Californication - pilot episode
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Good lord.
I haven't seen anything this awful since the US version of 'Coupling.'
'Big Love' 's gonna have to be pretty great tonight to make up for this trainwreck.
I haven't seen anything this awful since the US version of 'Coupling.'
'Big Love' 's gonna have to be pretty great tonight to make up for this trainwreck.
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Originally Posted by mdc3000
I thought this was decent enough, I'll keep watching. the T&A goes a long way - that chick who punched him in the face is extremely hot!
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Oh yeah, this also had one of my favourite lines I've heard on TV all year:
"Let me get this straight, so not only are you a cadaverous lay but you also have shitty taste in movies".
"Let me get this straight, so not only are you a cadaverous lay but you also have shitty taste in movies".
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Good lord.
I haven't seen anything this awful since the US version of 'Coupling.'
I haven't seen anything this awful since the US version of 'Coupling.'
, but this was a mediocre pilot. Felt like another case of taking the most tired elements from different shows/films, and not even being able to get by on charm. I'll still give the 2nd episode a shot.
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Originally Posted by skatefan20
That basically sums it up...and how nice for the scenes that were shown in the promos were all extracted from the single PILOT episode.
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Originally Posted by skatefan20
this was a mediocre pilot. Felt like another case of taking the most tired elements from different shows/films, and not even being able to get by on charm. I'll still give the 2nd episode a shot.
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Originally Posted by Jadzia
Were we really supposed to believe that girl was only 16? That really rang false to me.
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Originally Posted by wergo
According to IMDB, in real life she's 25. (which means she's probably close to 30)
#41
Well, since the 2nd episode didn't get it's own thread I'll assume this show is DOA. I caught the pilot & gave it some leeway since, well it was a pilot. But this episode was just confirmed what a stinker this is. But it makes me wonder what the pitch was. "Hey, let's make a show about an unlikeable asshole. But let's not throw in any witty banter or interesting situations and see what happens. Just a bunch of titties. People who have Showtime like titties!"
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As much as I love to see Paula Marshall naked (has she done any nude scenes since 'The New Age'? and why isn't that on DVD yet?), it just didn't make up for Duchovny getting a concussion and vomiting. That whole scene ripped off 'Lovely & Amazing', and then just went downhill into a pit of bad writing and sitcom-inspired wackiness.
Maybe not as bad as the pilot, but still not good enough to guarantee I'll bother with next week's ep. I'd say the odds are about 40/60.
Maybe not as bad as the pilot, but still not good enough to guarantee I'll bother with next week's ep. I'd say the odds are about 40/60.
#43
I liked the second episode better than the first, if only because I had felt I had already seen the pilot episode from seeing the previews.
The "16 year old" actually looked more like a teenager in this episode.
I enjoyed Duchovny's rant about LA and shaved women.
The "16 year old" actually looked more like a teenager in this episode.
I enjoyed Duchovny's rant about LA and shaved women.
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Duchovny and Marshall's scene cracked me up.
Was surprised that they casted Brooke Banner on the show (the porn starlet with the screaming baby) as she's a real porn starlet. She was a decent actress as far as porn starlets are concerned, I guess.
I liked the scene with Hank and his daughter (her helping him trying to win back the mother of his child). Too bad Bill "owns" Hank for now, but we'll see if Hank ditches the HelLA blog job.
Was surprised that they casted Brooke Banner on the show (the porn starlet with the screaming baby) as she's a real porn starlet. She was a decent actress as far as porn starlets are concerned, I guess.
I liked the scene with Hank and his daughter (her helping him trying to win back the mother of his child). Too bad Bill "owns" Hank for now, but we'll see if Hank ditches the HelLA blog job.
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Originally Posted by wergo
As much as I love to see Paula Marshall naked (has she done any nude scenes since 'The New Age'? and why isn't that on DVD yet?)
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Originally Posted by gfoots
Rumor has it that Paula Marshal's nudity was created in post production.
Get an actress willing to do nudity instead and save time and money.
However they looked kinda fake, so perhaps Paula isn't completely happy with her boobs and asked if they could be fixed a bit..?



