Well played with the stunt casting, Good Place
I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's... depressing.
Tara ,'Get It Done'
Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants
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-t - Jan 10, 2020 3:38:16 am PST #8328 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Vonnie K - Jan 10, 2020 11:46:10 am PST #8329 of 8624
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Well played with the stunt casting, Good Place
"50 gallons of man in a 10 gallon hat" is such a perfect description, I died a little.
I caught the pilot of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, which is high concept as network TV comedies go. To wit: the main character is a coder in a tech company, and *something* happens to her brain when an earthquake strikes while she's getting a brain MRI. As a result, she can now hear other people's thoughts and emotions in the form of a... SONG! (I KNOW). The pilot is a bit forced in bits but I still quite liked it. Peter Gallagher plays Zoey's father who is dying of a degenerative neurological disease and cannot talk/move much, and I legit cried for several minutes when he started singing, even though I was fully expecting it to happen.
It reminded me of Wonderfalls a bit. The pilot is streaming on Youtube if you wanna check it out: [link]
Dana - Jan 10, 2020 11:53:02 am PST #8330 of 8624
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
sj - Jan 10, 2020 12:34:43 pm PST #8331 of 8624
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Vonnie, I was disappointed when I saw the first commercials for Zoey's and realized that the music wasn't going to be original like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but then some people were comparing it to Eli Stone, which I loved. So, I might give it a chance. It's sitting on the DVR right now.
Vonnie K - Jan 10, 2020 1:10:04 pm PST #8332 of 8624
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Music in the pilot were all pretty well known and older. I don't know how they are working around the music licensing fee issues -- I guess older songs may not require much? Or at all? Or maybe they don't cost if someone else is singing the songs? *scratches head*
Sophia Brooks - Jan 10, 2020 1:37:54 pm PST #8333 of 8624
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I don't know if you have to pay for covers? I mean, there are cover bands everywhere and I can't imagine they have the money to pay. But I really have no idea.
-t - Jan 10, 2020 8:41:20 pm PST #8334 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am intrigued by the Playlist show
Nice interview, I'm gonna have to check out the Culture article when I'm more awake. I remember watching Go and thinking "who is that guy", nice to be reminded of that
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 11, 2020 10:43:42 am PST #8335 of 8624
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't think you have to pay permissions fees for covering songs in live performances, but anything that's going to appear on TV or in a movie should have royalties involved.
Sparky1 - Jan 11, 2020 11:26:46 am PST #8336 of 8624
Librarian Warlord
Good Place: Jason and the clicker - did something happen there I wonder? His trolley comments were about creating a distraction so something could happen.
-t - Jan 11, 2020 11:44:24 am PST #8337 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good point