|
Air is lava! posted:Legalizing pot is alright. But does anyone actually argue that crystal meth should be legal? A large chunk of young people have been on Adderall for the past 10 or 20 years, and that is a more pure amphetamine than crystal meth. If anything, legalizing pure pharmaceutical uppers would destroy the meth industry because meth is awful and nasty. I doubt anyone would say "let's legalize crystal meth" they would just say "let's decriminalize crystal meth and legalize people buying uppers OTC without a scrip". e: I mean to put things in perspective it makes no sense that you can legally buy a liter of vodka, which would kill you or make you incredibly dangerous/unstable if you drank it all at once, but you can't legally buy a single pill of Adderall, which would just make you more alert and focused for a couple hours. precision fucked around with this message at 18:18 on May 28, 2015 |
#
?
May 28, 2015 18:16
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 3, 2024 16:40 |
|
|
What a thread for this derail.
|
|
#
?
May 28, 2015 18:27
|
|
|
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-25961063 "I want this, but more" is basically why no one takes pro-drug arguments seriously. Alcohol being bad is not an invitation to exacerbate the situation by legalizing more drugs.
|
|
#
?
May 28, 2015 18:32
|
|
|
Irish Joe is basically the Taint Reaper of TVIV
|
|
#
?
May 28, 2015 18:34
|
|
|
I know one thing that I could never overdose on: JLD Was she ever in something big, aside from Seinfeld?
|
|
#
?
May 28, 2015 19:08
|
|
|
Irish Joe posted:http://www.bbc.com/news/health-25961063 Freedom means freedom dude. I want choices when it comes to my inevitable overdose!
|
|
#
?
May 28, 2015 19:19
|
|
|
waitwhatno posted:Was she ever in something big, aside from Seinfeld? Not yet 
|
|
#
?
May 28, 2015 19:29
|
|
|
waitwhatno posted:I know one thing that I could never overdose on: JLD She had her own, mildly successful show, for a few years. Old Christine or something like that.
|
|
#
?
May 28, 2015 19:38
|
|
|
New Adventures of Old Christine was pretty successful, but I believe it gets slotted into the "mostly lovely workplace comedy" slot with things like Just Shoot Me. I'm not sure I've ever seen an episode, and yet I somehow also get the feeling I remember exactly what it was like.
|
|
#
?
May 28, 2015 20:51
|
|
|
waitwhatno posted:I know one thing that I could never overdose on: JLD SNL count?
|
|
#
?
May 28, 2015 21:37
|
|
|
Holy poo poo, season 2 is so much better than the first. Its almost like a different show entirely. I felt like the cast clicked very early, but that first season feels almost airless compares to all the insanity that season 2 brought. Bless this HBO Now, can't wait to continue binging!
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2015 09:40
|
|
Narcissus1916 posted:Holy poo poo, season 2 is so much better than the first. Its almost like a different show entirely. I felt like the cast clicked very early, but that first season feels almost airless compares to all the insanity that season 2 brought.
|
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2015 10:54
|
|
|
waitwhatno posted:I know one thing that I could never overdose on: JLD Enough Said is a good movie. Solice Kirsk posted:I think a regulated drug trade, taxed and over-watched by the government, would be the best solution. The government Hey now, let's not interfere with free enterprise!
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2015 15:18
|
|
|
Illinois Smith posted:Yeah, for the first three seasons the show just got better and better each year and now it's is just firing on all cylinders. Wait 'till you get to Ryantology. I think season 3 is the peak. So far season 4 has been great, but just barely shy of the high water mark that was 3.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2015 16:52
|
|
|
I think that the show has moved to be too much of a drama and not enough of a comedy. Making Selena president and then keeping her there was a mistake.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2015 22:29
|
|
|
Cliff Racer posted:I think that the show has moved to be too much of a drama and not enough of a comedy. Making Selena president and then keeping her there was a mistake. Yeah, I think the "what would happen if Selena was actually president" pool turned out to be a little shallow. Season 3 was a peak because they got to set up situations like the Silicon Valley visit.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2015 23:07
|
|
|
"TV show about the President" never works. 1600 Penn was bad, Hail to the Chief was bad, Mr. President was really bad... The only good one was That's My Bush, which I still miss.  e: the animated Bush comedy sucked too
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2015 23:39
|
|
|
I take it you weren't a West Wing fan.
|
|
#
?
May 29, 2015 23:59
|
|
|
precision posted:The only good one was That's My Bush, which I still miss. I forgot that Comedy Central got not one, but two(!), shows based on George Bush. Oh Bush era...
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2015 00:02
|
|
|
Lycus posted:I take it you weren't a West Wing fan. remember that super cool post 9/11 episode
|
|
#
?
May 30, 2015 00:09
|
|
|
Did the 8th episode air?
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 04:08
|
|
|
Yeah. Its on HBO Go if you missed it.
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 07:56
|
|
|
Hollllllllly poo poo Gary speaking for the president was hilarious. Pretty sure this season ends with Ben or Kent in jail PostNouveau fucked around with this message at 08:20 on Jun 1, 2015 |
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 08:18
|
|
gently caress yeah, they're really doing the TTOI Inquiry episode next week! And then the week after that is the election finale. I'm ridiculously excited. PostNouveau posted:Hollllllllly poo poo Gary speaking for the president was hilarious. precision posted:"TV show about the President" never works. Illinois Smith fucked around with this message at 09:10 on Jun 1, 2015 |
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 09:02
|
|
|
Tom freaking right the gently caress out was great. This is exactly what I wanted to see from him. Also this next episodes has both frightening and hilarious implications if it's half as good as that episode of TTOI. Maybe this is how the ticket gets hosed with.
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 09:17
|
|
|
I'm still walking my way through veep, but shows about Presidents are generally pretty decent. TV struggles with good campaign stories, though. Much as we laud Aaron Sorkin's West Wing, Barlett's re-election campaign is a fizzy fart of a storyline. The Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda variant in its latter years is decent, but not exactly memorable. If Veep can land a campaign season, I'll be super happy. Just wrapping up season 2 now.
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 09:41
|
|
|
Illinois Smith posted:gently caress yeah, they're really doing the TTOI Inquiry episode next week! And then the week after that is the election finale. I'm ridiculously excited. Yup! 
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 10:05
|
|
|
It's really cool how every single thing that happens in this show is compared to a different show, every week this thread loving sucks and you all suck at posting about this show
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 11:35
|
|
|
Illinois Smith posted:gently caress yeah, they're really doing the TTOI Inquiry episode next week! And then the week after that is the election finale. I'm ridiculously excited. Would now be a good time to mention that for the TTOI Inquiry episode the actors were just given general background information their characters would be aware of and general directions for where the scene was supposed to end up and then told to improvise the entire rest of the actual inquiry bits? Because that happened. And it was loving glorious.
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 12:40
|
|
|
Kent: "It's like something out of a political cartoon." Ben: "What'ya mean? Not-funny?" Gonna miss this show (assuming it ends when Armando Iannucci leaves--if it doesn't, I may or may not continue watching; undecided), but looking forward to the Soviet Union project Iannucci is going to work on, The Death Of Stalin. Also, not sure how anyone can accurately compare modern political satires like Iannucci's to anything else other than the man's own work. We've had some great stuff throughout history, but when it comes to realistic nuance and the realistic absurdity that is somewhat inherent in politics, I personally can't think of an apt comparison to other writers/producers/directors, etc. working today. Feel free to commence y'er bitchin' about how I suck now. Edit: Sam Richardson's performance as Richard Splett is a wonderful addition to the show, and I wish he'd been around longer than, like, what? A season and a half? Fantastic character. Edit 2: Same goes for Laurie's Tom James. Even though I find the character to be fairly average for politicians of Iannucci's world (and arguably, the real world as well) of snakes, both competent and incompetent, Laurie is a fantastic addition, and his character added a unique personality to the show. That's one thing I like about Armando's work--even if all the politicians are, in essence, either an incompetent or vicious variety of poo poo-heel, they all seem like a different variety of lovely footwear. Well-written lovely boots. "gently caress you, America." - President Selina Meyer Terra-da-loo! fucked around with this message at 13:05 on Jun 1, 2015 |
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 12:46
|
|
|
Zombie Raptor posted:Kent: "It's like something out of a political cartoon." jw, are you going to decide before the episodes without him actually air?
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 12:56
|
|
|
Fetus Tree posted:jw, are you going to decide before the episodes without him actually air? Provided they do air Iannucci-less episodes, nope. Gonna give it a chance. It's not at all impossible for them to pull it off well w/o him, I am just a big fan of his work.
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 13:06
|
|
Zombie Raptor posted:Provided they do air Iannucci-less episodes, nope.
|
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 13:26
|
|
|
Illinois Smith posted:They've already announced there's gonna be a fifth season. I 'spose we'll see, then. I'm sorta bad with keeping up with series renewals, to be honest. Will we be able to sense his absence in a way that detracts from the show? If not, if it still feels like Veep, then awesome. Ya' know? Edit: I just know how many show/film projects tend to fall apart when the main showrunner hands it off to others. It's not a guaranteed that the project will go to poo poo, but it's never exactly a surprise if/when it does. Terra-da-loo! fucked around with this message at 13:51 on Jun 1, 2015 |
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 13:39
|
|
|
The first season had a bunch of small errors about how legislation gets passed that bugged the hell out of the nerdy policy-side of my brain. Veep nails the general culture of DC so drat well, though. I went to college at a preppy east coast university, and I knew so many Jonahs.
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 14:33
|
|
|
Narcissus1916 posted:...so many Jonahs. How many Richard Spletts are there? 
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 16:51
|
|
|
Orange Devil posted:Would now be a good time to mention that for the TTOI Inquiry episode the actors were just given general background information their characters would be aware of and general directions for where the scene was supposed to end up and then told to improvise the entire rest of the actual inquiry bits? Wait seriously? Glenn's testimony is my favorite part of that show, and I can't imagine it being improvised.
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 18:53
|
|
|
Zombie Raptor posted:
He's going to do Russian politics, that's going to be loving amazing. End Veep today and get to work on that, will we finally get a moment that equals a Yes, Minister moment about various Soviet offices.
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 20:34
|
|
|
mr.capps posted:Wait seriously? Glenn's testimony is my favorite part of that show, and I can't imagine it being improvised. http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-10-19/the-thick-of-it-cast-given-no-chance-to-prepare-for-goolding-inquiry
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 20:42
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 3, 2024 16:40 |
|
|
I can't imagine Ianucci leaving will destroy the show at all. He's set all the players up, it's now one of those ensemble casts where "the show writes itself". It would be impressive if someone managed to truly gently caress it up.
|
|
#
?
Jun 1, 2015 22:10
|
|