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Premium Cable: The Cursing Costs Extra

[NAFDA] A thread for the discussion of all original programming on HBO, Showtime, Starz and other premium channels.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


-t - Jul 22, 2007 8:31:31 am PDT #1038 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Is it? It's all shiny and lovely in my memory. Smells like roses.


erikaj - Jul 22, 2007 9:56:45 am PDT #1039 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!

or at least like McNuggets. I guess I didn't get that feeling though cause I started watching for the girls in the can of Season 2. Bushy Top's accent's improved a fair bit since, though. But, now that you say that I seem to remember that Simon mentioned a flashback to the Gant murder in the pilot, and that they hadn't done that sort of thing in any episode since.


Hayden - Jul 22, 2007 11:53:55 am PDT #1040 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Yeah, the accent, the flashback, even some of the exposition all sorta sucked. The fact that every freakin' second of it is necessary for later plot points, well, that's awesome.


erikaj - Jul 22, 2007 12:49:14 pm PDT #1041 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!

That flashback was the one big note they've received from HBO.(/ The Wire likes gritty, urban carrots) And yes, I love how the Wire always uses stuff again. It makes it hard to introduce to non-fiends, however.I used to think DW was Australian because that's what overlaying Baltimore on top of London kind of sounded like, here in Arizona, land of the uniflected. He's pretty decent, now. Although not in the "No way...he's British?!" league with Hugh Laurie and Idris Elba.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 25, 2007 5:21:31 am PDT #1042 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I just caught the most recent FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS and the "Bowie in Space" stuff just had me on the floor (especially the Let's Dance style stuff over the end credits).


Hayden - Jul 25, 2007 6:29:07 am PDT #1043 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

I saw the first one on a podcast, and it had me on the floor laughing. It's like Tenacious D, but waaaay funnier.


Jessica - Jul 25, 2007 6:31:36 am PDT #1044 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

"Bowie in Space"

Oh I love that song! Damn my non-HBO-getting ways!

(That song is on their live album, btw.) t /FotC evangelist


bon bon - Jul 25, 2007 6:39:30 am PDT #1045 of 7329
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Oh I love that song! Damn my non-HBO-getting ways!

The video itself was a little bit literal but Jemaine's Bowie impression in the episode was spot-on.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 25, 2007 8:10:07 am PDT #1046 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Jemaine's Bowie impression in the episode was spot-on.

Yes! I loved the "different eras of Bowie".

It's like Tenacious D, but waaaay funnier.

That's exactly how I feel. And I like the music WAAAAAY better.


-t - Jul 25, 2007 8:55:49 am PDT #1047 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I am loving Flight of the Conchords. It's really impressive how perfectly they can mock so many different styles of music.

Live album you say?

::goes shopping::