Bunheads aka Kinky Breakfast aka rebound Gilmore Girls

Discuss!

Man he really beat that "kinky breakfast" thing into the ground didn't he.

[gukbe rends garments in cancellation anxiety]

I dunno if it's just me but I'm kind of tired of Tall Girl + Skinny Jeans brother-sister interplay

Just gonna port this whole thing ovah heah:

I have a few problems just with inconsistencies in character arcs, where they hint at developments and then seem to abandon them almost immediately

Boo + Surfer dude at the oyster bar - ? Rich fellow in early ep with the house and the driver - ?

And now where the heck did the play director go all of a sudden? AND: Truly goes out drinking with Other Lorelai & her bff and shows she's down and yet last night it was like their relationship had circled all the way back to ep 1

I enjoy it for the most part but plotwise it just feels like they don't quite have confidence in their characters yet? There's no big pushes in any direction which kinda makes me worried for a second season.

―set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl),Tuesday, 14 August 2012 21:49 (3 minutes ago) Permalink

I might be giving the people in charge a bit too much credit, but I chose to interpret all of that as spinning a variety of threads they intended to pick up down the line. Y'know, like giving Michelle a number of potential suitors so as to complicate her love life by and by. Although, yeah, it may just be sloppy and poorly-planned. And it sort of is in the short term, given that this first season was so short.

Which isn't to say that there aren't structural/story problems. F'rinstance (unless the pick it back up next week), what's the deal with the friend she was playing phone tag with through the first half of the episode? He dissed her and she dropped it and...that's it?

Bunheads is my kinky breakfast, it seems

that's kinda what I'm talking about in a nutshell. It's like they run with an idea and then, just kinda scribble it out mid episode or the next episode.

But I still loooooooove that Sherman-Palladino patter. That ratatat of the dialogue is always the thing that keeps me coming back.

And the dancing. Can I please have Not-Lorelai's yellow tap shoes? PLEASE.

(xpost)

I hope they don't give up on Carl and Boo

lil Carl's a cutie

(and not really that little imo)

phone tag with ex-roommate buddy was about providing a sort-of parallell with Sasha's cheerleading v ballet thing.

The dancing is great. I read that the istanbul was constantinople tmbg dance was added as filler because the episode ran short in editing.

I haven't watched this week's episode yet but I'm hoping Sasha still has her baby goth hairdo.

I will be watching it tonight hoping the same.

Kinda love Sasha in cheergirl outfit

her face after dollying past the dejected cheerleaders was gold

otm

I have to watch this, don't I.

Kinda love Sasha in cheergirl outfit

That was pretty ridiculous.

I hope this this fake gilmore girls gets renewed.

It has to, if only so Taylor Doose can make an appearance as Michelle's dad.

When do the street buskers start showing up? I think this show needs Grant Lee Phillips

I have to watch this, don't I.

See, this is why we needed a dedicated thread, to get new people sucked in.

I'm really hoping Tall Girl and stop sniping at each other as well. Their shtick with him having to drive her around everywhere is not a patch on when Axel had to drive Sue around everywhere on The Middle, so they should just drop it. I'm also hoping that when they get picked up for a full season (please, please!) that the tantalising guest stars like Mark from Friends and Kirk and Mitchum Huntsberger are in it a bit more.

My husband is almost as in love with Sutton Foster as he used to be with Lauren Graham, so good work there, Bunheads team.

Tall Girl and her brother*

Yeah, Sutton Foster is really a revelation, as is most of the younger cast. Would not be surprised to see some of their careers really take off.

Didn't realise until a few weeks ago that Sutton was Coco on Flight of the Conchords.

a few weeks ago sutton foster had this stupid dream sequence where she was like singing and dancing and shit. it was awful and i wanted it to stop. then at the end of the episode they did it again!

no way dude, I like the dance sequences

I want MOAR dancing

I think it has the right amount of dancing, but needs more Ellen Greene.

Basically any show that functions as an Emily Gilmore-type character vehicle is fine with me.

On ep 3 btw! The acting of the students/dancers is frequently v v flat. Does that improve?

it gets kinda better. it's not great, but it improves on a very shallow curve, lol

The kids were definitely hired primarily because they can dance. The acting is a work in progress but I think Boo and Sasha are pretty good.

Yeah I'm def down with Boo & Sasha - girlfriend-girl and tall drink of water, not so much.

Boo's freaking adorable

Yeah, Sutton Foster and the girl who plays Boo are the real draws here imo (and the girl who plays Trulie).

OMG imdb just informed me that Truly (sp) is the girl who played Mindy Riggins on Friday Night Lights. I don't know how I didn't put that together by myself!

Sutton Foster has a very Melissa Joan Hart thing going on, somehow.

xpost omg JF I can't believe I didn't catch that either. what a difference some trashy clothes and too much eyeliner makes, lol

NNNNNOOOOO BUNHEAAAADS!

I can watch the first 4 eps on hulu.com and then it skips to episode 9. ;______;

Try abcfamily.com?

http://watchseries.eu/serie/bunheads

uploadc.com.mp4 are the best-quality streaming links

Oooh

After getting redirected to spam sites twice in a row, I got to a viewing window page but it wants me to download a media player. This is how I got all the malware on my LAST computer, trying to find soccer feeds. I am not doing this! Bother bother bother.

def don't download any software

click on the episode you want
at the top of the list of links it says "view all ___ links", click, more links will appear
look for the uploadc.com.mp4 links
you normally have to click through i think two pages, but it's streaming, no malware to download

e.g. here is ep5 on uploadc http://www.uploadc.com/m0kubotivctx/bunheads*****.s01e05.hdtv.x264-2hd.mp4.htm

(remove the 5 asterisks)

fuck since when did ilx start automatically linking urls??? i was trying to avoid incriminating/dodgy links to illegal downloads

Okay, once more unto the breach.

Thank you for trying! I'm really stupid about this kind of thing because for so long I didn't have my own computer so I never even looked into streaming or anything. But when I click on the "Play" button, it still says I need to DL "media player lite" to view it.

^ otm

arrrrrrrgh

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/arts/television/bunheads-season-ends-with-no-word-on-renewal.html?hpw

(with some CRITICAL THINKIN thrown in)

i might be reading this wrong but the numbers suggest a slight but very consistent decline in numbers throughout the first and second seasons

http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/bunheads-ratings-23561/

or sorry, i guess this is all considered 1 season? confusing

Yeah, ABC Family does this weird split-season thing.

finished last ep. wau this show. the bench scene KILLED me.

Right? It can't end with that!

How long is long enough to wait before just accepting that ABC Family probably isn't too bothered with renewing the show?

NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SAY DIE

*sobs*

for posterity, and because it's otm

http://24.media.tumblr.com/1d23fbf815658da0fd6217238424b163/tumblr_mh1dahdUUy1qaqsl0o1_250.gif

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/theater-stars-on-tv-see-h_n_3280232.html

This article from TODAY says there's a second season, but I think they're LYING!!!

it's still on the bubble afaik

This is why we can't have nice things.

http://i.imgur.com/swvd9M3.jpg

u_u

somebody check on Gukbe

http://tvline.com/2013/07/22/bunheads-cancelled-abc-family-season-2/

That url isn't as definitive as it looks, but AS-P's husband just said the impression he gets from ABCF is that they're going to pull the plug soon. ABCF still declining to comment at all.

Oh for god's SAKE.

canceled

;_;

Punching things.

ABC Family statement: “Bunheads is a wonderful series that we are very proud to have aired,” said an ABC Family rep in a statement. “The series had amazing storytelling, the most talented cast and a passionate and loyal fan base. Recognizing all of this, we took extra time to try and find ways to bring the series back for another season, but in the end it simply wasn’t possible. We wish the cast and crew the best in their future endeavors.”

FUCKYOUFUCKYOUFUCKYOU

rip bunheads u were a good show

raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggghhh

http://25.media.tumblr.com/380929f5bafc6d6e78e7c73717e63f63/tumblr_mnvjqoHRIC1qaa8d1o1_500.gif

ABC Family was always a weird home for Bunheads. It was like showing Frontline on MTV.

true

ABC Family statement: “Bunheads is a wonderful series that we are very proud to have aired,” said an ABC Family rep in a statement. “The series had amazing storytelling, the most talented cast and a passionate and loyal fan base. Recognizing all of this, we took extra time to try and find ways to bring the series back for another season, but in the end it simply wasn’t possible. We wish the cast and crew the best in their future endeavors.”

geez, this press release. the way this was written you'd think a kaiju had gobbled up the cast. just own your decisions, ABC Family.

also, this sucks

Booooo

this is unacceptable

I demand my show back

what in the fucking world

this was one of the all-time great TV shows, even after just ONE EPISODE it was already fully-formed, and like nothing else on TV. what a shameful decision.

I'm sure there are people here who are, or know someone savvy enough to FORCE PEOPLE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE SHOW TO KICKSTART IT / FUND IT SOMEHOW WHICH IS POSSIBLE WITH THE FANS THERE TO PAY FOR IT.

Amy Sherman-Palladino: "Thank you to anyone who chose to play in our sandbox for a while. It was a labor of love from all involved and well, fuck. All you can do is try right? And drink."

:( :(

Honestly, fuck the world if it cannot sustain such a generous, sharp, surprising show like this

I mean what is the point of being a goddamn TV exec if you end up cancelling shit like this? What is the point of TV full stop if it can't do things like this?

$$$$$$ dude

The two shows that replaced it already have higher ratings.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/bunheads-goodbye-dance-video

This wasn't much, but it was something.

i am so heartbroken about this

it huuuurrrtts

Just started watching, and I'm antsy to see Michelle start teaching. It's the whole reason you're in Paradise, girl!

Also, a "these nuts" joke in the same episode as the everloving "Rite of Spring"?! o_O

saw this bumped and a tiny delusional part of me was hoping that everyone had come to their senses and bunheads was renewed ;_;

me too ;_;

Sorry, everyone!

;_;

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/fashion/sutton-foster-younger-tv.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-5&action=click&contentCollection=Television®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article

RERUNS NOW ON HULU
(drudge siren)

:O

I wonder if Etoile will last or be another one-and-done. The first episode had too much scene setting and was a bit much. Maybe it'll settle down. Husband's only comment was "I wish I was good-looking enough to dress like Luke Kirby." Still, you know, nice to see the old gang back together (Yannic Truesdale! I thought he ran a Soul Cycle these days!) and giving the ballet thing another go, I guess.