Kirsten Dunst took a role that COULD have potentially been the stereotypical crazed blonde housewife and rocked.
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Kirsten Dunst took a role that COULD have potentially been the stereotypical crazed blonde housewife and rocked.
I was prepared to hate her...and she ended up being the most sympathetic figure in the whole series
that final car ride in the police car when the officer makes the helicopter speech...
out of REFLEX the audience is SUPPOSED to nod and understand and when her character listens intently looks confused and essentially calls BULLSHIT?
powerful stuff.
OUTSTANDING OBSERVATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would LOVE if they continue HIS story. He looked lost and confused and like he was being placed in a jail cell. In a sense he was. Mike is an EARNER. Mike is OBVIOUSLY ridiculously smart but I don't think he knows how to generate quarterly accounting reports for management.
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yeah she was using a truth to rationalize her poor decisions - but the cop understandably shuts her down cause her choices set off a cascade of murders
yeah the 'I am woman hear me roar' moment kinda got derailed when she realized her husband she blamed for stifling her died to keep her free.
I'm about to crank out Season1 Episode1 to see what I can see...
you wont regret it
I watched that episode but I don't remember it that much. I'll watch it tonight and report back whether I have a
Thanks, fam'.
Yeah ... I wasn't sure what to make of Dunst's role at first, but loved the way it played out. Her trying to "self-actualize" but never fully grasping how fucked up their whole involvement in all of this was. Her husband Ed simply wanting to live a quiet, quaint life and own the butcher shop & start a family. Meanwhile by the incidents in episodes 1 and 2 ... they're a part of this whole shitstorm involving the Cincinnati crew & local Gerhardt familia. All types of fucked up!
Plenty of great dialogue throughout the season. One of my fave scenes is when Lou goes to them explaining that he's aware Rye Gerhardt was killed via hit & run, and that people will eventually be coming after them. The tension in that scene ... the body language. Better than many movies. That's what's dope about all the good TV programming out there these days ... we're spoiled in a sense in that much of it is better than all the shitty re-ups and remakes the MOVIEMAKERS are pushing on people. Plus in tv format you're given longer to flush out characters & tell stories. 2 hours can be a bit rushed in a movie. Compared with say 7 or 8 - 12+ one-hour episodes.
As for Mike Milligan ... yeah ... I'd watch more of his story too. He was one of the best this sesason. Thanks for the co-sign on the comparison to how Vic Mackie's life and career played out in the series finale of The Shield. Both of them complete badasses in their own right ... and to be stuck in a building in an office job is the EXACT opposite of where they want to be. This fucks up all their plans. Plus ... it leaves the viewers satisfied, in that they are NOT simply killed off hastily like so many other people are in TV and movies. That often feels cheap. To build up a great character & then off them quickly. No thanks. People don't want to see that ... unless it's an all-time classic type scene. Plenty of laughs when Mike and the Kitchen brother arrived at the scene of the Sioux Falls massacre at the motel and seeing all the bloodshed everywhere. They knew the environment was fucked up and then just "Ok then" departed in their ride. They weren't hanging around for any of that bullshit, haha!
That scene with them walking in on the Gerhardt cousin coming back to their home to steal valuables ... that shit was great. Cornering him in the room & finishing him off. Loved that shit.
Yeah ... I wasn't sure what to make of Dunst's role at first, but loved the way it played out. Her trying to "self-actualize" but never fully grasping how fucked up their whole involvement in all of this was. Her husband Ed simply wanting to live a quiet, quaint life and own the butcher shop & start a family. Meanwhile by the incidents in episodes 1 and 2 ... they're a part of this whole shitstorm involving the Cincinnati crew & local Gerhardt familia. All types of fucked up!
Plenty of great dialogue throughout the season. One of my fave scenes is when Lou goes to them explaining that he's aware Rye Gerhardt was killed via hit & run, and that people will eventually be coming after them. The tension in that scene ... the body language. Better than many movies. That's what's dope about all the good TV programming out there these days ... we're spoiled in a sense in that much of it is better than all the shitty re-ups and remakes the MOVIEMAKERS are pushing on people. Plus in tv format you're given longer to flush out characters & tell stories. 2 hours can be a bit rushed in a movie. Compared with say 7 or 8 - 12+ one-hour episodes.
As for Mike Milligan ... yeah ... I'd watch more of his story too. He was one of the best this sesason. Thanks for the co-sign on the comparison to how Vic Mackie's life and career played out in the series finale of The Shield. Both of them complete badasses in their own right ... and to be stuck in a building in an office job is the EXACT opposite of where they want to be. This fucks up all their plans. Plus ... it leaves the viewers satisfied, in that they are NOT simply killed off hastily like so many other people are in TV and movies. That often feels cheap. To build up a great character & then off them quickly. No thanks. People don't want to see that ... unless it's an all-time classic type scene. Plenty of laughs when Mike and the Kitchen brother arrived at the scene of the Sioux Falls massacre at the motel and seeing all the bloodshed everywhere. They knew the environment was fucked up and then just "Ok then" departed in their ride. They weren't hanging around for any of that bullshit, haha!
That scene with them walking in on the Gerhardt cousin coming back to their home to steal valuables ... that shit was great. Cornering him in the room & finishing him off. Loved that shit.
What other series & docs are hot of late, BGOL fam'?
Aside from Making a Murderer & Narcos ... what else are ya'll currently checking?
Aside from Making a Murderer & Narcos ... what else are ya'll currently checking?
I'm so backed up...
I JUST finished Fargo.
I got a few episodes of Jessica Jones left
Narcos haven't touched yet...but only heard GOOD things
A lot people told me Murderer was WAY TOO long...but good.
(I would recommend checking out the Central Park 5 first)
Ash vs Evil Dead is good so far.
Cobain: Montage of Heck is uncomfortable good.
Series wise besides Mr. Robot?
Legends, Graceland both got cancelled and squandered really good concepts.
Good shit, Playa.
Need to check out Narcos in full. We've only caught the first 2 eps.
Gonna get around to Murderer eventually, and The Seven Five. Have seen bits and pieces of Mr. Robot. Might get around to Jessica Jones.
Looking forward to mid-February ... The Walking Dead returns, 2nd season of Better Call Saul, and the next season of Survivor (last season was solid).
Need to check out Narcos in full. We've only caught the first 2 eps.
Gonna get around to Murderer eventually, and The Seven Five. Have seen bits and pieces of Mr. Robot. Might get around to Jessica Jones.
Looking forward to mid-February ... The Walking Dead returns, 2nd season of Better Call Saul, and the next season of Survivor (last season was solid).
Mr Robot, Second season of The Leftovers. These along with Fargo make my top 3 for this year.
I heard good things about Season 2 of The Knick
Right on, BlkStrength ^
I need to get around to The Leftovers. Plenty of the podcasters who recap various series say it's a dope series. I was worried about Fargo going into the 2nd season as the bar was set high in season 1. Glad they delivered in season 2 ... gives us all hope that they'll deliver yet again with the 3rd! The actors/cast better be on their fucking game 'cuz they're following Billy Bob, Ted Danson, Bokeem Woodbine, Hanzi Muthafuckin' Dent, The Kitchen Brothers, the Gerhardt inbreds, Kirsten Dunst, and the dude from Friday Night Lights & Breaking Bad fame.
Good buzz around The Knick as well. A good number of BGOL fam' have mentioned it, and I added some T&A screencaps in a thread or two ...
http://brudavideo.com/?s=The+Knick
http://brudavideo.com/
I need to get around to The Leftovers. Plenty of the podcasters who recap various series say it's a dope series. I was worried about Fargo going into the 2nd season as the bar was set high in season 1. Glad they delivered in season 2 ... gives us all hope that they'll deliver yet again with the 3rd! The actors/cast better be on their fucking game 'cuz they're following Billy Bob, Ted Danson, Bokeem Woodbine, Hanzi Muthafuckin' Dent, The Kitchen Brothers, the Gerhardt inbreds, Kirsten Dunst, and the dude from Friday Night Lights & Breaking Bad fame.
Good buzz around The Knick as well. A good number of BGOL fam' have mentioned it, and I added some T&A screencaps in a thread or two ...
http://brudavideo.com/?s=The+Knick
http://brudavideo.com/
One of my fave scenes from the season ...
Season 2 was kinda boring compared to season one. I tried to slow.
did you watch all of S2?
if you didn't -I suggest you finish it... its worth it
On episode 7 now didn't get interesting until episode 3.
Both seasons were good. This show is one of my favorites.
Good info fam, the wife and I loved Fargo. We are watching flashpoint now. Season 1 was decent but it get crazy afterwards. Also Person of interest is must see TV.
There are a few on the list that I didn't know about, good looking out.
On Netflix...
second season of Daredevil, new OINB and Voltron
Colony is a GREAT new science fiction series
If you haven't caught up with Orphan Black do so its over next year
Of course The Americans, best series on TV now, period.
I thought the new X-files was good.
That's wassup. A coworker is a big fan of Person of Interest. As for Fargo, season 3 should be fun next year as they set the bar so high the first 2 seasons. Especially so since the movie debuted 20 years ago and was so well-received by many. One of those small-town films that people reference often with the Coen brothers' filmography. They really cast the Fargo series well. Good mix of notable acting talent & less familiar people who did damn well in their supporting roles. You know a show is good when it has people talking.
Carrie Coon-heads? Carrie-aniacs? Well, fans of Vulture's best TV actress of the year, whatever they're called, should rejoice, as Coon will be the female lead in Fargo's third season. Coon will play Gloria Burgle, a chief of police and "a practical woman who grabs the fire extinguisher when the bacon catches fire and everyone else panics," which is either an elaborate metaphor, or a hint thatFargo's going to tackle the dangers of brunch. Either way, Gloria is "struggling to understand this new world around her where people connect more intimately with their phones than the people right in front of them." Ewan McGregor is also starring as twin brothers. Production is slated to begin later this year, giving Coon plenty of time to return from Australia, whereshe's shooting The Leftovers.
Looking forward to the eventual 3rd season. They set the bar really high by TV standards these first 2 seasons.
Very good storylines, plots, and casting.
Very good storylines, plots, and casting.
http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r73wu-392bf/Aw-Jeez:-A-‘Fargo’-Podcast---MPR-News
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/446873217/aw-jeez-a-fargo-podcast
https://www.acast.com/awjeezafargopodcastmprnews
https://twitter.com/awjeezpodcast
http://www.mprnews.org/topic/aw-jeez-fargo
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http://www.npr.org/podcasts/446873217/aw-jeez-a-fargo-podcast
https://www.acast.com/awjeezafargopodcastmprnews
https://twitter.com/awjeezpodcast
http://www.mprnews.org/topic/aw-jeez-fargo
http://podbay.fm/show/1046990511
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