HBO: Hacks

Books, movies, television...
Post Reply
User avatar
VinylGuy
jeeeesus relax already
Posts: 42761
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by VinylGuy »

I really liked Ava´s character. She is so awful and she might be actually learning something when the finale happens
Spoiler: show
that mail!
BONE FUCKIN´ TOMAHAWK.
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51634
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by tragabigzanda »

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.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sat January 10, 2026 7:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Mickey
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 9715
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am
Location: Tristes Tropiques

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by Mickey »

Was there one for Flight Attendant?
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.
User avatar
VinylGuy
jeeeesus relax already
Posts: 42761
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by VinylGuy »

No, but it was discussed on the TV thread
BONE FUCKIN´ TOMAHAWK.
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51634
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by tragabigzanda »

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.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sat January 10, 2026 7:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Mickey
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 9715
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am
Location: Tristes Tropiques

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by Mickey »

Yeah I've done a 180 here, we should have a separate thread for everything, it will help drown out all the like Captain Marvel 4 threads.
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.
User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 84846
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by epilogue »

Started this last night. Three episodes in. I had no idea it's produced by the Park & Rec / Good Place crew. Makes sense.
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51634
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by tragabigzanda »

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.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sat January 10, 2026 7:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 84846
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by epilogue »

tragabigzanda wrote:Glad you’re watching! But I don’t think it feels anything like those shows.
Moreso P&R. But not really that either.

It's not as good (yet) but there's definitely some common threads. This isn't written by any of those people (so far) but I can see why Schur & Co wanted to produce and encourage this.
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51634
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by tragabigzanda »

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.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sat January 10, 2026 7:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Malloy
Future Drummer
Posts: 2865
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 4:57 am

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by Malloy »

i finished the series. it's good. jean smart is great.
Jorge wrote:I remember I was in Miami when it happened. I was posting from the balcony of my apartment overlooking the beach. And I was having an argument with Adamdude.
User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 84846
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by epilogue »

This ended really strongly. The last three episodes were the best if the season. Though, I could have loved without the final scene.
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51634
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by tragabigzanda »

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.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sat January 10, 2026 7:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51634
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by tragabigzanda »

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.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sat January 10, 2026 7:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 84846
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by epilogue »

tragabigzanda wrote:Id honestly be fine with them killing Eva and just focusing on Jean Smart and her assistants.
I mean, I'm mostly with you on this. She's the weakest part of the show.
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51634
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by tragabigzanda »

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.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sat January 10, 2026 7:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 84846
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by epilogue »

tragabigzanda wrote:
epilogue wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Id honestly be fine with them killing Eva and just focusing on Jean Smart and her assistants.
I mean, I'm mostly with you on this. She's the weakest part of the show.
I get why she’s there. And with some character growth, she could be really rewarding to watch, and it looks like that’s where they’re headed. But at the moment, it’s just fun to watch Smart put her in her place.
She did turn a bit of a corner for me around ep 8. I think you're right that we're going to continue down that road. And I hope it happens quickly. That's part of why the final scene was a bummer. It's 2021, man. We don't need that kind cliffhanger bullshit.
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51634
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by tragabigzanda »

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.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sat January 10, 2026 7:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
tragabigzanda
Production Police
Posts: 51634
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by tragabigzanda »

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.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sat January 10, 2026 7:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 84846
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: HBO: Hacks

Post by epilogue »

tragabigzanda wrote:Yeah it was kind of screaming for the Larry David music and big “UH-OHHHH I did it again!” face from Eva.
:lol:
Post Reply