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Only the first episode has aired in the US so far, so that's probably why there isn't a lot of discussion around it.
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Open Source Idiom posted:I've always loved the show. Third season continues to be solid, and have characters worth caring about... unlike a certain other robot show. I also didn't think much of Chaos's character development on Robot Wars
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Jun 8, 2018 18:51
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Nathan Fielder really wants an Emmy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs_eQQZEZRY
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nate fisher posted:Is this worth watching? I see it is up on Hulu. I really liked it. It's not a super deep or complex show but the characters are good and the cast is great. It covers some of the stories from the book, but from what I remember it's set after his drug fueled crazy days so you won't see Bradley Cooper all coked out or anything.
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Rarity posted:I also didn't think much of Chaos's character development on Robot Wars Got a solid giggle out of this
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Jun 8, 2018 19:36
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And yet somehow Guy Fieri continues to walk the earth.
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Jun 8, 2018 20:15
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Rhyno posted:And yet somehow Guy Fieri continues to walk the earth. Guy Fieri is no mere mortal, he's an elemental
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Jun 8, 2018 20:32
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Earth, Wind, Fieri, & Water
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Davros1 posted:Earth, Wind, Fieri, & Water I pooed a little.
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Do you remember all the cheese that I ate in September?
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Inspector 34 posted:I really liked it. It's not a super deep or complex show but the characters are good and the cast is great. It covers some of the stories from the book, but from what I remember it's set after his drug fueled crazy days so you won't see Bradley Cooper all coked out or anything. Yeah, it's a really loose adaptation of Kitchen Confidential. Cooper's character is named Jack Bourdain, and he's depicted as a recovering alcoholic as opposed to the coke and smack hound that Tony Bourdain was. It's never going to be confused as a great show as it delves pretty hard into Sitcom 101 tropes, but Cooper, Nicholas Brendon and Frank Langella are all really good in it. John Francis Daley was great, too.
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Jun 8, 2018 20:54
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Starting to watch Brooklyn 99, how many people pointed out Cheryl Thunt and April Ludgate were part of the precinct
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Jun 8, 2018 21:31
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First GoT HBO spinoff is going to be set during the Age of Heroes
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Hopefully it's as good as Legend of the Seeker.
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Jun 8, 2018 21:45
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They just ordered a pilot, no telling whether it will actually be picked up and go to series yet.
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Rhyno posted:And yet somehow Guy Fieri continues to walk the earth. He's a good dude though. Watch this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trRc1_CATfo He knows it's all a show but rolls with it and he handles the wings like a champ.
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Jun 8, 2018 22:03
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Calaveron posted:Starting to watch Brooklyn 99, how many people pointed out Cheryl Thunt and April Ludgate were part of the precinct Eeeeeh I kinda get where you're coming from with the Gina/Cheryl comparison but really the only commonality is the "YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!" streak they both have. April and Rosa are absolutely birds of a feather though. I kept expecting Aubrey Plaza to show up as Rosa's previously-never-mentioned cousin April but it never happened. You could also draw a line between Ron and Holt (no-nonsense authority figures that the "main" character spends too much of their time trying to impress) and Leslie and Amy (non-geeky nerds who would be almost unbearable to interact with in real life but are fun to watch on TV) but then again these are also fairly stock sitcom character "traits" so it's less Michael Schur reusing P&R characters and more both shows being, y'know, sitcoms.
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Jun 8, 2018 22:32
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Huh, I missed the Ron/Holt parallel Also I guess Boyle’s kinda like Tom, except Boyle isn’t a horrible irredeemable monster the characters hang around with for no possible discernible reason other than the writers dictate they do
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Other than a like, two-word comparison, there's no similarities between those characters at all.
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Escobarbarian posted:Other than a like, two-word comparison, there's no similarities between those characters at all. General prissiness I guess
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Yeah, I don’t see any similarities between Boyle and Tom. Boyle’s the hapless goofy weirdo friend and Tom’s the classic “guy who thinks he’s the absolute poo poo but is actually the worst” rear end in a top hat. Boyle has more in common with, like, Fez than he does with Tom.
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Jun 8, 2018 23:12
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You can make a case that there are parallels and similarities between P&R and 99 characters, but it's totally it's own thing enough that you only notice if you really think about it. Also you're early on so there hasn’t been enough time for the characters to fully develop.
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zoux posted:You can make a case that there are parallels and similarities between P&R and 99 characters, but it's totally it's own thing enough that you only notice if you really think about it. I guess but so far Rosa is April but with curly hair
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Calaveron posted:General prissiness I guess I meant any of the characters you were comparing. Rosa is totally different from April. She's scary and legit angry where April is moody and sullen. Not every "doesn't look happy" is the same thing
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Escobarbarian posted:I meant any of the characters you were comparing. Two characters are both deadpan ladies who constantly snark everyone and everything about them and both do dead on the same body language And the two others are kooky redheads who don’t actually do their jobs and are just massive weirdos
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Jun 8, 2018 23:49
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Nah not seeing it. If anything the Gina/Cheryl comparison is worse because Gina's character is just generally sarcastic and narcissistic whereas Cheryl is full on lunatic/sexual deviant/whatever else
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nate fisher posted:Is this worth watching? I see it is up on Hulu. Nothing wrong with people enjoying anything. But so much of the discussion of the show on the internet has everyone putting it on a Killing Eve level or Mad Men or whatever. It honestly came across like a sophisticated film school project the first few episodes.
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Gina/ is the only proper comparison.
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CelestialScribe posted:Nothing wrong with people enjoying anything. But so much of the discussion of the show on the internet has everyone putting it on a Killing Eve level or Mad Men or whatever. It honestly came across like a sophisticated film school project the first few episodes. First couple episodes are a bit rough but the Holden and crew plot is fairly introductory while the other plots are setting up stuff you don't exactly understand. It's got some cool political drama going on as well. It ends up being very well rounded and interesting, it doesn't keep characters around unnecessarily which is very nice in this day and age where as soon as a big name actor shows up you expect them to never leave. The thing that I really liked about The Expanse is that it's very atmospheric but in an interesting way rather than a purely stylistic way. Like in Altered Carbon the setting is very flashy and all but each scene feels like the background is only given as much detail as is relevant to the characters in it. The Expanse takes time to explain how and why what characters are doing is important and so when something happens involved the setting or props they feel meaningful. The characters will take some time to grow on you, particularly Holden. He almost reminds me of how boring Grant Ward in Agents of Shield was up until it was revealed he'd been a bad guy the whole time.
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CelestialScribe posted:Nothing wrong with people enjoying anything. But so much of the discussion of the show on the internet has everyone putting it on a Killing Eve level or Mad Men or whatever. It honestly came across like a sophisticated film school project the first few episodes. HAHAHA @ putting Killing Eve as a reference speaking of I gave it another shot and ok yeah I like it. seen up to episode 3 which was brilliantly tense. but putting it next to mad men is hilarious
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PaybackJack posted:First couple episodes are a bit rough but the Holden and crew plot is fairly introductory while the other plots are setting up stuff you don't exactly understand. You're misunderstanding me. This isn't "hmm I don't know about these characters". It's "oh, these people can't act".
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But they absolutely can. Anyways don’t watch it, who cares?
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Calaveron posted:Two characters are both deadpan ladies who constantly snark everyone and everything about them and both do dead on the same body language You are wrong as you are basing your interpretations on very early impressions of the characters. People who have watched the whole show are telling you that the similarities you are seeing are superficial. Watch some more and you will see that. CelestialScribe posted:You're misunderstanding me. This isn't "hmm I don't know about these characters". It's "oh, these people can't act". You also, are wrong but honestly I dunno why you think what you do. Anyway if you don't like it don't watch it but it's not an affront to you that other people think it's a really great show.
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I recently started The Expanse (bout two episodes away from being caught up finally!!) and I can agree with thinking the acting was overall rocky in the first couple of episodes, if only because Holden was more at the forefront and Holden is def the worst actor in the main cast and maybe on the show tbh. Like other than some of the bit parts/extras that pop up. But I don't think he's that bad, really. He settles into a good rhythm for the role. Everyone does. I don't think anyone in the main cast was outright terrible, tho. And there are clear standouts ofc who have been great from go. I can understand someone thinking the acting isn't great in the beginning. I wouldn't go as far as to call any of it particularly cringeworthy. Just a little wooden or awkward, esp when dealing with the universe's lingo or some of the early Belter accent stuff. esperterra fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Jun 9, 2018 |
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It improves A LOT though and I think the writing has been p great the whole time, though much better in S2 and so far 3. e: also the show is worth it alone for how many f bombs shohreh aghdashloo drops esperterra fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Jun 9, 2018 |
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Jun 9, 2018 03:43
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As annoyed as I can get by how hard they have Liv change while on brains as the seasons go on, it is often very much worth it.
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esperterra posted:As annoyed as I can get by how hard they have Liv change while on brains as the seasons go on, it is often very much worth it. This season was def the worst (LARP brain) but thankfully they pulled back hard by the finale.
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The thing is, too, that it would never bother me if (just in case idk)they just established it as a coping mechanism, or SOMETHING Liv is doing purposefully to avoid being herself because herself and dealing with her own poo poo. Just a couple nods here or there at it being something more than the show just pushing the comedy button. It usually hits for me more than it misses, but yeah this past season had some rough brains.
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