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 Critically acclaimed dark comedy from Alec Berg (Silicon Valley) and Bill Hader (SNL, Documentary Now) about a former US Marine, now a jaded hitman from Cleveland, who goes to L.A. for a job, stumbles into an acting class led by Henry Winkler (the Fonz, Arrested Development) and decides he wants to become an actor. It was a slow burn but the 2nd half really picked up speed with the last 2 episodes upping the stakes with great writing and performances, making it one of the best show on TV last year imo. Hader won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor as did Harry Winkler (somehow only his first!) - NoHo Hank was undoubtedly the fan favorite of the show and Sarah Goldberg was incredible as Sally. If you enjoy stuff from the Coen Brothers, lived in LA/NYC and/or dealt with drama/aspiring actor types, the darkness of Bojack Horseman, you should probably check out this show. A few Season 1 highlights included:
Season 2 picks up with Barry now working in a Lululemon store and NoHo Hank teaming up with the Bolivians (?). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir1_hjemxNA Bill Hader as Barry Block (nee' Berkman)     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xZ52mG1yIo&t=61s Henry Winkler as Gene M. Cousienau   Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed   Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches  Anthony Carrigan as Noho Hank   Misc Cast    SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1Let's remember those we lost in Season 1. RIP.
(I'll clean up and add more detail to the OP when I get a chance) sticksy fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Apr 1, 2019 |
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The world needs a Noho Hank spin-off/prequel.
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Mar 31, 2019 22:14
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I think if this show had ended with season 1 it would be perfect, so I’m a little trepidatious about this season. But overall I love the characters and trust the writers enough that I’m mostly excited.
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Mar 31, 2019 22:31
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Yeah I'm stoked. I've got faith in this writing team
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Apr 1, 2019 00:07
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Oh man they brought up the McDonald's Theory of Conflict Prevention. I just did a lesson loosely based around that for my students, wonder how a middle school would feel about showing an episode of Barry... Noho Hank is one of my favorite characters on TV right now.
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Apr 1, 2019 03:28
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Escobarbarian posted:I think if this show had ended with season 1 it would be perfect, so I’m a little trepidatious about this season. But overall I love the characters and trust the writers enough that I’m mostly excited. Are you the TV critic for the NYT...? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/arts/television/barry-finale-hbo-bill-hader.html
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Apr 1, 2019 03:55
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If anyone has a gif of the knife scene please share.
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Apr 1, 2019 04:09
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Barry is so fucken good. The absolutely inept replacement for Barry in the beginning just getting unceremoniously popped by the police after shooting himself in the leg was just perfect.
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Apr 1, 2019 08:58
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sticksy posted:Are you the TV critic for the NYT...? I wish!! loving awesome premiere.
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Apr 1, 2019 09:20
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Great first episode, hank is on fire.
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Apr 1, 2019 10:33
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"I will never, EVER, play an Australian." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtKCiBYSgDY&t=75s Well done, show.
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Apr 1, 2019 14:51
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Conclusions posted:"I will never, EVER, play an Australian." her Australian accent is impeccable.
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Apr 1, 2019 14:57
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Every interview I heard leading up to last night plus the little after-show vignette was centered on "people keep asking if Moss is actually dead and ... " It never occurred to me she WASN'T until they brought up that "everyone" was asking if she was. I found the finale to be pretty unambiguous. So I can't decide if I missed something, if they're gaming us for fun, or they are actually going to ret-con the finale for a twist. I hope not the latter.
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Apr 1, 2019 16:58
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Huxley posted:Every interview I heard leading up to last night plus the little after-show vignette was centered on "people keep asking if Moss is actually dead and ... " Huh - I had assumed that, too and I just re-watched the first season in the past week to make sure I hadn't missed anything subtle (and because the show is really good). I mean they showed the flashes from gun shots outside of Sally's bedroom but then again, they are pretty good at misdirection like Barry coming up behind Taylor in the stash house in S1, they didn't show the action/actual death. Maybe it's BECAUSE they had some precedent with misdirection that people might've been skeptical if they actually killed her off?
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Apr 1, 2019 19:09
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She's dead. Barry is a super killer, he doesn't shoot at someone and miss. That was the hit-you-over-the-head-it-was-so-blunt subtext of his war story in acting class.
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Apr 1, 2019 19:13
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Another Bill posted:That was the hit-you-over-the-head-it-was-so-blunt subtext of his war story in acting class. I don't know why it hadn't occurred to me before your post but it reminded me of this SNL skit that Bill Hader makes better than it has any right to be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xZ52mG1yIo
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Apr 1, 2019 20:09
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Huxley posted:Every interview I heard leading up to last night plus the little after-show vignette was centered on "people keep asking if Moss is actually dead and ... " The way they told the story, it sounded like they were also surprised that people didn't believe she was dead. Like, it wasn't their intent for it to be ambiguous, but people just couldn't accept it.
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Apr 1, 2019 20:20
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Hello I am interested in a Barry & Hank buddy-hitman season.
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Apr 2, 2019 01:27
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What a great way to start the season, Hank was amazing
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Apr 2, 2019 02:31
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That loving knife scene killed me
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Apr 2, 2019 04:25
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 Oh...haha, we're all laughing at the hand stabbing thing....
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Apr 2, 2019 07:27
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"Tell me... What here is the one thing we've wanted to dip our toes in?" "Chocolate!" "Heroin" "Heroin!" That laid me out. Wasn't ready for the knife stabby hand and it almost ended me. This show is brilliant.
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Apr 2, 2019 16:21
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I loved that Hank had some Carly Rae Jepson? blasting as he left when he intimidated Barry in the parking lot. It’s just little details like that that make this show so good.
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Apr 2, 2019 16:59
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"I'm wearing a wig. It's not my hair. This IS my shirt, though." gently caress, Hank is ze best. And his turnaround at the end... I kept expecting him to break, and be all "Oh, hey, was that convincing?" in his normal way, but no. He's not loving around anymore. 
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Apr 3, 2019 01:23
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Holy gently caress. I'm rewatching Blade Runner 2049 and Hank is totally in it as a weird dude behind the counter when K tries to get some info.
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Apr 3, 2019 01:41
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:"I'm wearing a wig. It's not my hair. This IS my shirt, though." Barry broke his heart! Can you blame him?
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Apr 3, 2019 01:52
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MokBa posted:Barry broke his heart! Can you blame him? Not at all. I loved the scene and his delivery. Man, I hope he survives this season 
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Apr 3, 2019 03:16
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He has to survive so we can get the Noho Hank spin-off that we so deserve.
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Apr 3, 2019 03:18
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I think Hank will be fine but I don't think things are going to go great for Dauterive. Between the tooth and the DNA from the can he's hosed
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Apr 3, 2019 04:43
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Milo and POTUS posted:I think Hank will be fine but I don't think things are going to go great for Dauterive. Between the tooth and the DNA from the can he's hosed Do you mean Fuches? Things didn't exactly go great for him last season, either.
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Apr 3, 2019 04:49
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That's what I said. The Bill Dauterive of murder. And I don't think he'll survive
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Apr 3, 2019 05:06
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gently caress this show is so good. Barry’s monologue juxtaposition and Hank getting real were both loving gripping
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Apr 3, 2019 06:49
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I'm not sure if it's because he's so odd looking or if he's a really good actor but intimidating hank is actually pretty spooky
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Apr 3, 2019 10:16
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It's weird how Moss' partner went from the goofy one to basically sort of replace Moss now, at least in terms of mood. Now he's got that less-than-great partner who seems to be a sillier version of him last season. Unless I'm just retroactively making him seem sillier in S1?
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Apr 3, 2019 13:03
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Milo and POTUS posted:I'm not sure if it's because he's so odd looking or if he's a really good actor but intimidating hank is actually pretty spooky He's been kind of typecast as scary criminals for awhile now. I'm really hoping this show blows up his career.
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:It's weird how Moss' partner went from the goofy one to basically sort of replace Moss now, at least in terms of mood. Now he's got that less-than-great partner who seems to be a sillier version of him last season. Unless I'm just retroactively making him seem sillier in S1? He had a few moments of detective-ing between comedic sidekick takes, so I think the groundwork is there.
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Apr 3, 2019 14:19
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I don't think he was a bad detective he was just unmotivated/didn't care but his partner is dead, and the clues seem to be still coming in.
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Apr 3, 2019 16:56
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:It's weird how Moss' partner went from the goofy one to basically sort of replace Moss now, at least in terms of mood. Now he's got that less-than-great partner who seems to be a sillier version of him last season. Unless I'm just retroactively making him seem sillier in S1? There's a bunch of really interesting interviews out there with the actor. In a nutshell, he was an up and coming talent until alopecia completely derailed his career in his mid 20s. He pulled it back together playing these 'character actor' type rolls and isn't taking a moment of this second chance for granted. Generally a pretty feel good story.
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Apr 3, 2019 19:31
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This show rules, and the first episode of S2 was just as good as last season. Can't wait for more.
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I keep clicking on this thread thinking it's the Flash thread. Well, that's my contribution. Thanks, for listening
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