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PostNouveau posted:Nah, there wasn't a lot of good jokes in this one. Also, the explicit mention that he didn't use a condom sets up a completely unfunny "the lady at the VC firm finds out she's pregnant and Richard gets all ~wacky~ again because he thinks he's the father" arc. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 06:10 on Jun 5, 2017 |
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Also, the explicit mention that he didn't use a condom sets up a completely unfunny "the lady at the VC firm find out she's pregnant and Richard gets all ~wacky~ again because he thinks he's the father" arc. I groaned audibly at this bit. Andy Daly always kills though, no exception tonight. Such a cheerful rear end in a top hat. The Jian Yang/Gilfoyle feud could be interesting.
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Gilfoyle's reaction to the smart fridge encapsulates everything wrong with the tech industry. They're not making anything new or innovative and haven't for years. Their "creative" output is either a repackaged version of an old idea, usually with wifi capability or the ability to sync to a computer or smartphone, or an app that's esoteric crap.Cojawfee posted:Haven't we had enough of them being poo poo on? I also disagree with the view that they should come out on top just so that it can happen. Seeing a flawed character- especially when they're lovely or amoral- getting comeuppance for their actions is a TV comedy trope going back to at least Seinfeld. It's funny to see, say, Erlich injuring his leg because he falls off a garage door while installing a basketball backboard so that he can be more "manly" with Ed Chen and the VC gang.
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Jun 5, 2017 06:12
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Characters getting what they deserve is nice, but it gets tedious when that's the plot of every episode. The characters getting torn down carries no weight if that's all that ever happens to them.
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Jun 5, 2017 06:26
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PostNouveau posted:Nah, there wasn't a lot of good jokes in this one. fight me irl Jian Yang loving with Erlich, who is fat and poor. Gilfoyle's misanthropic rant about solutionism. Anton. That loving fridge and its B-plot The buzzer during the Erlich-Chen phonecall. Jared idealizing Ed Chambers, who shits on Jared. Chambers getting a pallet of grapefruit La Croix for an amazeballs price Erlich eating poo poo. This episode loving ruled.
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Cojawfee posted:Characters getting what they deserve is nice, but it gets tedious when that's the plot of every episode. The characters getting torn down carries no weight if that's all that ever happens to them. One thing I will say- I have no idea where this season is gonna end up. With the first two seasons, you knew there was gonna be some grand climax. Last season, you could tell something was going to happen when the Erlich/Bighead plot came back together with the plot involving the rest of the Pied Piper gang. With this season, though, I'm not sure. It doesn't help that we have no idea how well the Internet 2.0 project is going, when previous episodes revolved around technical snags in their projects. Dealing with a patent troll doesn't pack the same punch. The first three seasons were a steady jog to the finish, but this one feels like it's plodding to the end.
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Jun 5, 2017 06:39
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I think the other poster nailed it and we're gonna get a pregnant what's her name in the last episode to torpedo the gangs progress.
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Jun 5, 2017 06:44
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Solice Kirsk posted:I think the other poster nailed it and we're gonna get a pregnant what's her name in the last episode to torpedo the gangs progress. With it ultimately resulting in her having already having been pregnant by her fiancee (which had her hormones out of whack and why she ended up loving *Richard* of all people), which becomes a problem anyway because Richard will almost certainly find a way to reveal it to him in a 'hilarious' and predictably 'wacky' way, setting them back to square one with no loving hope of funding except maybe Russ.
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Jun 5, 2017 08:45
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Accretionist posted:fight me irl Eh, none of these really did it for me. I guess Ed Chambers was sorta funny. They can't all be winners.
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Jun 5, 2017 09:16
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if Ed Chambers doesn't make another appearance on the show i'll be mad irl
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Jun 5, 2017 09:48
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Jun 5, 2017 11:47
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Someone please get a gif of the Jin Yang blowjob mime
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Jun 5, 2017 12:35
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Is there any explanation why this show has so much ADR done? It really sticks out for me and I feel it's done much more than on any other shows I've watched.
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Jun 5, 2017 14:02
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Yeah, really would've liked them to take Ed Chambers further. FeastForCows posted:Is there any explanation why this show has so much ADR done? It really sticks out for me and I feel it's done much more than on any other shows I've watched.
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Jun 5, 2017 14:12
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You guys just need to ignore all the false outrage that plagues the internet these days.
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Jun 5, 2017 15:07
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tarlibone posted:How about we replace TJ with Jason Mantzoukas? Except Jason Mantzoukas is Russ Hanneman. At least the characters he typically plays in tv shows like the league and parks and rec.
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Jun 5, 2017 15:11
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So did we just witness Chekhov's expired yogurt?
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Troy Queef posted:someone on AV Club pointed out that the patent lawyer had a box of Flutie Flakes on his bookshelf--and if you either hate football or aren't from Western New York, all the proceeds from the sale of Flutie Flakes went to benefit kids with autism, as Doug Flutie's kid is autistic. I think the thing that proves he's that big of a dick isn't just the fact that he's got Flutie Flakes on his wall or on his shelf... it's the fact that his home office is a trophy room at all. Because that's exactly what it is. Everything on the wall is something he's used litigious assholery to profit from. You know how the worst hunters, or at least the ones who are portrayed in movies as being the worst, always have trophy rooms like that, with stuffed bears and heads on the wall? This is the attorney equivalent. That he jokes that Stevie Wonder "didn't see [the lawsuit] coming" is just the corn kernel on the soft serve poo poo sundae. What a truly despicable character. My problem with the episode was the rather predictable nature of the lawsuit plot. I knew from the moment the lawsuit was handed to him that he'd fight it even though it would clearly benefit him not to do so. And, when he organized that group of app creators, I knew immediately that they'd pre-emptively settle with Counselor Sues-a-lot, which would raise the price to Richard. The only thing I didn't see coming was that they didn't let that fester for a few episodes--Richard used his brains to bullshit his way out of trouble. And him doing that was really surprising to me because, well, he is caught so often carrying the idiot ball having him do something smart (not to mention something that works exactly the way he planned it) is conspicuous.
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Jun 5, 2017 16:23
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I want Jin Yang to win.
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Jun 5, 2017 17:01
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FeastForCows posted:Is there any explanation why this show has so much ADR done? It really sticks out for me and I feel it's done much more than on any other shows I've watched. I noticed that a lot this episode. Very distracting. And it was when people weren't facing camera so it felt more like they needed some story cleanup/clarification rather than a recording problem.
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Jun 5, 2017 18:18
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emanresu tnuocca posted:So did we just witness Chekhov's expired yogurt? That's a weird thing to call Richard's jizz but I'll allow it.
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Jun 5, 2017 18:30
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BIG HEADLINE posted:With it ultimately resulting in her having already having been pregnant by her fiancee (which had her hormones out of whack and why she ended up loving *Richard* of all people), which becomes a problem anyway because Richard will almost certainly find a way to reveal it to him in a 'hilarious' and predictably 'wacky' way, setting them back to square one with no loving hope of funding except maybe Russ. What if they mirror Steve Jobs' illegitimate kid and Richard denies paternity despite his mounting success and wealth
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Jun 5, 2017 19:03
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EugeneJ posted:What if they mirror Steve Jobs' illegitimate kid and Richard denies paternity despite his mounting success and wealth He'd need some mounting success and wealth for that to come to fruition and the writers are dead set on not letting that happen. We need more Bighead in these episodes.
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Jun 5, 2017 20:08
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the little jokes like jian yang telling gilfoyle "you spell my name wrong" make me lose it also "goldfoyle" from a few episodes ago
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Jun 5, 2017 20:51
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sometimes it's a wheat thin
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Jun 6, 2017 00:33
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There's gotta be some joke in there about everyone ordering whatever the fridge suggests, leading to a huge bill that will undoubtedly get placed in Erlich's lap.
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Jun 6, 2017 01:02
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Fullhouse posted:sometimes it's a wheat thin The delivery of this line was incredible.
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Jun 6, 2017 01:18
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I hope Ed Chambers eventually saves the day somehow. That gag deserved more.
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Jun 6, 2017 02:41
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I eat that fucker's lunch every day. No, I actually eat his food!
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victorious posted:The delivery of this line was incredible. Zach Woods is the single greatest part of SV. Like, I might be sad if some of the others ended up going... but I'd refuse to watch anymore if he left.
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BonoMan posted:Zach Woods is the single greatest part of SV. Like, I might be sad if some of the others ended up going... but I'd refuse to watch anymore if he left. Him and Jimmy O. Yang are really the breakout stars
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Jun 6, 2017 03:58
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I'm still partial to Gilfoyle/Dinesh being sharing the best spot with their back and forth but there hasn't been as much of that in the last few episodes. Jared is great all the time though.
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Jun 6, 2017 05:39
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Gilfoyle was under used for a bit there but has found new life messing with Jian Yang.
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priznat posted:Gilfoyle was under used for a bit there but has found new life messing with Jian Yang. Jared flat out explaining Gilfoyle's motivations to Richard only made me realize I want to see Gilfoyle knocked off his high horse more. Like, have him realize he's just like Dinesh.
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FeastForCows posted:Is there any explanation why this show has so much ADR done? It really sticks out for me and I feel it's done much more than on any other shows I've watched. I've noticed it since the first season. It's especially noticeable when you have headphones on. It's like the writers keep writing the episode well into the editing process.
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Echo Chamber posted:Jian Yang should win. Yeah Jian Yang will definitely win and then he spells Gilfoyle's name wrong for the coup de grace. Jared really is the best regular on the show, I agree with y'all. They can mine his backstory for pathos mixed with hilarity so effortlessly.
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Jun 6, 2017 06:03
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gilfoyle has never been a good character. he's edgy dilbert. he's daria meets dennis the menace.
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Jun 6, 2017 06:17
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Gilfoyle is best when he's trading verbal barbs with Dinesh. But there hasn't been a lot of that this season.
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BonoMan posted:Zach Woods is the single greatest part of SV. Like, I might be sad if some of the others ended up going... but I'd refuse to watch anymore if he left. His character in The Office was pretty bad, and even then he had some really good moments. He's been delightful in everything else I've seen him in, like The League.
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Gabe ruled in The Office. I liked the whole "what if Smithers sucked at his job?" thing they had going for him.
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