The show’s treatment of condoms, STDs and abortion suggests the practical limits of an ethic of “safe sex” even among a population that’s been trained since puberty to practice it.
Monstro doesn't seem to have been trained particularly hard!
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm probably doubling down on the "I'M OLD" tip here, but so much of the stuff that happens on this show feels tailor-made for this reaction:
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
After a viewing we have concluded that this show is reactionary "coming of age" narrative poison.
The Apatow propaganda machine continues unabated.
― Banaka™ (banaka), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Hopefully it will find a way to work in some level of sex positivity rather than being relentlessly negative and cynical on the topic.
― Moodles, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
They keep fearing the consequences of sex, but yet they keep coming back to it.
Also, lol at the virgin speaking the most sensibly about hpv
― mh, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 21:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
I feel like some aspects of this show might largely be super OTM in a really trivial way. Like, yeah, I can relate to that scene for sure...but the moments it evokes/recalls aren't particular noteworthy or profound.
I didn't say it was PROFOUND or anything but it was still something I found completely lovable and adorable; there was an earnestness about it that I really enjoyed. Also, there are much more less-trivial things on the show that I also can relate to quite a bit that make me really love it.
― Time, a group with Jam and Lewis (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 22:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah haha i don't think this show is about profound moments because it's about the everyday life of certain twenty-somethings who while being somewhat-to-greatly self-conscious aren't all that self-aware. there's a difference, and so their profound moments don't necessarily seem all that profound even though they might be monumental in their lives at the time - i wouldn't call those moments trivial though. i mean, true, maybe in mainstream movies and tv, people have profound life-changing moments all the time, but that's the traditional nature of that stream of the medium. remember what a big deal it was that Seinfeld was "a show about nothing"? and it was, and that was great. but this show is about more than that.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 22:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Don't think I've loved a US tv show so much since Party Down.
― Stevie T, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 22:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Patricia Lockwood @TriciaLockwoodWhen he said the "because I'm a man" line I burst out laughing because he is obv a leprechaun and I said "lil 'chaun" out loud
― lag∞n, Thursday, 3 May 2012 00:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Stevie T, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 6:10 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
neither have i! shame this show isn't a millionth as good
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 00:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Party Down ended in 2010 so it's not like there have been decades of waiting
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 00:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
remember what a big deal it was that Seinfeld was "a show about nothing"
There's an argument that it was actually about the metastasizing of urban selfishness, too. (cuz, yknow, Larry David)
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 May 2012 00:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
There's an argument that there's no point being pedantic about the show's pithy way of marketing themselves as a counterpoint to the overly premise-driven sitcoms of the '80s.
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 00:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
sienfeld was about 'four white people who have adventures' i thought
― lag∞n, Thursday, 3 May 2012 00:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
some adventures, they didn't even tweet
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 00:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
30 Stevies Agree: "We Love Girls!"
― Time, a group with Jam and Lewis (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 3 May 2012 01:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 01:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
was this coincidental or a deliberate callback to the ep title? and was some dude's response also a callback to the episode?
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 01:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
i ask bc i read both those posts an hour ago and the only thing i noticed was that seinfeld was misspelled
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 01:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
of course my post was a ref to the episode
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
All Adventurous Seinfeld Do
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
my post has many layers of meaning and spelling
― lag∞n, Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
btw i'm looking very much forward to next week's episode where a band STEALS hannah's DIARY and writes a SONG about it, which i believe was adapted from an episode of sabrina the teenage witch.
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm feeling really credulous tnite but i'll ask: really??
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
i absolutely buy that al has an encyclopedic knowledge of sabrina the teenage witch plotlines
― horseshoe, Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
no, he's right about that. i saw that sabrina episode. but i'm shocked that girls is running that plotline.
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
a) that pretty much is what the 'next week on girls' clip at the end of this week's episode looks like yes b) i THOUGHT i was kidding about sabrina, i've seen a lot of episodes of that show and don't actually remember one about that
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol idr. i never paid attention to the plotlines. i just liked clarissa
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
origin story for animal collective - my girls
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh did anyone else also notice how Hannah is following like 900 ppl on twitter and only has like 24 followers?
― Time, a group with Jam and Lewis (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 3 May 2012 03:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
everyone on av club
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 03:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm really looking forward to the whole "let's refer to these characters ONLY AS XXXXX'S DAUGHTER" thing to run its course.
― how did we get here how? (ytth), Thursday, 3 May 2012 04:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
^^^
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 3 May 2012 04:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, this kind of lost me with the girl beelining to the nearest private room to rub one out cuz she was so turned on by the ridiculous art douche saying he’s such a MAN he will terrify her with his fucking skills.
― circa1916, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 6:34 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The truth hurts.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 3 May 2012 04:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
*downloads bad company discography*
― buzza, Thursday, 3 May 2012 05:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
robyn : 2012 :: violent femmes : 1995 ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePsp2Ygiocs
― s.clover, Thursday, 3 May 2012 05:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
Don't forget to get the Free catalog as well! xpost
― Leslie Mann: Boner Machine (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 3 May 2012 05:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
w/r/t the conservative angle/nytimes editorial i mean it figures that douthat of all ppl would enjoy any and all things in the genre of "bad sex." I mean is this 2nd rate dunham or what:
"One successful foray ended on the guest bed of a high school friend’s parents, with a girl who resembled a chunkier Reese Witherspoon drunkenly masticating my neck and cheeks. It had taken some time to reach this point–”Do most Harvard guys take so long to get what they want?” she had asked, pushing her tongue into my mouth. I wasn’t sure what to say, but then I wasn’t sure this was what I wanted. My throat was dry from too much vodka, and her breasts, spilling out of pink pajamas, threatened my ability to. I was supposed to be excited, but I was bored and somewhat disgusted with myself, with her, with the whole business… and then whatever residual enthusiasm I felt for the venture dissipated, with shocking speed, as she nibbled at my ear and whispered–”You know, I’m on the pill…”
― s.clover, Thursday, 3 May 2012 05:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm glad i spelled seinfeld correctly. proof i guess against my better judgment i'm gen x. xpost w that thread.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Thursday, 3 May 2012 06:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
a friend high-fived me tonight when i agreed that this show was my favourite tv right now. we were at an indie-art-rock show. i felt like i was on tv.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Thursday, 3 May 2012 06:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 23:10 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
OTM!!
also at least 2 stevies on ilx love this show
― Bad Company's Drummer's Daughter (stevie), Thursday, 3 May 2012 12:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
wtf is this
― thomp, Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
Maybe because no one knows the name of the characters?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
yes, it's so much easier to remember 'that is non-celebrity brian williams' daughter' every time you hear the name of the character 'marnie' or see 'olivia williams' in the credits than it is to remember that the character is named 'marnie' or the actress 'olivia williams'
― thomp, Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
alternatively, it's straight up misogynist bullshit
― thomp, Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
since when is brian williams not a celebrity?
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
okay, pretend i used kirke or dunham for my example instead
― thomp, Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
everyone calls dunham by her name tho and not the daughter of X.
― Mordy, Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
i've seen it done. it was more forced than the others, though.
― thomp, Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
― thomp, Thursday, May 3, 2012 9:41 AM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark
i love that you actually helped support your point by accidentally getting her first name wrong
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:48 (1 year ago) Permalink