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HBO Orders 2008 Editions Of CONCHORDS & ENTOURAGE!!

Well at least by Wheel99	Aug 17th, 2007 01:47:53 PM
HBO has decent comedies to show.
FIRST by Wolfman57	Aug 17th, 2007 01:48:18 PM
FotC is quickly spreading in popularity thanks to great word of mouth. I just hope they can keep the quality of songs.
Finally! by TheBoomKing	Aug 17th, 2007 01:52:20 PM
Conchords is smart, funny, and pretty damn entertaining. Now it's time for business....
Good news on the TV front... by Abin Sur	Aug 17th, 2007 02:08:35 PM
Entourage was a little uneven this season, but still miles ahead of the majority of crap out there...and Conchords has turned out to be pretty darn good. Yeah BoomKing, it's business time...
AWESOME by PVIII	Aug 17th, 2007 02:24:19 PM
good move HBO.
Thank God... by DanielKurland	Aug 17th, 2007 02:24:55 PM
"Is some kind of joke? Some 350 dollar water polo joke?"
FLIGHT OF THE FUCKING CONCHORDS by rhcp2sweet	Aug 17th, 2007 02:25:03 PM
this is very good news. And they got rid of that garbage John from Cincinnati
Ooh Flight of the Conchords You're So Big by Cutter20	Aug 17th, 2007 02:25:57 PM
A second season of Conchords? YES! They call me the Hiphopoppotomus My rhymes are bottomless. ...
It's Business... by Yawkey	Aug 17th, 2007 02:42:28 PM
It's BUSINESS TIME
Fucking hoopleheads by Hoots Mon	Aug 17th, 2007 02:49:22 PM
Cancel both the cocksuckers and make the Deadwood movies.
Thank God they renewed FOTC!!! by odysseus	Aug 17th, 2007 02:49:38 PM
Now, they just have to make Entourage interesting again.
I'M DROPPING HBO... by jimmy rabbitte	Aug 17th, 2007 02:54:20 PM
...if they don't make the Deadwood movies... ...and I don't even get HBO... ...but I'M DROPPING IT ANYWAY!
Thats right Baby by ktownman	Aug 17th, 2007 02:54:54 PM
Cause 2 Seasons in Heaven is better then 1 Season in Heaven. Its business Time Oh Yeah im done feeling sleepy im gonna go sleep yeah
What about the new Alan Ball show? by Yeti	Aug 17th, 2007 03:01:36 PM
Any word on when it's starting?
whatever, turtle is not the least savy by batmanthehorse	Aug 17th, 2007 03:04:17 PM
that's a bold statement. Turtle knew enough to not fuck in that bunny suit.
Alan Ball Vampire Show by Hercules	Aug 17th, 2007 03:09:16 PM
coming in '08
They should do an R-Rated Star Trek by KazamaSmokers	Aug 17th, 2007 03:10:39 PM
You know you'd watch it.
FUCK YEAH FOTC. I never would have thought HBO by eggbeater	Aug 17th, 2007 03:12:34 PM
would have renewed it. Now i'm off to see superbad
HBO Drama by TheBoomKing	Aug 17th, 2007 03:18:51 PM
fiester, I agree with much of what you said. I miss the nights when the wife and I planned our evenings around Deadwood,Sopranos, and Six Feet Under. Big Love is alright, but has yet to meet those standards. Hopefully the Alan Ball vampire project will be good.
been waiting on that Alan Ball vampire project by supermarch	Aug 17th, 2007 03:21:08 PM
Now it's going to be lumped in with the 6 other new vampire shows though. Ah well.
YES!!!! YES!!!!! YES!!!!! CONCORDS!!! by ian216a	Aug 17th, 2007 03:23:09 PM
Loved that show too much within 3 minutes of the 1st episode, when The most beautiful girl in the room started. Since then I've searched out the BBC radio show and HBO Stand Up specials. Songs are funniest thing on TV right now and the rest of the show is the second funniest. "Rumours?" "Nah - it's all true" Best gag ever.
FOTC Mother Ukers! by ltgalloway	Aug 17th, 2007 03:26:04 PM
All these mother ukers, messing with their shi...in a good way.
Flight of the Conchords YES! Entourage = garbage! by Orionsangels	Aug 17th, 2007 03:32:24 PM
Yeah eat that bitches
FotC is great........ by Samwise Ganja	Aug 17th, 2007 03:39:38 PM
But JfC was bestest............
Both are great shows by Razorback	Aug 17th, 2007 03:42:20 PM
Very happy to hear that we will see more of FotC.
How many mother-ukers? Too many to count mother-uker! by ian216a	Aug 17th, 2007 03:45:32 PM
He's gonna wake up in a smoothie!!
John From Cincinnatti....... by SamBlackChvrch21	Aug 17th, 2007 03:46:38 PM
its a shame the show was cancelled, however it very much played out like an extended mini-series (maxi series? TV should adopt comic book formart!!!) and not something that was meant to go beyond that.
Did HBO transmit the FOTC news by paulrichard	Aug 17th, 2007 03:48:22 PM
using David Bowie's nipple Antennae? I love that song.
ENTOURAGE IS THE BEST SHOW ON HBO NOW by CQuest	Aug 17th, 2007 04:09:37 PM
the only people who dont like it are emo NERDS
i got a John From Cincinnati tattoo today. by hellointernet	Aug 17th, 2007 04:16:13 PM
http://tinyurl.com/34zj64
CQUEST by The Real MiraJeff	Aug 17th, 2007 04:17:50 PM
CQuest, Entourage is cool, no doubt about it. But it's not the best show on the network. If you haven't been watching Big Love then you need to start catching up. Plus, when Curb and The Wire return, then there's no argument. But I'm very happy for FOTC. I had doubts as to whether HBO would renew but thank God they did. That shit is hilarious. It makes a perfect companion piece to Extras.
I WANT LUCKIE LOUIE!! by thedirtyhit	Aug 17th, 2007 04:24:18 PM
That show was brilliant! And in front of a live audience! Waaay better than FOTC, although it's pretty funny it doesn't deserve a 2nd season like LL did!
FOTC is bloody brilliant by Charlie Murphy	Aug 17th, 2007 04:58:50 PM
i'm happy
FOTC is bloody brilliant by Charlie Murphy	Aug 17th, 2007 04:58:51 PM
i'm happy
sorry by Charlie Murphy	Aug 17th, 2007 04:59:11 PM
about the double click
The Comedies on HBO are strong................... by crackerfarmboy	Aug 17th, 2007 05:10:49 PM
Flight of the Conchords has been hilarioius, Entourage is getting better with age, Curb Your Enthusiasm is the best comedy going, and there's still the Extras Special to look forward to. So HBO maintains its crown in 1/2 hour comedies. Unfortunately their 1 hour comedies have taken a hit lately. Big Love is still excellent, The Wire has another season, hopefully we'll see the Deadwood films, but the loss of the outstanding Rome and Deadwood (as a full time show anyway) is brutal to the network. The loss of the Sopranos has been painful ratings wise (but the quality of that show had not been good for some time before its finale). I just hope Alan Ball can hit another homerun with "True Blood". Hopefully "Tell Me You Love Me" will be worth watching as well (the concept sounds good but the previews make it look a little dreary). 12 Miles of Bad Road looks dumb and John From Cincinatti was a certified dud (although it was entertaining in a manner). Perhaps "Fire & Ice", "Preacher", or Milch's new "70's cop drama" can come to the rescue? I guess time will tell if HBO can regain its crown as undisputed king of television?
Entourage = Lame by TheBladehelm	Aug 17th, 2007 05:48:11 PM
I live in L.A. and I know a-holes like these guys, I have to endure them all the time, why on Earth would I want to watch a show about them? I suppose it's made for the 99.9% of the country that doesn't live here, but man, I hate those kind of douche bags.
FotC = The Most Beautiful Show in the Room by TheBladehelm	Aug 17th, 2007 05:49:11 PM
"You could be a part time model."
Mother-uckers by So-Crates	Aug 17th, 2007 05:50:34 PM
So, Conchords is the funniest thing on tv right now, but I am confused by one thing in the 'mother-uckers' song from a few weeks ago. Are they singing, 'Too many mother-uckers ucking with my shi-,' or is it 'Too many mother-uckers ucking with my shit.' Anybody? I'm pretty sure it's the former but not positive.
John From Cincinatti by Andrew Owens	Aug 17th, 2007 05:57:42 PM
So, so crushed John From Cincinatti won't be back. Over the last ten weeks I've went from hating the show on principle (they cancelled Deadwood for this?!)to being completely obsessed with it's brilliance and deeper meaning. John and Shaunie's triumphant return from "Cincinnati" at the start of the last episode, surfing in from Space? Heaven? the Future? to the sounds of Bob Dylan, has my vote as one of the most electrfying moments of TV in recent memory. At a time when most shows demand nothing but time, JFC demanded your complete attention and then a period of serious theological study/meditation afterwards complete with online debate over meaning and nuance. Time for a complete season rewatch...
Next season Vinnie tests positive by EvilWizardGlick	Aug 17th, 2007 06:19:58 PM
Due to Vinnies sport fucking he FINALLY tests positive for HIV. And various other STD's. Drama bends Turtle over the sofa while watching curling on the flatscreen. Thus is love born. Eric, Ari, and Billy kill each other in a massive circle jerk leap off a high parking ramp. And the season ends with an all new Lesbian cast cause we never get to see chick on chick action.
thedirtyhit, What the Folk? by Clonetrooper	Aug 17th, 2007 06:29:21 PM
There's no way that Lucky Louie is funnier than Flight of the Conchords. LL was nothing more than a dirty version of a your basic three camera sitcom. No LL joke could possibly make me laugh harder than a song that asks if David Bowie uses his pointy nipples as telescopic antenae for transmiting data back to Earth.
yawn by palewook	Aug 17th, 2007 06:31:55 PM
H Boring O.
Just eagerly awaiting the return of The Wire. by glodene	Aug 17th, 2007 07:21:59 PM
After that, then i'll debate on rather to ditch HBO or hold on, hoping that the execs decide to (maybe) extend The Wire for another season due to A lack of drama programs in their roster. I heard that one of the reasons why they gave The Wire another season was due to its DVD sales and the numbers that it generates on their ON DEMAND Subscription. Imho, that's more of an accurate gauge rating-wise than the Nielsen system.
Bret and Jemaine are brilliant... by OtisSpofford	Aug 17th, 2007 07:29:20 PM
But let's not forget Murray, eh? Murray, taking roll - Murray, slipping in a semi-nude photo of himself for their one fan (who gave it back), Murray, who yearns for the rock and roll life but manages FotC!
Please HBO BRING BACK DEADWOOD PLEASE!!!!!! by Lord Thislewick	Aug 17th, 2007 07:34:23 PM
I will renew, promise. You dirt worshipping cocksucker!
FOTC rip off the Mighty Boosh on BBC by boast	Aug 17th, 2007 07:37:55 PM
watch the Mighty Boosh. notice the similarities. MB is way funnier than FOTC. fucking biters. as for HBO canceling John From Cincinnati, i wouldn't be remiss as to call them cunts.
OK, Entourage has its by Mazzke	Aug 17th, 2007 07:44:05 PM
OK, Entourage has its moments, almost all of them having to do with Ari and Drama, but a "cultural phenomenon?" Oh, please. FoTFC, on the other hand, is indeed brilliant. "It is the distant future. The year 2000. We are robots."
boosh hunter by ian216a	Aug 17th, 2007 07:58:49 PM
Flight of the Conchords have been going for years before this HBO series so the notion that it rips the Boosh doesn't really hold water. In fact, weren't they both BBC radio series first as well? And as much as I like Boosh, it goes for the purposely surreal type of humour, opposed to smart deadpan laughs of FotC. I'd agree with MiraJeff above, closer to Gervais than the Boosh. And as for song sections, Boosh's are wacky, and you can giggle like an idiot to them when you are stoned, but FotC's are just really fucking smart parodies that are rare in being excellent in capturing the particular style of the genre being sent up, but also being exceptionally funny at the same time. Usually it's one or the other, it's rare to be both. I'd cite Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz as being similarly successful in this. In fact, imagine Simon Pegg in an episode of FotC's directed by Edgar Wright. Jesus, that made me feel sexy.
Rome,Deadwood,Carnivale....sigh I miss you by Stormwatcher	Aug 17th, 2007 08:00:44 PM
Thank god for The Wire.
and another thing.. by ian216a	Aug 17th, 2007 08:09:38 PM
If FotC's is similar to any show, it's the old Tenacious D one. But then again that guy from Mr Show, Troy Miller was/is involved in both. Had the Bowie episode playing as I'd been writing. "Brad, you got it going on, that's the conclusion that I've come, but that doesn't mean that I want to bum you". How can you deny the genius of a show having song lyrics like that. And the song gets funnier after that as well!
well I guess I might not cancel HBO after Curb by INWOsuxRED	Aug 17th, 2007 08:46:40 PM
Concords is good. I don't much care for anything else on HBO.
YESSSSS! CONCHORDS! by cekma	Aug 17th, 2007 09:01:40 PM
Entourage should go 1 more season and take a bow it's getting weak. CONCHORDS IS BRILLANT!!!!!!!!!!
John From Cincinnati by The Alienist	Aug 17th, 2007 09:28:14 PM
I'm still depressed over the cancellation. Its harder to get over than the early demise of any show I've spent YEARS watching. I'm so jealous of Cochords fans. Great news for you. For those who gave their hearts to the Yosts and the denizens of the Snug Harbor......man..its just a fuckin' television show. Right?
BRET AND JEMAINE LIVE TO ROCK ANOTHER DAY! by LordEnigma	Aug 17th, 2007 10:07:09 PM
DAMN RIGHT.
Murray by bobwiley	Aug 17th, 2007 10:23:25 PM
Murray's "Goodbye Leggy Blonde" is the best song of the season by far. If there's any show that will make me decide to keep HBO, it will be FOTC. I buy "The Wire" on DVD, and Entourage has been losing some of its steam since the second season ended. Although there's been a couple classic episodes in 3 (the Vally episode) & 4 (the one Eric and Walsh get into a fist fight).
MORE CONCHORDS = YAY! / More Entourage = So What? by LaserPants	Aug 17th, 2007 10:36:03 PM
Love Conchords, have no idea what is even remotely appealing about Entourage.
Deadwood by McFrye	Aug 17th, 2007 11:20:51 PM
For all of you begging for the return of Deadwood: the show was only supposed to be on for four seasons. That was the plan. If they actually decided that they need a drama to fill out the schedule and were able to talk Milch into producing another season of Deadwood, that is all you would get, one more season. It's not going to happen because it wouldn't be worth it for HBO to spend the money on producing a single season of the show. It's time to move on.
Wow, where's the love foe Entourage. by C.K. Lamoo	Aug 17th, 2007 11:26:07 PM
Last season, you couldn't say a bad word about it on these talkbacks and now it's being put down in favor of an Australian version of "Clerks"? If everyone here hates Entourage they're in big trouble. After all, AICN posters are their target audience.
YESSS MORE ENTOURAGE by messi	Aug 17th, 2007 11:26:39 PM
so entertaining.
"dont take your shirt off, e, by imageburn13	Aug 17th, 2007 11:44:05 PM
You'll blind everyone with your translucent boy-chest." One of the meanest insults I have ever heard. Its hilarious everyone is always ripping on E's size and the kid is consistantly mature and correct in his decisions. Great character. And Drama, "F**ed her in the ass and made her ride her bike home" line was classic. I cant get enough of this show. And FotC is a great call for HBO. Murray "They kick the ball, you...kick the jams, aye?!" IS quite possibly the most abstract bizzare hilarious creation yet.
Too many motha uckers by chaddyd	Aug 17th, 2007 11:45:38 PM
what great news. As i posted two days ago, the fools that watched John From Cinci can eat it. HBO knows how to renew quality. here are the best shows on HBO, period: The Wire, Entourage, Flight of the Conchords, Extras and Curb. Everything else is filler until those shows come on.
BUT NO LUCK FOR LUCKY LOUIE by skydog	Aug 18th, 2007 12:23:34 AM
Easily the funniest show since the honeymooners
fucking BUSINESS TIME!!! by tristeele	Aug 18th, 2007 12:42:55 AM
Just downloaded season 1 after reading about it in the Its Always Sunny tb(Best comedy on tv)anyway- Cant stop watching this show. The songs are insanely catchy. I want a double cd soundtrack STAT! Making love for 2 ummm making love for 2 minutes! Thanks to the TBers who mentioned this show. Thankyou HBO for season 2.
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME by runfoodrun	Aug 18th, 2007 01:12:04 AM
THE HIPHOPAPATOMUS WILL BE BACK.
I'm the mother-flippin Rhymenocorius! by Russman	Aug 18th, 2007 02:50:08 AM
Ep. 3 of Conchodes was the first show I saw and I was hooked. I'm glad that it'll be coming back.
Conchords=mediocre at best by ev1ldead	Aug 18th, 2007 04:52:26 AM
The jokes are getting old after only a handful of episodes. The characters are to flat. Entourage instead competes with Curb, Weeds, Scrubs and The Office for best comedy on TV.
FUCK YES. Two great, if inconsistant, shows by DanDelion	Aug 18th, 2007 07:08:14 AM
Entourage has had 2 absolutely perfect seasons, and then the last 2 have been on and off. But I'm still thrilled to have it back. One thing I wish they would do again is have a big star in an unrecognizable role, like Val Kilmer as the drugged up hippie(or maybe just actually Val Kilmer, trying to hide his identity while getting super high... which might be even funnier). Flight of the Conchords has had quite the bang of a start, I absolutely love it, but there's been a couple BIG duds of episodes. I'll never forget my thrill of the absolutely PERFECT pilot episode and then the complete shock and dissapointment at the followup second episode, by far the worst of the series thus far. At least there were a few more classics like Murray's Leggy Blonde episode and that one where they all sing in the street at the end.
Mermaid... mermaid... merrrmaid... merMAID by OtisSpofford	Aug 18th, 2007 05:16:23 PM
"Are you the answer to a drunken sailor's wish, or just an optical illusion caused by a woman on a rock holding up a fish?" "A sexy fish" God help me, I have had the Mermaid song in my head for two days but I'm having a grand time...
Who are they kidding? by TinkerTIW	Aug 18th, 2007 06:55:51 PM
HBO renewed ENTOURAGE because they've got nothing original worth checking out right now (except Bill Maher and hopefully CURB if it bounces back from last year's storyline.) They can't cancel everything. What's funny about ENTOURAGE? Ari and Lloyd. Not worth sitting through the rest to get two minutes of laughs. Right now Showtime rules with Dexter.
Between now and whenever these come back around by Nomad577	Aug 18th, 2007 08:08:46 PM
With Entourage and FoTC both ending in a couple weeks, and Big Love's season ending soon also and obviously no Sopranos or Deadwood etc., it seems like HBO will be pretty barren until the Spring or whenever these come back around again. I'm glad they renewed Big Love for a season 3. Its weird but I've really gotten into it like I have for very few other shows(the Sopranos etc), where I wait for it all week and obsess about the characters and read Big Love message boards.
The box art for The Wire 4th season dvd by glodene	Aug 18th, 2007 08:14:08 PM
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/ne wsitem.cfm?NewsID=7875 The release date should be around December (Hopefuuly) I'm so happy. Been waiting for this for awhile.
Word on PREACHER? by charon	Aug 18th, 2007 08:17:45 PM
This was announced quite awhile ago now, but no info on its progress? They seemed to be approaching it right and making every issue an episode, but maybe HBO gets cold feet yet again and starts a new trend of canceling great shows before they even air, just to avoid pissed-off fan blowback...
paulrichard by GaiustheBrave	Aug 18th, 2007 10:19:47 PM
I bet they did, those freaky bastards. By the way, does that mean Extras will be back, too. If so, I may give up sex in the realization that nothing could make me feel better than having both Flight of the Conchords and Extras. Ah, who'm I kiddin'? Like I have sex.
the reason entourage is so great by CQuest	Aug 18th, 2007 11:03:14 PM
its a throwback to a time when u could just be a GUY with no bullshit. fucking pretty girls cause you can. its some 1960s James Bond fantasy kick, and its unapologetic about it. thats why its so huge, it has its hand on the pulse of what people want to see, and thats just a crazy fantasy where everything turns out alright in the end. nothing too serious at all. people who "dont get" entourage dont really understand escapism. stop being so smart for a second and just enjoy the show. and mira while i agree that the wire WILL be the best show again once it comes back, entourage holds it down over big love for me.
oh and true working brain escapism by CQuest	Aug 18th, 2007 11:04:50 PM
not transformers turn your brain completely OFF stupid type escapism. there IS a difference.
Drama and Ari are what make the show, plus the celebrit by GQtaste	Aug 19th, 2007 02:07:49 AM
celeb's that guest star. Yeah, it's a male fantasy show, but what's wrong w/ that? Hell, chicks have one or two each night of the week for them.
Conchords by Schnorbitz	Aug 19th, 2007 05:48:27 AM
Ooh, I spoke to one of the Conchords briefly at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2003. I'm delighted for them - they were very good.
Huge fan of FotC by espurious	Aug 19th, 2007 07:30:25 AM
So glad to hear about the second season. The first season is available to stream free for those of us around the world not HBO enabled at www.allfotc.com
Thank God for FOTC coming back. by SID 8.0	Aug 19th, 2007 08:01:13 AM
I thought this show was deed, you know (finger across the throat) deed. Entourage coming back was a no brainer c'mon did anyone think it wasn't coming back? Any scene with Murray on FOTC is pure gold.
"stop being so smart for a second and enjoy the show" by LaserPants	Aug 19th, 2007 10:42:04 AM
That has to be the most telling and unintentionally hilarious critique I have ever read about anything ever. The upshot being -- if you're dumb, you'll love ENTOURAGE; otherwise, you'll have to make yourself stupid, (or pretend to be) in order to enjoy it. Bravo! Hahaha! America! FUCK YEAH! Another funny thing is how similar the comment comes to a "date rape" scenario. "Stop being so uptight for a second and enjoy the bad, awkward, unwanted sex I'm forcing on you." Lemme guess, frat guy, right?
I Think The Brilliant CONCHORDS Makes People Uneasy by LaserPants	Aug 19th, 2007 10:58:02 AM
Sort of like THE COLBERT SHOW does, especially neocon types who, for the first few months, didn't even know he was making fun of them! Anyways, with CONCHORDS, because its a parody/satire, people are unsure whether or not they are being made fun of (which they probably are), so it makes them nervous. You know those types of people on the cusp between being averagely intelligent and acutely idiotic? A show like CONCHORDS confounds them to no end because they're not sure what and how to take it. ENTOURAGE, on the other hand, appeals to the ape. Its very simple, very dumb, and very basic sitcom type comedy w/out a shread of creativity or wit, and which reinforces to teenage boys and their frat-boy cousins that they too are destined to be famous 20 somethings running around Hollywood drinking mohitos and snorting massive amounts of cocaine. The truth being, of course, that, much more likely, college will be fun, and then after that it will be unemployment, or some meaningless, hellish job, marriage, kids, debt, and death. Hence, ENTOURAGE arrives as a popular cable tv show which presents young men a fantasy world they can both live vicariously though, pretend they're apart of, and will never, ever even come close to achieving. The eternally dangled carrot, just out of reach, of a dying consumer society. Depression is guarenteed.
CQuest by messi	Aug 19th, 2007 11:37:13 AM
Transformers was turn your brain off empty? What music do you listen to?
Laserpants by messi	Aug 19th, 2007 11:38:43 AM
Hey dumb cunt, tell me how many other shows are/have been similar to entourage? Does everything have to have a message?
Whats with the music question? by INWOsuxRED	Aug 19th, 2007 12:41:48 PM
Are you just waiting for him to say what music he likes so you can say his music sucks?
Messi, Q&A by LaserPants	Aug 19th, 2007 01:49:35 PM
Messi: "Hey dumb cunt, tell me how many other shows are/have been similar to entourage?" LaserPants: I can think of three just off of the top of my head: 1) Sex In the City 2) Four Kings 3) Queer Eye For The Straight Guy I'm sure theres more, but thats a quick selection of recent shows that are more or less indistinguishable from Entourage. Messi: "Does everything have to have a message?" LaserPants: No. (Actually, I'm not entirely sure how that follows from what I was saying, though. CONCHORDS doesn't have a message either, its just very funny, witty, and creative. Theres social satire there, but I can't say theres one overwhelming theme except about how funny muscians are; especially of the "I'll do NYC for awhile before I realize its pointless" variety. If you could rephrase the quesiton in a manner where it followed from what I said before, I could, perhaps, provide you with a better answer.)
But no more John! by theshape78	Aug 19th, 2007 03:19:52 PM
I loved the obscure surfing show. RIP
LaserPants - bravo! by OtisSpofford	Aug 19th, 2007 03:52:46 PM
Answering questions without rising to the crude and childish bait of being called "dumb cunt"... Have Murray give you enough out of the FotC Emergency Fund to buy your own leather suit!
LaserPants by CQuest	Aug 19th, 2007 05:01:09 PM
you are probably an emo hipster who has this thing about being "smart". you reek of it. obviously any one with half a brain can see what im gettin at. entourage is just 60s bond but about a movie star. this isnt a time when u need to be tryin to read deeply into shit like JFC or some of the 30 second shots of Carm lookin at a vase in paris in sopranos, this is just good clean goofy entertainment. its extremely witty, well written and doesnt take itself too seriously. its a smart comedy in the same way that conan is a smart comic. they know how to use the "fart gag" comedy to maximum effect because of their intelligence, not by lack of it.
oh and on "smart" by CQuest	Aug 19th, 2007 05:08:27 PM
"smart" in that post meant "uppity". stop being so uppity that you cant enjoy a fun show. emo hipster smartypants praise JFC like its the second coming (pause) yet down Entourage just because its about a group of people they dont get. its so hilarious to me.
What a Sad State of Affairs... by TheBladehelm	Aug 19th, 2007 05:51:32 PM
That the state of fantasy in this country has been reduced to ENTOURAGE. I mean, I am sure there are the people out there who place themselves in the shoes of the successful young actor, but how many more imagine themselves to be one of his ENTOURAGE. It has come to this, people fantasizing about being sycophantic nobodies riding the coat tails of their successful friend. I usually am not fond of escapist drama about rich people anyway, but at least when people watched Dynasty, they imagined themselves rich and powerful. Not the lackies of someone rich and powerful.
Neither Emo, Nor Hipster, CQuest by LaserPants	Aug 19th, 2007 06:16:20 PM
But what an enjoyable reduction you just made of me based on media-created subculture stereoypes! Bravo! Also, on the smartpants thing, at the expense of appearing immodest, allow me to retort -- guilty as charged. Btw, I still haven't quite gotten my finger on what a hipster is. What is a hipster? someone who dresses ironically? Likes the indie-buzz band of the week? Well, I do neither, so, I guess you'll have to think of a wholly new way to categorize me, or anyone else for that matter, who can't quite get simian enough to suffer through another episode of Four Kings Have Sex In The City While Queer Eyes Enjoy Straight Guys aka Entourage.
Flight of the Conchords is crazy! by warp11	Aug 19th, 2007 06:51:38 PM
I love that show! And I don't have HBO....
Don't need a whole Deadwood season 4 by Atticus Finch	Aug 19th, 2007 09:16:36 PM
Although it would be nice. But at least give us the motherfuckingcocksucking movies to give the series some closure. That and cunt at half price would be good.
You're Right Bladehelm by Smerdyakov	Aug 19th, 2007 10:40:08 PM
But I hear there are two new series in the works called "bootlick" and "lickspittle".
Conchords SUCKS. It's just painfully unbearable. by pixel41	Aug 19th, 2007 11:49:26 PM
Wow, they give Tenacious D #2 (and these fucks are not even CLOSE to Jack Black and Kyle Gass) an extra season, but nix Cincinnati and Deadwood. I'll say this slow in case HBO is reading...F-U-C-K-I-N-G RETARDED! Get your head out of your asses HBO.
Entourage Fuckin Rules by RobFromBackEast	Aug 20th, 2007 04:16:46 AM
Best. Show. Ever.
FOTC is great, I miss Lucky Louie too by Cerebud	Aug 20th, 2007 08:12:18 AM
BRING BACK LUCKY LOUIE!!
pixel41 - I agree. by Mosquito March	Aug 20th, 2007 08:16:37 AM
I don't get the attraction to the whole Flight of the Conchords thing, and I'm pretty astonished that it's as beloved as it is. It's like if the Johns from They Might Be Giants were given a camera at age fifteen and told to make a TV show.
BRING BACK MR. SHOW!!!!!!!!! by HitchCock'n'Balz	Aug 20th, 2007 09:17:42 AM
Not like Bob Odenkirk or David Cross need any more TV time, but that is the best show HBO has ever put on the air...and 10 years later is still funnier/edgier/and relevant than anything the networks or HBO for that matter have put out since (although with Troy Miller on board Conchords is doing what it can to compete)
CONCHORDS: If Ween &/or Zappa Were Given A Camera at 15 by LaserPants	Aug 20th, 2007 09:42:29 AM
In other words, CONCHORDS is not only a brilliant social sature of loser/slacker musicians, but also manages to showcase brilliantly composed and performed parody/satire music. in other words, even though the songs are meant to be funny, they're actually really good songs as well. Again, if you're a little dim, you won't get it, it will confuse you, you won't know what to think. Too bad for you. Perhaps another episode of Four Kings Have Sex In The City While Queer Eyes Stare At Straight Guys (aka Entourage) will get you straight. Also, CONCHORDS destroys TENACIOUS D. For one, CONCHORDS riff on music from all over the spectrum -- from glam to disco to electro to folk to rock to dance hall dub and beyond. All TENACIOUS D did was riff on metal and metal antics. Which was funny, but rather one-note. If CONCHORDS are 15 year olds, they're the really cool, smart, funny, geeky 15 year olds on the fringes of the local educational institution. TENACIOUS D, on the other hand, are the 7 year olds whose older brothers like DIO waaaay too much. Finally, what is it, exactly, about watching a bunch of wealthy celebrity hangers-on hang out and fart? Is that what culture has been reduced too? Skynet, please release the nukes, this world is finished.
Bob and David wouldn't work with Troy Miller again by INWOsuxRED	Aug 20th, 2007 10:35:22 AM
A professionally shot and updated "hooray for America" special might be cool, especially along side those classroom lecture specials by whats his face.
I like Entourage and all... by Jor-El23	Aug 20th, 2007 10:46:33 AM
But Turtle and Drama are getting old. All Turtle does is mooch, smoke pot and try to buy stupid f'ing gym shoes. All Drama does is mooch, try to nail chicks he'll never get and try to beg his way into his brother's next movie.
LaserPants by Mosquito March	Aug 20th, 2007 12:56:24 PM
I get Conchords. I just don't think it's the 'brilliant social sature' that you do. A friend who has been hyping the fuck out of these guys for ages showed me a few episodes, and when I finally saw what he's been raving about all this time, I was extremely underwhelmed. It's a one-note show, and the weirdness of it is so forced and artificial that I couldn't care less about the characters, especially the fucker with the glasses, and the incompetent manager, who may as well be Stephen Merchant's manager character from EXTRAS. And the songs are okay for "joke" songs, but these guys are NOT the second coming of Zappa. If these guys were genuine musical geniuses, they wouldn't have to be fucking comedians.
too late, dumped HBO by MinasTirithII	Aug 20th, 2007 01:02:57 PM
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Jemaine, you can't be in the fan club... by OtisSpofford	Aug 20th, 2007 02:02:09 PM
How would that look? A fan goes down the list of fans and says "Hey, that guy's in the band, he fancies himself" - not cool. PRICELESS.
I watch Entourage... by Mr. Profit	Aug 20th, 2007 02:59:01 PM
But last Sunday's episode was good and bad at the same time. I like the character of Eric. He makes the most sense. I like how he had to deal with Ana Farris' douchebag boy friend. But the whole Vince wanting to do that bullshit sounding movie that Billy wrote was bad. It proved why I don't like the Vince character. He's whiney, annoying, and has a real bad sense of entitlement that someone who grew up poor in Queens shouldn't have. Anyone with sense would have read the script that Billy wrote and been pissed that what they paid a half a mil for wasn't on paper. Vince is an unlikeable and unrealistic character. And Billy is retarded and would have never been working in Hollywood for real with the way he acts. It's a shame to bring in any sort of comparisons to Sex and the City, but at least Carrie Bradshaw (foot face and all) anchored the show properly. On Entourage, almost ALL of the supporting players steal the spotlight from Vince.
mr profit by CQuest	Aug 20th, 2007 03:49:52 PM
maybe u dont get it, but this has obviously been E's show from the start. he is the main character. Vince is just the side show that all the stories are bounced off of. Its more recently become the E and Ari show tho. Vince comes off as an actor should : "hey, i can have whatever i want, and why shouldnt i get it?" he is easy going and aloof. its not about stealing the spotlight from vince, he isnt IN the spotlight as far as the show in real life goes. Like in cheers, he would be THE BAR itself. the show just rotates around him, nothing more.
RobFromBackEast... by TheBladehelm	Aug 21st, 2007 12:36:55 AM
I gotta know...You don't really mean that Entourage is, indeed, the "Best.Show.Ever." Do you? I can accept that you like it, that it's even the best show you've ever seen. But the best show ever? EVER? Please tell me this is just hyperbole. And not your genuine feeling that in all the years of Television, that these douche bags mooching off their friend is the BEST that we've been able to produce. http://m-w.co m/dictionary/hyperbole
I just dropped HBO as well. No JFC means me no watchie by RedJester	Aug 21st, 2007 01:57:18 AM
Although I will probably watch the Wire via internet. That show was great.
TheBladehelm by RobFromBackEast	Aug 21st, 2007 05:24:47 AM
In terms of a character driven television show I would regard it as my favortite, thus in my humble opinion yeah I guess I would. Love the scripts, love the performances and think it's the best non plot driven show on TV in a long time. Sure, I loved Six Feet Under, The X Files and numerous other shows that have since come and gone, but right now I don't recall thinking anything was better in terms of out and out consistency. Again, this is my opinion, obviously, so take it as you will.
Also TheBladehelm by RobFromBackEast	Aug 21st, 2007 05:37:38 AM
I hate negative shit is post backs. Why would you comment on a show you obviously feel indifferent towards!? Seems like a waste of energy to me, never understood it and never will. I know a lot of folk who love this show, whatever you think of it.
Loving a Show does not equal Best Show Ever by TheBladehelm	Aug 21st, 2007 05:43:13 AM
I was actually just wondering if by best show ever you meant it was the best show ever for you. Or period, hands down, best show. Ever.
Also by TheBladehelm	Aug 21st, 2007 05:50:15 AM
I thought the point of talkbacks was some sort of open forum community discussion, perhaps I am wrong. I think Entourage sucks balls (see, no indifference there) but when you proclaimed it the "Best. Show. Ever." Well, sir, what can I say? It inspired me to 'talkback' and that's just what I did.
HBO has chosen... by WONKABAR	Aug 21st, 2007 12:36:11 PM
wisely
Are you... by KatoKnox	Aug 21st, 2007 08:09:42 PM
Are you intimidated by Bret and Jemaine's sixiness? Don't have to be a brainy hipster to appreciate that...
Flight of the Conchords is Hilarious love Murray by CrichtonAstronut	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:25:14 AM
funniest band manager ever. Gotta say never really got into Entouragr except whemn Ari and Lloyd were on screen. I think they should can the series and make spin off about Ari's Agenting misadventurtes. Piven's classic. Lucky Louise never did much for me either too much like stuff I'd seen on network with a few more cuss words. Now Curb, that's the shit there. Larry David is America's one true genius of situation comedy. He's like the Eugene O'Nweal of sitcomms.

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