Nathan For You

That's what I assume, too. Unfortunately, that means that the bit where Nathan gives the porn stars the parents' names (which was a brilliant example of the show's ability to ratchet up the tension in an already-awkward scene beyond what the audience expects) wasn't genuine, since with no kid in the box there would be no reason for the parents to be in the room.

the build-up to his racist mock-asian accent was excruciating and also peak nathan

So what do people think--was the sex box segment real?

this has been in the back of my mind too hahaha

if it was real, imagine explaining this to the Comedy Central legal dept before attempting

yeah, the "asian accent" to the stunt driver was uncomfortable enough that i had to leave the room.

to say nothing of the confession of stealing that poor guy's urine. more or less up to the end, i thought nathan had finally broken my ability to not feel sorry for these poor schlubs he tapes. But you know what, the guy really had a good time at Knotts Berry Farm! I think he was cool with it! I wanna believe they hang out occasionally still.

i don't see why the kid COULDN'T be in the box if the parents consented! what are the legal ramifications?

Both the parents and Nathan can be arrested for endangering a child?

"Oh no, your honor, the box three feet away where we hired people to moan and jizz was SOUNDPROOF, we did a test"

well i'm sure whatever they had the parents sign gave them the right to put the kid in that position so where's the endangerment? Unless he gets stuck in the box. That's what I was worried about!
but yeah, it was probably staged.

I'm not a lawyer, but paying someone to jizz feet from a child's head is probably illegal even if the parents say it's ok unless you are in Finland

xp replace with murder box and think about what you are saying

i hate to tell you but murder is illegal even if you get everyone's consent first

So is whatever is happening to minors in a sex box is my point

so if forcing a child into seeing adults having sex is illegal and you are putting a child in a box that will do this illegal thing if it fails, you have to be endangering a child I'd think? then again maybe a car/airplane/etc. qualifies as a "murder box" in this scenario, so maybe the legality is more ambiguous than it first seems.

since the motive is just profit or entertainment, though, I'd think it'd still be endangerment.

Sort of the flip side of the robot built to depants him in front of kids, isn't it?

do you guys not remember the Claw of Shame episode?

I am fascinated by Nathan's hand gestures this season.

This old Nathan gig segment really got me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rw-43W4Plg

renewed for a 4th season.

great news, can't wait for tonight's episode

oh wow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lC3zb7fNW4

I made this my wallpaper

http://i.imgur.com/7miuvyN.png

p sure it was edited so there never was a kid in that box while the sex was happening

― gr8080, Friday, December 4, 2015 3:37 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

idk why this would be

obviously he's lying about needing to 'test' the box's soundproofing

http://www.gq.com/story/nathan-for-you-season-3-qa

Speaking of those other segments, where are we headed with the personal arc of Nathan, this socially awkward guy who can't seem to find his place in this world?

That's always prominent. I try to draw as much as I can from real experiences and feelings I've had and bring them into the show. This season, structurally, we have more full stories that span an entire episode. I'm thinking about identity a little bit more this year. The season culminates in a finale that I think is the most ambitious thing I've ever done. It took me eight months of physical training just to pull it off. I can't go into specifics, but it's very elaborate and really crazy (laughs). A lot of things that happen this season will culminate in the finale.

i am a little worried about this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu0D5mhjDyc

Yeah it's almost frightening...I heard him say that on the Best Show. It's kind of hard to imagine what could out-concept episodes like the robot pants-puller.

"most people your age sort of grow out of that mentality..."

So the wirewalking episode.
Wow. Just wow.

wuz amazing

also thanks for that wallpaper, frogs

holy shit...yeah, wow

yeah I have no idea what to even think about all that, kinda felt bad for Jasmine, who seemed like a legitimately sweet person

at this point I honestly question Nathan's sanity

lol

https://www.facebook.com/iamcancerstrong/posts/116349185369537

http://i.imgur.com/ohLAQhx.png

i slept on it and i still can't wrap my head around it

Nathan's impression of Corey was pretty impressive, I thought.

(No pun intended)

wow this show

Ep was great, though not quite the season peak of "Smoking Allowed" or the Best Buy one. Still, brilliant stuff. Has anyone posted this?

http://splitsider.com/2015/12/how-nathan-for-you-brought-charlie-kaufmans-sensibility-back-to-television/

it’s tempting to imagine what might happen if Netflix or FX opened their coffers and gave Kaufman carte blanche to return to television with his own show

FX already tried this last year w/ a Kaufman pilot starring John Hawkes, Michael Cera, Sally Hawkins, and Catherine Keener - they passed on taking it to series.

this show is fucking incredible on so many levels.

someone just walked into this restaurant wearing a summit ice jacket

i moved recently and, as I tend to do, I got rooked into helping the movers to "keep things going" and i found myself unloading the truck for an hour or so before finally tapping out and the lead mover was like "cmon man, you can do it, stick with it" and i realized i was part of The Movement

Home for xmas, one brother has predictably watched the entire series (thankfully, as the Garbarino book is one of the presents I bought him) and the other has never heard of it. And my gf only got as far as a couple of episodes from season 2. Looks like a holiday marathon is in the cards.

I showed family the Hero episode over Christmas and they thought Nathan Fielder was a sociopath. Definitely made me feel a little weird, especially after talking up how funny it was.

Like, I tried to explain that the comedy was all about the "layers", you know, and how it was a statement about modern times, but that didn't seem to fly.

lol, yes.
people who don't get this show REALLY don't get this show and look at you like something's wrong with you that you do.

I definitely think the show is super funny and layered and a nuanced satire of fame and fortune *AND* Nathan Fielder is almost definitely a sociopath; those things aren't mutually exclusive