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Writers and actors may be on strike, but [TV] persists
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Actually pretty wild that pooro brought it up in the previous thread a few days after I started the rewatch. I can't remember saying any talk here while it was still on.
Oh I talk about that show a LOT, I think it's really special
They did an impossible thing. They made a compelling longform mystery that was ALSO funny as hell, which is improbable enough, but then they did it AGAIN in the second season.
Longform mystery shows always struggle with a second season. High concept shows often struggle repeating their tricks in second seasons. Most comedies fail.
Yet there was Trial & Error, doing some of the most impressive shit I've seen in the comedy space, and it felt like nobody even CARED, it was wild
My wife and I reference the Lady Driver flagger on probably a weekly basis.
That and "Find out about my skate key"
i do not think we have ever gone more than a month without bringing this show up in conversation?
i also am constantly bringing up the fact that there was never a two-face in gotham was because harvey dent's actor played the lead in it
Well. Carry on then, and also yes everyone should check it out.
i barely remember last week
anyway this is why people should always listen to me all the time
Predictably, it looks like shit.
What's weird is that they didn't cheap out on the production of the show, it has like...actual sets and shit. So this feels like them testing the waters for what audiences will accept.
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Love Trial & Error too. Such a cool show.
But also on this note, and while it's not a comedy, it IS a long-form mystery that miraculously had a fantastic second season. I know I've beaten on the drum for Broadchurch a bunch, but it's a personal mission to get everyone here to watch it.
Doesn't hurt that the cast is bonkers. David Tennant, Olivia Coleman, Jodie Whittaker, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Arthur Darvill. Just three seasons of impossibly improving long form mysteries in a slightly odd small town full of dubious characters. Just, uh... don't go checking out the American remake, for god's sake.
That's just how it is sometimes
Buddy, don't threaten me with a good time
There’s a really good clip of him on the Oprah show and she’s clearly trying to bait him into coming out so Robin Williams just does a Robin Williams and completely sidetracks the conversation.
Nathan Lane calls him a “saint” for it and it makes me tear up a little every time.
imo Broadchurch S1 was a perfect season of television, but that it might have been better left as a single season - 2 and 3 are still fine, but don't manage to reach the same height
Hoo, boy. Distracting camera work, terrible Klingons, war crimes at the top of the season, this is a rough start
Season one is roooough. And I say that as someone who really, really loves the show. I like season one, but that's largely on the back of the second half of the season (it's split into two relatively defined arcs), and the fact that that second half arc is a take on one of my personal favorite classic Trek bits.
But yeah, it's VERY much trying to ape the bombast and drama and danger of the JJ movies, and largely taking the worst, most superficial parts of them.
If it helps, season two gets better, and then seasons 3 and 4 (especially 4) are some of my favorite Trek ever. They absolutely feel like they mostly learn the right lessons as the show goes on. It still veers a little darker than most Trek from time to time, but they steer the ship towards the stuff that works best and leave behind the stuff that doesn't.
Yeah, it's a mess. Reportedly the writer's room and other behind the scenes stuff was full of churn.
Doug Jones as Saru is great though! And without Disco we don't get SNW, so I can forgive it's sins somewhat
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The first half of s1 is real not great. It doesn’t really find its legs until s2, but when it does it takes off and never stops. Also Rainn Wilson as harry mudd rules super hard
yeah it's a marvel show on disney+
Sometime it is just one!
I don't think we really need to be more specific than "a show on disney+"
Andor was pretty good!
So it might be the best show of 2023 is what I’m saying.
Well fuck…I am SOLD