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Does it matter much if the episodes and seasons of Louie are watched out of sequence?
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Sep 28, 2013 02:47
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Doesn't really matter. Most are stand alones, hell they change actors for same characters all the time. Love his Ex is black in season3 a sexual elk fucked around with this message at 03:09 on Sep 28, 2013 |
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Sep 28, 2013 03:04
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Hell, some episodes directly contradict others plot or canon wise. The only constants are he's a loser who's a comedian, divorced, and has two girls.
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Sep 28, 2013 03:56
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Louie is one of the most significant shows being made right now. Maybe not "best" or most entertaining, but it's actually doing new things with the medium and will have staying power. Lots of bigger shows and critics' faves--including ones I really enjoy--don't matter. They add competent writing to well-used budgets and go by the HBO formula. You know, percentages of boobs, guns, and scenery as your censors allow. Along with a couple other things. I love Boardwalk Empire, but it doesn't have any value. Louie does.
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Sep 28, 2013 03:56
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I think Louie and Breaking Bad are the two most significant TV shows currently ongoing.
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Sep 28, 2013 03:57
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SALT CURES HAM posted:I think Louie and Breaking Bad are the two most significant TV shows currently ongoing. I'd include Mad Men in that list, as Mad Men and Louie are probably the two most auteur-driven shows on television.
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Sep 28, 2013 03:59
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The X-Files just gave me the bends, season 7 has one of the best episodes followed by one of the worst. X-Cops is pretty amazing, a camera crew from COPS follows Mulder and Scully around, and if X-Files episodes counted as movies, this would be one of the best (and funniest) found footage movies ever made. Then the very next episode is First Person Shooter. 
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Sep 28, 2013 16:06
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RightClickSaveAs posted:The X-Files just gave me the bends, season 7 has one of the best episodes followed by one of the worst. X-Cops is pretty amazing, a camera crew from COPS follows Mulder and Scully around, and if X-Files episodes counted as movies, this would be one of the best (and funniest) found footage movies ever made. No, First Person Shooter never happened. It was dream, a nightmare. Please, tell me this is true. It's what I want to believe.
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Sep 28, 2013 16:10
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Since it's about to get to October and all, I've been wanting to watch some horror movies. Are there any Hammer films on Netflix, and if so, which Dracula ones should I watch? I haven't seen any of them yet.
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Sep 28, 2013 16:12
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The thing about Louie that you need to understand going into it is that it's not just a comedy. If you want to laugh at Louis C.K., you should watch his standup. But if you want a glimpse into how his mind works, distilled through an amazing supporting cast and fantastic camerawork, you watch Louie. Just like anyone else, Louie's mind isn't filled with sunshine and roses. It has dark recesses. Bad things happen. But that doesn't take away from the joy and the happiness. In Season 3 there's an episode where he goes to Miami and he falls in love with a man there. Of course it's not going to go anywhere, and of course it can't work, but he genuinely enjoys every moment he spends with this guy and his Hispanic family. Watching him clown around and just be happy seriously warmed my heart more than most things I've watched, and that's why the show is so great. It makes you feel things you'd never expect to feel while sitting down and watching a show made by Louis C.K.. Conversely, the episodes with Liz in season 3 show Louie being happy... and then that's all taken away. It gets dark. It gets sad. It gets incredibly emotional. And he handles the darkness just as well as the happiness, because he takes it seriously. That's not to say it's not completely hilarious at moments, though. The Christmas presents scene from New Years is the hardest I've laughed at some of his material ever.
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Sep 28, 2013 16:15
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RBA Starblade posted:Since it's about to get to October and all, I've been wanting to watch some horror movies. Are there any Hammer films on Netflix, and if so, which Dracula ones should I watch? I haven't seen any of them yet. I don't see any of Christopher Lee's Dracula movies on there. That said, it's possible some will get put up in October. I don't see any Hammer Horror on there at all. It's a shame. Their Dracula flicks are a guilty pleasure of mine.
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Sep 28, 2013 16:16
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GonSmithe posted:The thing about Louie that you need to understand going into it is that it's not just a comedy. If you want to laugh at Louis C.K., you should watch his standup. But if you want a glimpse into how his mind works, distilled through an amazing supporting cast and fantastic camerawork, you watch Louie. I totally get that it's not strictly a comedy. It has some pretty great episodes that are both funny, dark, and sad and uncomfortable. That said there have been more episodes that left me bored. I'll give season 3 a shot with an open mind but I just don't seem to be as wowed by the show as everyone else. I do see the bright spots of the show and how different it is but I think that might be it's biggest weakness at times.
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Sep 28, 2013 16:21
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The Ape of Naples posted:I totally get that it's not strictly a comedy. It has some pretty great episodes that are both funny, dark, and sad and uncomfortable. That said there have been more episodes that left me bored. I'll give season 3 a shot with an open mind but I just don't seem to be as wowed by the show as everyone else. I do see the bright spots of the show and how different it is but I think that might be it's biggest weakness at times. You need to watch the entirety of season 3 if you really want to give it a shot. That season matures into something incredible.
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Sep 28, 2013 16:28
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Oh man I'm halfway through the Late Show arc and it's really a gut punch.
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Sep 28, 2013 17:19
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Haha, literally as it turns out.
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Sep 28, 2013 17:26
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I'm currently watching The Possession, which wants us to know that dybbuk possessions can be seen with MRI. But, hey, I've seen worse. It was either this or Apollo 18.
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Sep 28, 2013 18:13
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I agree with the sentiment that Louie is a great show but as I go through it, it becomes harder and harder to get myself to watch it. It's just such a pile of awkward misery. Like the last comedy I had trouble with sometimes was The Thick of It, but that was so brilliant and witty that I could get past the misery and at least watch one a week with my friends. It also helped there that the characters that were being put through the misery were kind of horrible people, even when you could relate to them. Louie is really good but it's just misery piled on misery. It's the part of all of us that we would rather not think about magnified. Some weeks I'd just rather pass for a little bit. It's not like I don't have other stuff to watch.
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Sep 28, 2013 18:28
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mr.capps posted:No, First Person Shooter never happened. It was dream, a nightmare. Please, tell me this is true. It's what I want to believe. 
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Sep 28, 2013 18:33
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Someone in the General Chat thread here in CineD posted this music video earlier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpLiQgdTI0 Now I am in the mood for a film that is incredibly 80s, complete with neon and a bad rear end synth soundtrack. Obviously Drive is perfect and incredible, but I've seen it multiple times and would like to try something new. Any recommendations? The film does not need to be made in the 80s, I just want it to encapsulate that vibe. tetrapyloctomy posted:I'm currently watching The Possession, which wants us to know that dybbuk possessions can be seen with MRI. But, hey, I've seen worse. It was either this or Apollo 18. Why on earth would you limit yourself to those two films?
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Sep 28, 2013 18:38
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RightClickSaveAs posted:I have a theory someone on the X-Files staff obsessed with The Matrix dug the story idea out of William Gibson's garbage can, then somehow blackmailed him into having his name appear as writer of the episode I really want to know why these "Trapped in a video game" episodes happen all the time in otherwise decent TV shows...I can't think of a single time it's worked.
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Sep 28, 2013 18:47
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Whether or not First Person Shooter is intentionally terrible (it probably isn't, but the show was indulging in self-parody fairly often by that point), it is hilarious, and so I'll give it some credit.
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Sep 28, 2013 18:50
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Chichevache posted:Someone in the General Chat thread here in CineD posted this music video earlier. Miami Connection--it is a terrible movie but very 80's, just look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVtyOwcQo-w edit: More serious options would be anything by John Hughes like Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, or Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Those movies are basically the 80's in my mind. mod sassinator fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Sep 28, 2013 |
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Sep 28, 2013 19:17
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You could also watch some Miami Vice. Edit: haha holy poo poo I went to Netflix to look up something and all my categories are completely wonky.   
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Sep 28, 2013 19:23
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Chichevache posted:Why on earth would you limit yourself to those two films? Had *just* enough time to watch something before heading to the train station to pick someone up, and decided I'd choose from what popped up at first glance. At least this worked out better for me than when I was browsing and said, "Hey, Grave Encounters wasn't bad, maybe I'll check out the sequel."
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Sep 28, 2013 19:28
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Magnum PI is another '80s option. Hell, it ran almost throughout the entire '80s.
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Sep 28, 2013 19:37
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Pierat posted:You could also watch some Miami Vice. Documentaries: Men In Black Sports Movies: The Road Seems legit.
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Sep 28, 2013 19:37
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Men In Black is the documentary THEY don't want you to see
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Sep 28, 2013 19:39
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mod sassinator posted:Miami Connection--it is a terrible movie but very 80's, just look: Miami Connection definitely is 80s, but I was hoping for something more serious and a bit more stylish.
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Sep 28, 2013 19:39
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Chichevache posted:Miami Connection definitely is 80s, but I was hoping for something more serious and a bit more stylish. Give Beyond the Black Rainbow a shot. I'm not sure if it's still up, but it's all 80's style and synth.
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Sep 28, 2013 19:44
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Pierat posted:You could also watch some Miami Vice. Admittedly Dredd IS my favorite Deadpan TV Comedy, and if fighting space nazis isn't a sport then I don't know what is!
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Sep 28, 2013 19:45
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And putting the Truman Show in the documentary section is just a complete misunderstanding of the film and its plot.
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Sep 28, 2013 20:48
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Chichevache posted:Someone in the General Chat thread here in CineD posted this music video earlier. Thief, starring James Caan and directed by Michael Mann, is pretty much exactly what you want if you haven't seen it already.
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Sep 28, 2013 23:05
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Captain Magic posted:Thief, starring James Caan and directed by Michael Mann, is pretty much exactly what you want if you haven't seen it already. Definitely what Captain Magic said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bu6D5RwYM Also bonus Willie Nelson  
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Sep 28, 2013 23:45
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Mescal posted:Louie is one of the most significant shows being made right now. Maybe not "best" or most entertaining, but it's actually doing new things with the medium and will have staying power. Lots of bigger shows and critics' faves--including ones I really enjoy--don't matter. They add competent writing to well-used budgets and go by the HBO formula. You know, percentages of boobs, guns, and scenery as your censors allow. Along with a couple other things. I love Boardwalk Empire, but it doesn't have any value. Louie does. Wonderfully said. Something I think a lot of people overlook about Louis is how much he has done. A comedian can be said to have had a great career if in all their time they have a couple solid one-hour specials while in the last number of years he has been doing them in annual succession, all while getting the show together and doing every conceivable job on that successful, award winning program. Emmys, Grammys, and so many other wins and nominations, the man himself has been doing something very significant in life and in the arts, and what the show conveys is less about creativity and more story telling, him allowing a raw, profound view into a mind firing on all cylinders as he cements his place in history. The man and the show are absolutely vital.
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Sep 29, 2013 00:13
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He was on Stern and mentioned something pretty interesting about the show. He traded money for 100% creative control. He can do whatever he wants on the show. FX has zero creative input aside from Standards and Practices I guess. For that he doesn't get paid as much as he could otherwise.
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Sep 29, 2013 00:26
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Captain Magic posted:Thief, starring James Caan and directed by Michael Mann, is pretty much exactly what you want if you haven't seen it already. HatSmack posted:Definitely what Captain Magic said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bu6D5RwYM You pricks!  My hopes were so high until I checked to see if it was available on Netflix.It wasn't. I am adding it to my list though. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Sep 29, 2013 01:16
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Well poo poo, I know it used to be on there.
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Sep 29, 2013 01:26
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Yeah Thief was on there forever, unlike Manhunter which was on there for like 2 weeks or something ridiculously short.
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Sep 29, 2013 01:33
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RightClickSaveAs posted:The X-Files just gave me the bends, season 7 has one of the best episodes followed by one of the worst. X-Cops is pretty amazing, a camera crew from COPS follows Mulder and Scully around, and if X-Files episodes counted as movies, this would be one of the best (and funniest) found footage movies ever made. Both of the William Gibson penned episodes are completely dire. That first episode by him where Mulder and Scully go around in awe of I'm working on season 8 myself at the moment but X-Files got so dire by this point that I don't know if I'm going to be able to get through the rest of the series.
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Sep 29, 2013 01:38
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Yeah Thief was definitely on there. Good recommendation too.
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