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Joe Pera Talks With You appreciation thread
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I've been rewatching the show with a friend who had only seen a couple scenes here or there. They absolutely love it by the way but one thing I've come to realize is that this might be one of the best shows I've seen at capturing America as a real place. Just the extras in the background, the conversations they're having, the way they interact or even just sit on a barstool. It all comes off as very real and I love how the camera will just linger on seemingly random scenes. The final shot of season 2 is a prime example of this as its just a simple shot of a man in grieving enjoying the last home cooked meal from his grandmother he'll ever have but it doesn't go overboard with it, just presents it as is.
Ill say it again, its my favorite show on tv right now. I dont watch alot of tv, the only things i used to be into were game of thrones and doctor who, but this show's combination of real wholesome moments and out their bizzaro humor struck such a cord with me
"I'm going to wear my best athleisurewear to friendsgiving."
Loved the fashion episode, hoping http://www.milwaukeemensfashionblog.com/ goes live at some point.
Loved the fashion episode, hoping http://www.milwaukeemensfashionblog.com/ goes live at some point.
Good news! Season 2 isn't over! New episode tonight, two more next week.
I'm breathless with bean arch anticipation...
Oh snap.
Gene: Milwaukee is ahead of the curve
Joe: Well sort of, it is the most segregated city in the country but they're doing neat things with buildings
Good luck today - Shaquille O'Neal
What a great finale to a beautiful, funny, touching, strange, sad-yet-hopeful season.
What a great finale to a beautiful, funny, touching, strange, sad-yet-hopeful season.
Sarah: Rick Steves Europe is about to start.
Sarah: I hope he talks about Paris.
Joe: He always talks about Paris.
Joe: Would you want to go?
Sarah: I can't...... I'm on a list.
I love this show.
Sarah: I hope he talks about Paris.
Joe: He always talks about Paris.
Joe: Would you want to go?
Sarah: I can't...... I'm on a list.
I love this show.
This show is phenomenal. Heartwarming and genius, with this profoundly melancholy undercurrent that explores the way our shared sense of community has fallen apart in recent years by showing the exact opposite.
The last two episodes are not the strongest of the season, still good but the couple of episodes before them were some of the best of the show. That said I do like seeing Joe growing as a person. I particularly loved the storyline with the Melskis through out the season and seeing them reuniting of the family at the end. Joe's final line to them was so simple but a profound and comforting thing to say to people in such a situation.
so this 'joe pera talks you to sleep' video popped up in my youtube recommendations, i watched it and... yeah i'm jumping right into this show because that was beautiful.
hoping to pop up ITT often now that i'm gonna watch the show
hoping to pop up ITT often now that i'm gonna watch the show
Bookending the season with children singing over montages of the beginning / end of summer was very nice.
The end of the fashion episode where Joe spoke of what his Nana's house means to him was also very sweet. That was a good episode as was the one right before it about...
The end of the fashion episode where Joe spoke of what his Nana's house means to him was also very sweet. That was a good episode as was the one right before it about...
writing an obituary
I used to joke about this show being Mr. Rogers for Adults/Millennials but I think its actually a pretty apt comparison in a lot of ways. Teaching you about mundane daily parts of our lives with a sincere appreciation for their intrinsic value to better our lives in small ways to helping navigate through tough or confusing times that everyone has like the loss of a loved one. I think the biggest thing though is just the awe and love of everything the world has to offer, big and small, and being so absolutely earnest about it. Weird to say this about a show on Adult Swim but it might be one of the most wholesome pieces of entertainment in the last decade.
ASMR. Rogers Neighborhood but with less puppets and more existential dread but still a ton of heart.
I've only watched the church announcement episode like 30 times, but it's one of my favorite things I've ever seen. He's just so damn happy and wholesome.
Now imagine there are 23(!) other episodes to enjoy. Guess what! Stop dreaming! It's true!
Agree with this post and also this:
'Joe Pera Talks With You' Is the Best Thing Adult Swim Has Ever Done
The last two episodes once again prove that this is the most wholesome show on tv. I was choking back tears when joe was describing his dream to the other teacher.
I can't read this thread, for fears of spoilers, but I just recently watched this and I LOVE it! I'll come back when I have caught up.
Great show, very touching and some of the most melancholy I've felt in a while.
For any other UK peeps the whole first and second season is available on Channel 4's website.
For any other UK peeps the whole first and second season is available on Channel 4's website.
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Mr Rogers was also Mr Rogers for millennials
(I know what you're going for but couldn't resist)
They were never really bad, they just put anything and everything on the air from Mr Pickles to Joe Pera Talks With You and everything in between. They're consistently inconsistent but there are few channels that have been bolder than AS and you can see how they've changed pop culture since their inception. Just the humor on their shows has become so normal now-a-days when it was so bizarre and new.
You nailed it I think, though I'd add that I've noticed there's also definitely a fair bit of negativity towards Adult Swim from some because I believe they feel frustrated that AS doesn't produce and air the kind of niche media that originally drew them to it, but as you said Adult Swim is constantly trying out all kinds of new directions because they don't feel the need to keep feeding people the same kinds of shows over and over, outside of focusing mainly on comedic adult cartoons, but even then those can be anything from Metalocalypse to Lazor Wulf.
I watched the Youtube episode, was pretty decent, felt like Wonder Years ASMR
Is it a comedy bit, or did he suffer a stroke before.
Is it a comedy bit, or did he suffer a stroke before.
First season is free without cable log in on Adult Swim site/app.
watch in order for season-long plot arc continuity. That becomes more of a focus in Season 2.
This is truly amazing work by Joe - still humorous, but more acutely introspective than anything else I've seen of his. And wonderfully calming, too.
It was legitimately inspiring.
I'm from Michigan so the show gets me extra hootin' and hollerin.'
Is Jo Firestone going to be in season 2, I hope?
Is Jo Firestone going to be in season 2, I hope?
So excited. One of the best shows on TV. New Squidbillies with Tracy Morgan as Early too. Been a long time since Adult Swim had a great hour of premieres.