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GLOW |OT| The highest rated wrestling program on television - Netflix June 23rd
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Pupperbabysassy
Member
wow! The best wrestling show to come around in years.
encephalon
Member
I can't deal with episode 6.
Poodlestrike
Banned
This was pretty great! Manages to dodge most of the issues I have with Netflix Originals in terms of tone and pacing while telling a great story in its own right. It's really committed to the period piece thing, which can make it hard to watch in spots (the Welfare Queen character is a particular sticking point for me, personally) but it manages to combine realism with a whole lot of heart so I can dig it.
Also, sidenote: what does it say about Netflix's writing styles that one of the first shows of theirs that I can remember not dragging is one with ten 30 minute episodes? I guess they just have trouble putting together enough plot for 13 full sized episodes for... some reason.
Also, sidenote: what does it say about Netflix's writing styles that one of the first shows of theirs that I can remember not dragging is one with ten 30 minute episodes? I guess they just have trouble putting together enough plot for 13 full sized episodes for... some reason.
DreadfulOmen
Member
damn the season felt really short. I was hoping that we would get to see how big GLOW got.
Season 2 hopefully.
Bash is likable
GoutPatrol
Forgotten in his cell
True. Bash hasn't done anything terrible to anyone (yet, I only watched through ep. 5.)
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Do people think she's pretty? Because like, Im looking at her, one second I think, Fuck yeah, shes hot. And then the next second Im like, I dont know. Is she really? She just has one of those faces that kinda changes.
BronsonLee
Member
I mean it got surprisingly big for what it was in real life, but I get the feeling if/when they do a Season 2 it might be even more of a departure again
Also I think I said it in here before, but I thought it was interesting that Bash/Sam are both very stereotypical characters (dumbass money mark producer/skeezy director) but are incredibly likable and subvert most of the tropes you'd associate with them (at least so far, I'm only 5 eps in)
Same, I was so ready to hate on them, especially Bash, but they're very likable indeed.
Also Bash kind of reminds me of Zac Efron for some reason lol
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On Ep. 10, these outfits are on point!
BronsonLee
Member
I think the thing that hit me hardest about every character so far is in Ep 4
People sacrifice a lot to try and attain a dream
when you see that Rhonda/Britannica lives out of her car, because most indy wrestlers I know/have known for years had to do that
People sacrifice a lot to try and attain a dream
Discotheque
Banned
Only up to episode 4 so far but man I'm loving this. Brie and Maron are great
It kinda/sorta reminds me of a wrestling equivalent of A League of Their Own. With Tom Hanks being subbed in for a crankier Marc Maron
Also somebody get Charlotte Flair in the next season. And book Allison Brie vs Alexa Bliss for Wrestlemania
It kinda/sorta reminds me of a wrestling equivalent of A League of Their Own. With Tom Hanks being subbed in for a crankier Marc Maron
Also somebody get Charlotte Flair in the next season. And book Allison Brie vs Alexa Bliss for Wrestlemania
brianjones
Member
would this be a weird show to watch with the moms?
lotsa sexy?
lotsa sexy?
You really want Vince McMahon writing for Alison Brie for 3 months?
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Four episodes in and I'm incredibly impressed by the writing and acting.
Marc Maron is shockingly good in this.
Marc Maron is shockingly good in this.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Show is titties and Cinemax softcore grinding heavy at the beginning then it doesn't really use nudity anymore
BronsonLee
Member
The first episode leans on it the most I'd say
Discotheque
Banned
I wonder if he saw that "welfare queen" character in ep 3 and wished he could get away with trying that out today
Yeah, that was weird.
Pupperbabysassy
Member
Bash is playing David Mcclane who was a Vince McMahon clone.
BronsonLee
Member
McClane is still around today actually doing wrestling shit, though he's probably a lot more hands on with things than Bash is on the show
He's probably a shithead though so that's the tradeoff
He's probably a shithead though so that's the tradeoff
celljean89
Neo Member
Just finished it, it's short and sweet. It had great cameos and a great cast. I love it and excited to see season 2.
the_firewithin
Member
One is hulu
I don't know what you mean by this. These shows have different creative teams, there isn't like Netflix staff writers
BronsonLee
Member
digitaldevmike
Member
Netflix is killing it. I need more of this.
haha
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Also, thank fuck these episodes are only 30 minutes. I can't do hour-long shows anymore. They're such a chore to get invested in and I can't keep the momentum up like I can with these shorter episodes.
Because wrestling over in 2017, brother !
StopMakingSense
Member
It's more a statement on the number of subscribers.
All the streaming service offerings internationally are a mess outside of Netflix (and even they're missing some of their own originals because of old deals). GLOW was sitting there waiting on my TV when I got home on a Friday evening along with the rest of the world. Hulu or Seeso or whatever, I've got to track each show separately and with different release dates. Not worth it.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
This show is so damn good.