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TV 19 - Simpsons Did It

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Slap Shot said:
Someplace Somewhere - S2 on HBO. Comedy/drama about a woman that returns to her smalltown in Kansas while going through a midlife crisis. It's very well done. Understated, dry, but there are some great characters and even better dialogue. Definitely not for everyone but I really enjoyed S1 and so far S2 has not disappointed.
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I really like it!

I also love the guy who plays Joel, which is funny because first time I saw him was his creepy character in AHS: nyc last year
 
French Rage said:
Haven't they done that idea a hundred times by now? Like, "The Island" from 2005?
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There is an entire subgenre of SF called "Subterranean Dystopia." It was very big when everybody had bomb shelters. The one I remember the most was either Pohl or Leinster and the hook was the population was evacuated to shelter cities, the war never happened, but the corporations in all countries discovered they could have larger profit margins by selling to a literal captive population, so they have been colluding to keep up the illusion for hundreds of years.

I would like a "reverse Idiocracy" treatment. We put the entire population underground and only ones who are rebellious enough to prefer death to confinement are released on to the surface -- where the best humans have created a paradise. A meritocracy of curiosity. Conservatives in the bowels, drowning in their own swill, fury, and superstition, liberals indulging their short-sighted moralizing running and loving the prison as the guards and bureaucrats, and then the humans up top, literally above it all and free of the noxious atmosphere of the mediocre, making art and traveling to the stars.

But I'm fairly sure you're not going to appeal to a mass audience by calling the bottom 95% useless deadweight, and saying all their beliefs and ideals are just putrefied remains of ideologies carefully instilled in them as a test of whether they are too gullible to revolt.
 
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Slap Shot said:
Then what are you basing your opinions regarding Netflix upon? I don't pay attention and have no idea either way.
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How they make their money. It isn't based on metrics and not as much about subs either. They run almost like a money laundering scheme.
 
Kepler said:
Good tip, thanks. I love Mulaney.

I wish Trevor Moore was still alive. :-(

Between them, Louis, Chapelle, and a few others this is a golden age of comedy.
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Knowing what we all know about Louis I just can't with him anymore. He was the best though. (Saw him 3 times) Chappelle is great when he isn't doing his Joe Rogan shtick. Best stream of consciousness comic I have ever seen and a trip to see live.

Personally Marc Maron is my fave these days and no one rips fascists better. Meanwhile Chris Rock has fallen off the cliff of hackness. I made it 10 minutes into his recent special and couldn't believe how bad it was. He used to be amazing!
 
Handyman said:
Meanwhile Chris Rock has fallen off the cliff of hackness. I made it 10 minutes into his recent special and couldn't believe how bad it was. He used to be amazing!
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Agreed. I zoned out through most his live special, until the final few minutes when he discussed the Oscar slap. Really wasn't worth sitting through.
 
aparch said:
Agreed. I zoned out through most his live special, until the final few minutes when he discussed the Oscar slap. Really wasn't worth sitting through.
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There were some good bits, like "you want to know if the baby is going to be Steph or Draymond", but yeah, not the solid hour of solid bits like in the 90s.
 
Finished Perry Mason S2. Excellent. I'd like to see more. If they can maintain quality I think 4-5 seasons total would be about right.

Did anyone watch the Willow series? I was reminded of that recently. I enjoy the movie of course.
 
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