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Half the Tim & Eric thread is about this show so I think it deserves its own thread

Granted I'm only like 13 hours into this thing but it's possibly one of the best comedic achievements of the 21st century

also this video is wonderful and I watch it every day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUE5_Mnelwc

Worth looking for: the episode of The Best Show from a couple years back where Tim and Gregg take up about an hour of the show arguing over whether or not Tim actually saw the Tom Cruise remake of The Mummy.

I never really gave a shit about the Tim & Eric show but I am 100% on board with this as pure genius, Turkington hooking up with him was a godsend.
I'm on season 9.

feel like I'm doing a marathon to catch up but even then I can only watch like a handful of these in a row otherwise I will succumb to severe couchlock hypnosis

I think the guys using the mailbag to passive aggressively torment/spring surprises on each other is my favorite gag

best comedy on earth

when you've got movies like Tom Cruise in them

i watched the first episode of this afew days ago.....does it get better? or do you just have to immerse yourself in the voib for a few episodes before you can get into it?

It’s my favorite television thing. You really need to immerse yourself (similar to the Best Show).

Immerse, my friend. Let it wash over you.

Six seasons of uncritical plaudits for every film under the sun was a magnificent setup for Tim's excoriating Ant-Man review.

I got into it through the spin-off, Decker.

https://pitchfork.com/news/tim-heidecker-and-greg-turkington-to-star-in-new-film-mister-america/

Oh god there are Oscar specials and a 12 hour long youtube clip ;_; I am going to have to watch it, I'm afraid. These guys are unreal.

didn't realize it until I went back but Tim's speech was a lot less garbled pre-brain surgery

for some reason the Oscar Specials are not on the Adult Swim streaming channel

i watched the first episode of this afew days ago.....does it get better?

at first it just seems like a shitty half-assed parody that does not feature any actual jokes, but as time goes on, the layers of comedy really accrue in an ingenious way

probably said this in the other thread but Tim's explanation of why he's paying for Ayaka's abortion despite being a staunch pro-lifer is the purest distillation of the right-wing ethos that I've ever heard

he just... he wasn't going to be in that situation

how come there are no animated gifs of Tim's guitar wanking faces, that shit is comedy gold

he just... he wasn't going to be in that situation

choices have to be on the table

i watched the first episode of this afew days ago.....does it get better? or do you just have to immerse yourself in the voib for a few episodes before you can get into it?

I don't know how to explain this to you but the "Stump the Buff" segment where Tim nails Gregg on the Star Trek/San Francisco trivia question is just as dramatic as the scene in Breaking Bad where Hank figures out who Heisenberg is

you must be talking about Star Trek II

which as Trekkie and non-Trekkie alike knows, takes place in San Francisco

haha

This playlist seems to comprise the definitive chronology of the On Cinema-verse (countdown to exasperated sic post detailing, at length,what's missing from said hi playlist): https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRT5PdjVF-ipL5SPXbmZXzfBchXVR8JTo

(No idea where that rogue 'hi' came from so that would be sic gripe #1., I'm sure.)

I graciously accept your thanks for my recommending that playlist to you

I completely don’t get this

Popcorn Classic is a really useful term for a certain kind of movie.

I thank u, sic, although I spent a long while watching a different, much less complete YT playlist (after starting on the even less complete playlist on that one website) so I just wanted to make sure no one else made my stupid mistake. I give this latest playlist five bags of popcorn and a hundred cups of soda.

The later seasons of Decker aren’t on youtube btw, but iirc they stop interacting directly with On Cinema episodes so it doesn’t stand out badly

(The two Ant-Man movies also don’t appear in the playlist, but do very much affect On Cinema video and twitter content )

forks if you were starting at an early point, try dropping in on a S4 or 5 episode, when the Tim vs Gregg tone is better established & there’s loads of backstory, to see if it pings any better with you

eh I think starting in the beginning obscures what a slow build this show is

er starting in the MIDDLE

the whole of season 9 seems to be an extended satire on how annoying having dinner service at the Alamo Drafthouses is

"Tastes like a mouthful of dirt."

Todd Rundgren appears in the last episode of Decker...I knew that voice was familiar!!

"Why was he fired, did he forget to wipe down the microwave?"

if someone "completely doesn't get" the show at the beginning, pushing on through twenty episodes of more of the same is probably going to bore and annoy them

oh yeah, the full real-time Trial Of Tim Heidecker coverage isn't on youtube either, just 10-15 minutes highlights from each day (iirc that's all I watched, then switched over for the full verdict)

all 5 hours right here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YWJcqISKJ

oops. I meant right here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YWJcqISKJQ

the trial is astonishingly great. you HAVE to watch the full thing and not just the highlights.

the whole of season 9 seems to be an extended satire on how annoying having dinner service at the Alamo Drafthouses is

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, July 3, 2019 11:24 AM (forty-nine minutes ago)

the satire of the kind of fake fancy junk food you get in north america - e.g. everything coming with truffle aoili - was very good

I would say you can watch highlights of the trial until Tim fires his attorney and starts defending himself, then switch to the full thing

no!!!!!!!

a couple of my old acquaintances recently started a video game podcast. I listened to one episode and thought about On Cinema the whole time. one of the guys has probably played 20,000 hours of video games but has absolutely nothing insightful to say about them, it's so spot on that I've almost come to view Tim & Gregg as real people

Has anyone started an On On Cinema at the Cinema podcast yet

lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK_iydsYSiI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVuw80sbFZA&list=WL&index=5

I just watched shakey's clip the other day. It wouldn't be nearly as beautiful without the interviewer's overt lack of interest in Gregg's banalities.

Can you guess which album changed Gregg's life?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON4ZLquouHc

"You're 40 and all grown up" jesus fuckin christ

"Well, it's been super visiting, but I must return to magical dust form now. I'll see you again before long, my voluptuous 40-year-old daughter! P.S. OJ sends his regards."

I guess if I had one message to the world, it would be don't vaccinate BILL COSBY INNOCENT

Adult Swim had a huge wave of layoffs on Friday... I wonder who else would pick up OCatC?

Every division of AT&T is having massive staffing cuts; this was the second major tranche in Warner, and another is coming next quarter.

this band featuring a young Gregg Turkington is really freaking me out

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

That's an odd show, it must have been after Jon moved back to New England and Gregg was in town tour managing for either Von LMO, Mr. Bungle or Link Wray.

The Zip Code Rapists to me were funnier in theory than practice. The Trouser Press guide write-up of them is better than listening to them imo.

They were much, much funnier live ime.

-An Old

The show I saw them play as Zip Code Redemption last year was rather delightful and was pretty much all tongue in cheek covers (Back on the Chain Gang, You Oughta Know, and Wake me up before You Go-Go are the ones I nabbed some video of). As an added bonus, Gregg wore a Reese's Pieces T-shirt, which had to be a reference to the immortal Neil Hamburger E.T. joke.

in the new year HEI, Inc will be launching a new On Cinema which will feature cars, God, movies and health information with no Fraudulence (@greggturkington )

— Lord Goo Goo (@timheidecker) November 23, 2020

HEI INC has licensed Farrel's Happy song and this will be our new theme song! for the new format of the show.

— Lord Goo Goo (@timheidecker) November 23, 2020

Who cares, I will be on @abc @CBSDaytime @netflix @vimeo @cvs @hbo still deciding where to take My Our Cinema https://t.co/YREbgtq4ZW

— #1 Ranked Movie Expertise (@greggturkington) November 23, 2020

https://heinetwork.tv

Tier One is just $299/month!

OMG

The random Minion on the front page killed me.

ok I really wanna see what's on that Parler account (if it even exists at all) but no way am I signing up

Axiom - aka "Mister Movies"

even though the bible verses seem to be random they still make me lol

https://i.imgur.com/GGHGtz7.png

There was a moment when I began my Spotify year-in-music recap that I was certain Yellow River Boys were going to be my most listened music act.

I was close- it was the Grateful Dead.

lmao the Minions in the bible verses

Western that is amazing, such dedication

I am listening to that on piss yellow vinyl right now. that Huey Lewis & the News sax solo on "Honky Tonk Piss Club" is so fucking funny

honestly these songs are in my head all the time.

what i love is how it deals with every aspect of the piss-drinking lifestyle. when I get to "Hot Piss Drinker" I'm dying

Oh oops I meant Hot Piss Blues

Tantrum ⁦@timheidecker⁩ is at it again. Same old Tim. pic.twitter.com/oTASEGAHyH

— #1 Ranked Movie Expertise (@greggturkington) December 16, 2020

crazy that Tom Cruise rant ain't a part of OC

Is it fair to just call this performance art at this point? It's broken out of all of its frames.

I think that would have been a fair characterization even years ago

when heidecker blended his real life name/persona with his comedy, it became performance life art, imo

there is no clear line between "real" or "performing" heidecker in any context now. i suppose that's true to an extent for all well-known artists, but i think he has taken it to a new level

I think it's just the likelihood that OCATC won't be returning to Adult Swim and yet will clearly continue to exist as A Thing even without an attendant show that caused the lightbulb above my head to pop on.

xp I think in some ways that distinction has actually become clearer these past couple of years, largely because of the podcast...he is more evidently in or out of character as "real" Tim gets more exposure, the curtain has definitely been pulled back a little

in the early days of the podcast I remember him refusing questions on air about On Cinema (not for exanple tour dates, but the process, what's in the works, etc.) but now he seems kind of open to it which bums me out a little

Hearing him talk for an hour about Paul Simon's Surprise is about as mask-off as it gets. Also that Office Hours episode when he had gotten targeted by Q folks.

https://heinetwork.tv/exclusive-interview-with-mister-movies-axiom.php

honestly the standard of expertise is much the same

I'm also excited about vertical movies

The “real” Tim sadly has such corny taste in music.

Tim is a bit over earnest as a musician and music lover, which is an interesting stark contrast against his persona in regards to comedy. I think he's been a little wrapped up in feeling like a Real Indie Rockstar this past year especially, but I don't fault him! Glad he's having so much fun.

― Evan, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 12:14 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink

crossposting here from bill callahan thread.

As Hadrian said it wasn't that long ago when it was very rare to witness Tim out of (some sort of) character/performance.

I can't even imagine the musical crossover between IRL Gregg & Tim. Gregg is far more open-minded than he gets credit for, but he's long operated in some of the more extreme fringes of music to some of the more commercial (tour manager for Link Wray, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More... & VonLMO lol)

Tim's music influence is dad rock as far as I can tell but he seems to know a lot about top level indie stuff too.
Is that corny in 2020? I don't think so. It is hip to un-ironically like music that was previously firmly cheese & corn. Who doesn't like Elote?

xps

I guess I’m corny for not appreciating dad rock and “top level indie” bores me silly.

can't say i really care about tim's taste in music

his taste in music is a big part of his public persona nowadays. I think his music is fine and I like 70s singer-songwriters but I guess it could irk otherwise

his latest album is pretty good and I don't normally like that sort of music

I guess I’m corny for not appreciating dad rock and “top level indie” bores me silly.

― Yes Virginia, there really is a (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, December 17, 2020 12:29 PM (thirty-seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Was commenting more on the consensus these days. I do not care for much dad rock myself.

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— The REAL Mister Movies (@greggturkington) December 22, 2020

lol @ "expert" TLD

perfect

"VFA Classic Movie Salt"

i like the theme of the movies picked here https://vfa.expert/marathon.html

The Joker and his sleeping gas has struck again! pic.twitter.com/ZgrgdgF19Q

— Presidant of Hei Network (@timheidecker) January 13, 2021