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January 8, 2015 12:51 PM Subscribe
It may have taken him over ten years to do it, but Tommy Wiseau has finally followed up on his cult hit "The Room" (previously). "The Neighbors" originally existed as some rarely seen footage Wiseau shot in 2004 (only the wacky trailer was ever released to the public). Cut to ten years later when a newly shot pilot for a "Neighbors" TV series (Official website and trailer) has been making the rounds in big cities across the country to give Wiseau fans the follow up they have been craving.
Both the Gothamist and the AV Club weigh in on the show (with a bonus AV Club interview with Wiseau).
That AV Club interview ranks up there with the Dave Sim and Udo Kier interviews.
posted by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon at 12:54 PM on January 8, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon at 12:54 PM on January 8, 2015 [3 favorites]
Tommy Wiseau underwear? NO THANK YOU. That Neighbors jacket, though...
posted by The Card Cheat at 12:56 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by The Card Cheat at 12:56 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
Oh hi thread.
posted by Palindromedary at 12:58 PM on January 8, 2015 [16 favorites]
posted by Palindromedary at 12:58 PM on January 8, 2015 [16 favorites]
Why do those trailers seem like bad 80s porn with the sex taken out. I'm pretty sure I can find better acting on one of the Cinemax softcore movies.
posted by vuron at 12:59 PM on January 8, 2015
posted by vuron at 12:59 PM on January 8, 2015
I read that AV Club interview. It was painful to read at times. More than just the accent, he seemed incomprehensible at certain points. Particularly at the end. What's the deal with him freaking out of the John line of questions.
posted by Carillon at 1:00 PM on January 8, 2015
posted by Carillon at 1:00 PM on January 8, 2015
Baltimore/DC mefites, there are screenings this month in DC at the E Street Cinema!
posted by Librarypt at 1:01 PM on January 8, 2015
posted by Librarypt at 1:01 PM on January 8, 2015
[Franco is set to direct and star in an adaptation of Sestero’s book .—ed.]
OMG WHAT
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 1:05 PM on January 8, 2015 [2 favorites]
OMG WHAT
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 1:05 PM on January 8, 2015 [2 favorites]
Is that the real trailer or a joke? I am legitimately unsure.
posted by ckape at 1:10 PM on January 8, 2015
posted by ckape at 1:10 PM on January 8, 2015
[Franco is set to direct and star in an adaptation of Sestero’s book .—ed.]
OMG WHAT
Yeah, I simply can't imagine a better match of actor to material than that.
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 1:10 PM on January 8, 2015 [2 favorites]
OMG WHAT
Yeah, I simply can't imagine a better match of actor to material than that.
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 1:10 PM on January 8, 2015 [2 favorites]
Wait, it came out LAST YEAR?!
posted by I-baLL at 1:17 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by I-baLL at 1:17 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
What exactly was the John the Assistant joke that got him so mad? I didn't get that. I thought maybe it would be explained in the comments but didn't have time to sift through them.
posted by echocollate at 1:34 PM on January 8, 2015
posted by echocollate at 1:34 PM on January 8, 2015
Why do those trailers seem like bad 80s porn with the sex taken out. I'm pretty sure I can find better acting on one of the Cinemax softcore movies.
Surely you realize that's the point? The Room is like if you took a Skinemax flick and inverted the dialogue-to-sex ratio.
posted by JauntyFedora at 1:36 PM on January 8, 2015 [2 favorites]
Surely you realize that's the point? The Room is like if you took a Skinemax flick and inverted the dialogue-to-sex ratio.
posted by JauntyFedora at 1:36 PM on January 8, 2015 [2 favorites]
Tommy Wiseau has a fake assistant John that handles his correspondence. My friend interviewed him, and said that all the emails to set up the interview came from John, but were written in the distinct style of TW.
He still has his phone number.
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 1:37 PM on January 8, 2015 [3 favorites]
He still has his phone number.
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 1:37 PM on January 8, 2015 [3 favorites]
Good doggy, have a hundero
posted by The Whelk at 2:12 PM on January 8, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 2:12 PM on January 8, 2015 [4 favorites]
> I am legitimately unsure.
You could say this about everything Tommy Wiseau has ever done, and Tommy Wiseau himself.
posted by The Card Cheat at 2:12 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
You could say this about everything Tommy Wiseau has ever done, and Tommy Wiseau himself.
posted by The Card Cheat at 2:12 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
That dog was the best actor in The Room.
posted by The Card Cheat at 2:13 PM on January 8, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by The Card Cheat at 2:13 PM on January 8, 2015 [5 favorites]
Chris-R honestly was the best actor, or at least gave the best performance.
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 2:16 PM on January 8, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 2:16 PM on January 8, 2015 [2 favorites]
Aw, thanks!
posted by ChrisR at 2:20 PM on January 8, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by ChrisR at 2:20 PM on January 8, 2015 [3 favorites]
(note: no, I'm not that Chris R. But damn, what a weird experience in the credits...)
posted by ChrisR at 2:20 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by ChrisR at 2:20 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
It's true. He's the only person in The Room who comes across like he's acted before or might ever act again or even heard of acting.
posted by The Card Cheat at 2:21 PM on January 8, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by The Card Cheat at 2:21 PM on January 8, 2015 [3 favorites]
OH HI CHRISR!
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 2:23 PM on January 8, 2015
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 2:23 PM on January 8, 2015
I just read the interview, and am absolutely tickled that Tommy thinks that Jimmy Kimmel is a redneck.
posted by Strange Interlude at 3:49 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Strange Interlude at 3:49 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
That AV Club interview ranks up there with the Dave Sim
God, how did I miss that Sim interview? Thank you, JSCP!
posted by Zerowensboring at 5:45 PM on January 8, 2015
God, how did I miss that Sim interview? Thank you, JSCP!
posted by Zerowensboring at 5:45 PM on January 8, 2015
AVC: A character says “fuck” at some point.
TW: Okay, so we have substitute for it. We don’t say that. We say “F you,” that’s it.
Brilliant! How'd he ever come up with that?!
posted by Saxon Kane at 5:47 PM on January 8, 2015
TW: Okay, so we have substitute for it. We don’t say that. We say “F you,” that’s it.
Brilliant! How'd he ever come up with that?!
posted by Saxon Kane at 5:47 PM on January 8, 2015
Truly, he has a dizzying intellect.
posted by ostranenie at 6:07 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by ostranenie at 6:07 PM on January 8, 2015 [1 favorite]
So there's this chain of clothing stores over here in the UK...and I blame Tommy Wiseau for the fact that I am constitutionally incapable of walking through a British shopping center without saying "Oh, Primark!".
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 6:18 PM on January 8, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 6:18 PM on January 8, 2015 [5 favorites]
I'm still waiting for the full version of this ad to surface online.
posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord at 6:24 PM on January 8, 2015
posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord at 6:24 PM on January 8, 2015
AVC: So what would it be like to give up creative control?OH GOD
TW: You have to be realistic, that’s how TV works. You have to compromise. I’m a very compromise person. I do not control freak.
posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord at 6:29 PM on January 8, 2015 [2 favorites]
The Wiseau Films logo made me think of something out of an Elron Production.
posted by njohnson23 at 7:08 PM on January 8, 2015
posted by njohnson23 at 7:08 PM on January 8, 2015
I read the AV Club interview yesterday having only a passing familiarity with Mr. Wiseau and then spent about 10 minutes trying to get back to being a productive member of society. The world in general needs a refresher from Paul Anka about "Just Don't Look".
posted by yerfatma at 8:09 AM on January 9, 2015
posted by yerfatma at 8:09 AM on January 9, 2015
potsmokinghippieoverlord: "I'm still waiting for the full version of this ad to surface online."
I think that video was mentioned in Sestero's Disaster Artist book. Wiseau kept calling him in LA asking about the rules to get into the actor's union, and eventually showed up having produced his own 'ad' just to gain membership.
posted by mannequito at 12:46 PM on January 9, 2015
I think that video was mentioned in Sestero's Disaster Artist book. Wiseau kept calling him in LA asking about the rules to get into the actor's union, and eventually showed up having produced his own 'ad' just to gain membership.
posted by mannequito at 12:46 PM on January 9, 2015
I went to the DC screening on Saturday night and enjoyed "The Neighbors" a lot more than the AV club reviewer. I think it would be a shame if Adult Swim didn't pick this show up. I am serious.
Also, because I came wearing a red dress, Tommy Wiseau himself gave me a free "The Room" beanie!
posted by Librarypt at 6:51 AM on January 19, 2015
Also, because I came wearing a red dress, Tommy Wiseau himself gave me a free "The Room" beanie!
posted by Librarypt at 6:51 AM on January 19, 2015
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