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[WeekapaugGroove]

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Garfield is a Len Bias like what if, extremely intelligent and decent man who could have been a great president.

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[jimmybones]

Anyone watching “True Detective?”

I like the direction they took (two women detectives) although Jodie Foster’s character is not as compelling as “Navarro.” Setting and mystery is on par with season one, so far. I’m liking it, no real criticisms. I do think so far it lacks the chemistry seasons 1 + 3 had between its main detectives.

Did not realize that the actress playing Navarro was a former boxer. They definitely chose someone who looks the part of the character she's playing (can't stand it when they cast some rail-thin model/actress for an "intimidating" cop or soldier role), but at the same time, I don't know if she really has the acting chops to not stick out like a sore thumb next to Foster. Really my only complaint though. I'm already putting it as the best season since S1, and I even liked season 3 quite a bit.

This. It's coming of as a caricature of a cranky cop to me. No nuance at all, just... mad

[HaroldinGMinor]

Anyone watching “True Detective?”

I like the direction they took (two women detectives) although Jodie Foster’s character is not as compelling as “Navarro.” Setting and mystery is on par with season one, so far. I’m liking it, no real criticisms. I do think so far it lacks the chemistry seasons 1 + 3 had between its main detectives.

Did not realize that the actress playing Navarro was a former boxer. They definitely chose someone who looks the part of the character she's playing (can't stand it when they cast some rail-thin model/actress for an "intimidating" cop or soldier role).

Like Natalie Portman in Annihilation.

[machu46]

My wife and I have begun watching Community for the first time. Not at all surprised that we like it but man the credits scenes with Troy and Abed kill me almost every time.

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My wife and I have begun watching Community for the first time. Not at all surprised that we like it but man the credits scenes with Troy and Abed kill me almost every time.

Community is weird… Joel H and Chevy C give it a snarkiness. Which I think the showrunners were going for. But Troy and Abed are charming scene stealers. Always. So it has a confusing tone. I feel like without Troy and Abed it wouldn’t have worked. But they redeem everything else (like Chevy C’s awfulness).

[HaroldinGMinor]

anyone check out Boy Swallows Universe on Netflix? It started off great but holy hell did it go off the rails the last two episodes.

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[chonestown]

Aw man, Carl Weathers RIP.

You put "Action Jackson" on the teevee and I am watching "Action Jackson" on the teevee. It had Coach, Vanity, pre-blowup Sharon Stone and some of the best tortured one-liners you can can hope for.

If I was calling Bucks games, our first 2nd round choice this year would not be blandly referred to as "A-Jax" no sir. He would be "Enthusiasm Jackson" or "Esprits de Corp Jackson." Jim Haslam, holla at a shtposter with designs on broadcasting!

Was in a ton of ridiculous movies and had a good chuckle about doing so. Obviously, the dude wasn't DeNiro but who's going to slag on Carl Weathers?

Obligatory: Carl's Weather.

[emunney]

Aw man, Carl Weathers RIP.

You put "Action Jackson" on the teevee and I am watching "Action Jackson" on the teevee. It had Coach, Vanity, pre-blowup Sharon Stone and some of the best tortured one-liners you can can hope for.

If I was calling Bucks games, our first 2nd round choice this year would not be blandly referred to as "A-Jax" no sir. He would be "Enthusiasm Jackson" or "Esprits de Corp Jackson." Jim Haslam, holla at a shtposter with designs on broadcasting!

Was in a ton of ridiculous movies and had a good chuckle about doing so. Obviously, the dude wasn't DeNiro but who's going to slag on Carl Weathers?

Obligatory: Carl's Weather.

For me, his turn on Arrested Development is the best conceived and executed example of an actor playing "themself". Frugality evangelizing acting coach. Gag after gag. Couldn't have been a better sport. Miss him already.

[chonestown]

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Also, the 80s was WILD

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[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

My wife and I have begun watching Community for the first time. Not at all surprised that we like it but man the credits scenes with Troy and Abed kill me almost every time.

Community is weird… Joel H and Chevy C give it a snarkiness. Which I think the showrunners were going for. But Troy and Abed are charming scene stealers. Always. So it has a confusing tone. I feel like without Troy and Abed it wouldn’t have worked. But they redeem everything else (like Chevy C’s awfulness).

Chevy was useless. But they had good balance. Allison Brie brought a lot *Makes a "Really Smart" had motion*

The six dimensions dice episode is probably my favorite episode in TV history. Thought it was really creative concept, brought in a lot of the characters and how they play off each other, etc

[Ron Swanson]

Community is on the Mt. Rushmore of comedies that had an incredible 2-3 season run, then fell off the face of the earth in quality past those few seasons. Funny, because it seems like that's a theme with Dan Harmon's work (Rick and Morty).

[M-C-G]

I think Joel is a one trick overrated schtick. I originally found him hilarious, maybe he was on talk soup? But when I see him in things today, he is like the same guy. Just don’t think he is very entertaining


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[emunney]

Chevy is still one of the great physical comedians and I still chuckle thinking about him tripping over the drum set in Community. Favorite role was the gambling addict doctor in Dirty Work, and let not his personal obnoxiousness totally obscure all the great work he did.

[MickeyDavis]

E3 of Masters of the Air was **** intense

[DingleJerry]

Community is on the Mt. Rushmore of comedies that had an incredible 2-3 season run, then fell off the face of the earth in quality past those few seasons. Funny, because it seems like that's a theme with Dan Harmon's work (Rick and Morty).

It's been years so I don't remember all the details. But most of this blame could be put on the network I think. It wasn't getting ratings so they forced a bunch of stuff on them, and made them tone it down the weird to try and make it more mainstream. Not unlike what Arrested dealt with. possibly even pushed out Harmon? Then it went to crap and brought him back? Think there was inside jokes in the show mocking it too. Probably all on wiki for anyone that wanted to blow a few minutes.

I'd be curious what it (and Arrested) could've done if just let to do things on their own rather than be forced to chase ratings by the network. And for Community, if they would've cast a different old guy than Chevy.

[Plossum]

Still one the best scenes in action movie history. RIP, Carl.

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[machu46]

Community is on the Mt. Rushmore of comedies that had an incredible 2-3 season run, then fell off the face of the earth in quality past those few seasons. Funny, because it seems like that's a theme with Dan Harmon's work (Rick and Morty).

It's been years so I don't remember all the details. But most of this blame could be put on the network I think. It wasn't getting ratings so they forced a bunch of stuff on them, and made them tone it down the weird to try and make it more mainstream. Not unlike what Arrested dealt with. possibly even pushed out Harmon? Then it went to crap and brought him back? Think there was inside jokes in the show mocking it too. Probably all on wiki for anyone that wanted to blow a few minutes.

I'd be curious what it (and Arrested) could've done if just let to do things on their own rather than be forced to chase ratings by the network. And for Community, if they would've cast a different old guy than Chevy.

Yeah one of my friends was telling me they pushed Harmon out for one or two seasons and then brought him back, but I think Glover was gone by the time he came back or something.

Anywho, I think we're just over halfway through Season 2.

[ReasonablySober]

Mr. and Mrs. Smith was only okay. Didn't think it got good until the last 30 minutes.