impeachment - american crime story on fx

[henrygandorf 29,198]

 

['stache 21,899]

I honestly don't think I care to relive this stuff, regardless of CR status.

[WBT 20,719]

Wasn't this announced about a decade ago?

[WBT 20,719]

And John Goodman will always be Linda Tripp to me

[TheStoicPaisano 9,940]

Jonah Hill’s little sister isn’t nearly pretty enough for ML.

But I spot character actress Margo Martindale and Smulders as Coulter is intriguing,

Edited August 13, 2021 by TheStoicPaisano

[mchookem 16,444]

yeah i don't see this being nearly as engaging as the OJ or Versace stories. we all kinda lived all the ridiculous details of this one 'live'. 

but F/X does excel at these stories. 

[Red Five 41,028]

I would like to know the story behind casting Clive Owen as Bill Clinton. 

[henrygandorf 29,198]

13 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I would like to know the story behind casting Clive Owen as Bill Clinton. 

phil hartman was unavailable.

ducks.

[Celery Man 21,022]

34 minutes ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

Jonah Hill’s little sister isn’t nearly pretty enough for ML.

But I spot character actress Margo Martindale and Smulders as Coulter is intriguing,

wait what?  holy shit I had no idea. she's great, will be curious to see how she does here

[Js1 85,660]

2 hours ago, WBT said:

Wasn't this announced about a decade ago?

At least for Ryan Murphy, he shelved it initially because he didn't want to tell Monica's story for her.  Once Monica got on board, he was comfortable moving forward.  Hence her EP credit. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,565]

18 hours ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

Jonah Hill’s little sister isn’t nearly pretty enough for ML.

But I spot character actress Margo Martindale and Smulders as Coulter is intriguing,

This. She’s at least 50 pounds heavier than ML ever was. 
 

Edie Falco sighting. That should be good. 

[deadshank 24,653]

20 hours ago, 'stache said:

I honestly don't think I care to relive this stuff, regardless of CR status.

Don’t think this is really “reliving.”  This appears to be more dramatized entertainment.  
 

That said, don’t know if I will watch either.  

[WBT 20,719]

I watched the first 2 episodes...why are they 1.5 hours each?  Anyway, the highlight was probably Paula Jones's husband trying to parlay his wife's harassment into a guest spot on Designing Women as Delta Burke's love interest.

Smulders is good as Ann Coulter.

Edited September 29, 2021 by WBT

[Nole-4-Life 804]

Damn I didn't even realize that was Smulders. And took me a while to figure out who was playing Linda Tripp. 

Good show all around, but yeah, Monica is too fat. She looked better than that too.

[billfromlaketravis 11,565]

41 minutes ago, WBT said:

I watched the first 2 episodes...why are they 1.5 hours each?  Anyway, the highlight was probably Paula Jones's husband trying to parlay his wife's harassment into a guest spot on Designing Women as Delta Burke's love interest.

Smulders is good as Ann Coulter.

Smulders with blonde hair is working for me. 

Taran Killam is pretty good on the show. His career has been on the uptick. He leaves SNL and immediately becomes funnier. 

Paulson, fat suit or not, kills as Linda Tripp. Her character reminds me of the old, bitchy, know it all secretaries I worked with. They thought they hung the moon, but it turns they graduated from high school 3-4 decades ago and learned to type. 

My only complaint is that you have to watch the show on FX live/DVR or through the FX App. It's not available on Hulu yet. 

Edited September 29, 2021 by billfromlaketravis

[WhatTheBuck 28,824]

On 8/13/2021 at 4:04 PM, henrygandorf said:

phil hartman was unavailable.

ducks.

Darrell Hammond is available.

But since you brought up Phil...one of the best sketches of all time:

 

[Parliament 14,357]

Goddamn right it is.  The skit with him and Madonna portraying Kennedy and Monroe was money too.  God I miss the 90's.

[Deej 77,012]

10 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Goddamn right it is.  The skit with him and Madonna portraying Kennedy and Monroe was money too.  God I miss the 90's.

Phil Hartman missed the last year and a half of the 90's.

[billfromlaketravis 11,565]

12 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Goddamn right it is.  The skit with him and Madonna portraying Kennedy and Monroe was money too.  God I miss the 90's.

 

[WBT 20,719]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Phil Hartman missed the last year and a half of the 90's.

Too soon

[Vito Andolini 9,135]

The first time I saw Owen in makeup in a preview, I was “no fucking way” (his bulbous nose seemed too cartoony, as was Paula Jones’) but I think he’s done a great job. He’s captured the voice and has been exceptional swinging from menacing Monica to comforting her. It’s a complicated performance of a complicated man.

I’m not sure I ever saw much of the real Linda Tripp speak, but Paulson’s performance nails the self-important nature many of these career government workers have. She thrives in this FX world. Beanie is doing her best capturing the Lewinsky desperation, she’s just such a departure physically from the real thing I sometimes spend too much time thinking about that.

I want a scene where George Conway hits on Coulter, just for the lulz in the Conway household.

Edited September 29, 2021 by Vito Andolini

[billfromlaketravis 11,565]

50 minutes ago, Vito Andolini said:

The first time I saw Owen in makeup in a preview, I was “no fucking way” (his bulbous nose seemed too cartoony, as was Paula Jones’) but I think he’s done a great job. He’s captured the voice and has been exceptional swinging from menacing Monica to comforting her. It’s a complicated performance of a complicated man.

I’m not sure I ever saw much of the real Linda Tripp speak, but Paulson’s performance nails the self-important nature many of these career government workers have. She thrives in this FX world. Beanie is doing her best capturing the Lewinsky desperation, she’s just such a departure physically from the real thing I sometimes spend too much time thinking about that.

I want a scene where George Conway hits on Coulter, just for the lulz in the Conway household.

This. Beanie is rotund. Lewinsky is much thinner now, but she was never that big. She's a good actress, but the side shots really take me out of it. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22,339]

Anybody still watching this?  Final episode Tuesday.

[Elmer_Fudd 22,339]

On 8/13/2021 at 1:54 PM, WBT said:

And John Goodman will always be Linda Tripp to me

Last episode had this on a TV on the show.

[billfromlaketravis 11,565]

Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp watching John Goodman as Linda Tripp was pretty meta and enjoyable. 
 

I like the show. I’m ignorant to its historical accuracy, but it doesn’t go out of its way to canonize or villainize the Clintons. Bill Clinton was a creepy old man doing creepy old man things. Hillary Clinton was ambitious and more concerned with holding on to power than her marriage. Paulson is perfect at Tripp. They do a good job of showing Monica’s point of view. 
 

We already knew is Ken Starr zealot nut job as evidenced by his time at Baylor. 

[henrygandorf 29,198]

On 10/22/2021 at 3:04 PM, Elmer_Fudd said:

Anybody still watching this?  Final episode Tuesday.

imdb shows 10. we just caught up and the last few were great after a slow buildup. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22,339]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

imdb shows 10. we just caught up and the last few were great after a slow buildup. 

Yeah my bad.  For some reason I thought it was 8 episodes.  Your right it's 10.

[billfromlaketravis 11,565]

Edie Falco as Hillary sounds exactly like Carmela Soprano. She’s an accomplished actress for sure, but the director could have worked with her on the voice and mannerisms. 

[Vito Andolini 9,135]

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Bill Clinton was a creepy old man doing creepy old man things. 

Clinton was 49 when he got his first blow job from ML. In fact, he was only one year older than the current day Monica. He’s still younger than the current and the most recent ex-President. So, IMO it’s a “no” on the “old,” but I’ll give you creepy.

And it’s interesting how they are divvying up the meaty parts: I thought Falco killed it tonight, and Mira Sorvino did a nice job with a smaller supporting role in the previous episode. Though I’ve been quite aware of his career, I don’t think I’ve seen much of Clive Owen’s work over the years, but I believe he’s done a terrific job as Clinton, nailing the voice and charisma. I think he’s the star of the series.

Bakkedahl is a lousy Ken Starr, but I think they liked casting the foul mouthed congressman from Veep as the holier than thou Special Prosecutor. Hanks is doing his usual “decent guy” bit. Paulson is letting the prosthetics do much of the heavy lifting, which is probably wise, but I don’t think this rises to the level of her Marcia Clark. I’ve weighed in on Beanie in an earlier post, she’s fine, but so different from the real person, it’s hard to ignore. And the use of “heavy” and “weighed in on” in the prior two sentences was unintentional but hereby acknowledged.

[WBT 20,719]

Ken Starr trivializing rape was a little on the nose

[henrygandorf 29,198]

egregious typo to begin the finale. bold strategy. 

[oSuJeff97 3,435]

On 10/26/2021 at 10:38 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Edie Falco as Hillary sounds exactly like Carmela Soprano. She’s an accomplished actress for sure, but the director could have worked with her on the voice and mannerisms. 

Yeah while everything else in the show has been pretty great, I thought this was a big mis-cast.  It's just too distracting to "see" Edie Falco and not Hillary.

Edie Falco just has too distinctive of a "look" and voice to disappear into a character the way Sarah Paulson can. I feel like Paulson IS Linda Tripp, the same way she just WAS Marcia Clark in the O.J. show.

Seems like they could have either cast a relatively unknown or a different, less "distinctive" actress to play Hillary.

[billfromlaketravis 11,565]

26 minutes ago, oSuJeff97 said:

Yeah while everything else in the show has been pretty great, I thought this was a big mis-cast.  It's just too distracting to "see" Edie Falco and not Hillary.

Edie Falco just has too distinctive of a "look" and voice to disappear into a character the way Sarah Paulson can. I feel like Paulson IS Linda Tripp, the same way she just WAS Marcia Clark in the O.J. show.

Seems like they could have either cast a relatively unknown or a different, less "distinctive" actress to play Hillary.

Falco played Hillary exactly like Carmela in White Caps. I guess she’s Edie F***ing Falco and you can’t tell her shit, but her approach was all wrong. 

[henrygandorf 29,198]

1 hour ago, oSuJeff97 said:

Yeah while everything else in the show has been pretty great, I thought this was a big mis-cast.  It's just too distracting to "see" Edie Falco and not Hillary.

Edie Falco just has too distinctive of a "look" and voice to disappear into a character the way Sarah Paulson can. I feel like Paulson IS Linda Tripp, the same way she just WAS Marcia Clark in the O.J. show.

Seems like they could have either cast a relatively unknown or a different, less "distinctive" actress to play Hillary.

yep.

i never watched nurse jackie but i'm starting to think falco has little to no range.

[oSuJeff97 3,435]

2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Falco played Hillary exactly like Carmela in White Caps. I guess she’s Edie F***ing Falco and you can’t tell her shit, but her approach was all wrong. 

Agreed.

I'm trying to think who would have been a better casting.... I mean I feel like Sarah Paulsen would have knocked it out of the park, but obviously Tripp was the bigger role in this particular series. 

I feel like someone like Nicole Kidman or Laura Dern would have killed it.

[henrygandorf 29,198]

naomi watts.

[Deej 77,012]

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