Netflix Recommendations

[MirrOlure 15291]

A Man in Full

Tom Wolfe novel of supreme excellence made into a series (those of you old enough to read books in the late ‘90’s)

Episode 1 spot on

At least according to my questionable memory

[MirrOlure 15291]

Fair warning. Do not waste any time watching A Man in Full.  Based on a pretty good book by Thomas Wolfe but this is complete garbage. Jeff Daniels is the lead and is an absolute cartoon. 

Well hell. Didn’t see this before my post

Thought Daniels nailed the character from the book, who was intentionally cartoonish. That was the whole point of the story.

We liked E1

We’ll see!

[RPM 26656]

Haven't read the book, but glad to see the character was supposed to be cartoonish. I thought Daniels had lost his fastball.

[Js1 87214]

19 hours ago, Superhero said:

 

Anything DC related has been shit. Fight me.

Is that an unpopular opinion? 

[bernorange 8385]

21 hours ago, Superhero said:

 

Anything DC related has been shit. Fight me.

Username checks out

[shadow_operative2.0 16276]

What Jennifer Did is worth it, less than 90 minutes. 

[MissingInAction 25563]

Re: Tom Brady roast.

Ben Affleck was coked up out of his fucking mind.

[pyrohornIII 4846]

Unfrosted was enjoyable to me, but then I fall into the targeted age range.  Otherwise too many gags would leave someone younger scratching their head.   But it was cool how they were able to meld time periods into a scene, like the mascots rioting.    It didn't happen a lot, but now and then they got one in.   

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19307]

The Tom Brady Roast had its moments.  This was one that absolutely was hilarious.

 

Also, this Tony Hinchcliffe piece about Sam Jay....holy shit.

 

I saw that Jimmy Carr was in the audience.  They really should have had him come on because he is absolutely brutal. Would have LOVED to see his take on Tom Brady.

[tokamak 6687]

I’m watching the Tom Brady deal. There is a LOT of coke involved here.  

[nycHorn 3123]

Finally finished Ripley. I liked the way it ended. Loved the black and white and the way it was shot. I ended up rooting for Ripley because the Marge and Dickie were so drab.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19307]

On 5/4/2024 at 8:20 PM, dcbc said:

Haven't seen anyone mention John Mulaney's: Everybody's in L.A.

 

"Look, you either come do bad things with me and Herb Albert, or you don't come at all!"

-Lou Addler

 

Edit to say that this is, without a doubt, the best talk show of all time.

Watching this now.  It is really funny.  

[Neonmoon 38130]

Tom Brady roast was okay. Niki was the best by far. She crushed it. Hart was good. Schulz was funny. Ross needs to be put out to pasture. Bert Kreischer is not funny.

[Texzilla588 772]

Nikki crushed it. Her joke about crypto and Gronk killed, and her lottery ticket joke about Brady was great. Shes figured out roasts.

Not all comedians can do roasts. Ross has lost it; he used to be so funny.

[tbone_ 14455]

I thought the whole thing was pretty funny. But yea Nikki was the best.

[Buzzrock 15137]

I only made it through part of Kevin Hart’s opening routine at the podium and I found it kind of forced and awkward. Might give it another shot.

[Texzilla588 772]

It’s pretty much a spotty show. I zipped thru much of it. Foster Brooks and Don Rickles ain’t coming thru the door.

[tbone_ 14455]

Don Rickles was a fucking national treasure

Ok this Seinfeld pop tart movie? Wtff?

[locodos 5592]

Bodkin...  worth the time.  If you're going to see it, skip the trailer.  It's better to see the twists and turns play out.

Spoiler

 

 

Edited May 13 by locodos

[Neonmoon 38130]

Bodkin is good so far. Honestly expecting it to be funnier, but appears Forte is playing it mostly straight. The townspeople are good. 

[Duane Moore 5761]

I’m intrigued by the first episode of Bodkin. It’s got all the right set up for a classic folk horror story, but they have it listed as a comedy. Here’s hoping they can pull off the rare comedy/horror hybrid of something like An American Werewolf in London. 

[Pam Cummings 9883]

Yeah I like Bodkin so far(2 episodes). Wonder what the deal is with that wolf.

[TheStoicPaisano 9953]

Archer back up.

[Biff Tannen 46177]

I will say I do NOT recommend Baby Reindeer. Unless you’re into male rape and stalking and just general awkwardness. Good god. 

[4th&Five 42011]

5 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I will say I do NOT recommend Baby Reindeer. Unless you’re into male rape and stalking and just general awkwardness. Good god. 

Spoiler alert!

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On 5/12/2024 at 6:37 PM, Buzzrock said:

I only made it through part of Kevin Hart’s opening routine at the podium and I found it kind of forced and awkward. Might give it another shot.

Definitely felt that way.  

[Neonmoon 38130]

13 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

I will say I do NOT recommend Baby Reindeer. Unless you’re into male rape and stalking and just general awkwardness. Good god. 

[4th&Five 42011]

 

[TonyTexas 10783]

Looking forward to this more than HG2

 

[Biff Tannen 46177]

1 hour ago, 4th&Five said:

 

Well this seems dumb

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On 5/12/2024 at 12:13 PM, Texzilla588 said:

Nikki crushed it. Her joke about crypto and Gronk killed, and her lottery ticket joke about Brady was great. Shes figured out roasts.

Not all comedians can do roasts. Ross has lost it; he used to be so funny.

She was by far the best one.  I don't understand why Kraft was off limits, though.  Was weird when Jeff Ross did the massage joke and that is what Tom took offense to out of everything said.

[Texzilla588 772]

Tom now saying he wished he hadn’t done it. He had no issue with attacks on him but didn’t like jokes about his kids, Giselle, or Kraft.

[dcar00 14980]

13 minutes ago, Texzilla588 said:

Tom now saying he wished he hadn’t done it. He had no issue with attacks on him but didn’t like jokes about his kids, Giselle, or Kraft.

I was shocked that Brady would even agree to it.  Guy loves him some Tom Brady Perfect.  Maybe should have waited about 10 years, when the kids realize why Dad/Goat lost model to ju-jitsu instructor.

[Biff Tannen 46177]

16 minutes ago, Texzilla588 said:

Tom now saying he wished he hadn’t done it. He had no issue with attacks on him but didn’t like jokes about his kids, Giselle, or Kraft.

[TonyTexas 10783]

Tom loves the money and perks that come with fame but not the attention it draws. Sorry Tommy boy, it doesn’t work that way. 

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5 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Tom loves the money and perks that come with fame but not the attention it draws. Sorry Tommy boy, it doesn’t work that way. 

There's a pretty big difference between some tabloid rag speculating about who Giselle is banging and having to sit there and fake smile 10 feet away from people insulting you for destroying your family. 

Obviously on him though for not fully understanding how ruthless comedians trying to make a name for themselves can be.

[henrygandorf 29228]

7 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Looking forward to this more than HG2

 

first ever scripted comedy series?  wasn't "the shrink next door" a comedy series?  i'm honestly asking, i didn't watch it.

[Helobious 9823]

Almost watched the Brady roast until I saw it was 3 hours long. Who the fuck would watch that. 

[F250 29203]

7 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Looking forward to this more than HG2

 

Let me guess, Will Ferrell does Will Ferrell things as a golfer.

[dcar00 14980]

1 hour ago, aggie08 said:

There's a pretty big difference between some tabloid rag speculating about who Giselle is banging and having to sit there and fake smile 10 feet away from people insulting you for destroying your family. 

Obviously on him though for not fully understanding how ruthless comedians trying to make a name for themselves can be.

every roast is like that...all he had to do is watch some previous ones.  maybe he thought they would all be Seinfeld or Cosby because he's Tom Brady.

[Helobious 9823]

Ashley Madison docuseries is pretty nuts

[Chopper 17432]

17 hours ago, dcar00 said:

I was shocked that Brady would even agree to it.  Guy loves him some Tom Brady Perfect.  Maybe should have waited about 10 years, when the kids realize why Dad/Goat lost model to ju-jitsu instructor.

I heard the producers of the roast have asked many other stars to be the subject of a roast but been turned down by everyone, except for Brady.

11 hours ago, Helobious said:

Almost watched the Brady roast until I saw it was 3 hours long. Who the fuck would watch that. 

It was scheduled for 90 minutes but netflix allowed it to go longer because it was going well. Crew and writers got paid more as a result.

 

[dcar00 14980]

59 minutes ago, Chopper said:

I heard the producers of the roast have asked many other stars to be the subject of a roast but been turned down by everyone, except for Brady.

 

 

Those people were smart.  The internet is now forever so his kids get to be reminded of his divorce over and over again.

[Buzzrock 15137]

Ashley Madison docuseries is pretty nuts

What a bunch of morons. “I never thought that signing up for AM would be the worst mistake of my life.” Really? Never?

[tbone_ 14455]

I’m intrigued by the first episode of Bodkin. It’s got all the right set up for a classic folk horror story, but they have it listed as a comedy. Here’s hoping they can pull off the rare comedy/horror hybrid of something like An American Werewolf in London. 

Finished Bodkin. Not really horror. But def a good watch imo.

[Texzilla588 772]

It was scheduled for 90 minutes but netflix allowed it to go longer because it was going well. Crew and writers got paid more as a result.
 

Netflix has started to figure out the power of live event streaming. I guess David Chang’s mostly bad live cooking show was the first; it’s live across the globe. Then the roast. They got two Christmas Day nfl games in 24.

The roast would have been better being tighter at 90 minutes, with fewer unknown comics, Kraft, Bill, and others on tape, and unrelated cameos. Will Farrell as Ron Burgundy just sucked balls. The walk alongs in the audience sucked too. Jeff Ross is now irrelevant.

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On 5/13/2024 at 10:01 PM, Biff Tannen said:

I will say I do NOT recommend Baby Reindeer. Unless you’re into male rape and stalking and just general awkwardness. Good god. 

On 5/16/2024 at 9:56 AM, Helobious said:

Ashley Madison docuseries is pretty nuts

On 5/16/2024 at 8:10 PM, Buzzrock said:

What a bunch of morons. “I never thought that signing up for AM would be the worst mistake of my life.” Really? Never?

Half of Surly watching that

[Buzzrock 15137]

The main guy from the company looked exactly like Chet after he was turned into shit in Weird Science. 

[RomaVicta 30606]

Baby Reindeer was excellent. Troubling. Hard to watch in moments, but it was definitely worthwhile. 

I thought Rust Creek was a solid little movie. Nicely shot and acted thriller.

[Jive Turkey 13013]

This dropped a few weeks ago. Netflix trying to milk the F1 thing.