cheyz December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 Things are about to erupt between the board and the orchestra, and Rodrigo prepares to do whatever it takes. As the tables turn with each double cross, no one is safe. Not even the greatest composers in history. The future is uncertain. Link to comment
cheyz December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 Preview of season 2, no real spoilers nothing more than you'll find in the trailer: https://www.inverse.com/article/8934-mozart-in-the-jungle-is-coming-back-for-season-2-this-month-and-it-s-going-to-be-great More interviews, talks about some of the upcoming cameos: https://www.inverse.com/article/9216-lola-kirke-jason-schwartzman-and-more-talk-mozart-in-the-jungle-s-magnetic-season-2 1 Link to comment
Noirprncess December 24, 2015 Share December 24, 2015 This show had grown on me tremendously. Hi-Lie (Hailey)'s conversation about her pursuit of being a professional oboe player. Both fascinating and sad. 3 Link to comment
Noirprncess December 24, 2015 Share December 24, 2015 How did he not see her going of the rails like this?. She was a complete nutter. But I love that Rodrigo can temper his ego with humility. I feel bad about Union Bob. He listed Cynthia in his top THREE?. That's either sweet or pretty darn sad. Link to comment
lucindabelle December 25, 2015 Share December 25, 2015 Union Bob looked pretty handsome with his hair slicked back. What a great guy. I play violin and it really annoys me that the top players are all actors who don't play when they do close ups of them sawing away. Just substitute another body. Wow that smooch! Soooo glad betty congratulated her. I so understand the impulse to get encouragement but that is the downside. Someone can quash you. I've seen people especially women give up when someone didn't jump up and down over their talent (writing, music etc) while guys usually don't. And the bottom line is teachers are only human. They're just guessing, they can be wrong. 1 Link to comment
lucindabelle December 25, 2015 Share December 25, 2015 I love Bernadette peters too. What a fascinating character... She truly loves the music though her role is business. This show is SO much better than at piece of crap flesh and bone it's not even funny. 2 Link to comment
lucindabelle December 25, 2015 Share December 25, 2015 From my experiences in the nonprofit performance world this Is much much closer to reality than the cliche ridden flesha nd bone. Hell, the turning point is closer to reality by far than the turning point with it's shrieking choreographer and blatant attempts to pimp out a dancer. I met Bernadette peters after writing about Her (the capital is ipad correction but I'll leave it because fabulous) and she looks even better, younger and thinner in person. She must have had some minor work, botox and fillers, but she has had it done so artfully and subtly that she looks natural and yet youthful. Forget fountain of youth, I want to know who her plastic surgeon is, I play the violin... Youth orchestra survivor and now irish fiddle. So I adore this though the violin faking is painful. I did love episode ones beginning- I said wait! That guy is really playing! Oh it's Joshua bell. I'm looking forward to inhaling season two this weekend. Oh as for $400 an hour.,, yes that's about double what it should be. My teacher is an all Ireland fiddle champion. He charges $80 which is high, I'd guess philharmonic would e $150-200. I think it's completely plausible that even philharmonic players who each make six figures which is comfortable in New York teach and take side jobs. My original plan before some physical ailments got in the way was to be a professional musician as a day job and write by night. I'd never have been good enough for New York but was well on my way to being good enough to be in a section (not concert mistress, nearly every pro concert mistress and principal second has a concert career or could) but in a pro section. This show makes me kind of miss that. Though overall, life in a section sucks and is very dull, a lot of harmony and measure counting, which is why it's a good thing that our protagonist is a woodwind player. In an orchestra wood winds have a very different experience, lots of waiting yes but when they do come in they always matter, 5 Link to comment
cheyz December 28, 2015 Share December 28, 2015 Season 2 preview, minor spoilers: http://www.avclub.com/review/mozart-jungle-plays-some-passionate-new-notes-its--230014 1 Link to comment
cheyz December 30, 2015 Share December 30, 2015 Lennox, a guest "enfant terrible" conductor, brings some anger and fury to the orchestra. Thomas battles his oldest demons and hears the crash of his legacy. Rodrigo does everything in his power to keep the world around him from going out of tune. Nina and Cythia disagree on negotiation tactics. Through the chaos, priorities become clearer. Changes will be made. Link to comment
cheyz December 30, 2015 Share December 30, 2015 Thomas shares his symphony with soon-to-be-ex-wife Claire, who finds the music absolutely breathtaking. A funeral becomes the setting of backstage plotting between the orchestra and the board. Rodrigo attempts to let go of something from his past, but she will have nun of it. Hailey goes on a date with a board member and finds out more than she thought she would. Link to comment
cheyz December 30, 2015 Share December 30, 2015 The gang celebrates Betty's 35 years in the orchestra with some tequila and a special guest. Hailey breaks the cardinal rule of touring: what happens on the road, stays on the road. Negotiations hit a wall and the idea of a work stoppage begins to sink in. Rodrigo develops a mysterious ailment, and must adjust his senses while filming for a new Virtual Reality video game. Link to comment
cheyz December 30, 2015 Share December 30, 2015 Rodrigo shows Hailey HIS Mexico and takes her to a performance of his childhood youth orchestra. Thomas and Gloria meet with Juan Luis Delgado, the richest man in Mexico. Cynthia gets a surprise visitor and ends up in an unexpected position. Maestro Rivera, Rodrigo's mentor, asks him to fulfill a promise. Link to comment
cheyz December 30, 2015 Share December 30, 2015 Hailey has more work than she planned on during the orchestra's Latin American tour. When a stolen violin threatens the tour's final concert in front of Rodrigo's former maestro and a potential major donor, Rodrigo has to call in an old friend. An adventure through Mexico City's underworld ensues. Link to comment
cheyz December 30, 2015 Share December 30, 2015 Guest cellist, Andrew Walsh (Dermot Mulroney) invites Hailey out to see Lang Lang play, and gives her, her first real glimpse inside the world of classical music's elite crew. Thomas and Rodrigo enjoy a rare guys night in and end up in a tent in a living room, exploring the farthest corners of their minds. Gloria proves she is more than she appears. Link to comment
cheyz December 30, 2015 Share December 30, 2015 After one drum circle too many, Rodrigo is evicted from his apartment -- though it doesn't take him long to find a new roommate. Hailey and Lizzie help Bradford record his podcast about a famed building for artists. Hailey thinks about her future as one of the tenants recounts some famous performances. The threat of a strike causes some musicians to feel the heat. Link to comment
cheyz December 30, 2015 Share December 30, 2015 A near disaster during a live performance forces Rodrigo to make some changes in how he conducts not only himself, but his orchestra. Gloria extends an unusual invitation to Hailey. But, as the young oboist will soon find out, there is no such thing as free dinner. Link to comment
Noirprncess December 31, 2015 Share December 31, 2015 I have to wait another year for season 3??. That's what I get for binge watching everything on day one. 2 Link to comment
Noirprncess December 31, 2015 Share December 31, 2015 Lol at Lennox getting fired at least minute. But I died when he asked Betty when she got arthritis. 1 Link to comment
nameless slob December 31, 2015 Share December 31, 2015 Rodrigo is such a character. I adore him. His line about the ladies's restroom one day being for everyone made me laugh a lot. 5 Link to comment
kdmayo January 1, 2016 Share January 1, 2016 Well, I binge watched Season 2 (just like I did with Season 1) and hearing Rodrigo (GGB) call Hailey- "high-ah-ligh" still makes me laugh every time. I found some of the story lines a bit more contrived than I would like (the whole search for the concertmaster's "missing" instrument was a little far fetched) but what draws me in are the performances by the individual actors. As a classical musician myself (I'm a singer and a conductor) I have observed some pretty nutty behavior from orchestras and fellow singers (especially opera). I think that's why I love it so much- while yes, it's exaggerated for the show, in some cases I found myself nodding my head at how real some of it was! Gael as Rodrigo is brilliant casting IMO- warmth, passion for his art, charming. Some of the conducting faking is pretty awful- that would be my only pet peeve. Can we see a downbeat SOMEWHERE people? LOL! But it's great TV. 2 Link to comment
Red Fields January 2, 2016 Share January 2, 2016 I am glad to see how Thomas' and Rodrigo's relationship has evolved beyond rivalry. 2 Link to comment
Guest January 3, 2016 Share January 3, 2016 I like the actors (as usual for shows) but the writing is awfully pretentious and fairly cliched at times. I didn't like the old society matrons being giggling horndogs around Rodrigo, for example. Smitten, bumbling, Asian Sharon reminds me of smitten, bumbling, Asian Robin in "Don't Trust the B". Link to comment
NicoleMN6 January 4, 2016 Share January 4, 2016 I have to call total bullshit on the assistant's passport situation. No way would Michael have not realized that he needed a new passport, as he was making all the maestro's travel arrangements. And even if he really is that stupid, he would have been able to get an emergency one done within 24 hours in New York City. So, presuming that this was at least a 10-day tour, he could have caught up with the orchestra after the first concert easily. But, to paraphrase a saying from the TWoP days -- or was it Mighty Big TV? -- contrivance was getting a Coke from the fridge. 2 Link to comment
NicoleMN6 January 4, 2016 Share January 4, 2016 This show is so much better than the book! (Really has very little to do with the book, aside from the title and having one of the show characters be an attractive young oboist.) I play oboe and read the book after watching the first season and was very disappointed. It's great to see the perspective of the conductor, the other musicians, the board members and fans (Jason Schwartzman's podcaster). Looking forward to Season 3... in 2017? 1 Link to comment
cheyz January 4, 2016 Share January 4, 2016 (edited) Found a recap. It's short, has more about episode 2: http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/mozart-jungle-season-2-episodes-1-2-recap/ Another review: http://www.tvovermind.com/mozart-in-the-jungle/mozart-in-the-jungle-season-2-episode-1-review-stern-papa-272081 Edited January 5, 2016 by cheyz 2 Link to comment
cheyz January 4, 2016 Share January 4, 2016 Same recap posted in episode 1: http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/mozart-jungle-season-2-episodes-1-2-recap/ Link to comment
cheyz January 4, 2016 Share January 4, 2016 Half hour interview with Saffron Burrows, Lola Kirke, Hannah Dunne and Paul Weitz, starts off with the trailer: http://www.aol.com/build/519323804/ Link to comment
tennisgurl January 5, 2016 Share January 5, 2016 Almost forgot this was back! Really happy to see its return. Rodrigo and Hailey seem inevitable,but I hope they go a different way. I like them without the romantic subtext. 3 Link to comment
Noirprncess January 5, 2016 Share January 5, 2016 I rewatched this episode. I had forgotten that Jerry Adler (The Good Wife) was the older guy that passed out during the silent symphony. Loved how Hailey went off on Sharon and the payroll lady. Link to comment
tennisgurl January 5, 2016 Share January 5, 2016 So Gloria and Pavel are totally either already a thing, or will become a thing right? Link to comment
cheyz January 5, 2016 Share January 5, 2016 Rodrigo and Hailey seem inevitable,but I hope they go a different way. I like them without the romantic subtext. Keep watching, I like their solution. 1 Link to comment
tennisgurl January 5, 2016 Share January 5, 2016 Loved the montage of everyone doing random stuff and getting ready. Plus Bernadette Peters singing! and yep, totally called her and Pavel. Called it. 2 Link to comment
tennisgurl January 5, 2016 Share January 5, 2016 I really just want to mention how well directed this show is. All the "adventures in Mexico City" scenes were so wonderfully filmed. I wish more people watched this show because I want to talk about it more! 4 Link to comment
tennisgurl January 5, 2016 Share January 5, 2016 Poor Rodrigo. Things were going so well too! What did the guy expect from him? He has a major career, he cant just become a teacher all of the sudden! Kind of a dick move on Cynthias part, blowing her friend off then taking his reservation to hang out with the lawyer. I dont trust the lawyer at all. 3 Link to comment
tennisgurl January 5, 2016 Share January 5, 2016 Getting a magical curse put on him just seems like something that would happen to Rodrigo. The super dramatic sinister music at the end was cracking me up. I half expected Darth Vader to come strolling out while Mr. Corporate Guy made his evil plans. 1 Link to comment
Noirprncess January 6, 2016 Share January 6, 2016 I laughed when the guy at the "toxic" site said he had on a hazmat suit which was clearly an inexpensive Tyvek suit. Ana Maria's chastity belt....ROFL. 1 Link to comment
Noirprncess January 9, 2016 Share January 9, 2016 My favorite episode of the season. Cynthia got busted by all of her past and present lovers. Lol serves her right. Had to laugh at grandma's reaction to them kissing. 5 Link to comment
Noirprncess January 9, 2016 Share January 9, 2016 (edited) Beiben is a nut. I'm glad they voted against him. So, Rodrigo's "curse" was truly gone when he realized that Hailey had moved on?. Or that she was one of the reasons his deal was voided this saving him from a horrible commitment of no music for 2 years,9 mos? Edited January 9, 2016 by Noirprncess Link to comment
Clanstarling January 10, 2016 Share January 10, 2016 I love what this episode showed us about Rodrigo, and loved the way the reactions of the musicians showed us who they are at heart. For me this was, thus far, my favorite episode to date, balancing a love of music with a realistic and sly eye toward the reality of the working musician. Anyway. I absolutely love the show, and love the way it reminds us of the gypsy constant life of musicians struggling to both make art and to make a buck, and I love the palpable love for classical music that the creators share with us in each episode. I've never been a particular fan of classical music, but love this show (and am appreciating the music more because of it). I decided to give it a go because my husband is a musician (though not classical).The 1812 Overture, however, I am familiar with. Back in the 70's, my ex and I used it as retaliation for a noisy neighbor's constant blasting of the Saturday Night Fever album. We won. :) It is a great piece of music - even to my plebian ears. I really enjoyed watching this episode and seeing the musicians joyful and relaxed. 2 Link to comment
Clanstarling January 10, 2016 Share January 10, 2016 I was just thrilled, that as a classic music ignoramus, I was able to identify Mozart as the creator of the variation. (the big thing I retained from the movie Amadeus - "too many notes" is what gave me my Jeopardy moment). The interaction with Roderigo and the board guy was a lot of fun. It's always good to see someone like him get taken down a peg. 1 Link to comment
Noirprncess January 11, 2016 Share January 11, 2016 Congratulations on winning 2 awards at the Golden Globes. Best Comedy show Best Male Actor in A Comedy - Gael Garcia Bernal 7 Link to comment
Valny January 11, 2016 Share January 11, 2016 Apparently I will have to check out this show since I was surprised as hell it won two GG awards last night! Link to comment
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