American Horror Story - 1984 - Wednesdays on FX

[gforguava]

why does everyone here seem to hate Freak Show? All the performances were awesome. I guess it was less straight up horror.

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There is a lot I love about Freak Show, any time Dandy and his mom have a scene it is A+++++, but the season as a whole never really cohered into anything. I was originally going to say "It ran out of steam" but it kind of had a problem with gathering the steam in the first place.


I would rank the seasons:

1. Asylum - The only season I would say is flat out great.
2. Hotel - I love the vibe of this season even if the show can feel meandering at times.
3. Roanoke - I found this season to be a mess but it was an interesting mess, never dull, and it has the greatest of lines: "I am the tree, and the lightning that strikes it."
4. Coven - Has some great stuff but it also feels undercooked and full of wasted potential.
5. Freak Show - Dandy is life, sadly the rest of the show never reaches his level of transcendent greatness.
6. Murder House - Solid but feels twice as long as it should've been.
7. Apocalypse - Outside of some nice intrigue in the first few episodes and the always game cast, this is dreadful.

• Cult - Still not sure how I feel about this one.
• 1984 - So bad I tapped out early.

 

[StopMakingSense]

why does everyone here seem to hate Freak Show? All the performances were awesome. I guess it was less straight up horror.

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Besides Dandy, a severe lack of interesting and/or likable characters. And yeah, it was less 'horror' and just straight up crime story, IIRC.


(much like Cult, which is the basically tied for last place for me)

 

[rude]

Freak Show has Lange's best acting after Asylum imo

That and Dandy and his mom and Patti Labelle are the only things I remember

 

[dskzero]

Does the show gets any better or I'm outta luck?

I watched the first three seasons and enjoyed them but I couldn't finish Freak Show and Hotel is looking fairly ridiculous.

 

[Sheepinator]

Does the show gets any better or I'm outta luck?

I watched the first three seasons and enjoyed them but I couldn't finish Freak Show and Hotel is looking fairly ridiculous.

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For you, no. You're about to hit a few poor seasons, and as you can see from the series rankings from posters here, it's consistently Asylum (2), Hotel (5) and Murder House (1) which are near the top, and you've done these. Though maybe you should give Hotel a longer shot if you've already started it. Unless you have a very strong affinity for 80's music and slasher films it's not worth doing 1984 either.

 

[VideogameVices]

This, Apocalypse, cult + freakshow were the worst of AHS. Also not a fan of Coven.

Does the show gets any better or I'm outta luck?

I watched the first three seasons and enjoyed them but I couldn't finish Freak Show and Hotel is looking fairly ridiculous.

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This current season 1984 is garbage tier

hotel is actually not bad. I thought gaga and Denis Ohare made the show infinitely watchable.



Denis O'hare is sorely missed from AHS.

 

[Chitown B]

Denis O'hare is sorely missed from AHS.

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This. I don't know why he hasn't been back.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

This. I don't know why he hasn't been back.

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There was a rumor that he had a falling out with Ryan Murphy but I don't actually know if that's true or not.

 

[Elry09]

Dennis O'Hare was at DragonCon in 2018 and he said that Ryan Murphy doesn't call him anymore because he's not young and hot. They definitely had a falling out

 

[RatskyWatsky]

The series has been renewed for 3 more seasons

Sarah Paulson confirmed for season 10

 

[Deleted member 18951]

Aye that's great news about AHS, there's actually some really cool stuff coming to FX on Hulu, Devs especially.

 

[Korigama]

Really late in getting back to this, but finally finished watching it. This was so much better than that smelly wet fart of a season that was Cult (which had been the only other one I had seen aside from 1984). Seriously, Cult was one of the absolute worst shows I've ever had the displeasure of seeing, and nearly put me off of this entire series.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Macaulay Culkin is joining the AHS universe for the first time.

Other Season 10 cast members include Kathy Bates, Leslie Grossman, Billie Lourd, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Adina Porter, Lily Rabe, Angelica Ross and Finn Wittrock.

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[The Driver]

Oh I like that

 

[StopMakingSense]

Thats a perfect fit.

 

[Wracu]

Here's to hoping Finn Wittrock gets more than an episode of two this time.

 

[ThereAre4Lights]

Culkin in the AHS universe, somehow this makes the world a little brighter.

 

[Kschreck]

Fantastic cast.. hype rising!

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Finally caught it on Hulu. Only season I finished and enjoyed. Loved all the 80s tropes and homages.

 

[YaGaMi]

Just finished it. My first season of AHS. Enjoyed it as I'm into 80's slasher movies. Posts on here point towards Seasons 1,2 and 5. Which other seasons would you recommend?

 

[Pluto]

Just finished it. My first season of AHS. Enjoyed it as I'm into 80's slasher movies. Posts on here point towards Seasons 1,2 and 5. Which other seasons would you recommend?

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The only ones I didn't care for were 6 and 7. 4 is a bit weaker than the others but it had some great characters and moments too.

 

[YaGaMi]

The only ones I didn't care for were 6 and 7. 4 is a bit weaker than the others but it had some great characters and moments too.

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What Horror sub genre is each season. Eg. This season was 80's slasher.

 

[Pluto]

What Horror sub genre is each season. Eg. This season was 80's slasher.

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1: Ghost House
2: 50s mental asylum, serial killer, human experimentation
3: Witches vs. Voodoo
4: slasher/serial killer, prejudice against freaks at a carnival (the freaks themselves aren't a horror element so it feels weird listing them but they are an important part of the season)
5. Vampires, ghosts
6: reality show about a creepy house that turns out to be real ... or something, I only watched a few episodes but I know some people really liked it.
7: murderous cult
8: nuclear apocalypse, fight against the antichrist (direct sequel to 1 and 3)

 

[Officer Big Mac]

I thought being set in the 80s would provide a neat backdrop to the normal Ryan Murphy nonsense but I was wrong. I dont like to use this word because it's used too much on this forum but this season was straight up garbage. It was a complete waste that went nowhere and ended with a comically absurd ending.

If Scooby Doo were rated PG13 it would probably look a lot like this show.

I keep thinking about Margaret and stud muffin rowing across the lake. The lake was so small they could have walked there faster. But then they wouldnt have a chance to do a burial at sea. Nobody gives a shit on this show anymore.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Season 10 was supposed to be "weather dependent" but now it might get scrapped or delayed until next year due to covid.

"A lot of what I was going to shoot was dependent on a very specific moment," series creator Ryan Murphy tells The Wrap. "It was a weather-dependent show. So now I don't know. I don't know what we're going to do. I don't know what I'm gonna do next with that show. I don't know if I'll accelerate another season or wait till next year to shoot this one."

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[RatskyWatsky]

They're making a spin-off called American Horror Stories, which will be in the vein of Black Mirror where every episode is self contained:

Ryan Murphy is expanding the American Horror Story universe to include a limited attention span-friendly spinoff series.

The uber producer announced early Monday on social media that he is moving forward with American Horror Stories, an offshoot of the FX anthology franchise that would consist of "one-hour contained episodes," per Murphy. The new series will also air on FX, an insider confirms.

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American Horror Story Spinoff: Exec Producer Ryan Murphy Announces ‘One-Hour Contained’ Offshoot

A standalone-themed 'AHS' spinoff titled 'American Horror Stories' is in-the-works, Ryan Murphy confirms

tvline.com

Also seen on the screenshot of the Zoom session Murphy had with the cast, Dennis O'Hare! (and Jessica Lange!)

 

[THEVOID]

I actually like that idea of self contained stories. I'll check it out for sure.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I actually like that idea of self contained stories. I'll check it out for sure.

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I think it could be really neat as well - I'm assuming we won't get anything too crazy or high concept for budgetary reasons, but I'm interested to see what they come up with.

I think this could be a cool way for the show to return to fan favorite characters without having to figure out how to (inelegantly) incorporate them into a regular season. It'll also hopefully curb the main show's tendency to go off on random tangents with side characters.

 

[CreepingFear]

I'm all in favor for bringing back anthologies in the vein of Twlight Zone (60's), Tales from the Crypt, and The Outer Limits.

 

[Chitown B]

I'm all in favor for bringing back anthologies in the vein of Twlight Zone (60's), Tales from the Crypt, and The Outer Limits.

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Creepshow is back.

 

[CreepingFear]

Creepshow is back.

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I'll check that out. Thanks.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Season 10 is called "Double Feature"

Teasing a first for the long-running horror season, Murphy's Instagram post adds that the latest plot will feature two different storylines. "One by sea," harkening back his previous clues of idyllic seasides, and "one by the sand."

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per Deadline

 

[Blitzwolf215]

Season 10 is called "Double Feature"



per Deadline

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Interesting, I await the creepy teaser tv spots.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I made an OT for the new spinoff, which premieres on July 15

American Horror Stories - A new *episodic* horror anthology series - Thursdays on Hulu

They've gone and made a spinoff of 'American Horror Story' - it's called 'American Horror Stories' (with an "ies" instead of a "y"). It premieres on Thursday, July 15 on Hulu. The season will consist of 16 hour long episodes. Trailer Cast Aaron Tveit Gavin Creel Kaia Gerber Sierra McCormick...

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[RatskyWatsky]

American Horror Story - Double Feature - Wednesdays on FX

Season 10 of American Horror Story, subtitled 'Double Feature', will premiere on Wednesday, August 25 at 10/9c on FX. The season will consist of two separate storylines - the first, titled 'Red Tide', centers on the sea and will consist of 6 episodes. The second, titled 'Death Valley', centers...

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