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| HBO via DCT |
This show successfully straddles the line between "embarrassingly funny" and "downright humiliating".
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HBO
With Stephen Merchant's gay jokes, shame and humiliation aren't far behind. |
This show successfully straddles the line between "embarrassingly funny" and "downright humiliating".
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| HBO via DCT |
For those who call themselves fans of Stephen Merchant, you might've noticed that his comedic style revolves around three basic things:
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HBO "Can you go a bit slower?" |
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| Loripolin.com |
First of all, I would like to express my disappointment at the House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines for owing me three months worth of paychecks. I would've really, really wanted to watch this on IMAX 3D. And again in a theatre with Dolby Atmos surround sound. But since I really, really had to see it on the big screen, I settled for ordinary 2D.
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| Not in 3D? Kill me now. |
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| HBO |
First, like almost all shows, we finally have a proper opening credits sequence, which is noticeably different from the one in the pilot.
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HBO
Yes, he's an Englishman. In Hollywood. |
And we finally realise why this show is entitled Hello Ladies ─ it’s his catchphrase. He uses it twice in this episode.
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HBO
This is actually an isolated incident. |
Thanks, HBO, for greenlighting this show. I know you weren’t really ready for Ricky Gervais (The Ricky Gervais Show doesn’t count ─ it’s animated). Or rather, America wasn’t ready for this brand of humour.
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HBO
But the world is always ready for "short fat guy and tall skinny guy" comic duos. |
For those who thought Stephen Merchant can’t hold his own without Gervais, I have three words for you: You. Are. Wrong.
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| Just because it's a pilot. |
We've already seen this one roughly, actually, but there's a lot in this version that, I think, made it feel more like a proper beginning for our dear Original vampires' own show.
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| Hang on, brother. There's more... |
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| Hello, college! |
The Vampire Diaries is not the show to come in strong on season openers (I still remember the Season 1 opener─just meh), but I believe it has the capacity to improve as they move from one episode to another; yes, even with the "Stephan is Silas' Shadow self" shit, let's hope.
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| Let's see what they did last summer... |
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| HBO |
For those who don't know who Stephen Merchant is, he's that ridiculously tall guy who plays Ricky Gervais's agent in Extras.
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HBO
Merchant stands 6 foot 7, according to him. |
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| AMC |
I wrote a poem last year entitled "The Ballad of Walt and Jesse". And truly, the entire series is, really, the ballad of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
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AMC via The Guardian
"The word 'ballad' doesn't mean we have to sing, Jesse! Don't be stupid." |
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| Slow clap for finally finishing Season 4 micros a day before Season 5 starts. |
I was pretty much satisfied with all aspects of Season 4's finale; some events I was not so agreeable to, but I have no serious objections—except for one. So, on to my favorite parts, in no particular order.
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| Let's get this out of the way first. |
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| "Didn't you get the invite that it's Season 5 already in four days?" |
Yes, I know, this is super late. Anyway...
Just as the title suggests—dead walk the earth... again, a.k.a. the veil has been dropped by Bonnie. It sort of feels like, was that last season, when Anna finally found her mom after the ghosts came back? That means a reunion for Damon and Alaric (how I missed this bromance!), Stefan and Lexi (she approves of Caroline in more ways than one), Jeremy and Elena (finally, the chance to say a proper goodbye), Bonnie and Grams (helpful as ever), and Kol and Rebecca (not exactly a jolly one).
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| Woot-woot! *wink* |
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