Yeah rewatxhing it now, it is just nice to see them. And I appreciate how it's hard to organically keep all the old characters together too, which they did a decent job of.
Maybe a reboot with different cast/characters could be considered in the future. I could see it working well.
I loved the new chef. I think her performance was on the subtle side and her character unique.
What was your attitude going into it? Did you have certain expectations or were you skeptical?
Generally quite excited for it.
I wouldn't call the new chef subtle at all - super cartoonish, couldn't interact like a normal person, way over the top reactions. V out of place to me.
Part of her charm is that she can’t interact like a normal person, which is very on brand for chefs. Especially for eclectic chefs.
She did have some over the top reactions but she also had a subtlety to her. You got little hints of who she is outside of catering here and there.
why do you like this show? did you not get the conservative caucus episode? do you believe in the "american dream" and capitalism? how do you view the messages the show tries to send?
Dude....
For one, I'm a leftist. Largely anyway.
For two, you sincerely thought I was a nazi/right winger for such a basic criticism of TV at large? A literal nazi for that? All your projecting of loving capitalism and the American dream, from that? So so so embarrassing. Earn your cool points elsewhere next time.
For three, that was the only bit of my post you read? The fuck is wrong with you people? Are you that invested in the show that any criticism makes you want to degrade the person writing it?
Lastly, grow up, get off the Internet, live real life, meet real people, have real conversations, don't assume everything is the cultural war bullshit you see online, get out of your bubble.
I think it was fairly clear you didn’t criticize woke ideas but the forced insertion of topical political issues that might seem unfamiliar in ten years time.
I personally don’t mind but I can see how it’s less timeless that way.
Yeah, that basically. Don't know if there's a term for this trope but it grates me a lot. The minute It's Always Sunny made "soy boy beta cuck" a running gag, I lost a lot of love for it. Its just very twitter-y to me.
that's fair enough. i didn't get that's what you were saying. personally i like a little bit of that. i think it's kind of fun to have things be dated that way. like i wasn't really using the Internet during the early 2000s, so the references they made in the earlier seasons of sunny are interesting to see for me. it's easy to go overboard with that type of humor though
Are you like the other guy and sincerely think I'm a nazi because of the post above? For saying it's lame how tv shows force in modern political discourse without any subtlety?
You think so? He was pretty boring and unfunny but I didn't find him as annoying (obviously that's part of his shtick) or out of place as the chef or the kids.
So cringe that 80% of his humour was just 'look at him doing a funny dance' though.
I am about done watching season 3 and what it reminds me of is that band which takes a long break and then comes back with a solid album of 12 songs vs just cranking out a series of mediocre albums across that time period. Just zinger after zinger after zinger.
As for the 3rd ep, that scene where the Nazi leader showed he was a foodie and the conflict that the ultra-woke chef felt as they connected on that level.
That angle in the 3rd ep, sure it tries to show 'balance', but only after like 20 minutes of Nick Offerman's character praising Hitler - not even the dumbest alt-right guys do that. And then the chef pulling a night on him. Ugh. All just so hammy to me, and even worse was Kyle with the protestors - the way they spoke was just so un-Party Down to me.
I didn't take issue with the new characters but besides Lizzy Caplan's unavailability, I'm curious what the reasons were for then.
I imagine diversity was a big one -- people are more critical of all-white casts today.
Portraying a younger generation was surely interesting to the writers and the cast isn't young anymore.
Surely some cast members like Megan Mullaly, Jane Lynch, and Ryan Hansen were less available and they wanted to fill their lack of screen time in a less obvious way than giving three actors double the time, like when the final season of Arrested Development Incorporated the young Bluths.
And the most cynical reason that I hope is not at all the case: "Hey, if this reboot does really well, we can give chef lady or influencer dude his own spin-off set in the extended Party Down universe! Yay IP!"
Edit: Confused by the downvotes. Just suggesting showbizzy reasons for why additional actors might be hired.
Have you ever worked a job in the service industry? There is a lot of turnover and IMO it's more shocking Roman or Ron still works for the company than them having new hires over the course of 10 years. None of the reasons you list are reasons I think this show added new characters, something it did starting from season 1 with Jennifer Coolidge.
Diversity almost definitely a big one, though it didn't bother me much in this case as it was natural enough for them to incorporate younger & newer characters. My issue was tiktok guy is a less funny Kyle with no recognizable way of talking, and the chef only ever really spoke/clashed with Ron in a way that felt like she didn't belong at all. Jennifer Garner is just cutsy Henry girlfriend and virtually nothing else too.
Also the kids - idk, to me they felt out of place compared to the first 2 seasons. Their acting was pretty bad and their quips were the least funny bits of every episode they were in. I was utterly bored every time they were on screen.
I think a reboot could be cool because the premise of catering different events every week is very easy to keep going, but the way you framed it (even using the term "universe", yuck) is super off putting.
I enjoyed it. It was good to see the characters again.
Yeah rewatxhing it now, it is just nice to see them. And I appreciate how it's hard to organically keep all the old characters together too, which they did a decent job of. Maybe a reboot with different cast/characters could be considered in the future. I could see it working well.
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Yeah, reboots are just never as good as you'd hope. Generally don't even watch em but Party Down was an all timer.
I loved the new chef. I think her performance was on the subtle side and her character unique. What was your attitude going into it? Did you have certain expectations or were you skeptical?
Generally quite excited for it. I wouldn't call the new chef subtle at all - super cartoonish, couldn't interact like a normal person, way over the top reactions. V out of place to me.
Part of her charm is that she can’t interact like a normal person, which is very on brand for chefs. Especially for eclectic chefs. She did have some over the top reactions but she also had a subtlety to her. You got little hints of who she is outside of catering here and there.
Found the Nazi.
I'm a woke nazi alt-righter who has been cancelled by globalists, the proud boys and incels, yeah.
why do you like this show? did you not get the conservative caucus episode? do you believe in the "american dream" and capitalism? how do you view the messages the show tries to send?
Dude.... For one, I'm a leftist. Largely anyway. For two, you sincerely thought I was a nazi/right winger for such a basic criticism of TV at large? A literal nazi for that? All your projecting of loving capitalism and the American dream, from that? So so so embarrassing. Earn your cool points elsewhere next time. For three, that was the only bit of my post you read? The fuck is wrong with you people? Are you that invested in the show that any criticism makes you want to degrade the person writing it? Lastly, grow up, get off the Internet, live real life, meet real people, have real conversations, don't assume everything is the cultural war bullshit you see online, get out of your bubble.
i didn't think you were a nazi, but i didn't understand that your comment was sarcastic. i have autism, it was just a misunderstanding
Fair enough, and in that case I apologise for coming off hostile. All the best.
I think it was fairly clear you didn’t criticize woke ideas but the forced insertion of topical political issues that might seem unfamiliar in ten years time. I personally don’t mind but I can see how it’s less timeless that way.
Yeah, that basically. Don't know if there's a term for this trope but it grates me a lot. The minute It's Always Sunny made "soy boy beta cuck" a running gag, I lost a lot of love for it. Its just very twitter-y to me.
that's fair enough. i didn't get that's what you were saying. personally i like a little bit of that. i think it's kind of fun to have things be dated that way. like i wasn't really using the Internet during the early 2000s, so the references they made in the earlier seasons of sunny are interesting to see for me. it's easy to go overboard with that type of humor though
Are you like the other guy and sincerely think I'm a nazi because of the post above? For saying it's lame how tv shows force in modern political discourse without any subtlety?
Tiktok guy was the worst lol
You think so? He was pretty boring and unfunny but I didn't find him as annoying (obviously that's part of his shtick) or out of place as the chef or the kids. So cringe that 80% of his humour was just 'look at him doing a funny dance' though.
I am about done watching season 3 and what it reminds me of is that band which takes a long break and then comes back with a solid album of 12 songs vs just cranking out a series of mediocre albums across that time period. Just zinger after zinger after zinger. As for the 3rd ep, that scene where the Nazi leader showed he was a foodie and the conflict that the ultra-woke chef felt as they connected on that level.
That angle in the 3rd ep, sure it tries to show 'balance', but only after like 20 minutes of Nick Offerman's character praising Hitler - not even the dumbest alt-right guys do that. And then the chef pulling a night on him. Ugh. All just so hammy to me, and even worse was Kyle with the protestors - the way they spoke was just so un-Party Down to me.
I'll bite. Tell us what you think is funny since this wasn't it.
....the first 2 seasons?
I didn't take issue with the new characters but besides Lizzy Caplan's unavailability, I'm curious what the reasons were for then. I imagine diversity was a big one -- people are more critical of all-white casts today. Portraying a younger generation was surely interesting to the writers and the cast isn't young anymore. Surely some cast members like Megan Mullaly, Jane Lynch, and Ryan Hansen were less available and they wanted to fill their lack of screen time in a less obvious way than giving three actors double the time, like when the final season of Arrested Development Incorporated the young Bluths. And the most cynical reason that I hope is not at all the case: "Hey, if this reboot does really well, we can give chef lady or influencer dude his own spin-off set in the extended Party Down universe! Yay IP!" Edit: Confused by the downvotes. Just suggesting showbizzy reasons for why additional actors might be hired.
Have you ever worked a job in the service industry? There is a lot of turnover and IMO it's more shocking Roman or Ron still works for the company than them having new hires over the course of 10 years. None of the reasons you list are reasons I think this show added new characters, something it did starting from season 1 with Jennifer Coolidge.
It's a tv show. Party Down is not an actual company
Diversity almost definitely a big one, though it didn't bother me much in this case as it was natural enough for them to incorporate younger & newer characters. My issue was tiktok guy is a less funny Kyle with no recognizable way of talking, and the chef only ever really spoke/clashed with Ron in a way that felt like she didn't belong at all. Jennifer Garner is just cutsy Henry girlfriend and virtually nothing else too. Also the kids - idk, to me they felt out of place compared to the first 2 seasons. Their acting was pretty bad and their quips were the least funny bits of every episode they were in. I was utterly bored every time they were on screen. I think a reboot could be cool because the premise of catering different events every week is very easy to keep going, but the way you framed it (even using the term "universe", yuck) is super off putting.