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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.


Nicklas - Jul 05, 2007 4:17:52 am PDT #987 of 7329
"Either it's murder, or this library has a very strict overdue policy."

It's hard to pin-point what and how: but so far I downright love JfC.


bon bon - Jul 05, 2007 6:00:36 am PDT #988 of 7329
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I've finally gotten through the first 3 episodes of FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS and I gotta say I love it. The deadpan of it just cracks me up, as do the boys "dance" moves.

I meant to ask if anyone is watching it. It's brilliant.

"He may be dead!"
"But what did he may be do?!"


Frankenbuddha - Jul 05, 2007 6:25:17 am PDT #989 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

It's brilliant.

It is. I love the musical numbers so much. I need to check up on the story behind this, because it's so random I'm amazed HBO picked it up.


bon bon - Jul 05, 2007 6:29:38 am PDT #990 of 7329
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

You should check out their special, which is OnDemand if you have it. It does have a lot of the songs in the show, but you should enjoy it anyway.

I thought it was a little random that HBO picked up an act that isn't well known in the States, but as Jessica pointed out some time ago, they had a BBC show (maybe a radio show?), so they're not that unknown a quantity. It is akin to their picking up Ali G. And a few of the producers on the show are from Ali G., Mr. Show/Tenacious D., and Garry Shandling/Newsradio.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 05, 2007 6:32:15 am PDT #991 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

You should check out their special, which is OnDemand if you have it

I don't think I do, but thanks for the head's up. It will be available in some format at some point (or HBO will re-run it when they re-run the episodes).


Jessica - Jul 05, 2007 6:34:13 am PDT #992 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Most of the special is on YouTube, actually -- in bits and pieces, but still.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 05, 2007 7:11:26 am PDT #993 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

The rap number while they were getting mugged had me on the floor.

I'm the motherflipper!


Glamcookie - Jul 05, 2007 9:06:46 am PDT #994 of 7329
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

GF and I gave up on JfC after the third ep. I was somewhat intrigued, but the bad acting and grossness of some of the dialog was enough to kill it for me. Depending on what I hear, it may be a renter when it comes on DVD.

We're enjoying Big Love this season. I hope there is more Rhonda! She kills me.


-t - Jul 05, 2007 9:44:28 am PDT #995 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Rhonda's a piece of work, all right. I was sure she was gonna get her assed kicked for taking that jacket, and I still can't figure where she thinks she's going. Surely not to Barb, not after getting sent to th shelter. I tend to think that she'll get eaten alive out in the real world, but she's got incredible cunning.

It's nice to see a more sympathetic side of Nicki. I hope that losing her family at Juniper Creek will improve her relationships with Barb and Margene, but her father will probably pull her back into the fold somehow. I don't complete understand what went on with her mom and the tape - was she hiding it the whole time? That older wives from Juniper Creek are such interesting characters and so hard for me to understand, I have to reason my way through what their emotions might be most of the time.


Daisy Jane - Jul 06, 2007 10:54:01 am PDT #996 of 7329
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

I tend to think that she'll get eaten alive out in the real world, but she's got incredible cunning.

"I have Twenty. Six. Dollars. in food stamps."

I don't complete understand what went on with her mom and the tape - was she hiding it the whole time?

Yep.