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I haven't seen the whole thing yet, but do they explain where they found him? I mean, at this stage there have to be thousands of potential reality show candidates of all sorts who have to know kind of what they're potentially in for.

They do explain it

Just finished, thought the show was sweet.

I got surprisingly teary at the reveal. The behind the scenes stuff was pretty funny - “Noah says he’s a racist - nah that’s too much” and then Ronald brings up the family guy ep… seeing the crew just lose their shit every time he surprises them.

One thing I thought was sad: after 3 weeks with these characters, he’d clearly really bonded with them, and then the reveal happens and now those ppl he became so close to kinda don’t exist anymore.

The scene where james is in the ph and says something about the role going to one of the Chrises cracked me up - I never remember this guy’s name because he looks like a Chris.

I've been enjoying Jubilee on Amazon Prime, an Indian drama series set in the world of film-making just after partition. It's a very high-end soapy drama and full of nice historical details. And if you are someone who doesn't do subtitles, the English dub is pretty good (although the lines don't match the subtitles, which is a bit confusing if you're one of those people who likes both dialogue and subtitles).

Unexpectedly (to me), a new season of The Other Two premiered last night... I had thought it was two-and-done, by design. There are some funny gags in ep. 1 – particularly involving filming with Covid restrictions – though the tone of the show feels even harsher in spirit than before.

started Silo on a whim, quite like it.

The Other Two is fantastic (haven't seen the new one yet).

Watched new episode of Other Two last night. Loved it. Funny to see Ken Marino who is basically the same character he is in Party Down, which also just came back w/ COVID gags.

Thanks for the Jury Duty recs. just got to the animation on ep 2 X-D

omg i died at the animation! so funny

Didn't Pete Davidson just have a based on his life TV show? Or movie? Regardless, there is not way I'm watching this new thing, either.

i think he had two movies where he played himself basically

Weirdly not that bad in "Bodies Bodies Bodies" (which itself is weirdly not bad).

King of Staten Island is good.

The Other Two is not available for streaming in Ireland. Honestly, this fucking place.

(I am obviously going to steal it.)

Silo seems quite intriguing. And feels very weird for me because I started writing a book with a reeeeallly similar plot in about 2005. Its probably a common enough trope I guess, but... yeah.

Whats with all these shows having the same retrofuture/stalinist/eastern bloc in the 80s brutalist looks lately? Silo, Severance, Maniac, For all Mankind (ok that one was meant to look that way I guess).

Silo when I was young
I used to call your name

One thing I thought was sad: after 3 weeks with these characters, he’d clearly really bonded with them, and then the reveal happens and now those ppl he became so close to kinda don’t exist anymore.

I heard he’s particularly tight with the actress who played “Inez De Leon”

This article has more background details on how they found and “cast” Ronald, etc.

Have to say, I’m enjoying The Diplomat way more than I thought I would. It zips right along

Since 1899 was axed by Netflix after only one season, you might think "aha! another cool show killed because of dumb Netflix beancounters" but beware - it's full of all the nonsense complications, twists, and b.s. that gets spackled onto these kinds of puzzle stories where there's nothing really keeping it together. I bailed out midway through episode 2 and skipped to the final reveal at the end and it's indeed bullshit. It deserved to be cancelled. Too bad - there might have been something there.

OTOH, My Name, is full of twists and complications and the police vs. organized crime plot isn't exactly new, but everything else: acting, directing, multiple complex fight scenes is outstanding. One of the best K-dramas out there right now and a great one to binge.

yes, I did not love 1899 whatsoever

I absolutely love the cast of Jury Duty, what an exceptional group of actors. Particularly the judge, “Inez”, “Vanessa” bailiff Nikki, “Lonnie”, “ken” and “Jeannie”. Consider that the bulk of what they had to do was improv and these people never broke and were 100 percent believable as the people they portrayed. Everyone deserves an Emmy

It's weird, there is apparently some push to get Ronald nominated but, even though it's not his fault, he's the *last* one that deserves a nomination.

That piece linked above is fascinating, especially the discussion comparing it to something like the semi/sometimes improvised "The Office." After a take on that show there's a break, actors move on, check their phones, etc. Here, they have to basically stay in character for hours and hours in a row, and even then, as the piece points out, a lot of that is just sitting there. James Marsden and the others had to sit in that jury selection room for three days, and balance the amount of interaction they had with Ronald to keep him hooked but not make him suspicious. That's tricky!

yeah it’s fucking mind bending

after seeing him on dead to me i’ve really come around on marsden, he’s a v good and funny actor

He is pretty funny in that "Sex Drive" movie Ronald likes, playing essentially the same ott role Bill Paxton played in "Weird Science."

Oh, and I take it back about "Ted Lasso" this season. Something feels off. It's still fine, but they've contrived to more or less separate all the main characters into lame side plots to no real gain, imo.

If I didn't know this was the end of Ted Lasso I would probably bail but at this point I want to see it through.

BF went to line up latest Ted Lasso last night, I demurred saying I really wasn't feeling this season at all.

Turned out to be one of the best bits of uplifting TV I have seen in years. A really lovely episode.

― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, May 2, 2023 9:06 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink

Good to hear. I'll see it through I guess. I thought I read before that there were only going to be the 3 seasons? On Googling now, that's not clear. Of course there are a huge number of content farm sites to do with "is X renewed"/"when is the next episode of X"

Apple TV was one service too many so I haven't seen any of Ted.

I will not buy a service just to watch one show, no matter how well-regarded. Bring it to Netflix, Prime, Hulu, or HBO if it needs my eyeballs thx bye

You can just sign up and then quit. Cheaper than Blockbuster used to be.

haven't watched ted since the first season, don't really feel any compulsion to continue

Yeah there’s like a 90% chance you have a free month trial on any device you own as well

I know I can subscribe to something just for a trial period. The thing is, I can't be trusted to unsubscribe. So in like four years I will see that I've been unintentionally re-upping to something I never really wanted in the first place

A me problem, I know.

Apple TV also has Severance. That should be enough. Silo looks good. Shrinking was good, esp if you like Ted Lasso.

in Canada at least, I'd say Apple is better value than nearly completely worthless Netflix

don't forget Bad Sisters

Really liked the first 2 episodes of Silo. I read the books several years ago so I have a head start on the particulars of the Silo world and major themes. Only complaint so far is Rebecca Ferguson's accent doesn't seem particular stable scene to scene.

I like Apple's Friday Night Baseball too, no gambling ads is refreshing

i could do without the "28% chance of an RBI" stats in the corner which TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS TO UPDATE AFTER THE PITCH cmon man my mlb gameday updates in real time i'm sure apple can manage it. in general it's funny to see apple's austere braun aesthetic overlaid onto professional baseball which has always had a bit of PT barnum americana swagger to it; don't think it works really. but yes i do very much enjoy the sounds of the park between innings and the wide shot of the sunsets

Oh yeah I hate that % bug during the at-bats. I get the obsession sports fans have with statistics but that’s a real joyless meter they’ve got going.

For All Mankind is Apple too plus Pachinko

Pachinko was awesome. Hope it comes back.

Finished Jury Duty last night. So good.

"Smaller jumps, James. Smaller jumps!"

Anyone know when it was filmed? As I vaguely recognized a couple of the actors but Kenny Boy from Reservation Dogs seemed a slight risk.

My tactic is to subscribe to every service for one month only - I always cancel as soon as I’ve subscribed. Then I have an Apple TV so it’s easy to resubscribe if there’s something I really want to watch - so yeah, it’s a bit like the old Blockbuster model. The only service I never cancel is YouTube, which I have on a student subscription - my toddler watches YouTube a lot and it stops the dads.

Lol it also stops the ads

We went to watch Silo last night via the AppleTV app and it was so dark it was unwatchable. Downloaded a copy and watched it on plex, 100% better. ridiculous.