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[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.


erikaj - Feb 13, 2009 8:41:39 am PST #2206 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!

That's brilliant.


Frankenbuddha - Feb 16, 2009 8:39:30 am PST #2207 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Flight of the Conchords: I think I broke something laughing during the "Too many dicks on the dancefloor" number.

Michael Gondry did a hell of job with this one. That last number was visually stunning.


Java cat - Feb 19, 2009 2:49:28 pm PST #2208 of 7329
Not javachik

Big Love is #1 on Ent. Weekly's "Must List!" Whoot! [link] 1. BIG LOVE Big news: For its subtle writing and peerless acting (we're pulling for you come Emmy time, Grace Zabriskie!), Love is renewed for a fourth season on HBO. If it could also find a place in your hearts and on your DVR that'd be right nice too.

[link] I've only seen 4 eps from this season, but I agree with the LA Times! The ten-episode third season of Big Love, which launched Sunday, Jan. 18, has inspired critical raves. The Los Angeles Times observed, "If there's a better written, better acted, more originally conceived show on television, I defy you to name it." The Wall Street Journal called Big Love "a work of art: luminous, and often moving beyond all understanding," while Time hailed it as "TV's best acted ensemble drama."

Hmm. Ausiello says, [link] Question: Since I'm being good and not throwing a fit about Ask Ausiello moving to Thursdays, can you give up some Big Love scoop? -- Linda Ausiello: I'm hereby ordering all Emmy voters to watch the Feb. 22 episode. It finds the entire Henrickson clan embarking on a 2,500 mile road trip and it easily ranks as the finest hour of television all season. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to throw a parade in honor of Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny and Ginnifer Goodwin.

then he leads to something happening; then has another column about that. Don't link to this if you don't want to think about changes: [link]


Java cat - Feb 19, 2009 3:08:54 pm PST #2209 of 7329
Not javachik

This is interesting! [link]

• The Hollis clan is based on an actual homicidal Mormon cult of the ’70s; several of the sister-wives are still at large and wanted by the FBI. Also, according to Mark Olsen, they will tell the story of Hollis Green’s freaky-deaky and seemingly transgender wife: “We’ll find out who she is.”


Emily - Mar 18, 2009 4:19:24 am PDT #2210 of 7329
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

People still around? I only just found this thread!


Frankenbuddha - Mar 18, 2009 7:13:41 am PDT #2211 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I've been hoping people would be talking about Flight of the Conchords, but alas...


megan walker - Mar 18, 2009 7:17:13 am PDT #2212 of 7329
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

You mean about how it's gone steadily downhill since they ran out of songs?


lisah - Mar 18, 2009 7:57:30 am PDT #2213 of 7329
Punishingly Intricate

You mean about how it's gone steadily downhill since they ran out of songs?

When did they run out of songs?! I don't have HBO now but I've seen a couple from this season that were hilarious!


Tom Scola - Mar 18, 2009 8:00:08 am PDT #2214 of 7329
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

As the saying goes, you have your whole life to make your first album, but then only six months to make your second.


Frankenbuddha - Mar 18, 2009 8:06:10 am PDT #2215 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I don't know, I thought the songs in the most recent episodes have been hilarious. It got off to a shakey start, I thought, but from Michael Gondry's episode onwards I've been enjoying it as much as last season.