I loved Nathan Barley when it came out but I tried to rewatch it again somewhat recently and i just couldn't get through it.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 20:59 (four years ago) link
Enjoyed Shadow Line at the time. But part of that may have been the Line of Duty type water cooler speculation each week. Inside No 9 is generally great and a couple of episodes are fantastic.
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 21:36 (four years ago) link
Nathan Barley is amazing and 100% worth finding.
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 22:06 (four years ago) link
Nathan Barley is bfillinat aargh tt posted first
― imago, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 22:06 (four years ago) link
okay, I snagged a few eps each of everything listed there (excepting this is england, which looked kinda lame); will report back.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 22:08 (four years ago) link
I still quote Nathan Barley on occasion, guiltily
there are some definite precursors to the current influencer/edgy troll culture in the show
― untuned mass damper (mh), Tuesday, September 17, 2019 1:36 PM (one hour ago)
toby you rimlicker!
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 22:08 (four years ago) link
nathan barley perhaps most noteworthy for its 'adult in the room' character also emerging as its antagonist, a theme which resonates nicely with the uk political and cultural scene nowadays
― imago, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 22:10 (four years ago) link
totally fucking mexico
― untuned mass damper (mh), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
“what are your top five supermarket wines?”
― untuned mass damper (mh), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 22:55 (four years ago) link
is something brilliant happening?
― imago, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 23:07 (four years ago) link
"It's Swift as 'Jackass'!""Or even faster!"
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 23:09 (four years ago) link
I hated Nathan Barley with a passion, what few eps I saw. I viscerally hated them all so much I couldnt watch it. WHich is odd because I love the other Morris stuff Ive seen like BrassEye and his turns in IT Crowd.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 23:10 (four years ago) link
BTW I cant load the whole thread to check but anyone seen Dead Pixels? Cant work out if I liked it or the tropes were all really bloody lazy.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link
okay stath lets flats is very funny
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 18 September 2019 19:57 (four years ago) link
Dead Pixels got about two appreciative posts on the uk comedy thread, me and someone else. i liked it, as a gaming outsider.
― koogs, Friday, 20 September 2019 15:19 (four years ago) link
weirdly i just started watching that last night while looking around for something new to watch. 3 eps in and i am really not a fan, maybe that'll change. can't stand the writing for meg so far, it's probably the most heinous "dude writing a woman" writing i've seen in a long time. gonna give the season a chance, because everyone seems to enjoy it?
― I'm a board man. Board man gets paid (Will M.), Friday, 20 September 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
Nine things I'll be watching new episodes of this week/next week:Mr. In-BetweenStumptownThe Good PlaceUndoneAlways Sunny in PhiladelphiaEvilStath Sells FlatsSunnysideThe Unicorn
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 23 September 2019 18:45 (four years ago) link
most heinous "dude writing a woman" writing i've seen in a long time
Christ was it ever. Her aggressive, "talk about my nubbin obsessively" attitude just did not land.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 00:59 (four years ago) link
yeah! yeah! due wri-tin’ a lady
― mh, Tuesday, 24 September 2019 02:37 (four years ago) link
I just finished season 2 of Line of Duty and that was a GREAT season. first season was a bit too The Wire, a bit taking the blackmail idea too far. i gotta finish the show now.
I watched Bosch season 1 which was quite formulaic. But I like the lead actor (the "man in black" from lost) and people seem to like the other seasons better, so I'll try season 2.
i watched the last hour of the emmys. they were boring and predictable, just like every year. "what was popular a few years ago? let's give that an award." jason bateman twofer for his all-blue netflix algorithm show was ridic.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 03:18 (four years ago) link
The end of Stath Lets Flats was very satisfying and, dare I say it, final.
― So, your CV says you're a (checks notes) DJ and stand-up comedian (aldo), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 13:58 (four years ago) link
it was perfect, but i can see s3 emerging from it, still plenty of loose ends and more mileage they can draw from the characters. glad you liked it!
― imago, Tuesday, 24 September 2019 14:23 (four years ago) link
and speaking of things we both watch, as one door closes, another circle opens :/
― imago, Tuesday, 24 September 2019 14:24 (four years ago) link
I'm not sure it'll catch the fire if the first time again but there's a good chance.
― So, your CV says you're a (checks notes) DJ and stand-up comedian (aldo), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 14:41 (four years ago) link
the lesson would appear to be 'lie about everything, profit'
― imago, Tuesday, 24 September 2019 14:44 (four years ago) link
Nathan Barley is hilarious and co
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link
following up a bit:Fresh Meat - pulled a random episode and found it totally impenetrableInside #9 - this is great! will be hunting down as many as i canUtopia - like the thick of it, only not funny or particularly good
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 15:13 (four years ago) link
anthony stappan rentals
― meaulnes, Tuesday, 24 September 2019 15:24 (four years ago) link
also nice to see barley love. ten years ahead of its time.
― meaulnes, Tuesday, 24 September 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
dan ashcrooooooooooft
― mh, Tuesday, 24 September 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
you'll want to start with ep1 of Fresh Meat. I was a student at that uni so I'm very fond of it.
― kinder, Wednesday, 25 September 2019 09:02 (four years ago) link
Utopia like The Thick Of It - ?! that's the "where is Jessica Hyde" one, yeah? not seeing the parallels
― kinder, Wednesday, 25 September 2019 09:05 (four years ago) link
Nighty Night s1 is v good if you can stand to watch it, s2 is awful
― kinder, Wednesday, 25 September 2019 09:07 (four years ago) link
xpost there's a UK Utopia and an aus Utopia
― just sayin, Wednesday, 25 September 2019 09:44 (four years ago) link
knocked out "Undone" on Amazon in two sittings; it's awesome. Didn't quite stick the landing as it was predictable but maybe if they're planning on a second season? I'm hopeful.https://www.amazon.com/Undone-Season-1/dp/B07SVHRY9Lhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYGpWQ5iPMUone of the few things i've ever seen where the form (cartoon) and function (trippy, dawg) worked so perfectly in tandem. Excellent excellent cast, very good writing. NB: I am not a huge fan of Bojack Horseman (though I love several isolated episodes), but this rules.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 26 September 2019 20:33 (four years ago) link
weird they are talking abt rotoscoping like it's some amazing new technology?
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 27 September 2019 14:33 (four years ago) link
Tried Stumptown, won't be watching it again.Tried Bob <3 Abishola, will probably watch again.Accidentally saw a few seconds of that new Patricia Heaton doctor sitcom, wanted to stick lit matches in my eyes afterward.Haven't seen Evil, but it looks mildly amusing.Have lost interest in The Good Place.Can't believe I have to wait till December for the next season of The Expanse.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Friday, 27 September 2019 14:50 (four years ago) link
I'm not yet totally sold on the tone of Undone, or rather, the protagonist is the sort of antihero I don't really want to invest in. That said, I was impressed enough and I'll definitely watch the whole thing, so my position may change. Making an entire rotoscoped show is crazy and wonderful, and it definitely creates a trippy vibe that live action couldn't have achieved. The dialogue sounds great too - sort of detached and internal.
I realise this will discredit my comments about Undone as I know people kind of loathe him, but I just watched the first episode of The Politician - the new Ryan Murphy show on Netflix, and it was so good. I don't think I can sell it to anyone who doesn't like him, but tonally this is the closest thing to Popular that he's made in ages and I love it. Is there a specific reason people don't like him that I don't know about, or is it just his gauche camp aesthetic and ambiguous morality?
― tangenttangent, Friday, 27 September 2019 21:35 (four years ago) link
I love the cast of Stumptown but the first ep was, as expected, ABC-pilot-y in the worst ways. I will keep watching bc they’re adding Donal Logue & hope that soon they are allowed to stop explaining every damn thing
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 28 September 2019 02:18 (four years ago) link
Did anyone watch Euphoria on HBO? I more or less loved it; well, I loved the acting in it anyway. It was a bit grim as a parent of a teenager.
― akm, Saturday, 28 September 2019 03:55 (four years ago) link
I watched it and liked it. They laid it on pretty thick, but I guess that's the point. Hunter Schafer is quite a find.
― nickn, Saturday, 28 September 2019 07:28 (four years ago) link
yeah, I thought it was brilliant at times. Finale was a bit of a mess though...
― Number None, Saturday, 28 September 2019 07:37 (four years ago) link
I hated the long "lyrical interlude" at the end with Zendaya.
― nickn, Saturday, 28 September 2019 07:40 (four years ago) link
I will keep watching bc they’re adding Donal Logue
OK, yeah, I'll stick around for that, too.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Saturday, 28 September 2019 11:04 (four years ago) link
I will keep watching bc they’re adding Donal Logue & hope that soon they are allowed to stop explaining every damn thing
I get the feeling this will just make me miss Terriers more
― Simon H., Saturday, 28 September 2019 11:14 (four years ago) link
err meant to do italics there lol
Just watched the premiere of Evil. It's kinda dumb, like Millennium with the half-kidding-on-the-square tone of The Good Wife (whose creative team is behind it). I like Mike Colter and Aasif Mandvi and Michael Emerson, though, so I’m in for at least a couple of episodes. Also, there was a demon played by Marti Matulis (an actor I’m not familiar with) using a voice that was hilariously similar to that of the Clark Nova in Naked Lunch, which made me laugh.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Saturday, 28 September 2019 15:03 (four years ago) link
oh lol I didn't know that was a Kings joint
― Simon H., Saturday, 28 September 2019 15:40 (four years ago) link
Never heard of this show nor that cast, but Clark Nova voice? I'm downloading an episode.
― mick signals, Saturday, 28 September 2019 17:04 (four years ago) link