***Rooster*** - Steve Carrell HBO
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Honestly it looks kinda so-so, but with that cast I'll definitely give it a shot. Can't have enough John C. McGinley in the world.
Excellent GenAI The Office/Old School mashup.
I liked this one. Not amazing by any means, but a lot of Bill Lawrence shows kinda take a few episodes to get there. Always good to have Steve Carrell in anything, and John McGinley doing this full time is why he's very limited in new Scrubs. Tami Taylor popping in as Carrell's "famous alum ex wife" should be nothing but great, because she's always great.
I'll give it the season.
I'll give it the season.
Really enjoyed the first episode. I love the look, vibe, campus setting, etc, and of course Carell in the lead. Looking forward to the rest of the season.
‘Rooster,’ HBO’s new series from the ‘Scrubs’ duo of Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, which is headlined by Steve Carell, premiered to 2.4 million U.S. cross-platform viewers in its first three days of availability.
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) March 12, 2026
Rooster stands as the most-watched HBO comedy debut in the U.S.… pic.twitter.com/F9eH8a0q3g
I know this is sacrilege to some of his fans here, but I just have a hard time with Steve Carell in lead roles like this. He just doesn't seem to bring a whole lot to it, even if some of the other characters seemed pretty interesting. Not sure I'll hang in with this one.
Love this one so far. I laugh the whole time. Carrell killing it IMO
Ep. 1 was better than i thought it'd be so will keep with it.
I am really enjoying this new series so far, but one thing is bothering me. Women clearly love Professor Jaime Tart. So, why is his taste in them so pedestrian? Neither his wife or young girlfriend make sense to me.
Through two episodes I'm really liking it so far. My only "complaint" is that does not at all feel like an HBO comedy. It definitely has more of an Apple/Hulu vibe. The closest HBO show I can compare it to is, I guess, Divorce from last decade, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, which only me and like eight other people watched. This has way more charm, though.
WB finally got tired of Apple taking all their Bill Lawrence wins.
This show should have gone to Apple+, really. (And WB has made many pretty pennies off selling his shows to them.)
Just wanted some clout out of that overall deal.
This show should have gone to Apple+, really. (And WB has made many pretty pennies off selling his shows to them.)
Just wanted some clout out of that overall deal.
omg it made me laugh so much!
i watched the first episode and really liked it.
The music was on point.
The music was on point.
Does he get snuffed? Ok ok, I'll watch and find out myself
I thought last night's episode (episode three) was the best of the season so far. I laughed out loud two or three times, and it's really starting to find its groove overall.
Episode 3, did it drive anyone else crazy that he was called before a disciplinary board for using the term "white whale"? This is a liberal arts college and a writing course, but none of the students or faculty will call out that the blonde girl is crazy, and ignorant, for not understanding the metaphor?
He still gets a "verbal warning"? I guess we are to understand Dean Cameron is supposed to be lazy and incompetent, but can somebody like his peers stand up and just dismiss such garbage?
The "slip and grab"… I could maybe buy as requiring a second look.
He still gets a "verbal warning"? I guess we are to understand Dean Cameron is supposed to be lazy and incompetent, but can somebody like his peers stand up and just dismiss such garbage?
The "slip and grab"… I could maybe buy as requiring a second look.
StinkyPinky said:
Does he get snuffed? Ok ok, I'll watch and find out myself
You know he ain't gonna die.
Oh no, he ain't gonna die!Claude! said:StinkyPinky said:
Does he get snuffed? Ok ok, I'll watch and find out myself
You know he ain't gonna die.
I'm still amazed by the career path of Carell and how he overcame the shadow of Michael Scott.
Carell's signature bumbling gets a little old -- at least to me -- but this show is well crafted and funny. It's grown on me.
The actor who plays Dean Riggs is the same actor who played Matthew Broderick's friend from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Another thing to make me feel old!
I'm actually enjoying the fact that this show is more tame on the language and nudity than most HBO offerings.
I'm actually enjoying the fact that this show is more tame on the language and nudity than most HBO offerings.
85aggie777 said:
The actor who plays Dean Riggs is the same actor who played Matthew Broderick's friend from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Another thing to make me feel old!
I'm actually enjoying the fact that this show is more tame on the language and nudity than most HBO offerings.
lol. That's the only thing you know him from in the last 40 years?
I've watched all the episodes so far and I can't figure out if I like this show or not. Definitely not on the level of Bill Lawrence's hits. I think maybe they're trying too hard to make the awkward comedy work on this show. I've really enjoyed John C. McGinley, Alan Ruck, Danielle Deadwyler, and the cop so far. I think the issue is I kinda can't stand the daughter, and I don't even really care at all about what's going on between her and Archie because she's so unlikeable. Also every time I see Phil Dunster all I can do is think it's Jamie Tartt, but it's not.
I love Carrell but hated this first episode with a passion for so many reasons.
acting was poor
dialogue was horrendous.
professor has an affair on his wife with a student and is just sitting in the quad of the university making out with his adulteress?
President of small liberal arts college strips down in his office and opens the door, after making some harassing statement to his secretary?!
sure, that is realistic.
acting was poor
dialogue was horrendous.
professor has an affair on his wife with a student and is just sitting in the quad of the university making out with his adulteress?
President of small liberal arts college strips down in his office and opens the door, after making some harassing statement to his secretary?!
sure, that is realistic.
Right- much less realistic than photoshopping yourself onto a magazine cover as "the hardest working man in oil" while also claiming to be a strength and conditioning coach for the Dallas Cowboys.Quote:
sure, that is realistic.
I agree with it not being realistic. The "white whale" and "walking like an egyptian" incidents were incredibly stupid.
Also, when did people start snapping their fingers rather than applauding?? I saw it also on that "Company Retreat" show on Prime. Is that a real thing now or is it something people in entertainment are trying to normalize?
Also, when did people start snapping their fingers rather than applauding?? I saw it also on that "Company Retreat" show on Prime. Is that a real thing now or is it something people in entertainment are trying to normalize?
I found it so basic, lazy, and dull. Was hoping to enjoy it.
HBO has renewed #Rooster for Season 2:
— Variety (@Variety) April 9, 2026
• The Steve Carell-led comedy is pacing as HBO’s most-watched new comedy in over a decade, averaging 5.8M U.S. viewers across its first four episodeshttps://t.co/0G2mTmJAmb pic.twitter.com/3GBlj2BBm7
It's a good show.
I don't watch sit-coms for ultra-realism.
I don't watch sit-coms for ultra-realism.
91_Aggie said:
It's a good show.
I don't watch sit-coms for ultra-realism.
Same here. I'm enjoying it.
this show is really funny. I love it.
Watched episode 3 last night.
Really funny.
And i asked my 21 year old son if he understood what chasing a white whale meant.
He said it was banging a fat white girl.
Really funny.
And i asked my 21 year old son if he understood what chasing a white whale meant.
He said it was banging a fat white girl.
that would be a slumpbuster!
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