this was the scene that made me fall in love with the show.
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Stray Observations:
- Liz dies a very Manic Pixie Dream Girl death: dramatically, unexpectedly and very young.
- Amy Poehler has now played Louis C.K.’s girlfriend and his sister. That’s kind of weird.
- Do yourselves a favor and check out Todd VanDerWerff’s For Our Consideration about Louie.It’s great.
- This is a particularly well-directed episode. There’s such loving attention to detail and care in every shot.
- It makes me profoundly happy to know we have at least one more season of Louie to look forward to. Though, I understand that in a strange, ironic turn of events, FX has fired Louis C.K. as show-runner and replaced him with Dan Harmon
There’s really been nothing else like it in the history of television, and it seems likely that as the decades roll on, more and more shows will be influenced by its blend of cynical comedy and genuine pathos, as well as its deeply personal worldview. Because the show is so cheap to produce, other networks are already looking into replicating it in a way that will hopefully garner larger ratings. (HBO already has a somewhat successful comedy highly influenced by Louie in Girls.) Nobody would argue that there aren’t other good comedies on television, but when series creator, writer, director, and star Louis C.K. lost the Emmy for Outstanding Actor In A Comedy Series to Jon Cryer Sunday night, it was somewhat similar to James Gandolfini losing to Dennis Franz or James Spader back in the day: The two shows felt like they occupied entirely different television universes.
This article explaining why Louie is the next stage in the evolution of the sitcom is worth a read, if you’re looking for something thoughtful and well-written.
yes.
Parker Posey
make it meant to be.
looks like a pretty good date to me.
They can’t be together on the show, so this will have to do, dammit.
because I need this to happen IRL.