There is not even an IMDB page for the series. You can get the first episode here, for $5.
I found out about this when I received this email:
The cast includes Steve Buscemi, Alan Alda, Edie Falco, Jessica Lange, Steven Wright, and Nick DiPaolo. It’s about a bar called Horace and Pete which is run by Horace (Louie CK) and Pete (Buscemi). What brings everyone to the bar is that they are all equally miserable and need to drink.
If you like Louis CK’s stuff about how depressingly difficult life can get and how people struggle to get through it, then you’ll love this show.
A movie ticket, which pays for the building you see it in, the sound system and all the people who maintain the building and equipment, not to mention the distribution infrastructure, is $8.
I’m not paying $5 for an internet stream that I watch in my own house, on my own equipment, that will last less than 45 minutes. That’s ridiculous. At that rate, a season of shows STREAMING would be $50 if there were only 10 shows. Considering that comedy rarely gets funnier the more you watch it, that’s a pretty crappy deal, IMO.
If he was smart, he’d have put the first one out for free, then charged $2/episode, making the season cost the about the same as a BR or DVD or CD. He went right for greed, hoping that people would utilize the same process you did: “surely there’s no way this sucks.” :dubious:
I’ve been a fan of Louis C.K. since watching a YouTube video of him honoring Carln’s contribution to his own maturation process. Watching that first episode of Louie the scene where the water bottle goes out the window hit me viscerally, as I could tell the audacious shot was amazingly difficult. His background in absurdist film making really shines through in his work and I love it.
I feel like being able to directly give a creator money directly is pretty darn cool and the things he makes move me enough that $30 is worth supporting his new creation.
I haven’t watched it yet but I’ve seen some short clips on YouTube from a few episodes. I also listened to Louis on Mark Maron’s podcast talking about it. From the clips if looks pretty amazing but it also seems like it’s pretty dark.
I don’t see the price being an issue for me so I probably will check it out when I have the time.
I bought and watched the first two episodes. It was OK but I lost interest because I didn’t care about the stories or the characters. If it had been $10 for the whole season I probably would have done it. $31? No. That’s about four months of NetFlix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime, each of which offers much more for the money.
I thought of this show the other day. When I watched it, I had never read a Dope thread on it. Well there barely was one apparently. Worth reviving a zombie to recommend what could fairly be called a Masterpiece. Trouble is, it is a Masterpiece of Tragedy. Very dark and raw. There are some really funny parts, but they serve the tragic mood. Not advised for those who might be timid about sad shows. A lot of it is mundane bar talk, but often brilliant. Great performances, great writing, unique. Louie CK did a long interview with Marc Maron about the making of the show, which adds a lot to it.
There are now a whole bunch of scenes on Youtube if you never got to see any of it.
He also did one for Fresh Air, Howard Stern, and for Charlie Rose. They are all great and you get to hear about how Louie convinced all those actors to do the show for next to nothing.
He also talks about how he tried to convince Joe Pesci to play Uncle Pete.
I’ve been watching it for the past few nights. About 7 episodes into it. I think it’s 12 episodes total. For those interested in seeing it, it’s on YouTube now.
I’m blown away by the acting, the story, the character development. The entire show is just incredible. One of the best things I’ve seen in a very very long time.
I knew Louis C.K. was talented, but this is a whole other level of writing and performance.
It’s not that it’s bad. It’s just that family dysfunction is a little triggering. It’s difficult for me to watch. I can get all that I need at Thanksgiving.
The directing is unusual. It is paced and blocked more like a play.
Welp QuickSiver, you are responsible for my vacating my entire Sunday into Monday. Somehow I never knew this existed after all this time. It’s far better than anything I’ve ever seen Louis CK do and all of the other actors just blew me away. It was a refreshing way to watch a TV show. It is a tragedy so I guess it isn’t for everybody.
I even listened to some of his interview with Marc Marrone which was also interesting. He really got into how he developed it, how he wrote in and was able to get the actors he wanted. He explained how he ended up going with it as a tragedy and was able to go with it where he wanted with the thought in mind that regular TV shows avoid this kind of thing partly because they want as many revenue generating seasons as possible. So they end up compromising quality for something that’s just sustainable writing wise.
Either way, thanks for resurrecting the thread. A great show!