American Horror Story: Hotel- Page 2

[Luscious]

Posted: 8/27/15 at 4:22pm

There could be TWO seasons of American Horror Story in 2016!

 

Ryan Murphy Confirms Jessica Lange Will 'Be Back' On 'American Horror Story'

Updated On: 8/27/15 at 04:22 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/27/15 at 4:27pm

I guess he's never heard the expression "too much of a bad thing".

[Luscious]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 9:16am

 

Updated On: 9/11/15 at 09:16 AM

[artscallion]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 11:04am

This trailer does not give me hope. It's a mini version of [name any season after 2]. Choppy, random and rushing to cram everybody important into their little moment.

[Luscious]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 12:21pm

While it isn't necessarily a reflection of the quality of the show itself, I think it's a pretty great trailer.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 12:36pm

AHS Should Just Make Teaser Trailers - 

http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/maybe-american-horror-story-should-just-make-teaser-trailers-7732219

[Luscious]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 1:01pm

I agree that fewer episodes (maybe 8-10) would work better, as would it being a NETFLIX series. This is one show that definitely benefits from no commercial breaks and binge-watching. I find re-watching each season on Blu-ray to be a much more cohesive and engrossing experience. But still looking forward!

Updated On: 9/11/15 at 01:01 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 1:02pm

I agree with you. They should definitely make 8-10 less episodes per season. 

[Luscious]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 1:05pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I agree with you. They should definitely make 8-10 less episodes per season."

 

How droll.

Updated On: 9/11/15 at 01:05 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 1:10pm

Sure. Ok. 

[Kad]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 1:18pm

That article misses the larger issue with the series' quick devolution: Murphy's unrequited love affair with camp.

[Luscious]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 2:35pm

So what if you happen to be a fan of campy horror? (e.g. Rocky Horror, Phantom of the Paradise, The Evil Dead, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte, etc.) Is it then OK to like and enjoy AHS? Its camp factor is one of the things that I enjoy the most about it.

Updated On: 9/11/15 at 02:35 PM

[Kad]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 2:47pm

The thing about camp is that the best camp isn't aware it's campy. The tragically ludicrous, the ludicrously tragic, as The Simpsons very aptly put it.

AHS is self-aware and insincere all the time, and is extremely dependent on decades of camp imagery, which it culls from, references, and reproduces, in the hope that some of it will stick.

[darquegk]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 5:49pm

It seems to me that Murphy's obsession is with post-camp. I see echoes of the Aesthetes in "Beetlejuice" and worship of everything David Lynch ever did. But "Beetlejuice" is a film ABOUT camp, and David Lynch is deconstructing camp. Murphy is riffing and riffing and riffing, but not on the originals, but on other people's riffs.

[broadway86]

Posted: 9/11/15 at 11:49pm

A huge Gaga fan, so I'm excited to see her work here.

I get a kick out of the show, even at its most inconsistent, but I'm still longing for a season as accomplished and satisfying as Asylum and (most of) Murder House. The last two had some spectacular elements and great performances, but didn't come together.

[Luscious]

Posted: 10/6/15 at 11:58pm

 

New 'American Horror Story' Opening Credits Are As Disturbing As Ever

 

'American Horror Story' Returns, With Twists, Thrills And A Chilling Lady Gaga

 

American Horror Story: Hotel” Delivers Extreme Sex, Drugs and Violence!

 

‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ Review: Ryan Murphy at His Most Shocking, Lady Gaga at Her Most Gaga

 

'American Horror Story: Hotel' review: Lady Gaga a perfect fit in gory, violent, seductive new season

 

Updated On: 10/7/15 at 11:58 PM

[Fantod]

Posted: 10/7/15 at 12:23am

As always, I will love it until I don't. 

The twisty plot line was one of the dumbest backstories on the show. It made no freaking sense. If Twisty were the villain of season 4 it might have almost been good.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/7/15 at 9:44am

Hot Garbage Wednesdays are back!

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 10/7/15 at 11:03am

Phyllis Rogers Stone said: "Hot Garbage Wednesdays are back!

 

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Ha. And I just read Neil Patrick H will have a role again. Jesus

[darquegk]

Posted: 10/7/15 at 11:58am

Well NPH is the human equivalent of a Ryan Murphy production. Packed with talent but unable to helm a project without it floundering self-indulgently; openly gay but not effeminate or particularly queer beyond a surface level; appealing to the largest possible audience while beloved by fairly few; a little overexposed, a little underwritten, and a lot convinced of its own significance.

I happen to like NPH, and can enjoy Murphy shows despite myself, but the facts are what they are.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 10/7/15 at 12:05pm

I dunno, on that horrible Glee reality show and on the Sundance Writer's Room series episode about AHS Ryan Murphy definitely gives off a stereotypical lispy queen image (I guess that's not effeminate but...)  And he does seem to have a fanbase who do love his shows if people on FB are any indication who seem to find every AHS promo brilliant.

But I see your point.  :P  My point was this show already has a larger cast of Murphy faves than even last year did, and the huge cast is one reason AHS so often falls apart--we don't need another NPH 2 parter right when the show should be climaxing or whatever.  (Does this mean his husband will get an unnecessary role again too?)

[darquegk]

Posted: 10/7/15 at 2:04pm

I suppose I wasn't as clear as I could have been- Murphy can come off queeny himself, but his shows tend to favor equal opportunity eye candy and (until Finn Wittrock) tended to offer more female cheesecake than male by far.

[Luscious]

Posted: 10/7/15 at 4:12pm

Why can't y'all just relax and enjoy the ride?

 

Or if you don't like, don't watch. I really don't get this "hate watching" trend. I barely have enough time to keep up with the shows that I like, let alone the ones that I loathe. Some people just have too much free time on their hands.

 

As for complexity of plot and character, that's not really what I'm looking for in a horror movie. The majority, even the classics, don't have either. I'm just looking forward to a fun and wild ride!

Updated On: 10/7/15 at 04:12 PM

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 10/7/15 at 4:13pm

AH gotcha.  Although I think the male cheesecake has been a factor going all the way back to Popular--certainly Nip/Tuck was filled with male shower scenes...

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/7/15 at 4:28pm

If you're interested in the culture of the US, not just the pop culture but the kind of lives diverse people live in these times, it's worth noting the assaults on women's rights and the misogynist Murphy ouevre as parallels.  That's just my opinion on why people who hate the man's product might want to watch it and think of it critically, in cultural terms.