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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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dad wrote:i mean....it's basically succession, but with toilet babies.
I was both laughing hysterically and grossed out at that scene
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dad wrote:i mean....it's basically succession, but with toilet babies.
I was both laughing hysterically and grossed out at that scene
I can’t stop laughing at it
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When the umbilical cord breaks, that’s every bit as funny as the best Stevie moments.
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wease wrote:When the umbilical cord breaks, that’s every bit as funny as the best Stevie moments.
the way he tries to get both arms down in there after it broke is so good.
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now when i regular i can promote regularity
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As soon as we saw the porta potties I knew what was coming.
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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:I was a HUGE fan of Young Guns as a kid. Probably the single movie I watched more than any others from about 1989-1993. So I was very tickled by the ending of the finale, watching her stumble out of the chest like that. I’ve thought many times how poorly that would play out in real life.
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I wonder what the budget is for these episodes. One of the things I'm loving about the show is how cinematic every episode feels in everything from cinematography to production design (some of these sets are insane) and even action scenes
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Jorge wrote:I wonder what the budget is for these episodes. One of the things I'm loving about the show is how cinematic every episode feels in everything from cinematography to production design (some of these sets are insane) and even action scenes
I've wondered the same thing.
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You have not
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Jorge wrote:You have not
You can ask my wife!
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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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Have they announced if they are doing another season?

I hate ranking, but got to thinking about all of the characters I have ranked above McBride's character:

Judy Gemstone
Eli Gemstone
BJ
Keefe
Baby Billy
Jesse Gemstone
Tiffany
Kelvin Gemstone
Amber Gemstone
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Yeah, they announce season 3 back in January.

Totally forgot. John Amos!! Fuck yeah.
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I finished season 2 today. That's the fastest I've gone through a show in a long while. Really loved it.

Also, I enjoyed the finale but was disappointed with one thing
Spoiler: show
With how much they were building both of them up over the course of the season, I was really primed for a God Squad vs. Motorcycle Ninjas showdown
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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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Jorge wrote:I finished season 2 today. That's the fastest I've gone through a show in a long while. Really loved it.

Also, I enjoyed the finale but was disappointed with one thing
Spoiler: show
With how much they were building both of them up over the course of the season, I was really primed for a God Squad vs. Motorcycle Ninjas showdown
Spoiler: show
The budget wouldn't allow it
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