Veep
Veep
#5Veep
Posted: 4/23/12 at 10:01pm
Armand Ianucci's characters are not so much Leslie Knopes but Ron Swansons with no frontal lobe. Look for The Thick of It and the film In the Loop to gage what his characters are about. Good stuff.
And I cannot believe the child actress from My Girl has grown up to say wonderfully irreverent dialogue.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#8Veep
Posted: 6/12/12 at 12:42am
I think Louis-Dreyfuss should and will walk away with another Emmy for this FANTASTIC performance. She's a knockout. She's doing what it took Amy Poehler (and her writers) about a season and a half to get right. She's balancing the reality with the comedy just perfectly.
I'd love to see this recognized in some other categories- Outstanding Comedy Series, writing, supporting actor and actress.
Really such a great watch. Cannot wait for another season.
#10Veep
Posted: 6/12/12 at 11:50am
I was actually going to comment about the same thing. I wish it was more than 8 episodes. "Nicknames", "Tears", and "Catharine" were probably my favorite episodes. JLD killed (Selina's reaction to Jonah telling her POTUS is giving her obesity as her new pet project needs to be in the Emmy reel) and Tony Hale and Anna Chlumsky were perfect in their roles.
"She cannot fall asleep on live TV! Not on C-SPAN, the irony would be too huge."
I still laugh at her reaction to the Viagra Prohibitor nickname.
Updated On: 6/12/12 at 11:50 AM
aussieskates
Swing Joined: 12/14/08
#11Veep
Posted: 6/13/12 at 4:55am
It's been full of delicious dialogue so far. Here's a link to IMDB with some of the best lines listed so far:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1759761/board/nest/199687211
#12Veep
Posted: 6/14/12 at 4:35am
Loving this show. I think I actually prefer it to Thick of It and I usually prefer the original British versions. (Yeah, I know Veep isn't an adaptation of Thick, but same themes, same type of humor, same creator..)
I love that the show isn't afraid to get dark either. I got chills when Selena convinced Amy that she was going take the fall on the pregnancy story and pretend that she had a miscarriage.
HBP
Broadway Star Joined: 6/2/05
Luscious
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#17Veep
Posted: 6/16/12 at 4:48pm
You see, I really appreciate the realism and attention to detail. I love Parks & Rec but this season just appeared like they were making stuff up as they went along with what exactly are the rules for a local department head running for elected office.
The offices in Veep look exactly like the offices I interned at The Hill with doors in every room and unkempt cubicles. Heck I have been at parties for people in the Senate and Congressional offices for weirdly specific issues (though not quite corn starch versus plastic) that are fully catered but maybe have just over two-dozen people there. Nobody is really dressed to the nines but rather in the most conservative formal to business casual most of the time.
As for the story lines, yeah bills actually do suddenly become high stakes and bills just suddenly die and are never talked about again. It just happens that way but I thought the show did a good job of making sure that what seemed to be story-lines swept under the rug, like the bills themselves had consequences like the pregnancy story line and Dan's involvement with the McCauley amendment.
The only misstep is the caricature Washington Post journalist. I guess since they had Frank Rich with a producer credit they did not want a sage-like portrayal but I just thought it was over the top.
DustyC
Understudy Joined: 1/22/13
#24Veep Season THREE
Posted: 3/6/14 at 12:07am
This is genius. Hopefully they'll garner a few more Emmy nods, and a Best Series win this season.
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