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WHAS is in regular rotation for me when I want to kick back with a funny-rear end movie. Unfortunately, the audio mix (on Netflix, at least) is really loving terrible, but I just rewatched it on there last week, so it was fresh in my mind and had me ready for this show. But this show just missed the mark for me. It felt really disconnected in style compared to the movie, lacking the same nuance of over-the-top performances and ridiculous jokes. There were some moments like that, but they were few and far between for what could be thought of as a 4-hour runtime. The whole prequel plot idea didn't really gel with me either. Like, sure, you could argue it's one of those ridiculous jokes I was looking for, but the way they executed it felt really tame at best, and awkward at worst. Would have preferred a show about the next summer after the movie or something. Was really impressed with them getting absolutely everyone back for the show, though. Netflix money don't gently caress around.
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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. A shameful omission. When the people making the fart track lose their poo poo laughing after the cowbell comes into play during the talent show always makes me fall out. Diabolik900 posted:Michael Showalter looks like a completely different person. Even in the poster! I really need them to pay it off somehow.
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Aug 1, 2015 09:57
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So I'm having trouble coming up with my favorite line. It's either: "I'll fart my way into that snatch. Just you watch." or... "I completely agree, there are a lot of elements to this that do not make sense." Although I definitely got a kick out of "It was a hard day."
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Aug 1, 2015 10:20
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Jamesman posted:But this show just missed the mark for me. It felt really disconnected in style compared to the movie, lacking the same nuance of over-the-top performances and ridiculous jokes. There were some moments like that, but they were few and far between for what could be thought of as a 4-hour runtime. The whole prequel plot idea didn't really gel with me either. Like, sure, you could argue it's one of those ridiculous jokes I was looking for, but the way they executed it felt really tame at best, and awkward at worst. Would have preferred a show about the next summer after the movie or something. Yea it was ok. I think it would've worked better as a prequel movie that was 2 hours in length.
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Aug 1, 2015 10:52
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Just finished the series. Holy poo poo that was amazing. I've been a huge fan of the movie for forever and there was nothing I would change about the series. I hope there's more but I'm not getting my hopes up (especially since they dovetailed just about everything into the start of the film).ashpanash posted:So I'm having trouble coming up with my favorite line. tfffh. tfffh! ...tfffh. tffffh. tfffh. tfffh!
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Aug 1, 2015 11:05
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What kind of game is Miss Patty Pancakes playing?  The confrontation with the GIRLFRIEND directly after that in episode 2 was hilarious.
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Aug 1, 2015 11:40
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Just finished watching the whole thing. loving hilarious. One of the biggest laughs for me was (beginning of episode 3) the shot of Mitch drowning in the toxic sludge being freezeframed with the title card and theme music. Kind of a whole-season spoiler, but I'm endlessly amused by the concept that all these exciting status quo changes happened in one day, and then literally nothing happened for eight weeks, and then a bunch more exciting things happened another day. It kind of makes the eight-episode season seem like a metajoke in and of itself and I enjoy that 
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Aug 1, 2015 12:11
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I'll see you in court, later tonight.
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Aug 1, 2015 14:35
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Loved it, only disappointment is that Ben and McKinley didn't gently caress in a shed again "I'm DJ Ski-Mask! I'll be the one in the Ski-Mask!"
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Aug 1, 2015 15:14
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"He said he's going to kill me.... should I thank him?  "I'm amazed at how each episode just seems to get better than the last.
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Aug 1, 2015 15:25
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What episode does Michael Ian Black show up? Edit: And just like that he appears SalTheBard fucked around with this message at 15:33 on Aug 1, 2015 |
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Aug 1, 2015 15:30
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SalTheBard posted:What episode does Michael Ian Black show up? Is there an episode he isn't in? I actually can't think of one.
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Aug 1, 2015 15:33
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Paul Rudd reprising the role of Andy is just glorious. Right from his introduction, he is killing. I'm only 5 episodes in, but loving this so far. E: Watching ep6 and Sorry I had no idea until I put on the zoot suit. Doronin fucked around with this message at 16:40 on Aug 1, 2015 |
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Aug 1, 2015 16:11
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I watched all four episodes last night. I really enjoyed it. Watching it alone was not ideal for a comedy, but I still thought it was funny and definitely a worthy follow up. They did a surprisingly good job making thing coherent prequel that explained a lot of the weirdness in pretty hilarious ways. It was obviously never going to pack the same punch as the original, but I never felt let down. I was worried that the scenes with the more high profile actors that weren't filmed on location might disappoint, but even the most obvious one still worked. "You back slapping, booze swilling, glad-handing gently caress dick of a poo poo butt" To me the humor came more from seeing how the wrapped up the weird things from the original series than more straightforward and wacky jokes. My only complaints are that they tried way less hard to match the period. The counselors are mostly fine, but the kids looked like they just handed them some kinda-old looking clothes. The other jarring thing was the appearance of some of the characters. Some of them looked surprisingly close to 15 years ago, but others were a bit jarring. Janeane Garofalo obviously had some stuff done to her face. Showalter is pretty chunky as well. You can't really expect people to live their lives like they might have to look like they did 15 years prior at some point. I've loved WHAS since a friend forced us all to sit down and watch it when it came out on DVD in 2002. Oddly enough, I didn't relize Bradley Cooper and Elizabeth Banks were in it until I started seeing articles about the netflix series in the last month or two.
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Aug 1, 2015 16:28
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BeastOfExmoor posted:I watched all four episodes last night. Just to be clear, you know there are eight episodes right?
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Diabolik900 posted:Just to be clear, you know there are eight episodes right? Yea, I meant to say four hours.
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Aug 1, 2015 17:07
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Holy poo poo! Did anyone notice in episode 4 that the punks that The Falcon beats up are the indoor kids from the movie?
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Aug 1, 2015 17:24
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justlikedunkirk posted:Holy poo poo! Did anyone notice in episode 4 that the punks that The Falcon beats up are the indoor kids from the movie? Ah awesome I was actually going to ask if the kids from the movie show up in any roles. Felt kind of bad that they couldn't return as themselves, but that's great.
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Aug 1, 2015 18:07
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justlikedunkirk posted:Holy poo poo! Did anyone notice in episode 4 that the punks that The Falcon beats up are the indoor kids from the movie? Ha, I kept thinking "where do I recognize that girl from?" Of course... The movie.
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Aug 1, 2015 18:11
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justlikedunkirk posted:Holy poo poo! Did anyone notice in episode 4 that the punks that The Falcon beats up are the indoor kids from the movie? Holy poo poo, I had to go back and rewatch this. Mork guy even has his suspenders. This scene actually drove me nuts because I feel like its ripping off another movie/show from the 80s where punks terrorize people. I can't place it though. I thought it might be the Star Trek bus scene, but it's not upon review.
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Aug 1, 2015 18:18
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Episode 6 Huzzah! The Foxtrot! might be my favorite non sequitur in a show full of them. I love the horrible douchebaggery of Camp Tigerclaw.
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Aug 1, 2015 18:27
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BeastOfExmoor posted:Holy poo poo, I had to go back and rewatch this. Mork guy even has his suspenders. This scene actually drove me nuts because I feel like its ripping off another movie/show from the 80s where punks terrorize people. I can't place it though. I thought it might be the Star Trek bus scene, but it's not upon review. Police Academy?
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Aug 1, 2015 20:01
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I am pleased to live in a world where this was even allowed to be made into a television show.
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Good Lord Fisher! posted:Is there an episode he isn't in? I actually can't think of one. I guess I missed him. Weird :-/
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Aug 1, 2015 21:21
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Man, they really weren't able to work David Hyde Pierce in very well. The whole thing seemed like a joke about how they only had him for a day of shooting or something. I'm glad we got an extended version of the Higher and Higher song. Edit: overall, I loved the show and it dovetailed nicely into the movie. Several things were clever enough to cast the movie scenes in a different light.
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Aug 1, 2015 21:33
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wa27 posted:Man, they really weren't able to work David Hyde Pierce in very well. The whole thing seemed like a joke about how they only had him for a day of shooting or something. What little he had was amazing, at least.
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Aug 1, 2015 21:50
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I really enjoyed the show and I think it should win some kind of award for music and sound mixing. The whole thing was a delight for my ears. My favorite part ended up being a surprise for me. Roughly mid season spoiler Michael Cera and Bruce Greenwood absolutely chewing it up at each other. Never saw that coming. My favorite throw away gag from around the same point Bruce Greenwood pulling out an iphone. Also Elizabeth Banks and Paul Rudd just do not seem to age.
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Aug 1, 2015 22:18
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wa27 posted:Edit: overall, I loved the show and it dovetailed nicely into the movie. Several things were clever enough to cast the movie scenes in a different light. (Ep 3 I think) yeah the backstory of the bubblegum girl who Victor wants to get in the movie now changes that up in a pretty dark way
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Aug 1, 2015 22:21
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Christopher Meloni has been EXCELLENT this entire season.
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Aug 1, 2015 22:30
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Meloni is always great in comedy. Was a fan of the very short lived 'Surviving Jack' from a year or two back, he was great in that.
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Thumbtacks posted:Christopher Meloni has been EXCELLENT this entire season. "You're not the kitchen inspector.... he'd never call me at this time of the day!"
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EL BROMANCE posted:Meloni is always great in comedy. Was a fan of the very short lived 'Surviving Jack' from a year or two back, he was great in that. Surviving Jack deserved more than eight episodes.
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I can't believe no one has mentioned Falcon picking up the orange, then the banana, then the gun.
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Aug 2, 2015 00:31
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That black haired backup dancer girl was Katy Perry, right? Or am I going crazy?
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Aug 2, 2015 00:43
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Beach posted:My favorite throw away gag from around the same point [EP 6] Bruce Greenwood pulling out an iphone. this was one of the biggest laughs in the whole thing for me. god drat, i lost my poo poo.
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Aug 2, 2015 01:57
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Apparently the Pythagorean Theorem explains why light can't escape the gravitational pull of a black hole
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Aug 2, 2015 05:14
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For the radio DJ I wonder if they had the kid lip-sync to Samm Levine's dialog, or did they just ADR over the kid doing the dialog.
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Aug 2, 2015 05:19
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This show is everything I didn't know I ever needed and needs to be 4 hours longer. I saw the movie in the theater in high school and this series does it justice in every way it can.
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Aug 2, 2015 05:36
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One thing I really admire about this is that they get right what so many sequels get wrong. So many try to do the same joke, only BIGGER. This is a completely new bunch of absurdly silly jokes.
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This is the greatest ever, just saw all of it followed by the movie, hadn't seen that in many years. Hot drat. Masterful hilarious stuff, David Wain should direct everything from now on in history.
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