always assumed Axiom and Manuel were just paid lackeys but their "brotherhood" talk seems sincere at this point.
Axiom & Manuel have true brotherhood - Axiom only comes to the studio due to Manuel’s entreaties, having spurned Tim, and saves Manuel first. (It’s up in the air whether Manuel believes most of what he’s saying or if he’s keeping good with Tim for next time he has money)
the manuel and ax characters are used to portray the archetypal brotherhood/bro-dom exaggerated to absurdity. despite appearing as guitar center dwelling douchebags and being hired guns, manuel is still willling to give the skin off his ass for tim— and ax his hand! even through all the ups and downs of their relationships, they still say they'd be willing to do anything for tim, which is why i think ax eventually showed up at the end of the oscar special. at this point in their character development, they're that dumb kind of loyal like a dog. and they're some of my favorite characters because of it
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 15:58 (four years ago) link
IRL Tim claimed he really did meet those two guys at a Guitar Center, I wonder if that's true or not
― frogbs, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:00 (four years ago) link
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE 7TH ANUAL OSCAR SPECIAL pic.twitter.com/kW8PURtEYD— Tim Newman (@timheidecker) February 18, 2020
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:42 (four years ago) link
mister turkgtin MUST be healed accountable for his crimes!
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:43 (four years ago) link
mister turkgtin hahaha
― nxd, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:43 (four years ago) link
rip tom chaplinmay your final meal be your finest
― nxd, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:44 (four years ago) link
Still haven't seen more than the first twenty minutes thanks to a variety of other distractions but I do want to point out that Tim appeared very close to breaking when Gregg was slowly pulling his car in and honking incessantly.
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:50 (four years ago) link
we all broke in that moment
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:52 (four years ago) link
he certainly cracked up more this year, especially the first hour or so
― nxd, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:53 (four years ago) link
I wouldn't be surprised if he did meet them at Guitar Center: IIRC, Axiom and Manuel are in a real band together (Last Second Chance), and that is their IRL look/style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wzXNYEl3fM
― blatherskite, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:56 (four years ago) link
My Son Matt
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 17:00 (four years ago) link
Tone newman
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 18:06 (four years ago) link
Matt Newman cracked me up
― equam phillips (crüt), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 18:16 (four years ago) link
Tim murdering Gregg is pretty much the only way this series can end right now
― frogbs, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 18:21 (four years ago) link
greggs back on twitter :)
― nxd, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 20:48 (four years ago) link
In the waiting room at the emergency room a lot of us were taken to after #TimsOscarNightTragedy they had a tv playing WHICH Tom Hanks Popcorn classic?— #1 Ranked Movie Expertise (@greggturkington) February 18, 2020
― nxd, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 21:02 (four years ago) link
tim changing his twitter name to "tim newman" makes all of his tweets funnier
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:20 (four years ago) link
Finally finished this last night. Worth the wait.
If I find the time/wherewithal, I kinda want to transcribe Tim's conversation with his new son Matt.
― Hot, Now, and Oh-So-Very Wow! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:24 (four years ago) link
Congrats to the growing Newman family!
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:24 (four years ago) link
kinda bummed I saw the ending of the special before the beginning :(
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:27 (four years ago) link
loool:
ATTN On Cinema Family & Toni Newman: @timheidecker fooled many of you with his "heartfelt" wedding vows, but - like most things that he does in life - they were a sham. He has no respect for the law, Toni Newman, or MOVIES. Please spread far and wide! @greggturkington #OnCinema pic.twitter.com/DVfP0tnWwf— Justin Gaynor (@justingaynor) February 19, 2020
― Fantastic. Great move. Well done (sic), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 21:00 (four years ago) link
outstanding
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 21:04 (four years ago) link
holy shit lmao
― equam phillips (crüt), Thursday, 20 February 2020 04:50 (four years ago) link
and they say he doesn't actually watch the movies
― frogbs, Thursday, 20 February 2020 14:29 (four years ago) link
Ok that is amazing.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 20 February 2020 14:30 (four years ago) link
That is truly beautiful. Halleluyer!
― Hot, Now, and Oh-So-Very Wow! (Old Lunch), Thursday, 20 February 2020 14:32 (four years ago) link
oh that kind of explains why one of the celebrity quotes in the between-scenes slideshow was Tyler Perry saying something like "I can't say I ever actually enjoyed playing Madea."
― the burrito that defined a generation, Thursday, 20 February 2020 15:47 (four years ago) link
No less convinced that Tim & Gregg see one week into the future:
https://t.co/miAx0jS5ZG pic.twitter.com/kpbWtGuLXI— Justin Gaynor (@justingaynor) February 21, 2020
― blatherskite, Friday, 21 February 2020 02:03 (four years ago) link
Fully binging my way into this I guess. On S3. i love how Gregg just totally shuts down and submits when Tim is berating him.
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Monday, 24 February 2020 05:50 (four years ago) link
Finally watched the Oscar special. Goddamn it they keep topping themselves.
― Ok bloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 24 February 2020 11:31 (four years ago) link
wondering what kind of scam Tim is trying to pull on Toni, making her sign the annulment quickly and then changing his last name for some reason
also is it implied that he slept with the pastor? the way he kept looking at her instead of Toni...yeeesh
something I just realized now (which I think was supposed to be obvious all along) is that the name of the character in the new Joker is Arthur, something which somehow goes unremarked upon the entire special
― frogbs, Monday, 24 February 2020 14:45 (four years ago) link
Thought it was a nice touch that he called Ayaka the love of his life immediately before getting (re-)married to a different woman.
― Expart of Languidge (Old Lunch), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:49 (four years ago) link
"I'm Tim's favorite wife, right?"
"Well you're definitely the most recent"
lmaooo
― frogbs, Monday, 24 February 2020 14:56 (four years ago) link
I enjoyed that Gregg did like 20 seconds of actual interviewing and we learnt something about Russell Brand
― imago, Monday, 24 February 2020 14:57 (four years ago) link
ok I replayed the annulment scene and Toni mentions something like 'oh we're gonna have to get a new pre-nup'
I *think* Joe suggested during the "debt forgiveness special" that they should close down HEI Inc and reopen under a new name
― frogbs, Monday, 24 February 2020 15:16 (four years ago) link
lmao the debt forgiveness special
it never stops being funny
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 24 February 2020 15:19 (four years ago) link
My read is that he sincerely loves Toni (or at least thinks he does) but he just can’t stop scheming and using people and chasing the next shiny thing.
― Ok bloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 24 February 2020 15:23 (four years ago) link
just gonna leave this here so you can watch it over and over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCowInr2d0s&feature=youtu.be&t=3783
Tim comes pretty close to breaking
― frogbs, Monday, 24 February 2020 15:28 (four years ago) link
Hahaha I also noticed the “quartet” have a hard time keeping a straight face at several points throughout the special
― Ok bloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 24 February 2020 15:36 (four years ago) link
Especially the part where he’s berating then for not knowing “Pop Goes the Weasel”
― Ok bloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 24 February 2020 15:38 (four years ago) link
i'm not sure if they were entirely in on the joke
― frogbs, Monday, 24 February 2020 15:44 (four years ago) link
Yeah, the musicians on the last couple Oscar specials have come closest to puncturing the illusion. One of the dudes from last year's kinda drove me nuts with his excessively-hammy 'I'M LIKE SO SCARED OF TIM RIGHT NOW!' mugging.
― Expart of Languidge (Old Lunch), Monday, 24 February 2020 15:45 (four years ago) link
I feel like Tim & co. would probably take great pains to let the musicians and impersonators know what's up ahead of time. Like, he's not gonna start vehemently abusing people who don't know he's just fucking around.
― Expart of Languidge (Old Lunch), Monday, 24 February 2020 15:47 (four years ago) link
Unless he's legitimately hoping to get a rap in the mouth as extra seasoning.
― Expart of Languidge (Old Lunch), Monday, 24 February 2020 15:48 (four years ago) link
i love the lameness of "it's movie time!" and how much gregg relishes it
― equam phillips (crüt), Monday, 24 February 2020 15:55 (four years ago) link
didn't one of them provide the backing vocals to the acoustic empty bottle?
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Monday, 24 February 2020 16:57 (four years ago) link
https://www.facebook.com/303292169687706/posts/3304053872944839/?d=n
― Ok bloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 21:04 (four years ago) link
this special was really something. nice that gregg now has some deaths on his hands
― frederik b. godt (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 21:19 (four years ago) link
the last 15 minutes of that must've been really cool to see live, they hold that shot just long enough to convince you that this is the end of On Cinema, before Axiom single-handedly (lol) saves the show
― frogbs, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 21:52 (four years ago) link
could really use some of this right about now
https://i.redd.it/ne4ylkoz3pj41.png
― frogbs, Friday, 28 February 2020 20:07 (four years ago) link