Vinyl Watch

[nas78]

I watched the pilot.

1. Energetic, inspiring and stylized direction from Marty.
2. Smart, witty and funny dialogues from Winter.
3. Great music, cinematography and production design.
4. Cannavale is electric. Olivia shines. Juno is amazing as always.
5. I loved all the Nazi jokes and references.

Top 3 scenes.

1. The first and last club scene.
2. The Nasty Bits concert scene.
3. The murder scene.

[will]

Finally, I found a way watch it, too
My favorite scene was the conference room lunch/meeting about halfway in.
It was nice to see all the familiar faces in the cast, and from the new ones, apart from Cannavale, I liked Romano.
I don't know much about the music scene of those decades, so here's an honest question: Was most of the music throughout the episode intentionally bad, so that we can appreciate the band playing in the first and last scene?

I'm actually interested in continuing with the show, which I thought wouldn't have happened. Nas, will you continue watching?

[nas78]

Will I thought the music was great. So i dont agree there with u.
And of course im gonna watch the whole season. And season 2 too.
Marty said he wants to direct more Vinyl episodes. Lets hope he does that.

[nas78]

Excellent 2nd episode.

1. Great opening credits sequence.
2. Cannavale is gonna win every fucking award out there for this role.
3. This could be Olivia`s best role since 13.
4. The musical interludes really work. They elevate the drama. I loved them all.
5. The full frontal shot. Kudos to the writers (in general) who ask from the men too to go nude and not just from the women.

Top 3 scenes.

1. The freak out/fight scene in the office. (Bonkers Bruce Lee impersonation from Cannavale)
2. The conference/im gonna fire u all scene.
3. Cannavale`s and Olivia`s sex scene.

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Episode 3

1. Funniest episode yet.
2. Mark Romanek`s best work since Never Let Me Go.
3. The music keeps getting better and better.
4. Alice Cooper is the most entertaining guest star so far.
5. John Cameron Mitchell is excellent as Warhol.

Top 3 Scenes.

1. The meeting room/Lay off scene.
2. Olivia`s and Cannavale`s fight scene.
3. Devon`s and Warhol`s scene.

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4th Episode

1. Ray Romano is really good. Great casting choice.
2. James Jagger has potential as an actor and musician.
3. Ato Essandoh is great. This is gonna be his breakout role.
4. Daniel J. Watts`s Hannibal is dope. He steals the show.
5. “Welcome to American Century. Get ready to take it up the ass.”

Top 3 scenes.

1. Richie`s freak out/therapy session at home with Devon scene.
2. Richie`s and Hannibal`s scene.
3. Richie and Lester, the fire and Janis Joplin scene.

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Episode 5

1. Max Casella hasn`t been that good since Doogie Howser.
2. Susan Heyward is a doll.
3. Emily Tremaine is criminally underused. We need more of her.
4. Lena Olin as Juno`s mom. What a great surprise.
5. Great first appearance from Annie Parisse.

Top 3 scenes.

1. Richie and his dad scene.
2. Devon`s and Hannibal`s dancing scene.
3. Richie and Devon in the elevator-lobby-sidewalk scene.

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Episode 6

1. Carrington Vilmont as Ernst was really entertaining.
2. Noah Bean as Bowie. Good job.
3. Birgitte Hjort Sørensen is excellent.
4. Special guest star, Olivia`s huge merkin.
5. "Zey could be rubbing zeir pussies together"

Top 3 scenes.

1. Devon`s and Ingrid`s posing scene.
2. Devon`s and Ingrid`s hotel room scene.
3. Devon`s and Richie`s scene at home.

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Episode 7

1. Elvis enters the building.
2. Bo Dietl is hilarious.
3. Romano`s threesome. Priceless.
4. The Nazi jokes are back. Love it.
5. "Here some pineapple. Makes your cum taste sweet".

Top 3 scenes.

1. Cannavale`s and Romano`s scene on the plane.
2. Cannavale`s and Romano`s beach house scene.
3. Cannavale`s and Romano`s hotel room scene.

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Episode 8

1. I had no idea what E.A.B chord progression was. Now i know.
2. My 2 favorite music artists of all time John Lennon and Bob Marley in the same room. Wow!!!.
3. Jack Quaid seems to be as talented as his father.
4. J. C. MacKenzie is so good.
5. "Mussolini with tits".

Top 3 scenes.

1. The scene in and outside the bank.
2. The scene at the club.
3. The scene at the police station.

[will]

Nas, thanks for the episode run downs.
I finally caught up with the show, including last night's episode. And now I understand why the show was renewed, despite low ratings.

I love the music interludes, as well. And all the diner scenes.
From all the real-life artists, I think Elvis was very good, especially his voice and mild behavior when he was speaking. Warhol was spot-on, too.
You're right about Casella, Romano and Quaid. Such nice surprises!
Cannavale is very good, but all his highs seem the same and they are filmed the same, too. Can't they find another camera movement for the "after-the-hit" shot?
I think he has more range in his "low" moments.

The "Bruce Lee at the office" and the "Day after Christmas" scenes were hilarious. (Goodbye to ginger bread... )

I wish I knew who the wedding singer is supposed to be. And I don't exactly understand the deal with the extra Donny Osmond records.

[nas78]

Will what wedding singer? U mean the bar mitzvah singer?
Gary (Xavier) is a fictional character but he`s partly based on Jobriath according to critics.

[will]

Yes, that's the one. Thanks, nas.

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Episode 9

1. P.J. Byrne is so entertaining to watch.
2. Paul Ben-Victor is a great character actor.
3. The whole murder thing subplot is the least interesting thing to me in this show.
4. Inspiring use of "Windmills of your mind" through different scenes.
5. Juno Temple proves once again with this role too, what we all ready knew. That she is the most raw talent of her generation.

Top 3 scenes.

1. The bat/Devon+Richie at the Chelsea hotel room scene.
2. Devon`s and Richie`s sidewalk scene.
3. Jamie`s threesome scene.

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Episode 10 (Season Finale)

1. Season 1 was satisfying. The cast was the best thing about it. I can`t wait for season 2.
2. This episode had overall the best mucic of any other episode in season 1.
3. The whole mobsters element destructs us from the most important stuff of this show. The music and the music industry.
4. Where the fuck was Olivia Wilde in this episode?. Her complete absence was huge huge mistake.
5. “You and Maury can suck the permission out of my dick.”

Top 3 scenes.

1. The overdose scene.
2. The concert scene.
3. The office party scene.