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JAY Z - "Moonlight" video (Friends spoof)
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lightskintwin
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The Carmichael Show which was recently cancelled after three seasons featured 3 of them. Jerrod Carmichael (obviously), Lil Rel Howery, and Tiffany Haddish.
Twenty7KVN
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I really like this video i think it's the best one yet from this album.
UnemployedVillain
Member
DOOM used the friend's beat (whatever was being played in the intro) better
But Hannibal was amazing
But Hannibal was amazing
MaximumSpider
Banned
Just saw it and loved every single minute
Syphon Filter
Member
How come? It's fiyah!
disappeared
Banned
Yeah. But it's the word everybody's throwing around. Maybe for the best as it means more people won't be expecting the drastic tone change when it hits.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
You getting your asians mixed up
Hiro Murai directed Atlanta and had nothing to do with this video.
Alan Yang directed Master of None and had everything to do with this video (the idea and direction)
Considering his albums are released by huge corporations and his tours are funded by large banks, I doubt any of the money spent is actually his.
Kids these days.
I guess I don't get it.
Should I watch Moonlight?
Edit: perhaps I am missing the point because I loved Friends growing up and La La Land was a masterpiece. Had no idea what Moonlight was before the Oscar thing but then no one ever talked about it.
I don't think I have ever seen an ad.
Should I watch Moonlight?
Edit: perhaps I am missing the point because I loved Friends growing up and La La Land was a masterpiece. Had no idea what Moonlight was before the Oscar thing but then no one ever talked about it.
I don't think I have ever seen an ad.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
I just realized Jay - z is "Richard" on the answering machine. lol
modernmalady
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I mean, you should watch moonlight cause it's amazing, but you don't need to to get the message of the video.
An earlier post in this thread explains the video as well.
Really liked the video. Actually my first thought after watching it was the new Ghostbusters movie. Sure Hollywood wanted you to give them some kudos by offering up a more diverse cast but in the end it was just another soulless corporate attempt at recycling a once popular franchise with no new diversity of ideas or viewpoints on offer (except for bottom of the barrel vag jokes of course).
Not hard when DAMN is booty
Elegant Weapon
Member
It's Whodini - Friends. DOOM flipping it for his song isn't really comparable to Jay-Z using the hip-hop classic as the theme to his all black "Friends"
lol
You should watch Moonlight because it's a beautiful film. There's probably not as many films like it as there are musicals. I didn't know La La Land was a film until the Oscars thing.
You don't really need to watch the film to "get it" though. Moonlight won but also felt the experience of losing because La La Land was originally named the winner, with it's cast and crew taking the stage. Both film teams experienced winning and losing.
Elegant Weapon
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Syphon Filter
Member
My man, I been told people that 4:44 is album of the year and don't see anything on the horizon competing with it.
It's decent but disappointing, his worst work if I had to choose. Probably still the 2nd best album this year though.
Not white and I grew up abroad. I just found it funny. Never saw it as "white people humor".
because of the reruns on TBS and my sister, I have probably seen every single episode.
TheContact
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Friends was OK I hated Phoebie tho
The Last Wizard
Member
Never knew this, though I never watched friends but I did Living Single.
I'm not even upset I was able to identify the episode they were parodying like 2 lines in.
It's a bummer you hate the best character in the whole show.
It's a bummer you hate the best character in the whole show.
Fixed2BeBroken
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I was watching the video like "Wtf....is this something they wrote to make fun of friends or is this legit friends script? cause shit is fucking terrible.
then I found the episode online...
yea...I remembered why Friends never interested me whenever I would randomly watch it for a few minutes back in the day. Just couldn't connect with it.
The One and Done
Member
Some of ya'll live in la la land.
Isn't he though? I laugh whenever people say his show was good, homie was literally just doing stand up monologues in every scene he was in.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Because most black folk didn't watch either.
Elegant Weapon
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or was a kid who didn't need to be watching Seinfeld
gutter_trash
Banned
The episode this recreation takes from is one of the funniest and most acclaimed of the series. It's hysterical. It's really fascinating to me how they managed to suck all the life from it.
Dreams-Visions
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lol this.
Probably cause Friends actually stinks
nah, it doesn't
Human garbage is probably the most ridiculous word to use also lol. I mostly don't understand how anyone could have avoided after the air though. Seinfeld has been in syndication for as long as I can remember a show ever being in syndication.
I was introduced to it through my sister and her roommate being fans of it, who became addicted to it through reruns.
I guess for people who watched the show and get to know the characters and their tendencies/mannerisms, this stuff makes sense. Seeing other's act it out like in the OP's video doesn't have the same effect.
The ending to me was saying aim to be original instead of copying. They going to praise someone else anyway. Look at the Friend's remake they were doing, even if done well is empty. Burress reaction was honesty, no need to copy old pop culture when we (and all those actors) are pioneering it right now.
Dreams-Visions
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it probably is this simple, yes.
Psychoward
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Idk, to me they always felt like fake people and they weren't nearly funny or bizarre enough like It's Always Sunny or Arrested Development to make up for it.