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05-14-2014 , 05:50 PM
IIRC yeah, he doesn't give a **** about ratings and broad appeal, and FX doesn't either, because he agreed to get paid next to nothing so long as they gave total creative freedom. Low budget, no salary for the writer/star.
05-14-2014 , 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BookToMarket
dt: Do the old men who take their pics with you hold your hand? That happened to me twice. Maybe gay
I have taken pics with two people.

1) Construction management girl from about 90 mins outside Beijing who was taking a pic of me because I was the first white person she'd seen IRL. She was embarrassed that I saw her, so I had someone else take her phone and my photo together and everyone thought it was many lols.

2) about 1000 pics with my 24-year old tour guide yesterday who tried to photo bomb all my photos. She was also very touchy. I think the company I was dealing with sent her with me because she was the most attractive person at the company. "I think you are going to like your tour guide. Very young and slim." Uhh, ok Chinese dudes. Ok.

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Originally Posted by RustyBrooks
The show is interesting and well made but I think ultimately very depressing.

I think his standup is funny - I've been to see him twice. When I see him live it kind of doesn't work for me a little. He has a very conversational style but somehow live you can see that it's all a very well tightly controlled act and all the folksy pauses and backtracks and ticks and mis-steps are very rehearsed.

Which is fine, it's how things are done, but it's kind if a letdown at the same time. I feel the same way about a lot of comedians with a similar style, such as David Cross.
LCK is much more polished than DC imo. I really only liked one David Cross standup, SUYFB, I guess. The rest of his specials/stuff I haven't liked. And I am a Mr Show worshiper.

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Originally Posted by kidcolin
I've never seen David cross live. I've hated just about every special of his, though. My friend says he's been good when he's seen him but I doubt it.

Rip Mr show.
Generally agree. RIP indeed.

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Originally Posted by bixby snyder
Haven't seen David Cross standup but he's generally underrated imo. Especially in GTA: SA.
Generally underrated? Do you even cult comedy?

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Originally Posted by Soulman
I like how it seems like Louie doesn't give a **** if he's not making a show with a broad appeal (ratings aren't all that awesome even for a niche channel like FX). It can definitely be a bummer sometimes, I don't mind though. Probably the perfect hipster show, joke's on us.
Art!
05-14-2014 , 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Quick_Ben
I like how all the sports shows are going crazy over the Barnes no foul call and completely ignoring the 5 other plays in the last minute that could have (should have) gone the Clippers way but didn't. It almost feels like a straw man cover up, that is focusing so much on one play and ignoring the home cooking that was basically going on the whole game, and was really blatantly obvious on a number of plays in the last couple minutes.
the last call was the worst one IMO. the 3point foul of Westbrook on Paul when he literally didn't touch Westbrook.

they NEVER call that with seconds left in the game unless it's really blatant. not only was the foul not blatant, there was not even contact.
05-14-2014 , 06:47 PM
I'll put $100 toward a downtown/Syndr0m/Montecore tall white foreigner China travel extravaganza where they walk around Chinese cities videotaping different rearry funny adventures.

put on Timberwolves jerseys and pretend to be in the NBA.

dress really flamboyantly and kiss each other in public.

get drunk and go to a nightclub and/or strip club.

etc.
05-14-2014 , 07:04 PM
It'll be like "An Idiot Abroad" except with more than one. I like it. I'll play the part of Gervais and Merchant both to save money/time.
05-14-2014 , 07:25 PM
I'm super tired, I need to be awake for the european stock market opening today (until at least 2am I guess). Not sure if I should try to nap or power through it.
05-14-2014 , 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by fredd-bird
Near miss for that top 5% law school getting a shout out.

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Originally Posted by Dudd
Is there a single guy who buys into this health at every size bull****, or is it strictly a case of lol women?
Mostly women ... who are waaaaay more susceptible to that point of view for a bunch of reasons.

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Originally Posted by RustyBrooks
What's the point? Like robotically emulating himself is part of the joke? I kind of don't think so. I think it just needs to be Just Like In The Movies or people won't like to go see him
Na, his show changes. He's always working on the material. He starts off at some hole in the wall comedy club in NY with a 10 min set, then when he has that down he adds 10 more, then 10 more etc. Then when he goes on tour he tweeks it for a couple months sort of like editing a book. Then near the end of his tour he films a special releases it then never does that material again and starts over back at the first 10 minutes of his next special.
05-14-2014 , 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by RustyBrooks
I'm super tired, I need to be awake for the european stock market opening today (until at least 2am I guess). Not sure if I should try to nap or power through it.
I think they'll be ok without you. Jesus you Texans are narcissistic.
05-14-2014 , 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by allinontheturn
Na, his show changes. He's always working on the material. He starts off at some hole in the wall comedy club in NY with a 10 min set, then when he has that down he adds 10 more, then 10 more etc. Then when he goes on tour he tweeks it for a couple months sort of like editing a book. Then near the end of his tour he films a special releases it then never does that material again and starts over back at the first 10 minutes of his next special.
I don't really see how this has anything to do with what I said except peripherally.

His delivery is a deliberately fake sort of folksy thing. When you see it one time, or in a special, it's not quite so obvious as when you see him live and you realize, I've seen this exact bit, done exactly this way, in a video of him before.

I mean, of COURSE that's how it works. It's not a criticism, exactly, just an observation. With some comics, they Tell Jokes and so it's clear from the get go that they have gotten the delivery of Telling This Joke down cold. But the way he does standup is more like your uncle telling you a story over beers in the back yard so when you encounter the fact that it's actually a well-polished one man play, it just feels a little weird.
05-14-2014 , 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by RustyBrooks
when you see him live and you realize, I've seen this exact bit, done exactly this way, in a video of him before.
I'm not sure about the timing of all of his video specials relative to when he does all his shows so this might not have always been the case; but I've seen him live 2 times and it's been all original material that he had essentially completed and was just working on fine tuning before filming the special. His stated reason for why he does it this way is to avoid exactly what you describe. He doesn't want to go out and rehash a live show that people have seen him perform previously on video.
05-14-2014 , 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by nuggetz87
the last call was the worst one IMO. the 3point foul of Westbrook on Paul when he literally didn't touch Westbrook.

they NEVER call that with seconds left in the game unless it's really blatant. not only was the foul not blatant, there was not even contact.
You're blind bro. He got a bunch of elbow/wrist. Plenty of good vids/screen grabs showing it.

Westbrook wouldn't miss a shot way wide and short if he weren't hit.

Fact is Chris Paul had about the worst 40s stretch I've seen a super star have. Spent one possession dribbling until 3s on the shot clock then passed to Crawford 30ft from the hoop.

Awful awful turnover up 4.

Awful foul on 3pt shooter up 2.

Turnover (though he got hit on the reach here).
05-14-2014 , 09:01 PM
European stock market. Lol. Here's a baguette. It's worth 3 packs of cigarettes. No don't make that trade I'll give you some daffodils. No I got brats. Sorry guys sold for a ruskie bride.
05-14-2014 , 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by allinontheturn
I'm not sure about the timing of all of his video specials relative to when he does all his shows so this might not have always been the case; but I've seen him live 2 times and it's been all original material that he had essentially completed and was just working on fine tuning before filming the special. His stated reason for why he does it this way is to avoid exactly what you describe. He doesn't want to go out and rehash a live show that people have seen him perform previously on video.
Sure but people individually tape pieces of his shows. I'd definitely seen some of the pieces before, and/or heard audio recordings of them.
05-14-2014 , 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by downtown
"I think you are going to like your tour guide. Very young and slim."
Yeah, we're going to need to see pictures.
05-14-2014 , 09:43 PM
lol bahston
05-14-2014 , 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by RustyBrooks
I'm super tired, I need to be awake for the european stock market opening today (until at least 2am I guess). Not sure if I should try to nap or power through it.
I'm going to let you finish but working +13 hours from your home time zone is the greatest time zone difference ever.

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Originally Posted by RustyBrooks
I don't really see how this has anything to do with what I said except peripherally.

His delivery is a deliberately fake sort of folksy thing. When you see it one time, or in a special, it's not quite so obvious as when you see him live and you realize, I've seen this exact bit, done exactly this way, in a video of him before.

I mean, of COURSE that's how it works. It's not a criticism, exactly, just an observation. With some comics, they Tell Jokes and so it's clear from the get go that they have gotten the delivery of Telling This Joke down cold. But the way he does standup is more like your uncle telling you a story over beers in the back yard so when you encounter the fact that it's actually a well-polished one man play, it just feels a little weird.
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Originally Posted by allinontheturn
I'm not sure about the timing of all of his video specials relative to when he does all his shows so this might not have always been the case; but I've seen him live 2 times and it's been all original material that he had essentially completed and was just working on fine tuning before filming the special. His stated reason for why he does it this way is to avoid exactly what you describe. He doesn't want to go out and rehash a live show that people have seen him perform previously on video.
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Originally Posted by RustyBrooks
Sure but people individually tape pieces of his shows. I'd definitely seen some of the pieces before, and/or heard audio recordings of them.
lol so don't ****ing spoiler yourself? Christ.

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Originally Posted by Syndr0m
Yeah, we're going to need to see pictures.
Srs bro all attractive chinese girls look exactly the same. Skinny. No butts. No boobs. Attractive faces. It's ok, but not really my thing. Would hold door from 100m / would not tip fedora.
05-14-2014 , 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Aidan
lol bahston


My NHL hate has been mostly satiated after the second round.
05-14-2014 , 09:59 PM
Yeah I've done some APAC shift, that **** is no fun. Although if I'm just sticking around for the open it's not too bad, just a slightly late day. But if I need to be online the whole day it's AIDS.
05-14-2014 , 10:04 PM
on that note, I need a new avatar and am currently taking submissions
05-14-2014 , 10:31 PM
Would you like my Haters gonna Hate Red Wings one?

Last edited by allinontheturn; 05-14-2014 at 10:32 PM. Reason: So you can reminisce about the good old days of ~2 weeks ago?
05-14-2014 , 11:08 PM
that might make me feel better
05-14-2014 , 11:33 PM
hmmm....

packers avatar, brooklyn decker avatar, redman saying "**** you, **** you, **** YOU!", girl in bathtub with a lot of waffles
05-14-2014 , 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by fredd-bird
If she was good looking it'd be easier to watch this.

It would be only less infuriating.


"weight loss doesn't work" om ****ing god

endlessly talking about dieting. god dammit shoot her now. NOW
05-15-2014 , 12:38 AM
ytf before and after.jpg
05-15-2014 , 12:40 AM
lol you can pay her to be your body image coach. we should sign up saw and busto

      
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