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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Scott City KS
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#2627 |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Scott City KS
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#2628 |
Buddy Christ is a Chiefs fan
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Just got done watching the first season of The Gentleman on Netflix. That show was great. I thought the ending was slightly predictable though. There wasn't anything about all the pieces coming together that I went... nope... I did not see that one coming. But the acting was top notch and the rest of the story was just fantastic. There were so many scenes I really loved or was laughing my ass off about. Typical Guy Ritchie with the bouncing around a lot though but nothing that isn't hard to follow.
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#2629 |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Scott City KS
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So what did we think of the Bear S3? I listened to a podcast that brought it up and the impressing that I got was there was some in the media that thought it got caught up smelling it's own farts a little too much (not my words).
This damn thing has it's hooks in me. I tried not to binge it, but I did like the last 4 episodes because WTF ever, it's got me. I thought it was some really powerful filmmaking. Perhaps moreso than in prior seasons that leaned on dialogue. I thought it leaned into the Forks/Christmas Dinner episode a lot which is good...for me anyway. I'm not getting that level of filmmaking anywhere else in my life. And the shit is powerful. It affected my mood, especially when I binged the last bit. I had to gear up to watch it. I've been putting in a lot of hours and had to find the right headspace for this kind of show. I had some empty calories type shows that I put on when I was in the office needing noise. this isn't thing. And perhaps it's a good thing there isn't much in my life, because while watching compelling characters be miserable is powerful, a little goes a long way. I also thought the internal introspection of Carmy was a really really interesting look into the human psyche.
Spoiler!
It's probably not perfect. They glossed over some real decisions that would drive apart a partnership in real life, but they more than made up for it by hitting some of the details that other shows would gloss over. Zooming out a bit, I think one of the big complaints is nothing happened. Well **** you. You're watching a show about starting a restaurant. Not everything needs to solve the worlds problems. They made good television that I personally found really compelling off a fairly simple subject matter. Much like much of renaissance art, beauty can be found in the most mundane details. I'll continue to go to bat for this show. I see and acknowledge some of the criticisms here, but in today's environment, I'll watch a show like this - every time. That might all change if there is more of this, because like I said, it wasn't an easy empty watch. But the calories are worth it so to speak. |
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Join Date: Mar 2024
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#2631 |
Why so serious?
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Chicago
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Me too. Awesome take on it, Buehler. I just finally finished it last night and thought it was every bit as good as the prior seasons.
I think what happened is when he conceived of this show it was a 3 season arc. But after the success of season 1, FX/Hulu wanted him to make 4 seasons of the show. So you can imagine they needed to slow walk some of the stuff as a result and that leads to what’s effectively ann elongated season 4 that focuses more on some of the character development. I thought it was so, so powerful. “Nothing happened,” but who the **** cares? Says something about our culture that needs immediate gratification and can’t enjoy a show like this for what it is. |
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