In a just world, Veep would receive the amount of attention Girls has. That’s not to say Girls is bad (in fact, the last two episodes have been very, very good), but Veep is a masterpiece of profanity and insults. “Gold-plated sh*t gibbon” deserves to replace “E pluribus unum” on the Seal of the United States. Julia Louis-Dreyfus has hit “national treasure” status as Selina Meyer, Anna Chlumsky is Armando Iannucci’s wonderful, foul-mouthed muse, and Matt Walsh and Timothy Simons makes for TV’s best love-hate relationship. What I’m saying is, please watch Veep.
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Julia Louis-Dreyfus discussed season two.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus said there will be more new characters. “Selina’s going to get closer to the West Wing and then perhaps wish she wasn’t so close to the West Wing,” she said in August 2012. “And we may even travel globally…that remains to be seen, but it may be the case if we can figure it out, budget-wise.” (Via)
Watch the trailer below. (As for the “HBO’s best comedy” claim: Curb is better, but it may not return until 2048, or ever.)
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Was the Patrick Wilson bang fest contained in those two episodes? That shit was just…ugh.
The one before that, for the parts they were hopped up on cocaine? Quite entertaining.
I agree on both counts. The coke episode was pretty great, with Jon Glaser as the addict, and the most recent one was so depressing, but great television. I’m glad I stuck with Girls.
I see Jonah has a dickie bennett style haircut
Did the President call?
There will be no more Selinas.
My feelings on this show are very complicated and nuanced.
Wait, so when is Life and Times with Tim returning from hiatus?
“I imagine I’d mix apeshit with batshit, raise it to a whole new level of fury — and then I’d probably rip your face off and use your eye sockets as a sex toy.”
It still pales in comparison to the “The Thick Of It” (the british show it’s based on). Thank God all the TTOI are on hulu.
Funny, I don’t think of it as based on “The Thick of It” at all. It may have started out that way, but for me it’s a different show that just uses the same style.
If anything it’s much closer to “In the Loop” without Malcolm Tucker in it.
Your not even your mom’s favorite Jonah, Jonah.
I missed the hell out of this show.
“Really? ‘Cause I’ve met some people- real people. And a lot of them are fucking idiots.”
Truth, Selina. Truth.
“Are these people going to live to the next election?”
“I have some really interesting idea for tax reform. You have two types of people. You’ve got one group that gets things done, who I call the grabbers. Then you’ve got the other group that’s not the grabbers…I haven’t thought of a name for them yet”
she doesn’t get better than the scene where she’s told the president is having a heart attack. She absolutely nailed the middle ground between being excited and feigning concern.