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neongrey posted:yeah I was shocked to discover that she's the only one of this cast younger than me
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In one of the few times I don't regret reading Youtube comments, someone down there pointed this out:
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Snowy posted:This is making me imagine a Trump-hosted Apprentice/Taskmaster crossover and I hate it I was going to make a Trump joke when I read that post, but then I saw the new episode discussion start so I had to quit before reading further  MisterZimbu posted:In one of the few times I don't regret reading Youtube comments, someone down there pointed this out: What in the blue hell is going on there?
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I think they may have tried to remove his reflection as some sort of an easter egg? ^ From around the 28:17 mark
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Yeah, they removed his reflection in the task's intro (the reflection that is there is the scarecrow). I'm basically going to be watching every mirror like a hawk from here on out.
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Mar 30, 2024 15:40
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Mar 30, 2024 16:09
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And yet he managed to cross running water.
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Junkenstein posted:And yet he managed to cross running water.  he didn't - he got in and back out. The reflection editing is awesome.
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I imagine Alex had to invite him in the house, too.
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MisterZimbu posted:In one of the few times I don't regret reading Youtube comments, someone down there pointed this out: the comments on these are usually pretty nice and friendly; I saw that one too, really funny
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That's hilarious and I hope they keep it up for the whole season.
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Did John Robins just spoil the warm-up task in the podcast?
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Mar 30, 2024 22:41
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmqMWnh3omg They hide some fun stuff in the that Youtube Shorts tab.
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Junkenstein posted:And yet he managed to cross running water. does the Castlevania anime(??) literally have a scene where even vampires themselves dont know how their weakness work? like a viking vampire being very insistent that baths and boats dont count because he bathes and been on boats. drat a supernatural/halloween taskmaster would be fun.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2024/03/30/taskmaster-is-the-white-lotus-of-the-entertainment-world/amp/quote:There are already numerous incarnations of Taskmaster, which started as a show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival worldwide. However, would the pair consider bringing the UK show to the US?
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https://twitter.com/horneislife/status/1774077738179018982
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Ah. The true answer to who would be the best U.S. Taskmaster and Assistant, clearly, was Greg Davies and Alex Horne the whole time. Schwarzenegger and DeVito would kill it on the show.
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Oh wow I always thought it was fake because Greg has made comments about him pretending to use it. Not sure about this series yet. I enjoyed the episode but nobody immediately stood out to me good or bad. Just an average (average being good because it's Taskmaster) season thus far. Will have to see how it goes as the cast grows on me. Last season is a tough act to follow with multiple people just immediately standing out first episode.
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My stuntcast is Tina Fey as TM and Jack McBrayer as assistant. Or Conan and Jack. But Jack.
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Nick Offerman could easily dip back into the Ron Swanson well for TM duties.
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Dr. Fraiser Chain posted:Nick Offerman and Aubrey Plaza?? No, Plaza isn't the right type. I could see her personally being fine with eating disgusting food, enduring small amounts of physical abuse or being partially stripped for the sake of the task, but where it's funny when it happens to Alex I don't think the audience would take to it happening to her the same way.
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Ravenson posted:No, Plaza isn't the right type. I could see her personally being fine with eating disgusting food, enduring small amounts of physical abuse or being partially stripped for the sake of the task, but where it's funny when it happens to Alex I don't think the audience would take to it happening to her the same way. Yeah, I don't see it. Nick Offerman as Taskmaster yes, but Aubrey Plaza playing another "basically mute 20-something not interested in anything getting dragged along to things and doing the bare minimum and most of the time not even that" worked in support cast in Parks & Rec but would be a terrible TM assistant.
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It might work if we change the assistant's role from "obsequious to TM, generally useless to contestants" to "indifferent to TM, utterly antagonistic to contestants." Otherwise the dynamic between Offerman and Plaza in TM would be  But if we're to keep the Greg/Alex dynamic, then give me Offerman as the TM and someone absolutely ridiculous as the assistant. Like John Cena or the gigantic man playing Reacher on Amazon. Jon Hamm has comedy chops (  ) as well, although most of the names I'm tossing out are probably too big for TV hosting these days.Also, I haven't watched the new episode yet but I'm a little concerned that TM USA and related stuntcasting chat is getting as much attention 
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Trabant posted:Also, I haven't watched the new episode yet but I'm a little concerned that TM USA and related stuntcasting chat is getting as much attention I don't love Steve Pemberton; he has a "tim vine but squicks me out less" vibe, but other than my own personal issue this is a good cast and I get the feeling things are going to go delightfully unhinged
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Wungus posted:Don't worry, it's very good. It's always interesting to see just one half of a comedy/writing duo on something like Taskmaster where they're required to put their personality on display and you find out precisely what quirks they contribute to the joint scripts. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith can write some really macabre, pitch black comedy/drama, but even in their darkest pieces there's always these delightfully silly flashes of old-school puns, and I always wondered which one of them kept popping them in. And now I know!
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I'm more questioning *where* it would go, rather than who. Because Greg and Alex? That's the show. Makes sense. Joel McHale would make sense in his world of clip show and heckling, but then you'll need to find a nerdy sidekick like a BDG or a Sam Reich to help. But I'm more on the "Comedy Central hosed this up so much", "The CW pulled it after one episode of Series 8, Episode 1", what network will pick it up? Or is this going to Roku Channel like American Baking Show?
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just have greg and alex do your big american show is definitely the simplest and least-fuckupable solution, i hope they try it
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eke out posted:just have greg and alex do your big american show is definitely the simplest and least-fuckupable solution, i hope they try it While that could be really good it would surely mean less time spent on the UK show. I could imagine them cutting down to one season per year if they did that.
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Yeah if the show has become as popular as it seems in the US then it sorta stands to reason the hosts are a largeish part of that, people would probably like seeing their favourite comedians/funny adjacent people getting judged by Greg and being helped/hindered by Alex in the tasks.
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stev posted:While that could be really good it would surely mean less time spent on the UK show. I could imagine them cutting down to one season per year if they did that. yeah they have been on an absolutely breakneck pace -- two full seasons of 10 each every year -- so frankly I am assuming seasons in the future will eventually be slowing down even if they don't expand in any way. on the other hand alex seems to both love working and to be extremely aware of how insanely lucky he is to have this caught on like it has, maybe he'll keep pressing as long as someone'll let him (and greg shoots for like 2 weeks a year so it's whatever for him) eke out fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Apr 1, 2024 |
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To me a cool solution would be to continue to make two series a year, and commit to a heavy mix of UK and US talent and switch back and forth each season for the live shows. If the show is the same but there's a season with 4 US, 1 UK contestants, it would potentially work in both markets, especially if some of the US talent is quite recognizable in the UK. Then start mixing in more of the UK folks until each season it's always 3/2 one way or the other. I'm sure the rights and logistics to do something like that are a nightmare, but beyond that the only real format downside is if you essentially keep going and just open the show more to the US, you can't reuse a bunch of tasks that the UK audience has already seen. But if it's a new version, there are so many great tasks that would be new to so many people.
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Presumably they would have a lot more weight behind getting more creative control over the whole thing - what with the Comedy Central one changing so much but then tanking and yet there's a clear audience and devout fanbase for it very well established. If they were in this position five years ago would imagine any number of streaming services would have funded it in a heartbeat, Netflix, Hulu, Apple, Amazon etc. but they're both probably less freewheeling with their programming and probably favor properties they can completely own. Still idk. This can't be that an expensive a show to put on.
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I can see Apple jumping on it. They're still building up their library and have tons of cash to spend.
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Rochallor posted:I understand there's not always a lot to talk about between series, but yeah this is the exact conversation every single time it comes up. Doing a search for 'Conan' comes up with the following dates: Too optimistic. I didn't think this episode was very funny.
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Trabant posted:I can see Apple jumping on it. They're still building up their library and have tons of cash to spend. Doesn’t fit apple’s branding. I don’t see it. The show is cheap enough to produce and right in their wheelhouse that Netflix could easily pick it up. Netflix REALLY likes picking up shows with large back catalogues and multi-national versions. By all accounts this show hits all the right notes for them, providing the international rights aren’t a clusterfuck. As far as hosts, Alex has been transparent that he’s quite happy with how AUS/NZ has been handled, so I don’t see why they’d do it any different. We can theorycraft all we want but there is no shortage in America of rear end in a top hat-adjacent & geeky/subservient hosts to choose from. The Alex character is much harder to choose, but it shouldn’t be an issue. From a quick list skim, I’d say any of the following could work in nearly any combo… TMs: Conan Joel Mchale Craig Ferguson Michelle wolf Bill burr Daniel tosh Sarah Silverman Nicki glasser Chelsea handler Assistant: Brian poshen David cross Eric Andre Zack galifanackis Kristen sacaal I’ve run out of time to think of more, but this thread always is thinking of perfect hosts, when there are plenty that would easily be successful.
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the deal of the assistant is that they're a main writer and responsible for actually caring about how tasks go, it's a weird mix of a starring role and a producer. to be good you gotta cast a weird little guy for it that wants to write (see: AU, NZ), not someone with multiple houses that's been on tv for 30+ years eke out fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Apr 1, 2024 |
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eke out posted:the deal of the assistant is that they're a main writer and responsible for actually caring about how tasks go, it's a weird mix of a starring role and a producer. Why would the assistant have to be the main writer? That's the case for Horne but only because he came up with the whole idea. I think the NZ assistant has said they have a team and he contributes a bit.
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haha yeah i was hedging as 'a' main writer for that reason. they don't have to be a sole like alex, but i think the fact that they are involved is directly part of why those shows have worked. i don't think it's for an extremely famous person eke out fucked around with this message at 22:29 on Apr 1, 2024 |
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Irisi posted:Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith can write some really macabre, pitch black comedy/drama, but even in their darkest pieces there's always these delightfully silly flashes of old-school puns, and I always wondered which one of them kept popping them in. And now I know! TelevisedInsanity posted:Joel McHale would make sense in his world of clip show and heckling, but then you'll need to find a nerdy sidekick like a BDG or a Sam Reich to help.
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