Kolek planning to go pro
I am the same for actors' personal lives (political views, etc.), but once they become sexual predators, that's where I draw the line.So yeah, no Kevin Spacey, Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, or R Kelly for me.
s2 ep 6 of The Bear is a masterclass
Finished The Bear.
As a big fan of Justified, I was glad to hear a new-twist version of the series called Justified: City Primeval will be on FX starting July 18. The twist: Raylan (still played by the great Timothy Olyphant) will be doing his U.S. Marshaling in Detroit.Here's Vulture's plot synopsis:Justified: City Primeval begins ten years after the original series ended. After a spell in Miami raising his 15-year-old daughter (played by Olyphant’s real-life daughter) and continuing his work as a U.S. Marshal, Givens ends up in Detroit to take down sociopathic criminal Clement Mansell (Boyd Holbrook) and his attorney. “This story’s kind of a three-hander: It’s about Raylan, Clement Mansell, and the third character is this woman defense attorney, Carolyn Wilder, who in some ways is kind of locked at the wrists and ankles, not by her doing, to Clement Mansell,” showrunner Michael Dinner said in an interview with EW. “But then there’s a fourth character, which is the city of Detroit. Raylan’s a little bit of a fish out of water in a place that he doesn’t understand as well as he understood where he grew up in Kentucky — or Miami, where he lives.”
My only real quibble with the Emmy nominations was that Jamie Lee Curtis wasn't nominated for the "guest actress in a comedy series" category. But someone told me that, for some reason, the most recent season of The Bear wasn't the one considered for nominations, so Curtis wasn't a candidate.I was mildly surprised to see Brian Cox listed in the lead actor category, given how little he appeared on the last season of Succession. That's a loaded category with Culkin, Strong, Pascal and Odenkirk. Matthew Macfadyen has to be a shoo-in for supporting actor, I'd think.I'll be rooting for Bella Ramsey, who was absolutely phenomenal in The Last of Us -- every scene she was in, she "won." It would be great if both Offerman and Bartlett could win guest actor in a drama but I know they can't; I'm guessing it goes to Offerman. It sure won't go to the guy who played Stewy! All 3 of candidates in guest actress from The Last of Us are very deserving IMHO. My wife and I didn't really like S1 of White Lotus but I think we've decided to watch S2 to see what all the hullabaloo is about. We stopped watching Abbott Elementary because we thought it was more sweet than funny, but we did happen to watch an episode recently and had quite a few chuckles. Still, the Bear is such a superior series (albeit often not a comedy).Edit: Just realized that the marvelous Reservation Dogs, a better comedy than most nominated, got spurned. Boo!
The Night Agent, on Netflix, is a lot of fun if you like thrillers
Also Obi wan and ike 3 other shows over Black bird was hilariously bad
My only real quibble with the Emmy nominations was that Jamie Lee Curtis wasn't nominated for the "guest actress in a comedy series" category. But someone told me that, for some reason, the most recent season of The Bear wasn't the one considered for nominations, so Curtis wasn't a candidate.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Just finished season four of The Wire. Holy f*ck. That might have been the perfect season of television, an absolute masterclass. So many stories perfectly weaved together, all of them heartbreaking.
S2E7 of The Bear might be one of the best episodes of a show I’ve ever seen. As a recovering restauranteur, I did what I did for so long to “surprise a table with Pequod’s pizza.” I poured myself into books (I own Unreasonable Hospitality that Richie was reading). I prided myself on perfection. It’s also why I couldn’t sleep for years, couldn’t shut off my mind, and why it took my body six months before it relaxed after I sold my long time pride and joy of a restaurant. I love The Bear, it is spot on for someone like me. I wish more people served in restaurants (or bartended like Al said), I think it would immediately up the level of respect we should share for each other.
I wouldnt say all stories are heartbreaking though, at least in the end. Namely the one kid who got out. Thats also what I loved the 4 main kids all end up on different paths then how youd think going in.