Movies and TV

[Mudcat]

I only remember seeing that actress (the lawyer in The Night Of) in one other thing: the Wes Anderson flic, The Darjeeling Limited.

She was strikingly not good at acting in that too.

 

[roguejuror]

omg darlene

i like darlene's skinny legs

im confused.. the leader of the dark army is a man, post op tranny or really ugly woman

all this time time i thought it was a gay guy

 

[Matty]

I think (s)he is all those things at once.

 

[Mudcat]

Currently watching the latest episode of Halt and Catch Fire - while being in the middle of the movie, Our Brand is Crisis.

A lot of Scoot McNairy in my life just now.

A lot of Scoot.

 

[Matty]

Halt and Catch Fire is trying too hard to be the Mad Men of computing.

 

[Boner_18]

It's trying hard to be a show about a mundane subject with bad acting and disjointed writing?


OHHHHHHH!!!!!

 

[Matty]

Mad Men is one of the best shows of all time.

I'm a TV expert. I invented the Matty Rains.

 

[Boner_18]

Is it well acted? Seriously, that's my only legit criticism. Obviously I don't like the other aspects but objectively they're not terrible. I think the acting is below average, poor even. I don't believe that something claimed to be one of the best shows of all time should have any deficiencies.

 

[eggs]

Boner, that's a good show. Where are you even posting this from. Are you still wearing only a fuckin plastic bag diaper and living under a bridge wherever? ARE YOU?

 

[Matty]

Is it well acted? Seriously, that's my only legit criticism. Obviously I don't like the other aspects but objectively they're not terrible. I think the acting is below average, poor even. I don't believe that something claimed to be one of the best shows of all time should have any deficiencies.

Are you watching Halt and Catch Fire? The lead guy is trying to be a cross between Smug Steve Jobs and Smug Don Draper. 100% cringeworthy.

 

[Mudcat]

Halt etc. feels like a missed opportunity to me. I am watching into season 3 - and that doesn't happen with many shows - so it has some positives - but I just feel like they have captured a thought-provoking situation full of wonder and imagination - but they haven't fully run with it.

Rather than being something I watch because, wow, so that's what it might have been like to be a total wiz in the exceptionally important and relevant computer industry when it was madly taking off in every direction - it's a show with a bit of that and occasional thoughtful plot/character moments - but mostly - due largely to conspicuously forced interactions and contrivances - it's like, okay, all my other shows are between seasons - or over - and I want something to watch with dinner. So that.



Also, I like to say Scoot McNairy.

 

[Mudcat]

Basically, this:

 

[Matty]

Exactly. It certainly has its moments, and some of the actors are excellent. Scoot and the older guy who plays Bos in particular - oh and Scoot's wife is decent as well.

Girl who plays Cameron is at about the high school theater troupe level and the lead guy is out of his depth. Actually, I think he was just a bad casting decision. He doesn't have the mystique required.

 

[Mudcat]

Ooh. Season 2 of Narcos kicks off today. Actually, since it's Netflix, I guess it gets released in its entirety??

That's something.

 

[Mudcat]

Got the whole damn thing d/l'ed and ready to go. Noice.

Just when I thought I was all outta stuff - I got stuff.

 

[roguejuror]

same ambient music played for the last 10 minutes of seor robot and then bang the dark army

 

[Blitty]

Download The Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe NOW.


Ann Coulter get's properly destroyed in it. Such good television watching.

 

[Matty]

I watched it yesterday. Absolutely brutal. The 9/11 jokes were awful though, Pete Davidson was a good sport about it.