Aziz Ansari's 'Master of None' on Netflix

I think the only other job for people on TV is in advertising.

He says the Gogurt commercial alone has been paying his rent for years, which is maybe not realistic for that particular apartment but I've heard that residuals from a national advertisement can be shockingly good money.

well hey, who needs black virus movies when you have gogurt money....

Claire Danes best role since the one where she went to a Thai prison for trafficking drugs

"personally, i think dryers are full of shit man"

The opening and closing music choices are so good.

Through the ep after Nashville, curious if they're going to give Rachel any characterization that's not "adorably perfect."

Yes, and it's done very well.

this has good stuff in it. weird that it was so hard for him to find the right asian actor:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/arts/television/aziz-ansari-on-acting-race-and-hollywood.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=wide-thumb&module=mini-moth®ion=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0

lol at his dismissal of the Martian, I skipped it for the same reason

I like the writing, but so far (first 2 episodes) the acting has been pretty awful. Obviously the dialogue isn't super naturalistic, but the cast can't seem to pull it off. Hopefully they get better...?

finished this last night and felt like it got more like GIRLS and less like Louie as it went on (with attendant drop in amount of laffs). good overall though.

In the first few episodes the dialogue does feel quite stilted, reminded me of the adverts I've seen for "scripted reality" things like 'Made in Chelsea'. Gets less so as the episodes pass and the relationship narrative takes over a little more.

not sure i'm gonna be able to handle three so-so episodes of anything starring aziz ansari with the promise of "it gets better"

It's so long since I've seen Short Circuit that it had completely escaped me that the Indian character wasn't Indian.

It's hard to see the parallels w/ Girls since every character on Girls is a horrible person.

the acting has been pretty awful

lol Two of the main actors in the 2nd episode are Aziz's real life parents, who are not actors, but are very charming, so I was able to forgive their transgressions.

i don't think anyone's complaining about them when they talk about the acting. a lot of the scenes with just the main cast members sound like a fucking table read.

the last couple episodes were a bit of a drag, their relationship is the least interesting thing on this show

started this last night, I like it. It feels light, obv, compared to Louie or some other things; and it's more 'thoughtful' than 'LOL' sometimes, but it's pretty good. The bartender woman was hot enough.

It's hard to see the parallels w/ Girls since every character on Girls is a horrible person.

GIRLS in the sense of declining laughs/"serious" relationship nonsense ratio

Ansari would be better off as a cable talk show guy ala Conan than acting, he's just not good. All the OTT movie bad acting lines were indistinguishable from the rest of his performance.

The actress who played Rachel was solid, I thought, despite the one-dimensional character.

I though Ansari was ok. Tim Wareheim is kind of a terrible actor though.

yeah Wareheim is a little distracting, not sure who/what his character is supposed to be exactly (stunted manchild?)

all my actual laughs were from Eric, i think.

i (as usual) didn't mind the stilted dialogue, the only thing that bothered me was the exhausting, cute-sy banter format between Aziz and his girlfriend. it was "i say something sarcastic/faux-mean/clearly untrue, you pretend to take it at face value" over and over, ad nauseum. in the last couple episodes i really expected one of them to say, "hey, can we stop doing that thing?"

but overall this was hugely enjoyable to watch.

Ive only seen the first two eps of this and it doesn't make me laugh but I love it anyway

episodes featuring senior citizens > episodes not featuring senior citizens

if the ep with Dez taking out Rachel's grandmother had been an episode of Louie she would have either a) died, b) had sex with him or c) both

It's a surprisingly earnest show. Not finding it hilarious, but am somehow still hooked. Just saw and much enjoyed the Indians on TV episode.

that not getting a kiss outside the club was a too true for school moment. i liked that. in all its awkwardness. though it did feel a little more like high school....i have no idea how old these people are supposed to be.

I'm guessing in their mid-30s? The flashbacks to Dev playing computer games/watching TV in 1990 make him look about 10.

dev is supposed to be 30

This show is so pedantic

His apartment is rad though and I like the girlfriend character

On episode 3. Thought the Parents episode was sweet, but felt very Filmmaker 101 - stiff acting and poor direction. The first and third episodes were way better (maybe because Aziz didn't direct them?).

Looking forward to the lynn shelton directed one

the acting is def not good in this - i wouldnt have cast the parents, though i loved them anyway, and the dad isnt bad at comic delivery! - and that includes aziz, who cant seem to break out of his usual persona. his co-stars arent great, but they all seem to get better as it goes on. aziz is better as a writer on the whole. weirdly i thought his acting was better when hes auditioning and in the virus movie than when being dev...

funny how the mindy show doesnt get mentioned in his NYT piece.

if the ep with Dez taking out Rachel's grandmother had been an episode of Louie she would have either a) died

Yeah it was such a fucking relief that she didn't die. Damn Louie...

Agree it got more 'Girls but where you keep liking everyone" without getting smug or boring tho (yet).

I just watched the Ladies & Gentlemen episode, and now I am a fan of Condola Rashad.

what have i become
my empire of 'gurt

watched the first 3 episodes. this is a cute and p earnest show, humorous but not really full of belly-laughs. dude playing his friend brian isn't too great an actor. aziz himself is a little limited but not to the extent that it's damaging to the show. decent tv.

I watched a few episodes of this; it was enjoyable, not life-changing, and I don't know if I'm going to go back to finish it.

I will say though that the way the friend group interacts with each other rings very, very true to me and I don't get the complaints about the acting as a result. I do agree that the parents are very stilted but it works with the relationships so... eh.

After watching months of Bobs Burgers I can't deal with H Jon Benjamin talking. All I can think is 'THAT'S NOT YOUR VOICE!!!!!'

Thought that was quite good. Seems like Dev being an actor just an excuse to make a bunch of Go-Gurt and Sickening jokes, but a lot of the latter are pretty funny as is Colin Salmon so forgiven. Comparisons to Girls/Louis don't hold up to me as everyone is fairly likeable and sympathetic here.

i loved the halloween/don't worry be happy walk home. that was great.

My wife started watching this and I caught #2 and #3 last night. I've never really seen anything Ansari has been in and really know nothing about him but I kind of enjoyed it, especially his parents. A couple of my good friends thorough elementary and high school were Indian, and it's shocking how much his parents remind me of theirs - the dads were always sort of happy and goofy and making jokes (my friend Ravi's dad learned english by watching shitloads of 70s TV so he was always using catchphrases like "DYN-O-MITE" and laughing about it) while their moms were relatively dire, humorless and put-upon.

Also I had no idea who Eric Warehiem is (though I've heard the phrase "Tim and Eric" before) but man did I hate that guy. I don't know if it's his shtick or what but he seems like a vague hipster version of Guy Fieiri with all his "YO KICKING DOPE OFF THE HOOK SLANG" bullshit that felt horrifyingly grating.

Tim and Eric are a scourge on comedy culture.

eric wareheim in this show doesn't resemble his tim and eric stuff at all. it's like making a judgment on willie nelson's early 1960s songs based on his latest reggae album

(i agree that eric wareheim's character in this show is annoying as fuck though)

I like eric wareheim's character's built in bookcases made of what looked like salvaged wood

Heidecker is a brilliant actor - Wareheim not so much