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Also Richard with the 12s on these ****
First thing I noticed.
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Richard rocking heat.
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 when amy bf went off on sue

she aint eem say nothing back

might be the first and only time i remember that happening

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 at "how old is sue?" too
 
hold on did richard smash selina in the season 5 finale? 
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she was all "ima just lay on the floor" white girl wasted

then she woke up in the bedroom clothes changed and it wasnt gary did it 
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This is the funniest show on TV

Every episode there is a line that makes me laugh out loud.
 
HBO's 'Veep' to End With Season 7 (Exclusive)

Veep, HBO's acclaimed comedy, Emmy powerhouse and arguably the funniest comedy on television, will end its run with a final seventh season in 2018.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbos-veep-end-season-7-1036027

Julia Louis-Dreyfus just called to tell me the news, and I just told her she's killing me. But it's clear that she and fellow executive producer David Mandel thought long and hard about when it would be right to say goodbye — next season? One after that? — and they've let the story dictate a finale they could feel good about.

"It became clear that this season should be the last season," Louis-Dreyfus says. "We don't want to repeat ourselves or wear out our welcome. The story has a finality to it that feels end-of-series."

It wasn't a decision that came easily. "Let's face it, this has been a role of a lifetime," says Louis-Dreyfus, who knows something about good roles, having played Elaine Benes for nine seasons on Seinfeld. She has won a staggering five consecutive Emmys for outstanding lead actress for Veep and is up for a sixth this year. The show has been nominated for best series six consecutive seasons, winning the last two in a row, as it heads into this year's ceremony on Sept. 17.

Separately, both Louis-Dreyfus and Mandel say that as they mapped out the arc of the seventh season, not repeating themselves and staying true to the often daring twists of the story were paramount. "It was just a very natural thing," Mandel says. "We don't want to repeat ourselves or be boring. It's bittersweet but it's right."

Mandel says all the major players on the show and HBO have kept in the back of their collective minds the notion of when and how to end it. But the series has continued to surprise. Created by Armando Iannucci, Veep started as a show about a presidential hopeful who takes the vice president position when offered. It grew to become about her winning the presidency, losing it, wandering in a post-presidential world (last season) and then deciding whether it's a good idea or not to run for president again (as season six wrapped). The show, Mandel notes, was never held back by its title. It was always driven by the story and a fearless sense of going forward. Mandel took over running the show in season five and has, in the last two years, amplified and expanded its greatness, something Louis-Dreyfus is quick to note: "I'm very proud of that fact. Dave hit it out of the park."

Casey Bloys, programming president for HBO, says the channel is behind whatever Louis-Dreyfus, Mandel and the producers want to do but that, coming from the comedy development side before running all of programming, he is also feeling bittersweet: "I developed the show and I love everybody in the cast."

For her part, Louis-Dreyfus was very thoughtful and open about the process of ending something that clearly means so much to her. And, of course, it wasn't her first time in this position. "I struggled with it," she says. "And then it just hit me. It's hard to say goodbye to such a good thing. We struggled with this at Seinfeld as well."

All previous roles led up to this, Louis-Dreyfus said — you learn something and evolve with each one — but playing Selina Meyer was (and is) the role of a lifetime. "I'm not kidding — I really feel this is my baby and I don't want to mess it up. I would hate to end on a less-than note. That would make me nuts."

Louis-Dreyfus notes there's another full 10-episode season still to shoot and experience, so looking too far into the future isn't something she's considered much. "I'm not retiring, if that's what you're asking," she says. "I love to work." And her character has been a quintessentially great character to manifest. "My favorite go-to thing about her is I like to fall back into Selina's narcissism. It's delightful and it takes many forms."

For his part, Mandel says he and writers have broken all 10 episodes for the final season. Echoing Louis-Dreyfus, he says there is a finality to Selina's journey. "If we needed five more [episodes], everybody was open to five more." But it never came to that. They found their landing spot. Shooting for the final season will begin Oct. 16. Says Mandel: "I'm so ****ing excited for what we've got on the board and for fans to see what we've cooked up."
 
That sucks but I guess nothing on the show could trump (pun intended) real life anymore. :smh:
 
Wanted it to go to season 8 but not mad at it

S7 make sense end on a high note i know they will close it out right :lol: :pimp:


 
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Man its bittersweet that next season will be the last but I understands.

End it on a high note rather than drag it on for more seasons to the point that tarnishes the legacy of the show a la basically ever Showtime series
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It was a good run. In it's prime, the show complemented the doom and gloom of GoT with fast paced, political humor. Hopefully it ends on a high note and hopefully Gary gets the Selina yambs.
 
Just started watching this. On season 3.

I don't find the show that funny at all. I've laughed a few times here and there but no this is ******* hilarious type comedy.

Main thing that's grabbed me is the writing and plotting. Its kept me watching every ep. I also enjoy seeing some of my fav actors pop up in this. Just a lot of familiar faces.
 
:lol: I do love it when somebody has a meltdown to Selina's poor or non-decision making.

Dan's meltdown :lol: just got topped by Amy's meltdown

This administration fails so hard one issue after the other its crazy.
 
They're filming now, final season won't air til Spring 2019.
 
Just binged the first two Seasons and am on Season 3 now. Just finished that “Alicia” episode. I cringed at the handling of her and then Mike had the cow comment. I thought it was about to blow up but glad to see they got the W.

Going to wrap up this season and then go through the thread to see the takes in here. It’s a good, light-hearted show with a lot of lulz
 
I will miss this show. Like I said before, to truly appreciate it, you had to have seen it since 2012. It was the best rinse after Game of Thrones. HBO hit a grand slam with that GoT x Veep combo imo. I would love for them to air together again.
 
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