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I saw Travolta and Vance promoting it on last night's Colbert and the show sounded interesting but I hadn't heard about it before, so I looked it up on IMDB and saw the first episode had a 9.9/10 which made me immediately DVR it. Is this a Ryan Murphy joint? The "American Crime Story" part of the title made me think it was, but apparently he's not one of the creators but he is directing the first couple episodes?
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Murphy directed all the episodes but doesn't write anything. zoux posted:AV Club liked it too. The Cuba Gooding Jrenissaince is upon us! Kind of crazy that they sent out 6 episodes for review.
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Feb 3, 2016 01:38
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So I guess I have to watch this thing then huh
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Feb 3, 2016 01:39
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So, who here remembers getting mad because this poo poo was interrupting the NBA Finals?
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Feb 3, 2016 01:41
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zoux posted:So, who here remembers getting mad because this poo poo was interrupting the NBA Finals? Me and I also don't give two fucks about this or OJ or any of this crap. Even when I was living through it.
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Feb 3, 2016 01:42
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There was an American Crime Story series last year on network too, right? Related and any good? Or am I confusing two series'?
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Feb 3, 2016 01:44
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I don't care about this at all but is it really getting THAT good of reviews? I guess its a "DVR and leave on my DVR for months until I need the room and decide I'm never watching it."
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Feb 3, 2016 01:44
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EL BROMANCE posted:There was an American Crime Story series last year on network too, right? Related and any good? Or am I confusing two series'? No, that was American Crime on ABC. Which is obviously a completely different show than American Crime Story.
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EL BROMANCE posted:There was an American Crime Story series last year on network too, right? Related and any good? Or am I confusing two series'? American Crime Story is a new anthology series, American Crime is an anthology series in its second season. They are different.
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Feb 3, 2016 01:45
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Just wait til The Story of American Crime gets going on NBC.
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Feb 3, 2016 01:46
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I saw Travolta and Vance promoting it on last night's Colbert and the show sounded interesting but I hadn't heard about it before, so I looked it up on IMDB and saw the first episode had a 9.9/10 which made me immediately DVR it. It is, seems to be a "spin-off" in the loosest sense possible. My guess is that each season of American Crime Story, if it's picked up for multiple seasons, will focus on a different high profile crime - Lacey Peterson, Jon Benet Ramsey, poo poo like that - much in the same way that each season of American Horror Story has a different focus.
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Feb 3, 2016 01:47
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STAC Goat posted:I don't care about this at all but is it really getting THAT good of reviews? There's maybe one or two guys who popped off on it entirely. Everyone else is flipping their poo poo for it; the only thing that critics agree is less than good is that John Travolta chews the scenery too much as Robert Shapiro, and even then most of them are like "Whatever."
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Feb 3, 2016 01:49
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EL BROMANCE posted:There was an American Crime Story series last year on network too, right? Related and any good? Or am I confusing two series'? American Crime season one was very good. Possibly one of the best network shows in years and about as close to cable quality as you're going to get from the networks these days.
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Feb 3, 2016 01:49
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Ah thanks for the clarification. Maybe I'll give them both a watch. And wow, that X Files episode ruled. It was good already, but the cemetery scene was absolute gold and it never stopped. It felt like someone sat on a perfect parody of the show for years, and the stars aligned and it got made with the right people. Rhys Darby as fantastic as ever and great to see Kumail. That's gotta be a Top 10 ep, right?
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Feb 3, 2016 02:04
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zoux posted:Just wait til The Story of American Crime gets going on NBC. The Secret Life of the American Crime Story
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Feb 3, 2016 02:06
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EL BROMANCE posted:Ah thanks for the clarification. Maybe I'll give them both a watch. I don't think parody is the right word, that episode revelled in everything that people love about the X files. That's how I like my Mulder. I love episodes that let Gillian Anderson break out of her normal dour Scully, I wonder if there is a character/actor combo more opposite than Scully/Anderson. Every time I see her out of character she's so warm and personable it's almost weird.
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Feb 3, 2016 02:08
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raditts posted:Season 11 is the best it's been since season 5, but you can honestly skip to season 11 and not miss a whole hell of a lot. Just a bunch of variations on "Sam/Dean sacrifice themselves to save Dean/Sam, every single supporting character except Crowley gets murdered along the way." That's exactly what I did and I definitely don't feel like I missed anything.
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zoux posted:I don't think parody is the right word, that episode revelled in everything that people love about the X files. I don't think there is any single word to describe the approach of the episode, really. It was intentionally hilarious in a way that felt like it wasn't the focus, despite every joke landing hard. It was like a dream episode that didn't suck, which is high praise as I haaaaaate that writing approach. Best way to write an episode for a comeback miniseries.
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Feb 3, 2016 02:58
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Lady Naga posted:That's exactly what I did and I definitely don't feel like I missed anything. You missed a handful of amazing meta episodes, but you can go back and watch those any time.
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Feb 3, 2016 03:11
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EL BROMANCE posted:There was an American Crime Story series last year on network too, right? Related and any good? Or am I confusing two series'? All you supposed TV nerds who responded to this didn't remember that there was a Michael Mann series in the 80s called Crime Story. Pathetic  Also I was expecting the show to be called "The People vs. O.J.: If He Did It"
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Feb 3, 2016 03:29
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McSpanky posted:All you supposed TV nerds who responded to this didn't remember that there was a Michael Mann series in the 80s called Crime Story. Pathetic Clearly it wasn't patriotic enough to be worth remembering 
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Feb 3, 2016 03:31
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Manos del Sino posted:You missed a handful of amazing meta episodes, but you can go back and watch those any time. The TV episode is season six right?
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Feb 3, 2016 03:31
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zoux posted:So, who here remembers getting mad because this poo poo was interrupting the NBA Finals? I was 12 and cared even less then about sports than I do now. STAC Goat posted:I don't care about this at all but is it really getting THAT good of reviews? It is and that's probably what will happen here too, but goddamn look at that cast! GreenNight posted:Me and I also don't give two fucks about this or OJ or any of this crap. Even when I was living through it. You are clearly forgetting Norm MacDonald's Weekend Update.
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Feb 3, 2016 03:33
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zoux posted:The TV episode is season six right? Depends on which TV episode you mean. Changing Channels was actually season 5, episode 8. The French Mistake was S6 E15 though, yeah.
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Feb 3, 2016 03:43
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MacGyver is being rebooted on CBS. Why CBS, why?!
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Feb 3, 2016 03:49
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Boy I'm going to get a lot of flak for this but I never liked Supernatural's meta episodes. They always seemed like such smug self-aggrandizing.
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Lady Naga posted:Boy I'm going to get a lot of flak for this but I never liked Supernatural's meta episodes. They always seemed like such smug self-aggrandizing. To each their own, as long as you don't think the Lisa & Ben episodes are the best.
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Feb 3, 2016 03:55
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GreenNight posted:MacGyver is being rebooted on CBS. Well? Who's Mac?
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Feb 3, 2016 03:58
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Manos del Sino posted:To each their own, as long as you don't think the Lisa & Ben episodes are the best. I don't even remember these characters. Also to be fair I thought Changing Channels had some good jokes but the very first meta episode (about the movie shoot) was so terrible I just skipped the rest out of hand.
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Feb 3, 2016 04:01
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GreenNight posted:MacGyver is being rebooted on CBS. They saw the Netflix success and said "we can do that!"
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Feb 3, 2016 04:06
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I'm about to see Kirk's film
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Feb 3, 2016 04:12
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zoux posted:Well? Who's Mac? Hasn't been cast yet. Jared Padalecki filmed a Young MacGyver pilot way back in the day that was never picked up.
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Feb 3, 2016 04:18
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blue squares posted:I'm about to see Kirk's film 
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Where abouts have you go to now? I can't remember where Kirks Film happens season/episode wise.
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Feb 3, 2016 04:43
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I have 3 episodes left in season 2
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Feb 3, 2016 04:44
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I'm glad to hear the next episodes get a lot better, because I was not into that first X-Files episode at all.
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Lycus posted:I'm glad to hear the next episodes get a lot better, because I was not into that first X-Files episode at all. Night and day my friend.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:07
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Lady Naga posted:I don't even remember these characters. Dean's on-again-off-again girlfriend and her son. They have the distinction of being the only recurring characters to leave the show in a non-death fashion.
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raditts posted:Dean's on-again-off-again girlfriend and her son. They have the distinction of being the only recurring characters to leave the show in a non-death fashion. Were they around for the first five seasons? I seriously don't remember them at all. Wait poo poo, is that the lady with the kid in the episode where all the kids are possessed by killers or whatever? And I think S5 ends with Dean at her house?
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