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 Shoresy is a spinoff of the smash hit of iconic Canadiana, Letterkenny, and follows its titular character as he moves to Sudbury, Ontario to build up a AAA Seniors' hockey team. If you dug Letterkenny at all, you'll like this. It's the same rapid-fire comedy, although seems to balance that with a more substantial continuing plot (the hockey team) than how Letterkenny was largely shorter plotlines that existed to support the riff-based interactions. If any character was going to get a spinoff show, it was obviously Shoresy; the show pays respect to its roots with his signature relentless insults about how creatively he hosed everyone's moms. Much like Letterkenny, it's also got some incredible representation onscreen. Lots of great indigenous actors. And I think they may have even dialed up the Canadiana from the previous show. Definitely worth checking out.
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I adore me some Letterkenny, but if this show gives us a Keeso protagonist who might occasionally lose a fight or meet a woman who doesn’t immediately want to gently caress him, then that’s a welcome change of pace.
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May 25, 2022 05:11
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Haven’t seen Shoresy yet, but I wish they’d either give the hockey players first names or do away with the occasional TSN segments, because it’s awkward as all get out to have the analysts referring to these guys by last name only.
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May 25, 2022 05:21
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General Dog posted:Haven’t seen Shoresy yet, but I wish they’d either give the hockey players first names https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_8Qo8IN4DM
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May 25, 2022 05:39
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Yeah, I'm two episodes in and already they've addressed some of the expected gripes from fans in pretty humourous ways ('The Jims' obviously being the best so far). You do still get a sense that there's a bit of Mary-Sue-ism going on with Keeso writing for himself - this was why it took me more than a season to really warm up to Letterkenny - but for sure there's more humility about it in this show. Just like its progenitor, the show also has great music direction. When it's not surprisingly deep rave cuts, there's a lot of new CanCon in the soundtrack.
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May 25, 2022 05:48
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Works for me Jim Shore Jim Reilly Jim Jones (not that one) Jim Barts Jim York Jim Schultz Jim Fisk Jim Boomtown Jim McMurray Jim Jim Dickens General Dog fucked around with this message at 05:56 on May 25, 2022 |
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May 25, 2022 05:51
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He was wise in taking about 15-20% off the Shoresy voice for the spin-off.
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May 25, 2022 06:02
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I love it. It's frenetic and balls out crazy with more of a narrative than Letterkenny. 
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May 25, 2022 06:18
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Give your balls a tug, titfucker.
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May 25, 2022 06:25
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Lard, Jesus I love the Newfie. Edit: I love the Utopian Canadian conciet that everyone is fluently bilingual and simply respond to each other in their preferred language. Chef Boyardeez Nuts fucked around with this message at 06:56 on May 25, 2022 |
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May 25, 2022 06:52
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I've watched through all the available episodes and holy poo poo, this might actually be better than Letterkenny in a lot of ways. They absolutely captured the small-town Canada hockey culture pretty much to a tee! I was absolutely howling at the final scene of Episode 4, incredible! Or should I say, c'etait incroyable!
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May 25, 2022 23:25
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Do they still do that thing from Letterkenny where they all ignore what every one else is saying just so they can go back and forth with the sick puns and comedy riffs for waaay too long while the camera slowly dollies across? Do they still run a bit into the ground?
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May 26, 2022 01:06
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Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:Lard, Jesus I love the Newfie. If ya'd been to Newfoundland, ya wouldn't call 'em Newfies. stratdax posted:Do they still do that thing from Letterkenny where they all ignore what every one else is saying just so they can go back and forth with the sick puns and comedy riffs for waaay too long while the camera slowly dollies across? Do they still run a bit into the ground? Yes, but less so. As mentioned above, it's definitely got a stronger narrative than Letterkenny, it's less a vehicle for riffing jokes back and forth. The hockey trash-talk is just about the only place they go full-on into the riffage, and that was the best part of the hockey moments on the original show anyway. gently caress YOU, SHORESY!!!
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May 26, 2022 01:14
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General Dog posted:He was wise in taking about 15-20% off the Shoresy voice for the spin-off. Yeah any time you can see his face he's a lot more subdued with it. I think when he's in a stall its pretty close to the same as it was in Letterkenny though.
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May 26, 2022 03:31
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I dew ze plays by plays
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May 26, 2022 04:17
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It's reminiscent of Letterkenny S1, which had a more dramatic tones than the rest of the seasons; Stewart's S1 arc, for example. General Dog posted:He was wise in taking about 15-20% off the Shoresy voice for the spin-off. Also, Jacob Tierney is an incredibly solid director.
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May 26, 2022 08:06
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Did I mention how good the music direction is in Keeso's shows? I think he used to be a raver or something, because some of the electronic cuts are deep. Letterkenny had loads of Drum & Bass and Jungle, including DJ Fresh's Gold Dust. There's a ton of modern EDM, some really banging Trap tunes. And episode 3 had almost the entire hockey game sequence set to Elektrobank, one of my all-time favourite Chemical Brothers tunes. I know my buddy who edited some episodes of both shows is a huge junglist, but I don't think he has much say in the music direction. The Canadian content representation is tremendous too. Skoden by Snotty Nose Rez Kids is a huge track, and look out for Toronto buddies' punk band Bike Thiefs, they've got a song in an upcoming episode I think. Oh yeah, and the Canadian celebs that have made cameos are great. Jonathan Torrens, but especially Scott Thompson's appearance in E4 is incredible. I hope he's a mainstay. Mister Speaker fucked around with this message at 19:47 on May 27, 2022 |
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May 27, 2022 19:37
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Gonna pop some popcorn for the finale ice some puppers I swear to God I'd be so good to ya.
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May 27, 2022 22:42
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Good poo poo. I enjoyed the serial narrative and Shorsey's Shorseyness wasn't too grating as the main protagonist. Im glad I watched it and I hope it comes back
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May 28, 2022 03:08
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Chyah-so, I'm enjoying the absolute hell out of this show. It's all the things I liked about Letterkenny (which is starting to stretch pretty thin) but condensed and refined. I think my favorite bit is how completely genteel and saccharine Shoresy is with that press lady he's trying to court, compared to pretty much any other interaction he has with just about everyone else. Also the 'C' scene was simultaneously touching and hilarious. Only thing is in not sure what the hell happened in the last episode: So they're getting their poo poo pushed in, 5:2 on the scoreboard, they've admitted they're not gonna win, they have a nice moment with the fans, but after all of that it's still... Just the end of the third quarter? Then they're out running in the streets with the fans, talking about the next game, so they're not gonna fold like they said they would? Or is there still another quarter to go and a comeback isn't impossible? McKilligan fucked around with this message at 11:06 on May 28, 2022 |
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May 28, 2022 10:50
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McKilligan posted:Chyah-so, I'm enjoying the absolute hell out of this show. It's all the things I liked about Letterkenny (which is starting to stretch pretty thin) but condensed and refined. I think my favorite bit is how completely genteel and saccharine Shoresy is with that press lady he's trying to court, compared to pretty much any other interaction he has with just about everyone else. I had to google it but Hockey has 3 periods. I was wondering that too. But I think they realized that this loss is going to set up for them to "never lose again" because the Sioux team is going to be afraid of them from now on. So I'd guess they will still fold to keep their word but then reopen as a new team? Or they might not fold. Not really sure.
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May 28, 2022 11:34
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In this fictional four team league everyone makes the playoffs. The Sudberry Blueberry Goldendoodles, recognizing the game was lost, spent the third period beating the absolute dogshit out of the Soo. When they play again, the Soo will be broken and afraid. Now one might wonder why the Soo didn't pull their starters when the plan became clear but we're already accepting that a team could win the league with a 5-20 record so...
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May 28, 2022 14:06
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Based on reading the thread so far and taking into account the hockey mic'd up segments were some of the best moments in Letterkenny, I'm sold on checking this out.stratdax posted:Do they still do that thing from Letterkenny where they all ignore what every one else is saying just so they can go back and forth with the sick puns and comedy riffs for waaay too long while the camera slowly dollies across? Do they still run a bit into the ground? God, it got to where I was fast-forwarding through all the minute-plus pun contests amongst the main cast. They had novelty early on but it got to a point where I would think to myself "That'll do, let's keep goi--PITTER PATTER" when watching those parts.
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May 29, 2022 05:04
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Man, Shoresy and really the entire hockey scene was the absolute worst aspect of Letterkenny, but maybe some desperate night I might give this a try.
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AcidCat posted:Man, Shoresy and really the entire hockey scene was the absolute worst aspect of Letterkenny, but maybe some desperate night I might give this a try. I'm sorry.
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May 30, 2022 00:30
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I always though the worst part of Letterkenny was when everyone sits down and takes turns doing rapid-fire puns using the word "duck" or "moist". That or the time Reilly and Jonesy and Dax and Ronzy spent a whole season naming different theoretical takedown nationalities. General Dog fucked around with this message at 00:40 on May 30, 2022 |
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May 30, 2022 00:37
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I love Dax and Ronzy and that whole line of jokes kinda sucked.
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May 30, 2022 00:44
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The pun riffing isn't for everyone, a major point of contention between people who love Letterkenny and people who can't stand it. Like I said they've toned it down in favour of an actual narrative and jokes that are more substantial for the spinoff, but there's still a reserved dose of riffage every now and then. The only time it got old for me in the original show was in a later season when Stewart and Roald were riffing monikers for their DJ duo. I've been doing that for years (call me MIDI Amin) and the names they threw out were just uninspired.
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May 30, 2022 00:48
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Watch a few episodes, don't give a gently caress about Sanguinet, hasn't even made me crack a smile.
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May 30, 2022 01:00
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There's some jokes that miss, and I don't get what they were going for with the weird brothers, but aside from that it's a pretty solid little season and the third period montage in ep 6 is an absolute love note to small town hockey. Shoresy and Laura Mohr have crazy chemistry, he'd be so good to her.
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May 31, 2022 05:50
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The dick popping out was one of the greatest things ever and Idk where they're airing this but I'm surprised it made it
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May 31, 2022 09:49
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Milo and POTUS posted:The dick popping out was one of the greatest things ever and Idk where they're airing this but I'm surprised it made it the righteous gemstones have taken penis-based humor to new heights in the 21st century, so a few flaccid dicks here and there aren't that uncommon these days.
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Jun 1, 2022 04:59
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Nothing wrong with a little Crave and misbehave
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Jun 1, 2022 05:01
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Eat This Glob posted:the righteous gemstones have taken penis-based humor to new heights in the 21st century, so a few flaccid dicks here and there aren't that uncommon these days. That show also had a good dick peek reveal in season 1. What about season 2
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Jun 1, 2022 05:19
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Jody Hill has perfected the art form of humourous male nudity. It's no surprise it's rubbing off on some other producers.
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Still so tickled at how expressive Shoresey is both physically and emotionally. There are so many delightful facets to this show, like how indigenous women run the hockey world, grown men getting VERY serious about ice cream cones, and the importance of calling parents after flights and games. Still losing it at this face, it’s living in my head rent-free constantly 
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Jun 1, 2022 08:45
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i havent watched this yet but i watched a clip of shorsey arguing with kids and it was pretty good.
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the escape goat posted:Still so tickled at how expressive Shoresey is both physically and emotionally. There are so many delightful facets to this show, like how indigenous women run the hockey world, grown men getting VERY serious about ice cream cones, and the importance of calling parents after flights and games. I like that he unapologetically cries at things and people are just like "yeah"
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Pleads posted:I like that he unapologetically cries at things and people are just like "yeah" 'O Canda' plays 
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Slamhound posted:'O Canda' plays You take my lane one time tonight Apeldoorn and I'll take your entire fuckin' top row!
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