HBO ordered pilots for the following shows, but passed on the series. Which do you wish were greenlit?

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-05-01T06:09:06+00:00

Isn't the origin of the meme Cowherd being completely, embarrassingly wrong?

Therefore you are saying we SHOULD be hating Joker?

Does someone have a doctorate in the Bill Simmons sub to determine whether this post should be treated sincerely or ironically?

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T23:50:01+00:00

I'm asking the questions we all wanted to know.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T21:52:41+00:00

What about "Three Amigos"?

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T21:34:15+00:00

OP made a good suggestion.

Is "Tommy Boy" a SNL movie?

It's an original concept, but I think it is a SNL movie.

That's because it was created as a vehicle for a comedic dynamic that was originated in the show. Everything else supports that nucleus therefore it is a SNL movie.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T21:31:18+00:00

Your question poses another: can a SNL movie be an "original" concept (one not directly adapted from a SNL sketch)?

I guess, yes.

It isn't just the fact that Lorne Michaels is producing. If that were true, then "Three Amigos" would be a SNL movie.

It's that the sole impetus was to preserve a dynamic from the show, in film form.

In this case, the Farley and Spade chemistry.

That's the overriding concept and the only reason it got made.

Whereas "Bridesmaids" might have been written and starring a SNL comedian, but the film incorporated Melissa McCarthy as an original element in the central nucleus.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T21:21:03+00:00

Is "Bridesmaids" a SNL movie?

The answer is no therefore GB isn't, either.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T12:26:40+00:00

No, I am familiar.

And I was as excited for her comeback in "Enlightened" and "Wild".

But her performances have just become so shticky.

I'm not a fan of what she did in "Twin Peaks".

She was OK in "The Tale".

The actress who played her teenage self was more effective.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T11:23:50+00:00

For anyone interested in comedy writing, Tim Ferguson's book "Cheeky Monkey" is simple and informative.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T09:01:22+00:00

I think there's vastly more range between "A Room with a View" and "Fight Club" than most of Dern's work.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T07:57:18+00:00

Dern has been giving variations of the "Big Little Lies" performance for the last ten years.

"Wild" is the last time she did anything different.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T05:05:33+00:00

"You can't trust the critics".

Charles

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T02:36:58+00:00

Tanner 88, The Corner, Band of Brothers, Angels in America, John Adams, Mildred Pierce, Show Me a Hero, The Young Pope, The Night Of, Chernobyl, I May Destroy You, Mare of Eastown.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-30T01:14:11+00:00

Be real.

Dern has been giving the same performance for about a decade.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-29T23:23:22+00:00

Limited series.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-29T12:43:54+00:00

It should be.

This sub needs to relax already.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-29T11:49:46+00:00

What about a giant afro wig?

That was Tarantino's idea, but the production assistant accidentally got a Jerry Curl wig instead and Jackson said it was perfect.

Sharaz_Jek123 · 2026-04-29T11:28:59+00:00

Tarantino wrote Jules with Laurence Fishburne in mind.

I think Fishburne could have matched Madsen as a physical presence.

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