American Horror Story

[Henry Gale]

I really like the idea of this show being [

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a seasonal anthology series,

] but I almost wish there was a way for Murphy and FX to have revealed that earlier despite its potentially spoiler-y, implicating nature.

I almost feel like I wasn't entirely satisfied by the finale until I read that announcement. So as the season now stands in context, I'll now be able to say I liked it overall, especially as more of a "ride" (as Lucky put it) than a normal piece of television. As brilliantly batshit and awfully inconsistent as it managed to be, sometimes all at once, there's not much else out there that's remotely similar to really outdo it.

[number8]

I actually read that announcement before I watched the finale. It's nice expecting closure and then getting it. I'm really excited for the second season. I hope they really go with something really different from murders/hauntings.

[Ezee E]

Late to the game, but Jessica Lange's character is a goddamned amazing one in this outrageous show.

I really wish McDermott could've been casted differently. He's right up there with one of the more boring actors around.

[EvilShoe]

Just watched the pilot. This show is silly as fuck. I love it.

[megladon8]

What the hell is taking so long in getting this to DVD?

[number8]

What the hell is taking so long in getting this to DVD?

I don't think it is? It's standard practice for TV shows to release the previous season's set close to the new season starting. I'm sure the Season 1 DVD is scheduled to be out sometime in October, a couple of weeks before the Season 2 premiere. That's normal.

[D_Davis]

Yeah - they want to give people as much time as possible to pirate it before making a legitimate version available.

[Ivan Drago]

Started this last week, finished it today. I loved its pace and editing, and how it incorporated many staples of the horror genre: the haunted house, the mad scientist, demonic possession. Can't wait for Asylum!

EDIT: Also, it blows my mind that the creators of this show also write for Glee. Talk about versatility!

[number8]

Not if you've seen Nip/Tuck. I originally anticipated GLEE to be much darker than it ended up being.

[Ezee E]

I hope Asylum sticks more with horror instead of just going balls-out ridiculous.

[EvilShoe]

I hope Asylum sticks more with horror instead of just going balls-out ridiculous.

Doubt it:

...and it also introduces aliens, Nazis, and a serial killer named Bloody Face who wears a mask made out of his victims skin along with black nightie and opera length gloves.

Ryan Murphy never dials down the ridiculousness for later seasons. See: Nip/Tuck.

[Henry Gale]

Not sure if any of you have seen them, but FX released a couple dozen mini mood teasers for the last little while, and here they all are:

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And then the just-released first full-length trailer:

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As much as Season 1 had huge ups and downs for me, I think a lot of that stemmed from my uncertainty of what exactly it expected its future of those storylines to be as they went along, and how much I cared to see it through. But now that we all know Murphy & co. have designed this series to hit the reset button every year, I'll be more assured by Asylum's deliberate self-contained-ness and short life expectancy of every plot and character in it.

Plus, I have no problem with amped-up ridiculousness.

[megladon8]

Thanks for spoiling season one, front page news of IMDb!!

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[Lucky]

Thanks for spoiling season one, front page news of IMDb!!

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Is that in regard to the Dylan McDermott article? If so, that's not that big of a spoiler. Can't say much more without really spoiling the season.

[number8]

Is that in regard to the Dylan McDermott article? If so, that's not that big of a spoiler. Can't say much more without really spoiling the season.

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Article says he dies in the finale, which I'd say is a spoiler.

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Not sure if something like that can be helped with the way TV news are, though.

[Lucky]

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Article says he dies in the finale, which I'd say is a spoiler.

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Not sure if something like that can be helped with the way TV news are, though.

Yeah, I read that. I don't think it's that big of a spoiler because...

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Who didn't expect that by the finale? A much bigger spoiler would have been Violet is dead. Or Connie Britton's character dies. By the time of the finale I thought it was expected.

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[Lucky]

Well they certainly amped up the sexual content, didn't they? I'm not as intrigued this year as the sense of mystery isn't as strong, but I have faith it will develop into a bloody fun mess. More Lange screentime is a plus. And while this isn't much of a compliment considering the medium, this is one of the most solidly directed series on television.

[Henry Gale]

I didn't realize how much I missed this insane clusterfuck of a show until the new opening credits came along and creeped me out as much as it gave me joy.

The forty minutes that followed did not disappoint. Now they just need to sustain and deliver everything they've teased.

[Ivan Drago]

Yeah, I loved the hell out of the first episode. Using parts from Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light score was a huge plus, too.

[Mr. Pink]

I'm not a fan of the direction they seem to be going this season.

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The alien stuff leaves them too much room take potentially dumb plot turns, aside from including aliens in the first place.

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Even if it would've been more of a "normal" story without their inclusion, there was still more than enough going on to not need that particular angle. I don't have much hope for the rest of the season because of that, but I'll most likely keep watching.

[Lucky]

In regards to Mr. Pink...

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My theory is that they're not going to go the aliens route, but the angels/divine intervention route--especially considering the religious angle. I, too, will be disappointed if there are aliens this year. Although I suppose it would fit well with the "am I really insane?" theme.

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[number8]

Jessica Lange. Goddamn, she's good.

[Sxottlan]

This is going to be nuts. I think I'm especially curious to see what I assume will be a political angle to this season.

I found out this show would be an anthology-style show before I saw last season's finale. I was kind of disappointed because it seemed they were setting up an interesting clash of spirits within the house at the end. However, I think I like this idea better.

Sister Jude is a fascinating character. You're rooting for her in one scene and then hating her in another. The scene where she blackmails the teacher was just nauseating.

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My theory is that they're not going to go the aliens route, but the angels/divine intervention route--especially considering the religious angle. I, too, will be disappointed if there are aliens this year. Although I suppose it would fit well with the "am I really insane?" theme.

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Well...

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The doctor pulling an apparent probe out of the kid's neck where it then sprouts legs and takes off kind of defeats that. Because I too was thinking it would be revealed that the incident at his house could have been the late onset of schizophrenia.

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[megladon8]

Jen and I are watching a greatly enjoying season 1.

This show uses a lot of music from other movies and shows.

[Thirdmango]

This show uses a lot of music from other movies and shows.

I'm pretty sure that's a Ryan Murphy staple. His music team probably is already so incredibly used to getting music from other people that they can easily get for him horror movie music.