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I'm at episode 4 and the lore of Interior Chinatown is chaotic and I love it. Protagonist just straight up living on vampire logic, with the universe contorting to stop him from entering places he hasn't been invited. Someone uninvites you, cop with sunglasses magically manifests from nowhere and shoves you out. Steal the headphones of the IT-guy, you have now absorbed his essence and have in turn become the IT-guy. I'm kinda scared to see where this premise is going.
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Jerusalem posted:I watched through it all not that long ago and I was kicking myself the entire time for waiting so long. It's REALLY loving good. If you liked 30 Rock I'd suggest checking out Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mr. Mayor, and Girls5eva if you haven't already. They're all real similar in their style and tone, which makes sense cause UKS and Mr. Mayor are Tina Fey created shows and Girls5eva is by Meredith Scardino, who was a writer on both of them (and Fey is an executive producer).
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TV Zombie posted:I tried to watch Evil because the premise seemed interesting but after the first four episodes, I have to tap out on it. Episode 3 and 4 ended on particularly heavy notes for me and it’s not what I’d hope to feel after watching…anything. I jumped in during season 2 because my partner was watching it, and it definitely doesn't feel heavy at that point. Plenty of dark humor, sure, but not heavy. Maybe jump ahead? It's not quite episodic, but it's close enough.
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:If you liked 30 Rock I'd suggest checking out Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mr. Mayor, and Girls5eva if you haven't already. They're all real similar in their style and tone, which makes sense cause UKS and Mr. Mayor are Tina Fey created shows and Girls5eva is by Meredith Scardino, who was a writer on both of them (and Fey is an executive producer). I remember loving Kimmy Schmidt when the first season came out, liking the second and third, and never getting around to the fourth. I should really finish it sometime, or at least rewatch the first season. drat, it’s ten years old this year! I did think it was funny how UKS was this funny, positive, upbeat show without being too cloying like Parks and Recs could be… and then you’d get the occasional episode where Tina Fey indulged in wealthy white liberal boomer grievance politics about how racist she should be allowed to be without criticism from woke millennials or how she really shouldn’t need to pay teachers so much.
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Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branching Out is pretty good. The Mulholland Drive / Lynch sequence in the freezer is excellent, the absolute best example of someone aping that style outside the man himself. The whole thing is obviously a piss take, but I was surprised how much I genuinely wanted Zoe to have a happy ending with her dumb Hallmark toned and themed family. Excellent puppets. TV Zombie posted:I tried to watch Evil because the premise seemed interesting but after the first four episodes, I have to tap out on it. Episode 3 and 4 ended on particularly heavy notes for me and it’s not what I’d hope to feel after watching…anything. Look, the show will occasionally have bad things just happen, some quite bad, but it's a fun silly show nearly all the way through its run. The cast are blatantly having an absolute blast, and their joy is infectious. It ends on a bright note of camp. The show it most reminds me of is The X-Files but with the character tone of Farscape -- if Farscape was about middle class, middle aged lifelong professionals. Everyone is a mess and they go a bit crazy, and the show has fun and horror at their expense. But it was never really a downer, overall.
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Season one of Evil was a little different from the rest because it also was more ambiguous about whether the supernatural stuff was actually happening.
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muscles like this! posted:Season one of Evil was a little different from the rest because it also was more ambiguous about whether the supernatural stuff was actually happening. And season two. And season three. They only start confirming things in the fourth season, and even then lmfao the time travel episode so loving good. The first season is often quite different though. Shorter episodes, less logic on how to effectively use their budget, fewer puppets etc. It's a bit more... "normy" too, until suddenly it's doing nicely therapy and magic songs.
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cant cook creole bream posted:Everyone stop what you're doing and watch Cunk on Life! I was a little disappointed tbh, I think the ratio of narration:interviews was worse than Cunk on Earth. I imagine it's probably because it's harder to get unsuspecting candid answers since the joke's out now, but it's still disappointing. It does feel like it got better towards the end though, the few back and forth bits they got are incredible.
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Open Source Idiom posted:And season two. And season three. They only start confirming things in the fourth season, and even then lmfao the time travel episode so loving good. First season, it was a network CBS show. Second and downward it was brought back because they needed shows to fill out Paramount+
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Jan 4, 2025 15:26
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I need to go back to Evil, the haunted Alexa was peak comedy e: anyway, RIP The Franchise: https://deadline.com/2025/01/the-franchise-canceled-hbo-no-season-2-armando-iannucci-1236245831/
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the holy poopacy posted:I was a little disappointed tbh, I think the ratio of narration:interviews was worse than Cunk on Earth. I imagine it's probably because it's harder to get unsuspecting candid answers since the joke's out now, but it's still disappointing. I thought Cunk on Life had a bit too many interviews, I don’t find the awkward comedy as good as her narration.
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https://x.com/PopCrave/status/1875549917542019267 https://people.com/jeff-baena-writer-director-aubrey-plaza-husband-dead-at-47-8769239 Hope she's okay...
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Arist posted:I need to go back to Evil, the haunted Alexa was peak comedy WHAT THE gently caress i just got done binging this because someone mentioned it in the Top Ten thread and it was incredible. I really wanted to see where they were taking it. Avenue 5, The Franchise, taking too soon but not forgotten...
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Oasx posted:I thought Cunk on Life had a bit too many interviews, I don’t find the awkward comedy as good as her narration. I actually don't entirely disagree? I like the interviews better when they're playing along and being a good foil to Cunk (like the art historian who readily agrees Michaelangelo was muscular enough to fight off a mad priest if he had been attacked by one while painting the Sistine Chapel) and I feel Cunk on Life cuts too many interviews down to just a single awkward moment.
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the holy poopacy posted:I actually don't entirely disagree? I like the interviews better when they're playing along and being a good foil to Cunk (like the art historian who readily agrees Michaelangelo was muscular enough to fight off a mad priest if he had been attacked by one while painting the Sistine Chapel) and I feel Cunk on Life cuts too many interviews down to just a single awkward moment. Lol yeah that was a good bit, but I think you mean Michael A Angelo I like it when Cunk does this kinda thing- Cunk : "The 10 Commandments are not as detailed as Apple's EULA" Interviewee: "Well, that simplicity just goes to show how wise God is" Cunk: "Do you think it's legally binding?" Interviewee: "It's a covenant between us and God" Cunk: "I meant the Apple EULA"
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Open Source Idiom posted:Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branching Out is pretty good. The Mulholland Drive / Lynch sequence in the freezer is excellent, the absolute best example of someone aping that style outside the man himself. Yeah, I think it deserves some points for managing to be decent. I liked Yule Log but a lot of it was carried by how crazy it was watching it the 1st night when no one knew what was going to happen. I didn't figure that they'd be able to do something entertaining again once people knew what to expect, but I think they pulled it off well. The hallmark parodies were good enough to carry it and there was enough weirdness to keep the spirit up.
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Arist posted:I need to go back to Evil, the haunted Alexa was peak comedy I figured as much when they dropped the final episode and advertised it was 'Watch the Complete Series' while Penguin was referred to current season.
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I've been ill this past week so I started watching Parenthood for some low stakes family stuff to entertain me while I'm wasting away the hours in bed and on the couch and to have something on while gaming and recovering and I'm enjoying it a lot. I'm still on the first season. When they introduced the kid having fairly severe (but high functioning) autism I was super fearful and kind of expecting the worst, preparing myself to having to find another show to watch, but it's actually one of the best portrayals of a kid with those issues I've ever seen? I work with kids like that so it's personal to me and having a person with autism treated as a token or gimmick can really ruin a show for me, but so far I have zero complaints. They've really nailed it, showing both the good and the bad, having him be a fully rounded character, to the point where if someone would ask me what my job is like I could just tell them to watch this show. Kudos to the creators, but also/especially to the actor because he's doing an amazing job.
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Jan 4, 2025 19:27
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Lmao the True Detective intro bit in Interior Chinatown episode 7
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The Agency is getting really good after a somewhat mediocre start. I wonder if they will actually use footage of the Wagner Rebellion from June 2023 as part of the plotline involving 'Valhalla PMC' to use its commander's paranoia to have him turn on the Russian government. The timing they use in the show does match it very closely, starting in April 2023
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Arist posted:e: anyway, RIP The Franchise: I'm neither too surprised nor upset. The Franchise was like The Regime, both high-concept shows that I really wanted to like, and didn't really dislike, but they just never lived up to the promise, despite some strong bits throughout. It's kind of telling that IMO the best parts of The Franchise were the fake "interview" bits where Richard E. Grant was alone on screen monologing directly to the camera about the good old days of playing racist stereotypes.
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Squid Game 2 is mostly a waste of time. More pointless boring scenes with the detective and a lot of wheel spinning with the story.
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I went to the Jim Henson Exhibition today and I don't think anyone realized how absolutely viral it had gone, especially with only two days left for it. I got there an hour after they opened and the line was already two hours long. Shortly after I got there they had to actually stop people from entering the building because it was at capacity. It was neat though with a lot of BTS production stuff from various Muppet projects along with actual production Muppets.
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SimonChris posted:https://x.com/PopCrave/status/1875549917542019267 Jesus, that's awful 
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Just started Black Doves, what’s the consensus? I miss Lioness, as sloppy as s2 was I miss my team
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If I want to take a break from heavy stuff and just watch something that's good vibes for a bit, any suggestions? Something in the vein of maybe The Good Place or Ted Lasso, or hell, the Netflix One Piece.
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Toshimo posted:If I want to take a break from heavy stuff and just watch something that's good vibes for a bit, any suggestions? Something in the vein of maybe The Good Place or Ted Lasso, or hell, the Netflix One Piece. Joe Pera Talks with You, a three season Adult Swim show that is currently on Max. Stars comedian Joe Pera as Joe Pera, a choir teacher on the upper peninsula of Michigan. Each episode is supposed to be Joe talking about a topic but they almost always spin out of control. Like the first episode has his talk about mining interrupted by some potential home buyers thinking his house was for sale and Joe being unsure if he needs to honor their offer. The show is like the opposite of cringe comedy where things are just wholesome and friendly. Not to say there isn't any conflict but it is usually low key.
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Toshimo posted:If I want to take a break from heavy stuff and just watch something that's good vibes for a bit, any suggestions? Something in the vein of maybe The Good Place or Ted Lasso, or hell, the Netflix One Piece. What you're asking for is A Man On the Inside starring Ted Danson, created by Michael Schur. Netflix. Also, possibly Cougar Town, if you haven't seen it. I always call it the She-Ra to Community's He-Man which I'm sure is sexist and incorrect somehow but also feels very accurate.
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I’m on the 2nd episode of Disclaimer, taking advantage of free Apple TV weekend. The filmmaking is impressive, signature Alfonso Cuaron, but the narrative feels a bit meandering at this point. Is it worth finishing all 7 episodes?
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1glitch0 posted:What you're asking for is A Man On the Inside starring Ted Danson, created by Michael Schur. Netflix. Disclaimer on this one. If you've got parents who are at a certain place in their sunset years, this can be a tough one. Still very pleasant and fun all around, but it's got a certain tinge of melancholy to it.
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feedmyleg posted:Disclaimer on this one. If you've got parents who are at a certain place in their sunset years, this can be a tough one. Still very pleasant and fun all around, but it's got a certain tinge of melancholy to it. I agree. They leaned too much into it for my taste, but if you tilt more towards being a cynical person you can see through the maudlin manipulation. But it is a thing that is sometimes a bummer.
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feedmyleg posted:Disclaimer on this one. If you've got parents who are at a certain place in their sunset years, this can be a tough one. Still very pleasant and fun all around, but it's got a certain tinge of melancholy to it. Just to be clear, this poster is not recommending the series Disclaimer, mentioned above. Do not watch that show for good Michael Schur vibes (but yes if you're watching it do finish all 7 episodes for the love of God)
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God I thought those comments were about the show Disclaimer for a hot minute.
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feedmyleg posted:Disclaimer on this one. If you've got parents who are at a certain place in their sunset years, this can be a tough one. Still very pleasant and fun all around, but it's got a certain tinge of melancholy to it. Eh, it's not that bad. A couple people die, and there's an ongoing theme of dealing with knowing someone with dementia, but these actors are all around the same age as my dad and they are all still pretty active, they just happen to live in a retirement home. My dad hasn't shown any signs of slowing down.
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Dog Doggleman posted:Just started Black Doves, what’s the consensus? I'm on episode 4 and I really like it. Especially the moment when a shadowy person tries to sound menacing and Keira Knightley's character immediately shuts it down.
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Josh Lyman posted:I’m on the 2nd episode of Disclaimer, taking advantage of free Apple TV weekend. The filmmaking is impressive, signature Alfonso Cuaron, but the narrative feels a bit meandering at this point. Is it worth finishing all 7 episodes? 
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Go watch The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey on Appletv+ since it's free at the moment, it's genuinely great and by far the best thing Samuel L. Jackson has ever done.
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https://x.com/MrJerryOC/status/1875728102598525364 I think there is something kind of funny about him just doing a rewatch of a show he was in 30 years ago just on his own.
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