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 Co-created by Ansari and long-term Parks and Rec writer Alan Yang (as well as the late Harris Wittels, in its early stages), Master of None is a sitcom about Dev, a struggling actor based on the creator who is just trying to get his poo poo together and become an adult in New York City! Which, yes, is the premise for all kinds of mumblecore nonsense I'm sure. But this looks like it's going a different route. In interviews with Ansari he's described it as very much inspired by 70s cinema - it's conversational and maybe not especially dramatic. This also comes across in the opening with the French arty music and those old-school cast credits at the beginning. While there are running threads throughout the series, such as Dev's attempts at forming a relationship with a girl he has to help get the pill in the show's first scene, each episode is supposed to be fairly self-contained and ruminates on its own theme - the premiere is about having babies, and future ones are about his heritage and stuff like that. As well as Ansari, we have Eric Wareheim (who also directed a bunch of episode), H. Jon Benjamin, Noel Wells, and playing his parents, the incomparable....Aziz Ansari's somewhat-legendary irl parents. Other directors include James Ponsoldt, who did The Spectacular Now and that recent David Foster Wallace movie The End of the Tour. I'm going through episode 1 now and this show is very much For Me. I love conversational low-stakes media, and already this is scratching that itch. It's not the funniest show in the world, but it has no intention of being so. Fellow goon Naet says this is the "Louie with Aziz" episode and it gets a lot better. If that happens this may be in my top 10 of the year. Season 1 is, unsurprisingly, on Netflix now. 
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I like Aziz a lot more than Louis CK so I'll give this a shot.
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Nov 6, 2015 17:53
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"French arty music" oh it's Jacques Dutronc's Paris s'éveille, I'm not sure I'd call it artsy, it's a pretty popular song, but it's an oldie for sure.
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Nov 6, 2015 18:01
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So, episode 2. uhhhh....yeah. This show is great. Also, is this the first Netflix show to be shot in widescreen?
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Nov 6, 2015 18:31
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Escobarbarian posted:(as well as the late Harris Wittels, in its early stages) I had forgotten about this until I saw his name in the credits.  Apparently Mike Schur is also an EP. Escobarbarian posted:So, episode 2. uhhhh....yeah. This show is great. I maintain that the first 9 minutes of episode 2 will be the hooking point for most people.
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Nov 6, 2015 18:32
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Naet posted:I had forgotten about this until I saw his name in the credits. Just saw his story credit for ep 3. My heart  Naet posted:I maintain that the first 9 minutes of episode 2 will be the hooking point for most people. What's crazy is Ansari directed that ep, which I believe is his first directorial credit. Fuckin' comedic John Slattery over here.
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Nov 6, 2015 18:46
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Welp, I'm sold given the names involved. Will give this a crack sometime this weekend.
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Nov 6, 2015 18:47
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Yay! Something new to watch!
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Nov 6, 2015 18:58
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First episode featured Aphex Twin's Come to Daddy. Now no matter how bad this show gets I will defend it. First episode was pretty great.
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Nov 6, 2015 19:05
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hahahaha Taystee is great as his agent oh btw there aren't any spoiler rules for this thread, just do whatever you want, i ain't no dork
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Nov 6, 2015 19:36
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Man, I am having some real trouble getting through episode 4. Super uncomfortable in all the right ways. "Don't play the race card; charge it to the race card." Interesting line.
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Nov 6, 2015 19:43
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Watched five eps so far, and it is really loving good. I sort of knew that Aziz was good, but never really realized that he was this good. Also, god loving damnit Harris . What could have been...EDIT: Also, I really love that this show places the focus on the non-white aspect and experience of American culture. Missionary Positron fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Nov 6, 2015 |
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Nov 6, 2015 19:47
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Ep 4:  "Is Mindy Kaling real?" 
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Nov 6, 2015 20:01
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The music choices in this show are loving phenomenal, and some of the openings are masterpieces. I can't get over how good this is.
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Nov 6, 2015 20:28
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I'm right there with you, man. This could be my favourite new show of the year. Definitely my favourite new comedy (sorry Kimmy Schmidt).
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Nov 6, 2015 20:34
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I really enjoyed the first episode ("I have to use the bathroom") and am I little way into 2. A few reviews seem to call it a sitcom which seems to me a complete mislabelling.
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Nov 6, 2015 20:36
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Pablo Bluth posted:I really enjoyed the first episode ("I have to use the bathroom") and am I little way into 2. A few reviews seem to call it a sitcom which seems to me a complete mislabelling. Well it is a comedy about situations so in a technical aspect they are correct.
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Nov 6, 2015 20:44
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Second episode was spectacular.
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Nov 6, 2015 20:53
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Episode #7 was loving awesome. While the themes it explored were fairly obvious from the start, the way to handled was just brilliant.
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Nov 6, 2015 22:01
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Finished up the season and loved it. Very impressed by how intelligent it continued to be throughout. Wouldn't be surprised if this cracked my year-end top 10. (although it HAS been a hell of a year....)
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Nov 6, 2015 22:50
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Harris Wittels died? Goddamn how did I miss that? Gonna start this show soon.
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Nov 6, 2015 22:58
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I'm not a huge fan of ansaris style, since I really dont like the "materialist with a heart of gold" thing he's got going on, but this is a solid show. edit: Holy poo poo do I hate the word "boo" Son of Rodney fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Nov 7, 2015 |
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Nov 6, 2015 23:31
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Eel hovercraft posted:Episode #7 was loving awesome. While the themes it explored were fairly obvious from the start, the way to handled was just brilliant.
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Nov 6, 2015 23:33
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kami posted:Was that Old People? If so, I just watched it and agree. I love grandma Carol. Nah, ep #7 was the one that dealt with sexism. But I totally agree with you, grandma Carol loving ruled. Just finished the series, and I gotta say that I really didn't expect it to be this good. Maybe it's because I'm pretty much the same age as Ansari, but the show and it's themes just resonated in a way that Louie/Maron never could. Really looking forward to what Aziz & co. come up with for season two.
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Nov 6, 2015 23:37
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On episode 2, this show rules.
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Nov 7, 2015 05:01
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Zaggitz posted:On episode 2, this show rules. The flashbacks of their parents childhood were fantastic. Through 2 episodes and I'm loving it.
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Nov 7, 2015 05:09
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Anyone thrown off by Eric Wareheim's really stiff acting? He feels like a fish out of water. Otherwise the show is neat.
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Nov 7, 2015 06:00
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IS MINDY KALING REAL? I loving died.
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Nov 7, 2015 06:14
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I agree with people who said it's really unexpected that it turned out quite this good. I mean, it deals with a lot of the same topics as his stand-up, but it's a thousand times better than any of his live shows (all of which I like).
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Nov 7, 2015 06:34
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Holy loving poo poo Collin Salmon SLAYS. I hope he's in more episodes.
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Nov 7, 2015 06:42
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Watched 3 eps, gonna go to sleep and probably binge the rest tomorrow. This is so thematically solid, entertaining, genuinely funny--at least one moment where I totally crack up per episode. Works way better for me than his stand-up.
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Nov 7, 2015 06:49
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Oh my god the halloween music playing when that girl is walking alone.
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Nov 7, 2015 09:26
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I don't think there have been many laugh out loud moments, but it is SUPER amusing. Also this show is beautifully lit and shot for a comedy.
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Nov 7, 2015 09:38
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Zaggitz posted:IS MINDY KALING REAL? I laughed all the way through the credits to the next episode. This show is great.
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Nov 7, 2015 09:54
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It's good to know my now decades long crush on Claire Danes continues even though I haven't seen Homeland. And seconding or thirding or whatevering the praise for the music. I've always loved this cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQxvo_9DEqY
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Nov 7, 2015 10:22
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Zaggitz posted:On episode 2, this show rules.
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Nov 7, 2015 10:24
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PotatoJudge posted:It's good to know my now decades long crush on Claire Danes continues even though I haven't seen Homeland. Watch season one. It's amazing. After that, tell yourself that was the series finale, and walk away. Don't ever look back.
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Nov 7, 2015 10:34
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iSheep posted:Anyone thrown off by Eric Wareheim's really stiff acting? He feels like a fish out of water. I agree. He grew on me over time, though. I'm still trying to articulate it but I love the way Aziz addresses complicated social issues. Dev isn't a misogynist or a racist, but he's still a dude who grew up in a patriarchal, anti-black society and some of the things he says and does reflect that. When Rachel and Denise (and other characters) call his poo poo out, the conflict seems real and not cartoony or sentimental. Dev learns lessons, but they're earned and his growth is a slow evolution.
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Nov 7, 2015 14:05
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In that respect I absolutely loved the argument where Dev immediately sided with the guy in Rachel's story. I've done that so many times.
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The acting on this show is suspiciously bad and I'm not a fan of the widescreen but the writing it top-notch and hilarious. Watched four episodes last night, which I never do.
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