Louie (Louis C.K.'s show on FX)

and it totally ties into an episode of a tv show about the disconnect between generations irt racialized slang

i almost forgot about those two sikh kids dressed in suits at the gas station. might be my favourite part.

he's doing stand up on i think leno tonight, as well as the ep, btw

Just checked, and he's not on Leno tonight. It would be weird if he was, since he was just on in June.

i'm boawed. I'M boawed. i'm BOAWED. I'M BOOOOAAAAWED. etc

he's on letterman i think

Yes! He is! Woo-hoo!

kick a jesus in the face

that love confession scene was brutalllllllll

this fuckin show

That was amazing.

Indeed it was.

That episode had more amazing NYC material and more amazing emotional relationship realness then the last 20+ Woody Allen movies. Totally amazing.

fucking hell

i wanna hug this dude so hard

wow uhhh that slayed me!

Pamela Adlon is a treasure

plus his acting is best / most natural in their scenes together

beautiful crushing hilarious

this show is on a srs fucking roll

I guess he was on Letterman last night. Just saw a clip. He's the best, huh?

kick a jesus in the face

― Mordy, Friday, July 29, 2011 2:40 AM (12 hours ago) Bookmark

that love confession scene was brutalllllllll

I'm still thinking about it today, it was crushing.

Thing is, I don't think it's that brutal. I feel like I've said those things and been shot down and ruined friendships that exact way at least a few times in my life. It just struck me as extremely realistic.

yeah. verrrrry recognizable

I also thought she did a great job of conveying the disappointment that someone can feel when the friend decides he/she has to take things to the next level. that kind of situation tends to suck for all involved. really loved this episode from start to finish.

that scene in the subway station was beautiful. perfect look of bewilderment on louie's face. i've had that feeling of being around crazy people in public and wondering if i'm the one going crazy.

loved the B&W fantasy of cleaning up the mess and being a hero

really loved this episode from start to finish.

not to try to out-do all other praise but i thought this was one of the best things i've ever seen on tv, just front to back, it was so rich & complex & affecting in a million different ways

loved the B&W fantasy of cleaning up the mess and being a hero

even before that, & throughout, generally, it's such a beautiful looking show, & totally has the right 'look', but there's something really pleasing in a 'the biggest trainset a boy ever had' sense about louis doing his frustrated filmmaker thing of playing around with all this shit as part of the show - kind of stardust memories style in its genre straddling.

but yeah this was stunning!, the feelings scene particularly, but the chemistry of them both & the- you know, listening to the kids on the subway!, just because. so so great.

one of the best things i've ever seen on tv

right now

but there's something really pleasing in a 'the biggest trainset a boy ever had' sense about louis doing his frustrated filmmaker thing of playing around with all this shit as part of the show

yeah, definitely. it's really fun to see him take off on these little filmic flights of fancy.

having followed him as a comic for a long time, I am so surprised at how artful this show is.

i first became aware of him with his short film tomorrow night, back in '98. it was making the rounds in nyc indie film circles and the guy i was dating got a screener copy of it.

yeah i've gone backwards to his standup after knowing the show first and i think i actually prefer the show

i have lived this episode

so, so fuckin brutal and well written

He was loltastic on letterman

he was good on letterman but i couldn't get the louie episode out of my head. i didn't end up laughing that much at the letterman stuff because my guts had just been torn asunder.

I recorded letterman and watched it the next day so v enjoyable

i kinda thought he was more otm than lol on letterman; the lions thing, re people texting on their phones, made me laugh a lot. & the teach a man to fish thing. thinking back on the episode, the last stand-up bit seems kinda huge for such a short thing - totally nails grandparent dynamics (the guy just squinting in his yard)

yeah, definitely. it's really fun to see him take off on these little filmic flights of fancy.

the interview stuff i've read around this show has sometimes drifted into him talking about that being a thing he's super invested in, how they have the actual-most-expensive lenses & how it's what he geeks out about. but it's looked great throughout; the slight bleariness of the one where he meets his neighbours, or the kinda blankness of the subway. & it's still exquisitely scored also.

^^^ that last bit, the jazz is another kinda woody allenish touch but it doesn't feel old timey or like self consciously retro

yeah more a mood thing, like some wistful beat up old lonesome trumpet

louis c.k. absolutely loves those athletic-style sweatshirts with the little triangle thing below the front of the collar.

watching commentary for season 1. the guy that plays his therapist is the "warriors! come out and play-ee-ay" guy.

samantha's bf richard on sex and the city was the leader of the warriors, aka the actor james remar.

whoever gave me shit about Louis being the quintessential NYC show owes me an apology

i love the moment where they're both floored by how good the food is.
"i can't wait to eat the shit i take after i finish this" = all time furnace

whoever gave me shit about Louis being the quintessential NYC show owes me an apology

― generous doler out of lollies (forksclovetofu), Saturday, July 30, 2011 2:23 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark

lol i knew you'd be gloating about that after this ep

apology accepted

man, that speech he gave to her

fuck

yeah i almost wanna say this was next level even for this show. so good. and the grandparents bit at the end was hilarious.

do you guys think they will marry off camera?

(real louie and real pamela i mean)