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Anonymous Robot posted:I've been watching Trailer Park Boys, and while I'm enjoying it, I'm not sure I'd call it funny? It's endearing, sure, and weirdly compelling, but I'd hesitate to call it a straight comedy. 
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The thing about TPB is you don't laugh at the boys because they're in a bad situation, I don't think. A lot of the humor comes from the absurdity of their situation and their responses to it, and while Ricky does and says a lot of dumb things you still don't want to see him fail. edit: I felt weird after watching the first episode, because it seems really sincere and I wasn't sure how that was supposed to be funny. It's really one of those shows where characterization and familiarity with their struggle are essential to understanding why it's funny.
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Oct 28, 2013 00:21
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So, this weekend my girlfriend chose to watch Somebody Up There Likes Me at random and promptly fell asleep five minutes in (to be fair to the movie, it was pretty late), so I stuck it out on my own. It's pretty much what you'd expect from an independent comedy made in the United States in the last five years, dead-eyed people talking in monotone at each other and not really reacting to increasingly terrible situations, etc. But it was strange, it didn't seem earnest about it's quirkiness like a Wes Anderson film, or snarky and vaguely condescending like a Diablo Cody film. It just kind of exists. I have a hard time feeling either way about it, and it almost feels like everyone involved (the director, the actors, etc.) felt the same way.
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Oct 28, 2013 01:42
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My only positive takeaway from Somebody Up There Likes Me is that Nick Offerman is fantastic in everything he's in. Do not watch Somebody Up There Likes Me, not even for Nick Offerman. It's not worth it.
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Slate Action posted:My only positive takeaway from Somebody Up There Likes Me is that Nick Offerman is fantastic in everything he's in. Yeah, I stuck with it originally because of Nick Offerman, but he isn't given a lot to do. I did enjoy the scene with him and the guy buying ice cream, though. I dunno, it's not a movie so wretchedly awful that I'm compelled to post a scathing internet review of it or anything like that, but if someone saw me watching it I'd probably feel kinda embarrassed.
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Oct 28, 2013 02:51
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I remember before the era of Netflix streaming, Blockbuster's comedy section would be lousy with these things. They always had laurel marks on the packaging indicating that they had shown at several festivals, not necessarily winning anything significant.
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Oct 28, 2013 03:02
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Slate Action posted:My only positive takeaway from Somebody Up There Likes Me is that Nick Offerman is fantastic in everything he's in. There's another positive takeaway. It also resulted in this intriguing promo.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDdS3vy4Iso
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Oct 28, 2013 03:10
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It's not on streaming but if you have dvds you should definitely watch The Proposition, it's a drat good western. The whole atmosphere feels tense and menacing, and the soundtrack is great. It reminds me a lot of Unforgiven.
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Oct 28, 2013 15:09
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Watched In Bruges last night based on recommendations in here, and it was great. I really enjoyed the way it played with narrative expectations over and over near the end.
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Oct 28, 2013 16:33
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The one thing that really surprised me about Trailer Park Boys is how progressive the shows stance on homosexuality is. There are very few gay slurs if any used against Lahey and Randy's relationship.
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Oct 28, 2013 19:44
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I will agree with most people that Trailer Park Boys gets rolling after season one, but I remember watching all of it and I was dying of laughter from a few episodes. Conky, Bubbles puppet that was buried by Ricky because of how loving terrified of it he was, was one of my favorite moments in the show, as well as all of Phil Collins. I will say though, it feels a lot like King of the Hill at times. You're not going to be laughing all the time, but something keeps drawing you back to it.
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Oct 29, 2013 00:01
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So after Maniac I'm pretty happy to be watching Trailer Park Boys. Almost finished the second season and it's really growing on me. Bubbles is adorable and everything about the show is just so goofy and sweet.
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Flython posted:So after Maniac I'm pretty happy to be watching Trailer Park Boys. Almost finished the second season and it's really growing on me. Bubbles is adorable and everything about the show is just so goofy and sweet. "You fuckin' want one?"
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Flython posted:So after Maniac I'm pretty happy to be watching Trailer Park Boys. Almost finished the second season and it's really growing on me. Bubbles is adorable and everything about the show is just so goofy and sweet. SAMSQUANCH! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL_SL73iNFE
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Oct 29, 2013 19:05
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"Somethin's fucky..." Seriously, if you haven't watched TPB get some beer and dig in.
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Oct 29, 2013 23:10
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The Beast with a Million Eyes is my choice to rewatch for Halloween. Greatest surprise "creepo" character I have seen. Pure Shlock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qa5kBjmxh4 If you want more Plan 9 level entertainment give it a shot.
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Oct 31, 2013 06:07
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I know there are browser plug-ins to allow for switching the DNS in order to access the Netflix catalog outside your geographic location, but are there any methods to accomplish this if you access Netflix via an app on your Blu-ray drive? Or, what about on an iPad?
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Sand Monster posted:I know there are browser plug-ins to allow for switching the DNS in order to access the Netflix catalog outside your geographic location, but are there any methods to accomplish this if you access Netflix via an app on your Blu-ray drive? Or, what about on an iPad? mystes fucked around with this message at 14:56 on Oct 31, 2013 |
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Oct 31, 2013 14:51
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With closed devices like game consoles or Blu-Ray players your best bet is to redirect your Internet traffic at the router level, like mystes said above. When I lived overseas I did that with a paid VPN service and a router flashed with DDWRT firmware. That's probably the simplest way, but it's still cost prohibitive and requires lots of manual fiddling with your router's settings.
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Oct 31, 2013 17:01
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Hey, what was that website where you searched a movie and it told you all legal streaming/download services that had it available, including different regions of Netflix? It's been mentioned like a hundred times in this thread but I still can't remember what it is. VVVVVVVVVV That was it. Thanks! kuddles fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Oct 31, 2013 |
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Oct 31, 2013 17:46
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Moreflicks?
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Sarchasm posted:With closed devices like game consoles or Blu-Ray players your best bet is to redirect your Internet traffic at the router level, like mystes said above. When I lived overseas I did that with a paid VPN service and a router flashed with DDWRT firmware. That's probably the simplest way, but it's still cost prohibitive and requires lots of manual fiddling with your router's settings. Yeah, I should have thrown in that I'd like to do it without paying for a VPN, which is how I accessed it in the past. Thanks for the responses, I will explore the router options.
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I watched Lunopolis the other night and it was a pleasant surprise. I’m not a huge sci-fi fan, but I thought it was well done for such a low-budget movie. I thought it drug a little at the end, but otherwise much better than my last few picks.
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Oct 31, 2013 22:00
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I don't know if people have been over it, but Sons of Anarchy season 5 is out on netflix. It is insane.
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Oct 31, 2013 23:04
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Getting Your Seven Bucks Worth? Extreme Cheapskates TLC show on people who actually have money, but will do anything possible not to spend it. Dumpster diving, reusing paper towels, reusing cloth toilet wipes - its all here!
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I do not understand how those people have friends or spouses. I saw one episode where a man took his family out to dinner as a yearly treat...and paid a $90-something bill entirely in coins. Oh, and not only was he a cheapskate despite having money, he even had several accounts he hid from his wife and family that added up to something nuts like $100K. How do these people find someone willing to put up with that poo poo?
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Vertigo Ambrosia posted:I do not understand how those people have friends or spouses. I saw one episode where a man took his family out to dinner as a yearly treat...and paid a $90-something bill entirely in coins. Oh, and not only was he a cheapskate despite having money, he even had several accounts he hid from his wife and family that added up to something nuts like $100K. How do these people find someone willing to put up with that poo poo? Their spouse is just as damaged as they are, albeit in a different way, and neither of them can find someone more sane who would put up with their poo poo.
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Nov 1, 2013 05:37
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I liked the guy who went around the restaurant asking strangers for their leftovers.
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so Dexter is back streaming now, at least the first 4 seasons. The description on instantwatcher says the remaining seasons will be available in January
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stimpy posted:so Dexter is back streaming now, at least the first 4 seasons. The description on instantwatcher says the remaining seasons will be available in January
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Internet Gentleman posted:Getting Your Seven Bucks Worth? This show screams scripted. I really hope it is.
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mrwuss posted:This show screams scripted. I was going to say, I caught a few episodes of this show out of morbid curiosity, and there's no way that these people exist in real life. I recall one episode had some guy take a girl out on a date, acted like a ridiculously cheapass douche the entire time, and then the end of the episode had the girl saying, "sure, I'd go out with him again." Another had some guy who took his family of 7-8 out to a big, rare dinner - at a Chinese buffet - and got them a total of three plates of food in order to save money. (Like that would ever work in reality.) So, yeah. Almost certainly scripted, yet still cringe inducing all around.
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Literally all "reality" shows ever are scripted.
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Vertigo Ambrosia posted:I do not understand how those people have friends or spouses. I saw one episode where a man took his family out to dinner as a yearly treat...and paid a $90-something bill entirely in coins. Oh, and not only was he a cheapskate despite having money, he even had several accounts he hid from his wife and family that added up to something nuts like $100K. How do these people find someone willing to put up with that poo poo? Shared horrible experiences? I've heard of kids who hid sandwiches all over their home and in their clothes and pockets because they did that in the orphanages they grew up in. I think it was generally to keep older kids from stealing food from them? A lot of them kept up those habits even when it was no longer applicable to how they were living because they just never quite got over some trauma they experienced. I assume this is a variation on that. Devil Wears Wings posted:Another had some guy who took his family of 7-8 out to a big, rare dinner - at a Chinese buffet - and got them a total of three plates of food in order to save money. (Like that would ever work in reality.) It does. I had an uncle who used to do that. He still might? I haven't seen him in a while. He lived through periods of abject poverty during the communist-iest of China periods and I think this burned the shame out of him. Soylentbits fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Nov 1, 2013 |
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Soylentbits posted:It does. I had an uncle who used to do that. He still might? I haven't seen him in a while. He lived through periods of abject poverty during the communist-iest of China periods and I think this burned the shame out of him. Really? I get the feeling that you'd get yelled out of the restaurant if you tried that at any of the Chinese buffets that I've been to. Anyway, back on topic: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation was just added, thus saving Christmas forever.
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Probably my favourite episode is the one when Julian gets stuck in a rug, Bubbles goes at him because he thinks he's big foot, Conky gets dug up again, Ricky gets a toy truck stuck to his nose, and a car on his hand(?), and they all go to a hospital.
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stimpy posted:so Dexter is back streaming now, at least the first 4 seasons. The description on instantwatcher says the remaining seasons will be available in January Skip season three and consider the series complete after the fourth. I'm still mad for watching the show in its entirety.
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I'm sure most of the people who read this thread have watched it by now, but if you haven't watched Warrior you should. This weekend.
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Devil Wears Wings posted:Really? I get the feeling that you'd get yelled out of the restaurant if you tried that at any of the Chinese buffets that I've been to. They're still missing the two best Christmas movies, though. Ever since they lost Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, Christmas just hasn't been the same.
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SunshineDanceParty posted:I'm sure most of the people who read this thread have watched it by now, but if you haven't watched Warrior you should. This weekend. I'll second this, I put it off for so long because of the UFC cover but you need to grab some tissues and watch it.
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