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Discussion in 'Community' started by bstnsx704, Apr 14, 2022.

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  1. bstnsx704

    bstnsx704 Force Ghost star 5

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    Original Announcement (March 16, 2021):

    Natasha Lyonne To Star In Rian Johnson Mystery Series ‘Poker Face’ Picked Up By Peacock From MRC Television

    https://deadline.com/2021/03/natash...poker-face-peacock-mrc-television-1234715689/

    Subsequent Updates:

    Nora and Lilla Zuckerman to serve as co-showrunners (August 10, 2021):
    https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/na...ock-series-poker-face-showrunners-1235038288/

    Rian Johnson regular Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins (April 12, 2022):
    https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/joseph-gordon-levitt-natasha-lyonne-peacock-poker-face-1235231304/

    Everything Everywhere All At Once's Stephanie Hsu joins (April 14, 2022):
    https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/na...ock-poker-face-cast-stephanie-hsu-1235232712/

    And as per this Tweet, it seems as though production has already kicked off:
     
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  2. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Chosen One star 6

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    That Star Wars trilogy is definitely dead then.
     
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  3. dp4m

    dp4m Mr. Bandwagon star 10

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    No, no, no -- don't you see, there's going to be an amazing announcement at Celebration in a month!

    https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-celebration-anaheim-2022-filmmakers-special-guests

    It's, uh... "... the many Star Wars adventures coming soon, including Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, and The Mandalorian." That's totally not all of them, guys! :p
     
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  4. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

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    The Star Wars trilogy that he's making will be hidden inside the mystery show.
     
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  5. bstnsx704

    bstnsx704 Force Ghost star 5

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  9. rocknroll41

    rocknroll41 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Rian always gets awesome actors to be in his projects. Looking forward to this series!
     
    rocknroll41, Jun 20, 2022
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  11. Reynar_Tedros

    Reynar_Tedros Force Ghost star 6

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    Still can’t get me to subscribe to Peacock.
     
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    bstnsx704 Force Ghost star 5

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    EDIT- Tagging for language.

     
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    Really great article and a bunch more pics in the link. The show starts on January 26th, and the first four episode will air that day.
     
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  16. Jedi_Sith_Smuggler_Droid

    Jedi_Sith_Smuggler_Droid Force Ghost star 6

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    Who watched this?
     
    Jedi_Sith_Smuggler_Droid, Jan 31, 2023
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  17. Rylo Ken

    Rylo Ken Chosen One star 7

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    It was pretty good. Natasha Lyonne maybe doesn't have much range as an actor but she has her persona perfectly honed for exactly this kind of thing. The writing is decent. The plots are all kind of sad little meditations on how people's lives go wrong. The premise is pretty much the peak of mount stupid, but the show is so well executed it mostly doesn't matter.

    I'll watch the next set of episodes whenever they come out. When are they coming out?
     
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  18. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    I'll eventually take a short subscription to Peacock to check this series out, but it probably won't be for a bit and I'll deifnitely wait to see if more episodes become available first.
     
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  19. Jedi_Sith_Smuggler_Droid

    Jedi_Sith_Smuggler_Droid Force Ghost star 6

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    Damn. Episode 5 is the best one yet.

    I was laughing out loud. Watch this show.

    This is turning into a great winter of TV with this and The Last of Us.

    very refreshing to watch an episodic weekly show with minimal over arching story line,
     
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  20. Runjedirun

    Runjedirun Force Ghost star 6

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    I always like a good murder mystery, so I have been watching. Unfortunately, there's not really a mystery of who committed the murders. But the setup of the show is very different from other crime mysteries, so I like it. I'll keep watching.
     
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  21. Jedi_Sith_Smuggler_Droid

    Jedi_Sith_Smuggler_Droid Force Ghost star 6

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    It’s the same formula as Columbo.

    The difference being that the protagonist’s regular life is somehow directly linked to all the crimes so far. That link can just be being in the wrong place at the wrong time with almost total strangers being involved. Columbo is a detective called in to investigate a crime - so he doesn’t have a connection.
     
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  22. Runjedirun

    Runjedirun Force Ghost star 6

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    I have never seen Columbo. But that's not surprising. I don't watch a lot of TV. Peacock is the only streaming service I have. Before streaming came along I never had cable. I know Columbo was on network TV, but I was never allowed more than 1 hour of tv growing up per day so that didn't give me a lot of time to explore. And now that I do have the freedom to decide what I do with my time, watching TV isn't something I prioritize. But it's a great way to relax.
     
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  23. godisawesome

    godisawesome Skywalker Saga Undersheriff star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    It’s Columbo + The Fugitive, especially in how Charlie’s overarching plot is formulated without really interrupting the episodic formula. That’s where the protagonist just kind of running into all the mystery of the week comes from while they have to remain on the run and avoid a “stern chase” from the other recurring, antagonistic character of the show.

    Like Columbo, though, the merit of the individual episodes comes down to how well the guest star murderers play their role and how clever Charlie’s eventual deduction is set-up. I’d argue that Charlie just having a “gift” of telling where outright lies are spoken saves the writers a lot of time in getting to the more important deductions; Columbo would often have to spend some time having him narrow down who the killer is before proving it, so letting Charlie have her suspicions raised let’s them focus on making sure what she realizes makes sense, gets foreshadowed and works. There’s a few Columbo episodes that struggled with that.

    There’s also an advantage from Charlie not being a cop, since whereas Columbo had to eventually get a conviction or some kind of evidence with his gambits, Charlie can just pull a Nero Wolfe and pursue “justice through other means.”
     
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  24. Rylo Ken

    Rylo Ken Chosen One star 7

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    I liked episode 5. They really did mostly get the assisted living vibe down. One key mistake at least in my experience removing bodies from assisted living facilities is that the facilities tend to have a back entrance for that. It's kind of rude to remove bodies out the front door where all the residents can see and be reminded of their imminent deaths. The fixed rule is that residents go out the front door on their way to the hospital and out the back door on their way to the funeral home.
     
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  25. Django211

    Django211 Force Ghost star 4

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    @Runjedirun Lucky for you Columbo is on Peacock. The Columbo vibe is quite strong with this show, even down to the font and color of the titles. Natasha Lyonne has that weathered voice and the attitude to come off like she's heard every lie imaginable. It's a fun show and they seem to have their formula down where the murder occurs and then we see how Lyonne was involved despite not being seen for the first act. In a nice switch where the murderer would always confide in Columbo thinking he/she was outsmarting him, Lyonne often unknowingly confides in the killer.
     
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