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Sukebe_GG

ExpKind Sopranos rewatch

I rewatched it a few years ago right as the Talking Sopranos podcast with Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa was starting. It's really an amazing supplement especially with all the interviews.

Señor Scratchy

I have two episodes left of THE CURSE. Does anyone actually like this show? I'm a pretty big Nathan Fielder fan but watching it is starting to feel like a chore and I'm basically holding out for an ending where someone (hopefully everyone) dies.

Randall

Señor Scratchy oh boy if you hate it now the finale isn't going to go well for you.

filthqueen666

Señor Scratchy it’s pretty excruciating. Probably the most uncomfortable I’ve ever felt watching something.

terminalsunset

Señor Scratchy I love it, but I have always wondered if it generally lands for people who don't live in New Mexico. It nails a very specific sense of cultural unease and faux-progressive neoliberalism that causes a lot of problems in this state.

SwissCheeseBack

Señor Scratchy loved the show, every scene is a nightmare. Not for everyone I'll say that

Señor Scratchy

terminalsunset I do enjoy that aspect of it.. I live in Portland, have family in Santa Fe, so i definitely get the types of people and the issues they’re satirizing.

For me the pain is in how despicable the main characters are, plus the awkward juxtaposition of Emma Stone’s great performance versus the cruddy improv style acting of Nathan and his bro Dougie. She is utterly convincing as a clueless woke white lady, while the other two appear to be auditioning for a Sonic commercial or something.

dr_chile

terminalsunset Nailed it. First time I've ever heard an accurate New Mexican accent in a television series. Breaking Bad didn't even have that. And to think the people to nail that kind of authenticity would be Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie!??

I can see how other people wouldn't be into it but the last episode was probably the most interesting hour of TV I've seen in ages.

terminalsunset

Señor Scratchy I do think that’s a fair point about the stark differences in performances. I could see how that would take you out of it. I find Benny Safdie’s performance a bit more nuanced and interesting because I think it’s difficult to know who his character “really is” because I read him as someone hiding from himself, but it can come across as stilted at times for sure. I’m not sure if I buy Fielder as an actor overall, but I still find him compelling. Emma Stone’s performance is pretty amazing, just the repression and fakeness slowly crumpling on itself. Nightmare! She outclasses the others by a wide margin.

paperhose

jdefacto My favorite part too. What is in those chalises of juice they are all drinking?

Rapid Adapter

Been watching "Great Migrations" on PBS. Third episode on tonight.

Sukebe_GG

Yeah The Curse was a bit of a mindfuck and hard to pin down as far as good, great, or wouldn't recommend unless you XXX.
I loved Nathan for the People but never dove into The Rehearsal- worth it? I see there's a second season of The Rehearsal coming out...

Señor Scratchy

Sukebe_GG The Rehearsal starts out goofy, then goes off the deep end and leaves you shaking your head. I really enjoyed it though. Psyched about a 2nd season.

Rapid Adapter

Documentary about the US wiping out an indigenous pig species in Haiti. Serves as kind of a smaller scale version of the buffalo slaughter & it's resulting ill effects on the indigenous population. The difference here being that the Creole Pig extinction was carried out in the last fifty years.

Randall

On my flight to Mexico City tried the Dune series. It is laughably horrible. Couldn’t make it through the first episode. They have season 3 of Curb though. Haven’t watched the early seasons in a long time and loving it

Sukebe_GG

Randall I just started rewatching from season one of Curb. Such a time capsule and definitely still hits!

JessVex

Eric O

Watched that Severance finale and spoiler alert it's all Patricia Arquette saying "Oh Hi Mark" in a bunch of white hallways.

Mr Milkshake dancing is the only good thing in this show. Spin off Dance Class Instructor series please!

Randall

Eric O I was really hoping for a Newhart ending where the entire thing was just Jack Shephard's dream.

11th hour stubble

Randall

Eric O

agreed, the scene where he is talking to his innie via the video camera seems like it could be a verbatim transcription from the writers room as they quickly try to pull the details out of their arses.

Randall

I just saw that Severance is renewed for a third season. For the love of god why? I enjoyed the show, however my level of enjoyment has diminished with each episode of season two, but I really can't see why there is a need for another season of this.

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