Watched the first two episodes of The Night Of. Good stuff.
SPOILER WARNING: Prestige Television Discussion
Space wrote:
Watched the first two episodes of The Night Of. Good stuff.
I was so into it for the first 2 episodes, but for some reason not at interested in finishing
Can't tell if I love High Maintenance or not. The 2nd episode stressed me out. I love the dog/dog walker episode though. Will keep plowing through it.
Insecure is great though.
Insecure is great though.
I love Insecure.
I can't handle high maint. The people are annoying af.
The Night Of really disappointed.
I can't handle high maint. The people are annoying af.
The Night Of really disappointed.
I like Divorce much better than Insecure but I have a long standing mancrush on (the acting abilities of) Thomas Haden Church.
K8teebug wrote:
I love Insecure.
I can't handle high maint. The people are annoying af.
The Night Of really disappointed.
High Maintenance does reach that Portlandia level of irritation, but it does make me chuckle. Going to give it a couple more.
From AV Club's Year End Coverage
The worst performance of 2016
Bobby Cannavale, Vinyl
The single worst TV performance of the year?and arguably the worst to ever come out of HBO?s once-unassailable prestige-drama factory. Vinyl seemingly had everything it needed to be a critical hit: a rich, historical backdrop; the built-in erudition of record-collector geekery; the powerhouse production team of Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese, and Mick Jagger; tasteful nudity. Then Bobby Cannavale?s Richie Finestra came along to crush all those ingredients up and snort them, then scream about Bo Diddley as the camera zoomed in on his quaking, sweaty face. There were a lot of things wrong with Vinyl: its tired drug clichés; its office-party celebrity-impersonator versions of musicians like David Bowie and John Lennon; its pointlessly distracting murder subplot; those irritating, magical-realist musical interstitials. But all these flaws could have been? well, if not overlooked, then at least improved upon in the series? scrapped second season, had its main character not been so one-note-of-piercing-feedback. It was a blessing when HBO finally turned it off. Granted, Cannavale wasn?t given a whole lot to work with, as Richie was an unsympathetic dick by design. But the actor?so good in small doses, as on Boardwalk Empire?was so out of his element that it was morbidly fascinating, lacking the slightest shred of charm that makes even the most irredeemable antiheroes worth rooting for, radiating nothing but rage and smarm, and delivering every line like a brick hurled through a window. Our TV is in a better, more peaceful place without him, even if it means we?ll never enjoy the cheap laugh of watching him get all coked up and scream, ?These guys are the truth!? at an ersatz Ramones.
The worst performance of 2016
Bobby Cannavale, Vinyl
The single worst TV performance of the year?and arguably the worst to ever come out of HBO?s once-unassailable prestige-drama factory. Vinyl seemingly had everything it needed to be a critical hit: a rich, historical backdrop; the built-in erudition of record-collector geekery; the powerhouse production team of Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese, and Mick Jagger; tasteful nudity. Then Bobby Cannavale?s Richie Finestra came along to crush all those ingredients up and snort them, then scream about Bo Diddley as the camera zoomed in on his quaking, sweaty face. There were a lot of things wrong with Vinyl: its tired drug clichés; its office-party celebrity-impersonator versions of musicians like David Bowie and John Lennon; its pointlessly distracting murder subplot; those irritating, magical-realist musical interstitials. But all these flaws could have been? well, if not overlooked, then at least improved upon in the series? scrapped second season, had its main character not been so one-note-of-piercing-feedback. It was a blessing when HBO finally turned it off. Granted, Cannavale wasn?t given a whole lot to work with, as Richie was an unsympathetic dick by design. But the actor?so good in small doses, as on Boardwalk Empire?was so out of his element that it was morbidly fascinating, lacking the slightest shred of charm that makes even the most irredeemable antiheroes worth rooting for, radiating nothing but rage and smarm, and delivering every line like a brick hurled through a window. Our TV is in a better, more peaceful place without him, even if it means we?ll never enjoy the cheap laugh of watching him get all coked up and scream, ?These guys are the truth!? at an ersatz Ramones.
Fleabag
some really good stuff
some really good stuff
I thought the last episode of Sherlock was one the finest things I've ever seen on TV. Turning Mrs. Hudson into a badass was genius.
Just finished The OA and found myself on reddit looking for answers and theories. Found this alternate final scene that killed me. https://youtu.be/GqQuvAl2UlU
Mars - just binge watched
I wasn't excited that much about a new Sci-fi series, but the way they interspersed it with actual footage of the current and past space programs really made this poignant and worth a watch
I wasn't excited that much about a new Sci-fi series, but the way they interspersed it with actual footage of the current and past space programs really made this poignant and worth a watch
moeszyslak wrote:
Just finished The OA and found myself on reddit looking for answers and theories. Found this alternate final scene that killed me. https://youtu.be/GqQuvAl2UlU
I'm 1/2 way through. It's crazy.
AmericanCarnage wrote:
Mars -
did I mention that the theme song is by
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis ? ?Mars Theme?
I really want to watch Legion, but don't have FX
can this be done?
Saw Amazon had the season for $15, but not sure I want to plunk down the greenbacks
can this be done?
Saw Amazon had the season for $15, but not sure I want to plunk down the greenbacks
AmericanCarnage wrote:
I really want to watch Legion, but don't have FX
can this be done?
Saw Amazon had the season for $15, but not sure I want to plunk down the greenbacks
You should talk to Space Freely about this… and other financial issues…
AmericanCarnage wrote:
I really want to watch Legion, but don't have FX
can this be done?
Saw Amazon had the season for $15, but not sure I want to plunk down the greenbacks
You can download the FX app and you should be able to watch for free for X amount of time. That's how I watched Atlanta. If you have cable/satellite you might be able to type in your provider information and get free streaming through the app. I "ran out" of time to watch Atlanta episodes for free, but after a few days of not opening the app it gave me more time… Not sure how it works exactly.
actually slapped down the $19.99 for the HD version after Trump publicly shamed me for being like Kilsaly and James Ford
but annoyingly couldn't watch it last night
but annoyingly couldn't watch it last night
AmericanCarnage wrote:
I really want to watch Legion
I though this was fantastic start and I'm hooked