yeah this looks like it's gonna be p sweet
― lag∞n, Friday, 20 January 2012 02:03 (twelve years ago) link
yeah I didn't think there was that much of a Mann feel to it either. and I think the pilot is the only one he actually directed in the first season
― dmr, Friday, 20 January 2012 03:33 (twelve years ago) link
I'm willing to bet the visual palette he established, esp. w/ regards to the horse-racing scenes, will be stuck to pretty closely.
― Simon H., Friday, 20 January 2012 03:54 (twelve years ago) link
jockey girl is cute
― lag∞n, Friday, 20 January 2012 01:57 (7 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
she has a lot of sex in rome season 1
― caek, Friday, 20 January 2012 09:11 (twelve years ago) link
i think I watched most of that but dont remember anything, who was she
― lag∞n, Friday, 20 January 2012 13:35 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i was trying to think who she played cuz damn
― Aerosol, Friday, 20 January 2012 13:38 (twelve years ago) link
http://img.poptower.com/pic-43585/rome-hbo-tv-show.jpg
did it with an old lady and her brother iirc (i do recall correctly)
― caek, Friday, 20 January 2012 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
wait hang on
no i'm right. had a moment of total panic then when i thought i'd misremembered who she had sex with.
― caek, Friday, 20 January 2012 13:46 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Friday, 20 January 2012 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
a GIS of her is nsfw
― caek, Friday, 20 January 2012 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
i like the ridiculous camera movement and big sound when hoffmann throws his chair back, and then his confused old man thing when he realises he's torn his buttons
― caek, Friday, 20 January 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
yeah the whole tone of the show was v unusual
― lag∞n, Friday, 20 January 2012 14:10 (twelve years ago) link
a curious cable drama, if you will.
― ⚓ (gr8080), Friday, 20 January 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
is it actually on HBO yet?
― this is funny u bitter dork (forksclovetofu), Friday, 20 January 2012 16:59 (twelve years ago) link
starts next sunday the 29th
the pilot is on on-demand now tho (at least on nyc cablevision)
― dmr, Friday, 20 January 2012 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
Just noticing that not only is the pilot on three times in a row on Sunday night, it is on ever HBO channel except for HBO Family on Monday night at the same time.
― encarta it (Gukbe), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
every*
god i haven't been able to write 'ever' or 'every' properly all day today.
have you every
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 25 January 2012 03:17 (twelve years ago) link
ever time i tell you
― encarta it (Gukbe), Wednesday, 25 January 2012 03:26 (twelve years ago) link
Wish HBO Family had an alternate version, with just the horses.
― do you not like slouching? (Eazy), Wednesday, 25 January 2012 05:45 (twelve years ago) link
couple of Dai1y Rac1ng F0rm articles people might find interesting (disclosure - this is where I work)
Milch interviewhttp://www.drf.com/news/new-drama-luck-reveals-racing-milch-sees-it
Character bios and some of the real-life people who inspired the charactershttp://www.drf.com/news/hbos-luck-cast-characters-real-life-inspirations
― dmr, Friday, 27 January 2012 16:09 (twelve years ago) link
they are really pushing this as of late, lotta advertising
― johnny crunch, Friday, 27 January 2012 16:14 (twelve years ago) link
yeah it's on pretty much every bus and subway tunnel here. TV ads ran during the Golden Globes.
― dmr, Friday, 27 January 2012 16:16 (twelve years ago) link
Im going to Santa Anita this weekend to celebrate
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 27 January 2012 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
ad running during justified, which is a smart buy
― this is funny u bitter dork (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 January 2012 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
haha nice, are you playing the "Sunshine Millions Luck Pick Six"
they really are going all out with the tie-ins
SA has some good races Saturday
― dmr, Friday, 27 January 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
dmr tell us abt yr relationship to the horse racing world
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 January 2012 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
theres a fucking bikini contest tomorrow. lucky for all involved its gonna be like 85 degrees out.
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 27 January 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
I enjoyed this!
So, I've been shooting a longterm project at another SoCal racetrack for a couple of years now. Should I feel delighted or irritated that the sport is back in the public eye? I'm no Michael Mann, but I have some pretty sweet race shots.
― Cane it for the original white tees (admrl), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
Stills a little on the soft side, but there you go:http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4098/4888023969_421b518f7c.jpghttp://farm5.staticflickr.com/4096/4888023021_e89108ba30.jpghttp://farm5.staticflickr.com/4097/4888626158_affba24668.jpg
― Cane it for the original white tees (admrl), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:22 (twelve years ago) link
what is this all abt, tel
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 January 2012 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
tell us of the racing
I've just been documenting the track and the people that go there, really. I don't know what it will be or is "about". Track is right next to LAX , takes up a hugely outsize parcel of real estate given how little money it makes and has been rumored to be demolished for a few years now. So I've just been hanging out during racing seasons, accumulating footage, talking to people, etc.
― Cane it for the original white tees (admrl), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
I actually don't do a lot of betting but I am still a "Gold Card" holder, haha. I get offers in the mail, cheap beers and such.
― Cane it for the original white tees (admrl), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
can u explain the structure of a pick six, its some sort of knockout pool no
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 January 2012 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
What the show sort of confirmed for me is the sense I get of this being every bit the subculture it seems to be. I don't claim to understand the majority of the pageantry, ritual and lingo involved but race fans capacity for this stuff amazes me.
xp - I think so? Or some kind of accumulator?
― Cane it for the original white tees (admrl), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
From what I see, the majority of the jockeys and trainers are Latino, not sure if this goes for the owners and breeders too.
― Cane it for the original white tees (admrl), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i was v v confused about how a pick six works, but also i can't understand how craps work either
― ⚓ (gr8080), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
It's certainly strikingly different to the idea of what horse racing is in the UK, though I've never actually been to Santa Anita or the Kentucky Derby or any of those things. Would love to go.
― Cane it for the original white tees (admrl), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
adamrl otm: i've only been to the race track a few times, only bet on a few races and p much broke even, but hanging out, drinking bloody marys with buddies, and just soaking up this totally weird and foreign vibe that is at the same time toally american and familiar was super fun and way more interesting than i had expected
― ⚓ (gr8080), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
yah the track is kinda magical ime, tho ive only been a few times too
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 January 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
its really a trip getting excited when everyone else around you gets excited, and then looking around in the same instant and seeing dozens of crestfallen or outright enraged people
― ⚓ (gr8080), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
thinking abt it the pilot really did capture that heighten energy well didnt it
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 January 2012 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I think that is the abiding memory of the track for me. That it is this regular cycle of almost 30 mins of really quite boring, humdrum ritual followed by two minutes of rising tension/excitement/disappointment that ends in a furious ten seconds of screaming...then starts all over again. I want to do a wide shot where I just train my camera on the crowd for the duration of a race and watch their reaction. Love it when you get these huge, lumbering guys jumping up onto their seats to watch the finale.
― Cane it for the original white tees (admrl), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
^^all this otm but you forgot the alcohol part
― ⚓ (gr8080), Friday, 27 January 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
and hot dogs
― Cane it for the original white tees (admrl), Friday, 27 January 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
and horses
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 January 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, the whole "these huge animals that can't talk to anyone are the athletes" thing is really a big part of what makes it so weird, too. it def becomes more apparent when watching racing on tv than being at the track, but i'm really looking forward to how milch plays w/ that.
― ⚓ (gr8080), Friday, 27 January 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
luck bronys
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 27 January 2012 20:06 (twelve years ago) link