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coyo7e posted:If you've not seen it, Best Worst Movie is still up on streaming and it's a really amazing roller coaster of a ride, focused on the cast and crew and directors of Troll 2. It runs the gamut of happy to funny to sad and kind of horrible. I like that it turns out that at least two of the actors on Troll 2 were legitimately mentally ill. One of them was literally getting day passes to leave the mental institution where he was living so he could film his part in Troll loving 2.
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Sep 3, 2014 11:20
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Deadite posted:Bojack Horseman is actually very funny Yes, the biggest problem with BoJack is that the first four episodes aren't exactly great. I'm not saying they're bad, but the series is kinda like an avalanche, it starts off small and seemingly formulaic, but once you hit episode 7 it's amazing. The thing is you can't really skip any episodes either, they're all required for the whole of it.
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Sep 3, 2014 13:26
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Deadite posted:Bojack Horseman is actually very funny
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Sep 3, 2014 13:39
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I'm only through episode 3, but I love the writing and Will Arnett's voice acting. I think it's (clearly) in the same vein as Duckman, which I loved as a kid. The line about his dad tearing down his treehouse was great: "Instead of hardy Christian nails, i used screws. Which he called fancy jew nails."
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Deadite posted:I'm only through episode 3, but I love the writing and Will Arnett's voice acting. I think it's (clearly) in the same vein as Duckman, which I loved as a kid. The line about his dad tearing down his treehouse was great: "Instead of hardy Christian nails, i used screws. Which he called fancy jew nails." You're in for a treat 
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Sep 3, 2014 13:48
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TracerBullet posted:The hardest I laughed were the momentary 'animal' jokes you'd sometimes catch in the background. That, and the show running with it when introducing 'Vanessa Gekko'.
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TracerBullet posted:Very funny might be pushing it...but I did think it was definitely worth watching. I found it pretty smart with an engaging story...and I also got a few laughs. The hardest I laughed were the momentary 'animal' jokes you'd sometimes catch in the background. I don't know why but I found the goat mowing the lawn with the grass flying directly into his mouth stupidly funny...I laughed so hard at such a dumb joke.
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I'm 14 years late to the party, but The West Wing is just the best show.
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Oldstench posted:I'm 14 years late to the party, but The West Wing is just the best show. Yep. I'm only partway through Season 2 myself but I have to say that every single episode (so far) is some of the best television I've ever seen. Doesn't help that I'm a hardcore bleeding heart liberal who has worked in the public sector. I was like about to cry when Josh got shot and seemed to be about to die. And then the fact that they don't just have him forget about it, but constantly call back to it as a source of ptsd... it's just such a well crafted character show. Also the women characters are all fantastic.
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Yeah we ran through it a fe weeks ago and it really is fantastic. It kind of slumps in the middle but then the last season or 2 pick right back up.
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine is on canadian Netflix, and it's surprisingly good. I'm not exactly a fan of Andy Samberg, but it works really well with Braugher's deadpan.
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Sep 4, 2014 15:34
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I tried really hard to get into Brooklyn Nine Nine and just don't find it funny at all. Painfully unfunny even. Are 4 episodes not enough to judge it fairly? vvvv Too bad. I was hoping it picked up. I need a new show now that 30 Rock and Community are gone. Raskolnikov2089 has a new favorite as of 17:16 on Sep 4, 2014 |
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Sep 4, 2014 16:51
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:I tried really hard to get into Brooklyn Nine Nine and just don't find it funny at all. Painfully unfunny even. To each their own, four episodes should be plenty to see if you like it.
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Baron von Eevl posted:I like that it turns out that at least two of the actors on Troll 2 were legitimately mentally ill. One of them was literally getting day passes to leave the mental institution where he was living so he could film his part in Troll loving 2. The director and his wife were the other.
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:I tried really hard to get into Brooklyn Nine Nine and just don't find it funny at all. Painfully unfunny even. I love it but it's very Samberg. It's lower key than Hot Rod or the Lonely Island stuff but if you're not into it yet you're probably not going to be
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If you haven't yet - tho its not netflix - check out Rick & Morty. All the episodes are free to view on adultswim, and it's made by Dan Harmon (Community) and Justin Roiland (VA for Adventure time and Gravity Falls). One or two episodes should be enough to know if you're into it, though it should be said that a lot of people get turned off by the amount of belching in the first - which is toned down in later episodes. Personally I think it's one of the best stuff AdultSwim has put out lately.  If you dont like animation, there's Parks & Recreation or Arrested Development. Personally, I loved 30 rock and Community and couldn't get into P&R, but ymmv. There's also IT crowd, which is also on Netflix and is a quality British sitcom. Fishstick has a new favorite as of 18:53 on Sep 4, 2014 |
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Sep 4, 2014 18:47
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Fishstick posted:...couldn't get into P&R, but ymmv. The key to getting into P&R is to skip the entire first season. You can slog through it if you want, but it doesn't add a whole lot to the story and the series improves 10-fold starting with season 2. Seconding IT Crowd, pretty drat funny, especially if you've worked IT/Tech support and have had to deal with a manager who didn't know jack poo poo about IT.
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In P&R do they ever solve the mystery of why they talk directly to the cameras?
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Deadite posted:In P&R do they ever solve the mystery of why they talk directly to the cameras? It's their chosen format. How is that a mystery?
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Deadite posted:In P&R do they ever solve the mystery of why they talk directly to the cameras? No, and they never find the missing tripods, either.
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Deadite posted:In P&R do they ever solve the mystery of why they talk directly to the cameras? It's a documentary being made in the world of the show, like the Office or Modern Family.
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coyo7e posted:You should spoiler that, it was definitely one of the best parts. I was thinking the mom. The director and his wife were disillusioned and eccentric but man the mom was out of it when they went and visited her. And I left out the best part of crazy general store man: When he tells the documentary maker that the actor playing the kid was awful and that he genuinely wanted to murder him, not knowing that he is being interviewed by the guy who played the kid.
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Sep 5, 2014 06:04
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Deadite posted:In P&R do they ever solve the mystery of why they talk directly to the cameras? The mystery is that it's a successful, actually funny network sitcom in the 2010s.
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Sep 6, 2014 06:24
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The new Trailer Park Boys season is surprisingly not bad. Corey (and possibly Trevor) are back.
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Deadite posted:In P&R do they ever solve the mystery of why they talk directly to the cameras?
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Deadite posted:Bojack Horseman is actually very funny This is much better than I thought it would be (made it to episode 5). It's funny and surprisingly non-terrible.
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Spoils of Babylon is a pretty drat good show. It's a "spoof" on old epic tales of the developers of huge enterprises (I don't know the genre, but I do know it's a genre). It was originally a show on IFC that Funny or Die helped produce (apparently Will Ferrel helped produce it also). It makes fun of 70's mini-dramas and is all sorts of awkward humor that I love. It was reccomended to me because I liked Comedy Bang Bang and is highly worth checking out. One of the funniest things I've watched this year.
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The Arrested Development 4th season hit me kind of luke warm; but I always defended it because I figured that if they had changed nothing, it couldn't live up to the nostalgia and hype. So, thinking about it that way, I was pleased with the chances they took and changes they made. But then here comes Trailer Park Boys where they changed nothing, and it's hilarious as ever. So now I don't know what to think.
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Captain Lavender posted:The Arrested Development 4th season hit me kind of luke warm; but I always defended it because I figured that if they had changed nothing, it couldn't live up to the nostalgia and hype. So, thinking about it that way, I was pleased with the chances they took and changes they made. Arrested Development S4 will be much better for people who are watching the whole series for the first time.
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Bloodsport is streaming on Netflix USA now. Finally. Watch it for Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bolo Yeung's hilarious facial expressions, if nothing else.
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MacGowans Teeth posted:Bloodsport is streaming on Netflix USA now. Finally. Watch it for Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bolo Yeung's hilarious facial expressions, if nothing else. This is the best news.
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Digging Rectify. It's kind of like someone made a William Faulkner novel into a TV series.
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MacGowans Teeth posted:Bloodsport is streaming on Netflix USA now. Finally. Watch it for Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bolo Yeung's hilarious facial expressions, if nothing else. Thank you! It's gonna be a screamin' kinda night!
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the other netflix thread spent the last couple pages raving about Detention and holy hell it's really something 
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beanieson posted:the other netflix thread spent the last couple pages raving about Detention and holy hell it's really something ... I can't tell if you're endorsing it or warning us off. e: It was a warning. loving Christ, what was that poo poo? Cornuto has a new favorite as of 13:33 on Sep 9, 2014 |
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Baron von Eevl posted:I was thinking the mom. The director and his wife were disillusioned and eccentric but man the mom was out of it when they went and visited her. Best Worst Movie really was an emotional roller coaster in all the best ways, I am not sure someone could have made up all of those people and how they interacted then and how they interact now, if they tried.
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beanieson posted:the other netflix thread spent the last couple pages raving about Detention and holy hell it's really something Detentiowns.
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Detention is fun as heck. Don't read about it in advance, just watch it.
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