Tad friend donald glover8/2/2023 “A prog rock album with only one 44-minute long song,” for example. Matthew Parsons: Omnireviewer/Omnibus - Some things are so self-explanatory that you can review them just by describing what they are. In all my years of blogging I have never been as self-indulgent as this. And so, I present the last missive of the Omnireviewer. But the exhaustive reviewing project that’s currently called Omnibus (still known to its friends primarily as Omnireviewer ) is over, as of this post.īut as longtime readers will attest, if Omnibus is to vanish it is only appropriate that it should vanish up its own ass. And don’t fret - there will be plenty more nonsense for you to read here on in the future. To the dozen or so of you who constitute my core audience, thank you. It is a decision I have lived by relentlessly ever since. Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having no steady job, and nothing particular to interest me in empirical reality, I thought I would begin writing reviews of everything I watched, read and listened to. This is why Atlanta is so great.“As we all know, there is a kind of lazy pleasure in useless and out-of-the-way erudition.” - Jorge Luis Borges It can feel, at times, uncomfortable, which is probably something Glover is really trying to achieve, to really show you a raw, uncensored glimpse into a different world. It’s a life that many poor, black citizens in the outskirts of The New South are familiar with, but one that the vast majority of viewers isn’t. There’s the hazy heat that makes you think the characters are constantly on the cusp of perspiring. There are screen doors slamming on beat up row homes. There are late nights at shitty grocery stores. Glover helps paint a vibrant portrait of life in the backstreets of The ATL. They’re part of the reason the show is enjoyable to watch, but the overwhelming reason is Atlanta itself. Darius, who is Paper Boi’s good friend/business adviser for no reason, is the comedic relief. Paper Boi is the talented one who’s a tad dopey in the ways of the world. Earn is the Princeton dropout who’s far too smart for his current situation. These effects are not always positive, as can see in the first two minutes of the show’s first episode. The first few episodes are really a study in celebrity, as Paper Boi starts to experience the effects of stardom, albeit on a very small scale. Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles, with the help of his cousin-turned-potential-manager, Earn Marks (Donald Glover), gets a single on a local radio station and that propels him to a minor level of fame within the community. Hip hop is one of those potential avenues for filling your bank account, and that’s what Atlanta is about: an up-and-coming rapper named Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry). In a way, it’s kinda relaxing, and you kinda don’t care about a plot developing.īut it’s not like there’s no plot. The show makes you feel those minutes dripping by. Conversations are more like planning meetings. Scenes pass slowly in sparse apartments and in dusty yards. Everyone’s kinda bored but also kinda hustling. The show, as the name would suggest, takes place in Atlanta, but more specifically it takes place in the rougher neighborhoods of Atlanta, where people need money they don’t have but are presented with few avenues to get it. But don’t let this deter you there’s beauty in the languidness. Not only are the characters constantly partaking in said activity, but the show crawls along at about the same pace as the world after you’ve smoked a joint. If you’ve ever smoked, sank into your couch, and surveyed the world moving slowly around you, you’ll know what it feels like to watch Atlanta. What Donald Glover will be known for, however, is Atlanta, the new FX series he created. All of these projects have been successful. Donald Glover has written for 30 Rock, acted in Community, and performed as a recording artist under the name Childish Gambino.
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