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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Rapid Adapter Still making my way through the mega playlist of 70's car movies. It just switched from one Burt Reynolds movie to another Burt Reynolds movie and I didn't even notice. "Wasn't his girlfriend a blonde? Why is...oh wait, I'm on the next movie."
dr_chile The new White Lotus season has been very entertaining. The three blonde bitches who hate each other are perfect, especially the Republican in Austin. Used to serve moms like that at a brewpub out there. They would always resent having to be there as they watched their husbands get plastered on stouts in the middle of June. You'd see them sipping one of the two wines we served as their husbands spilled beer everywhere barely able to keep it together. Amazing casting/character creation.
Randall dr_chile yeah I agree. I've heard people say they aren't enjoying this season as much but this one has been my personal favorite.
Eric O 11th hour stubble Completely. I was heckling. And agree on the diminishing enjoyment by the episode. Watching Christopher Walken and John Turturro together is great- too bad it was in such a straightjacket.
Lincoln Righteous Gemstones? I thought the first episode of the new season was perfect. Noticed it was directed by Danny McBride himself.
Randall Lincoln awesome. Didn’t know that was out yet As far as Severance in the first season it was a compelling story in a world that bore a lot of questions. In the second season I felt like creating questions became more important than story telling and often I found myself asking why did the writers do this rather than why does this exist in this world
