Alpha House (Amazon) -- Series Thread -- Starring John Goodman, Clark Johnson
11-15-13, 11:55 AM
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Alpha House (Amazon) -- Series Thread -- Starring John Goodman, Clark Johnson
Starring:
John Goodman
Mark Malloy
Mark Consuelos
Clark Johnson
Synopsis:
Are you an Alpha or a Beta? You can decide this month when the four senators-turned-unlikely-roommates of Alpha House and the endearing, young tech industry entrepreneurs of Betas come back to Amazon in 11-episode series. Alpha House debuts November 15 and Betas will follow on November 22. Alpha House, which was written by Academy Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Trudeau and produced by Trudeau, Elliot Webb and Jonathan Alter, is a comedy about four misfit senators (John Goodman, Clark Johnson, Matt Malloy and Mark Consuelos) who rent a house together in Washington DC. The roomies are joined by Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City), Amy Sedaris (Strangers with Candy), Wanda Sykes (Curb Your Enthusiasm), and Julie White (Go On), who share in the outrageous - and sometimes all-too-real - follies of Washington politics.
Trailers:
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Premieres today on Amazon.com. You have to be a Prime member to watch it.
3 episodes are Posted including the Pilot. Amazon ordered 11 episodes, which includes the Pilot. I believe the Pilot was produced earlier in the year and streamed as a preview to see if Amazon members liked it.
Link to episodes
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
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11-15-13, 01:01 PM
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Honestly, this sounds pretty dumb. But I may check it out since I'm Prime.
11-15-13, 04:50 PM
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11-15-13, 05:37 PM
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I watched the Pilot back when the voting was available and really enjoyed it. I'll check out the new episodes and see if it still holds up.
11-22-13, 07:51 AM
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tried 2 eps.. not holding my interest.. probably will skip the rest.. will check out BETAS though...
11-22-13, 12:02 PM
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I saw the pilot way back when and was vaguely amused, but I'm not dying to continue.
11-22-13, 01:30 PM
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OK, scratch that. I had some time and this thread came up, so I just watched episodes 2 and 3. Not bad--I may watch some more.
Note: There IS nudity in the second episode:
Note: There IS nudity in the second episode:
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07-22-14, 09:30 AM
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I'm currently on the fourth episode - does it get any better? The first three episodes have been pretty bland to be honest. I was surprised. I thought this would hit it out of the park right away with the cast.
I do like the storyline involving Matt Malloy, though. The only upside to the show right now.
I do like the storyline involving Matt Malloy, though. The only upside to the show right now.
07-22-14, 09:40 AM
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Once we were out of the Comedy Challenge, I never got around to watching more episodes. 
07-22-14, 10:38 AM
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