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Post by nondescript spice on Jul 25, 2012 14:58:39 GMT -5
are there any fans of the show here? maybe i haven't dug around deep enough - i think there was a thread for wilfred after it first premiered, but i couldn't find anything else after that. i found them both last summer. i LOVE both shows - really funny. they can both get a little crude at times - it amazes me what shows can get away with on FX, but still there is some good writing in both shows. although i don't quite think this season of wilfred is quite as good as the first season, but it's still damned funny as hell sometimes. they have some great guest stars, too. ethan suplee (randy from my name is earl) ed helms, robin williams and jane kaczmarek (the mom from malcolm in the middle) - she was in my favorite episode ever. louis has been my favorite comedian for a while now and i am glad he is finally getting the recognition he deserves. aside from being out-and-out hilarious, he genuinely seems to be a nice guy. both shows started their new seasons a couple of weeks ago - finally. i hope there are other fans of the show(s) here!
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Jul 25, 2012 15:25:54 GMT -5
I haven't watched Wilfred yet but Louie is one of my favourite things on TV at the moment.
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Post by Frameous on Jul 25, 2012 18:34:53 GMT -5
I haven't watched Wilfred yet but Louie is one of my favourite things on TV at the moment. YES! Well, at least til Boardwalk Empire comes back on. Anyway, Louis CK is probably my favorite working comedian (now that Carlin has passed), and I've been following his work for years. I watched his HBO show as well, but it seems he's finally found his footing at FX. They've given him control and he basically has enough latitude on that channel to express himself freely. Like spice, I'm often aghast at what is allowed on basic cable these days, and I really don't know how to feel about it. I'm all for free speech and the general loosening of America's tightly coiled sphincter, but still...cripes! What I love about his show is that while being laugh out loud funny (like his stand up), it includes moments of true humanity and pathos, often transcending television comedy. I suppose that's all part of the much deserved praise that's been heaped upon it. Anyway, if you haven't seen this short he did before the launch of his show, check it out. It's as dark as it is funny. And it's totally NOT SAFE FOR WORK (OR CHILDREN).
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Post by nondescript spice on Jul 26, 2012 9:59:27 GMT -5
oh, that cracked me up. it's true - what i might love most about louis is his suffering. nothing shocks him, he's so accepting even as he is disgusted or sacrificing his dignity.
frameous is right, he does bring a nice balance of pathos in his show. like the episode from last season, when his friend, a comic who never made it, comes to see him - just to tell him he is going to kill himself. very gritty, very harsh, but also very human. and funny.
then there is the two parter from last season when louis performs his stand up in the middle east for the troops, unknowingly taking along his daughter's baby duck that he must care for during the entire trip. it was funny, but the comedy took a back seat to the seriousness of the conditions louis was facing. very touching, especially the end.
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Post by nondescript spice on Jul 27, 2012 9:13:56 GMT -5
last night's episodes were both very good, i thought.
this season's wilfred is starting to grow on me, i think. the story line has changed a bit - i think i liked it better when it was mostly just ryan and wilfred getting stoned in ryan's basement and getting into trouble via wilfred's antics. this season, ryan is working again and is attempting to have a relationship with a woman from his office.
last night he had a dinner party to try and force her to be friends with his neighbor and wilfred's owner, jenna - who ryan spent the last season pining over. wilfred, pissed that he was not invited, pushes his way in anyway with his giant sex toy, bear, to ruin the evening. funniest part: wilfred's reaction when ryan rips out bear's fake eye - it's hilarious and lewd all at the same time.
louis -
it was the 2nd half to the one called 'daddy's girlfriend' - i had no idea the woman was parker posey. i have never really followed her career, and assumed she was younger. she was awesome in last night's show, though. she puts louis through hell through most of their date, but she makes him do things he would normally never do, and you gotta love that. she has a glowing case of bipolar, blending the two dominating emotions really beautifully, especially during that haunting scene at the end. every show proves louis has a formidable talent that is only growing stronger all the time.
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Post by CBG on Jul 27, 2012 9:47:58 GMT -5
I haven't watched either show, but I did work on the "LOUIE" pilot for a couple of weeks before "Liars" started back up this season. Back in FEB/MAR. The working title was "C.K.LOUIS PROJECT"
No stories to tell...left before the first sets were completed.
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Post by TheNewMads on Jul 27, 2012 10:49:46 GMT -5
i do really like Louis CK but some of the fun is wondering whether, deep down, he might actually be a horrible guy. i'd love to hear his ex dish about him sometime.
I just got Louis season two on amazon, it was going for pretty cheap. Netflix has got "Lucky Louis" which was his short-lived Showtime sitcom. I've always wondered about this odd conceit of his where he fictionalizes his own life (kinda shades of Joel Hodgson/Joel Robinson). Why not just write a fictional sitcom? Doesn't it make him grossly uncomfortable, say, when he has to actually call his own kids names, for instance? why not hire someone else's kids and call THEM names?
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Post by nondescript spice on Jul 28, 2012 22:07:54 GMT -5
one of the best things about louis's show is the music, i forgot to add. i wish he would release a soundtrack, because it has some awesome jazz on it. very eclectic.
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Post by TheNewMads on Jul 29, 2012 8:46:48 GMT -5
that's true! very tasteful, groovy music, which provides a fascinating counterpoint to Louis' black, twisted soul.
Something else i like about Louis CK is that he gives other comedians a lot of high-profile work. i was thinking about that when revisiting the Louis-considers-porn clip above. 99 percent of the humor is the other guy going to town on his sexy-vs.-awful routine; louis ck's content to play rhythm section and let him solo. he's all straight-man reaction shots. (ha! straight man! how ironic...)
also, duh. lucky louie was on HBO, not showtime.
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Post by TheNewMads on Jul 29, 2012 8:52:03 GMT -5
"How long?" (makes splash gestures with his hands) "till they're done!"
genius.
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Post by nondescript spice on Aug 5, 2012 19:32:18 GMT -5
both shows were great this week, imo. if you didn't catch the big dance scene at the end between ryan and wilfred, you missed a treat. normally, i wouldn't go for that kind of thing - that self awareness of the two major characters dancing to a reworked version of the show's theme song, but this was pretty impressive. and the story was hilarious - disturbing, but wilfred wouldn't be the same without that disturbing flavor every week. and louis - wow. i noticed parker posey wasn't back in this one, so i am assuming she will be in future episodes? i hope. i want to see where that relationship goes. but louis is asked to babysit a kid in his daughter's class by his totally bizarre mother, and going against his daughter's advice, louis, on the spot, agrees. this kid is a nightmare. he does things i don't even want to describe, the least of them being his habit of eating raw hamburger meat out of a bowl. talk about disturbing. but watching louis's reaction to this kid is highly entertaining. the best part was the beginning, with robin williams. i respect williams very much as a comedian, but a little of him goes a long way with me. i gave up watching his movies years ago - the only one i willingly watch is the birdcage. but he was great in louis (he was in the season opener of wilfred a few weeks back, too). it's weird seeing him as an older guy, complete with gray hair, a beard and walking stick - i'm old enough to remember watching him every week as mork from ork, thinking he was the greatest thing ever. his low key performance was wonderful.
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Post by nondescript spice on Aug 10, 2012 20:46:22 GMT -5
another two great shows.
wilfred was good, but kind of dark. it's always creepy when wilfred takes utter control of ryan the way he did last night. i was glad to see the return of bruce, the only other guy who sees wilfred as a guy in a dog suit, played quite well by dwight yoakam. ryan tells his new girlfriend he loves her too fast and they decide to move in together. wilfred tells ryan he is only showing her his best side, keeping his darker secrets from her, which ryan chooses to ignore. there is a pattern to this show - you get a taste of what the issue ryan has at the beginning, and wilfred calls him on it. then, the meat of the show consists of ryan ignoring said issue until wilfred does something dramatic to force ryan to see the truth - they wrap it up when he admits wilfred was right all along as they smoke a bowl in ryan's basement. but it's still entertaining if you choose to overlook the pattern. i think they are leading up to bringing in ryan's father soon - he's been mentioned several times this season. but this episode did have a slightly different, more ominous ending.
louie,* on the other hand, cracked me up. it was such a random episode - i like those best, when just bizarre stuff happens to him that has no real pattern. he spent the first part of the show with the very disturbed woman he spent an evening with last season (one of the funniest eps of louie, imo). then he finds out he has crabs, right in the middle of his first piano lesson. it finishes with a very funny part that involves sarah silverman and marc maron.
a word on silverman: i've never liked her, but it bugs me because i feel i should like her. she's proved her chops in the mostly male world of stand up comics and she is definitely funny. but i've never liked comedians who are gross for the sake of being gross - it's easier to offend people than to make them laugh, and i find it cheap. that's why i hated her show on comedy central. but i loved her performance last night - she was funny but so personable.
i'm not as familiar with maron, but the ending bit with louis apologizing for being a dick to him, not realizing after his soul searching, heartfelt apology that he had already apologized five years ago, was hilarious to me. sounds like something i would do, making an absolute fool out of myself. his awkwardness was perfection, but that is just one of his winning qualities. *i didn't realize until tonight that louis goes by louie on his show. dur.
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Post by reaperg on Aug 11, 2012 11:18:28 GMT -5
I haven't seen this week's "Louie", but last week's killed me. You have to wonder what Never will be like as an adult.
BTW, for those who care, that was the Opie & Anthony gang as the wacky morning radio show. Didn't recognize Jim Norton's voice at first.
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Post by Frameous on Aug 11, 2012 13:58:18 GMT -5
I haven't watched this weeks yet either, but I was a little disheartened to hear him talk about KC being a crappy town to play. I don't know if that's his true feelings or if he just picked a city to complain about for the bit. I was surprised to hear him name Stanfords Comedy Club by name, too. The next time he plays here, I've got to see him.
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Post by nondescript spice on Aug 11, 2012 15:49:55 GMT -5
^that is one of my absolute favorite clips of his standup, talking about the last time he ever smoked weed. anyone who has ever toked has experienced this. definitely NSFW. but he mentions KC being a sh*tty town in it, too. maybe this is the reason! it's only about six minutes long - for some reason, it's looped twice in this clip.
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