He was also great in his guest appearance on Benched. Man do I miss that show/cast.Professor Wagstaff wrote:... but Deon Cole stole every scene he had on Black-ish so I'd check it out just for him.
Just wanted to say that I think that's brilliant casting, even if Lange is just Murphy's default for everything he creates.Ribs wrote:Ryan Murphy's next anthology show on FX, Feud, will center on infamous feuds. The first season will be about Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon) and Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange)'s rivalry during the production of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane.
So has anyone watched HBO's The Night Of... yet? Despite the show's fundamental plot relying heavily on a dark version of the "MPD Girl" trope, and grading on a curve since it's being adapted from (what I assume is presumably already strong) UK material, I thought the first episode was among the most well-crafted shows that HBO has created recently. As much as all the reviews made references and comparisons to True Detective Season 1, the only real similarities beyond the same basic genre is that some scenes are set in a police precinct and involve a few interrogations. However, there's really no hints at potential metaphysical forces at work or larger conspiracies involving religion, politics, and power. Instead, its intent seems to be more on the burden and bureaucracy of the judicial process and its impact/toll on the accused. It also seems heavily influenced by Season 1 of Serial, considering its careful weaving of the influence of racism into the narrative. It feels more akin to The Wire rather than True Detective, but with the focus on the other side of the law. Also, I'm really thankful that Bill Camp has such a good role in this, even if it's only for a couple of episodes, just so that I can slowly start to forget how poorly Cameron Crowe used him in the craptacular Aloha.