jeremymacgregor87 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I wonder if that's it then. As for the NY times thing, it seems like Pamela's the right amount of crazy. You know it's going to be struggling a struggle for him, it's not his kind of writing to have his cake and eat it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Great season. Pretty much perfect imo. I read some reviews of the finale last night---stuff like NY Times, Variety, etc--and I was amazed at how idiotic the opinions were. They thought that Pamela was actually the destructive kind of crazy and that Louie was an actual would-be-rapist and that the scales-for-weed episode was boring and that the show's complete disregard for continuity is actually problematic... about as painful as reading pitchfork reviews of classic idm albums. got a few paragraphs into the ny times review myself before figuring "fuck it" and closed the sucker. Yeah, and I think it stems from the sort-of #CancelColbert political-correctness culture which is so fucking rampant online. Like, if you make a statement that's too subtle then dumb people will misread your intentions and assume you're racist or that you condone rape or whatever. I see alot of my friends get swept up in moral outrage over the goofiest shit because the subtlety was lost on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggy Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 this was so wicked there's no way his relationship with Pamela can last though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 i kinda hope that was the last season because it was so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 looking back it, my favorite episodes were the finale flashback and the astronaut daughter/Sienfeld hamptons one. I was hoping after that Hamptons episode he'd do more really good looking cinematography but I didn't notice anything as good looking or well framed for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcock Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 that season was perfect. the last three seasons had completely me up to the fact that this show is 40% comedy, 60 % just interesting, tense and emotional, and season 4 killed it, miles better than season 3 i thought. i feel like this is a show that could really open up to being a fuller, plot based thing rather than just vignettes, but yeah. easily the coolest thing ive seen for while. 9/10 and a strong 9. also, doing two episodes each week. best idea ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
producer snafu Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 just got caught up on the last two episodes, is he really doing 2 episodes a week? i never head of a show doing that before. i like that Louie has gotten with pamela, epecially after that whole fucked up scene between them at the flea market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
producer snafu Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 i didn't realize the flashback wasn't the finale, so i finale-y watched it and it was pretty good. I especially like the part where Louie got naked and you saw his ass. I was half expecting him to 'end' the show with a setup visually looking exactly like the side-view shot of his apartment from Lucky Louie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 damn lucky louie is funny shit. that asshole scene was hilarious ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Holy shit, Louie is the prequel to Lucky Louie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Holy shit, Louie is the prequel to Lucky Louie. this thought popped in my head even before season4.. with louie (currently) ending on season 4 it's even more possible. a spiritual prequel? maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 is lucky louie worth watching? or is just a bunch of rehashed standup material in sitcom format? the few clips i've seen of it have all been based on standup bits of his. or the other way around. also, laugh track. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 also, laugh track. :( nah, live audience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcock Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 i guess its possibly to do with being english, but ive never really minded laugh tracks. if the program is actually funny then i like the atmosphere they induce. obviously alot of awful comedies use them to simply make it seem like its more amusing than it is, but yeah. alan partridge is my absolute favourite, and thats got a laugh track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 is lucky louie worth watching? or is just a bunch of rehashed standup material in sitcom format? the few clips i've seen of it have all been based on standup bits of his. or the other way around. also, laugh track. :( it's only a handful of episodes and definitely worth watching if you're a fan of his material (standup/louie/whatever). it's got a laugh track for a pretty specific reason. it's essentially the anti-sitcom. lots of sitcom tropes, clichés, etc. but it sort of turns it upside and dumps it on its head (with episode topics, use of swearing, etc.) to sort of mix it up. sometimes I can't quite decide if the show is great or if it's merely good. it's definitely not bad and as a Louis ck fan it's definitely worth watching. I think its great but i'll need to re-watch sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 The premise of Lucky Louie is that Louis CK wanted to undo all the horrible things that had happened to sit-coms since the days of Honeymooners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 yea luckie louie is pretty funny but only when taken in context of shitty sitcoms and how it subverts those tropes, imo. 'louie' is infinitely better as both a comedy and a tv show in general. [edit] also i kind of hope both louie & fargo quit while they're ahead now and don't do further seasons, simply because those that just passed were so damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Is Fargo good? I've heard everything from "it's amazing" to "it's horrible"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcock Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 fargo was amazing, for sure. if you superanalyse it im sure you could find things to hate, but as an intruiging crime thriller with an interesting plot, great atmosphere, and a cracking badguy, it was some hot shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoodie Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Is Fargo good? I've heard everything from "it's amazing" to "it's horrible"... fargo is excellent, highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 alright, i'll check it out wow, Martin Freeman's in it? ha weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olo Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Is Fargo good? I've heard everything from "it's amazing" to "it's horrible"... 3rded on watch that shit. Don't see how you'd view it as horrible really. Martin Freeman was a despicable character. Reaches some high levels of ultra-douchery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 i gotta say that by far the weakest link in the Louie show is that he lets people who can't act at all take up too much screen time. That scene with Marc Maron, while well written and all was just horribly acted, it was truly cringe worthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoodie Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 my least favorite part of the show is the comedian friends (not the actors, the group of characters on the show). their scenes are usually unfunny and boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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