I can't finish the 4th season til Biden is sworn in.
But yes...it rules
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 November 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link
this show is like....the good version of Bojack Horseman
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 03:41 (three years ago) link
ok that's needlessly mean but I do like this better and it has a LOT of shared territory
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 03:43 (three years ago) link
it does help that Brockmire never becomes a complete son of a bitch. he has a very wavering but nonetheless-still-present empathy, and while he's a massive narcissist (like any broadcaster), it's nice that some of his 'gaffes' actually come in the service of doing the right thing at the wrong time.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:23 (three years ago) link
i'm pleased you two came around. The description is a hard sell, especially if you are talking to someone who doesn't care about baseball, but I really think it's secretly one of the best-written and most acidly funny shows of the new century.
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:35 (three years ago) link
Charles is my fav. in all of his incarnations
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:39 (three years ago) link
i'm not sure i understand why you're holding off on the last season
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:47 (three years ago) link
I watched 3 eps or so. the stuff about the "disputed lands" and the (admittedly funny) global warming cynicism hit too close to home for my brain during the lead up to the election. I actually found the digs at how terrible baseball is now in 2033 to be pretty hilarious (multi-colored bats, etc)
that's all. i may watch a few tonight tho.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:50 (three years ago) link
the final ep of season 3 actually stressed me the fuck out for that reason too, with Art Newly being alt-right leader and people harassing Brockmire at the stadium
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:52 (three years ago) link
i can understand if it hit you wrong. it's remarkably prescient, to the point of pain really. But I think it's still pretty great and it never loses touch with what makes the show work. Frankly, i'm impressed with the chutzpah it took for them to say "well, we've mined this vein as far as we can; let's jump thirty years into the future and blow the whole thing up"
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:54 (three years ago) link
yeah and I still think it's well done, especially with its humorous depiction of how everybody has just accepted this extremely degraded, awful form of existence and have long become desensitized to it. basically an Overton window season.
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 04:57 (three years ago) link
they clearly foresaw that in the middle of daily riots, climate disasters and open pandemic that big league sports business would foolishly along with diminishing returns until the well was truly dry
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:00 (three years ago) link
*"foolishly limp along"
I don't care about baseball at all fwiw
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:07 (three years ago) link
joe buck and bob costas are surprisingly funny in this imo
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:08 (three years ago) link
I laughed really hard at "you called Jesus the Mayor of Ausckwitz!"
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:17 (three years ago) link
sigh @ my phone typing skills
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:18 (three years ago) link
I was laughing so hard at S1E1 of Brockmire my son asked me what was wrong. So thanks for the rec.
― that's not my post, Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:54 (three years ago) link
"That's right, I said Fatty Boombalatty.And at 400 pounds, he is officially the fattest player in the history of baseball.Folks, that's no small feat because fat guys have been a part of this game from the beginning.Babe Ruth himself, the very greatest of the greats, was also a big, fat piece of shit, so wonderful bit of history we are looking at here."
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 14 November 2020 05:56 (three years ago) link
ok, perfect last season
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 14:43 (three years ago) link
I don't think I've ever been won over this hard by a show whose basic premise (angry cucked white alcoholic sports commentator stages a comeback) sounded so utterly disinteresting
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Saturday, 14 November 2020 15:05 (three years ago) link
Looking forward to the series Small Axe starting tomorrow night.Steve McQueen directs 6 dramas on great Black British figures in the history of the late 20th century.9pm Sunday the 15th BBC1.Have great expectations but not seen any of it yet.
― Stevolende, Saturday, 14 November 2020 16:06 (three years ago) link
You know what's real good that i wouldn't have imagined was gonna be good is Netflix's Aunty Donna's Big Old House of Fun.https://www.netflix.com/search?q=aunti&jbv=81009617https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5FGOaz__W0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9-7UrG8OgY
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 19 November 2020 18:48 (three years ago) link
Aunty Donna
That show is incredible
― DJP, Thursday, 19 November 2020 19:19 (three years ago) link
didn't know it was anybody but me! lotsa fun.
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:03 (three years ago) link
anything's a drum!
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:33 (three years ago) link
Interesting to see people liking that show! I couldnt get past the cringey hipsterness... but some of their skits are ok .
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 19 November 2020 21:42 (three years ago) link
cringeyness mostly wears off after an episode but maybe not knowing the hallmarks of aussie hipsterdom helps
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 19 November 2020 22:34 (three years ago) link
Saw the trailer for that and whilst parts of it did seem a bit cringey, I was intrigued so will give it a go
― groovypanda, Friday, 20 November 2020 11:46 (three years ago) link
The parts where they lean into the cringey hipsterness, like the haircut skit, were some of my favorite parts
― DJP, Friday, 20 November 2020 14:09 (three years ago) link
i got some laughs out of it but there is so much yelling. like they think that yelling something automatically makes it funnier. very yell-y.
― na (NA), Friday, 20 November 2020 14:41 (three years ago) link
OK I take back what I said because I just saw "Filling up on cheese before dinner" and it killed me.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 24 November 2020 02:23 (three years ago) link
that's a good un
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 November 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
I've only seen the first episode but have been watching various clips on youtube and I'm sold.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 24 November 2020 15:52 (three years ago) link
I kinda lost track of films this month and instead focused on television, with mixed results.Here’s my late October through end of November viewing. Open to conversation about any of these.
Top 8:
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 28 November 2020 05:31 (three years ago) link
Animaniacs is v enjoyable imo
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 28 November 2020 05:39 (three years ago) link
i managed two episodes and that's as far as nostalgia could take me. Looney Tunes + Mickey Mouse provide a creative visual and authorial spark that I couldn't find in the Animaniacs reboot... and I was looking!
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 28 November 2020 05:40 (three years ago) link
Was disappointed by small axe episode one, was excited for it and its great to see that story told but it couldn't shake off the cliches of a Hollywood court drama i thought - how are the other episodes?
― .robin., Saturday, 28 November 2020 05:49 (three years ago) link
There's only two out so far and I haven't tried either yet. They're really full length films, right?
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 28 November 2020 05:57 (three years ago) link
First was 2 hours, the second and third are 70 mins.
― koogs, Saturday, 28 November 2020 12:17 (three years ago) link
Heard good things, musically, about the second but haven't had time to watch either of the two that have aired yet.
― koogs, Saturday, 28 November 2020 12:18 (three years ago) link
Second was wonderful. Didn’t watch the first yet.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 28 November 2020 13:18 (three years ago) link
(just watching 2nd one now. And it turns out i saw them setting up one of the locations for it - the two girls meeting in the playground under the railway arches was filmed in ravenscourt park - the playground equipment and the street light were props)
― koogs, Saturday, 28 November 2020 17:10 (three years ago) link
The Flight Attendant is a really good time btw! Reminds me in some ways of Killing Eve.
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Monday, 30 November 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
Another vote for Lovers Rock btw, having watched it now. Brave TV for a Sunday evening being all black cast and having virtually no plot. The Silly Games bit.
― koogs, Monday, 30 November 2020 04:20 (three years ago) link
Beforeigners is awesome! so many hilarious details ... goats, so many goats
― sarahell, Saturday, 9 January 2021 20:39 (three years ago) link
So, The Watch. Oh boy.
― groovypanda, Friday, 15 January 2021 16:44 (three years ago) link
oh boy yes or oh boy no
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 15 January 2021 17:49 (three years ago) link
it looks terrible
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Friday, 15 January 2021 17:52 (three years ago) link
Oh boy it's an absolute clusterfuck xp
― groovypanda, Friday, 15 January 2021 18:04 (three years ago) link