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The Righteous Gemstones - Danny McBride/Jody Hill/David Gordon Green Televangelist Comedy - Sundays on HBO
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Sure, kinda. I mean, it's certainly something I would recommend to anyone who likes Gemstones. VP is one of my favorite works of comedy of the 2000s. Although the tone is a lot weirder and more specific than just comedy. But it is hilarious.
Yeah, I feel a lot more comfortable pairing this with vice principals than either with Eastbound&Down, though it's all the same creatives, VP is the middle step between EB&D and the Gemstones. Plus Goggins is Co-Star.
Basically a long winded way of saying hell yeah, should watch anyways but even more if you like the style of the Gemstones.
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Great directing form Jody, the opening "Lucifer" number was brilliant. On HBO McBride, DGG and Hill are 3 for 3.
So what are the chances Danny Mcbride's character saw that it was his son at the end of the episode?
Na I dont think he does. If anyone I would say the mom recognized him because that would lead to a good story beat.
Man, Keath the satanist has got to be the best character. I just love his mannerism and how weird he is. When the satan group blasted off I was dying to!!!
Keefe is amazing. The shot of him stiffly walking down the street eating an ice cream cone in a haze with his turbo-sad face and thousand yard stare was like something out of absurdist cinema
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I just finally had a chance to binge all 4 episodes so far. Absolutely love it. Definitely veers a LOT closer to Vice than Eastbound. The direction often really stands out like it did on Vice - Hill and Gordon Green really are phenomenal in this format.
Patterson steals every scene she is in here just like she did in Vice. What an immense comedic talent.
Patterson steals every scene she is in here just like she did in Vice. What an immense comedic talent.
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This show is like Vice Principals in that, Im really not sure what to make of it. Its not as funny as I hoped despite a premise that seems ripe for lampooning. Its still fun to watch these actors doing their thing but I can't say I'm hooked or really invested in this show.
Lucifer
Glad to know we are already guaranteed more, hopefully there will be more Keef.
The real thing is better. They practically pulled costumes from this video.
Going to be honest, the show was losing my interest through episodes 2-3, but the latest was a return to form imo.
Goggins is always glorious, really happy to see him show up in this, I had no idea going in he was going to be a part of it.
Keefe is the best character though.
Goggins is always glorious, really happy to see him show up in this, I had no idea going in he was going to be a part of it.
Keefe is the best character though.
My roommate is in this scene as are a couple friends. Really mad I couldn't make it to do scenes for it. :(
haha. He's the best.
"I recently got into home brewing. It's very time consuming"
Lol @ Kelvin being the teen whisperer , but dude was about that action in the Satan club talking to girl's boyfriend
Jesse telling his wife he's playing car pranks with his friends, while causing a major accident was hilarious. She seems pretty nice with the gun action, if she finds out the truth Jesse might need to be worried .
Mega churches pulling in 3 million on Easter...
Nice to see the Season 2 renewal.
Jesse telling his wife he's playing car pranks with his friends, while causing a major accident was hilarious. She seems pretty nice with the gun action, if she finds out the truth Jesse might need to be worried .
Mega churches pulling in 3 million on Easter...
Nice to see the Season 2 renewal.
This show is something else lmao
Really enjoying it so far. It made me rewatch some Vice Principals episodes too
goddamn the realization of megachurches being an actual thing is hard to look past at times.
Praying to Megalord that Stevie makes a cameo in this
Really enjoying it so far. It made me rewatch some Vice Principals episodes too
goddamn the realization of megachurches being an actual thing is hard to look past at times.
Praying to Megalord that Stevie makes a cameo in this
These guys are great at crafting a show that is both funny and incredibly compelling. I stuck around after the credits to see what was coming up on the next episode, which I usually never do. I'm just really invested in this weird fucking story. I'm not watching it for the jokes at this point (although it's still hilarious), I need to know how Jesse is going to get himself out of this.
This was one of the funniest episodes I've seen of anything in a while. The show keeps getting better and better.
i've always found him really grating but i love him in this. i guess he's still kinda grating, but in a way that actually makes me laugh instead of just annoying me this time lol
The soundtrack is fucking excellent for setting the mood. The mood in that last scene could have been totally different had they picked a different song.
Also that all-white Vatican pistol is fire.
Also that all-white Vatican pistol is fire.
Man this show feels like a warm blanket. Killer cast and I'm loving the addition of Cassidy Freeman and Anthony Cavalero to McBride and co. Adam Devine is hilarious as the youth pastor too. Happy to hear they already renewed it. Do we know how many seasons McBride and Hill have planned?
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That sounds great, happy to hear it'll be meatier than Vice Principals. Great foundation to build on already.
Stevie definitely will be in this and be some crazy crazy ass Gemstone cousin
He did that one movie where he was a young priest already too
Just binged the first four episodes and i love this like i loved Vice Principles.
Every episode has milloin little quick lines that keep busting me up, like in ep 3 when Eli made Seasons guys get naked and said something about lets sen those cheeks and Biilly Boy immediately chimed in with "lets see them balls too"
Seeing that i really really like these two shows would you recommend i check out eastboud and Down? Is it similar vibe?
And what is that theme song that they keep repeating, sounds like a choir. Its really haunting
Every episode has milloin little quick lines that keep busting me up, like in ep 3 when Eli made Seasons guys get naked and said something about lets sen those cheeks and Biilly Boy immediately chimed in with "lets see them balls too"
Seeing that i really really like these two shows would you recommend i check out eastboud and Down? Is it similar vibe?
And what is that theme song that they keep repeating, sounds like a choir. Its really haunting
Eastbound & Down is actually a lot funnier in my opinion. The characters while fleshed out are not as realistic at times, it can get absurd, and it never does drama straight it always services the comedy in one way or the other.
But yes not only should you watch it but (and this is the reason I point out the differences) VP's and Gemstones so far are more mature, slightly better works, however I consider EB&D to be the greatest television comedy ever made.
I'm actually rewatching EB&D right now in between Sundays...
It is great. More raw than either VP or RG and I'd argue it's 'pure McBride/Hill' as they're unconcerned with creating a more complex narrative. Kenny in Mexico is such an awesome turn.
It is great. More raw than either VP or RG and I'd argue it's 'pure McBride/Hill' as they're unconcerned with creating a more complex narrative. Kenny in Mexico is such an awesome turn.
Might be my favorite Micheal Pena role in that season.
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That was a really, really fucking good episode. Minimal comedy, all character work. Goggins, Goodman, and Nettles doing God's work in the episode.
And also a vital episode because it completely informs how you have been seeing things up until this point, and will shape how you see things to come.
And man, Baby Billy is a great and sad character. I am all for the comedy of the series, but if they can keep delivering episodes like that all is well in the world.
And also a vital episode because it completely informs how you have been seeing things up until this point, and will shape how you see things to come.
And man, Baby Billy is a great and sad character. I am all for the comedy of the series, but if they can keep delivering episodes like that all is well in the world.