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Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Fri April 14, 2017 6:52 pm
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.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Fri April 14, 2017 7:55 pm
by BurtReynolds
Too G rated for me.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Fri April 14, 2017 7:57 pm
by LoathedVermin72
They have the rhythm all wrong. They never fucking shut up. The tone is obnoxious and loud. The original had a great slacker vibe, with space between jokes and a relaxed delivery. Also, there are at least two movies in this lineup that are genuinely good and undeserving of this treatment, which never really happened before.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Fri April 14, 2017 9:06 pm
by epilogue
LoathedVermin72 wrote:They have the rhythm all wrong. They never fucking shut up. The tone is obnoxious and loud. The original had a great slacker vibe, with space between jokes and a relaxed delivery. Also, there are at least two movies in this lineup that are genuinely good and undeserving of this treatment, which never really happened before.
I got a friend who does this same thing (MST movies live) that would LOVE to argue this point with you.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Sat April 15, 2017 3:18 pm
by Bi_3
"This is Us". S1:E1. Seems a bit pretentious, but intriguing.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Sat April 15, 2017 3:41 pm
by wease
Bi_3 wrote:"This is Us". S1:E1. Seems a bit pretentious, but intriguing.
Mrs Wease LOVES this show.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Sat April 15, 2017 4:53 pm
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.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Tue April 18, 2017 8:28 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Still watching old MST3K episodes. Their treatment of Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Tue April 18, 2017 9:58 pm
by Rangi Guy
Just started watching The Following. A few episodes in and it's got me intrigued
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Wed April 19, 2017 12:18 am
by E.H. Ruddock
I liked it. They could have used one more season bummer it got cancelled
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Wed April 19, 2017 1:45 pm
by @SkitchP
Accidentally watched Trial and Error a couple of weeks back and am really enjoying it. Silly light comedy, but Lithgow is so likable.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Wed April 19, 2017 1:59 pm
by Monkey_Driven
@SkitchP wrote:Accidentally watched Trial and Error a couple of weeks back and am really enjoying it. Silly light comedy, but Lithgow is so likable.
It's so silly, but I too am enjoying it.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Wed April 19, 2017 2:07 pm
by @SkitchP
Monkey_Driven wrote:@SkitchP wrote:Accidentally watched Trial and Error a couple of weeks back and am really enjoying it. Silly light comedy, but Lithgow is so likable.
It's so silly, but I too am enjoying it.
Im not sure how sustainable it will be, but I thought the same thing about Last Man On Earth and am continuing to enjoy that as well. Definitely a fun low investment Network comedy though.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Wed April 19, 2017 2:28 pm
by Monkey_Driven
@SkitchP wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:@SkitchP wrote:Accidentally watched Trial and Error a couple of weeks back and am really enjoying it. Silly light comedy, but Lithgow is so likable.
It's so silly, but I too am enjoying it.
Im not sure how sustainable it will be, but I thought the same thing about Last Man On Earth and am continuing to enjoy that as well. Definitely a fun low investment Network comedy though.
I think next season (if they get one) will be a different crime. I feel the same way about Last Man on Earth. They do a good job bringing in new elements when it starts to feel stale.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Wed April 19, 2017 3:36 pm
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.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Thu April 20, 2017 4:58 am
by TremorJam
We finally started watching Big Little Lies. This show is so good. Stellar cast and it makes me want to read the book.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Thu April 20, 2017 5:40 pm
by Biff Pocoroba
Did you know the writers union are in negotiations and there could be a writers strike beginning May 2? Obviously a lot of series have shut down production for the season but late night shows would be effected immediately.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Thu April 20, 2017 5:48 pm
by The Argonaut
Conan's best week ever was the week he did shows during the 2008 writers' strike.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Thu April 20, 2017 10:32 pm
by wease
Letterman had some good shows during that strike.
Re: What are you currently watching on TV?
Posted: Sun April 23, 2017 4:48 am
by McParadigm
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Yeesh, the new episodes of MST3K are unwatchable.
It couldn't be more exactly the original series if it wanted to, Loathed.