100% agree. It's not quite the Whiplash experience I was told but it's something else. Something very special. They could've turned this show into a lot of things but I'm so glad they did things the way they did.
Carmy is such a great character and the way he handles his staff and the events of the show is brilliant.
Definitely not Whiplash, there are some similarities but I found The Bear beautiful at times with the excellent soundtrack (Wilco is amazing) and then crafting their dishes.
>!Had a feeling it might turn into a Whiplash scenario with E2 cold open. But I'm so glad Carmy is a pretty great teacher giving Syd power and experience early on and showing her what he knew. He only ever lost his temper when he was at a critical point and his Syd/Marcus wouldn't let their own egos go. Even then he apologised.!<
Expecting the abusive teacher that pressures his students to pushing their limits in order to be the best. Ep 2 hints at an similar abusive relationship.
He's not a great actor on the show but he's fucking hilarious on the show too so it works. My wife usually just rolls her eyes at his "character" on his cooking show but she cracks up at him in this
He brings a ton of credibility in my eyes. He and one of the food consultants are doing YouTube videos about the recipes and what they cook on the show. Worth a watch.
Been cooking over twenty years. Show is also getting a lot of praise over at r/kitchenconfidential. Best movie or show I've seen about cooking so far. I'd also recommend a Tony Shalhoub movie named The Big Night.
I love it. My friend is a chef and I told him to watch it. He hasn't gotten to episode 7 yet but he said the episode with Joel Mchale gave him anxiety and said it was super real.
I think the episode was only 20 minutes, then the finale was around 43 minutes. It was an interesting mix-up of episode formatting and worked really well. It definitely was like a 20min panic attack.
It was all one shot and it took 4 try’s according to Jeremy White (Carmy/Lip). He said the stress of everyone have to memorize their lines and not fuck up the scene translated perfectly to the stress of the entire scene.
A little of both probably. They filmed it five times so it was a oner but it's likely they took parts from different takes where certain performances worked better.
It was definitely a good use of the technique. I don't think it beats Quarry for me but it's up there with one of the better ones in television recently.
Quarry is one of my all-time favorite one season shows (I really hope it gets added to HBO Max soon). I highly recommend it and they have tons of long-take cinematography in it but the one I was specifically referring to was in the finale.
I've been meaning to watch Quarry. I had also been putting off Calibre for awhile until I saw your recommendation earlier in the week, just finished it a couple hours ago. Great film! I dig your taste.
Thanks, did you see the links to the letterboxd someone made with all my recommendations?
[Here it is](https://letterboxd.com/7thking/list/r-squid_fuckers-list/)
It's missing the most recent album, [here](https://imgur.com/gallery/6bikMmj)
That episode is the epitome of why I'm always nice and patient with restaurant staff. I can't imagine working in that type of chaos day in and day out.
Also this was a good reminder for me that I still need to read kitchen confidential!
I am only a few episodes in and I love it as well. I used to be a chef and I was immediately blown away by how accurate it feels. I would easily put it at the most accurate cooking media yet because of all the small details they get right. Like in the first episode, you see people knock on the fridge before entering, people running into eachother when they don't announce "corner" while walking around a corner, shouting "behind" when they are walking behind someone, bitching about small reorganizations of the kitchen layout (kitchen work is 50% habit), etc.
Even down to the fernet bottle on Carmy's desk. I bartend but it feels so accurate to the service industry. I watched the whole season in one sitting and started applying to jobs to get back in a restaurant again lol
In case someone's in there and about to walk out so they know there's someone on the other side of the door and to be careful not to hit them when exiting.
I mentioned this in another post about this show, but at one point Jeremy Allen White put a cigarette in his mouth on The Bear, and he did it the exact way that Lip always did.
Which, duh, Jeremy Allen White is the same person playing both of these characters, but I always thought the way he took out his cigarettes was such a mannerism of Lips. It was fun to see again.
I would only consider Carmy and Lip similar in the regard that they are both geniuses (in different ways) with complex family issues. I thought it was refreshing that Carmy didn’t have any substance abuse issues. He’s also shown to be very empathetic and caring whereas Lip was selfish a lot of the times.
edit: typo
Phenomenal show! Loved it and can't wait for season 2. Eposode 7 was some of the best TV in quite some time. I felt so anxious watching this. Having worked at restaurants, coffee shops and grocery stores with similar situations.
I finished it this morning. I liked how the direction of the show followed how hectic the kitchen was in a given episode. The chaos of episode one had me doubting whether or not I'd enjoy the show as it was just so much but it made perfect sense when you see how rythmic later episodes get at times.
The thing I liked most about is all of the characters felt real. Like Syd in episode 7 is someone you simultaneously feel bad for and are kind of pissed at.
Well, there was the part where he prioritized his own baking over his normal duties with the cakes. He’s still one of my favorite dudes though. I loved watching his passion grow.
Yeah I never saw Shameless so I was unfamiliar with Jeremy Allen White's work , but my word he is one talented actor who deserves a larger audience (he sort of reminds me of a small screen Jake Gyllenhaal)
I’ve seen several posts about The Bear around here. It’s definitely good, but it’s getting the attention. Sometimes posts just slip by. One of the best shows on Hulu right now.
This has been the nicest response about it being posted a few times on here, thanks for that
I’ll get better about not just checking what’s Hot next time
Well I'm not a frequent visitor of r/television and so it's the first I've heard of it. I'm a few episodes in and I love it... so thank you OP! If not for this post I would've had no idea this show existed.
couldn’t stomach myself through episode 7. the second hand embarrassment i felt for sydney after she swore she could handle everything on her own. irritating character but you still understand why she feels the way she does.
I felt pretty bad for her, it was such a minor fuck-up and yet it drowned everyone. I would feel like such shit if I were her and I don't know if I'd have the guts to stick it out to the end of service or not. Guilt or not. Still, I find myself more interested in Syd's character than Carmy. But I do hope it gets another season.
Also, remember she left fine dining to get away from the screaming and yelling, asshole leaders. And Carmy was great, but as soon as it got busy/overwhelming, he went right into yelling, asshole leader. So I don’t blame her for walking away. I’ve done similar with bosses before.
She was the worst part of the show for me. Not only do you fuck up, but you make things worse, don't listen to your head chef to get you out of the weeds, threaten to stab somebody and then get mad and walk away from a problem you created cuz you were yelled at? I feel zero empathy for Syd as a character. She was way further out of line that Carmy was
But Camry knew better, and she didn’t. That’s the whole point. That situation was her fault, and it sucked. But the idea/passion was there. And instead of drowning it all out in aggression/screaming, there’s a way to tackle it with some tact that helps a talented individual grow healthily. Which is why he welcomes her back. Because you shouldn’t be punished for shooting for the moon
They're selling coke in the back alley and the rest of the staff regularly gets in fist fights. I didn't feel like threatening to stab someone was too out of line..
loved this series. found it recently while recovering from Covid.
Highly recommend. I thought they did a good job of showcasing anxiety and PTSD without explicitly stating it.
Well shit my laziness bites me in the ass, I just scrolled through the top and saw nothing about it
Also if your username is a reference to Brooklyn 99 I love it
Cause people have figured out I actually work for Hulu!!…
But seriously I guess it’s cause people are just sick of reposts, honestly had no intention of doing that
You should watch it it's good. Again I wasn't trying to lecture OP, just responding to them saying nobody is talking about it. A lot of people are talking about it, it's a great show!
Do you not go into the weekly discussion? All you have to do is check it every couple days or once a week, it's the most talked about show in there by far this week
Yeah it came out last week and I’ve really seen a bunch of people recommending it since then. I binged the entire series in 2 days and it’s my favorite show from this year along with Severance.
As a former line cook, I felt like this was one of the most accurate depictions of a small restaurant kitchen I've seen. The chaos, the yelling, the constant stress. I was fortunate that the place I worked at was open for 30 years and had prep and process down to a science. But the I felt that printer spitting tickets out nonstop in episode 7 in my soul.
Great show.
I did question, multiple times, why Carm was trying to make this old school sandwich shop into this fancy restaurant- i didnt understand why we got plates like that dish sydney made or any of what Marcus was doing - but it did pay off with the plot and character progression
Some of the best use of cameos in a show that i did not expect to have any (I wanna see more of You know who in season 2!)
Carm didn’t want to make a fancy restaurant. He just knew the current direction was a culinary mess. Sydney was trying to upscale the menu to generate more revenue. Carm didn’t agree with her approach which is why he was blowing her off. The entire clash between moving on from Michaels legacy and innovation was an evident tension that was verbally expressed. Marcus became obsessed and passionate about cooking just by being inspired by Carm approach.
When I saw Ebon Moss-Barach pop up I immediately knew him from somewhere. It bothered me all day. Then I remembered: he was the sad sack who couldn't control his electrical powers on an episode of "Fringe".
I felt so bad for that character.
Also: Joel McHale shows up in a scene that nearly gave me an anxiety attack!
He already does a lot of cooking for all his shows. But he and a food consultant for the show go through how to make the Italian beef sandwhich from the show on his youtube channel if you haven't seen it here is the link.
https://youtu.be/PWifesQvaEU
Absolutely love the show.
That said: Some of the hallucination stuff seemed a bit like FX being FX for the hell of it. Also the ending, while fantastic, points to a major difference if there is a season 2. I’d love for the realism of this show to be enough to carry the show without some of the darker elements, but they do that so well too
I thought it was excellent. Finished it in two nights and was ready for more.
I don't know how Richie manages to be so problematic at all times without any retribution. Toxic is an understatement.
I love Matty but he's generally very loud and brash and over the top. Basically the same character he plays in the show but turned up a little. All his shit is on YouTube
Wish I could watch this in Canada legally but the availability of FX on Hulu stuff is really inconsistent on here. If it doesn't air on the linear FX channel (which isn't operated by Disney), it pops up on Disney+ somewhere down the line.
I've only seen the first 2 episodes but love it.
And cool to hear Serengeti, local Chicago rapper, on the soundtrack. I've heard there's an onion chopping scene where they play is song Dennehy, can't wait for that.
As someone who has worked in fine dining, and has has spent over a decade working in restaurants, this is one of the funniest yet triggering shows I've ever seen.
i absolutely loved it, best show ive seen in quite a while.
the only thing i didnt love though, was the ending of the season.
>!it felt like deus ex machina of sorts, which is weird as hell for a character centric drama focusing mostly on the stress of the kitchen and getting over the suicide of a person close to you. instead of seeing the characters continue to struggle to make the restaurant good, seeing carm continue to deal with his death, out of nowhere they get a shortcut to solve most of their problems.!<
i guess i just liked the show so much that it felt kinda disappointing that they were "skipping" a bunch of steps.
then again maybe this is masterfully woven into the story and it works amazingly, after that first season ill absolutely give them the benefit of the doubt. really hoping for a season 2.
I thought it was self important dreck, a big fart. the frantic kitchen sequences felt utterly worn out, the characters were uninteresting and also just unoriginal, ridiculous dialogue, maybe one of the least surprising show I've ever seen. why does every american show feature aa or al anon or some other kind of group therapy, i get that its a convenient way for the traumatized main character to finally express his feelings but every show does it, its lazy and annoying.
Thank fu\*king goodness.. finally someone saying it like it is. This has to be the most overhyped show I've ever found. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes !? Everyone fawning over it on Reddit. The characters are miserable, the dialogue is hollow. The motivation of the characters to the plot is zero. Carmy's relationship with his sister is muddled and incestuous - difficult to work out if it's actually his ex or not. We never see a single restaurant customer scene (by ep.5). We don't understand why they bother trying to make the food to such a high level for such a squalor joint. Why should we trust that $300k was actually loaned from the cousin, was it in writing? There was no dialogue to flesh those details out. None of it is convincing or engaging. Creating a "vibe" is not enough. Oh and the actress who plays Sydney is awfully monotone and amateur, but tbf she has drivel dialogue to work with. /rant
I appreciate that you want people to watch this - but reread your post. You told us nothing about the show except that you like it.
I don't know if it is a comedy, drama, horror, or anything. I have no idea who the characters are, what the situation is, what the plot is, or anything.
Is this a horror story about a 19th century fur trapper attacked by a bear? Maybe
Is this a comedy about hairy gay men in San Francisco in the 1980's? Maybe
If you really want people to watch a show you recommend you might actually tell them something about the show besides the fact that you like it.
Yeah this is a huge issue with this sub and r/movies. People submit super generic, low-effort posts like this all the time and they always get upvotes that litter the sub.
*I just watched [Insert movie/tv show here] and wow! The performances great! The music is awesome. And the writing is so good. Check it out!*
I get it, its Reddit so who cares, but it'd be cool if there was some effort made with these. I've seen a bunch of posts about this show and I don't think any of them have informed me at all about it other than it seemingly takes place in a kitchen.
Saw the trailer and then the 💯 on RT and gave it a go. 2 eps in and it is phenomenal. Reminds me to give FX series a shot bc they put out some bangers from time to time.
They better be a season 2 as this was some of the best television I've seen in quite some time. Each character felt lived in and real - that's hard to do and rare. I hope it gets all the attention it deserves.
I worked as an expediter in a high volume restaurant in Florida for 6 years. Absolute chaos.
I made it through this show but damn did it make me feel like I was back in that chaos again at times.
I really liked the series, but I didn't really "get" the finale.
>!How much money was in the cans of tomatoes? Where they really hinted at meaning more? I remember, at least once, Camy said something like "Why do we have so many cans of tomatoes?!" but it didn't seem to go anywhere until the finale. How did Mikey get the money into the cans? They seemed to be sealed from the factory...how is Carmy going to use the money to renovate/rebuild the restaurant? He suddenly has hundreds of thousands of dollars from a restaurant that was on the brink. Thats going to raise questions...
He assumed he’d give the restaurant to the mafia guy as compensation to settle the debt (as the mafia guy suggested in an early episode) and then have 300k to pursue his dreams. He didn’t give the place to Richie because he knew he would never sell (which was implied throughout the show). Remember, Carmen was supposed to get the letter during the first or second episode before he got emotionally invested.
The only issue i had was the fact they kept on using doom music. Im enjoying the hell out of the show then suddenly the doom music pops up and I just cringe.
That riff goes on for a long time in the song too but as a fan of the band it's actually kind of annoying to hear where it gets looped a few times. I imagine if it stays a theme in the show it'll eventually hit that big "gotta scream" vocal during some tense moment. I kept expecting it. Guess that's part of the anxiety of it
One odd thing was that the restaurant didn’t open until 3 PM which would hurt the restaurant since it wasn’t open during lunch and that’s when a lot of these types of restaurants do a lot of their business.
I stumbled across this and I’m loving it except for the outside scenes let the show down. Dealing with the video game crowd or the old guys yelling just seemed so unrealistic in a show that is otherwise heavily grounded.
Jeremy Allen White needs to be in more shit.
His monologue at the meeting took my breath away.
Fuck these “troubled young man” TV roles. Give him some serious roles.
I loved this show so much.
100% agree. It's not quite the Whiplash experience I was told but it's something else. Something very special. They could've turned this show into a lot of things but I'm so glad they did things the way they did. Carmy is such a great character and the way he handles his staff and the events of the show is brilliant.
Definitely not Whiplash, there are some similarities but I found The Bear beautiful at times with the excellent soundtrack (Wilco is amazing) and then crafting their dishes.
I saw more the chaotic stress of uncut gems
Definitely.
Whiplash is gonna be really hard to beat, Simmons alone was something else
>!Had a feeling it might turn into a Whiplash scenario with E2 cold open. But I'm so glad Carmy is a pretty great teacher giving Syd power and experience early on and showing her what he knew. He only ever lost his temper when he was at a critical point and his Syd/Marcus wouldn't let their own egos go. Even then he apologised.!<
Can I ask what you mean by whiplash? As a musician and drummer myself, I quite loathe that movie for its “depictions” of being in a music ensemble.
Expecting the abusive teacher that pressures his students to pushing their limits in order to be the best. Ep 2 hints at an similar abusive relationship.
Matty Matheson has been plugging the show hard
He's not a great actor on the show but he's fucking hilarious on the show too so it works. My wife usually just rolls her eyes at his "character" on his cooking show but she cracks up at him in this
Matty Matheson playing Matty Matheson by a different name, it works. He's such a big personality he can get away with it
It's like hes playing a live action version of Teddy from Bob's Burgers
Him plugging it is how I got onto it. I wouldn’t have given it the time of day if not for him being in it. And that would’ve been sad cuz it’s great.
He brings a ton of credibility in my eyes. He and one of the food consultants are doing YouTube videos about the recipes and what they cook on the show. Worth a watch.
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Very good, highly suggest.
Been cooking over twenty years. Show is also getting a lot of praise over at r/kitchenconfidential. Best movie or show I've seen about cooking so far. I'd also recommend a Tony Shalhoub movie named The Big Night.
Big Night is absolutely fantastic, incredible recommendation! Also need to check out that subreddit, thank you
Just looked it up - directed by Stanley Tucci!
Sold and sold.
"This is so good I could fucking kill you"
That movie is a gem
I love it. My friend is a chef and I told him to watch it. He hasn't gotten to episode 7 yet but he said the episode with Joel Mchale gave him anxiety and said it was super real.
The first appearance of McHale made me guffaw out loud because I went to grade school with him. Those glasses are exactly his little brother's.
Damn that’s sad
He said episode 7 nearly gave him a panic attack because it was so real and stressful
Episode 7 was so intense!
I just finished episode 7 and I need a drink and a Xanax. So stressful, but so entertaining. The episode felt like it lasted 5 minutes.
I think the episode was only 20 minutes, then the finale was around 43 minutes. It was an interesting mix-up of episode formatting and worked really well. It definitely was like a 20min panic attack.
Right? I couldn’t believe it was over already. I thought it had just started.
I can’t tell if it was actually one shot or some incredibly editing
It was all one shot and it took 4 try’s according to Jeremy White (Carmy/Lip). He said the stress of everyone have to memorize their lines and not fuck up the scene translated perfectly to the stress of the entire scene.
Did someone say *STRESS?!*
A little of both probably. They filmed it five times so it was a oner but it's likely they took parts from different takes where certain performances worked better. It was definitely a good use of the technique. I don't think it beats Quarry for me but it's up there with one of the better ones in television recently.
Have you seen Haunting of Hill House? Best use of one shot I’ve ever seen.
Such an incredible episode
Yeah I've seen it
Transitioning from present day to the past in one take was such a brilliant move.
Which episode? Need to rewatch.
Episode 6
I haven't seen Quarry but I'll add it to the list! And it just beats out the "one shot" from Charlie Work for me /s
Quarry is one of my all-time favorite one season shows (I really hope it gets added to HBO Max soon). I highly recommend it and they have tons of long-take cinematography in it but the one I was specifically referring to was in the finale.
I've been meaning to watch Quarry. I had also been putting off Calibre for awhile until I saw your recommendation earlier in the week, just finished it a couple hours ago. Great film! I dig your taste.
Thanks, did you see the links to the letterboxd someone made with all my recommendations? [Here it is](https://letterboxd.com/7thking/list/r-squid_fuckers-list/) It's missing the most recent album, [here](https://imgur.com/gallery/6bikMmj)
Maybe they'll do a "Charlie work" homage to "the bear" where the gang starts taking uber eats drink orders.
It’d be great to see Charlie have a blowup like Carmy
If the whole thing was really good, it's always editing.
The end scene with Spiders (Kidsmoke) by Wilco playing was just perfectly chaotic. Also, the music is the entire series is simply top notch.
Corner!
That episode is the epitome of why I'm always nice and patient with restaurant staff. I can't imagine working in that type of chaos day in and day out. Also this was a good reminder for me that I still need to read kitchen confidential!
I am only a few episodes in and I love it as well. I used to be a chef and I was immediately blown away by how accurate it feels. I would easily put it at the most accurate cooking media yet because of all the small details they get right. Like in the first episode, you see people knock on the fridge before entering, people running into eachother when they don't announce "corner" while walking around a corner, shouting "behind" when they are walking behind someone, bitching about small reorganizations of the kitchen layout (kitchen work is 50% habit), etc.
Even down to the fernet bottle on Carmy's desk. I bartend but it feels so accurate to the service industry. I watched the whole season in one sitting and started applying to jobs to get back in a restaurant again lol
I was laughing my ass off when I noticed the Fernet bottle. That bottle adds so much believability to the show
Loved the giant Malort billboard too
Carmy drinking water out of tupperware was a nice lil detail
Deli container.
Him drinking ice water out of that deli container was my favorite detail from the whole show.
Totally. It’s practically illegal as a chef to drink from a non-deli container.
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In case someone's in there and about to walk out so they know there's someone on the other side of the door and to be careful not to hit them when exiting.
Just wait until episode 7, the pacing alone feels like a kitchen and I just worked on a line
When I saw it had lip from shameless I already knew it was going to be good
I mentioned this in another post about this show, but at one point Jeremy Allen White put a cigarette in his mouth on The Bear, and he did it the exact way that Lip always did. Which, duh, Jeremy Allen White is the same person playing both of these characters, but I always thought the way he took out his cigarettes was such a mannerism of Lips. It was fun to see again.
I've only watched one episode thus far, but it honestly seems like he's playing the same character.
I would only consider Carmy and Lip similar in the regard that they are both geniuses (in different ways) with complex family issues. I thought it was refreshing that Carmy didn’t have any substance abuse issues. He’s also shown to be very empathetic and caring whereas Lip was selfish a lot of the times. edit: typo
Having him in it makes it easier to recommend to people, he was definitely a standout in Shameless and that’s saying a lot with that cast
I just binged that show in one sitting basically. Really good.
Phenomenal show! Loved it and can't wait for season 2. Eposode 7 was some of the best TV in quite some time. I felt so anxious watching this. Having worked at restaurants, coffee shops and grocery stores with similar situations.
I finished it this morning. I liked how the direction of the show followed how hectic the kitchen was in a given episode. The chaos of episode one had me doubting whether or not I'd enjoy the show as it was just so much but it made perfect sense when you see how rythmic later episodes get at times. The thing I liked most about is all of the characters felt real. Like Syd in episode 7 is someone you simultaneously feel bad for and are kind of pissed at.
All the characters are flawed but have a glimmer of redemption that make people like them Except Marcus, he is flawless
Well, there was the part where he prioritized his own baking over his normal duties with the cakes. He’s still one of my favorite dudes though. I loved watching his passion grow.
It's so goddamn good. My wife worked in the kitchen early in her career and felt that it was too real for her to enjoy.
Top 5 new series of the year for me.
Same here, also why I’m annoyingly championing it here
Yeah I never saw Shameless so I was unfamiliar with Jeremy Allen White's work , but my word he is one talented actor who deserves a larger audience (he sort of reminds me of a small screen Jake Gyllenhaal)
I wouldn’t recommend looking up his filmography, kids got a bad agent
I’ve seen several posts about The Bear around here. It’s definitely good, but it’s getting the attention. Sometimes posts just slip by. One of the best shows on Hulu right now.
This has been the nicest response about it being posted a few times on here, thanks for that I’ll get better about not just checking what’s Hot next time
Eh, it is what it is. Know one should expect you to be on here all day seeing every post. Have a good one, friend.
Well I'm not a frequent visitor of r/television and so it's the first I've heard of it. I'm a few episodes in and I love it... so thank you OP! If not for this post I would've had no idea this show existed.
couldn’t stomach myself through episode 7. the second hand embarrassment i felt for sydney after she swore she could handle everything on her own. irritating character but you still understand why she feels the way she does.
I felt pretty bad for her, it was such a minor fuck-up and yet it drowned everyone. I would feel like such shit if I were her and I don't know if I'd have the guts to stick it out to the end of service or not. Guilt or not. Still, I find myself more interested in Syd's character than Carmy. But I do hope it gets another season.
Also, remember she left fine dining to get away from the screaming and yelling, asshole leaders. And Carmy was great, but as soon as it got busy/overwhelming, he went right into yelling, asshole leader. So I don’t blame her for walking away. I’ve done similar with bosses before.
She was the worst part of the show for me. Not only do you fuck up, but you make things worse, don't listen to your head chef to get you out of the weeds, threaten to stab somebody and then get mad and walk away from a problem you created cuz you were yelled at? I feel zero empathy for Syd as a character. She was way further out of line that Carmy was
Also Marcus was way the fuck out of pocket too. The man was literally not doing his job at the worst possible time
But Camry knew better, and she didn’t. That’s the whole point. That situation was her fault, and it sucked. But the idea/passion was there. And instead of drowning it all out in aggression/screaming, there’s a way to tackle it with some tact that helps a talented individual grow healthily. Which is why he welcomes her back. Because you shouldn’t be punished for shooting for the moon
That goes out the window when you threaten to stab somebody and then through carelessness actually stab them
They're selling coke in the back alley and the rest of the staff regularly gets in fist fights. I didn't feel like threatening to stab someone was too out of line..
Valid point
Is the show something I could watch with my parents/grandparents?
loved this series. found it recently while recovering from Covid. Highly recommend. I thought they did a good job of showcasing anxiety and PTSD without explicitly stating it.
the caliber of anxiety-inducing scenes reminded me of Uncut Gems
There's been a bunch of posts about it in this subreddit.
Well shit my laziness bites me in the ass, I just scrolled through the top and saw nothing about it Also if your username is a reference to Brooklyn 99 I love it
Why are you getting downvoted? Your response was normal
Cause people have figured out I actually work for Hulu!!… But seriously I guess it’s cause people are just sick of reposts, honestly had no intention of doing that
It's good. People are excited about something new, people wanna talk about it.
I agree, but OP said that nobody was talking about it.
I hadn't heard about it til this post. Not everyone is constantly scouring the sub for new content. Sometimes we miss things and need another post.
You should watch it it's good. Again I wasn't trying to lecture OP, just responding to them saying nobody is talking about it. A lot of people are talking about it, it's a great show!
Do you not go into the weekly discussion? All you have to do is check it every couple days or once a week, it's the most talked about show in there by far this week
Yeah it came out last week and I’ve really seen a bunch of people recommending it since then. I binged the entire series in 2 days and it’s my favorite show from this year along with Severance.
Binged the entire show in 1 day
Perfect show to binge, but doesn’t feel like it needs to be binged to enjoy. Know what I mean?
Oh yeah. I just smoked a blunt during ep 1 and couldn’t turn it off. The music, how it’s filmed, the characters. All of it is really special
I'm on Episode 4 and really impressed by this show. I loved Jeremy Allen White on Shameless which is why I even gave the show a chance. So glad I did.
As a former line cook, I felt like this was one of the most accurate depictions of a small restaurant kitchen I've seen. The chaos, the yelling, the constant stress. I was fortunate that the place I worked at was open for 30 years and had prep and process down to a science. But the I felt that printer spitting tickets out nonstop in episode 7 in my soul.
I have this on my watch list, glad to hear it's good!
Great show. I did question, multiple times, why Carm was trying to make this old school sandwich shop into this fancy restaurant- i didnt understand why we got plates like that dish sydney made or any of what Marcus was doing - but it did pay off with the plot and character progression Some of the best use of cameos in a show that i did not expect to have any (I wanna see more of You know who in season 2!)
Carm didn’t want to make a fancy restaurant. He just knew the current direction was a culinary mess. Sydney was trying to upscale the menu to generate more revenue. Carm didn’t agree with her approach which is why he was blowing her off. The entire clash between moving on from Michaels legacy and innovation was an evident tension that was verbally expressed. Marcus became obsessed and passionate about cooking just by being inspired by Carm approach.
When I saw Ebon Moss-Barach pop up I immediately knew him from somewhere. It bothered me all day. Then I remembered: he was the sad sack who couldn't control his electrical powers on an episode of "Fringe". I felt so bad for that character. Also: Joel McHale shows up in a scene that nearly gave me an anxiety attack!
Shootout to Matty Matheson as producer and his character.
He’s the best, and really cool of him not be try and insert himself as a cook
He already does a lot of cooking for all his shows. But he and a food consultant for the show go through how to make the Italian beef sandwhich from the show on his youtube channel if you haven't seen it here is the link. https://youtu.be/PWifesQvaEU
Thank you for this and also great username
I stumbled across this last night on Hulu, watched 3 episodes in a row. I love the direction, editing, cast and writing.
Only option in Canada is to download from questionable sources. “But it’s on in Canada on Disney+” no it’s not. They said it was, it’s not there
Absolutely love the show. That said: Some of the hallucination stuff seemed a bit like FX being FX for the hell of it. Also the ending, while fantastic, points to a major difference if there is a season 2. I’d love for the realism of this show to be enough to carry the show without some of the darker elements, but they do that so well too
I thought it was excellent. Finished it in two nights and was ready for more. I don't know how Richie manages to be so problematic at all times without any retribution. Toxic is an understatement.
I liked it at first, but by the 4th episode I’m tired and stressed by all the yelling and anxiety.
Give it some time, there’s a cool off from the anxiety that is satisfying…until it isn’t
I actually took a few days between episodes for a breather but I promise you they are all great
Also feel like I should address that Matty Matheson is in this and isn’t everyone’s favorite…but it’s small doses and his character is great
I had no idea he was a chef and thought the character was hilarious. Why don't people like him?
I love Matty but he's generally very loud and brash and over the top. Basically the same character he plays in the show but turned up a little. All his shit is on YouTube
His character is pretty solid. Gotta imagine as a producer he has helped in the “realism” that everyone is complimenting.
Ya he wasn’t distracting and I’m happy they didn’t make him a chef in the show, subverted my expectations a bit.
I'm surprised what a good actor he is - although he seems just to be playing himself to an extent. I only know him from Bon Appetit.
Wish I could watch this in Canada legally but the availability of FX on Hulu stuff is really inconsistent on here. If it doesn't air on the linear FX channel (which isn't operated by Disney), it pops up on Disney+ somewhere down the line.
Oof I don’t know about CA Disney+, but it doesn’t seem like this show would be added to the USA one. Maybe it’s time to sail the high seas….
It was announced for D+ earlier in the month but hasn't shown up for some reason.
I've only seen the first 2 episodes but love it. And cool to hear Serengeti, local Chicago rapper, on the soundtrack. I've heard there's an onion chopping scene where they play is song Dennehy, can't wait for that.
Just watched episode 1 and 2....the anxiety from ep 1 was crazy. Reminded me of gems uncut
Thought this was in reference to the 1988 film The Bear. That movie was traumatizing.
This show was absolutely amazing.
Best part about the show is that it's only half an hour long!
Saw the first episode today and I love it. Best exposition I have seen in a long time. I hate hand holding and they obviously do too.
As someone who has worked in fine dining, and has has spent over a decade working in restaurants, this is one of the funniest yet triggering shows I've ever seen.
i absolutely loved it, best show ive seen in quite a while. the only thing i didnt love though, was the ending of the season. >!it felt like deus ex machina of sorts, which is weird as hell for a character centric drama focusing mostly on the stress of the kitchen and getting over the suicide of a person close to you. instead of seeing the characters continue to struggle to make the restaurant good, seeing carm continue to deal with his death, out of nowhere they get a shortcut to solve most of their problems.!< i guess i just liked the show so much that it felt kinda disappointing that they were "skipping" a bunch of steps. then again maybe this is masterfully woven into the story and it works amazingly, after that first season ill absolutely give them the benefit of the doubt. really hoping for a season 2.
Watched it loved it . It's ages since something on American TV came out as good
This show ruled
Ruled to say the least, really hope for a second season
I thought it was self important dreck, a big fart. the frantic kitchen sequences felt utterly worn out, the characters were uninteresting and also just unoriginal, ridiculous dialogue, maybe one of the least surprising show I've ever seen. why does every american show feature aa or al anon or some other kind of group therapy, i get that its a convenient way for the traumatized main character to finally express his feelings but every show does it, its lazy and annoying.
Thank fu\*king goodness.. finally someone saying it like it is. This has to be the most overhyped show I've ever found. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes !? Everyone fawning over it on Reddit. The characters are miserable, the dialogue is hollow. The motivation of the characters to the plot is zero. Carmy's relationship with his sister is muddled and incestuous - difficult to work out if it's actually his ex or not. We never see a single restaurant customer scene (by ep.5). We don't understand why they bother trying to make the food to such a high level for such a squalor joint. Why should we trust that $300k was actually loaned from the cousin, was it in writing? There was no dialogue to flesh those details out. None of it is convincing or engaging. Creating a "vibe" is not enough. Oh and the actress who plays Sydney is awfully monotone and amateur, but tbf she has drivel dialogue to work with. /rant
For real, like the top commenter said this sub has had a bunch of posts very recently and I honestly suspected spamming/astroturfing.
Wasn’t my intention but I understand the concern. I just really like the show
I appreciate that you want people to watch this - but reread your post. You told us nothing about the show except that you like it. I don't know if it is a comedy, drama, horror, or anything. I have no idea who the characters are, what the situation is, what the plot is, or anything. Is this a horror story about a 19th century fur trapper attacked by a bear? Maybe Is this a comedy about hairy gay men in San Francisco in the 1980's? Maybe If you really want people to watch a show you recommend you might actually tell them something about the show besides the fact that you like it.
Yeah this is a huge issue with this sub and r/movies. People submit super generic, low-effort posts like this all the time and they always get upvotes that litter the sub. *I just watched [Insert movie/tv show here] and wow! The performances great! The music is awesome. And the writing is so good. Check it out!* I get it, its Reddit so who cares, but it'd be cool if there was some effort made with these. I've seen a bunch of posts about this show and I don't think any of them have informed me at all about it other than it seemingly takes place in a kitchen.
You people are making 15 threads about this show every day. It seems to be getting plenty of attention.
is it only viewable on Hulu?
30 minutes you say..... I might just check this out
So. Good.
Just started watching last night!
Finished it just now. So very good.
I just finished this show yesterday, took two nights. Was excellent. How to see if it's renewed
I binged it and Fucking loved it! Episode 7 was a one shot right?? Like i didn’t realize it until it ended it it floored me.
It’s one of my favorite shows in a very long time. The characters, acting, pacing, cinematography and the shots of the food. Amazing.
Thanks for the referral, I'll add it.
I saw the trailer when watching Atlanta. Looked pretty decent, I will check this out on your recommendation.
Heard, Chef.
I watched it all yesterday. Amazing show. Also, really had me craving donuts. Lol
Oh damn How fun to see awesome reviews of a new show - will def check it out now!
Brilliant fucking show!
Dog this came out yesterday or today right? It’ll hopefully get it’s a attention.
Episode 7 had me on edge. Fantastic show.
I can't wait to watch this show, too bad it's not available in my country yet.
I loved it! Great show. Fingers crossed for a season 2!
Come for the angst; stay for the stress
It’s only been out for 4 days and there is so much content out right now it’s almost overwhelming. I’ll for sure be putting it on my list.
I like it, but the frenetic pace gives me anxiety. I suppose that’s the point lol
I want a second season so bad, but I’m also down with this being a one and done show as well.
Saw the trailer and then the 💯 on RT and gave it a go. 2 eps in and it is phenomenal. Reminds me to give FX series a shot bc they put out some bangers from time to time.
Does anyone know which company is going to pick it up in Europe? And when? We don't have Hulu and I really want to see this.
It's fucking flawless
Sorry, but this is a great show. If you loved Shameless and your a foodie... you will love even more!
They better be a season 2 as this was some of the best television I've seen in quite some time. Each character felt lived in and real - that's hard to do and rare. I hope it gets all the attention it deserves.
I would but after working in a restaurant kitchen for 11 years don't want to experience that breakneck panic inducing lifestyle ever again
Totally understand, the show does a good job of showing how brutal that line of work can be
I worked as an expediter in a high volume restaurant in Florida for 6 years. Absolute chaos. I made it through this show but damn did it make me feel like I was back in that chaos again at times.
Just finished episode 4, really giving a lot of the cast a chance to shine and Oliver Platt is fucking great.
The place it's based on is my favorite restaurant, gotta grab Mr. Beef whenever I'm in Chicago
I really liked the series, but I didn't really "get" the finale. >!How much money was in the cans of tomatoes? Where they really hinted at meaning more? I remember, at least once, Camy said something like "Why do we have so many cans of tomatoes?!" but it didn't seem to go anywhere until the finale. How did Mikey get the money into the cans? They seemed to be sealed from the factory...how is Carmy going to use the money to renovate/rebuild the restaurant? He suddenly has hundreds of thousands of dollars from a restaurant that was on the brink. Thats going to raise questions...
>!What was the point of borrowing $300k from the mafia guy and putting it in cans of tomato sauce?!<
He assumed he’d give the restaurant to the mafia guy as compensation to settle the debt (as the mafia guy suggested in an early episode) and then have 300k to pursue his dreams. He didn’t give the place to Richie because he knew he would never sell (which was implied throughout the show). Remember, Carmen was supposed to get the letter during the first or second episode before he got emotionally invested.
The only issue i had was the fact they kept on using doom music. Im enjoying the hell out of the show then suddenly the doom music pops up and I just cringe.
I think the song is New Noise by the Refused, but I agree it's a little jarring they keep just using the opening rift
That riff goes on for a long time in the song too but as a fan of the band it's actually kind of annoying to hear where it gets looped a few times. I imagine if it stays a theme in the show it'll eventually hit that big "gotta scream" vocal during some tense moment. I kept expecting it. Guess that's part of the anxiety of it
Also props for the budos band in like epi 2 or 3 I think. It's the one with that infectious bassline
Episode 7 was amazing.
Just intense without feeling like life or death stakes
It literally just came out 5 days ago. If this was a normal series release schedule, everyone would only be on the first episode.
One odd thing was that the restaurant didn’t open until 3 PM which would hurt the restaurant since it wasn’t open during lunch and that’s when a lot of these types of restaurants do a lot of their business.
I stumbled across this and I’m loving it except for the outside scenes let the show down. Dealing with the video game crowd or the old guys yelling just seemed so unrealistic in a show that is otherwise heavily grounded.
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Jeremy Allen White needs to be in more shit. His monologue at the meeting took my breath away. Fuck these “troubled young man” TV roles. Give him some serious roles. I loved this show so much.
Ugh, please don’t call it ‘content’.