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TheMojoPin

05-30-2006, 07:32 AM

Third season starts tonight (10 PM on FX)...I gotta admit, I came onto this show WAY late.  I still can't stand Leary as a comedian, but between this and The Job, the guy has a sense for putting together some quality TV...plus with all the charities he's a part of, he seems like a decent guy.  I only caught a few episodes of season 2 over the last couple of months and man, I got hooked pretty fast.  Just finished watching the 1st 2 seasons on DVD and I'm dying for the premier.  Soundtrack came out today, too...good stuff.  Anyone else still into this show?

scorpion

05-30-2006, 07:34 AM

I have been hooked on it since to first season.  Great show.

Fallon

05-30-2006, 08:54 AM

Good show, good show. For some reason my cable box messes up FX, it will say "this channel will be availible shortly". But if I DVR a show it records.

WhistlePig

05-30-2006, 09:07 AM

I love this show as well. Tivo all set for tonight!
I hope they don't bring back the nasally female firefighter. I couldn't stand her.

TheMojoPin

05-30-2006, 09:34 AM

Yeah, she wasn't the best actress for the role.  She was fine on The Job, but she came across all wrong on RM.  I liked the storylines she was in, but I'm not gonna miss her specifically too much.  Franco needed a bit of comeuppance in that department, though...I doubt she'll show up except for maybe a guest spot or two since I think she left to star on another show.

scorpion

05-30-2006, 12:20 PM

I thought she was hot,

spoon

05-30-2006, 01:56 PM

I've been watching since the start as well and it's a pretty damn good show.  I got to meet some of the cast, DL included, because they film most of the hockey scenes at my home rink in Hackensack.  Unfortunately I didn't get to meet Cam or any of the other NHL'ers though.  My Tivo is set and ready as well.

bitterbuffalo

05-30-2006, 07:05 PM

Great first episode for the new season. It has been awhile since a show made me sick with anger, but those last scenes kind of did it. Maybe I am just a jealous lout. Eh.  Now I know why Leary was so filthy on O&A and why he was surprised with what they cannot get away with on radio. It was like a replay of his appearance. Everything was blow me this and cock that.

more cowbells

05-30-2006, 07:33 PM

I've been watching it since day 1 and will watch it always. I have a big crush on Sheila. She's so sexy and hot. I've always loved the slutty ones.

TheSoundAndFury

06-04-2006, 04:27 PM

this might be the best show not on HBO. Dennis Leary has a way of talking the most awkward situations and making me laugh. That scene with Damian in the premiere was just plain awesome. The end was INSANE though, if/when that comes to a head it's going to be a huge deal.

Gwen

06-05-2006, 03:58 PM

I also love this show and I can't wait for tomorrow night to get to watch it again.  We had a lil gathering at a friend's house and I called the "big surprise" from his first appearance in the episode.  Everyone scoffed at me.  It's crazy how the show goes from sidesplittingly funny to absolutely gut wrenching in a matter of mintues or episodes.  We need more great TV like this.

drusilla

06-07-2006, 06:47 PM

i think last nights episode had the greatest fight/beating ever on television.after
he found out about them & was just sitting there at the table i was
just waiting for him to attack.  i was like this episode better
not end with out him just going insane infront of everyone & kept
yellling "hit him!" at the tv.

PapaBear

06-07-2006, 06:52 PM

I agree about the fight. Absolutely amazing. I'm getting kind of depressed to see how bad Charles Durning is looking this year. Knowing about Durning's WWII history, his declining health reminds me of my WWII veteran Uncle. All those guys are dropping like flies, now.

TheMojoPin

06-07-2006, 07:15 PM

That was a pretty brutal beating...though he kinda had it coming.  How do you date your brother's ex-wife with how ugly THEIR relationship ended?  Plus he gave Tommy all kinds of shit when he was seeing Sheila...I'm impressed with how well they walk the line with Tommy on this show...just when you start to really like him, he does something truly awful that reminds you just how fucked up he is, and how poisonous he is to the people around him.And about Durning...I'm not sure how much of how "sick" he looks is for real and the show.  I've seen him in a bunch of films and TV shows since RM started in 2004, and in pretty much all of them he's looked a LOT better.  I think this is how the character is supposed to be on the show.  Granted, Durning's getting up there, but I'd like to think if he was really THAT "old and sickly," someone would have made him slow it down.

TheMojoPin

06-07-2006, 07:18 PM

Holy crap, I had no idea about Durning's service in WW2...<a href="http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/wwii/durning.html" target="_blank">As a 17-year-old infantryman, Durning was among the first wave of men to land on Omaha Beach. During that campaign and later in the war, he was wounded three times and awarded three Purple Hearts and a Silver Star.</a><a href="http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/wwii/durning.html" target="_blank">Durning's impressive 50-year acting career has been crowned by a Tony Award and nominations for two Oscars and four Emmy awards, yet he never lost sight of his wartime experiences. In 1990, when he was making his Tony-winning star turn as Big Daddy in the Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, he opened up in a People Magazine feature. "There's only so much you can witness," he said of his time overseas. Indeed, his war decorations were hard-earned. Durning was the only man to survive a machine gun ambush on Omaha Beach - and he had to rise above serious wounds and kill seven German gunners to do it.</a><a href="http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/wwii/durning.html" target="_blank">Months later in Belgium, he was stabbed eight times by a German teenage soldier wielding a bayonet; Durning eventually bludgeoned him to death with a rock. He was released from the hospital in time to fight in the Battle of the Bulge, where he was taken prisoner. After escaping a subsequent massacre of the other prisoners, he was obliged by American forces to return to the scene and help identify bodies. Finally, a bullet in the chest a few months later ended his relentless tour of duty - and began four years of repeated hospitalizations for his physical and psychological injuries.</a><a href="http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/wwii/durning.html" target="_blank">In an interview with Parade Magazine, Durning said of his initial post-war years, "I dropped into a void for almost a decade. The physical injuries heal first. It's your mind that's hard to heal." And, as he points out, it's not just a matter of what is done to you, but what you find yourself capable of doing. "There are many secrets in us, in the depths of our souls, that we don't want anyone to know about. There's terror and repulsion in us, horrifying things we keep secret. A lot of that is released through acting.</a>He's always been one of my favorite character actors, but man...that's incredible.  He deserves a mountain of respect.

PapaBear

06-07-2006, 07:23 PM

On O&A, when they had the Rescue Me guys on there last week, they said Durning still has the handprint on his chest from where they guy he killed with the rock tried to grab at him.

TheMojoPin

06-07-2006, 07:33 PM

What was the date when the cast appeared with O&A?  I'd wanna hear that...

PapaBear

06-07-2006, 07:39 PM

I just checked, and I believe it was <a href="http://www.foundrymusic.com/opieanthony/displayheadline.cfm/id/9731/div/opieanthony/headline/TUESDAY_LINKS__DENIS_LEARY_IN_STUDIO__HAPPY_BIRTHD AY_OPIE__NEW_O_A_VIDEO__NEW_GIRL_VIDEOS__NEW_PEST_ POLL.html" target="_self">THIS DAY</a>.

TheMojoPin

06-07-2006, 07:44 PM

YOINK!  Thanks, PB!

Fallon

06-07-2006, 07:51 PM

Awesome episode. After Tommy saw the hands, the looked again and just sat there with anger and disgust, trying to fight off the urge to pound his brother because his kids were there and the anger just overtaking him. Fucking awesome acting.   TheMojoPin wrote: What was the date when the cast appeared with O&A? I'd wanna hear that...    It was just Denis and Lenny Clark. CBS and XM a couple of weeks ago.

Tenbatsuzen

06-07-2006, 07:54 PM

The song during the Beatdown was great.  It's "Bonnie Brae" by the Twilight Singers (nee Afghan Wigs) and it's now firmly entrenched in my myspace.

TheMojoPin

06-07-2006, 07:58 PM

The show's soundtrack just came out this past week.  Leary's been flogging the Twilight Singers everywhere, and rightfully so.  Their first few albums were kinda "meh," but this one is up there with the Afghan Whigs' best.  I think he's used some of their songs, and other stuff by singer Greg Dulli, on the show before.And it was just Lenny Clark and Leary with O&A?  Ehhhh...might pass.  Leary's a really good actor and seems like a decent guy, but when he goes into "comedian mode," I hate his act.  Maybe it's the whole "he still Bill Hicks' stuff" accusations, but that's all I hear when he goes into his schtick...his "rants" seem so forced.And he IS a damn fine actor  When had that scene in the last season, when he kept telling the woman beating up Sheila to start punching him until he finally breaks down over Connor...holy shit.  That was intense...and you will NOT seen it acted out any better by anyone.

This message was edited by TheMojoPin on 6-8-06 @ 12:00 AM

FMJeff

06-14-2006, 07:14 AM

Fuck is this show good. I can so relate to the Ms Turbody scene...been there with the whole "worked up, shoot quick" scenario on several occassions...I can't get over how well this show is written. Kenny's decline into depression, the probie gay angle which caught me completely off guard, that first season opener last's scene with the girl and the CPR...It's just one of those shows that is so obviously brilliant you know you're going to be depressed when it's gone. I hope Leary never stops doing television. Ever.

TheGameHHH

07-18-2006, 06:32 PM

I've only caught about the past 5 episodes and I absolutly love this show. I know I'm late on it, but I just needed to check in and say how much this show kicks ass. I'm gonna have to rent the first two seasons on DVD.

Tenbatsuzen

07-18-2006, 06:39 PM

It was so quick I missed it, but Probie's "boyfriend" is cheating on him with Birdie, right?

docgoblin

07-18-2006, 06:57 PM

This is the best show on (except maybe Monk or Deadwood). I've watched from day 1 and am totally hooked. I guess this is the payback for him raping his ex-wife??? This is fucked up!

Tenbatsuzen

07-18-2006, 07:00 PM

Mrs. Turbody is #1, but I really dig Callie Thorne.  I'm not into Marisa Tomei or Janet.

Tenbatsuzen

07-19-2006, 11:47 AM

My theory - I think Tommy's "payback" from the "rape" will not only will he have knocked up Sheila, but also Janet and Angie.

patsopinion

07-19-2006, 05:56 PM

This show does rock.  I mean what bitter bastard other then
leary would have come up with this love triangle revenge sex
thing.  It is some classy stuff.  Am i the only one that noticed that his sex scenes only last about 15 seconds and usually involve almost this rape dynamic?And
nip tuck is on its way back and that show is just great.  Im not
into the surgery thing that much so i cant sit through the hole thing
but watching it tevoed makes that show the best on tv.  hands down 
Ps new monk episodes suck along with the show thats on after it

docgoblin

07-19-2006, 06:05 PM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: My theory - I think Tommy's "payback" from the "rape" will not only will he have knocked up Sheila, but also Janet and Angie.   Oh man! How perfect would that angle be?

TheMojoPin

07-19-2006, 06:23 PM

I've missed the last 3 weeks...tried to watch last night and had no clue what was going on and had to shut it off after 5 minutes.  Back to waiting for the goddamn DVD...Anyone else pick up the soundtrack?  Pretty good selection...

keithy_19

07-19-2006, 06:30 PM

The show is so brilliant.My favorite character would have to be Loud. Myf avorites cene in the entire series was when he was getting his hand stitched up by his friend, and he's telling him how he's depressed and thinks he would be better dead. It gave me chills. I didn't pick up the soundtrack, but the selection is pretty good. I thinkt here could have been even more though. I hope they put out another one.

King Imp

07-19-2006, 11:16 PM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: My theory - I think Tommy's "payback" from the "rape" will not only will he have knocked up Sheila, but also Janet and Angie. That's exactly what I said to my wife as well. I can definitely see that being this season's cliffhanger.

Tenbatsuzen

07-20-2006, 09:11 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: I've missed the last 3 weeks...tried to watch last night and had no clue what was going on and had to shut it off after 5 minutes. Back to waiting for the goddamn DVD...     uhhhh... torrents?  Torrents for TV shows aren't illegal if the DVD isn't out yet. Soundtrack is very very good.

WhistlePig

07-20-2006, 09:17 AM

I love this show, but the way Tommy and Janet have gotten over their kids
death so quick bothers me. It's only been 6 months according to references. I
know that them greiving constantly would make for a boring show, but come
on, your child dies and you're fine and having new relationships in less than 6
months? Maybe that's accurate, I don't know. It just seems too quick. And the
Franco storyline too--this woman kidnaps his kid, he's upset at the end of one
episode and now he's fine with his kid being gone? I don't know, kind of
unbelievable. I guess minor annoyances because the rest of the show is so
good.

One more thing--did the probie have plastic surgery? He just looks different
from last season. I don't know what it is.

TheMojoPin

07-20-2006, 09:22 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote:  TheMojoPin wrote: I've missed the last 3 weeks...tried to watch last night and had no clue what was going on and had to shut it off after 5 minutes. Back to waiting for the goddamn DVD...     uhhhh... torrents?  Torrents for TV shows aren't illegal if the DVD isn't out yet. Soundtrack is very very good. Watching TV shows on my computer blows and I have no clue how to make my own DVD's, and, quite honestly, I don't have the time to do so.  I'm gonna buy it when it comes out anyways, so no big deal.  I'm patient.

Tenbatsuzen

07-20-2006, 09:25 AM

I'm using "rape" in quotations, although Janet was a much more willing partner with Tommy than Tommy with Sheila. I'm not sure if Shiela "raped" Tommy in order to get knocked up, or just because she needed to feel close to her dead husband.  The scene went from black comedy to tragic in a blink of an eye after she came, and then back to black comedy again as Sheila destroyed the apartment to cover up what she did. I don't understand at all why Janet has been fucking Tommy now on a regular basis just to talk to him.  I don't get it at all.  Does she think it's the only way to get through to him?  Or perhaps she was so turned on by the "rape" that she wants him back?

Tenbatsuzen

07-20-2006, 10:19 AM

WhistlePig wrote: I love this show, but the way Tommy and Janet have gotten over their kids
death so quick bothers me. It's only been 6 months according to references. I
know that them greiving constantly would make for a boring show, but come
on, your child dies and you're fine and having new relationships in less than 6
months?    What about the scenes of Tommy breaking down when he found Connor's baseball glove, Tommy's panic attacks, and Tommy sobbing on the side of the highway?

TheMojoPin

07-20-2006, 11:03 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote:  WhistlePig wrote: I love this show, but the way Tommy and Janet have gotten over their kids death so quick bothers me. It's only been 6 months according to references. I know that them greiving constantly would make for a boring show, but come on, your child dies and you're fine and having new relationships in less than 6 months?    What about the scenes of Tommy breaking down when he found Connor's baseball glove, Tommy's panic attacks, and Tommy sobbing on the side of the highway? Plus Tommy lying to his daughter's counselor trying to score some medication because of the survivor's guilt pounding him down.  And that's pretty much all I've seen in a month, too!

Tenbatsuzen

08-02-2006, 07:11 AM

The pregnancy scenario... IS NOW IN PLAY. BTW, Franco's girlfriend's brother?  My new favorite TV character.

angrymissy

08-23-2006, 07:11 AM

I have to think its a little unbelivable that so much bad stuff could happen to one guy, but that being said, this is one of the best shows on TV right now.  This whole season has been amazing

drusilla

08-23-2006, 02:13 PM

Suspension of disbelief is a great thing to have, yet i can see all of this happening to someone in real life. This is my favorite show of all time.  It always has me yelling "holy shit!!" at the screen each week like oz used to.  The writing is just brilliant.  I am worried that he is gonna knock up Sheila, but it would be kinda nice if Janet's kid was his too even though i dont like her very much.

PapaBear

08-23-2006, 06:01 PM

I absolutely love the shown and never miss it, but last night had me conflicted. The whole episode was great (particularly the story line of the uncle hating death row because he has to get a job, and can't stand his conjugal visits w/ his wife), but I had a bit of trouble with the sudden arrival of the long lost deaf sister. I kept expecting someone to wake up from a dream.

docgoblin

08-23-2006, 06:10 PM

angrymissy wrote: I have to think its a little unbelivable that so much bad stuff could happen to one guy, but that being said, this is one of the best shows on TV right now. This whole season has been amazing  KARMA

Tenbatsuzen

08-29-2006, 07:01 PM

Sheila, you dumb, stupid cunt.

TheMojoPin

08-29-2006, 08:42 PM

That all kinda sucked.Granted, I missed about 5 episodes this season, but most of it was pretty "meh" for me after the great "holy FUCK!!!" moment of Tommy finding out about his brother and his wife and kicking his ass.  Too many wacky sexcapades-type bullshit that weren't dramatic, hot or funny.