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Sundays at 10:30PM on HBO Wikipedia posted:Veep is an HBO television comedy series, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, set in the office of Selina Meyer, a fictional Vice President, and subsequent President, of the United States. The series is a spin-off set in the same universe as The Thick of It also created by Armando Iannucci. He also created the Academy Award-nominated film In the Loop (2009), which starred several Veep cast members alongside several Thick of It cast members. Also starring Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Matt Walsh, Gary Cole, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Kevin Dunn and Sufe Bradshaw. You know the deal, zillions of awards and accolades, all deserved. Political satire. This will be Armando Iannucci's (The Thick of it, I'm Alan Partrdige, In The Loop) last season as showrunner.  He will be replaced by David Mandel of Curb Your Enthusiasm fame for the already confirmed fifth season of Veep.
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I actually dropped Veep somewhere mid-way through the second season because it was just too realistic and painful to watch; picked it back up with the premier of the fourth season and could not stop laughing. Selina and her team finally getting all the power they want and continuing to completely gently caress it all up because they remain, at their core, utterly incompetent, is the kind of biting satire I adore. West Wing has nothing on this.
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Apr 15, 2015 18:07
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FUTURE WHATEVER
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Apr 15, 2015 20:48
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Combed Thunderclap posted:I actually dropped Veep somewhere mid-way through the second season because it was just too realistic and painful to watch The Thick Of It had multiple episodes in a row towards the end of its run where things were happening, including the Tory-Lib coalition government rolling out totally preposterous policy initiatives, which would then happen in actual real life literally the week after the episode aired. It was the funniest and worst thing at the same time.
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Apr 15, 2015 20:50
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"Walk these glasses into the chamber, and then keep walking into the ocean!"
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Apr 15, 2015 20:53
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For the record, I'm totally fine if the rest of this thread is just quotes. So you like having sex and you like to travel? Well then you can ~gently caress off~
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Apr 15, 2015 21:00
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Anna Chlumsky's facial expressions are fantastic.
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Apr 15, 2015 21:08
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"Nice question. I was just asking it."
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Apr 15, 2015 22:51
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Glad to see that Patton Oswald keeps apearing everywhere. I really like him.
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Apr 15, 2015 22:56
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Furlong is probably my favorite side character. Every other thing he says is witty vitriol and it's delicious. "Live long and gently caress off!"
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Apr 15, 2015 23:08
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Dazerbeams posted:Furlong is probably my favorite side character. Every other thing he says is witty vitriol and it's delicious. His anger is up there with Ben Caffrey's cynicism. They are both great
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Apr 15, 2015 23:51
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VEEP Season 4: "noise-shaped air" "teaching a potato to whistle" "it smells like puerto rico in here" Goddamn I missed this show.
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Apr 16, 2015 00:05
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"Ladies be cryin' and pimps be dying' - it's Jonah Ryan!" He remains an absolutely incredible God Tier idiot par excellence.
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Apr 16, 2015 01:21
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Sentinel Red posted:He remains an absolutely incredible God Tier idiot par excellence. It is my duty to inform you that there is a small army of Jonah Ryans in Washington DC who seem to honestly believe that they are the living reincarnation of characters from The West Wing. This does not make for a very healthy dating scene. EDIT: Needs more actual Jonah.  
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Apr 16, 2015 02:00
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Selina's speech fuckup really was a Mike/Selina problem there. I'm kind of hoping Selina is a bit nicer to the new Veep.... It won't happen.
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Apr 16, 2015 02:45
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Combed Thunderclap posted:I actually dropped Veep somewhere mid-way through the second season because it was just too realistic and painful to watch; picked it back up with the premier of the fourth season and could not stop laughing. At some point you really need to go back and watch Season 3, it was incredible.
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Apr 16, 2015 05:29
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Andrew_1985 posted:Selina's speech fuckup really was a Mike/Selina problem there. No one expected her to do anything but treat the new VP like she was treated, complete poo poo. It's almost hardwired into her character to lord over her subjects.
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Apr 16, 2015 07:44
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Sentinel Red posted:"Ladies be cryin' and pimps be dying' - it's Jonah Ryan!" My favorite Jonah moment is still: *to some black dudes* "Just sittin' on da cornah!" "What?" "Nothing." *veers off*
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Apr 16, 2015 09:51
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"Like a strap-on in a porn dungon, rock-hard and covered in pussy juice. You like that one? I got a ton of them! Like a fat meat fence post in..oh Mr Vice President, hello!
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Apr 16, 2015 11:47
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Holy poo poo, I completely forgot about this coming back and also about POTUS resigning during the last finale. Also didn't look at any casting news, I love when Patton Oswalt just shows up in my favorite TV shows. This is gonna be amazing.
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Apr 16, 2015 12:09
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I've said it before but I badly need the cast of House of Cards to do a sketch where they talk like the people in VEEP, and vice versa.
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Apr 16, 2015 17:15
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"Beep boop beep boop. Hello."
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Apr 20, 2015 04:05
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Oh no, Miiiiiiike. This one just got better and better as the episode rolled along.
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Apr 20, 2015 04:30
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Selina yelling at Gary made me more upset than any drama
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Apr 20, 2015 05:46
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I forget, do we know what "Labor Day" is referring to, or is that something new?
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Apr 20, 2015 06:06
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mistermojo posted:Selina yelling at Gary made me more upset than any drama Mad Men just had one of its most uncomfortable episodes ever and Selina yelling at Gary was way more uncomfortable than that. ShakeZula posted:I forget, do we know what "Labor Day" is referring to, or is that something new? I think it's a new thing.
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Apr 20, 2015 07:31
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I'm not American, so a few of the intricacies of the plot go by my head. Spoilers for Season 3 What did they lose at the end of Season 3, and why were they packing up and leaving?
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Apr 20, 2015 08:34
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ShakeZula posted:I forget, do we know what "Labor Day" is referring to, or is that something new? Also, what was Selina's joke about Niagara Falls referring to?
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Apr 20, 2015 08:38
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mistermojo posted:Selina yelling at Gary made me more upset than any drama I love that he finally stood up to her. He's literally her personal PDA and DC power dynamic expert and despite him loving up by trying to appease her he fulfills such an important role that without him she'd be floundering.
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Apr 20, 2015 08:49
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PostNouveau posted:Also, what was Selina's joke about Niagara Falls referring to? It's a popular honeymoon destination, so she was saying she didn't remember loving him at Niagara Falls because he's not her husband.
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Apr 20, 2015 09:24
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fadam posted:I'm not American, so a few of the intricacies of the plot go by my head. Spoilers for Season 3 What did they lose at the end of Season 3, and why were they packing up and leaving? The Democratic party presidential primary of that state. The political parties of each state run their own mini election to decide which presidential candidate is going to be nominated by that state at the national Party convention. Selina lost that, and so doesnt have the support of that state going into the Democratic convention.
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Apr 20, 2015 12:19
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Wasn't Labor day when she thought she was pregnant and Gary did something with garbage to get her pregnancy test?
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Apr 20, 2015 15:51
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The first episode was meh but this episode was great. There was also a really meta joke when Jonah was in the office and complimenting it, basically quoting "How to Win Friends & Influence People which is like, the absolute perfect Jonah book. I love it.
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Apr 20, 2015 16:09
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It's funny how when Selina talked poo poo about her daughter this episode I thought it was funny and went "haha, she's a horrible mom" but as soon as she started tearing into Gary I was like OH NO STOP THIS RIGHT NOW YOU'LL DESTROY HIM. And then he actually stood up for himself! That was even better than the two of them going nuts in a random bathroom last season. Also Jonah actually getting a flunky who thinks he's the coolest guy in the West Wing is gonna lead to great things.
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Apr 20, 2015 16:58
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Clamknuckle posted:Wasn't Labor day when she thought she was pregnant and Gary did something with garbage to get her pregnancy test? I don't think so, I thought the scene was supposed to be implying that her and Gary hooked up on Labor Day or something. There was a scene in season 2 or 3 where she was drunk and almost made out on him. Solid episode, if not the funniest. I think they're just ramping these plotlines up, I can't wait to see how Jonah and Patton Oswalt's plot explodes. Jonah obviously thinks Oswalt is gay for him and Jonah being Jonah, that will blow up spectacularly because I'm like 99% sure he (Patton's character) isn't gay.
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Apr 20, 2015 22:04
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precision posted:I don't think so, I thought the scene was supposed to be implying that her and Gary hooked up on Labor Day or something. There was a scene in season 2 or 3 where she was drunk and almost made out on him. I don't think this exactly fits with it being something that only Gary would be willing to do.
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Apr 20, 2015 22:09
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Sir Kodiak posted:I don't think this exactly fits with it being something that only Gary would be willing to do. Ah, fair point. I guess after the Kent/Sue hooking up my mind is willing to accept that any given two people on the show could hook up. And can we get some love for the new intro? I hope that, somehow, for season 5 she is back to being the titular Veep, or that they change the show's name to "Pee".
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Apr 20, 2015 22:23
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The Labor Day thing refers to some Mcguffin Gary saw in Selinas trash that we will never find out about probably
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Apr 21, 2015 17:16
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I don't know why but when Jonads new assistant made the comment about his brother getting hazed and not responding well to it I just lost it. The way he delivered it was hilarious to me also funny star wars reference at the end
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I'm liking this season. I've been lol-ing every minute or so, it's fun. When I see JL-D I think Selina Meyer instead of Elaine Bennest, which is quite an accomplishment.
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