interest. It's just perfect for his romantically awkward character. (That's episode 1, so I don't think that's any sort of spoiler)
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Jul 31, 2015 23:07
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I binged it hard. The whole thing was really good. I was worried they would reuse every joke from the movie, but they kept it original while pacing the callbacks really well. The cameos are just insane in this. I had no idea. And I think half the cast of Mad Men was in it.
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Jul 31, 2015 23:16
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Just finished and it was fantastic. Could have done with more Hamm and David Hyde Pierce, but overall I had a great time with it. Pretty much a perfect follow-up.
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Aug 1, 2015 00:47
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Finished the series. Last episode "You saved friendship with a song!" had the biggest laugh from me; A+ reboot, looking forward to the rewatch.
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Aug 1, 2015 00:51
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I really appreciate that (Episode 8 spoiler): When Gene and the Falcon were fighting they broke the telephone in the mess hall. Earlier on, Gene was using that phone, and I thought, 'Hey. The only 2 phones are in the counselors office and the infirmary! They'd better answer for that.' And they totally did.
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Aug 1, 2015 01:39
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Only watched the first two episodes, but what a difference. That first one was just painfully unfunny and honestly dull. The second episode was such a turnaround which my partner and I absolutely loved. I hope it stays like that 2nd episode.
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Aug 1, 2015 02:10
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I loved the film but honestly, this just was not funny every scene is one of 3 things 1. Joke about how their old people playing young people. 2. Serious Conversation then CRAZYNESS 3. Boring. I thought it was complete garbage.
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Aug 1, 2015 02:15
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I was so happy for Ken Marino's The State callback
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Aug 1, 2015 02:39
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I loved this and can't wait for part 3 in 2029.
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Aug 1, 2015 02:51
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I decided to rewatch the movie before going through this just to refresh myself on the characters, I still forget how great the movie was. Only one episode in so far but the humor seems intact and the actors just slotting back into character despite the ridiculous (and hilarious) age difference is just great.
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Aug 1, 2015 02:54
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Jerusalem posted:I decided to rewatch the movie before going through this just to refresh myself on the characters, I still forget how great the movie was. Only one episode in so far but the humor seems intact and the actors just slotting back into character despite the ridiculous (and hilarious) age difference is just great. The problem with watching the movie on Netflix is you miss out on the DVD's fart audio track.
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Aug 1, 2015 03:05
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Holy poo poo, the can of vegetables. That was not what I expected. This rules.
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Aug 1, 2015 03:14
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I think I enjoyed this more than the movie.
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Aug 1, 2015 03:27
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Apart from the somewhat slow first episode, this was pretty amazing. It was at least as good as the movie, maybe a little better.
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Aug 1, 2015 04:30
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PotatoJudge posted:The problem with watching the movie on Netflix is you miss out on the DVD's fart audio track. I own it on DVD so I watched it like that, but I didn't know about this  I think my favorite thing about episode one is Coop chasing after the new kid who slows down and stops.... then starts running again when Coop gets near. And it just goes on and on.
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Aug 1, 2015 04:32
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I'm a huge fan of the movie and the Stella folks and this didn't disappoint me at all. It was hilarious, I'm really happy with how it turned out. Delighted.
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Aug 1, 2015 04:34
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Ha ha, y'all sound like my daddy when he gets into the Planter's Punch!   \/\/\/ Someone needs to gif Jonah/Gene sliding out of the closet when Victor runs out of the bunkhouse. Edit: This, but better quality. 
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Aug 1, 2015 04:43
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I wasn't sure that the series was as good as the film until this.
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Aug 1, 2015 04:50
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This John Hamm fellow is really something. I think this kid is going places.
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Aug 1, 2015 05:06
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I just started the first episode and holy poo poo, its amazing how some of the people look exactly the same. Then you have a few people who are clearly 2-3 times the size they were 15 years ago.
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Aug 1, 2015 05:17
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Michael Showalter looks like a completely different person.
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Aug 1, 2015 05:19
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swickles posted:I just started the first episode and holy poo poo, its amazing how some of the people look exactly the same. Then you have a few people who are clearly 2-3 times the size they were 15 years ago. That's why this is great, it just adds to the humor. Instead of making it a sequel, which would make sense with them being older, they went prequel and said "gently caress it" Also, it gets even better as the season goes on.
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