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Post by Kyzer on Sept 1, 2018 21:21:35 GMT -5
Today, my only funny bone tickler is the series of Orson Welles segments from The Critic. I have fond memories of watching that, Duckman, and Dr. Katz I have every episode of Duckman on my computer. That show was insane for that time period.
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Post by Kyzer on Sept 1, 2018 18:17:58 GMT -5
Today, my only funny bone tickler is the series of Orson Welles segments from The Critic. MJF has me in stitches watching him and Matt Cross on All In.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 31, 2018 13:22:08 GMT -5
Sherlock Garth Marenghi's Dark Place House The Sopranos IT Crowd Breaking Bad Vikings Peaky Blinders The Office(US) Nathan For You The Eric Andre Show Rick & Morty Futurama Justified True Detective(Season 1) Seinfeld Preacher Oz Ugh. Don't get it, don't like it. Not funny whatsoever.
Agreed. Well yeah but you just don’t watch the new ones. The early years of The Simpsons are quite possibly the best TV ever. I have this weird, borderline hypocritical deficiency where I tend to let extended stretches of bad programming (read: The Simpsons for the past ~10 years) sour my overall outlook of the product in a way that something like a bad album or a bad cover or even a bad sequel won't sully my overall adoration of an artist, song, or film. If I had to guess, it's probably due, in large part, to the overall lack of television I tend to consume. The Simpsons, in particular, stings in a way that's sort of unique because for what little television I do watch, I tend to be pretty damn forgiving compared to viewers of the same product. For example - I'm unable to cite any personal flaws against The Office (US). I don't care that Kevin became Flanderized. I don't think the program's appeal dipped at all when Michael left. I liked Deangelo. I liked Robert California. I liked seasons eight and nine. I liked Nelly Bertram. I mean, I guess I have nuanced flaws I could call out - I hate Michael and Holly together, and #SorryNotSorry, but Karen > Pam - but I think that's just overall preference. This is all, really, a long winded way of saying that if you asked me to name my favorite program of all time, it's probably gonna be the US version of The Office, and it's not even close. Suck it, Groening. Everything you said here is truth except the Karen > Pam part.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 31, 2018 11:22:38 GMT -5
Here is an idea of the shows I would consider my favorites. Sopranos - Favorite show of all time. I sit down and watch the complete show once a year, every year since it ended. I cried when James Gandolfini died, the only death of a celebrity that has brought me to tears. The dynamic between family and mob boss is what hooks you obviously. But watch the show and you will understand how it saved HBO when it premiered. Ray Donovan - Seriously, everything about this show is great. Liev Schreiber is so amazing in this role and Jon Voight is such a lunatic in the show, you wonder where the line is between reality and fiction. The writing on this show is phenomenal. The Wire - I didn't appreciate The Wire until I watched it a second time through and realized just how much I hadn't paid attention to. The authenticity of this show is unreal. I have had friends who grew in Baltimore who talk about how that show hits close to home for them. Archer - I don't watch animated shows very often. South Park and Beavis and Butthead were the extent of it after I hit my teenage years until I watched an episode of Archer. The obscure references to random things were what drew me in. It was just so vulgar and smart at the same time. Justified - I read the stories this show was based off of long before it came around. When I heard it was based off of Elmore Leonard's works, I got curious. Then I watched it. Between Timothy Olyphant being an absolute badass and Walton Goggins proving he is one of the most talented actors in the world, I was hooked. Outside of Peaky Blinders, I have not found any British shows that hit my sweet spots like those above do. I love The Office, US version. Can't stand the British version. I don't know why, British television to me is the worst. Drakz gives me sh~t because one of my favorite movies is Football Factory with Danny Dyer. I can get into sh~tty hooligan movies so it isn't like I dislike all things British. I mean Legend and Bronson were both amazing but that might have to do with Tom Hardy being in both movies. The Sopranos is my favorite show of all time. Love Justified. Boyd Crowder is my spirit animal. No one else would have brought that character to life like Walton Goggins did. Boyd wasn't supposed to be in it beyond the first season but everything got changed with how popular the character got to be.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 31, 2018 11:11:53 GMT -5
The only TV series that I've watched religiously that are still on (other than Big Brother/Survivor stuff and WWE): Doctor Who The Walking Dead Game of ThronesRick and Morty Cloak and Dagger Star Trek Discovery Fresh Off the Boat (think that got canceled) Atypical American Horror Story House of Cards The Librarians Now older stuff that's been over for a long while that I watched either live or thanks to Netflix: DexterThe SopranosDark Angel True BloodAngel Leverage Warehouse 13 The West Wing The WireMASH The Tudors Farscape Being Human (UK) Black Books Mad MenSurvivors (UK) Hemlock GroveTorchwood It is unfortunate none of those HBO shows are on Netflix. Dexter peaked after season 1 until John Lithgow was introduced in Season 4. The show ended horribly. Quite possibly the worst series finale ever. Also True Blood season 7 sucked, other than when Tara died, worst character ever on that show. All she ever did was complain and bitch the entire show. Hemlock Grove's final season was great. Big fan of that show and it's very different take on the supernatural.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 31, 2018 11:03:25 GMT -5
Holy Grail was my gateway drug into Monty Python, and it's still fantastic, but I more often than not gravitate toward their sketch work for a quick laugh - Ministry of Silly Walks, How Not to be Seen, Gorilla Librarian, and stuff like that tickle me just right. Mel Brooks was mentioned here. Thank Christ. If we were lacking in reverence there, I may have had to quit early. F*ck Doctor Who, with only the minorest of minor, minor, minor consideration given to Eccleston, who, by the by, nabbed my attention via America programming first anyway, so nyeah. To that end, f*ck Heroes after season one. We only have streaming on demand services, so I haven't watched television as it airs in over ten years. Our go to "background noise" programming is either The Office or Arrested Development. I tried Walking Dead. It was awful. The only thing I ever binged on Netflix was Breaking Bad. It's amazing. Season 1 of Heroes might be the best single season of a multi-season show. They crashed that plane into the side of a building with the subsequent seasons.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 31, 2018 0:37:39 GMT -5
*smartarse You have got the internet though, you've got no excuse. Everyone go and find and watch, The Young Ones, Blackadder, Peep Show, Red Dwarf, Monkey Dust, Father Ted, Black Books and if you still think British TV is awful you're an idiot. And if you've never seen or think you don't like Monty Python then stop what you're doing and go and watch The Holy Grail and The Life of Brian. Assuming you enjoy those I'll give you another set of recommendations free of charge because I'm nice like that. Smartarse? I don't know if I believe you. After all, you put milk in your tea, drive on the wrong side of the road, and add an extra "u" to every word that ends in "or". As annoying as the twenty minute pledge breaks were, PBS did a great job showing the British shows in the pre-internet days. That's how I saw Doctor Who, Black Adder, Red Dwarf, and Are You Being Served? I thought BBC America would be a more reliable source but as I said earlier, all they seem to show are reruns of American shows.All I ever see them show is Star Trek.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 31, 2018 0:33:22 GMT -5
Smartass. *smartarse You have got the internet though, you've got no excuse. Everyone go and find and watch, The Young Ones, Blackadder, Peep Show, Red Dwarf, Monkey Dust, Father Ted, Black Books and if you still think British TV is awful you're an idiot. And if you've never seen or think you don't like Monty Python then stop what you're doing and go and watch The Holy Grail and The Life of Brian. Assuming you enjoy those I'll give you another set of recommendations free of charge because I'm nice like that. I have never stayed awake through either of those movies. I'll pass.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 30, 2018 23:35:11 GMT -5
Ray Donovan - Seriously, everything about this show is great. Liev Schreiber is so amazing in this role and Jon Voight is such a lunatic in the show, you wonder where the line is between reality and fiction. The writing on this show is phenomenal. His family is so terrible on that show it ruined it for me. Like for real, you have Trixie from Deadwood as his wife and you just make her a nag? Get that ish outta here. Other than her horrible accent, she doesn't bother me. I forgot she was on Deadwood until you said that. And you don't like his brothers?
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 30, 2018 23:22:42 GMT -5
Maybe bad guy™ will let you use his. Netflix has some really good original shows. Their Marvel shows are solid, Punisher was underwhelming considering where my expectations were. Ozark, Altered Carbon, Master of None are all really good. Arrested Development's home is there these days. Bloodlines is hands down my favorite show they have created. I have heard good things about GLOW, haven't watched it though. I couldn't get into Stranger Things. Winona Ryder crying hysterically for almost an entire season pretty much ruined that for me. I think its the new home for Lucifer too, which was a favorite of mine. While it was far from a straight up TV version of the comic like Walking Dead or Preacher, it had it's high moments. And that president show with Kevin Spacey too, right - House of Cards? Heard lots of good things about the show but never saw a single second. I loved the first season of House of Cards. By the third season I lost interest.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 30, 2018 23:11:58 GMT -5
Netflix has a huge collection of British shows. Ah well, not gonna' happen for me. No room for streaming video services on a monthly Social Security disability stipend. Maybe bad guy™ will let you use his. Netflix has some really good original shows. Their Marvel shows are solid, Punisher was underwhelming considering where my expectations were. Ozark, Altered Carbon, Master of None are all really good. Arrested Development's home is there these days. Bloodlines is hands down my favorite show they have created. I have heard good things about GLOW, haven't watched it though. I couldn't get into Stranger Things. Winona Ryder crying hysterically for almost an entire season pretty much ruined that for me.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 30, 2018 22:57:58 GMT -5
Where are you all seeing these British TV shows? I have BBC America but the only British shows they seem to air are Doctor Who and that Graham Whatshisname's talk show. Most of the time when I check it's reruns of American shows, mainly the many Star Trek series. Netflix has a huge collection of British shows.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 30, 2018 22:57:28 GMT -5
Here is an idea of the shows I would consider my favorites.
Sopranos - Favorite show of all time. I sit down and watch the complete show once a year, every year since it ended. I cried when James Gandolfini died, the only death of a celebrity that has brought me to tears. The dynamic between family and mob boss is what hooks you obviously. But watch the show and you will understand how it saved HBO when it premiered.
Ray Donovan - Seriously, everything about this show is great. Liev Schreiber is so amazing in this role and Jon Voight is such a lunatic in the show, you wonder where the line is between reality and fiction. The writing on this show is phenomenal.
The Wire - I didn't appreciate The Wire until I watched it a second time through and realized just how much I hadn't paid attention to. The authenticity of this show is unreal. I have had friends who grew in Baltimore who talk about how that show hits close to home for them.
Archer - I don't watch animated shows very often. South Park and Beavis and Butthead were the extent of it after I hit my teenage years until I watched an episode of Archer. The obscure references to random things were what drew me in. It was just so vulgar and smart at the same time.
Justified - I read the stories this show was based off of long before it came around. When I heard it was based off of Elmore Leonard's works, I got curious. Then I watched it. Between Timothy Olyphant being an absolute badass and Walton Goggins proving he is one of the most talented actors in the world, I was hooked.
Outside of Peaky Blinders, I have not found any British shows that hit my sweet spots like those above do. I love The Office, US version. Can't stand the British version. I don't know why, British television to me is the worst. Drakz gives me sh~t because one of my favorite movies is Football Factory with Danny Dyer. I can get into sh~tty hooligan movies so it isn't like I dislike all things British. I mean Legend and Bronson were both amazing but that might have to do with Tom Hardy being in both movies.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 30, 2018 22:27:13 GMT -5
IT Crowd, British Baking show, Doctor Who(Chris Eccelston, David Tennant). All great British shows. I tried watching IT Crowd because someone recommended it as a "British Silicon Valley". Not true. And I am not going to start in on Dr. Who and how f~cking stupid that show is.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 30, 2018 21:45:31 GMT -5
Bean is awful. Black Adder is awful. Monty Python is awful. Unless it is a British movie about gangsters, football hooligans or it stars either Tom Hardy or Vinnie Jones, I don't watch British shows or movies. Mel Brooks is God. Kevin Smith is God, minus Jersey Girl, Zack and Miri make a porno, and Cop Out. The Inbetweeners? Luther? Spaced? Peaky Blinders is the only show I have found I like. Elba was better in The Wire than Luther. Unless he is playing Stringer Bell, he needs to stick to movies. I never watched Spaced and thought that The Inbetweeners was straight up awful.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 30, 2018 20:48:50 GMT -5
Bean is awful. Black Adder is awful. Monty Python is awful.
Unless it is a British movie about gangsters, football hooligans or it stars either Tom Hardy or Vinnie Jones, I don't watch British shows or movies.
Mel Brooks is God.
Kevin Smith is God, minus Jersey Girl, Zack and Miri make a porno, and Cop Out.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 30, 2018 14:07:33 GMT -5
Never understood the appeal of Mr. Bean or any character the actor does.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 25, 2018 11:47:32 GMT -5
Random post.
So I spent the last few hours reading my rps from my first run with Kyzer in the WFWF, and I realized I used insane amounts of profanity and vulgarity in those rps. I have some really creative ways of using that profanity and vulgarity but it is ridiculous. I found one rp I did against CBT where I didn't have any dialogue through the whole rp and it worked. It is actually one of my favorite ones from that time period. In every rp is an insult thrown at Immune too. Never faced the guy but I poured globs of sh*t on him in every rp.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 21, 2018 16:26:31 GMT -5
I am off this card. I got some segments I will send in.
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 20, 2018 15:48:18 GMT -5
Great show! It is great to see a full turnout. It seemed a little like the Mesh Show but it was still entertaining. King Richius wrote a great main event. Great stuff all around. True but that's what happens when @ballparkb0b writes two matches and two segments, basically saving the show from the hell of the dreaded one page summary matches and no segments. Not gonna' steal any shine from someone who is contributing so heavily. I will poke fun at it though. We're nothing if not self-aware at the WFWF offices. I wasn't pointing it out as a negative. Just a statement of observation.
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