In the span of a few months I'm going to lose Parks and Recreation, Justified, AND Mad Men
What even is TV anymore
TV is Hannibal.
TV is Brooklyn 99 and New Girl.
TV is The Flash.
TV is hopefully more seasons of Agent Carter.
TV is Orange Is the New Black.
This Golden Age of TV is not over, and Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Adam Scott, Retta, Billy Eichner, Aubrey Plaza, Rob Lowe, Aziz Ansari, Mike Schur, Ben Schwartz, and the rest of the Parks cast and crew can now disperse and add their talents to several new shows.
Parks and Rec was an amazing show and it tempered and revealed the talents of so many actors and writers and I'm really excited for their careers going forward.
(I left out Chris Pratt mainly because he will be Starlord and hopefully Indiana Jones for the foreseeable future and I have no idea if he'll have time for TV ever again, but I hope he does).
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AtomicTofuShe's a straight-up supervillain, yoRegistered Userregular
In the span of a few months I'm going to lose Parks and Recreation, Justified, AND Mad Men
What even is TV anymore
you know, you could always watch the longest running television program in history, a little show called
Monday Night RAW
After last night I would not tell anyone to do this
What happened?
it was really bad
I assumed that was pretty much a given, since it's professional wrestling that's being talked about.
For those of us who don't watch wrestling, or only do so sporadically, how bad was it?
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JimothyNot in front of the foxhe's with the owlRegistered Userregular
From Sepinwall's review:
* The man seeking Leslie's help in replacing the park swing was played by Jon Daly from "Kroll Show," who played the drunk Leslie chased out of the slide in the pilot (glimpsed briefly in the finale's montage of the parks staff hard at work, Teddy Roosevelt-style). The idea is that this is the same guy a decade later, having cleaned himself up after hitting rock bottom in front of Leslie, with neither character realizing who the other is. Not something most people would notice (Daly's all but unrecognizable in the pilot cameo), but a stealth piece of full-circle casting.
In the span of a few months I'm going to lose Parks and Recreation, Justified, AND Mad Men
What even is TV anymore
you know, you could always watch the longest running television program in history, a little show called
Monday Night RAW
After last night I would not tell anyone to do this
What happened?
it was really bad
I assumed that was pretty much a given, since it's professional wrestling that's being talked about.
For those of us who don't watch wrestling, or only do so sporadically, how bad was it?
Well the biggest issue was that the only women's match of the night was 30 second long
On a 3 hour show
And has basically been the match on the powder keg that is fan outcry over how terribly WWE had handled it's women's division
Otherwise it was just a largely sloppy, pointless show. They had a big returning star, Randy Orton, who looked like he was going to be a wildcard badass good guy but instead reverted to the same bad guy persona he had before his break 4 months ago and the new rising star, Roman Reigns, who isn't that bad but is being shoved down everyone's throats Poochie-style got shoved down with extra vigor.
I'm watching the cast of Parks on Seth Meyers show right now, and Chris Pratt just told a story about how he pitched that they show how everyone died. He had two: April would die of a broken heart. Andy would die from being left in a car with the windows rolled up
I'm watching the cast of Parks on Seth Meyers show right now, and Chris Pratt just told a story about how he pitched that they show how everyone died. He had two: April would die of a broken heart. Andy would die from being left in a car with the windows rolled up
Here, Offerman offers a tribute to his late friend and colleague, which he requested be laid out in such a way so as to resemble male genitalia. ("Harris would want [it]," he writes.) What you see below is exactly how the piece ran in the upcoming print edition of The Hollywood Reporter.
I just got real sad when that Seth Meyers episode ended because now the show is for-real over
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kaceypwe stayed bright as lightningwe sang loud as thunderRegistered Userregular
edited February 2015
Aaaaaaaah Parks! (legit spoilers)
The idea to give everyone their own flash-forwards was perfect.
I had the biggest grin on my face throughout Garry's segment. Until the funeral, and then I teared up. But I love the fact that Gayle never aged.
Councilwoman Brandi Maxxxx.
I love that they gave people like Craig and Jean-Ralphio flash-forwards.
On that note, I'm a little sad that Ann and Chris didn't have their own flash-forward, but I'm assuming Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe just weren't available to film more. Same for Lucy Lawless, who would have been great to see, but again, understandable.
Credits Notes:
Horatio Sanz was playing himself.
Leslie and Ben named one of their kids Westley. Did we know that? (He's listed on the wiki as just Wesley.)
The name of the woman who dedicated the university library (ha!) to Leslie was Josephina Academia.
The minister who presided over Garry's funeral was Minister Xorpaxx-7.
Catching up on Black Sails, just watched S02e05. Interesting stuff.
After all we've seen, and after all he's done, we finally get to know what Flint's motivation is. Sure, we know he's wanted to 'civilize' Nassau for years, and the gold from the Spanish Galleon was the key, but why? It was a dream of his, one imparted by Marilyn's husband; a man he respected... and loved.
The really weird triangle with Max, Anne, and Rackham is coming to a head too, but that was always destined for an explosion.
Fucking hell! I was looking up a dude in the Banshee cast that I thought was Gil Birmingham (It was), and saw that the guy that played Benjamin Longshadow in the first season was Russel fucking Means. Which probably doesn't mean much to most folks, but it's fuckin' mindblowing to me. Dude's a certified badass - he was a major player in the American Indian Movement in the 70s, and an all-around fascinating guy. A giant asshole, frequently, but fascinating. I'm actually working on a script right now where he's a major character. Small world.
I cannot believe I didn't recognize him. He was a lot thinner and, well, older than last I saw him. Given when the season was being shot, I think it might actually have been one of his last roles before passing away. I thought the character's exit was rather abrupt; I wonder if he had health complications?
Anyway, that goes a long way (in my book) towards establishing Banshee's Indian-portrayal bonafides. They could do a much better job with getting more native actors for the roles (Nola Longshadow is particularly egregious), but the fact that Russel effin' Means was on board with the story means the writers are definitely doing something right, at least.
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you know, you could always watch the longest running television program in history, a little show called
Monday Night RAW
Steam
It's a miserable pile of singlets.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
What happened?
Why I fear the ocean.
it was really bad
very bad
TV is Hannibal.
TV is Brooklyn 99 and New Girl.
TV is The Flash.
TV is hopefully more seasons of Agent Carter.
TV is Orange Is the New Black.
This Golden Age of TV is not over, and Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Adam Scott, Retta, Billy Eichner, Aubrey Plaza, Rob Lowe, Aziz Ansari, Mike Schur, Ben Schwartz, and the rest of the Parks cast and crew can now disperse and add their talents to several new shows.
Parks and Rec was an amazing show and it tempered and revealed the talents of so many actors and writers and I'm really excited for their careers going forward.
(I left out Chris Pratt mainly because he will be Starlord and hopefully Indiana Jones for the foreseeable future and I have no idea if he'll have time for TV ever again, but I hope he does).
Steam
I assumed that was pretty much a given, since it's professional wrestling that's being talked about.
For those of us who don't watch wrestling, or only do so sporadically, how bad was it?
On a 3 hour show
And has basically been the match on the powder keg that is fan outcry over how terribly WWE had handled it's women's division
Otherwise it was just a largely sloppy, pointless show. They had a big returning star, Randy Orton, who looked like he was going to be a wildcard badass good guy but instead reverted to the same bad guy persona he had before his break 4 months ago and the new rising star, Roman Reigns, who isn't that bad but is being shoved down everyone's throats Poochie-style got shoved down with extra vigor.
now Aubrey Plaza and Jim O'Heir are making out
I had the biggest grin on my face throughout Garry's segment. Until the funeral, and then I teared up. But I love the fact that Gayle never aged.
Councilwoman Brandi Maxxxx.
I love that they gave people like Craig and Jean-Ralphio flash-forwards.
On that note, I'm a little sad that Ann and Chris didn't have their own flash-forward, but I'm assuming Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe just weren't available to film more. Same for Lucy Lawless, who would have been great to see, but again, understandable.
Credits Notes:
Horatio Sanz was playing himself.
Leslie and Ben named one of their kids Westley. Did we know that? (He's listed on the wiki as just Wesley.)
The name of the woman who dedicated the university library (ha!) to Leslie was Josephina Academia.
The minister who presided over Garry's funeral was Minister Xorpaxx-7.
Carson Daly is still on? This is legitimately shocking news.
That is all.
Why I fear the ocean.
( Already hitting play)
The really weird triangle with Max, Anne, and Rackham is coming to a head too, but that was always destined for an explosion.
I cannot believe I didn't recognize him. He was a lot thinner and, well, older than last I saw him. Given when the season was being shot, I think it might actually have been one of his last roles before passing away. I thought the character's exit was rather abrupt; I wonder if he had health complications?
Anyway, that goes a long way (in my book) towards establishing Banshee's Indian-portrayal bonafides. They could do a much better job with getting more native actors for the roles (Nola Longshadow is particularly egregious), but the fact that Russel effin' Means was on board with the story means the writers are definitely doing something right, at least.
Second season, though. This puppy's firing on all cylinders.
Vivienne cried all through the flash forwards.
This is what got me.
Satans..... hints.....