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PittTheElder posted:I'm pretty bad at stuff I guess. It's just sort of how I feel; I imagine a lot of it is because I mostly just watch comedies, and there's not much new that I've heard of that's any good. Always Sunny, Parks, Community and Archer can't last forever. Watch Brooklyn 99, it's better than every show you just listed.
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PittTheElder posted:Indeed, I've watched all of the League, but I don't care at all about fantasy football, and the last season seemed kinda mediocre. I stopped watching after a few episodes because it was just exceedingly vile and mean, even for that show.
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Is the hannibal thread safe now that I've seen the premeire? I didn't watch any previews...
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DivisionPost posted:Okay, I remember that episode. Definitely one of the lesser ones, though I still personally enjoyed it. I'd watch the pilot before you completely write it off. There's still a good chance that you might not like it, but it's a far better demonstration of what this show has to offer. Yeah, alright, maybe I'll get back to it. But there are like a billion other shows I need to get around to checking out first. And I love comedies that aren't laugh a minute factories. CoughLouiecough. There's just usually something else in there to make up for it.
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Davincie posted:I stopped watching after a few episodes because it was just exceedingly vile and mean, even for that show. I didn't really like League's latest season because it was mean, but it seriously crutched way too hard on the same old easy jokes. There were literally like four episodes devoted to "we're saying things that make it sound like Andre is gay and he doesn't get it". The Rafi/Dirty Randy road trip was excellent, however.
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Portlandia is back, apparently.precision posted:The Rafi/Dirty Randy road trip was excellent, however. I don't even watch The League and enjoyed the Rafi episode.
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Rarity posted:Watch Brooklyn 99, it's better than every show you just listed. I'll definitely check it out if/when it gets renewed for a second season. But I don't believe for a second that it corks even hold a candle to Sunny.
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PittTheElder posted:I'll definitely check it out if/when it gets renewed for a second season. But I don't believe for a second that it corks even hold a candle to Sunny. Same level, different wing of the house.
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All this B99 talk is true. For me it's the only comedy this season that has had 100% good shows so far. Solid comedy all around. I also agree with the Rafi episode being the only stand out ep of The League this season too. Basically, I'm just here to agree with good opinions all around.
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Mar 1, 2014 20:26
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DivisionPost posted:Same level, different wing of the house. Hey are you making the Bates Motel thread? I will if nobody else does (I feel like I say that a lot...)
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PittTheElder posted:I'll definitely check it out if/when it gets renewed for a second season. But I don't believe for a second that it corks even hold a candle to Sunny. Pretty sure it's been renewed so get to it.
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precision posted:Hey are you making the Bates Motel thread? I will if nobody else does (I feel like I say that a lot...) 
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Does anyone know how long FX usually leaves episodes up on their website for streaming? Asking with The Americans in mind. They don't have an expiration date listed, and it's not on Hulu this time so I can't check there. I still have to finish the first season, and I'm worried I'll get really behind again. 
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Mar 1, 2014 22:21
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PittTheElder posted:I'll definitely check it out if/when it gets renewed for a second season. But I don't believe for a second that it corks even hold a candle to Sunny. It's getting renewed with it's combination of attention, ratings, and Fox pushing it. It's a good show and there's no need to worry about an axe.
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SunshineDanceParty posted:It's getting renewed with it's combination of attention, ratings, and Fox pushing it. It's a good show and there's no need to worry about an axe. While I've only seen about 7 episodes, let's not forget it's also won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy and Actor (Andy Samberg)- making it the most critically acclaimed show on Fox.
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I'm not caught up with Bates Motel so someone else should totally feel free to make the thread.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I was planning on making one the day of because I was one of the only thread regulars for last season while it was airing, but you can do it instead if you've already come up with ideas Nah go for it, I just want there to be one because other than The Americans and Rectify it's the most anticipated returning show of the year for me, especially since I've seen the previews.
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Irish Joe posted:Portlandia is back, apparently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRQ-HnSIY2s
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Ravane posted:How long has this show been going on? This was hilarious. Several years. The quality can vary but I'd say that it's generally quite high. Carrie and Fred have amazing chemistry and, having the advantage of being in their mid-late 30s and having a sense of humor, are much better at making fun of hipsters than younger, more cynical people (especially since they were hipsters before hipster was a word). e: Also, any episode with Kyle McLachlan as The Mayor is amazing.
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PittTheElder posted:I'll definitely check it out if/when it gets renewed for a second season. But I don't believe for a second that it corks even hold a candle to Sunny. It's a sitcom. That plan is dumb enough with something serial, but it doesn't matter if a sitcom gets more than one season or not.
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precision posted:Several years. The quality can vary but I'd say that it's generally quite high. Carrie and Fred have amazing chemistry and, having the advantage of being in their mid-late 30s and having a sense of humor, are much better at making fun of hipsters than younger, more cynical people (especially since they were hipsters before hipster was a word). If you got Netflix, it has three seasons.
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Lycus posted:If you got Netflix, it has three seasons. I mentioned this either earlier in this thread or in another thread, but do NOT watch this while dealing with insomnia. The one time I did that, the last 5 minutes turned out to be a breathless French New Wave parody that left me pretty sure I had a fever.
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Rarity posted:Watch Brooklyn 99, it's better than every show you just listed. While I don't agree 100%, there's at least a dozen more shows you should be watching if those strike your fancy. TV comedy is an at an all time high. And then you have amazing podcasts too, like Andy Daly's.
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precision posted:Several years. The quality can vary but I'd say that it's generally quite high. Carrie and Fred have amazing chemistry and, having the advantage of being in their mid-late 30s and having a sense of humor, are much better at making fun of hipsters than younger, more cynical people (especially since they were hipsters before hipster was a word). It's seriously great, it's less a lazy parody of hipsters and more like a surreal sketch comedy show that just happens to use Portland as its backdrop. And it isn't just limited to skewering hipsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir3v5yDk9Ws
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...of SCIENCE! posted:It's seriously great, it's less a lazy parody of hipsters and more like a surreal sketch comedy show that just happens to use Portland as its backdrop. And it isn't just limited to skewering hipsters: Yeah it's legit good in spite of Armisen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAXtqmanVIQ
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CaptainHollywood posted:While I've only seen about 7 episodes, let's not forget it's also won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy and Actor (Andy Samberg)- making it the critically acclaimed show on Fox. One too many words.
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EL BROMANCE posted:I haven't watched Legit from last night, but the very fact its called Loveline and the thumbnail I can see for the episode looks like at least Drew is involved has me itching to see it. Shame they haven't paired it with something else to make it thread worthy as the one last year was slow, but it was fun to read regardless. It's a good TV show. Gonz posted:Season 3 of Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule premiered on Adult Swim last night, and it was glorious. If you're not watching this show, you need to start, ya dingus.
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I know I'm way late in this but I finally caught Sex House.
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Thwomp posted:I know I'm way late in this but I finally caught Sex House. Now it's time to check out Porkin' Across America 
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Thwomp posted:I know I'm way late in this but I finally caught Sex House. The last few episodes of Sex House was some of darkest stuff i've seen in years. It was incredible.
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Postal Parcel posted:Now it's time to check out Porkin' Across America I'm sad that The Onion's output has dried up so much post-Porkin'. Their TED Talks parody was the video equivalent of their articles where the headline is the joke and everything else is just pointless  and their excuse was that they had moved all their staff to Onion News Empire but it's been like a year since the pilot was turned down and they haven't done anything since.
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Hey, I'm sorry if this is the wrong place for this, but I am legit gonna lose my mind soon. if I don't get some context for this scene. I was young and waiting for Walker Texas Ranger to come on because we didn't have cable and I didn't have friends, and instead of Chuck Norris saving his friends' kids, this crime show came on. In the intro, some guy was strapped to a cart with packing tape over his mouth, and he apparently owed enough money for some guy to kill him with a welding torch. Does anyone know what show it might have been from? It seems like a Criminal Minds thing, but I never found anything on it. It was pretty hosed up, and I still sort of get nightmares about it, so I'm wondering if it was put into context as some lovely '90s show if it will just make it seem more ridiculous.
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Aphrodite posted:It's a sitcom. That plan is dumb enough with something serial, but it doesn't matter if a sitcom gets more than one season or not. Eh, I just really hate liking something, and seeing it disappear so suddenly. It's not such an issue with comedies, but it still bothers me. EL BROMANCE posted:While I don't agree 100%, there's at least a dozen more shows you should be watching if those strike your fancy. TV comedy is an at an all time high. And then you have amazing podcasts too, like Andy Daly's. Go on... Thwomp posted:I know I'm way late in this but I finally caught Sex House. Oh gods, I completely forgot about Sex House and how perfect it is. It starts as a perfect genre parody, and then oh lord. That ending.
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So I'm watching Season 2 Episode 1 of House of Cards. No loving way that just happened. That was a dream sequence, right? What in the hell?
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Time for me to be a dork and cross post something from the SNL weekly thread into here to see if anyone here is interested!Mo0 posted:Hey everyone! Deadpool approached me with a pretty neat idea, and it's going to start for next week's show. This has been your periodic Mo0 Bothering You Post. Brought to you by Lumber Liquidators.
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Mo0 posted:Time for me to be a dork and cross post something from the SNL weekly thread into here to see if anyone here is interested! This should be a fun experiment that most likely will end badly for everyone involved! Also, I'm just now catching up with the season premiere of Vikings and holy poo poo that battle in the first scene was goddamn insane. Brutal stuff.
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Oh Snapple! posted:Pretty sure it's been renewed so get to it. B9-9 has not been renewed yet and is in fact still on the bubble, despite the Golden Globes.
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While people are talking about TV comedy I feel it my humanitarian duty to point out that Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle just started it's third series. The format for this series looks to be Lee's usual stand-up sections interspersed with brief improvised faux interview snippets with Chris Morris (yes, that one, Brass Eye, Four Lions, everything worthwhile in British comedy for twenty years). Last night's episode was about imagination and has an excellent example of how a master comedian can make people laugh without saying, or indeed appearing to do, anything.
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