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NFT: NBC's This Is Us.

smshmth8690 : 1/15/2019 9:31 pm
My wife's favorite show, and the season restarted tonight. I can't fucking stand it. Yes, you will never get the last 10 seconds back.
I watched it for a season  
Bill in UT : 1/15/2019 9:39 pm : link
and quit. My wife still watches.
RE: I watched it for a season  
Danny Kanell : 1/15/2019 9:39 pm : link
In comment 14264854 Bill in UT said:
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and quit. My wife still watches.


+1
Way too over the top dramatic and not enough hot chicks  
Ssanders9816 : 1/15/2019 9:43 pm : link
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Bill,  
smshmth8690 : 1/15/2019 9:43 pm : link
I'm on Youtube looking up Sous Vide Beef Cheek recipes, really just getting an idea on time & temp. I just picked up 40 lbs. of beautiful cheeks, just trying to come up with an idea.....
My wife and I bailed on it  
santacruzom : 1/15/2019 10:29 pm : link
Pretty quickly into the second season. We enjoyed some of the first season episodes but it was always a guilty pleasure, until the guilt far outweighed the pleasure.
When my wife likes a show I don't  
Gary from The East End : Admin : 1/15/2019 10:56 pm : link
I do something else when she watches it. Although she wouldn't watch something like "This Is Us" on a bet.
Doesn't sound familiar  
Route 9 : 1/15/2019 11:01 pm : link
...
Treadmill viewing for the wife  
jcn56 : 1/15/2019 11:30 pm : link
bonus for me - I managed the first episode and was hoping I was the guy they were obviously going to kill off.
Sorry  
The 12th Man : 1/15/2019 11:32 pm : link
I like the show. Think it is a very well written show.
I have an ex teammate  
B in ALB : 1/15/2019 11:56 pm : link
who watches this show and cries every Fucking time. Hes 6'6" and about 320 right now and he blubbers like a baby. It's absolutely hilarious.
RE: Bill,  
Bill in UT : 1/16/2019 12:30 am : link
In comment 14264866 smshmth8690 said:
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I'm on Youtube looking up Sous Vide Beef Cheek recipes, really just getting an idea on time & temp. I just picked up 40 lbs. of beautiful cheeks, just trying to come up with an idea.....


Never seen them in a retail store, Drew, but I know they're amazing. I'm sure you'll come up with something outstanding. With a quick search, below is an Emeril video- not sous vide. Also, here's a link for a similar recipe, sous vide.

https://www.sousvidemagazine.com/recipes/meat/braised-sous-vide-beef-cheeks/
Link - ( New Window )
RE: Bill,  
Bill in UT : 1/16/2019 12:40 am : link
In comment 14264866 smshmth8690 said:
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I'm on Youtube looking up Sous Vide Beef Cheek recipes, really just getting an idea on time & temp. I just picked up 40 lbs. of beautiful cheeks, just trying to come up with an idea.....


I'm seeing some lower sous vide temps elsewhere, but they're going from 1-3 days
RE: Sorry  
santacruzom : 1/16/2019 3:21 am : link
In comment 14264910 The 12th Man said:
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I like the show. Think it is a very well written show.


It had a few early moments to keep us intrigued and had some funny bits, but I disagree that it was well written. The dialogue is entirely unnatural -- no one talks the way any of the characters do in the show.

It's not like it's Friday Night Lights or something.
Then there’s The Bachelor  
Steve L : 1/16/2019 6:13 am : link
How do women watch this drivel?
I watch sometimes when my wife has it on...  
bradshaw44 : 1/16/2019 6:43 am : link
I saw one episode that somehow links Franco Harris to the family so I’m wondering if he’s someone’s uncle or father or something. Haven’t seen any episodes since November though so I’m not sure if that has been explained.
RE: RE: Sorry  
jhibb : 1/16/2019 8:22 am : link
In comment 14264938 santacruzom said:
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In comment 14264910 The 12th Man said:


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I like the show. Think it is a very well written show.



It had a few early moments to keep us intrigued and had some funny bits, but I disagree that it was well written. The dialogue is entirely unnatural -- no one talks the way any of the characters do in the show.

It's not like it's Friday Night Lights or something.


I actually enjoyed the show with my wife. Loved the first season, liked the second. This one has been pretty meh.
I think you're right about the dialogue, and it's been getting worse every season. After watching last night, I told my wife that it was totally losing me now. It's really just one speech after another.
I like it....  
Britt in VA : 1/16/2019 8:46 am : link
Something to watch with the wife and well written.

Also the writer/creator of the show is a big Giants fan.
Every generation  
HomerJones45 : 1/16/2019 9:03 am : link
has such a show. In the 80's it was "Thirtysomething". Something to watch with the spouse while feeling the testosterone drain from your body every minute you watch.
RE: Every generation  
Britt in VA : 1/16/2019 9:22 am : link
In comment 14265020 HomerJones45 said:
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has such a show. In the 80's it was "Thirtysomething". Something to watch with the spouse while feeling the testosterone drain from your body every minute you watch.


I have entered the groundhog day period of my life. A 7 and a 4 year old at home doing the same thing, day in, day out. Television not required for testosterone draining.
I used to watch  
timintey : 1/16/2019 9:32 am : link
when they had that chick from the AT&T commercials (Lily) on. When she left I checked out.
I like it a lot...  
x meadowlander : 1/16/2019 9:41 am : link
...they're very good at what they do, going for the tear-jerking Home Run in every episode.

Plot lines aren't always the strongest, but the direction and much of the acting is very strong.

I'm really impressed with some of the kid actors they found that really pair up well with their older counterparts.

That said, Mandy Moore cannot pull off her 'older' character.

But overall, like the show, still watch it.
I watched the first season with my wife  
PaulBlakeTSU : 1/16/2019 11:23 am : link
and really liked the Randall and Beth characters and their relationship. The actors (Sterling K. Brown and whomever plays Beth) are fantastic. It reminded me of Coach and Tammy Taylor from FNL (same show-runner). But I found the other siblings unlikable and didn't watch the second season.

Some of the emotional moments were really well done, but it was too melodramatic each week.

I have no intention of picking the show back up.
My wife still watches  
Jay on the Island : 1/16/2019 11:35 am : link
but I gave up towards the end of last season. I like Toby alot but I just can't stand Kate and it has nothing to do with her appearance. She is up there with Bridget from Ray Donovan as the worst characters on tv.
Older...  
FatMan in Charlotte : 1/16/2019 11:40 am : link
Mandy Moore reminds me of Sally Field.

I couldn't take it past the episodes with Sly Stallone.

It took them forever to explain how the Father died and I was only watching it for the wife to begin with anyway.
RE: I have an ex teammate  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 1/16/2019 11:49 am : link
In comment 14264917 B in ALB said:
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who watches this show and cries every Fucking time. Hes 6'6" and about 320 right now and he blubbers like a baby. It's absolutely hilarious.


I bet you’re right there with him sweet cheeks.
I really liked  
Pete in MD : 1/16/2019 11:59 am : link
the first season and the second was decent but I have had no desire to watch the new season. I think they overdid it with all of the "very special" and "can't miss" episodes.
I watched early on and thought it was decent,  
Beezer : 1/16/2019 12:02 pm : link
for a tear-jerking time suck. I still catch up on it on demand when I have nothing else to do. Right now Kevin's girlfriend is the best thing on the show. lol Anyone else wanna punch Toby in the slats? STFU dude.
I think we all need to throw out our Gillette razors....  
Britt in VA : 1/16/2019 12:04 pm : link
for turning us into chicks. Who's with me?
RE: RE: I have an ex teammate  
B in ALB : 1/16/2019 12:18 pm : link
In comment 14265354 LawrenceTaylor56 said:
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In comment 14264917 B in ALB said:


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who watches this show and cries every Fucking time. Hes 6'6" and about 320 right now and he blubbers like a baby. It's absolutely hilarious.



I bet you’re right there with him sweet cheeks.


I've never watched it for that very reason, sweetie.
RE: I used to watch  
jnoble : 1/16/2019 12:36 pm : link
In comment 14265089 timintey said:
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when they had that chick from the AT&T commercials (Lily) on. When she left I checked out.


Oh yeah, I remember her. I'd like to purchase HER "unlimited data plan" if you know what I mean...

:-)
It’s a good  
Les in TO : 1/16/2019 1:09 pm : link
Story about an imperfect family, told with interesting twists and flashbacks , and although sappy, I enjoy watching it. Randall Kate and Jack are great characters.
I have to constantly remind my wife  
Bubba : 1/16/2019 1:21 pm : link
Jack is not real. He is too good to his wife and family to be true.
RE: I have to constantly remind my wife  
Les in TO : 1/16/2019 1:45 pm : link
In comment 14265535 Bubba said:
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Jack is not real. He is too good to his wife and family to be true.
he does some extraordinary things but he also has his demons and flaws.
Todd  
mitch300 : 1/16/2019 1:52 pm : link
Zeile's daughter is the middle Kate.
Watched maybe ten minutes w/ wife...  
trueblueinpw : 1/16/2019 2:56 pm : link
I seem to remember it sucked. And to be honest, we set a pretty low bar for TV watching. Click.
RE: Older...  
McNally's_Nuts : 1/16/2019 4:45 pm : link
In comment 14265343 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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Mandy Moore reminds me of Sally Field.

I couldn't take it past the episodes with Sly Stallone.

It took them forever to explain how the Father died and I was only watching it for the wife to begin with anyway.


Mandy Moore is the oldest 34 year old women ever.

It's like she has been around FOREVER.
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