The Young Pope (1 Viewer)

[northern exposure]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3655448/

The latest drama from HBO. Anybody planning to watch? Jude Law + Diane Keaton in the story of the first American pope.

I'm on the fence. I like Law and Keaton, but not sure about the subject matter.

 

[LAUNCH]

Going to watch because it's HBO.  Reviews haven't been awesome.

 

[Scoresman]

Looks good and is on HBO?  Cant wait to see some nun ####.  

 

[Bob Sacamano]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3655448/

The latest drama from HBO. Anybody planning to watch? Jude Law + Diane Keaton in the story of the first American pope.

I'm on the fence. I like Law and Keaton, but not sure about the subject matter.

Because you like your Popes to be a certain age?

 

[Eephus]

I heard Pius on the commercials and assumed it was going to be about the WWII era papacy of Pius XII.  It's actually about an American pope named Lenny instead.  I think my idea was better.

 

[Funkley]

Reviews have been pretty bad but i may give it a chance.

 

[northern exposure]

Because you like your Popes to be a certain age?

Lol. no, I don't have a lot of interest in any Popes, the Vatican or the Catholic church.

 

[HellToupee]

Reading the description did nothing for me but the trailer has me all fired up. Oh hell yeah I'm in.

 

[jamny]

No interest

 

[rockaction]

Looks good, actually.

 

[Eephus]

Somebody let me know if Diane Keaton says "well lah-di-dah your Popeness"

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Somebody let me know if Diane Keaton says "well lah-di-dah your Popeness"

"Another Pope for the Academy of the Overrated with such luminaries as Gustav Mahler and Vincent Van Gock."

"Van Gock? Like an Arab, she spoke!"

 

[Cjw_55106]

I'll probably give it a run. 

 

[need2know]

Looks like a wannabee Jeremy irons from the borgias.  But I will give it a chance

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Interesting trailer i thought. 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Because you like your Popes to be a certain age?

A younger person would look ridiculous in one of those hats.

 

[LAUNCH]

Made it through a few minutes.  Done.

 

[need2know]

Made it through a few minutes.  Done.

Is it that bad?

 

[QuizGuy66]

Is there at least a car chase in the Popemobile?

-QG

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Seems like its campy in a way, but not as campy as the memes that sprung up around it.  Which leaves it in the weird position of being too goofy to be taken very seriously (a kangaroo in the Vatican!  Cherry Coke Zero!  Sister Diane Keaton in a "I'm a virgin, but this shirt is old" nightshirt!), but not funny enough to live up to the Twitter jokes. 

 

[McGarnicle]

Seems like its campy in a way, but not as campy as the memes that sprung up around it.  Which leaves it in the weird position of being too goofy to be taken very seriously (a kangaroo in the Vatican!  Cherry Coke Zero!  Sister Diane Keaton in a "I'm a virgin, but this shirt is old" nightshirt!), but not funny enough to live up to the Twitter jokes. 

Yeah the promo shot of Law in the pope costume is pretty comical. Looks like something you'd see on the Simpsons. 

 

[El Floppo]

Pope of Greenwich village, si. Questo, non.

 

[Christo]

I liked it 

 

[Koya]

This looked absolutely atrocious from every promo I saw.  The critics seem to agree with that... any reason at all to bother watching?

 

[TLEF316]

Gonna give 1 more episode but the premiere was really weak

 

[northern exposure]

Pope of Greenwich village, si. Questo, non.

Paulie: Charlie! They took my thumb!

 

[Zow]

I want to like this but I'm not even sure what's happening. 

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Needs a tagline.  "Popin' Ain't Easy!"

 

[Cjw_55106]

This looked absolutely atrocious from every promo I saw.  The critics seem to agree with that... any reason at all to bother watching?

I fell asleep watching episode 2. That being said, it was released overseas earlier and has been confirmed for a second season. 

 

[James Daulton]

I fell asleep watching episode 2. That being said, it was released overseas earlier and has been confirmed for a second season. 

They do love them some Pope overseas.  I mean in the "good" countries at least.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Didn't look good to me

Saw HBO Tweeting about it incessantly too so that usually means it's garbage 

 

[Redwes25]

First episode was basically just strange.  Missed the second episode but might give it another episode.  

 

[JZilla]

I think it's excellent

 

[Cjw_55106]

I think it's excellent

Good to hear. I havent given up on it yet. 

 

[Cjw_55106]

Four episodes in. Not a bad show so far. 

 

[Major]

What's going on here?  I bailed after a few episodes.  Worth jumping back in?  Seems like every day HBO is shoving a new episode down our throats so I'm hesitant.  

 

[Keith R]

What's going on here?  I bailed after a few episodes.  Worth jumping back in?  Seems like every day HBO is shoving a new episode down our throats so I'm hesitant.  

I also watched the first four episodes but lost track after that.  Didn't bother to record and not wanting to skip ahead.  It is worth coming back to when they have their inevitable marathon?

 

[Cjw_55106]

It seemed good enough for me. That being said, it felt as if I was making myself watch it, so I have kind of bailed.  

 

[Zow]

I've watched six episodes so far. Still genuinely don't really know what I'm watching. 

 

[Charlie Harper]

Watched 5 then stopped. My pops finished and said it was boring.