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A [TV] Thread for Discussing Television

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    Jedoc wrote: »
    Jason Mantzoukas needs to be in more things.

    This is always true, but is it in response to anything in particular?

    He needs to always be with Scott Auckerman.
    They are insane

  • Theodore FlooseveltTheodore Floosevelt proud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelo dorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered User regular
    i need like, a version of the prestige

    but the two magicians are scottie auks and zouks

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    edited May 2017
    i need like, a version of the prestige

    but the two magicians are scottie auks and zouks

    With Andy Daly as the beleaguered assistant they share

    Poorochondriac on
  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Jon Gabrus as president of both of their fan clubs who has to choose

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  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    i need like, a version of the prestige

    but the two magicians are scottie auks and zouks

    With Andy Daly as the beleaguered assistant they share

    There was a cbb where they were all in and daly was playing a character with making vaguely suicidal statements. They broke character to point out that all of Andy daly s characters seemed to want to kill themselves and if was ok. Then proceeded to have Andy daly not only not break character but to do all of the characters he did on the show and jump out the window in order.
    It was fucked up and delightful

  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    They'd have to find someone new to play Tesla though.

    And that's impossible.

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  • MalReynoldsMalReynolds The Hunter S Thompson of incredibly mild medicines Registered User regular
    Bloods End wrote: »
    i need like, a version of the prestige

    but the two magicians are scottie auks and zouks

    With Andy Daly as the beleaguered assistant they share

    There was a cbb where they were all in and daly was playing a character with making vaguely suicidal statements. They broke character to point out that all of Andy daly s characters seemed to want to kill themselves and if was ok. Then proceeded to have Andy daly not only not break character but to do all of the characters he did on the show and jump out the window in order.
    It was fucked up and delightful

    I remember that! They all kept jumping out the window. Some of them would just come in and say their catchphrase and then defenestrate themselves.

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    Bloods End wrote: »
    i need like, a version of the prestige

    but the two magicians are scottie auks and zouks

    With Andy Daly as the beleaguered assistant they share

    There was a cbb where they were all in and daly was playing a character with making vaguely suicidal statements. They broke character to point out that all of Andy daly s characters seemed to want to kill themselves and if was ok. Then proceeded to have Andy daly not only not break character but to do all of the characters he did on the show and jump out the window in order.
    It was fucked up and delightful

    Yeah, "Andy Daly's Cavalcade of Suicides" is one of my favorite podcast moments of all time

    Shame it requires like six hours of back-listening to land properly

  • Theodore FlooseveltTheodore Floosevelt proud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelo dorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered User regular
    Sorce wrote: »
    They'd have to find someone new to play Tesla though.

    And that's impossible.

    every other supporting character not yet mentioned is played by paul f tompkins and/or lauren lapkus

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  • Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    chromdom wrote: »
    Some ministers can definitely marry. And would probably be looked at oddly if they didn't.

    I'm internet ordained and married and drink and eat casseroles. But I'm only ordained in the order of "online church who accepts Paypal" so I probably don't count.

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    It's exactly as meaningful as the rest of them.

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I married some friends of mine. Just had to have my notary license!

  • Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    We were watching a terrible reality show, Downeast Dickering, about guys up here in Maine who barter for things. One of them was asked to run a wedding and went online to get ordained. My wife and college buddy were discussing if that was even possible, so I did the sensible thing and used my cell phone and Paypal account to become ordained during the commercial break.

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I'd always understood it was kinda iffy as to what states recognize those online ordainments
    Going for the notary public seems to cover you a little better

  • JayKaosJayKaos Registered User regular
    My state at least you need both the ordainment and to be registered as an officiant - something like 25 bucks. Only laziness has prevented me from doing all that.

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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    I'm starting to develop a new universal theory that Netflix shows should all be 30 minute episodes

    All of my favorite ones are the 30 minute ones (BoJack Horseman, With Bob & David, Master Of None, Wet Hot American Summer)

    the only exception to this rule I can think of is Orange Is The New Black, and I bet that show would still be better as half-hours

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  • TurambarTurambar Independent Registered User regular
    I think the Marvel shows at least would be better with either shorter episodes or fewer episodes per season

    The later ones are spinning their wheels too much

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    I'm starting to develop a new universal theory that Netflix shows should all be 30 minute episodes

    All of my favorite ones are the 30 minute ones (BoJack Horseman, With Bob & David, Master Of None, Wet Hot American Summer)

    the only exception to this rule I can think of is Orange Is The New Black, and I bet that show would still be better as half-hours

    I like House of Cards being a full hour!

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Mr. G wrote: »
    I'm starting to develop a new universal theory that Netflix shows should all be 30 minute episodes

    All of my favorite ones are the 30 minute ones (BoJack Horseman, With Bob & David, Master Of None, Wet Hot American Summer)

    the only exception to this rule I can think of is Orange Is The New Black, and I bet that show would still be better as half-hours

    I like House of Cards being a full hour!

    I mean, it's really difficult to build an entire house of cards in a half-hour. An hour gives you a bit more time to be careful about how you place them.

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Mr. G wrote: »
    I'm starting to develop a new universal theory that Netflix shows should all be 30 minute episodes

    All of my favorite ones are the 30 minute ones (BoJack Horseman, With Bob & David, Master Of None, Wet Hot American Summer)

    the only exception to this rule I can think of is Orange Is The New Black, and I bet that show would still be better as half-hours

    I like House of Cards being a full hour!

    I mean, it's really difficult to build an entire house of cards in a half-hour. An hour gives you a bit more time to be careful about how you place them.
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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Autocorrect. My nemesis!

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  • rhylithrhylith Death Rabbits HoustonRegistered User regular
    Turambar wrote: »
    I think the Marvel shows at least would be better with either shorter episodes or fewer episodes per season

    The later ones are spinning their wheels too much

    Fewer eps probably. Every season seems to have about 3 episodes where they just spin their wheels.

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    I used to think that House Of Cards was a show that started strong and tailed off, but after watching Season 1 again I can confirm that it didn't actually start strong.

  • JimothyJimothy Not in front of the fox he's with the owlRegistered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    I'm starting to develop a new universal theory that Netflix shows should all be 30 minute episodes

    All of my favorite ones are the 30 minute ones (BoJack Horseman, With Bob & David, Master Of None, Wet Hot American Summer)

    the only exception to this rule I can think of is Orange Is The New Black, and I bet that show would still be better as half-hours

    But the best episode of Master of None is an hour!

  • Theodore FlooseveltTheodore Floosevelt proud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelo dorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered User regular
    Tube wrote: »
    I used to think that House Of Cards was a show that started strong and tailed off, but after watching Season 1 again I can confirm that it didn't actually start strong.

    I liked the couple of eps in season 1 with him out of DC, though I haven't watched them again (or continued watching the show)

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  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Tube wrote: »
    I used to think that House Of Cards was a show that started strong and tailed off, but after watching Season 1 again I can confirm that it didn't actually start strong.

    I thought it was pretty good as long as it was roughly tracking the UK plotline, but as soon as they lost that anchoring point it went totally off the rails. The melodrama was both more believable and bearable when the stakes were lower, basically.

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    tynic wrote: »
    Tube wrote: »
    I used to think that House Of Cards was a show that started strong and tailed off, but after watching Season 1 again I can confirm that it didn't actually start strong.

    I thought it was pretty good as long as it was roughly tracking the UK plotline, but as soon as they lost that anchoring point it went totally off the rails. The melodrama was both more believable and bearable when the stakes were lower, basically.

    I think what they didn't appreciate is that the original is fun. It's a silly story about a charming, evil politician and it goes like a train. I understand that Robin Wright Penn is probably super excited to play Claire as a complex and morally compromised character but it was way, way more fun to have her be Lady Macbeth.

    The original also had a plot that didn't require every single career machiavellian aside from the lead to be utterly stupid and naive.

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    The UK version is definitely far less idiotic.

  • Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    My girlfriend has been watching a lot of Sherlock since the new season posted to Netflix. Without going into spoiler territory, has it always been this idiotic? I remember the first season/series being fairly clever but not quite as far up its own butt

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    The first season was by far the best
    The last one was an astounding train wreck

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    My girlfriend has been watching a lot of Sherlock since the new season posted to Netflix. Without going into spoiler territory, has it always been this idiotic? I remember the first season/series being fairly clever but not quite as far up its own butt

    Yeah it's always been utterly fucking cretinous.
    tynic wrote: »
    The UK version is definitely far less idiotic.

    I think it's that the plot of the original honestly doesn't make a lot of sense with the US political system. He could plausibly unseat a prime minister and then quietly see off his competition for the leadership role in the original. Things had to get incredibly fucking tortured for him to
    become VP, then president, without anyone realising he was an ultra dick. The fact that once they do get to that point all they could think to do was have him fuck up over and over again didn't help. F U works better as brutally competent and totally uncaring.

  • DracomicronDracomicron Registered User regular
    Honestly, with real politics, there's nowhere for House of Cards to go that is in any way shocking anymore. Frank works as a counter to Obama. He's a paragon of virtue if you juxtapose him with Trump.

  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    My girlfriend has been watching a lot of Sherlock since the new season posted to Netflix. Without going into spoiler territory, has it always been this idiotic? I remember the first season/series being fairly clever but not quite as far up its own butt

    oh no, each season crawled further and further up its own ass

    by the season 4 finale it has become nothing but self-parody

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  • Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    Yeah we watched part of that one last night, she fell asleep right around the part where Sherlock and friends were forced into a sophie's choice deathtrap for the, what, third time that episode. Never pressed Stop so fast in my damn life

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    Honestly, with real politics, there's nowhere for House of Cards to go that is in any way shocking anymore. Frank works as a counter to Obama. He's a paragon of virtue if you juxtapose him with Trump.

    The original FU had death squads.

  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    Tube wrote: »
    I used to think that House Of Cards was a show that started strong and tailed off, but after watching Season 1 again I can confirm that it didn't actually start strong.

    That's how I feel about Heroes

  • GustavGustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
    I'm going to write a fucking dissertation of the season 4 finale of Sherlock because it was that bad.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Tube wrote: »
    I used to think that House Of Cards was a show that started strong and tailed off, but after watching Season 1 again I can confirm that it didn't actually start strong.

    That's how I feel about Heroes

    Heroes had one pretty good episode, a lot of mediocre ones, but mostly really direly bad ones

    remember the Taskmaster girl who got kidnapped and then just vanished from the show?

  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    i tried live tweeting it, but the sheer density of insanity made it impossible

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    Gustav wrote: »
    I'm going to write a fucking dissertation of the season 4 finale of Sherlock because it was that bad.

    I actually saw one of those pretentious film Youtubers say it was a masterpiece or whatever and pretty much stopped watching Youtube film people after that.

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