The Bear

Rezz said:

first series I've seen in a bit that has kept my attention solidly for the entire episode.

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I had this problem with virtually all shows. Putting my phone in another room helped keep my focus. I basically had to re-watch latest Stranger Things because first time round I was on my phone too much

I typically watch a show with full interest until it isn't interesting (House of the Dragon - Which, and I mean this, it isn't as bad as advertised. It's just fucking slow) and then I usually pause and do other stuff for a bit/several hours/several days. The Bear? I only pause because I get a feeling of absolute deja vu or intense "adrenaline" watching shit go down. It's pretty goddamn spot on for the back of house feel.

I really enjoyed movies like Burnt and Chef, but I knew there was a lot of creative license taken (more Chef than Burnt) but hoooooly shit does this show capture all the things.

Will finish this afternoon - expect an edit or an addendum. Still, characters like Richie or Marcus would have been fucking leveled at most places because there is zero fucks given for your situation - do your job or get fucked. And Carmine absolutely embodies this so far. Stoked about the last two eps.

edit - seen the entire thing

Sydney is still one of the worst characters, and Marcus needs to just straight up be shit-canned. BUT. The ending was interesting, and I like the character interactions for all the other characters. It's really solid.

Rezz said:

I typically watch a show with full interest until it isn't interesting (House of the Dragon - Which, and I mean this, it isn't as bad as advertised. It's just fucking slow) and then I usually pause and do other stuff for a bit/several hours/several days. The Bear? I only pause because I get a feeling of absolute deja vu or intense "adrenaline" watching shit go down. It's pretty goddamn spot on for the back of house feel.

I really enjoyed movies like Burnt and Chef, but I knew there was a lot of creative license taken (more Chef than Burnt) but hoooooly shit does this show capture all the things.

Will finish this afternoon - expect an edit or an addendum. Still, characters like Richie or Marcus would have been fucking leveled at most places because there is zero fucks given for your situation - do your job or get fucked. And Carmine absolutely embodies this so far. Stoked about the last two eps.

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If you like chef stuff watch Boiling Point with Stephen Graham. It is on Netflix

Also, 1999 documentary "Boiling point" is as solid as a documentary can get. No music, no flash, just good.


Marco Pierre White documentary from 1996 ish is great as well.

I couldn't (and still can't) put my finger on why I liked this show, but I really did. I enjoy that Matty Matheson's character was just a shitty repairman for the entire thing.

The 7th episode was something else. Only 21 minutes, and it felt fast, but holy shit was that stressful to watch.

The last episode, halfway through the AA scene, I realized that the entire monologue he was doing was in a single take. Not sure how long that ran for (10 min?), but damn that was impressive (like I said, once I realized it).

Falstaff said:

Episode 7 with single camera, single take was amazing.

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I didn't notice this one, probably with how hectic it was. Almost want to rewatch it just to appreciate that.

Gravel said:

I didn't notice this one, probably with how hectic it was. Almost want to rewatch it just to appreciate that.

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Boiling Point, which I mentioned earlier, is a one-takemovie set in a kitchen

Ossoi said:

Boiling Point, which I mentioned earlier, is a one-takemovie set in a kitchen

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Thanks for the recommendation. I enjoyed it, but I feel like it was mostly because my first job was in a restaurant as a bus boy. Seemed to nail the whole thing (cliques of wait staff, bartenders, kitchen, and dish washers, and the friction that was always there with management always "helping" but making everyone's life more difficult), even though my memory is probably fuzzy from it being over twenty years ago and not nearly that fancy.

I felt like the last 20ish minutes was a bit over-dramatized, but probably necessary to have some kind of conclusion.

Jeremy Allen White is such an insanely good actor. Can't wait for season 2.

neat

I really feel like we'll look back on this show as one of those ones that would've been perfect had it just been a one-off season and that by trying to milk it they destroy the entire thing.

I hope I'm wrong, but this just doesn't seem like it'll be as good the 2nd go around.

I know I like to shit on Hollywood for not coming up with anything worthwhile, but this is definitely a standout show.

Only watched the first episode, but it seems to be about the same quality. It's setting up with the obvious conflict being the money thing...again.

Not sure if I want to burn through the entire season or take it slow yet.

I finished this, it's a good show that gets a little bogged down by the constant conflict, but the end of season 2 was a bit better in that regard, with some actual character growth.

The only bad thing is episode 6. The family christmas episode. That is one of the worst episodes of TV I've ever seen in my entire life. It's an hour long shouting match and it's way, way too much

An incredible season. When I found out they were going to make a season 2, I thought it silly and was just an attempt to ride the hype train that was built up from the first, but it definitely delivered on all fronts. The acting, the editing, cinematography. I'm very much excited for a season 3 now.

I am about halfway through this season, the storylines are semi interesting so far.

But holy #$%%, as a restaurant owner I can tell you they got the pre-opening issues down! I am re living all the emotions with paperwork, build out, cost analysis, etc. and it's not even a real place.

Khane said:

I finished this, it's a good show that gets a little bogged down by the constant conflict, but the end of season 2 was a bit better in that regard, with some actual character growth.

The only bad thing is episode 6. The family christmas episode. That is one of the worst episodes of TV I've ever seen in my entire life. It's an hour long shouting match and it's way, way too much

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Funny, just got done watching that episode and thought it was the best one of either season so far.