ofmd March 13 Share March 13 (edited) Wow, so according to that article, it's probably not even just a couple of episodes in L.A. Honestly, even if I didn't consider NYC and the Arconia integral to the show - which I do -, L.A. is one of the places I'm least interested in exploring... And while I approve of Meryl staying on, the cast is getting really crowded, particularly with someone like Longoria. I'm ok with Silicon Valley dude and don't know the other additions to the cast, but they already have fantastic other side characters I wish we'd see more of, like Uma, plus my favorite police detective, etc. Or even revisit the houseplant homies... Sigh. Edited March 13 by ofmd 1 1 1 Link to comment
Yeah No March 13 Share March 13 1 hour ago, ofmd said: Wow, so according to that article, it's probably not even just a couple of episodes in L.A. Honestly, even if I didn't consider NYC and the Arconia integral to the show - which I do -, L.A. is one of the places I'm least interested in exploring... And while I approve of Meryl staying on, the cast is getting really crowded, particularly with someone like Longoria. I'm ok with Silicon Valley dude and don't know the other additions to the cast, but they already have fantastic other side characters I wish we'd see more of, like Uma, plus my favorite police detective, etc. Or even revisit the houseplant homies... Sigh. I agree with you on all points. NY-ers used to get criticized for living in a bubble where they saw NY as the center of the universe and everywhere else was either an insignificant or non-existent appendage to them, but I personally think TV execs and actors based in LA are even more guilty of that as evidenced here. I don't know why shows have to progress from "fun" and "different" to overkill in just a few seasons anymore. This show may have jumped the shark with Eva Longoria for me. But we'll see. It may sound like more than it will turn out to be. 1 Link to comment
DoctorAtomic March 13 Share March 13 I think LA centered shows are way more prevalent than NY, and I would much prefer to see NY any time. 4 Link to comment
Affogato March 13 Share March 13 4 hours ago, ofmd said: Wow, so according to that article, it's probably not even just a couple of episodes in L.A. Honestly, even if I didn't consider NYC and the Arconia integral to the show - which I do -, L.A. is one of the places I'm least interested in exploring... And while I approve of Meryl staying on, the cast is getting really crowded, particularly with someone like Longoria. I'm ok with Silicon Valley dude and don't know the other additions to the cast, but they already have fantastic other side characters I wish we'd see more of, like Uma, plus my favorite police detective, etc. Or even revisit the houseplant homies... Sigh. I imagine that they are going to encounter the enbiggened cast on a movie set, in the actors/stunt guild, or some similar place where they end up investigating the murder. i too think they should have stayed closer to home, but I can see the attraction of the bigger sandbox. 1 Link to comment
Quilt Fairy March 13 Share March 13 I'm wondering if we're mis-interpreting and the articles are over-emphasizing the phrase "added to the cast". I think some of these could be very brief appearances. Still waiting for news of Scott Bakula. 4 Link to comment
ofmd March 14 Share March 14 (edited) 12 hours ago, Quilt Fairy said: I'm wondering if we're mis-interpreting and the articles are over-emphasizing the phrase "added to the cast". I think some of these could be very brief appearances. Good point, particularly as they introduced two of them with the identical phrase about the character being integral to the twists and turns etc. I can't imagine Longoria being in the same category though. Meanwhile, I'm getting my Uma* fix unexpectedly as I've started watching the first season of Feud. *Yes, I really need to memorize the actress's name! I did look her up on Wikipedia the other day and noticed they listed her appearance on OMITB as "(first season year)-2023", as opposed to something like "ongoing", so I really think the whole season will take place far away from the Arconia, NY, and our beloved weirdos within. Edited March 14 by ofmd Link to comment
Yeah No March 14 Share March 14 13 hours ago, Quilt Fairy said: I'm wondering if we're mis-interpreting and the articles are over-emphasizing the phrase "added to the cast". I think some of these could be very brief appearances. Still waiting for news of Scott Bakula. Brief appearances or not that's a lot of people. It still feels like overkill to me. 33 minutes ago, ofmd said: Good point, particularly as they introduced two of them with the identical phrase about the character being integral to the twists and turns etc. I can't imagine Longoria being in the same category though. I was basically neutral on her until I saw her on "Searching for Mexico" on CNN doing a culinary tour to discover the cuisine of her heritage. I really wanted to like her but came away with a slightly negative opinion of her. She rubbed me the wrong way and was annoying at times. Link to comment
Yeah No April 10 Share April 10 15 hours ago, shapeshifter said: They’re gonna need a bigger boat. 2 Link to comment
Orbert April 10 Share April 10 (edited) I gotta be honest; I'm not sure if this is good news or not. For me, part of the charm and attraction of the first few seasons was that the so many Arconia residents, and in a way the building itself, were integral to the stories. The occasional well-known guest star was fun, but not really required. Season Three bumped that up a notch or two with Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep both in prominent roles, and the story also shifted away from the building for a lot of the season, and the most of the residents were mostly absent. Now they're adding even more characters to the cast? I did enjoy Season Three. I suppose the only "requirement" is that the murder take place in the building; perhaps they feel that it's time now to give the show a broader scope, a bigger feel. Also, of the seven new cast members named in the recent posts, I don't know most of them. I like Richard Kind, though he's not exactly an A-lister. The rest I'm not familiar with, but it still makes me wonder why we need them when we already have a half dozen or more established characters other than our dynamic trio. Edited April 10 by Orbert 6 Link to comment
ofmd April 11 Share April 11 I agree. And I assume we won't see any or most of the arconia residents, as the season takes place elsewhere. :-( I need my Uma fix, and Howard, and the Detective! (Not an Arconian but unlikely to turn up in LA.) Link to comment
Yeah No April 11 Share April 11 2 hours ago, ofmd said: I agree. And I assume we won't see any or most of the arconia residents, as the season takes place elsewhere. :-( I need my Uma fix, and Howard, and the Detective! (Not an Arconian but unlikely to turn up in LA.) It's getting to the point that even if these added characters are "brief appearances" they will dominate the season to the exclusion of anyone that appeared in previous ones. And despite interviews that try to reassure us that the season won't be exclusively set in LA I have a hard time imagining how they will do the NY location justice. 2 Link to comment
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