Is anyone watching The Bear on Hulu

I like the ugly face. loved him in "shameless"

I would let Jeremy Allan White demolish my asshole.

I enjoyed it and yet found it stress inducing

I get that R3. There is a lot going on, but I like it.

I can’t wait. He’s got a great body

He's a male jolie laide. Idk if there's a term for that. He's weird looking but still very attractive for some reason. I like this show so far.

It makes me feel anxious like I work in restaurants again. The only thing missing is the nonstop sexual harassment

[quote]Idk if there's a term for that.

Sure there is, “joli laid”. The masculine form of the feminine form you used

I HATED him as Lip in shameless. Debbie, Carl and Ian were all played by bad actors but White was especially bad. He had this very annoying speech pattern that he would affect to let you know that Lip is just a working class tough guy. Totally unconvincing as an alcoholic although maybe that was a writing problem. He did have a nice chiseled body though. I'll give him that. I definitely won't be watching this show.

He actually sounds sort of NY (which he is) and that makes one immediately realize that he couldn’t be a kid growing up on the south side os Chicago

R7 exactly! And I have never worked in a restaurant but it made me certain I never would want to.

I remember when he played a teen sex creep on SVU.

I really enjoyed the show. Obviously the ending changes everything for the next season if there's going to be one.

All the characters--even the minor ones-- are all fleshed out as real people. That's pretty rare.

I remember that too, r12. He has this really nasty fake acne and he said the line "if there's grass on the field, play ball".

He’s a Good actor

I checked it out because of all the acclaim, but couldn't make it past the first ten minutes. Food-based shows really aren't for me, and I just can't get past that aspect. Plus, I'm not the biggest fan of Moss-Bachrach. I don't think he's all that.

he has his moments - I've never seen him before. he seems a fill-in for vince vaughn

I’ve watched six episodes and I like it. JAW has developed a bit and yes, the group convo sessions are hard to understand saint times but that is the needed affect. I like it

The weird part of the series is a restaurant that only opens at 3pm. What type of mother-fucking chicago jackass bullshite is that?

Also, i just realized they are “river North”. There is like a ritz Carlton there I think. It’s not a gritty urban melting pot at all, it’s more like Times Square than anything. No wonder chicagoans are always angry.

I love the show but parts of it bother me already. POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT>>>

If his brother left him the restaurant why not fire Richie? He's useless. Or, why not sell it to his uncle if he owes 300K, surely he could get a better gig elsewhere.

If he was so insistent on keeping it open, why keep the menu the same if he's fine dining and so is his sous chef?

Damn. This show went dark, and went dark Fast!

Weird but fascinating ending. Who is the actor who plays the brother?

Next season can have them struggling with the buildout, customers who are pissed with the new concept, the cousin's stupidity, dealing with the real owner of the tomato cans.

I hope they have a next season. I think it was wonderfully done

[quote]If his brother left him the restaurant why not fire Richie? He's useless. Or, why not sell it to his uncle if he owes 300K, surely he could get a better gig elsewhere.

Richie was the brother's best friend. like the others he simply came with the territory. it's clear that Carmie walked into the place never having gotten to know it very well, he maybe hoped that richie had some real talent for something, much to his disappointment.

He's not selling it as he explains later that the restaurant is sort of an amalgam all of his problems, and his family's problems - and by "fixing" it, maybe he can fix himself.

I wish he'd get a love scene. I always felt like a perv watching Shameless. But now that he's a little older...

I wonder what the mom's deal is. And who will play her.

Abby Elliot is a really good actor. She and the guy who play Richie had the best Chicago accents. Hers was the best of the two. It seems easy to do, but it can easily go cartoonish like Oliver Platt's

Does anyone else think Oliver Platt looked very feminine on the show? My husband kept thinking he was a woman.

I found Abby Elliott's character very annoying. Finished it last night; at times it's really hard to watch because of all the yelling.

That's exactly what working in a restaurant is like. Gordon Ramsey is the norm, except most aren't as witty or insightful. It's more "Hey tits, move your big fat ass with this plate to table 15 and bring me a shot of Jack when you get back"

R26, actually, it is remarkable that for a show about “heat” there is absolutely no sexual tension at all, and I for once welcome it.

I'd still like to watch his ass pounding away.

We got that in shameless, at least at first

Finished it today. I didn’t expect to like it at first with the characters always screaming at each other. Glad I stuck with it, and I even teared up at the end! I hope it gets a second season.

I wasn’t sure why Carmen was apologizing to everyone though. Sydney screwed up the online ordering system (and then fucking bailed!) and the donut guy was being completely useless and annoying.

He apologized because its the gentlemanly thing to do in a crisis

I’ll stick to my bootleg BJ and the Bear VHS tapes. Greg Evigan is way hotter than that Jeremy guy

I’d debate that

r19 I am only on the 1st ep. It seems like the restaurant was there before the neighborhood gentrified. The one son stayed behind the times and the other left, learned new skills and is able to adapt to the changes.

God, he really does look like Penny Marshall and is a tiny bit wall-eyed.

I watched it, thank you for the recommendation. I really liked it, loved how gritty it was and that it's so fast paced.

OP, I get why you like his look. He looks like he can throw a mean fuck.

indeed he does

Posted this in the other thread. I did search. Sue me. Reposting here.

Just now finished the season. It definitely gets an A for originality. It is also not a show you should watch if you have high blood pressure or get stressed easily. It’s quite manic and claustrophobic. It is different. It is unique. I had to pause and Google the actress who was leading the AA meeting in the third episode. That can’t be her. Wait. It was. Anyway, the last episode was totally unexpected. Enough so I would be up for another season which means, of course, it won’t happen.

Any others get through this? Thoughts?

WTH.

It was Molly Ringwald. Why not just say it R43?

I watch the first episode, but as a vegetarian the heavy emphasis on meat became unnerving, did it become less meat centric as the series continues?

No, and yes, but why would that be an issue?

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I'm on episode 7 and I've enjoyed it. It's tense and angsty. A bit one note in that everyone is always on edge and people are screaming, but I still like it.

The location of the restaurant is at Orleans and Erie which is in River North and has been completely gentrified. Unless his brother owned the building which I don’t think he does and the class of clients of coming in, the location makes no sense. That’s just a local thing. Having said that I am absolutely hooked. It’s a terrific show.

Does Lip get naked in this show?

No, far from it in fact. It’s very desexualized.

R51, indeed the biggest complaint of the show is how out-of-context the area feels. It’s near the loop, but seems like some gritty urban hellhole, which those areas totally aren’t

The location really isn't even that important to the show. All these people complaining just want attention for knowing that the exact coordinates in River North where the restaurant is supposed to be isn't as gritty as it appears on the show. The fictional show, which deals with fictional characters is a fictional Chicago, which could very well have a not-as-gentrified-as-in-real-life River North - because it's fiction.

I think they mentioned that construction was going on in the neighborhood. Maybe that was their way of acknowledging the changing demographics

They can acknowledge that Jeremy Allen White is super hot

Renewed for season 2!!!!

W00T!!!

For those who fall for Jeremy Allen White, I recommend Calvin Banks.

I have honestly not loved a new show as intensely as this one in many years. I normally only half watch a show while doing something else. I am WATCHING this. so good. it's intense but fortunately they drop in these occasional extremely funny things to break up the tension so it's not miserable.

I like the style of the show but I’m surprised that critics aren’t calling out the endless cliches. I had a headache from all the eye-rolling at how unrealistic and “made for TV” these characters and their storylines are. But I like the style.

My FACE, Jeremy Allen White's ASSHOLE!

Any questions?

The main guy is like a miniature Robert Mitchum - I'm surprised more people haven't pointed out they look quite alike in the face. The Gene Wilder comparison works too.

I just finished the season. Goddammit that was a great show, there better be some emmies coming their way.

r59, you know, i LOVE Calvin banks.

Who is Robert Mitchem?

A month later, I'm ready to watch this again. And these days, I NEVER re-watch tv.

I need to watch this show; even though I know I likely wouldn't last 5 minutes, I've always kind of had this daydream about running my own restaurant

I was excited to see what kind of Chicago accent Jon Bernthal would come up with. The answer is zilch, nada none. At times, a Southern drawl broke through. WTF?

All the Italian beef places buy their bread from Gonnellas or Turanos and maybe a few others. A resident breadbaker sends up major alarms.

As stated earlier, lunch trade is everything at one of these places. Also, when Richie talked about this as a working people's place, he obviously meant those who will spring 12-18 for a to-go sandwich. No one has these sandwiches daily. All that beef would kill you.

No letter grades for food inspections in Chicago. They're rated in terms of risks--1, 2, 3..

Moss Bachrach did a bang-up job on his Chicago accent. except that it would have been appropriate in 1970, not today. Jeff Mauro, the food network jerk, comes close.

JAW does IT for me.

I like the show. My only criticism is that it's a little TOO "actory" and that makes some of it difficult for me. I'm looking at you Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Ayo Edebiri. I find both characters slightly annoying and both actors really hammy. I wanted to like the cupcake guy, but it was just too much. I also find myself completely uninterested in his relationship with his sister.

Moss Bachrach IS nice to look at tho

[quote] I'd still like to watch his ass pounding away.

Disappointing in the ass department from this image I found

Sorry ^ that' ^ is an image of his body looks great. THIS is the disappointing ass shot

He’s sexy as fuck

I liked the show, though Carmie is just another version of Lip from Shameless; damaged, troubled yet brilliant guy. JAW does it well, but the character is Lip 2.0.

I'm guessing the relationship with the sister will be explored in the next season when the complete family dysfunction will be covered.

Lip just can't get out of Chicago.

[quote]I wasn’t sure why Carmen was apologizing to everyone though. Sydney screwed up the online ordering system (and then fucking bailed!) and the donut guy was being completely useless and annoying.

I think Carmie was trying to change his behavior, change the culture of the place, but when the heat was on, he lost his shit & just screamed at everyone. Sydney has been pushing, pushing him and then it explodes in her face, she bails and you get the sense from her last scene with the baker that has been in a trend in her life. I thought the baker being allowed to donut fantasies was ridiculous, but when he got yanked back to earth by Carmie screaming at him to get shit done, that seemed pretty realistic.

Even if you've never worked in a kitchen, I thought the theme of people trying to change a toxic work environment/bad behavior only to revert back to old behaviors when things got tough was pretty typical. Likewise, the annoying "we can't change because you don't understand the history/culture, etc" (a view usually espoused by an underachieving white guy) was also typical of many work environments, not just restaurants.

The relentless manic energy of that episode made me anxious and then I wondered “Why didn’t they turn off the machine the orders were coming through when they realized they couldn’t keep up?”

He's the epitome of ugly hot.

Real emotions, a smattering of authentic restaurant practices and a whole lot of contrived plot premises. Somehow it works. Or doesn't if you're a Chicagoan.

Food tip: Want to make your own Italian beef sandwich? Buy thinly sliced roast beef at a deli. Submerge for hours in beef stock with Italian seasoning and green bell pepper. Serve on sliced baguette dipped in au jus.

Beef gives me indigestion, but that grilled chicken with peppers looked delicious!

Late to the party but I absolutely love this show.

I really like Abby Elliot in this. She, Amanda Seyfried, Kaley Cuoco and the booby MAGAT from Euphoria should all play sisters

Hey. you forgot me, R82

I loved episode 7 all that rage in the kitchen. It really took me back to bring with a waiter and dealing with chefs sometimes.

Did anyone see The Boiling Point, I thought that was pretty good but this series captures the kitchen chaos much better I thInk.

I had no idea the cupcake guy was part of Tyler the Creator' s Loiter Squad. He really grew into a handsome guy.

A cafe opened featuring the Bear's chocolate cake.

R54 maybe, but more careful attention to the geography and changing demographics of Chicago could have enhanced the show. Richie's rant about Sydney's risotto and gentrification doesn't really make sense in an already-gentrified neighborhood like River North; like his accent, this mentality is stuck in the 1970s.

Also, who gets in a fistfight at a bachelor party?

Hated him as Lip in Shameless. Trying to convince an audience that this bugeyed trashbag was pulling every girl in Chicago was a massive stretch.

In this, however, he’s really good. The show highlights how family restaurants are a cornerstone in any community or city without getting preachy or sappy about it. I like the show a lot.

I liked White in both shows. He's a good actor. The writing is excellent.

I just finally streamed it and LOVED it! So gritty and realistic and yet with so much heart. Tina was easily my favorite character -- especially when she schools Syd on being a woman in the professional kitchen.

I've recommended it to my 20 y/o niece who wants to embark on a culinary career. I want her to see just how un-glamorous the chef-ing world is in real life before she decides she wants to be a part of that whole scene.

I finally finished it the other night. I'd been watching it on D+ but I couldn't wait any longer for the finale, which was excellent. I thought JAW's monologue at the start of the episode was really beautifully done.

I really need a second season of this. It shot up to my favorite thing I watched this year, along with Barry and The Baby. I guess I have a thing for shows that start with B.

There was a restaurant series on STARZ, forgot the name. The lead was played by a British actress Ella Purnell using an American accent. Ella is currently in Yellowjackets. One of the male leads was also British, Tom Sturridge. I don't even remember if he also spoke in an American accent. The show was awful.

The truly terrible Paul Sparks played the restaurant owner, how the fuck did this guy get into acting?! In every role he plays the same character, he's totally one note. Same draggy monotone delivery. ugh

IIRC, the series was based on a book. Sweet Bitter? Think that was the title. It was excruciating. Think it lasted only two seasons.

Bittersweet r93. Tom did play American in that.

Sweetbitter r93 you were correct.

I just Googled it, the STARZ series was called Sweetbitter it was on from 2018 to 2019.

"Sweetbitter is an American drama television series, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler and inspired by her time working in New York’s well-known restaurant Union Square Café. The show premiered on May 6, 2018 on Starz."

[quote] I was excited to see what kind of Chicago accent Jon Bernthal would come up with. The answer is zilch, nada none. At times, a Southern drawl broke through. WTF?

Not everyone who lives in Chicago necessarily grew up in Chicago. Is his character supposed to have?

Listen to Jeff Mauro on Food Network to get an idea of how Bernthal's character should have sounded. He probably shot all his scenes in less than a week and didn't bother to work on his character.

The three siblings don’t look like they’re related.

It is a really good show but I find myself so stressed out watching it.

Season 2 thread.

Molly Ringwald sho is ugly.

Her face looks like a combination Rumer Willis/Lord Farquaard from Shrek

I don't think he's a butterface. I think he's just hot, period. His face is interesting.

I think I would like it if I watched it commercial free.

I just started this show and loved season 1. Not sure it’s really a comedy but eh happy it won all the Emmy’s.

Disappointed in the size of his meat.

His cock is pretty! Look at the shape!

He's got a weirdly photogenic face, with those beautiful sad hooded eyes. But, he's a midget.