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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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I did think hearing her husband say
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"You always come home" or whatever it was exaclty
was essential to his character and to their relationship. That was really nice and helped differentiate him from Toby in a meaningful way.
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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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Thanks for chatting about this show. It's been nice to have these exchanges/insights/discussions. I know there weren't a ton of us going on the journey in real time. But this has been awesome and meant a lot to me.
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It’s all one big meta thing.
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Libby came back home, so Rachel has to as well. Because Rachel is actually Libby, sort of.
This article with Lizzy Caplan and the author/show runner alludes to it: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv ... 235288205/
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Love that interview. Thanks for posting it, Spike.
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epilogue wrote:
doug rr wrote:
epilogue wrote:
doug rr wrote:we started watching slow horses today..2 episodes in...I love Gary
Been thinking about giving this one a go.
give it a go, Joe...
I will do so, bro
Watched the first two episodes of S1 tonight.

Fucking awesome.
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Starting Mayor of Kingstown.
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wease wrote:Starting Mayor of Kingstown.
not sure if the show will ever...finish.
BONE FUCKIN´ TOMAHAWK.
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Finished S1 of Slow Horses.
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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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epilogue wrote:Finished S1 of Slow Horses.
Just started this last night.
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Simple Torture wrote:
epilogue wrote:Finished S1 of Slow Horses.
Just started this last night.
Enjoying it?
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epilogue wrote:
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epilogue wrote:Finished S1 of Slow Horses.
Just started this last night.
Enjoying it?
Yeah, I only watched the first episode but I like it so far.
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epilogue wrote:I did think hearing her husband say
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"You always come home" or whatever it was exaclty
was essential to his character and to their relationship. That was really nice and helped differentiate him from Toby in a meaningful way.
Did that need to be said though? The scene could have easily worked just as well with no dialogue at all.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
epilogue wrote:I did think hearing her husband say
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"You always come home" or whatever it was exaclty
was essential to his character and to their relationship. That was really nice and helped differentiate him from Toby in a meaningful way.
Did that need to be said though? The scene could have easily worked just as well with no dialogue at all.
There is so much packed into the line. I'm glad it's there.
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The first episode of Yellowstone. Mostly underwhelming for a pilot. I'm going to tell myself it gets better and watch the next few.
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Simple Torture wrote:
epilogue wrote:
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epilogue wrote:Finished S1 of Slow Horses.
Just started this last night.
Enjoying it?
Yeah, I only watched the first episode but I like it so far.
Love these short seasons, I finished this in 2 days! I liked this a lot, at its core it’s basic spy stuff, and the misfits angle isn’t exactly original, but so many characters are charming in a very British way that makes it an easy watch.

Probably my favorite part was
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the way Min’s car could only play that one Coldplay song. It wasn’t done to death but was funny every time it happened.
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Just finished episode 4 of season 2 of Slow Horses--this is even more intense than the first season and is more spy-crafty. Good stuff.
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:The first episode of Yellowstone. Mostly underwhelming for a pilot. I'm going to tell myself it gets better and watch the next few.
Very much on the fence with continuing after watching the first 3 episodes. Does it pick up steam? The only character i'm all that interested in is Kayce.
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