p_xavier
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Vulgarity was a bit much, but still represents reality. Hopefullt a third season.
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F is for Family |OT| Bill Burr puts the F back in Family. On Netflix Dec. 18th
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Lord Frieza
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I highly doubt adults in 1973 swore that much in front of, and towards, their preteen and teen kids. Especially not with words like fuck and cunt lol.
IronLich
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I dare say Season 2, Episode 9 has perhaps the best payoff to a running dialogue theme with its ending.
I love all the absurd elements gathering up for the finale. The final 10 minutes was so dysfunctional and completely out of left field with some of its payoffs, but still within the lines of the show's motif of being there for family.
This is a show that rewards both character building and situational buildup with precision gut busting laughs. I enjoyed S2. I can see where the level of vulgarity getting turned up would turn off a few viewers, but when it counts, they use it more effectively. Whether it's during an uncomfortable setting, or it's when a character really needs to blow off some steam... THAT is when it's used accordingly, and the subject wouldn't hit as hard if they didn't use obscene language.
I think I'm too spoiled by Bojack saving the far more explicit four letter words for situations that are so far beyond mending. But with F is for Family, it raises the trashiness of the show and the people that live in it , and shows that their entire lives are gonna be shit from THIS moment forward, and everyone just seems to understand that, yet still rebel against their own ruin.
Are you guys fighting again?
YES!
*credits*
YES!
*credits*
I love all the absurd elements gathering up for the finale. The final 10 minutes was so dysfunctional and completely out of left field with some of its payoffs, but still within the lines of the show's motif of being there for family.
This is a show that rewards both character building and situational buildup with precision gut busting laughs. I enjoyed S2. I can see where the level of vulgarity getting turned up would turn off a few viewers, but when it counts, they use it more effectively. Whether it's during an uncomfortable setting, or it's when a character really needs to blow off some steam... THAT is when it's used accordingly, and the subject wouldn't hit as hard if they didn't use obscene language.
I think I'm too spoiled by Bojack saving the far more explicit four letter words for situations that are so far beyond mending. But with F is for Family, it raises the trashiness of the show and the people that live in it , and shows that their entire lives are gonna be shit from THIS moment forward, and everyone just seems to understand that, yet still rebel against their own ruin.
Skinny Pete
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It really is. We are seeing full on 70's bush in a cartoon. Crazy haha.
adamsappel
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Great season! As for vulgarity, my parents didn't have a filter around me, but then again, they were hippies.
Dr.Horrible
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Haha, yup, loved it.
Is there an easy way to gif Netflix shows? There is a disturbing lack of gifs for this show.
Lord Frieza
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Yeah, if this were like an alternative family, I could see that. But they are painted as basically the typical 70s family. I don't think it really brings it down any, but it seems pretty obvious it's a case of just doing something because they have the ability to and less because it fits with what they're trying to do. But it's rare for animators to really be able to go over the wall like this, so I get it.
p_xavier
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You must have come from a good family then!
Dr.Horrible
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I just use Instagiffer. Smokey is the best.
Excellent, I'll have to look into that. And yes, Smokey was fantastic.
I may binge this tonight now. I think I have 4 episodes to go.
BuckRobotron
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Thought this season was hilarious and indeed really bounces the needle on the crass meter. I actually don't like vulgar/crass humor in live action but am fine with it in animation, largely as no actor is embarrassing themselves beyond a vulgar line reading. Along with the general creativity afforded by the animation.
I just use Instagiffer. Smokey is the best.
I see this and the scene prior to be a little foreshadowing of what to expect from season 3.
Chiaroscuro
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I just use Instagiffer. Smokey is the best.
Yes, but they did not need to repeat this scene at the end of last episode. I got the joke from the previous scene + last time Smokey was doing that. Guess they need to take the audience by hand....
Dr.Horrible
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Agreed, I would've preferred if they hadn't been so obvious.
Watched the first four episodes of Season 2. So far, they've been alot stronger than most of Season 1. A big part of that is the greater emphasis on Sue, and her active role in keeping the family afloat. Frank is played less as wholly repugnant and more just flawed, which helps alot. I mean he's still an asshole, but atleast a well-written asshole.
Looking forward to continuing.
Looking forward to continuing.
PHOENIXZERO
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Lokimaru
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I thought my knick name was Muthafucka till third grade. As in "Muthafucka sit yo ass down and shut the fuck up." or "Muthafucka get yo ass in here now!" My mother cursed like a sailor.
ScottSullivan
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Marathoned this over the last week, we both loved it, shouldn't be surprised we already loved burr, but its fun seeing a sitcom like this with swearing heh.
I think my favorite joke was when bill was collecting money for the paper route and the old lady is reaching into her purse, only to just flip him off heh
I think my favorite joke was when bill was collecting money for the paper route and the old lady is reaching into her purse, only to just flip him off heh
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