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GLOW |OT| The highest rated wrestling program on television - Netflix June 23rd
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MightyHedgehog
Member
Netflix sure is hitting homeruns with the '80s-set originals.
I can't wait for an episode of Stranger Things where they watch GLOW.
melonrabbit
Member
How's the show? Was looking forward to checking it out this weekend.
I just finished it this morning. It was fantastic. Can't wait for S2.
VenomousCoffee
Member
Finished it. Overall it was great and very funny.
I did think it was strange that on a series that seemed to be created, written, and directed by women, where 90% of the cast is women, all the best lines went to a male character.
I really thought the Machu Pichu actress was particularly good. Too bad she won't get bigger roles because she looks wrong.
I did think it was strange that on a series that seemed to be created, written, and directed by women, where 90% of the cast is women, all the best lines went to a male character.
I really thought the Machu Pichu actress was particularly good. Too bad she won't get bigger roles because she looks wrong.
I've been watching wrestling for thirty years. I'd put this in the top five of any wrestling content I've watched. God tier.
Still not nearly as bad as how homegirl's been booked the past month
Shit, she should hop on over to this for season 2
Because her gimmick is shit.
It only worked in front of a crowd that goes wild for a gimmick that is just shouting ten a lot at a CAW wrestler.
This is something I've noticed before. Like in the show Girls, in my opinion alot of the best material went to Adam and Ray. The women got some stuff but Adam and Ray were frequently the funniest and also - and this is something that is true in Glow as well - they would frequently get big speeches where they kind of chew out the women and tell them to get their shit together.
When it happened in Girls I thought, well maybe I just have a preference for the male characters in the show and so I notice them more, cos I'm a man. Could still be. It might also be that the women writing it have internalised the typical place of men in film stories so that even when they tip the scales to have a cast primarily made of women, the men that are there end up fitting into a typically dominant role - I don't mean dominant as in tough, but as in they get a lot of the best dialogue, frequently dispense wisdom/judgement, etc.
I think it's a combination of both. We expect men to be funny, but not necessarily women, just out of conditioning. There aren't as many female comedic archetypes so there is more experimentation going on with them, and so there are a variety of hits and misses even with the same characters. With the men - well, you kind of get who Sam is right away don't you? A bitter, kind of misogynistic pretentious asshole who is also actually a big sleazebag. He's not a villain though, so they even that out with a lot of self-awareness and perceptiveness of the people around him. We've seen this kind of character, it can be a potent one, so all that is left is to make sure his lines are good. He's got license to be awful, and also happens to be the only man in the primary cast, so he's got a lot of advantage right away.
I think there's a lot to think about with this. It's interesting. He and Ruth are the two standout characters for me so far. None of the other women are really making me laugh, even if I find them likeable.
TYE DILLINGER IS A MIDCARD TREASURE DAMN IT
Baroquemantic
Member
Episode 5
Best one yet. Dat epiphany. Let's gooooo.
Brie and this Russian accent is great.
Best one yet. Dat epiphany. Let's gooooo.
Brie and this Russian accent is great.
How dare fans enjoy wrestling.
Freddy=Legend
Member
The motel owner is great.
Baroquemantic
Member
Bruh, Betty Gilpin is so gotdamn fine.
Yep, that is what I said.
Baroquemantic
Member
This montage is great.
Edit: This GLOW rap tho.
Edit: This GLOW rap tho.
Freddy=Legend
Member
You guys are doing great! Do you know what happens next because I don't!
The ref is too good.
Stan Bush is an American legend.
Baroquemantic
Member
Episode 7
Lmao. These wrestling matches.
I love how much fun they seem to be having. Filming this show must be a blast.
Lmao. These wrestling matches.
Was not expecting the KKK shit. The Ruth and Debbie match was great while it lasted.
Baroquemantic
Member
Haha, yeah he was great.
He's Marc Maron. He is/was a stand comedian for decades now, and before this was mostly known for his podcast "WTF", where he interviews various famous people about their lives. He also had a show on IFC (might be still going? never watched) called 'Maron', which I think is just a sitcom loosely based on his life.
He's started showing up in things the past 5 years or so generally playing a crotchety bastard kind of like his character in this. Seems to have found a niche that is working for him, and this is definitely his best role by far.
edit: just realised this post wasn't recent, left browser open, so this has probably been answered several times
...blinking?
Nope
PhoncipleBone
Banned
More like eye twitching.
Watched the first 3 episodes and I'm loving it so far. I used to love watching GLOW as a kid with my sister, so it's kinda weird and awesome to see a show based on the making of it.
Original 1985 Pilot
Original 1985 Pilot
melonrabbit
Member
It's so wonderful because it takes the puss out of wrestling while being genuinely funny and at the same time is dramatic as Hell and gives everyone stuff to do while being a thirty minute, ten ep show... and at the same time clearly has an affection for wrestling as a medium to tell stories.
The ending is funny it's kinda teaching a lesson to all smarks who didn't like MitB
It was a great "fuck you" to wrestle Gaf.
melonrabbit
Member
Is this the show that gets me to rejoin WrestlinGAF lol
Just avoid the Russo marks.
Baroquemantic
Member
Elizabeth Perkins
Episode 9
Oh man, them sharing their drug addiction stories was great. Also, Mothers and Lovers thwarted by that damn Back to the Future.
And holy shit at that reveal at the end. Crazy given the theme of his movie.
And holy shit at that reveal at the end. Crazy given the theme of his movie.
