Any of you bastards watching this? I’m through most of S1, and much of it is hilarious. Bogs down a little in a couple of middle episodes involving flashbacks and a ho-hum subplot, but it picks up again and looks like it’s heading for a strong finish. I’m hearing S2 is good.
Tales of True Adventure for Rugged Men Not Unlike Yourself
My significant spouse has advocated strongly for me to watch this show.
Did she put you up to this?
Nah. I thought it was funny, so thought I’d post about something other than music for once. This is actually the first series I’ve watched in some time. I’ve been all music and books the past few years. I had some extra downtime over the weekend due to a minor injury. Some friends had been talking about it, so I decided to give it a shot. Laughed my ass off.
We’ve watched the first episode on your recommendation (and those of others). Fucking hilarious, and whoever plays the sister deserves every award. I think McBride wrote and directed, but you can tell there’s TONS of improv.
Two episodes in!
As a Workaholics fan, I’m enjoying Kelvin and his satanic bromance.
I’ve hit the flashbackery, and it is much as you say.
This show has about the highest PPE (peen per episode) of anything I’ve watched recently.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Going to need commentary from the Memphinians on local professional wrestling heyday swerve on S2E1.
Also! Who curates the music? It’s soooo good. Lots of old-timey stuff I’ve never heard, feels almost like Coen Bros could be running the show.
Memphis was the rasslin’ capitol of the south from the 50’s through the 90’s and beyond. Cosmic forces of good and evil squared off in heavily choreographed battle on Studio Wrestling each Saturday afternoon on channel 5 (the local NBC affiliate) then on Monday nights at the coliseum (threats made during Studio Wrestling often began with “Come Monday night…”). There’s a good reason why Andy Kaufman chose Memphis and Jerry “The King” Lawler.
I don’t know who selects the music, should be in the credits somewhere. Yes, it’s good.
Did someone say Kaufman? Man, this bit used to piss us off when we were kids.
Now that’s local color!
Was there much crossover between the 70’s power pop scene and these fantastic luchadores?
No power pop connections I can think of, but several local wrestlers did make records.
https://youtu.be/Z0iP3ZT8aw4
https://youtu.be/HPFOUWB4lxs
https://youtu.be/Lc631K-Wibk
There were more, but sadly none equals the greatest wrestling song (sadly, not recorded in Memphis or even by a real wrestler):
https://youtu.be/YvBN3C2wepY
These are magnificent, thank you.
I have somehow never heard “The Crusher” and am suitably impressed.
Your welcome, but how could I have forgotten Fred Blassie’s immortal Pencil-Neck Geek?
Much obliged, that sent me down the Dr. Demento wormhole – another wide swath of American culture I apparently missed.
If any collection of studio session musicians should be called the Wrecking Crew, it’s the one that provides backing tracks to singing professional rasslers.