Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Tonight, at 11:00pm, the auteur Nathan Fielder will release his next master work The Rehearsal on HBO...
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Nathan releases The Rehearsal for You...
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Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Definitely not as funny as Nathan for You but both episodes have ended in pretty interesting ways. If you liked the series finale of Nathan for You, this is the natural evolution of that.
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Jsisto
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I was going to watch this episode but I got into an accident driving my Scion 100mph.Definitely not as funny as Nathan for You but both episodes have ended in pretty interesting ways. If you liked the series finale of Nathan for You, this is the natural evolution of that.
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EverythingsOverrated
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Watched the first episode and thought it was great. Definitely not as funny as Nathan for You but incredibly clever, thoughtful, and of course, weird as fuck.
DKehoe
Gold Member
Same! “Door city over here” and “it’s days like this that I curse the Chinese for inventing gunpowder” are both such incredible lines.
Jsisto
Member
There were so many doors in such close proximity! That was such an awkwardly delivered, classic Nathan line. I await the opportunity to use it in my life at some point.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
The best line from e1 for me was when Nathan says something like "I thought I'd look cool, but due to a slight difference in chairs...I looked like a fool."
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Pejo
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Being locked behind HBOmax probably doesn't help. I wouldn't have gotten to see it at all if my gf didn't get a free sub to HBOmax with her cell phone plan.
DKehoe
Gold Member
That new episode is pretty wild. Both the woman and the guy she dated seemed totally nuts.
Apparently, this is the guy's brother
Didn't expect this to go for more than one episode since I figured each situation would just be contained within that span. But I should have guessed since they were still in the baby stage. I wonder if this will go beyond 2 episodes. Also how Nathan doing co-parenting is going to impact things. I wonder why they didn't just bring in an actor/actors to play the role, but maybe the initial plan was for her to find someone and then when that didn't work out it would be too short notice to hire them?
Also “so the government have got these sasquatch liaisons"
Apparently, this is the guy's brother
Didn't expect this to go for more than one episode since I figured each situation would just be contained within that span. But I should have guessed since they were still in the baby stage. I wonder if this will go beyond 2 episodes. Also how Nathan doing co-parenting is going to impact things. I wonder why they didn't just bring in an actor/actors to play the role, but maybe the initial plan was for her to find someone and then when that didn't work out it would be too short notice to hire them?
Also “so the government have got these sasquatch liaisons"
PapaEmeritus
Member
How bout the cringey pool session with Nathan, I think covering his nipples and trying to get super close to the guy, as a staged swimmer enters the pool.
I'll be honest that fuckin vizio flow chart was mind blowing by the end.
DKehoe
Gold Member
Vice did an interview with that guy. Often with these things I wonder if the person just came off badly because of the edit. But going by the interview it doesn’t sound like he was really misrepresented.
I collect VHS tapes
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I’ve watched the trailer twice and I still have no idea what the show is about
Billbofet
Member
It's basically him helping people to confront an issue they have by allowing an intricate "rehearsal" of the variables they may encounter.
When you read the premise, it doesn't sound all that interesting, but the lengths Nathan goes to as well as picking some interesting subjects is the secret sauce.
Dude is a comedic genius and there is really nothing else like it on television.
If you watched Nathan for you, it's in that vein of humor.
Jsisto
Member
Clicked the image. Saw it was posted at 5:55 and got shivers down my spine. Definately means something deep.I guess things worked out for those two
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
The shows losing steam for me a bit. Nathan Fielder being less comedic, while the show laughs at people with personality disorders, is rubbing me the wrong way. Still enjoying it but not nearly as much as Nathan for You.
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AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
He is a druggie and she is a super overly religious person......I don't know how it would work.I guess things worked out for those two
I bet he believes in Halloween.
I did feel bad for the inheritance guy, but I hope he got what he wanted from his brother, but his brother must have been pretty awful to dictate not to give an adult their inheritance.
DKehoe
Gold Member
Also she had referenced that she used to drink and smoke weed a lot and it seemed like finding religion was a big turning point in her life where she then moved away from that stuff. So I can't imagine her being really into him doing weed. In that interview I posted above he does say they feel like they're meant to be together so maybe they have a connection that goes beyond what we saw on the show.
With the new episode it's getting pretty Inceptiony where he's organising a rehearsal within the confines of another one.
Pejo
Member
Wonder if she saw the episode yet?I guess things worked out for those two
Jsisto
Member
Yea the last one lost me a bit too...i think Nathan himself looking quite significantly older makes it come across a little weirder too. Holding out hope it'll pick up, though!
AJUMP23
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No it is on HBO which is run by demons. She just wanted to experience motherhood and a garden over the course of 2 weeks.
I collect VHS tapes
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PapaEmeritus
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Um did you do a keyword search "Halloween satanic origins" mmmyea
Had me laughing pretty good
Had me laughing pretty good
I collect VHS tapes
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AJUMP23
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Otherwise he would be eating these people.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Are all the episodes out now? I want to binge them when it's possible. I did watch the first episode last night and this show is incredible.
DKehoe
Gold Member
Nah, still two episodes to go. Last one airs 19th August.
If you’ve only seen the first episode then you have a hell of a journey ahead of you.
PapaEmeritus
Member
The fuckin nunchaku scene in the bedroom, whoo that had my laughing hard
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
This show is ****ing weird.
I've never seen a show where I'm like "This isn't working", "This is genius", "This is hilarious", "It's losing my interest", "This is wrong"...the entire time.
It feels like Nathan Fielder didn't realize the pitch he sold HBO and he's trying to hold it together the best he can.
I've never seen a show where I'm like "This isn't working", "This is genius", "This is hilarious", "It's losing my interest", "This is wrong"...the entire time.
It feels like Nathan Fielder didn't realize the pitch he sold HBO and he's trying to hold it together the best he can.
DKehoe
Gold Member
Nathan moving the conversation away from the Judaism discussion by asking Angela what her favourite movie was only for her to say Apocalypto and that she loves Mel Gibson's work. Incredible moment.
AJUMP23
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She should have said the passion of the Christ.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
So I did get HBO Max to watch this. I was a bit disappointed after episode 2, as I was expecting just several episodes with a different person & premise each time. Kind of got bored by this latest episode (5 I think). Here's hoping the remaining stuff brings it back around.
AJUMP23
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I expected a new person every episode too. And I think that would be more interesting. The lady just became to much and it was more about Nathan than the person.
PapaEmeritus
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Are you aware eating poo is a satanic ritual!?