Well, definitely a hair piece. Just watched a season one episode the other day and it's noticeably different
One of the many annoying things about S4 is the decision to constantly return to the aftermath of the S3 finale. Not only is it not that interesting or funny, but it's just weird seeing the clips of S3 lead in to the actors looking so different.Yeah the flow of time is jarring as hell. It's really hard to know when weeks and years pass by without additional narrative clues.
They really should have just jumped ahead to a year and stayed there and allowed the show a few weeks or a month to work with, like a normal narrative. Don't worry so much about filling in each little bit of the story between the end of S4 and the beginning of S5 (which wastes like two episodes)
Honestly I wouldn't have released this season cut in half. It felt like it was building up to something that never came and such so far it's a nothing season.
Literally nothing of note has happened so far.
A major flaw is that the new episode structure is just one overarching story chopped into arbitrary slices, whereas in the classic seasons each episode had it's own plot and would slightly further the overarching one at the same time. Every S5 episode it feels like nothing is happening, by the time the credits roll I feel like the episode still hasn't started. They've completely forgotten how to make a TV show.
A major flaw is that the new episode structure is just one overarching story chopped into arbitrary slices, whereas in the classic seasons each episode had it's own plot and would slightly further the overarching one at the same time. Every S5 episode it feels like nothing is happening, by the time the credits roll I feel like the episode still hasn't started. They've completely forgotten how to make a TV show.
That thought wouldn't occur to all the super young and attractive posters in this thread who simply can't bear the sight of a 48 year old man carrying a few extra pounds.
actually actually Aanyong was 18 during season one (mentioned in a Next Time), which was older than Maeby and George-Michael.Um, actually Annyong Bluth is actually the youngest of the Bluth children.
Nah, the question was about the kids of George and Lucille. If anything Buster shouldn't have been includedactually actually Aanyong was 18 during season one (mentioned in a Next Time), which was older than Maeby and George-Michael.
Ah good catch. Hadn't hit that point in the video when I replied lol. Though, if you disqualify Buster (who's father is still a "Bluth," assuming traditional name-taking), you definitely couldn't include Lindsay.Nah, the question was about the kids of George and Lucille. If anything Buster shouldn't have been included
Oh also, the Milford Academy Marching Band is probably the single worst joke they've ever done.
Like, it's funnier as a throwaway line, rather than a thing you focus on for a good sixty seconds (at least) in a 36 minute episode...
Well, definitely a hair piece. Just watched a season one episode the other day and it's noticeably different
why would you cut the season in half like this, it didn't end in a good place
also, i must be blind because i never noticed the green screened Lindsay
why would you cut the season in half like this, it didn't end in a good place
also, i must be blind because i never noticed the green screened Lindsay
Oh also, the Milford Academy Marching Band is probably the single worst joke they've ever done.
Like, it's funnier as a throwaway line, rather than a thing you focus on for a good sixty seconds (at least) in a 36 minute episode...
Yes. I was going to include this specific example in a longer post about how this season seems to continue the trend started in Season 4 of replacing rapid fire jokes common in S1-3 with long, drawn out jokes that lack rhytmn and never seem to land right.
The marching band is the prime example. It's like, am I supposed to keep laughing the entire time they're playing quietly? I got the joke in the first 2 seconds. Why keep the camera on them for a whole minute?
Man these negative responses are killing my desire to watch season 5 at all.
AD is an all time classic for me too.
It's not terrible, and definitely has some good moments. It's definitely worth a watch and picks up after the first couple of episodes.
I still have two episodes left, but she's definitely the MVP of the season.I like Maebe but I've never found the "Marry Me" gag funny really. "Bury Me!" Got me fucking food though
Ron Howard too?! Jesus what the fuck is wrong with me. This also reminds me I learned Bryce Dallas Howard is his actual real life daughter.I don't understand how you couldn't notice that, same with Ron Howard being green screened in. The body double doesn't even look right from the back and the eyelines were so bad. It was sad watching Portia's eyeline veering all over the place when she's arguing with Lucille in the beach house. They should have just had her on the phone like they did with Ben Stiller.
The worst part was when they were in Lucille 2's apartment in an early episode and Lindsay goes to sit in front of some cameras for a promotional thing with her back to everyone but they keep cutting to her for reaction shots. But if you didn't notice it I envy you! It was so distracting and took me out of it every time.
Such a poor decision to end it with episode 8. The season seemed to be improving (slightly) in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and (less so) eighth episode, and ending it right there killed the momentum of the season, left a sour impression of the season, and given that they're going for stretched out storylines, it was a very poor decision for this show since there was no real payoff or conclusion. Kimmy Schmidt at least had a consistent enough run that cutting it in half still left a satisfying run of episodes, but here it just made no sense. I can imagine they saw the 'parade' as the pay off to enough of the season to cut it in half there, but it really didn't feel that way.why would you cut the season in half like this, it didn't end in a good place
also, i must be blind because i never noticed the green screened Lindsay
Were they only able to get Portia to commit to a handful of scenes? She's barely in this.
De Rossi explained how she asked Shonda Rhimes to be written out of Scandal and told Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz that she wouldn't return for Season 5.
"He seemed understanding and totally got it and we had a great conversation and then he wrote me into five episodes," she said. "Don't know how it happened but I am on Season 5."
I like Maebe but I've never found the "Marry Me" gag funny really. "Bury Me!" Got me fucking good though
Did you guys know beforehand about the greenscreen? Maybe if you were looking for it...
I didn't, but it's unnatural directing/editing, so it just generates a feeling that something is off. You rarely see that kind of stuff because it's bad and unnatural.Did you guys know beforehand about the greenscreen? Maybe if you were looking for it...
Wow, that explains a lot. I was wondering why she was barely in it.Yes, she told them she quit but they wrote her into 5 episodes anyway
https://www.news.com.au/entertainme...s/news-story/1223b829c2976a2e71db49988bec129b
This seems... kind of shitty?Yes, she told them she quit but they wrote her into 5 episodes anyway
https://www.news.com.au/entertainme...s/news-story/1223b829c2976a2e71db49988bec129b
Portia de Rossi said she quit acting but Mitch got her for a few episodes.