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May offers up a novel idea for David and Katie to save their marriage. As Carolyn and Palek come to terms with their infertility, Palek makes a revelation to his startled wife. Later, Carolyn steps up her effort to be made partner at her law firm, and Palek decides to put their house on the market. After an awkward visit with Nick's family, Jamie and Nick assess their relationship. At Arthur's insistence, May meets up with an old flame, John.
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(49 of 49)
Oct 29, 2007 1:58 PM
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I think it's silly that grown adults get on here to fight.
It's just as easy to ignore an irritating comment as it is to fire back one.
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(48 of 49)
Oct 21, 2007 8:16 PM
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Lighten up, it's a freakin tv show. These characters are having temporary sexual or relationship problems of some kind, hence the therapist. None of them seem as bleak and angry as your post however.
Don't fucking attack me for having an opinion about fiction. You have a different opinion. period.
As pure and noble as your motives may be, it's not necessary to see more than 3 episodes for a "fair assessment" of anything.
What are you talking about. I never said my motives were anything at all. My only motive here was to state my opinion. Again you are forcing your opinion on me, something I was not trying to do with anybody. It's in your opinion that only three (wonder where you came up with that magic number) episodes should be enough. But not mine.
Life is too short to torture myself and waste my time reading books and watching shows I can't stand. There can be elements I dislike, but there has to be enough positive qualities to keep me interested. You're loathe to list anything positive, yet insist your motives are for a "fair assessment."
When did this become all about "you" and how "you" do things?
This isn't about "you". Not much is in this world. So give it a rest and allow "others" to have differing opoinions without attacking them.
Grow up. And try reading all the words in a post instead of reacting to the only ones you see that make you so unpleasant. I posted a well written critique and included the pluses. Just because you are irrational and reactionary, don't take it out on me.
Mother of God, Cass/Kai...
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Oct 21, 2007 7:36 PM
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>>>I think if I were any of those unhappy people I'd kill myself. The two thirty something married couples need a divorce and be put of their and my misery.
>>>YUCK. This is the ugly side of sex. At least Real Sex has some life and humor to its reality.
>>>TLYLM is like sex in pergatory. I see dead people (having sex).
Lighten up, it's a freakin tv show. These characters are having temporary sexual or relationship problems of some kind, hence the therapist. None of them seem as bleak and angry as your post however.
As pure and noble as your motives may be, it's not necessary to see more than 3 episodes for a "fair assessment" of anything.
Life is too short to torture myself and waste my time reading books and watching shows I can't stand. There can be elements I dislike, but there has to be enough positive qualities to keep me interested. You're loathe to list anything positive, yet insist your motives are for a "fair assessment."
Horseshit.
Tell Me You Love Me screencaps
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(46 of 49)
Oct 20, 2007 3:30 PM
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I said: "I've watched all six TMYLM eppies and haven't warmed up to it. I'll watch all 10, but I can tell you now, I'll never understand HBO's reasoning."
Indeedity said: "The reasoning is easy. This show costs nothing to produce, yet they're still getting your monthly fee. Who cares if it's a quality show if people still buy the product?"
You're right, of course. I have HBO for Real Time, Curb, Big Love and all the great On Demand movies, repeats of old series that I love and more.
TMYLM is about fairly boring, drab, self-indulgent couples with uneventful lives. I don't know why I'm watching it or why invested in it after Episode II but I did and I'll finish out the season, so I can say I was fair in my assessment. it's like finishing a book you dislike.
I can see why some couples relate to this dramaless soap opera, but really, it's God awful TV that leaves me feeling queasy.
I think if I were any of those unhappy people I'd kill myself. The two thirty something married couples need a divorce and be put of their and my misery.
YUCK. This is the ugly side of sex. At least Real Sex has some life and humor to its reality.
TLYLM is like sex in pergatory. I see dead people (having sex).
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(45 of 49)
Oct 20, 2007 2:18 PM
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"I've watched all six TMYLM eppies and haven't warmed up to it. I'll watch all 10, but I can tell you now, I'll never understand HBO's reasoning."
The reasoning is easy. This show costs nothing to produce, yet they're still getting your monthly fee. Who cares if it's a quality show if people still buy the product?
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Oct 20, 2007 9:40 AM
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If this is what marriage does to people I'm glad I'm single. Outside of the older couple, these people are pitiful. And if sex is as mechanical and impassionate as I've seen with the three younger couples, again, masturbation looks far more interesting and pleasurable.
I realize this is supposed to be about the reality of relationships, but the sex and kissing looks so forced with all of them that I am left feeling like a soggy, wet, cold, sock post coitus.
Carloyn's kisses with Palek look positively fake, like she can't even stand smelling his breath. Her mouth is always closed. I see no chemistry whatsoever with these two. They're as mismatched as you can get. Watching four of the first episodes in a row on demand, by eppie four I wanted to kill Carolyn. I hate her and her cold, bitchiness. Palek seems like he deserves much better. I also understand the nature of her struggles to become pregnant, but I have always seen women in this kind of desperation wanting to be pregnant for all the wrong reasons. They are running from their own inner displeasure in life thinking a baby will solve all their problems. Carolyn looks to be this type who could only damage her child emotionally if she had one.
David and Katie get more sympathy from me but it's probably because they haven't grossed me out yet. These two are caring and kind to one another and I feel their pain. I think they're very realistic and I think this goes on far more than people are willing to discuss openly.
Jamie is very typical and there are lots of young and older women who do just what she does out of fear of being alone for more than one day. I like this character and hope she finds her spirit side and learns to be okay with herself and find meaning in her life without the constant reassurance she appears to only get from sex.
May and Arthur (Quenton Collins!) are interesting and wise. Yes, "sex ain't pretty" forever but I'm as put off by Carolyn and Palek's lackluster pairings.
About the sex, particularly with Jamie and her two schtups, it does look real in the Pam Anderson/Tommie Lee type footage, but really folks, use your imaginations. The look can be achieved without penetration if the man isn't aroused or even if he is a little. (Hard to believe any one of them could not become aroused being naked and so close.)
All said and done, fuque HBO for giving us this overly indulgent sexual turn-off while canceling the great John From Cincinnati. I was hooked on JFC by Episode two. I've watched all six TMYLM eppies and haven't warmed up to it. I'll watch all 10, but I can tell you now, I'll never understand HBO's reasoning.
JFC had far more fans by this time if the numbers of posters here are any indication.
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Oct 19, 2007 12:01 AM
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I would love to know what language the tattoo on jamie's arm is written in? She says it means 'heal' and I think it is hebrew, but I am not sure. Does anyone know? Thank you. 
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Oct 18, 2007 11:45 PM
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I think this episode is the turning point for me... I'm finally getting something out of the show. The filmmakers seem to be going for less "controversy" and are devoting more efforts toward storytelling. There's good intensity and the vibe between Carolyn and Palek is effectively creepy.
As for Dr. May's sex scene... we like it. Kind of.
http://meetinthelobby.com/tell-me-you-love-me-update-episode-6-on-hbo.html
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Oct 18, 2007 3:27 PM
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Hey does anyone know the name of the song when david went to the bar to console his friend.. really nice song was playing in the background .. can't rem who sings it or the name of it .. but i think it is old tho
anyways if anyone does ..please let me know thanks
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(40 of 49)
Oct 18, 2007 8:21 AM
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Are they re-running an episode this week? According to the website episode 6 should be running and I believe it is week 5...
Anyone?
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Oct 17, 2007 6:32 PM
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Last week on The View, they began the show talking about Tell Me You Love Me and I was very interested in what they had to say but was very disappointed that they didn't even touch on the real content. They even mispronounced the title a few times. The hosts merely dismissed the show as having sex scenes that were too long. They mentioned the word porn but did not say the show was porn but nevertheless only talked about the sex.
I was very upset that they could not see how the show uncovers many facets of people's everyday intimate lives and how many viewers could, in fact, feel very in tune with the characters' feelings. I was very disappointed in The View's hosts because not a single one could give the show some merit.
Did anyone else catch this episode of The View? What did you think?
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Oct 17, 2007 6:31 PM
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> the only "real" couple are may and arthur. the
> others are cartoons. my wife and i watch this and
> laugh out loud. who would talk like this...what
> couple would not have sex for a year and not even ask
> each other "what the hell is wrong here", the
> promiscuous girl is laughable....no one acts like
> that. and the childless couple....please they are
> boring and selfish. if you want this to work
> concentrate and may and arthur and make them real
> people.
I do know friends who have not had sex in a year to only divorce later...it happens. Promiscuous women do act like the promiscuous girl in the show...I know a few who act worse. As for the childless couple, it's a reality that is all too real. What strikes me as ridiculous is that people think this has to be real to attach any value to the show. Come on now, do the Tony Sopranos of the world really act like that? I wouldn't know but I enjoyed the show. This is the same thing, take it for it's entertainment value. It's simply a show. I think it's a good one too.
Apparently you think it's a good show because you and your spouse watch it. Otherwise why waste time commenting on it?
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Oct 17, 2007 5:14 PM
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> I've said all along give this thing time to gel and
> find it's own way.
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> This is not JFC 6FU or TonyT.
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> The best is yet to come ...
"Where I?m going, John, is are you f*cked up at the present moment? Speed, freon, tire sealer, the little green chunks from the kitty litter?"
Butchie from JFC
Best of what exactly? Simulated sex maybe?
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Oct 17, 2007 4:04 PM
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A credit to all TMYLM actors making the sex look so real, given that it is against SAG rules to have actual sex on screen.
I've said all along give this thing time to gel and find it's own way.
This is not JFC 6FU or TonyT.
The best is yet to come ...
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Oct 17, 2007 3:35 PM
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A week after writing what amounted to a mostly negative (though fervently hopeful) post, I'm singing a slightly different tune.
I think I'm starting to get this show.
Other posters have been dead-on: this WAS the most engaging episode thusfar, as (get ready for it) things happened.
Jaime is (as Buffalobison astutely points out) still a cartoon, and May's is the only storyline that feels authentic with consistency. My problem still remains that these are all very capable actors, dealing with universal, important problems, working under the guise of middling dialogue. Part of the reason that Sunday's episode worked better is that it was punctuated by a larger number of long, beautiful moments of silence. The stammers, stutters and facial movements were tweaked to produce maximum emotion; Jane Alexander (as May) could teach a master class in saying everything by saying nothing.
I'm starting to understand that we cannot look at this show as an entertainment, at least in any conventional sense. This may be the least conventionally entertaining program HBO has ever produced, and because this runs counter to what most of us understand television to be (that is, a network like HBO dealing in high-concept, first rate drama/comedy), we as viewers are unsure how to react.
I, for one, am still sorting out my feelings as to what this all means from an artistic/cultural standpoint - and this last episode ensures I'll do so for at least a few more weeks.
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