Ryan Murphy's THE POLITICIAN to star Platt & Paltrow on Netflix

[Tyler Joined: Jan 9th, 2018 Topics: 9 Posts: 1438 View Predictions]

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It’s a comedy it’s just not a good one

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[forwardswill Joined: Apr 9th, 2013 Topics: 26 Posts: 3871 View Predictions]

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Eden wrote:

I rarely disagree with show placement at award bodies, but this one is a mixed bag. I don’t even know where I would put it in my personal awards.

My experience with this show is that it’s hard to take it serious. I get that it’s a satire, but I don’t see where it’s going. And I laughed only once during the first season. In comparison, I laugh out loud various times during a single episode of Succession.

But the show’s genre can’t really determined by the fact that you personally didn’t laugh. There were clearly persistent jokes and satire there you just didn’t find them/it funny. If only shows that everyone laughed out loud at were considered comedies then there would be absolutely none in existence.

As for your Succession comparison, it’s all about tone and intention. The Politician’s tone is quite clearly far from serious and it intends to make you laugh throughout. Succession’s tone and intention is the opposite, it just has funny moments in it because they’ve always been a tool in drama to alleviate tension (just as in comedy darker moments are used to hit you in the gut when you don’t really expect it). A good example along this line is Downton Abbey, which is often known for Maggie Smith’s hilarious one liners but no one would argue it wasn’t a drama.

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[Luca Giliberti Joined: Jun 23rd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 7716 View Predictions]

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I am SO here to see Bette Midler and Judith Light nominated for guest actress. They were TERRIFIC.

And I will defend Lange all season long, because she was the funniest part of this show IMO. Episode 7 is such a perfect comedic submission. That dance, lol. But I love downright crazy people, so maybe that’s why. Also Zoey Deutch is not getting enough credit IMO.

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[Eden Joined: Jun 7th, 2016 Topics: 11 Posts: 820 View Predictions]

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I get the arguments of it being a comedy, I’m not saying it should be a drama, it’s just how I experienced the show.

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[puck05 Joined: Sep 21st, 2019 Topics: 13 Posts: 1569 View Predictions]

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I feel like I’m one of the only ones who liked Lucy Boynton’s performance even if she is playing the archetypal Billie Lourd/Emma Roberts-type character

I also liked her performance a lot. She definitely needed more screen time. She was one of the hidden gems in this show! I hope writers acknowledge that and give more scenes with her for S2.

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[Jays Joined: Dec 15th, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 1643 View Predictions]

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I feel like I’m one of the only ones who liked Lucy Boynton’s performance even if she is playing the archetypal Billie Lourd/Emma Roberts-type character

She was good, and she’s stunning, but she just wasn’t given great material. She is a really great young actress though. She was amazing in Sing Street. She deserves a big break out movie role.

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[Cordelia Joined: Jul 15th, 2018 Topics: 18 Posts: 548 View Predictions]

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After catching up with all the episodes, I’m a little m0re positive on it. I like melodramatic nonsense, and this delivered in the student politics nonsense.

I thought the Munchausen stuff was a little bit too grim for me to get along with the dark comedy tone, it just made me feel sad.

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[puck05 Joined: Sep 21st, 2019 Topics: 13 Posts: 1569 View Predictions]

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Not everyone might agree, but I also think Julia Schlaepfer did a wonderful job playing Alice even though she had limited screen time. Loved her character’s attitude.

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[Jays Joined: Dec 15th, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 1643 View Predictions]

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Well she’s trying to claim in interviews that Bohemian Rhapsody was all about her, but still no one seems to know who she is. I find her utterly obnoxious and her voice profoundly grating.

Lol I’ve watched a bunch of her interviews and she literally never claimed that but okay!

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[Chfrik Joined: Nov 2nd, 2016 Topics: 0 Posts: 13 View Predictions]

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Is Gwyneth a lead or supporting actress?

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[puck05 Joined: Sep 21st, 2019 Topics: 13 Posts: 1569 View Predictions]

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Chfrik wrote:

Is Gwyneth a lead or supporting actress?

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She is clearly a supporting actress. It would be the biggest fraud to submit her as a lead.

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