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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp |OT| I want you inside me on July 31st
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ShemhazaiX
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Ok so just finished watching this and all I can say is that I was disappointed that it wasn't for me. So many actors that I love, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Truglio, John H Benjamin, Bradley Cooper, but the humour just fell flat. I hadn't seen the movie, but I read the synopsis so I understood most of the character arcs, but it just wasn't for me. Oh well, it sounds like a lot of other people loved it, so I'm glad it was made at least. At least Netflix put out Bojack so they're still doing well in the comedy front in my opinion.
VistraNorrez
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It's surprising to see people watch this without watching the movie first. You won't understand many of the jokes that way, even if you know what goes in the film. Seeing a joke executed and reading or hearing about it are 2 different things.
Not watching the movie, means from the first frame the show has less punch. They both start exactly the same way, with a campfire party. A lot of what's going in that opening is directly in reference to the movie's. The first funny thing is just seeing everyone older, and then you start to notice how much they copy and invert from the movie. And this is just the first scene.
So please, don't watch the show before the film.
Not watching the movie, means from the first frame the show has less punch. They both start exactly the same way, with a campfire party. A lot of what's going in that opening is directly in reference to the movie's. The first funny thing is just seeing everyone older, and then you start to notice how much they copy and invert from the movie. And this is just the first scene.
So please, don't watch the show before the film.
ShemhazaiX
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I'm almost 100% sure that I still wouldn't have enjoyed the show even if I'd seen the movie. In fact, I'd argue that if I watched the movie I never would have watched the show.
It was Chris Pine's character, who survived getting shot in the chest and run over by a vehicle.
Ooh sure that kinda makes sense.
LyleLanley
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Just finished watching it, it wasn't perfect by any means and it got a bit too absurd at times but I still really liked it. Even now the premise of all of these actors playing 16 year olds is hilarious to me.
You still may have not liked the show but it definitely would have made it better. I don't understand why you wouldn't watch the movie first, it's on Netflix as well.
You still may have not liked the show but it definitely would have made it better. I don't understand why you wouldn't watch the movie first, it's on Netflix as well.
depths20XX
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Watched this over during the weekend. Was actually much better than I was expecting it to be.
Felt like Gene's storyline was kind of lackluster though. I dunno, just wish they would have done it differently.
Felt like Gene's storyline was kind of lackluster though. I dunno, just wish they would have done it differently.
Fluffhead14
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honestly can't fathom watching this show without seeing the movie first.
bennywhatever
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I binged this series over the weekend and loved every minute of it. It's so ridiculous.
I've never seen the movie. I'll probably watch it some time this week. It honestly wasn't a big deal watching it without having seen the movie. There were a few jokes that obviously referenced something else, but they weren't distracting.
I've never seen the movie. I'll probably watch it some time this week. It honestly wasn't a big deal watching it without having seen the movie. There were a few jokes that obviously referenced something else, but they weren't distracting.
Yeah it makes no sense.
dat Falcon screech tho
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
But what is the significance of him going to New York? I haven't seen the movie in a while, so maybe I'm missing some sort of connection.
BertramCooper
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So I wonder how
Abby ended up a counselor by the end of the summer.
BertramCooper
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Well, she's with all of the other counselors at Beth's pow wow at the beginning of the movie.
http://i.imgur.com/w00fyDb.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/w00fyDb.jpg?1
I saw the movie right before the series and I don't think NY was brought up at all. If it was, it was a really obscure reference
DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
Yeah, I don't think that particular joke worked at all.
She's supposed to be 13 in the show, which just seems like it doesn't jive with the promiscuous counselor archetype she played in the film.
WordAssassin
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Well, it kind of works.
In the show, she "becomes a woman" when she gets her period, and she's "13" while the others are "15", only two years older. So in the movie she's making out with like every person (including another "kid" at the end, remember) because she's just switched from "boys are icky and should all die!!" to "hey I wanna kiss every boy" over the course of summer camp.
If anything, the gag in the show actually explains that one sequence at the end of the movie, which despite them "being kids" always felt weird to me until now.
BertramCooper
Banned
I'm not really questioning the logic of it. It's Wet Hot and therefore deliberately absurd.
I'm just guessing there's an actual story behind
In any case,
I'm just guessing there's an actual story behind
Abby getting promoted from camper to counselor that was either cut from the show or simply overlooked.
In any case,
Abby's transition from girl to woman was hilarious and ultimately worth any lapses in logic.
ClivePwned
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this is probably the wrong show to expect logic
in the last episode is a perfect example.
Also, I second watching They Came Together if you haven't already. Wanderlust is also good but slightly less absurd.
Jon Hamm trying to explain himself to Jeaneane Garofalo
Also, I second watching They Came Together if you haven't already. Wanderlust is also good but slightly less absurd.
VistraNorrez
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Of course, and it would have been a more logical investment of your time to watch the movie first and see if you like the sense of humor in this series. You could see if it clicks in 1.5 hours instead of 4.
As for Abby
she is with all the counselors at the end of the show, too, when they raise the flag and Coop is blowing the horn. Not sure if they ever shot a seen explaining what was with Abby's status or what.
Also I recommend on a rewatch to put on the captions. There are some funny bits of dialogue in the background and it's pretty easy to miss every joke the first time through anyway.
Do you not like anything from the people from The State?
did you guys hear Louie (a popular skit from The State) screaming "I WANNA DIP MY BALLS IN IT"? second to last episode, right before Neil and his girlfriend enter the cabin. shit made me bust up soo bad, no one else heard it :'(
FrenchMovieTheme
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yes, i had to rewind it real quick to make sure i heard what i thought i heard!
King Of Fuh
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WHAS has always been a bit of an absurd comedy, and I understand why a lot of people wouldn't like it. I will even admit that the first time I saw it, I thought very little of it other than a few scenes that I thought were pretty funny. Then over the past few years, I kept finding myself throwing it on at different times for background noise, and it has eventually become something I really enjoy.
That being said, if you didn't like the movie, you would have known not to waste your time on the show, and if you did like the movie, you would have enjoyed the show a lot more. Either way, watching the original thing before any kind of sequel/prequel that gets released is probably the way to go normally.
I'm convinced that I'll never meet more than the two people I know in real life that know/enjoy The State.
I used to wonder who they filled their audience with when filming. Probably just unpaid MTV interns.
I watched the whole series last night and watched the movie for the first time today. The only previous exposure I had to the movie was the song Higher and Higher which I heard in the Blood Bros. compilation a few years ago.
I found the show and the movie to be ridiculously funny.
FrenchMovieTheme
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i saw the state reunion show at UCB los angeles in 2008 or 2009... everyone loved it! more people like the state than you'd think
Didn't notice too many jokes go over my head it just felt like a parody of everything 80s, went back to the movie and didn't enjoy it nearly as much as the Tv Series. Will give it another watch through sometime soon after seeing the movie.
it's interesting to me that there are some people here who prefer the show to the movie. i understand, opinions, etc. but to me the movie is leaps and bounds ahead of the show.
there's a reason that so many actors came out of the woodwork to be in the show. it's because Wet Hot American Summer, the movie, is legendary. it came out fifteen years ago, and today we have a mini series chock full of amazingly talented people who all wanted to be a part of the thing. it's a testament to how killer the movie was, is, and always will be. in fifteen years people won't look back at the show and be like "Dang, that miniseries was wayyyyyyy ahead of it's time, it's a classic".
i thought the show had some great moments, but overall wasnt GREAT. i was just happy to go back to camp firewood and see some zany shit. i see the tv show as sort of a celebration of the hilarity, the fun, the absurdity and the genius that was the movie. it was so cool to see so many people come together to be in it. Wet Hot American Summer 4 LYFE.
edit: it's worth noting that i am an old man and WHAS the movie has been in my life for a long time, i've got really fond memories of it, for me there was nothing like it at the time. coming into it now, 2015, is probably a lot different. i undestand.
there's a reason that so many actors came out of the woodwork to be in the show. it's because Wet Hot American Summer, the movie, is legendary. it came out fifteen years ago, and today we have a mini series chock full of amazingly talented people who all wanted to be a part of the thing. it's a testament to how killer the movie was, is, and always will be. in fifteen years people won't look back at the show and be like "Dang, that miniseries was wayyyyyyy ahead of it's time, it's a classic".
i thought the show had some great moments, but overall wasnt GREAT. i was just happy to go back to camp firewood and see some zany shit. i see the tv show as sort of a celebration of the hilarity, the fun, the absurdity and the genius that was the movie. it was so cool to see so many people come together to be in it. Wet Hot American Summer 4 LYFE.
edit: it's worth noting that i am an old man and WHAS the movie has been in my life for a long time, i've got really fond memories of it, for me there was nothing like it at the time. coming into it now, 2015, is probably a lot different. i undestand.
Well the jokes don't go over your head if you haven't seen the movie, they just probably seem a lot more random than they would otherwise. A lot of the stuff in the show comes from the movie.
depths20XX
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I actually didn't like some of the references they made to the movie. Some of them just came off as "haha, yeah, that was the same thing that happened in the movie"
For instance,
Stuff just isn't as funny the second time around.
For instance,
Victor being stopped by the log during the chase or the nurse doing the same "for your/my pussy" line.
CitizenVectron
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I love the show and how ridiculous it got.
I also love how every single song was original for the show or movie. You can find them all here, including the stuff played by Paul Rudd on guitar in the different episodes:
https://soundcloud.com/craigwedren
They are also going to release the version of Higher and Higher sung by Chris Pine in the final episode!
I also love how every single song was original for the show or movie. You can find them all here, including the stuff played by Paul Rudd on guitar in the different episodes:
https://soundcloud.com/craigwedren
They are also going to release the version of Higher and Higher sung by Chris Pine in the final episode!
This was my initial reaction to the movie when I saw it ages ago. Then I came back to it again later... and I was still a bit iffy on it. But for some reason I kept wanting to come back to it again and again over time and it just sort clicked eventually. I don't even know how or why. I love it now, despite having that same reaction the first several times I saw the movie.
wanderingprostheyltite
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That doc on Netflix for the filming of the movie is great, highly recommend fans of it to check it out. Really cool seeing Wain and Showalter's process and temperament/interactions with everyone else. Janeane seems like such a kind and grateful soul <3 Loved her advice to the kids for how to be famous
AD Miles looks like somebody that would be a blast to hang with, and David Hyde Pierce looks predictably out of place and awkward around the rest of the cast lol. Seems like it was a tough shoot seeing as it rained for like 90 percent of the time they were there but also a fun one, lots of camaraderie amongst the cast and crew. Blows my mind that Bradley Cooper graduated from SAG like two days before they started shooting. Would love to be PA for a Wain production, guy knows his shit.
meet Ben Stiller in a deli
AD Miles looks like somebody that would be a blast to hang with, and David Hyde Pierce looks predictably out of place and awkward around the rest of the cast lol. Seems like it was a tough shoot seeing as it rained for like 90 percent of the time they were there but also a fun one, lots of camaraderie amongst the cast and crew. Blows my mind that Bradley Cooper graduated from SAG like two days before they started shooting. Would love to be PA for a Wain production, guy knows his shit.
Did you understand SNAPS? I really want to know how to play that to fuck with my friends.
wanderingprostheyltite
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Not really, was trying to figure it out when Showalter was doing it to Wain, will have to try and rewatch and break it down again later. Something to do with the number of snaps and how they correspond to beginning letters, followed by what's said afterwards? Seems like a stumper of a puzzle.
the_firewithin
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fuck no. i wanted like an extra 30 min just to watch them play that
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