Quote: (01-16-2015 09:15 AM)dads Wrote:
Quote: (01-16-2015 01:39 AM)OGNorCal707 Wrote:I think the two other shows you mentioned are infinitely better than whatever it is I just watched. While I did laugh, and didn't turn it off, I don't think I'll be watching another episode. Fair warning to all, this show is not based in reality. All I needed was the crazy stuff to be some kind of "flashback" or something, but if the whole show is based in LaLaLand, I have better things to do. Hello Ladies was one of the funniest shows I've ever watched, and I have very high hopes for Togetherness after that great first episode.
I watched it last night and had high hopes, thought it was okay, it definitely had some funny moments, but I was a little disappointed overall. Usually the pilot isn't the best episode of most shows, so maybe it will pick up steam, I will definitely be watching more episodes.
I think the main character Jay Baruchel was the right guy for the role, he always does a good job of playing the quintessential AFC beta archetype, which is usually the character he plays in most of the Judd Apatow movies he's been in. His beta moments were pretty classic, like shaking his girlfriends' hand after she dumps him and asks if they can still be friends as he's moving out.
I'm sure a lot of guys will not dig his character or the show, but I think characters like his and Steven Merchant in Hello Ladies are easy for a lot of AFC betas to identify and relate with. The reality is that alphas, guys with game, and guys with red pill knowledge are very much in the minority. Also it's a comedy so the end goal isn't necessarily to transform the main character into some red pill alpha playboy.
That said there were shades of red pill and reality of the modern dating era that we live in. Jay Baruchel's roomate/friend Eric Andre (who is pretty funny btw) is a player who surfs tinder all day and picks up chicks with ease, Jay Baruchel's sister sets him up on a date with an actual troll LOL, and then she goes in on him asking "if he works out, if he has a job," and basically tells him his sexual market value is minimal. Then a part I honestly thought was kind of dumb, he goes to a party his ex-GF is throwing and she is dating Adolf Hitler who has been in hiding and is still alive, the red pill in that was how quickly his ex moved on, and was dating a much older man who acts like a cocky asshole.
All in all the show has potential, although the quirkiness had moments that were funny, hopefully there won't be too much silly stupid shit in the future episodes. I think this show may bring more red pill stuff to light and at least show how the dating market is fucked, especially for AFC type guys, apparently the show is set in Toronto if that says anything.
Another show I was almost thinking about posting about is the new HBO show "Togetherness" which I thought has potential as well, while I think it may be a stretch to call it red pill, it definitely touches on red pill issues, and the current sexual market place. The main character is a beta nice guy husband and father, his wife is an aging chick who was probably a solid 7-8 when she was younger, they have two young kids, and the wife has since cut her husband off completely from sex. The wife has an older sister visiting from out of town who is basically a late 30's woman who was a hot slut who rode the carousel, but now has the wall and spinsterhood rapidly closing in on her.
Both these shows should be worth a look, guys on here may rag on them, but bringing the red pill mainstream will probably require a lot of baby steps, both these shows may have the potential to portray the realities of what's going on with a lot of men in this day in age.
I'll take your word for it and watch "Togetherness," which I just found on YouTube.
But keep in mind that Antenna TV is now rerunning the greatest show of all time* "Mr. Belvedere," and this is going to cut into my time watching that, so "Togetherness" better be good.
* I'm torn between "greatest show of all time" and "greatest work of art in all of Western Civilization," so I'll go with the first. For now.