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Lorne Michaels is... a piece of poo poo? https://twitter.com/nypost/status/917163220288327680
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I think people just like to hate people and are always looking for reasons to do so.
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Oct 10, 2017 16:37
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Josh Lyman posted:Lorne Michaels is... a piece of poo poo? I don't doubt he said something like this, but I'd wait for a corroborating story; The New York Post is a conservative rag, and a lot of the conservative press is starting to grapple with the fact that liberals are less "upset that a big Democratic donor has been shamed and destroyed" and more "glad we don't have to deal with that prick anymore." That said, Lorne Michaels does kind of suck.
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Oct 10, 2017 16:45
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The New York Post https://twitter.com/tomgara/status/917777443154427905 https://twitter.com/tomgara/status/917778298469482497
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Oct 10, 2017 16:56
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DivisionPost posted:I don't doubt he said something like this, but I'd wait for a corroborating story; The New York Post is a conservative rag, and a lot of the conservative press is starting to grapple with the fact that liberals are less "upset that a big Democratic donor has been shamed and destroyed" and more "glad we don't have to deal with that prick anymore."
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Oct 10, 2017 16:58
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I'm surprised you liked The Good Doctor at all, DP. I only watched the pilot but I really didn't like it. So much wasted potential.
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Oct 10, 2017 17:00
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Josh Lyman posted:Video here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4960654/amp/SNL-s-Lorne-Michaels-reveals-didn-t-roast-Weinstein.html You get why ultra conservative outrage rags are pushing this story right
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Oct 10, 2017 17:02
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zoux posted:You get why ultra conservative outrage rags are pushing this story right For real. "LOOK! SEE? LIBERALS ARE HYPOCRITES!!!" Meanwhile, if you read more about it, the jokes apparently fell flat with the studio audience so Lorne cut them and said "It's a New York thing". I took that as the crowd from New York didn't think the jokes were funny and the show is supposed to be funny. So Lorne cut them. Weird, huh?
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Oct 10, 2017 17:15
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zoux posted:You get why ultra conservative outrage rags are pushing this story right Croatoan posted:For real. "LOOK! SEE? LIBERALS ARE HYPOCRITES!!!" That's pretty tone-deaf.
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Oct 10, 2017 17:16
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Croatoan posted:For real. "LOOK! SEE? LIBERALS ARE HYPOCRITES!!!" If SNL had to cut every bad joke each episode would just be the opening credits  And considering how few people in Hollywood have called out Weinstein, it's probably Lorne Micheals being a piece of poo poo.
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Oct 10, 2017 17:34
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Well he is a piece of poo poo regardless.
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Oct 10, 2017 17:52
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https://twitter.com/davidfolkenflik/status/917774746401624065 https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/917765062567383040 https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/917765408412794880 https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/917765840648462336 https://twitter.com/alexburnsNYT/status/917770137977094144 https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/916070020773421056
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Oct 10, 2017 17:58
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zoux posted:You get why ultra conservative outrage rags are pushing this story right President Rapist making catty comments about the New York celebs he spent his entire life trying to impress.
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Oct 10, 2017 18:12
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precision posted:I'm surprised you liked The Good Doctor at all, DP. I only watched the pilot but I really didn't like it. So much wasted potential. Come on, this is me you're talking about. I'll find good in almost anything. That said I just started watching the third episode and was compelled to write ANOTHER short essay on my Facebook. Trigger warning: Grognardery. quote:Hey, I just started the third episode of this and it’s already inspired another short essay. Let’s talk a little more about writing to an idea vs. writing to character. DivisionPost fucked around with this message at 18:16 on Oct 10, 2017 |
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Oct 10, 2017 18:13
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It's not as if Hollywood types circling the wagons around their own is anything new. I wouldn't be surprised if Lorne, who is also old af, finds Weinstein's excuse to ring true but knows better than to really say that.
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Oct 10, 2017 18:25
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DivisionPost posted:Come on, this is me you're talking about. I'll find good in almost anything. I saw "surgeon" and "eager to help" at the end and my brain couldn't reconcile those two things. Is it about a surgeon that's not a callous dick? Because that would make it possibly the most unrealistic medical show ever.
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Oct 10, 2017 18:30
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DivisionPost posted:Come on, this is me you're talking about. I'll find good in almost anything. Have you seen the original at all? I haven't seen either fwiw, just curious. I wonder how the Korean show's portrayal is compared to the American version.
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Oct 10, 2017 18:38
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IRQ posted:It's not as if Hollywood types circling the wagons around their own is anything new. I wouldn't be surprised if Lorne, who is also old af, finds Weinstein's excuse to ring true but knows better than to really say that. Lots of people who should know better still apologise for Polanski.
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Oct 10, 2017 18:40
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And on the other hand you have people lumping men who had consentual sex with people they weren't married to and drunkenly flirted with women in Twitter DMs with serial child rapists.
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Oct 10, 2017 18:45
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Ugly In The Morning posted:I saw "surgeon" and "eager to help" at the end and my brain couldn't reconcile those two things. Is it about a surgeon that's not a callous dick? Because that would make it possibly the most unrealistic medical show ever. The speech he gives at the end of the first episode is about the pain he felt when his abusive father murdered his pet rabbit, and then again when his brother died, and how he wants to spare others that pain. And then the board of directors he gives this speech to applaud him and welcome him to the hospital. The writing is Hallmark-grade horseshit. OH. IT GETS BETTER. I stopped the third episode for like an hour to write that addendum up, and then finally resumed, only to have to stop once more when Shaun's hot neighbor dropped by looking for AAA batteries for her PS4 controller. Lady. Just plug the thing into your console. Come on. (Yes, I'm aware I namedropped Life, which was infamously stupider about how video games work.) [quote="“esperterra”" post="“477245419”"] Have you seen the original at all? I haven’t seen either fwiw, just curious. I wonder how the Korean show’s portrayal is compared to the American version. [/quote] I haven't seen the original, and I confess I'm only marginally curious about it. If I run into it on Netflix I might give it a run.
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Oct 10, 2017 18:55
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Guy Mann posted:And on the other hand you have people lumping men who had consentual sex with people they weren't married to and drunkenly flirted with women in Twitter DMs with serial child rapists. That seems to be mostly internet people.
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Oct 10, 2017 18:56
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DivisionPost posted:The speech he gives at the end of the first episode is about the pain he felt when his abusive father murdered his pet rabbit, and then again when his brother died, and how he wants to spare others that pain. And then the board of directors he gives this speech to applaud him and welcome him to the hospital. The writing is Hallmark-grade horseshit. That's hilarious. Surgery is a specialty where not having a great bedside manner and not caring about your patients isn't just not a drawback, it's an asset. Life was such a good show, that terrible video game episode you mentioned notwithstanding. Super unrealistic but the character work was all really well done. Also Damien Lewis was fantastic at doing that whole "unhinged zen detective" thing.
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Oct 10, 2017 19:15
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Ugly In The Morning posted:That's hilarious. Surgery is a specialty where not having a great bedside manner and not caring about your patients isn't just not a drawback, it's an asset. See, the weird thing is, I can live with that. In addition to telling generally more expedient stories, I think you can get at something thematically interesting by making surgeons, in this show's universe, also take on the work of attending physicians and/or nurses(?). And there were a couple of points in this latest episode where they kinda took advantage of that, but they overplayed their hand and the whole thing just comes off as obnoxiously melodramatic. This week's episode could've been devastating—and to be fair, it probably will be devastating for some—if they just slowed their loving roll and thought it through a little more instead of just going for cheap tears. quote:Life was such a good show, that terrible video game episode you mentioned notwithstanding. Super unrealistic but the character work was all really well done. Also Damien Lewis was fantastic at doing that whole "unhinged zen detective" thing. Honestly, I loved that episode. It was literally just one bad act that spoiled an otherwise thrilling, heartbreaking story. And yeah, beyond that ill-advised moment, the unrealism of it was part of the show's point. We were in Charlie Crews' head; there's a pattern to it that the show tried its damndest to capture. EDIT: This is still my lock screen. 
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Oct 10, 2017 20:04
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I forgot about Life, yeah it was great. Which in a roundabout way reminds me I really need to rewatch Awake
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Oct 10, 2017 20:31
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I need to finish Awake. I remember really enjoying the first few episodes.
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Oct 10, 2017 20:46
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:
What show is this? I watched the first two episodes of Ghosted last night. The first one I was kinda 'eh', but the second one was pretty great. Then again, no matter what kind of crap Adam Scott and/or Craig Robinson show up in, they can get at least a few chuckles out of me. "Hey, I've been to a party or two in my time." "Well, which was it? One or two?"
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esperterra posted:I need to finish Awake. I remember really enjoying the first few episodes. Ditto.
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Oct 10, 2017 20:52
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esperterra posted:I need to finish Awake. I remember really enjoying the first few episodes. It's a bit of a weird case, the first couple episodes are amazing, it kind of stalls for a couple episodes, then it gets super good at the end again. LadyPictureShow posted:I watched the first two episodes of Ghosted last night. The first one I was kinda 'eh', but the second one was pretty great. Then again, no matter what kind of crap Adam Scott and/or Craig Robinson show up in, they can get at least a few chuckles out of me. Yeah episode 2 was great, I hope it catches on.
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Oct 10, 2017 20:58
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You really don't need to see the rest of Awake, just watch the last episode, it's batshit.
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Oct 10, 2017 20:58
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Netflix should bring back Awake and Daybreak as a single crossover show.
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Oct 10, 2017 21:00
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Snak posted:Netflix should bring back Awake and Daybreak as a single crossover show. Awake and Flashforward crossover I WAS LOADED
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Oct 10, 2017 21:05
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Flashforward was bad. It had promise though.
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Oct 10, 2017 21:21
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Snak posted:Flashforward was bad. It had promise though.
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Oct 10, 2017 21:24
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Like, the coolest thread in Flashforward was the guy who was sick of everyone wondering whether there was predestination, and he was like, fine, I was alive in your Flashforward? I'm gonna jump off a building now. If there's predestination, I won't be able to. Oh look, I died. No predestination.
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Oct 10, 2017 21:42
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LadyPictureShow posted:What show is this? Nathan for You. Comedian Nathan Fielder acts as a consultant to small business owners and gets them to stage ridiculous, usually insanely elaborate stunts to "stay competitive" (i.e., getting an electronics store to advertise big screen HDTVs for $1 - but requiring customers to meet a dress code, then crawl through a tiny door into a room containing a live alligator to actually purchase them - which is all just a pretense for Nathan to use Best Buy's price match guarantee to buy out the local branch's stock of the same model of HDTVs, so the small business can resell them.) It's a great show - depending on your tolerance for cringe comedy.
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Oct 10, 2017 21:59
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Snak posted:Like, the coolest thread in Flashforward was the guy who was sick of everyone wondering whether there was predestination, and he was like, fine, I was alive in your Flashforward? I'm gonna jump off a building now. If there's predestination, I won't be able to. Oh look, I died. No predestination. Unfortunately that guy ended up doing the same thing in real life, just by different means. He was a pretty solid TV actor too. Sad story.
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Oct 10, 2017 22:06
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I haven't seen Nathan For You but the concept seems really mean-spirited and it always sounds like he's taking advantage of small business owners for the sake of comedy. Is it actually like that?
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Oct 10, 2017 22:15
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Hakkesshu posted:I haven't seen Nathan For You but the concept seems really mean-spirited and it always sounds like he's taking advantage of small business owners for the sake of comedy. Is it actually like that? Watch the cheap gas episode and decide for yourself.
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Oct 10, 2017 22:32
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It's never come across as mean-spirited to me. He doesn't mock the business owners, just kind of baffle them. One thing in the latest episode was kinda mean in its own way though
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I watched the special the other night and Nathan bringing back the teenage kid who was promised a 40 as soon as he came of age but then denying the kid his 40 after he didn't bring his claim ticket he was given in the episode years ago had me in tears.
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