#big door prize

[erodingsinner]

People on the Big Door Prize are really giving their social security number and fingerprints to this random machine with no second thought 💀💀 okay

[theartofcostume]

“We got to create a formula for how they would engage with the Morpho, their life potential, and where it took them. That was a really fun way to explore each character. All of the characters evolve in different ways at different times.”

Costume Designer, Colin Wilkes - The Big Door Prize

Interview Link - The Art of Costume

[geekcavepodcast]

The Big Door Prize Trailer

A small town is forever changed when the mysterious Morpho machine appears and reveals each resident’s life potential.

The Big Door Prize is based on the M.O. Walsh novel. David West Read serves as showrunner for the Skydance Television and CJ ENM/Studio Dragon series. The cast includes Chris O’Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis, Ally Maki, Josh Segarra, Damon Gupton, Crystal Fox, Sammy Fourlas, and Djouliet Amara.

The Big Door Prize premieres on Apple TV+ on March 29, 2023.

[excuse-me-thanks]

I’m here to talk about a show that no one watched. But this is Tumblr, so I feel good about that choice. Please join me.

The show The Big Door Prize is based on a book (of the same name) which is based on the John Prine song “In Spite of Ourselves.” The lyrics are about how the best you can hope for in life is to find someone whose weirdness matches your own. You become family: “Honey, we’re the big door prize.” It’s full of plays on southern colloquialisms, and the book takes place in Louisiana. Both are supremely mundane, and that’s part of the point; our greatest potential is to love one another, whatever that means.

Much of this is lost in the show. Deerfield is Anywhere, USA, and the end of season 2 leaves our central family divided (forever, now, due to the show’s cancellation). I enjoyed the show, but I wanted to see Dusty and Cass realize that the life they had built was already beautiful, if not perfect. I also yearn for a show that takes place in a town like mine. The Deerfield of the show does not feel real, and I don’t think it’s supposed to. The whole show leans into unreality in a way that is interesting, but surprising in light of the source material.

There were a few easter eggs, but I also wanted to hear just ONE John Prine song. Just one.

Rant over.

[thekylemeredith]

You know her from Happiest Season, Veep, & The Big Door Prize, and tonight Mary Holland joins me on the show!

Olivia Barton & The Boy From The South also drop by + you'll hear classics from Jane Birkin, Liz Phair, Sturgill Simpson, Miley Cyrus, The Who, and more

6p ET on 91.9 WFPK

#maryholland #Veep #HappiestSeason #TheBigDoorPrize

[thepurpleglass]

In My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, ponies get their cutie mark (the picture every pony has on their butt) when they discover their special talent. Imagine getting a magical tattoo when you discover your dream job. The show even features a group of young ponies who haven't gotten theirs yet and spend all their free time trying new things to figure out what they're good at.

Apple TV thinks this premise would be better within the rainbow horses, and guest starring Seattle’s mystery vending machine.

[hgedits]

The IT Crowd (2006 – 2013) || The Big Door Prize (2023 – )

[murderballadeer]

still one of the best country love duets. to be honest

[mikimeiko]

The Big Door Prize | Season 2 (2024), David West Read

[nezoid]

Happiest Season Q&A With Kristen Stewart, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, Clea DuVall - Vidiots - 12/18/24

[wack-ashimself]

*Me. Every single day. "Mmm. I wish I wasn't high right now. Or much higher." -the big door prize s2, e1

[ffemininomenon]

THE BIG DOOR PRIZE (2023-2024)

[monachopism]

i need someone to scream abt the big door prize w but the tag is bone dry

[hiddenbysuccubi]

Giving The Rookie a second try and all I'm saying is... if S2: Ep 6 took a different turn into a nuclear fallout / post apoc type genre switch for the series it would've been SO COOL.

[mostlyinthemorning]

Top 7 Watches of 2023

Yesterday I did my top books from the past year, so I thought I'd make today all about the best TV shows I watched this year. Again, in no particular order:

Season 2 of Good Omens was very much a transitional season (so I think we all agree that it's a really good thing we're getting season 3) but it still had madcap adventures, unrequited longing, and theological mystery. Also, it's really, really queer.

Speaking of shows that were a wild mix of adventure and irreverent theology, way too may people slept on Mrs. Davis, which I absolutely adored. It starts out as an over-the-top adventure and the next thing you know, you're thinking about the nature of faith and the universe and AI. Highly, highly recommend.

I held off on watching The Wheel of Time for a long time because I could never get into the books despite loving epic fantasy. However, the show is fabulous - and the female characters particularly shine.

I love a small town story, especially one with a magical mystery and I really enjoyed The Big Door Prize from Schitt's Creek writer David West Read. The characters really reflect a range of reactions to the revelations of the door prize machine, resulting in a cascading number of secrets that are exposed.

Going in, I didn't expect to like Shrinking as much as I did, but it really finds the perfect line between funny and emotional. Harrison Ford is clearly having the time of his life playing the grumpy mentor and the supporting cast provides the perfect backdrop for Jason Segal's character's bad decision-making.

This show. The second it was over I was desperate for more. Imagine a classic British murder mystery, expect that it's set in Australia. And there are lesbians. So many lesbians. Deadloch is both laugh-out loud funny and the twistiest murder mystery I've watched. Every guess I made was wrong and yet the final solution was absolutely perfect. The two leads are a classic oil and water pairing who eventually figure out how to work together with so much heart and emotional depth. It's wonderful all the way around.

So, there's this dysfunctional family who owns a rundown motel in the middle of nowhere in rural Canada...no, I'm not talking about Schitt's Creek (for once). Moonshine is a Canadian show about five siblings who take over the family vacation resort and have to work together to save it. There are criminal shenangians and hot bikers and a lot of growth and found family vibes.

Honourable Mention:

What did you watch this year?

Tagging @missgeevious @carolrain @blackandwhiteandrose @noahreids @likerealpeopledo-on-ao3 @weathereyehorizon @obsessedwithdavrick @stereopticons @rmd-writes @chelle-68 and anyone else who would like to share what they watched in 2023.

[blackwomanstanaccount]

“I watch the Big Door Prize for the plot”

The Plot😍😍: