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The Official TV Thread

Has anyone watched the new Queer Eye on Netflix? I never watched or cared to watch the original. I've gone through 3-4 episodes with my wife and it is the most heartwarming show I've ever seen.

5 very gay guys helping dudes in the heart of the very Republican state of Georgia open up to be vulnerable and become their best selves. There are some very interesting intersections of sexuality (obviously), race, social identity, masculinity that come up (especially episode 3).
 
herman said:
Has anyone watched the new Queer Eye on Netflix? I never watched or cared to watch the original. I've gone through 3-4 episodes with my wife and it is the most heartwarming show I've ever seen.

5 very gay guys helping dudes in the heart of the very Republican state of Georgia open up to be vulnerable and become their best selves. There are some very interesting intersections of sexuality (obviously), race, social identity, masculinity that come up (especially episode 3).
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I have a gay uncle (technically two since he's now married!) and it reminds me of them - I howl every time I watch the show. I know it can be over the top at times (my girlfriend had to explain to me what "voguing" was) but I love the enthusiasm and I genuinely hope that they've truly made a difference in these guys' lives after the camera stops rolling.
 
Bender said:
I genuinely hope that they've truly made a difference in these guys' lives after the camera stops rolling.
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I came across an E Online post about them keeping in touch with the first three subjects (big news for Tom from episode 1, btw!).

And this article really covers what I am enjoying about this show succinctly.
Well, Queer Eye is a makeover show in structure only. It?s really, as the Fab Five quip, a make-better show.

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The original was a good show, but the reboot is a great show.

Gone are the small insults and condescending tsk-tsking that come with makeover shows ? the segments where the subject is ridiculed, even if gently and lovingly, and educated about how things are supposed to be. In their place are segments in which the Fab Five get to know the person and figure out how to make them happier and more comfortable in their own homes, in their own bodies, in their own lives.

Let?s say that again: The Fab Five make the makeover subjects ? not their family and friends ? happier and more comfortable.
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When I am under the weather, as I have very much been for the last week or so, I really like having hundreds of episodes of something I don't really need to follow from one to the next.

That's why I'm very happy to have found the UK's University Challenge on Youtube. It combines my two greatest passions, feeling very pleased with myself when I sound smart answering hard questions and calling people who are clearly smarter than me a bunch of Nerds when they don't know anything about popular music.
 
I loved the original Karate Kid trilogy as a kid and I loved the new youtube show Cobra Kai a lot more than I thought I would. I was very cynical going into it, but it struck the right cheesy and nostalgic chords.
 
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:
I loved the original Karate Kid trilogy as a kid and I loved the new youtube show Cobra Kai a lot more than I thought I would. I was very cynical going into it, but it struck the right cheesy and nostalgic chords.
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This was pretty fun to watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgIbzjjbdw8
 
"The Terror" on AMC has been pretty captivating. An account of the Royal Navy's attempts to discover the Northwest passage in the 1840's mixed with a fictitious horror element. It's exceedingly well done.
 
That's a shame, Captain Holt is one of my favourite characters on TV. Probably better to go out with people wanting more rather than it get stale
 
I'm sure this is unfair in a lot of ways but Brooklyn 99 just never worked for me. I'm a big fan of some of the actors involved and I'm a big Mike Schur fan(Both for Parks & Rec and The Good Place as well as FJM) but just tonally "Wacky NYPD hijinks" seemed off in this day and age.
 
Last Man on Earth cancelled after 4 seasons. For a show I felt was a long shot to make it season 2, that's pretty impressive.
 
L K said:
That's ballsy from a network that seems pretty notorious for cancelling shows that receive good critical acclaim  pretty easily.  Who knows if Harmon can keep his ego in check to write a consistent additional 2-3 seasons let alone 5-7.
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I mean, it's weird all around, right? Like you say Harmon and Roiland seem to have trouble working together, they take forever to make new episodes...I guess it's just making a ton of money? And maybe some of the delays were negotiating stalls?

Somehow I doubt they make 70 more episodes but I think this means we'll get at least a few more which I might not have said was even money last week.
 
Nik the Trik said:
L K said:
That's ballsy from a network that seems pretty notorious for cancelling shows that receive good critical acclaim  pretty easily.  Who knows if Harmon can keep his ego in check to write a consistent additional 2-3 seasons let alone 5-7.
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I mean, it's weird all around, right? Like you say Harmon and Roiland seem to have trouble working together, they take forever to make new episodes...I guess it's just making a ton of money? And maybe some of the delays were negotiating stalls?

Somehow I doubt they make 70 more episodes but I think this means we'll get at least a few more which I might not have said was even money last week.
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Harmon was on Smodcast recently and said that the delay has been due to renegotiating their original contracts, he indicated that it was going well and fans could expect plenty more.
 
If there are any arrested Development fans out there I highly recommend watching the remix of season 4 that was just released on Netflix. Completely changes the dynamic of the show. Feels like it belongs with the first 3 seasons now.
 
Well looks like Brooklyn Nine-Nine will stay alive for another season over at NBC. Michael Schur must have a good relationship with them since his other shows were all there too.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Well looks like Brooklyn Nine-Nine will stay alive for another season over at NBC. Michael Schur must have a good relationship with them since his other shows were all there too.
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NINE NINE!
 
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