Drama The Bear (HULU/FX)

[DKDetective]

 

[blueharvest]

Apparently, they didn't shoot Seasons 3 and 4 back-to-back after all...

‘The Bear’ Didn’t Shoot Seasons 3-4 Back To Back But Did “A Little Version Of That” According To Cast

The original plan of shooting seasons 3 and 4 of FX's hit show 'The Bear' didn't happen, but "a little" something was completed.

theplaylist.net

 

[Zarex]

I finished up Season 3 last evening and I would agree with the masses that there is a drop off in quality from the previous seasons. The only stand out episode for me was Ice Chips, and while I really enjoyed the earlier shows that highlighted a single character I thought Tina's episode was kind of blah. And I definitely think Storer overdid it with the Faks. They are fine in small doses but this year we got waaaaay more of them I would have preferred.

I would like to see a time jump for the next season, maybe with Syd at her new restaurant (After?), Carmy working under new proprietors Stevie and Michelle, Richie in a relationship with Jess, and the Faks on a season long adventure overseas searching for the family's legendary lost treasure.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[squeekness]

Just finished. More than anything I found this season depressing. Lots of fighting, not much laughter.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Just finished. More than anything I found this season depressing. Lots of fighting, not much laughter.

So much anxiety!! More than usual.

 

[blueharvest]

Just finished. More than anything I found this season depressing. Lots of fighting, not much laughter.

I don't know. I thought that scene about the Orwellian Butter was pretty funny.

 

[Sawyer]

Finally, damn.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Sawyer]

Hot take, but Carmy/Syd have more chemistry than Carmy/Claire Bear.

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I think the Carmy/Claire chemistry is there, I just got a little tired of everyone (literally every ****ing character possible) talking up how great she was, when at a certain point it’s like “Okay, why not just show it?”

 

[Sawyer]

Also, I might just be developing a mild beef with the Faks because after awhile, I was like “Okay, enough with the haunt bit already.”

 

[Kane52630]

Also, I might just be developing a mild beef with the Faks because after awhile, I was like “Okay, enough with the haunt bit already.”

 

[Sawyer]

I just didn’t buy that Carmy, tightly wound and stressed out as he is, didn’t tell them to shut the **** up and get back to work already.

 

[Kane52630]

Neil did get Carmy to hook up with Clarie tho so maybe that's it.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Sawyer]

JLC better have her two Emmys locked down, Goddammit.

 

[Kane52630]

Thinking about how they pretty much stretched this season into two, season 4 is going to be coming back from how The Bear should be run and either Carmy or Syd will realize they don't need to be chasing Michelin stars and maybe they need to bring back the old customers they chased away. It'll kinda be like how the movie Chef was at the start of it.

Chris Storer said he had three seasons in mind after season 1 and it'll only make sense for many reasons if the next season is the last one.

 

[blueharvest]

Performers of the Week: Abby Elliott and Jamie Lee Curtis

Abby Elliott and Jamie Lee Curtis made a magnificent pair in an intensely emotional episode of 'The Bear' — see what other TV actors got kudos.

tvline.com

 

[Kane52630]

The combo of them being usually chill in interviews plus them being super jetlagged going to the UK is a choice.

 

[DKDetective]

The Mean Chef in ‘The Bear’ Is Actually Based on a Real Person

No, that's not just a random Joel McHale cameo.

collider.com

Yeah, I think McHale got that confused. David Fields is nothing like Keller. Keller has a stellar reputation for being a good, humble boss who nurtured his staff. (precisely as Storer portrays him in Carmy's flashbacks)

Fields comes off as Charlie Trotter to me. A famous Chicago chef who was brilliant but also was a nightmare to work for.

In Grant Achatz' memoir, he contrasts Trotter's abusive management style with Keller's positive and professional leadership style.

 

[DKDetective]

How Joel McHale Brought His ‘God-Given Talent’ for Playing *******s to ‘The Bear’ Season 3
Okay, updated interview says that Fields is based on Daniel Humm, which makes a ton of sense because he runs the top restaurant in the world located in NYC and is known to be a prick.

McHale still says Keller but FX Reps have issued a correction retracting that. If anything Chef Terry's conduct in the flashbacks this season seem the most point on for Keller. A perfectionist and a bit tightly wound (you okay? Do you need me to finish it for you?), but professional and not abusive. There are also stories of him chewing out his proteges for mistreating the more junior cooks (as Terry did with Carmy)

 

[blueharvest]

‘The Bear’ Breaks Emmy Record for Comedy Series With 23 Nominations

FX's "The Bear" breaks Emmy nomination record previously held by "30 Rock."

www.google.com

 

[Sawyer]

“FX’s The Bear breaks Emmy nomination record previously held by 30 Rock”

See, I’m hesitant to dredge up the whole “is it a comedy or is it a drama?” thing again, but that is just ****ing insane to me. 30 Rock’s rate of jokes-per-minute was ****ing off the charts. It’s the gold standard of a TV comedy. This show is a straight drama with a few chuckles thrown in to keep from falling into a depression.

The only way I can live with this is if they get Tina Fey to play the critic who wrote the review.

 

[Drizzle]

Jamie Lee Curtis is walking away with that Guest Actress Emmy but who's getting the Guest Actor between these two?