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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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That’s good to hear. Jean Smart was on Fresh Air earlier in the week and I’ve been a fan of hers since Designing Women (she and Annie Potts were the best things about the show). It sounded like an interesting show and I was looking forward to it before your post. Now even moreso!
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Dunno that this needs its own thread but we watched the first two episodes and it's fun. Jean Smart is so good.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Nearly checked this out last night, but started up Lovecraft Country instead.
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wease wrote:That’s good to hear. Jean Smart was on Fresh Air earlier in the week and I’ve been a fan of hers since Designing Women (she and Annie Potts were the best things about the show). It sounded like an interesting show and I was looking forward to it before your post. Now even moreso!
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dad wrote:
wease wrote:That’s good to hear. Jean Smart was on Fresh Air earlier in the week and I’ve been a fan of hers since Designing Women (she and Annie Potts were the best things about the show). It sounded like an interesting show and I was looking forward to it before your post. Now even moreso!
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How’s this one been going, trag? We’ve not gotten to start it yet.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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saw the first two and they were good yeah. Jean Smart is so fucking good.
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This is the year of Jean Smart. Really enjoying this, it's no Barry but it's fun.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Mickey wrote:it's no Barry
Seriously what is though? I can’t think of anything that comes close.
Yeah it's by far the best comedy on TV--I would say in the last decade, maybe?
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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ok, ill try with Barry again.

And yes, Jean Smart deserves every award of 2021
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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man, ep 5 was awesome and super dark

loved it
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Mickey wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Mickey wrote:it's no Barry
Seriously what is though? I can’t think of anything that comes close.
Yeah it's by far the best comedy on TV--I would say in the last decade, maybe?
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been very disinterested in television lately but this thread has persuaded me to check it. will report back.
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well, tonight ill dive into the finale.

Season 1 is so far, so good. Jean Smart deserves all the awards this year with this one and Mare.
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