Somebody Somewhere (HBO’s New Comedy)

[antony Joined: May 13th, 2020 Topics: 8 Posts: 1075 View Predictions]

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Plot: Kansas native Sam (Bridget Everett) feels out of place in her hometown but singing helps her discover a community with a group of outsiders in this comedy inspired by Everett’s own life.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AReWFGoUmHY

Rated 87 with 11 reviews on Metacritic. Premiering today on HBO after the new episode of The Righteous Gemstones. It looks like that kind of human show that I will love.

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 251 Posts: 39217 View Predictions]

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Honestly cannot remember the last time I watched a whole season of television in one sitting in one evening but here I am! In a sense perhaps this being a 7 episodes x 22 mins comedy makes it a somewhat easier watch (it has the equivalent duration of a 2 and a half hour film) but even then I don’t think I would have watched it so quickly if I wasn’t so gripped by the character building and Bridgett Everett’s revelatory central performance. This honestly felt much more like going through an experience than watching a television show.

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 251 Posts: 39217 View Predictions]

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Bumping this thread because the show is being featured on quite a number of mid year lists for best shows on television of 2022 so far :

– BBC
– Esquire
– The Guardian 
– Thrillist
– Vulture

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[Rilke Joined: Sep 26th, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 25 View Predictions]

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Why has nobody seen this? 😭 It’s a beautiful show and it’s been renewed for a second season. Bridget Everett all the way!

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[String Cheese Theory Joined: Aug 16th, 2020 Topics: 8 Posts: 2107 View Predictions]

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Bridget Everett gave one of the best acting performances of the year. She was outstanding.

Here for the comedies

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 251 Posts: 39217 View Predictions]

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I’m glad to see some people catching up on it on here as I felt like I was shouting into a void about it both online and irl haha! As I said in my original post it was a truly cathartic experience and it’s the type of show that really touches you personally? My life is obviously not at the whims of a television show but watching this made me want to reflect on some inter-personal conflict I’ve dealt with and in a way still deal with in my every day.

If my two posts about it hasn’t already suggested it, I highly recommend it! It’s probably the best show I’ve seen during this past television cycle and Everett and Hiller are really delightful presences to follow on screen.

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[antony Joined: May 13th, 2020 Topics: 8 Posts: 1075 View Predictions]

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Somebody Somewhere will return in April 23.

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 251 Posts: 39217 View Predictions]

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antony wrote:

Somebody Somewhere will return in April 23.

Airing opposite Succession on Sundays!

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[kat_ebbs Joined: Jun 10th, 2021 Topics: 30 Posts: 9805 View Predictions]

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wolfali wrote:

Airing opposite Succession on Sundays!

Where is Barry going to go?

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[Victor Joined: Jun 18th, 2020 Topics: 22 Posts: 10191 View Predictions]

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Oh my god that’s so crazy, I just watched the first episode of this today.
I loved it btw.

He lives in you, he lives in me, he watches over everything we see.
Into the water, into the truth, in your reflection, he lives in you.

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[TAF Joined: Apr 27th, 2016 Topics: 0 Posts: 179 View Predictions]

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kat_ebbs wrote:

Where is Barry going to go?

Actually, the 10:00 PM slot is free.

 

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 98 Posts: 8920 View Predictions]

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S2 teaser

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[Victor Joined: Jun 18th, 2020 Topics: 22 Posts: 10191 View Predictions]

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I was watching like an EP per day or even on alternate days because I didn’t want season 1 to end, I fell in love with this show and it’s characters, it’s probably the best world building I’ve seen in a long time and I could watch it forever (just saw the finale minutes ago and I’m so happy this show exists).
Bridget Everett deserved a nom for it, but so did the show and it’s supporting characters and writing. I hope s2 is just as good and can be recognized somewhere.

He lives in you, he lives in me, he watches over everything we see.
Into the water, into the truth, in your reflection, he lives in you.

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[Victor Joined: Jun 18th, 2020 Topics: 22 Posts: 10191 View Predictions]

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So excited for this.

He lives in you, he lives in me, he watches over everything we see.
Into the water, into the truth, in your reflection, he lives in you.

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 251 Posts: 39217 View Predictions]

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I haven’t started this season yet but according to Flixpatrol it’s apparently number 1 on HBO Max in the US!

https://flixpatrol.com/title/somebody-somewhere/

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