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49th year coming up this month.
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Rappaport posted:Who was the male lead? Uh literally Beecher. I think we're operating under different definitions of progressive (though in surprised "winning a prison fight by humiliating a nazi" isn't progressive by your definition). Like I said, the show broke new ground by placing queer men at the centre of its narrative and by depicting a large range of characters and experiences. But I also think that progress isn't about showing characters in a positive light but rather as complex characters, and that's what the show did. I think we're gonna have to agree to disagree.
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Feb 3, 2024 00:26
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Open Source Idiom posted:I think we're gonna have to agree to disagree. It's a good show all the same 
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Feb 3, 2024 00:30
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OldSenileGuy posted:Random question - I remember hearing a story about a sitcom from the 90's, possibly 80's, that got cancelled during production of it's third season. But they were still contracted to finish producing the season anyway, so the producers/writers decided to do a whole bunch of weird poo poo with the episodes of that season - does anyone remember what show this was? Not a sitcom but Rob Lowe had a show called Lyon's Den that got cancelled after like 6 episodes? But it was the hay day of DVD so NBC made them finish out the season so they could market it to DVD market. And they decided to just completely abandon the permise and turn the main character into a Senator who was also a serial killer and just made every weird rear end decision they could.
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Feb 3, 2024 01:11
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The show itself is fine but my God is the opening to Masters of the Air completely ridiculous.
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Feb 3, 2024 02:20
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OldSenileGuy posted:Random question - I remember hearing a story about a sitcom from the 90's, possibly 80's, that got cancelled during production of it's third season. But they were still contracted to finish producing the season anyway, so the producers/writers decided to do a whole bunch of weird poo poo with the episodes of that season - does anyone remember what show this was? There was a show called Second Chance that was Matthew Perry's first role as the main character. The original premise is that a guy dies in 2011 in a hovercraft accident and they can't decide if he should go to heaven or hell. He's sent back in time to 1987 to help his younger self make better choices. The show did not do well and was retooled for the second season as Boys Will Be Boys, and it focused entirely on Perry's character and his friends goofing around, with the adult version of the main character not being in the show anymore. Fun fact, that show predicted Muammar Gaddafi as dying on July 29, 2011. His actual death date was October 20, 2011.
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Feb 3, 2024 02:27
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:Carl Weathers Dies: ‘Rocky’ & ‘Predator’ Star Who Appeared In ‘Happy Gilmore’, ‘The Mandalorian’ & More Was 76 I don't get hit by sadness when actors die, but this one hits hard.
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Feb 3, 2024 02:43
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So freaking happy Apprentice UK is back for 18th season
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Feb 3, 2024 03:11
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Rappaport posted:It's a good show all the same Being really into Oz and then the Matrix trilogy and Lost, Harold Perrineau was basically an A list superstar in my eyes for a decade.
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Feb 3, 2024 04:07
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WAAAAALT
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Feb 3, 2024 08:52
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Lost did him wrong
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Feb 3, 2024 12:49
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https://twitter.com/Picklemaddierix/status/1753508529443332419
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Feb 3, 2024 12:55
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The fact he came up with the cheap gimmick himself somehow makes it even better. One of my favorite Arrested Development scenes is the Burger King one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Y333JkwXQ The narrator's final line is 
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Feb 3, 2024 14:31
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Jerusalem posted:The narrator's final line is It sure is!
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Feb 3, 2024 17:27
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That's awesome I had no idea he came up with that aspect of the character. And he was right, that's so much funnier than some dumbass homoerotic rocky jokes.
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Feb 3, 2024 17:28
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Other than Perry Mason, Babylon Berlin, and True Detective Season 4, what other solid serialized detective/neo noir shows are worth checking out from the past, say, 5 years?
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Feb 3, 2024 22:49
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feedmyleg posted:Other than Perry Mason, Babylon Berlin, and True Detective Season 4, what other solid serialized detective/neo noir shows are worth checking out from the past, say, 5 years? One of the best mystery/detective shows IMO is The Killing It had 4 seasons, a phenomenal cast and a really incredible story
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Feb 3, 2024 23:00
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The Killing was like 10 years ago
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Feb 3, 2024 23:02
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Mu Zeta posted:The Killing was like 10 years ago Oops missed the 5 year part 
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Feb 3, 2024 23:03
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feedmyleg posted:Other than Perry Mason, Babylon Berlin, and True Detective Season 4, what other solid serialized detective/neo noir shows are worth checking out from the past, say, 5 years? Bosch There's a lot of it, but each season is its own story, and Harry really cares
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Feb 3, 2024 23:13
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Mr Inbetween? Not sure it’s exactly what you’re asking but it’s excellent.
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Feb 3, 2024 23:16
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I enjoyed Goliath with Billy Bob Thornton which becomes more noir-ish in the last couple seasons
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Feb 3, 2024 23:20
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Does Poker Face count? That's all I think of when I think "modern detective show."
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Feb 3, 2024 23:52
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Someone was watching the Ash show, and somehow I wound up watching From Dusk Til Dawn, and they just had a very mean scene where someone's eyeballs burst into someone's mouth It's almost as if the Raimi brothers had a thing going on
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Feb 4, 2024 00:07
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feedmyleg posted:Other than Perry Mason, Babylon Berlin, and True Detective Season 4, what other solid serialized detective/neo noir shows are worth checking out from the past, say, 5 years? Deadloch
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Feb 4, 2024 00:30
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Rappaport posted:Bosch Bosch Legacy is pretty loving good too, retired Bosch and his Blue Heeler, Crate and Barrel still getting cameos
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Feb 4, 2024 00:38
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feedmyleg posted:Other than Perry Mason, Babylon Berlin, and True Detective Season 4, what other solid serialized detective/neo noir shows are worth checking out from the past, say, 5 years? Monsieur Spade!
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Feb 4, 2024 01:06
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feedmyleg posted:Other than Perry Mason, Babylon Berlin, and True Detective Season 4, what other solid serialized detective/neo noir shows are worth checking out from the past, say, 5 years? True Detective Season 3? I’d add first season of The Flight Attendant, though it goes more comedic. You can ignore season 2, though.
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Feb 4, 2024 01:57
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fez_machine posted:Deadloch Second this.
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Feb 4, 2024 02:45
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Deadloch loving owns. Is it a noir? I dunno. But it's loving funny and thrilling. Gimme dat sequel. Also speaking of cool Australian/Kiwi shows, where's my Creameries Season Three?
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Feb 4, 2024 03:00
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Deadloch is so good.
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Feb 4, 2024 03:02
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Thinking it's got a good chance of making top ten goon shows for the year. Definitely top twenty. The Kates are just really awesome, and I'm glad they made the transition between doing shows based on their own personalities to doing a show that threaded it all through a fairly complex narrative that was both funny and a good, complex mystery. I'd like to see what they'd do with a horror movie, actually. The end of their last show tipped a little in that direction, absolutely more funny than scary, kind of like Search Party's final season. But I think Deadloch's shown an interest in doing something a bit more grounded, and I reckon they could go a bit further and do something really scary/funny.
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Feb 4, 2024 03:08
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Open Source Idiom posted:Monsieur Spade! Ooh, forgot about this. How did it turn out? Some great suggestions here, folks. Started Deadloch but stopped a few episodes in for no particular reason. Should start that back up. Was Mob City worth anyone's time?
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Feb 4, 2024 03:25
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feedmyleg posted:Ooh, forgot about this. How did it turn out? Yes. Finish Deadloch. The one detective definitely mellows out after episode 3.
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Feb 4, 2024 04:16
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Mrs And Mr Smith is a good time so far. Pretty much what I was hoping for, fun episodic stuff with a blackly comic sensibility. feedmyleg posted:Ooh, forgot about this. How did it turn out? Just swell.
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Feb 4, 2024 04:18
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Open Source Idiom posted:Mrs And Mr Smith is a good time so far. Pretty much what I was hoping for, fun episodic stuff with a blackly comic sensibility. Dave Attell just showing up as a one scene barely any lines character.
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Feb 4, 2024 04:40
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Stegosnaurlax posted:Dave Attell just showing up as a one scene barely any lines character. That's the second time I've heard Dave Attell mentioned today. The first was while watching an old Carl Weathers clip from Arrested Development.
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Feb 4, 2024 05:56
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Weirdly enough, even though I’m a fan of The Kate’s I didn’t find Deadloch particularly funny, but as a detective show it was good.Rappaport posted:Bosch I really can’t stand him half the time, but funnily enough it’s because he cares so much that he often turns into a bit of a selfish rear end in a top hat.
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Feb 4, 2024 06:47
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Oasx posted:Weirdly enough, even though I’m a fan of The Kate’s I didn’t find Deadloch particularly funny, but as a detective show it was good. He might be a drat good cop, but he's still a cop
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Feb 4, 2024 09:08
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Open Source Idiom posted:Just swell. I'm excited for the next episode. That's more than I can say about meeting shows, even the ones I'm watching.
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