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Anyone watching/watched this? One of the best tv shows of the last few years IMO. I never realized what a good actor the guy who plays Carmy is. The only other thing I've seen him in was Shameless, and I think that by the time he really came into his own as an actor the writing had pretty much completely gone to shit, so I didn't really notice.

I'm in the middle of season two right now. So far I like it a little less than the first, but episode six is probably the best single episode of television I've seen in ages.
 
Daverisimo said:
Anyone watching/watched this? One of the best tv shows of the last few years IMO. I never realized what a good actor the guy who plays Carmy is. The only other thing I've seen him in was Shameless, and I think that by the time he really came into his own as an actor the writing had pretty much completely gone to shit, so I didn't really notice.

I'm in the middle of season two right now. So far I like it a little less than the first, but episode six is probably the best single episode of television I've seen in ages.
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Season 2 episodes 6 and 7 are as good as any in season 1
Season 2 feels a little less focused on a single narrative and is more interested in fleshing out the characters. The coppenhagen episode is awesome for example
 
Threetrees said:
Season 2 episodes 6 and 7 are as good as any in season 1
Season 2 feels a little less focused on a single narrative and is more interested in fleshing out the characters. The coppenhagen episode is awesome for example
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I haven't watched episode seven yet, but I think your take is pretty spot on. And yeah, the Copenhagen episode was definitely a stand-out
 
Daverisimo said:
I haven't watched episode seven yet, but I think your take is pretty spot on. And yeah, the Copenhagen episode was definitely a stand-out
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I agree with you about the holiday episode
It was insanely good tv and every guest actor somehow shined but particularly Jon Bernthal

he stole the show in season 1 too in just one scene
 
Haven't picked up on the second season yet. I was a chef and in kitchens for almost a decade. The first season was the most realistic restaurant show/movie I've ever seen. Seriously got anxiety when I heard the ticket machine burrrrrring, when they 86'ed or ran out or something, or when they had equipment go down. I'm over 10 years removed from slinging a knife, and I still have nightmares about the ticket machine or getting in the weeds. Show brought back a lot of memories for me. Really well done.
 
Omegaboy13 said:
Haven't picked up on the second season yet. I was a chef and in kitchens for almost a decade. The first season was the most realistic restaurant show/movie I've ever seen. Seriously got anxiety when I heard the ticket machine burrrrrring, when they 86'ed or ran out or something, or when they had equipment go down. I'm over 10 years removed from slinging a knife, and I still have nightmares about the ticket machine or getting in the weeds. Show brought back a lot of memories for me. Really well done.
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I wasn't a chef, but I did wash dishes for a while in a nice-ish restaurant and, yeah, a lot of the shit I saw on the show was very familiar to me.

On a side note, I always kind of wondered how well I would've hacked it I'd stuck around long enough to move up. I'm pretty sure I made the right choice in moving on, but I still think about it every now and then.
 
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I wasn't a chef, but I did wash dishes for a while in a nice-ish restaurant and, yeah, a lot of the shit I saw on the show was very familiar to me.

On a side note, I always kind of wondered how well I would've hacked it I'd stuck around long enough to move up. I'm pretty sure I made the right choice in moving on, but I still think about it every now and then.
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Yeah I hear you there. I've been fortunate enough in life to visit some very high end restaurants recently. A few Michelin star and guide places. Watching the way they operate, I don't know if I could hack it at that level. I certainly would have given it 100% if given the opportunity, but I never went to culinary school, just worked my way up the ladder from dishwasher to sous in middle of the road places. Then.... I went to a corporate restaurant and destroyed my soul for a little more money. A part of me wishes I would have stuck with it, a part of me is glad I'm out of it.
 
I have only watched the first season and it's good, but I would punch everyone in the restaurant on day one for all that screaming, including women
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Daverisimo said:
Anyone watching/watched this? One of the best tv shows of the last few years IMO. I never realized what a good actor the guy who plays Carmy is. The only other thing I've seen him in was Shameless, and I think that by the time he really came into his own as an actor the writing had pretty much completely gone to shit, so I didn't really notice.

I'm in the middle of season two right now. So far I like it a little less than the first, but episode six is probably the best single episode of television I've seen in ages.
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"Seven Fishes" is one of the best episodes of television ever made.
 
Daverisimo said:
I hear you. I'm holding out for The Otter myself. My people demand representation!
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It an otter a type of gay guy? I’ve never heard of that. I’ve only heard of beats and twinks. I didn’t know there was a third type of gay guy. What is this world coming to?
 
Daverisimo said:
Anyone watching/watched this? One of the best tv shows of the last few years IMO. I never realized what a good actor the guy who plays Carmy is. The only other thing I've seen him in was Shameless, and I think that by the time he really came into his own as an actor the writing had pretty much completely gone to shit, so I didn't really notice.

I'm in the middle of season two right now. So far I like it a little less than the first, but episode six is probably the best single episode of television I've seen in ages.
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I watched the first season and it's quality, but not sure if I want to put myself through the stress of the second season...
 
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