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Post by Nora on May 28, 2020 0:39:11 GMT
well its coming up in a few days, and the cast is STELLAR (Carel, Malkovitch, Lynch to name a few) but the first reviews are not too good.
Too bad.
But I did like the trailer and will watch the show. How about you?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 1:53:56 GMT
Eh, that looks painful.
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Post by Nora on May 29, 2020 17:43:40 GMT
ifs pretty bad, sadly. i am watching it for Carell but its hard ;-/ But maybe it will get better... |
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Post by Nora on May 29, 2020 23:56:13 GMT
it Does get better. A lot better actually. ill keep watching.
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Post by Nora on May 30, 2020 0:37:37 GMT
however, this remains its biggest problem:
“ What Space Force seems to think it is changes from episode to episode, or scene to scene. Sometimes it's Dr. Strangelove without the bleakness, or Veep without the cruelty, or Silicon Valley without the specificity. Other times it's Parks and Recreation without the earnestness, or The Office without the heart. ”
Mashable perfectly identified it.
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Post by Nora on Jun 3, 2020 0:41:01 GMT
wow what a ridiculous finale!
so only 1 very good episode, 1-2 good, rest way bellow average. finale is big wtf.
the constant changes in tonality and focus is do weird too.
too bad. was rooting for them.
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Post by pennypacker on Jun 14, 2020 22:07:21 GMT
I liked the non-family members. I'd watch a series where Malkovitch and Schwartz's characters just do their thing.
Would be a shame if they didn't get to try their hand at second season, because there is potential here. Lots of it.
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Post by Nora on Jun 15, 2020 1:08:43 GMT
I liked the non-family members. I'd watch a series where Malkovitch and Schwartz's characters just do their thing. Would be a shame if they didn't get to try their hand at second season, because there is potential here. Lots of it. Exactly. They had a pretty good chemistry. The family is boring and lame. But Malkowitch and Carell were great together, and I too hope they will get a second season and improve. Btw which episode did you like the best? For me episode two was a clear winner. (Chimpstronaut and Dogstronaut) |
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Post by pennypacker on Jun 15, 2020 1:44:08 GMT
I liked the non-family members. I'd watch a series where Malkovitch and Schwartz's characters just do their thing. Would be a shame if they didn't get to try their hand at second season, because there is potential here. Lots of it. Exactly. They had a pretty good chemistry. The family is boring and lame. But Malkowitch and Carell were great together, and I too hope they will get a second season and improve. Btw which episode did you like the best? For me episode two was a clear winner. (Chimpstronaut and Dogstronaut) I think it's because I really don't like Kudrow, no matter how much I try to. Their kid was bland too. I had every reason to be sympathetic towards her, and I just wasn't... The second was solid! I also liked episode 4, the mock lunar experiment. It was the best use of Carell's characters "cringe", even it it was a little much. The worst was episode 7 I think, with the skinny fuel. |
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Post by Nora on Jun 15, 2020 2:05:08 GMT
Exactly. They had a pretty good chemistry. The family is boring and lame. But Malkowitch and Carell were great together, and I too hope they will get a second season and improve. Btw which episode did you like the best? For me episode two was a clear winner. (Chimpstronaut and Dogstronaut) I think it's because I really don't like Kudrow, no matter how much I try to. Their kid was bland too. I had every reason to be sympathetic towards her, and I just wasn't... The second was solid! I also liked episode 4, the mock lunar experiment. It was the best use of Carell's characters "cringe", even it it was a little much. The worst was episode 7 I think, with the skinny fuel. isnt that amazing what a “science” it is to make a character likable and how easily it can cross the line into annoying/boring? Like there is no exact formula that will guarantee a positive outcome.. Yeah skinny fuel was a stupid/annoying episode. And Kudrows character is Super annoying on the show and that comes from someone who loves the actress... it just doesnt click. |
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Jun 15, 2020 2:12:20 GMT
First 4 eps have been enjoyably fun and decently funny for me. Hope it continues.
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Post by pennypacker on Jun 15, 2020 3:01:33 GMT
I think it's because I really don't like Kudrow, no matter how much I try to. Their kid was bland too. I had every reason to be sympathetic towards her, and I just wasn't... The second was solid! I also liked episode 4, the mock lunar experiment. It was the best use of Carell's characters "cringe", even it it was a little much. The worst was episode 7 I think, with the skinny fuel. isnt that amazing what a “science” it is to make a character likable and how easily it can cross the line into annoying/boring? Like there is no exact formula that will guarantee a positive outcome.. Yeah skinny fuel was a stupid/annoying episode. And Kudrows character is Super annoying on the show and that comes from someone who loves the actress... it just doesnt click. So what do you think his wife's crime was? It's bad enough that she got 40 years for it, but he doesn't seem to have suffered any consequences as a high-level government official. Not that he should, it wasn't his crime, but we know that's not how things work. |
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Post by thebayharborbutcher on Jun 15, 2020 7:36:20 GMT
I’ve been watching it. While I don’t think it’s awful it is pretty disappointing. Especially considering the cast and creative crew. It does get better as it goes along though.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jun 15, 2020 16:10:07 GMT
Finished watching the season. Quite disappointing I'm afraid. Mostly not funny and mostly not clever. It ranges from annoying to mediocre. I also want to know what Kudrow's crime was. The finale was garbage. I really don't care if it gets a second season. |
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Post by Nora on Jun 15, 2020 17:06:53 GMT
Finished watching the season. Quite disappointing I'm afraid. Mostly not funny and mostly not clever. It ranges from annoying to mediocre. I also want to know what Kudrow's crime was. The finale was garbage. I really don't care if it gets a second season. agreed on that point. But I still think they could improve a lot and get it somewhere good. Season 1 of Park and Rec had me activelly hating the show and they changed a lot and then from season 2 I started to like it and grew to love it. |
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Post by Nora on Jun 15, 2020 17:31:40 GMT
isnt that amazing what a “science” it is to make a character likable and how easily it can cross the line into annoying/boring? Like there is no exact formula that will guarantee a positive outcome.. Yeah skinny fuel was a stupid/annoying episode. And Kudrows character is Super annoying on the show and that comes from someone who loves the actress... it just doesnt click. So what do you think his wife's crime was? It's bad enough that she got 40 years for it, but he doesn't seem to have suffered any consequences as a high-level government official. Not that he should, it wasn't his crime, but we know that's not how things work. To get 40 or more (as they mention) years, its likely a Class A / Level 1 felony, so either a violent crime or something very serious, or she has to be a repeated offender. Either way it has to be either violent or a large scale/large damage. The choice is things like: murder, kidnapping, arson, but also things like trafficking. Theoretically it could be also things like espionage or terrorism, or in an extreme case - treason, but there would have to be some kinda war at the same time for that to apply and I doubt that her husband would stay in his role then.
My best guess is that it would be something like grand theft (think stealing something extremely rare/valuable) with firearm and part of an organization, combined with something like possession with intent to distribute plus potentially being a repeated offender or including SOME violence.
Either way it added Nothing to the show really. He still loves her, so I think we can rule out murder/espionage/terrorism/kidnapping, unless they make it into something "funny" like she tried to kidnap the president to stop her family from the move to Colorado. |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Jun 18, 2020 2:10:50 GMT
Boy do I not like this show.
I am trying to get through it and it is painful.
I do not get its popularity and Carrell seems to be doing a combination of several past characters.
The only one that's good is Malkovich but he's good in everything so it's hard to tell.
Between the two Greg Daniels shows out right now, Upload is the far better one.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Jun 18, 2020 2:36:40 GMT
I've never cared for Carell as a comic actor (though I think he's great as a dramatic actor) and I liked him even less after watching the first episode. If that stellar cast were something other than momentary props for Carell's two-dimensional general character to play off, that might improve things. And it was truly depressing to see the wizened Fred Willard doing a bit where we're supposed to think it's funny that he thinks he had a heart attack.
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