S20.E03: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Chris O'Dowd, Niall Horan

[Athena]

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Among the guests on Graham's sofa are ex-One Direction star turned solo artist Niall Horan, who chats and performs his new debut single This Town; five-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, starring in new movie Nocturnal Animals; The Avengers and Hurt Locker star Jeremy Renner, appearing with Amy in science-fiction drama Arrival; and comic actor Chris O'Dowd, promoting the movie Mascots.

[sugarbaker design]

According to my cable guide, it looks like we're back to 45 minute episodes this Saturday, thanks to Dirk Gently's 75 minute episodes.  Alas.

[dubbel zout]

Boo!

[califred]

At least we got a red chair Story and a good one.

[dubbel zout]

That is revenge. I'm kind of in awe.

I really dislike the 45-minute shows. I wish BBCA would schedule things so we always get an hour. There wasn't nearly enough Chris O'Dowd.

[califred]

My husband kept saying he should have done it at the rehearsal dinner instead so as not to actually be married.  But yes that was revenge for sure.

[dubbel zout]

I think going through with the wedding makes the whole thing that much more humiliating for the wife. If the husband had done it at the rehearsal dinner, she could chalk it up to cold feet or something. 

I think the guy who told the story wanted to be flipped, even though he was pleased at the success of the story. Hee.

Edited October 23, 2016 by dubbel zout

[sugarbaker design]

I didn't believe the red chair story, it sounded like an urban myth.

[attica]

As an old, I'm happily unfamiliar with One Direction. I couldn't pick their members out of a lineup if they were wearing giant ID signs. Still, this young Niall person (and hey! I learned that it's pronounced 'Nile', which I hadn't previously known) has lovely skin.

I want a Chris O'Dowd of my own.

As for the Red Chair story, I am often amazed at the number of people who marry who really hate each other.

[dusang]

I haven't seen most of the episode but I've seen the clips of Niall (thanks 1D YouTubers!) and he's so charming!!  I don't want to like him but I do.  I even loved him referencing Robbie Williams, which lets me build a fantasy world of boy band support groups where they share stories of their wild days.

[sum]

8 hours ago, attica said:

As an old, I'm happily unfamiliar with One Direction. I couldn't pick their members out of a lineup if they were wearing giant ID signs. Still, this young Niall person (and hey! I learned that it's pronounced 'Nile', which I hadn't previously known) has lovely skin.

I want a Chris O'Dowd of my own.

As for the Red Chair story, I am often amazed at the number of people who marry who really hate each other.

Now you mention it, it occurs to me that that's pretty much the basic plot of 'Moone Boy'.

This semi-autobiographical comedy, written by and starring Chris O'Dowd, follows a young boy Martin Moone ( David Rawle ) growing up in rural Ireland. Martin navigates his life with the help of an imaginary friend Sean ( Chris O'Dowd ) , who is a man in his mid-30s, hoping to face the challenges of his eccentric childhood head-on. 

If you haven't watched it yet, I recommend giving it a try. It's not exactly laugh out loud type comedy but a really cute, charming show.

Edited October 24, 2016 by sum

[dubbel zout]

8 hours ago, attica said:

As an old, I'm happily unfamiliar with One Direction. I couldn't pick their members out of a lineup if they were wearing giant ID signs.

Amy Adams seemed unsure who was holding her head in that photo; hee.

I'm an old, and I know who Harry and Zayn and now Niall are but not the other two, and I have no idea what any of their last names are. 

[peeayebee]

In that photo, Niall was just barely holding the tip of her high heel. Made me giggle.

I was really disappointed when the show ended so early. Forty-five minutes is not long enough.

[sugarbaker design]

Good news, according to my cable guide, we're back to 60 minute episodes this Saturday.

[kat165]

I'm with Dubbel, not enough Chris O'Dowd. I would have been happy if he was the only guest and the show was 60 min. It went by too quickly. Of course, I ff the musical number.

Amy Adams reminds me so much of Illya Fisher. In my mind/memory they're the same person.

[fastiller]

I really enjoy when Graham has other Irish folks on the couch.  I feel like I'm watching my cousins in conversation.

[Ailianna]

The musical number was actually quite good, and hearing the lyrics made the conversation about all those girls wanting to be who it was about make a LOT more sense.

I agree, it was a great couch, and went by too fast.  I know they can't, but I wish they skipped the clips from movies so we could see the whole conversation.  And I was very worried we would miss the Red Chair--thankfully they let us see the one, although I had the feeling there was at least one other that they cut.

[Qoass]

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Amy Adams reminds me so much of Illya Fisher. In my mind/memory they're the same person.

In that film she was promoting, Nocturnal Animals, Amy Adams is reading a book authored by her ex-husband.  The film cuts between her reading and the story being told in the book.  In the story part, Isla Fisher plays the wife role.

[Bruinsfan]

I missed the show. How did Amy seem to get along with Jeremy Renner? I have the distinct impression that he's a raging asshole in real life, and am curious how much visible effort it took for her to remain bubbly and effusive about working with him. (As contrasted with Henry Cavill, where I get the impression Darren Le Gallo must be an understanding fellow to put up with the huge crush his wife—and daughter, apparently—has on the man.)

[theatremouse]

Hopefully more people will chime in for a more rounded view, but I didn't find them either especially cool or warm with each other, just...actors on a chat show.

[kat165]

Me, too, theatremouse. I did not know that they do not get along or that Renner is an asshole.

[Bruinsfan]

Oh, I don't know that they didn't get along—it's very possible Amy Adams can get along well with anyone—I was just wondering. But there are plenty of interviews from recent years that show Renner's true colors. (He's also not, IMHO, very good at faking romantic interest in female costars, so I'm curious to see how that plays out for a film where his character is basically the male love interest and not much else.)

[kat165]

The only thing I've seen Renner in is an episode of House. But no, I didn't notice any tension between them, Bruin.