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precision posted:Yeah, to me season 4 will probably turn out to be the quiet before the storm season. Season 3 was so tense and the stakes were so high, and then season 4 pulled back to focus mostly on the family again, and I assume seasons 5 and 6 (there's only gonna be 6, right?) will be pretty much nonstop. Hold onto yer butts, etc. Yeah it really did feel this way but there was some pretty major poo poo going on I liked Elizabeth's character arc as the season went on and she became closer to her friend and how harsh she was to Phillip over him send Marg to Russia. Stan turning to a more darker path towards the end. Lots of characters died this season but it was for a purpose and didn't feel callous
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Thanks to whoever mentioned Patriot. This is loving fantastic.
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Kingtheninja posted:Thanks to whoever mentioned Patriot. This is loving fantastic. I'm on episode 6 and I don't know how it keeps getting better
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Glad you guys get it. His singing blew me away.precision posted:I'm on episode 6 and I don't know how it keeps getting better Kingtheninja posted:Thanks to whoever mentioned Patriot. This is loving fantastic.
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In fact, at this point I don't even know how to describe Patriot. In the first couple episodes, I could call it "black comedy spy stuff", but it so quickly goes so far beyond that. The structure of each episode is dizzying, there are flash-forwards and flash-backs constantly and it never feels excessive. But it's also a dark workplace comedy, it's also a tense spy thriller, it's also an arty farty mumblecore Wes Anderson/Hal Hartley farce, it's... it's just fuckin' great. Man. It is really super.
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precision posted:I'm on episode 6 and I don't know how it keeps getting better I only finished the first episode so this is good news.
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GreenNight posted:Season 3 of Broadchurch started tonight. :crickets:
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precision posted:In fact, at this point I don't even know how to describe Patriot. In the first couple episodes, I could call it "black comedy spy stuff", but it so quickly goes so far beyond that. The structure of each episode is dizzying, there are flash-forwards and flash-backs constantly and it never feels excessive. If you go back to where i first brought it up, someone asked me about it... i didn't want to try and label it, it's just like Mr Robot in that it's separate from everything close to it.
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Kingtheninja posted:I only finished the first episode so this is good news. oh my god i'm so jealous of you, you have no idea what you're in for here Rocksicles posted:If you go back to where i first brought it up, someone asked me about it... i didn't want to try and label it, it's just like Mr Robot in that it's separate from everything close to it. Yeah, it is easily Mr. Robot tier in a lot of ways.
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GreenNight posted:Season 3 of Broadchurch started tonight. Huh
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Feb 28, 2017 03:12
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The BBC version, not the failed Fox version.
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Yeah, Patriot is loving amazing. It's like, I dunno, a cross between Coen Brothers and Shane Black.
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Snak posted:Yeah, Patriot is loving amazing. It's like, I dunno, a cross between Coen Brothers and Shane Black. Also reminds me a bit of Fargo with how well they tie all the extremely disparate elements together seemingly without even trying. It's magical. It's like the best 10 hour movie I've ever seen.
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GreenNight posted:The BBC version, not the failed Fox version. The BBC version was also extremely bad (after season 1)
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I thought it was pretty good, but I'm a sucker for British mysteries.
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Give Kurtwood Smith all the awards for Patriot
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Hollismason posted:Season 4 of The Americans was super loving good. I am surprised though because the ending of the season was rather low key. Like a lot of poo poo happened but it wasn't this huge " AHHhhhh IN YOUR FACE" ending. Yeah, it was pretty weird. There was an episode earlier in the season that I was SURE was a season finale and I was shocked to see there was still like 5 episodes to go. It was the one that ended with the conclusion to the Martha storyline, the massive time jump and the montage at the end with them watching David Copperfield making the Statue of Liberty disappear.
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precision posted:Give Kurtwood Smith all the awards for Patriot Yeah. I felt so bad for him in episode 6 with his breakfast disappointment. An assortment of muffins and breakfast breads. A whole spread.
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IRQ posted:Let's just remember that the most positive portrayal of transpeople in the early 90s was Robin Williams with his fake boobs on fire. Twin Peaks
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GreenNight posted:The BBC version, not the failed Fox version. Regy Rusty posted:The BBC version was also extremely bad (after season 1) It's not a BBC show.
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Feb 28, 2017 11:47
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Broadchurch airs on ITV, hence the badness. ITV shows are only good for one season max (see Downton). Although I turned off Broadchurch 10 minutes into the first ep after one of the most false-sounding exchanges I've ever heard on TV regarding suicide spots so yeah.
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So what's the deal with Patriot? I saw it listed as a comedy, and for the most part that's not really my thing unless it's a show like Always Sunny. Is there actually a good story that's treated seriously there?
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It's not really a comedy. Just watch the first episode. Trying to shove it into a single genre doesn't work.
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I'll add it into my queue then, thanks!
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It is definitely a comedy. But it's like, a dark dramedy. Sometimes very dark. And sad. But unmistakably comedy. Like think of if The Big Lebowski, The Nice Guys, and Sicario all went into a blender. It's a bit like that. Its definitely got its own flavor, and it's real good.
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I guess dramedy is an OK word for it. It isn't a traditional comedy in my opinion though. It's a comedy the same way that Louie is a comedy I guess. I find that far removed from what most people think of when they hear TV comedy.
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Eezee posted:I guess dramedy is an OK word for it. It isn't a traditional comedy in my opinion though. It's a comedy the same way that Louie is a comedy I guess. I find that far removed from what most people think of when they hear TV comedy. I mean thats probably true, but like, it's still a comedy. Like, despite all the dark and serious poo poo going on, it is also a constant stream of circumstancial and dialogue-based gags. But yeah. It just needs to be watched to be understood.
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Wow, this year better loving deliver on the drama front if it's even going to stand a chance in up-ending Patriot. Christ what a well put together show. For anyone on the edge about watching it's very similar to Young Pope in tone.
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Thanks guys I wanted to do productive things this weekend but I guess I'm binging Patriot instead.
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People make it sound like a darker version of Archer.
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Gorilla Salad posted:People make it sound like a darker version of Archer. It's not remotely as crude as Archer.
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Gorilla Salad posted:People make it sound like a darker version of Archer. It's not that kind of comedy.
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Usually "critics give it average reviews and goons slobber over it" means something isn't that great, but after the surprise of Sneaky Pete I'm willing to give this a try.
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No seriously how the hell is Patriot like The Young Pope? Like, at all? It's an extremely dark and dry comedy where everything is completely straight except for the fact that it's all loving insane. It's not even remotely going for the same thing as The Young Pope, which had flights of whimsy and caustic humor but wasn't about that at all. Also the first four episodes are just....a near-perfect farce. I'll buy it getting better but those four episodes alone would be worth watching even if the rest went to poo poo.
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MiddleOne posted:Wow, this year better loving deliver on the drama front if it's even going to stand a chance in up-ending Patriot. Christ what a well put together show. For anyone on the edge about watching it's very similar to Young Pope in tone. I think Legion is the best thing running right now.
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