+ BenjaminNicholas Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYIBToQrPdotpNQEAAAEa First off, I'll watch anything with Jean Smart. She's fucking awesome. This show was a slow-grow on me. It didn't bowl me over after the first episode the way something like Ted Lasso did. It built and developed characters you both love and hate. Quite like real life, actually. It's definitely worth a watch. + pitman, jeezifonly and thomas 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeezifonly Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 I had high hopes for this from the first trailer I saw. Hacks has exceeded all expectations, so between this show and Mare, Jean Smart will get the credit if I don’t drop HBO + BenjaminNicholas and kyleham 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Loved it. It was sad that the last episode was dedicated to her hubby, who died earlier this year. BTW, she met him when he played Annie Potts' boyfriend on DESIGNING WOMEN. thomas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Jean Smart scored the first standing ovation of the night at Sunday’s 2021 Emmy Awards. However, the veteran actress stopped the crowd in its standing tracks with her moving acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Comedy for “Hacks” on HBO Max. “I have to acknowledge my late husband, Richard Gilliland, who passed away six months yesterday,” said Smart, 70, who was clad in a sleek black gown with a classic updo. “I would not be here without him — without him putting his career on the back burner so I could take advantage of incredible opportunities.” The “Designing Women” alum had double the chances to take home a statue, having sparked a “Jeanaissance” and double Emmy nods for her role as an aging Las Vegas standup comedian in “Hacks” — and, on the opposite end of the spectrum, as an overwhelmed cop’s mom in HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” (she scored a a Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nod — but the trophy went to her co-star Julianne Nicholson). I love Julianne Nicholson! Smart also shouted out her sons — Connor, 30, and Forrest, 13 — “who are very courageous in their own right, putting up with mommy commuting to Philadelphia and back.” Her late husband, veteran character actor Gilliland, died at 71 after a brief illness in March. They were married for more than 30 years. Gilliland got his start at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago and became a regular presence on the small screen in shows such as “The Waltons,” “Thirtysomething” and “Party of Five” He also played Captain Stan Cotter on “24” and had a recurring role as a serial killer in “Matlock.” The couple met when Gilliland scored a guest spot on Smart’s hit sitcom “Designing Women.” In 1986, the Fort Worth, Texas, native landed a recurring role on the sitcom as baseball talent scout J. D. Shackelford, the boyfriend of Annie Potts’ Mary Jo Shively. “I met him when he was kissing someone else,” Smart said during a 2017 interview with Northwest Prime Time, explaining that she quietly asked fellow cast member Delta Burke to find out if Gilliland was on the market. “Naturally, Delta walked up to him and blurted, ‘Jean wants to know if you’re married.’” Smart said that she and Gilliland instantly hit it off after she “lured” him into her dressing room to help her out with a crossword puzzle. They were married in June 1987 in “Designing Women” cast member Dixie Carter’s rose garden. thomas and BSR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 I didn't know this until a few days ago, but the actress who played her young assistant is Lorraine Newman's daughter. Rod Hagen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Hagen Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) Funny show, but comedy is getting way too nice for me. Shows like Ted Lasso and Hacks where it's clear even the prickliest character hides a big heart. Recently, a NYTIMES article from the chief Television Critic outlined the shift from irredeemable characters 21 years ago in the British The Office and the original years of Curb Your Enthusiasm to a more feel-good, of course inclusive, Zillenial-aesthetic. Oh well. Part of being older is accepting that the culture is no longer yours. Edited September 20, 2021 by Rod Hagen TruthBTold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeezifonly Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Rod Hagen said: Funny show, but comedy is getting way too nice for me. Shows like Ted Lasso and Hacks where it's clear even the prickliest character hides a big heart. Recently, a NYTIMES article from the chief Television Critic outlined the shift from irredeemable characters 21 years ago in the British The Office and the original years of Curb Your Enthusiasm to a more feel-good, of course inclusive, Zillenial-aesthetic. Oh well. Part of being older is accepting that the culture is no longer yours. Amen. I love my comedy dark. Killing Eve. After Life. Dead To Me. I don’t object however, to a little sprinkle of kindness to balance, or add a little sweet *zing* to all the bile. I don’t find it as necessary when it’s a film, but for me, binging on a nonstop parade of people being awful is no different from watching FoxNews all day. 😛 Rod Hagen and TruthBTold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Rod Hagen said: Part of being older is accepting that the culture is no longer yours. A show like AbFab could never be made today. People would shit a brick. It was brilliant writing. Saunders dialogue had a real sharp edge. Her cast delivered it perfectly. I like Lasso, but it panders to the worst Hallmark sensibilities in all of us. I can only enjoy so much feel-good until I want someone to club a baby seal. + pitman, mike carey, samhexum and 2 others 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Hagen Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 15 hours ago, Benjamin_Nicholas said: I like Lasso, but it panders to the worst Hallmark sensibilities in all of us. I chastise myself whenever I laugh at Lasso. I guess it's like a Disney TV show, just let go :-) + BenjaminNicholas and thomas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Hagen Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/19/2021 at 9:51 PM, samhexum said: I didn't know this until a few days ago, but the actress who played her young assistant is Lorraine Newman's daughter. I had no idea. Absolutely makes sense both in her looks and her attitude which, while 200% woke, is more acerbic than, say, either daughter from Modern Family. jeezifonly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Hagen Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) Ha, even the names Gen-X and young Baby Boomers gave to Bands (Dead Kennedys, Madonna, Screaming Blue Messiahs, Circle Jerk, Joy Division (WWII concentration Camp brothels)) wouldn't fly today Edited September 21, 2021 by Rod Hagen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ pitman Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 10:27 AM, Rod Hagen said: Funny show, but comedy is getting way too nice for me. Shows like Ted Lasso and Hacks where it's clear even the prickliest character hides a big heart. Recently, a NYTIMES article from the chief Television Critic outlined the shift from irredeemable characters 21 years ago in the British The Office and the original years of Curb Your Enthusiasm to a more feel-good, of course inclusive, Zillenial-aesthetic. Oh well. Part of being older is accepting that the culture is no longer yours. SUCCESSION will be back next month with not a single heart, big or small, to be found. I hope that will give you some relief. Rod Hagen and + BenjaminNicholas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 (edited) On 8/5/2021 at 7:12 PM, BenjaminNicholas said: I'll watch anything with Jean Smart. She's fucking awesome. This show was a slow-grow on me. It didn't bowl me over after the first episode. It built and developed characters you both love and hate. Quite like real life, actually. It's definitely worth a watch. On 8/6/2021 at 12:08 AM, jeezifonly said: I had high hopes for this from the first trailer I saw. Hacks has exceeded all expectations On 9/20/2021 at 1:27 PM, Rod Hagen said: Funny show, but comedy is getting way too nice for me. Shows like Ted Lasso and Hacks where it's clear even the prickliest character hides a big heart. Laurie Metcalf won her first guest actress in a comedy Emmy, 28 years after winning her 3rd straight supporting actress Emmy for ROSEANNE. Edited September 5, 2022 by samhexum just for the hell of it Marc in Calif, + BenjaminNicholas and thomas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bichiguy Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Season 3 was amazing..I screamed at the end of the last episode. musclestuduws 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musclestuduws Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 19 minutes ago, bichiguy said: Season 3 was amazing..I screamed at the end of the last episode. I look forward to watching season 3. bichiguy and samhexum 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 The show got stronger as it went this season. The finale was *chefs kiss* The setup for the showdown next season was a brilliant piece of writing. Rod Hagen and Marc in Calif 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhattan Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I tried to like it, but Hannah Einbinder ruins it for me. Not funny, not talented, not attractive. Triple threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, Manhattan said: I tried to like it, but Hannah Einbinder ruins it for me. Not funny, not talented, not attractive. Triple threat. Her mommy, Lorraine Newman, is gonna get you for that. thomas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 (edited) 4 hours ago, Manhattan said: I tried to like it, but Hannah Einbinder ruins it for me. Not funny, not talented, not attractive. Triple threat. Based on many, many reviews and a stellar season of great acting, many would disagree with you. And to throw in unattractive? I wouldn't say that, even if I thought it. That's just shallow and petty as fuck. Edited June 3 by BenjaminNicholas samhexum, + Robster and thomas 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhattan Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 She gets paid to be on camera and have people look at her. I pay a tiny part of that through my subscription. Since she's not an actor, she could at least be pretty. I like to see attractive and talented people on TV. Some call it petty. I call it discerning. MikeBiDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 13 hours ago, Manhattan said: She gets paid to be on camera and have people look at her. I pay a tiny part of that through my subscription. Since she's not an actor, she could at least be pretty. I like to see attractive and talented people on TV. Some call it petty. I call it discerning. So, just to clarify, to be on camera- in film or on television- you think everyone must fit into your definition of 'pretty' because you pay $11 a mo for HBO. Gotcha. The reasoning makes perfect sense. I was totally in the wrong. MikeBiDude, mike carey, + Robster and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeThomas Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) Hannah Einbinder didn’t ruin S3 for me, but her character Ava certainly did. What a boring pill. No sense of humor. In fact, I think she was perfectly cast. And the penultimate episode… what a sad bunch of privileged, humorless college students reveling in Deborah Vance’s self-flagellation. I doubt that any of them have ever laughed in their cocooned “we are all winners” lives. Edited June 4 by MikeThomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhattan Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 7 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said: So, just to clarify, to be on camera- in film or on television- you think everyone must fit into your definition of 'pretty' because you pay $11 a mo for HBO. Gotcha. The reasoning makes perfect sense. I was totally in the wrong. I didn't say you were wrong. I just said what I think. And you get to say what you think. We don't have to agree. It's healthy when people have different opinions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeezifonly Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Season 3 went a couple more layers, peeling the onion. They revealed vulnerability and strength in both characters. And gave us a lot more in the secondary stories. I think it’s a key element of her character that Ava is not by-the-book beautiful. She’s aware of that, and has, over time gathered different tools to work with. The new dynamic in the finale is going to give us the ultimate show-within-a-show-within-a-show. And the addition of Kathy? Genius. Rod Hagen, thomas and + BenjaminNicholas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ poolboy48220 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Late to the game but I'm loving this. I'm just starting season 2. Rod Hagen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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