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Post by kds on May 2, 2024 16:05:10 GMT
I want to check that movie out too (hoping Melissa McCarthy's role is a small one). I remember seeing something on History (one of their History of Food shows I get lost in at times) where Kellogg viewed cereal as a cure all, but I don't think they mentioned the stuff about enemas and refraining from sex. That's begging to be a movie....maybe it would've been back in the 00s. Somehow I completely missed that in your post.
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Post by Kapitan on May 2, 2024 16:08:27 GMT
Not a problem.
I have to say, The Road to Wellville isn't as good a movie as the cast suggests--at least in my opinion--but it is good. And in spots it's very, very funny. The Kelloggs' youngest son in the flashback sections (played by Carvey otherwise) is a real scene-stealer. It's worth watching, imo.
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Post by Kapitan on May 4, 2024 12:13:55 GMT
I did watch the new Seinfeld-made, cereal-focused comedy Unfrosted last night. No spoilers below beyond what you'd know from the trailer or press.
My maintakeaway was: this was a pretty good, dumb (in a good way), nostalgic kind of comedy.
I don't mean nostalgic because the action mostly takes place in 1963, though there is of course that, too. I mean that it felt nostalgic in terms of the kind of movie it is.
I mean that the movie itself feels old-fashioned. There isn't some lesson to it. You're not going to learn something valuable. It doesn't comment on politics or culture in any sustained or serious way. There's barely even a whiff of romance, much less any sex. It neither tries to make you a better person nor challenges you with taboo material. It's just a comedy (which I mean in a good way).
My first impression was, "this is a pretty good little Wes Anderson movie that delivers its comedy more directly and bigger." Of course, it's not a Wes Anderson movie, it's a Jerry Seinfeld movie. But it has both the kind of familiar cast and, more to the point, that sort of unreal look and feel to the setting, where things are simple and artificial like a real-life cartoon or toy. It looks like a children's movie (though, while also not particularly "adult" it isn't a children's movie).
The cast is half the fun, with a never-ending list of big names and sometimes clever references in their parts (such as Bill Burr, a Boston native of Irish Catholic descent, playing JFK; or Jon Hamm and John Slattery as ad men).
It's not a great movie. But it was 90 minutes of fun.
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Post by carllove on May 6, 2024 11:22:41 GMT
I did watch the new Seinfeld-made, cereal-focused comedy Unfrosted last night. No spoilers below beyond what you'd know from the trailer or press. My maintakeaway was: this was a pretty good, dumb (in a good way), nostalgic kind of comedy. I don't mean nostalgic because the action mostly takes place in 1963, though there is of course that, too. I mean that it felt nostalgic in terms of the kind of movie it is. I mean that the movie itself feels old-fashioned. There isn't some lesson to it. You're not going to learn something valuable. It doesn't comment on politics or culture in any sustained or serious way. There's barely even a whiff of romance, much less any sex. It neither tries to make you a better person nor challenges you with taboo material. It's just a comedy (which I mean in a good way). My first impression was, "this is a pretty good little Wes Anderson movie that delivers its comedy more directly and bigger." Of course, it's not a Wes Anderson movie, it's a Jerry Seinfeld movie. But it has both the kind of familiar cast and, more to the point, that sort of unreal look and feel to the setting, where things are simple and artificial like a real-life cartoon or toy. It looks like a children's movie (though, while also not particularly "adult" it isn't a children's movie). The cast is half the fun, with a never-ending list of big names and sometimes clever references in their parts (such as Bill Burr, a Boston native of Irish Catholic descent, playing JFK; or Jon Hamm and John Slattery as ad men). It's not a great movie. But it was 90 minutes of fun. I enjoyed it very much. My 87 year old father in law, who is usually in bed by 7, stayed up until 9:30 watching it with us, so he was definitely entertained. It was a bit Forest Gump, a bit Willy Wonka and yes, the cinematography had a Wes Anderson look. Several laugh out loud moments (The Mad Men part had me guffawing!). I’m not sure someone my daughter’s age would get a lot of the references, but Boomer me got them. It wasn’t a masterpiece, but it was worth the watch.
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Post by kds on May 8, 2024 17:25:19 GMT
After my rewatch of the original The Wonder Years, it seemed the next logical show for me to watch was Freaks and Geeks.
I didn't watch Freaks and Geeks when it first aired. I was only vaguely aware of it. Of course, much of the talent in the show was responsible for a lot of my favorite comedies of the 2000s.
While it doesn't share the narrated flashback format as The Wonder Years, the show is a coming of age show that takes place roughly 20 years in the past. And, I'm not sure if this is a coincidence, but the ensemble in F&G attend McKinley HS, which shares the name with Kevin Arnold's HS in the second half of The Wonder Years.
I saw a few F&G episodes on IFC about 15 years ago, but didn't see them all (there are only 18 total, as the show only lasted a season).
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Post by Kapitan on May 8, 2024 18:00:59 GMT
I will be REALLY curious to hear what you think of F&G. As I've said before, it's easily one of my favorite TV comedies of the past 25 years or so. If you remove half-hour, more sitcom-like comedies, it might be my very favorite one. (Otherwise I'd have Arrested Development, Parks & Rec, UK The Office, and a few others in contention.)
The cast is great. They did a good job of making somewhat complex characters with good, simultaneous storylines where everyone is both likable and unlikable at times. It's got some heart, but it's funny. And of course, the nostalgic aspect can be fun if you remember that era or otherwise just enjoy such things. (I'm not quite old enough to remember that era, but it's close enough to trigger memories.)
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Post by kds on May 8, 2024 18:49:40 GMT
I will be REALLY curious to hear what you think of F&G. As I've said before, it's easily one of my favorite TV comedies of the past 25 years or so. If you remove half-hour, more sitcom-like comedies, it might be my very favorite one. (Otherwise I'd have Arrested Development, Parks & Rec, UK The Office, and a few others in contention.) The cast is great. They did a good job of making somewhat complex characters with good, simultaneous storylines where everyone is both likable and unlikable at times. It's got some heart, but it's funny. And of course, the nostalgic aspect can be fun if you remember that era or otherwise just enjoy such things. (I'm not quite old enough to remember that era, but it's close enough to trigger memories.) I did enjoy the episodes I watched back when it was on IFC. And, so far I'm enjoying the first two episodes. I haven't watched it a ton, but Arrested Development was one that I just couldn't get into. I do want to give Parks & Rec another shot. I watched it a little bit in real time when it was on the air, but I bailed pretty early into the run.
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Post by Kapitan on May 8, 2024 19:04:27 GMT
While I love Arrested Development, it's also so specific in its humor that it's easy to see why it wouldn't be for everyone. It's over-the-top absurd, which turns off some people right there. It's almost as much a maze or puzzle as it is a TV show, with references upon references, with jokes don't just last episodes but span multiple seasons, etc.
I actually was annoyed by the little I'd seen of it when it was on live, and and almost got mad when I'd hear people praise it. (I was the same way with Louis CK's second show, Louie.) I only watched it starting around 2010ish. At that point I fell in love and have rewatched it numerous times.
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Post by kds on May 8, 2024 19:30:58 GMT
While I love Arrested Development, it's also so specific in its humor that it's easy to see why it wouldn't be for everyone. It's over-the-top absurd, which turns off some people right there. It's almost as much a maze or puzzle as it is a TV show, with references upon references, with jokes don't just last episodes but span multiple seasons, etc. I actually was annoyed by the little I'd seen of it when it was on live, and and almost got mad when I'd hear people praise it. (I was the same way with Louis CK's second show, Louie.) I only watched it starting around 2010ish. At that point I fell in love and have rewatched it numerous times. And, that actually sounds like a show that would be up my alley, but yeah, it just doesn't land with me for reasons I can't really put my finger on. I also thought Bob's Burgers would be up my alley too since it's somewhat off-beat with lots of randomness and absurd humor, but nothing.
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Post by kds on May 9, 2024 18:36:24 GMT
So, Peacock is doing a revival of The Office (US)....sort of. Greg Daniels, who adapted the UK The Office for NBC, will also create this version. Apparently, it will exist in the same universe as the show that ran from 2005-2013, but this time the mockumentary crew will focus on a failing newspaper in the Midwest. There are no details yet on when the show will premiere, what it will be called, or whether or not any actors from the original show will be involved. www.ign.com/articles/the-office-spin-off-confirmed-for-peacock-along-with-the-new-setting-a-newspaper
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