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#526 Post by Hokahey » Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:13 pm

I hate sitcoms. I hate almost anything on basic cable or network TV.

But as a big Super Troopers fan, I've been really happy with Tacoma FD. There are definitely stupid moments, but the majority of it is really, really funny in the way Super Troopers was. Small, subtle jokes that you either get or you don't. The Ike character in particular is hilarious.

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#527 Post by parklife03 » Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:06 am

Watching Brooklyn 99. I love sitcoms, as I tend to watch series and movies when I want to get away from everything.

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#528 Post by mockbee » Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:32 am

GLOW
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Really, really good. 80s snapshot, excellent acting and writing. It doesn't cut corners and is really smart and very funny.

I'm well into the third season and it's still good. :thumb:



GLOW is an American comedy-drama web television series created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch for Netflix.[1] The series revolves around a fictionalization of the characters and gimmicks of the 1980s syndicated women's professional wrestling circuit, the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (or GLOW) founded by David McLane.[2]

The first season consists of 10 episodes and was released on June 23, 2017.[3][4] On August 10, 2017, Netflix renewed the series for a second season of 10 episodes, which was released on June 29, 2018.[5] The series was renewed on August 20, 2018, for a third season, which was released on August 9, 2019.[6][7] On September 20, 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season.[8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLOW_(TV_series)


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#529 Post by perkana » Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:23 pm

mockbee wrote:
Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:32 am
GLOW
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Really, really good. 80s snapshot, excellent acting and writing. It doesn't cut corners and is really smart and very funny.

I'm well into the third season and it's still good. :thumb:



GLOW is an American comedy-drama web television series created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch for Netflix.[1] The series revolves around a fictionalization of the characters and gimmicks of the 1980s syndicated women's professional wrestling circuit, the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (or GLOW) founded by David McLane.[2]

The first season consists of 10 episodes and was released on June 23, 2017.[3][4] On August 10, 2017, Netflix renewed the series for a second season of 10 episodes, which was released on June 29, 2018.[5] The series was renewed on August 20, 2018, for a third season, which was released on August 9, 2019.[6][7] On September 20, 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season.[8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLOW_(TV_series)

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the show was cancelled :nyrexall:
“GLOW: The Movie”?
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-a ... a%20movie.

Actor Marc Maron is planting that idea to give the Netflix series some creative closure.

Netflix announced its reversal of a Season 4 renewal for “GLOW” this week due to the COVID-19 pandemic and largely cited financial challenges involved in keeping the physically intimate show afloat.
The wrestling comedy, which stars Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin as some of the ’80s-era Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, had already begun production on a few episodes of its fourth season when lockdown orders in L.A. County went into place.

Then a decision was made to ditch the remainder of the season because the increasing costs of shooting safely during the pandemic made it too expensive to continue producing.

“You don’t want to do the show anymore, but let us make a movie. Right? Let us wrap it up in a two-hour Netflix movie,” Maron said Tuesday on Instagram Live with his fans. (Watch it below around the 13-minute mark. Note: There is some swearing in the video.)

“They had the whole season laid out. We know where it’s going to go. Why don’t you give the showrunners [Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch], the writers and the cast an opportunity to finish the story in a movie? I think that would be the best thing,” he added.

The “WTF” podcast host, who played struggling filmmaker Sam Sylvia in the Emmy-winning series, urged fans and followers to tweet at Netflix that they’re upset about the cancellation and perhaps demand a revival. (It wouldn’t be the first time Netflix has changed course on a series or rescued a canceled one from a competitor.)

Maron explained that turning the show into a movie would take the financial pressure off and allow the streamer to be more economical with shooting. A movie would mean fewer directors and less production time, he said.

“I think they could do it in less time than it would take to do the show,” he said, teasing that the ideas in place for his character and his love interest, Ruth (Brie), were “gonna be good.”

Maron confirmed that Netflix didn’t want to pay to keep the large set pieces “alive anymore,” explaining that the show required the maintenance of two sound stages and an office space indefinitely, or until production was to resume on the show in spring 2021.

“Who knows where we’re going to be in May? Who knows if we’re even going to be a country come January — that’s functioning. It’s barely functioning now,” Maron said. “And all these protocols when I talk to people on sets ... it does not sound like fun to be on a set right now, and judging from ‘SNL’ last week, it does not look fun.”

It is unclear if Netflix plans to air that lone completed episode or how creators might button up lingering storylines in another capacity. Season 3, which began streaming in August 2019, ended on another show-resetting cliffhanger that saw the women leave their Las Vegas lifestyle behind, with many characters going their separate ways. Maron’s Sam and Brie’s Ruth also were pulled apart after briefly coming back together.

Maron suspected that a change of executives resulted in Netflix’s decision to stop the show. He added that some cast members received partial payment.

Netflix representatives for “GLOW” did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment.

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#530 Post by mockbee » Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:43 pm

That sucks..... :conf:

Did you watch it? Like it?

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#531 Post by perkana » Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:45 pm

I did, and I love it.
In fact, I missed wrestling so much that I've bought online access for the whole month to watch Mexican wrestling every Friday.

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#532 Post by clickie » Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:32 pm

You guys ever seen this movie
[youtubexmihht20Z0E][/youtube]

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#533 Post by kv » Sun Oct 18, 2020 11:17 pm

Nope

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#534 Post by Artemis » Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:31 am

I'm 2 episodes into The Queen's Gambit- excellent!




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#535 Post by SR » Mon Nov 09, 2020 10:51 am

^ :rockon:

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#536 Post by perkana » Mon Nov 09, 2020 7:34 pm

Anya Taylor-Joy is my newest crush :love:
She's such a chameleon.
A tv series I recently watched that I really enjoyed is Merlí on Netflix (Catalan series)
The last season was a bit soapish but nevertheless, I liked it a lot.
Can't wait for The Crown's new season this Sunday.

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#537 Post by nausearockpig » Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:14 pm

I'm on the final season of The Man in the High Castle. Really enjoying it, but seeing all the Nazi shit everywhere makes me feel yuck.

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#538 Post by creep » Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:43 pm

Artemis wrote:
Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:31 am
I'm 2 episodes into The Queen's Gambit- excellent!



I liked it too.

I'm a few episodes in to The Undoing on HBO. Really good so far.


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#539 Post by Artemis » Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:20 pm

The first episode of the new series, "Your Honor" was good.


Pretty good cast...Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Margo Martindale,Isiah Whitlock Jr.,Michael Stuhlbarg


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#540 Post by Larry B. » Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:11 pm

Just finished series 4 of The Crown. Really good, although a bit weaker than previous seasons. Anderson was magnificent, truly outstanding.

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#541 Post by clickie » Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:30 pm

Only two more days of Jeopardy left with Alex Trebek if anyone cares. Then he had to step down because his pancreatic cancer became too much.

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#542 Post by mockbee » Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:24 pm

Pretend It's A City with Fran Lebowitz and Martin Scorsese


Really, really good. If you've lived in New York or frequented the City it's really funny, good even if you haven't.
Haven't laughed that hard in a while. :rockon:
There's like 7 or 8 episodes so far.
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Sitting down with filmmaker Martin Scorsese, humorist Fran Lebowitz weighs in on New York City tourists, money, subways, the arts, and the not-so-simple act of walking in Times Square.



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#543 Post by clickie » Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:24 pm

Oh a new season of Impractical Jokers starts tonight those guys are hilarious

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#544 Post by clickie » Thu Feb 04, 2021 1:08 pm

You know what movie I miss that one Falcon and the Snowman

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#545 Post by mockbee » Thu Feb 04, 2021 1:13 pm

I thought this pandemic would be a good time to catch up on movies...ive downloaded a couple dozen ive been meaning to watch......

I've watched two so far.... :neutral:

Luckily it looks like this will continue another 6-9 months before we can get back to things......maybe this year will be better for watching.... :thumb: :eyes:

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#546 Post by trevor ayer » Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:41 pm

death in paradise
your honor
the flight attendant
the wolf of snow hollow
that new aubrey plaza black bear or something was cool

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#547 Post by nausearockpig » Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:19 pm

WandaVision. It's a trip, and cool. Not sure why people aren't getting what's going on though.. :lolol:

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#548 Post by chaos » Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:49 pm

mockbee wrote:
Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:24 pm
Pretend It's A City with Fran Lebowitz and Martin Scorsese


Really, really good. If you've lived in New York or frequented the City it's really funny, good even if you haven't.
Haven't laughed that hard in a while. :rockon:
There's like 7 or 8 episodes so far.
:cool:

Sitting down with filmmaker Martin Scorsese, humorist Fran Lebowitz weighs in on New York City tourists, money, subways, the arts, and the not-so-simple act of walking in Times Square.


I binged this. It is funny. I didn't know Scorsese and Lebowitz were close friends.

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#549 Post by SR » Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:15 pm

I get her, and I generally agree with her observations, but I wouldn't want to know her.

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#550 Post by mockbee » Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:46 am

chaos wrote:
Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:49 pm


I binged this. It is funny. I didn't know Scorsese and Lebowitz were close friends.
It think the relationship consists of her endless riffing, and him laughing his ass off.... :lol:

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