The Bear (FX/Hulu)

[doug rr]

[dad]

home of the original chicken 'n whiskey.

[Mecca]

He’s a bear alright

[spike]

[The Argonaut]

I also loved this program

[doug rr]

I also loved this program

its like watching koufax pitch in a way...

[tragabigzanda]

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.

[tragabigzanda]

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.

[wease]

Holy shit! That’s Mike?!?

[The Argonaut]

I was also a bit surprised when he showed up, as he's definitely a bigger star than any of the actors on the show and that appearance was basically an extended cameo. I guess it's important that the character has some gravitas and that the audience immediately likes him or feels drawn to him, and a familiar face helps with that. So maybe the showrunners went out of their way to cast someone famous like him. I have no idea though. Maybe he's banging the producer or something, I don't know

[Mecca]

I was also a bit surprised when he showed up, as he's definitely a bigger star than any of the actors on the show and that appearance was basically an extended cameo. I guess it's important that the character has some gravitas and that the audience immediately likes him or feels drawn to him, and a familiar face helps with that. So maybe the showrunners went out of their way to cast someone famous like him. I have no idea though. Maybe he's banging the producer or something, I don't know

Or maybe he’s recurring through flashbacks in season 2?

[The Argonaut]

He could be back, sure

[wease]

And Sugar is Chris Elliott’s kid.

[wease]

It’s very interesting to see him as Mike and have the “reunion” with Rich.

[tragabigzanda]

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.

[dad]

It’s hard to watch other shows after this show.

agreed.

[evenslow]

It's really fucking good and the Radiohead needle drop was an absolute all-timer. Bernthal is a god.

[tragabigzanda]

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.

[tragabigzanda]

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.

[evenslow]

It's really fucking good and the Radiohead needle drop was an absolute all-timer. Bernthal is a god.

Yeah I was getting worked up then Let Down began and I started crying.

Me too. Then the shot of Bernthal at the end was a crescendo that knocked me out.