I liked it.

Was less funny than a typical episode of the first two seasons but not going to judge off just this one episode because there was a lot of catching up and setup for the cast coming together and by the end it making sense why they're involved with Party Down catering again. The next episode should presumably be the normal formula of the original series.

Are we having fun yet?

Do I need to watch the first season ?

Edit: good job Reddit for downvoting a question…

It's not continuing any specific story of the first two seasons but I don't think you'll care for it much without knowing the relationships, personalities, and backgrounds. This first episode of the revival is a lot of catching up with the old characters and I think a lot of it would fall flat for someone who has no idea who any of the characters are. This premiere at least is definitely for people who know the show.

There are only 20 episodes total that are less than a half hour each prior to the revival, so no reason to not just track those down if the cast or premise appeals to you. This is a week to week release anyway so plenty of time to spare to watch the original ones while this comes out. If you're in the US, the first two seasons are on Hulu.

Of course you need to watch season 1 and 2 before watching season 3. It's not an anthology series.

Is any other streaming platform picking this up?

Nope. Starz does a 7 day trial though if you want to do it both legal and without paying for another service, you'd just have to wait a few weeks until it's all out.

A fun premiere definitely catered to fans (no pun intended). The whole timeline of events was very interesting and it was topical whelk still having that signature humor.

I really hope it finds its audience, I’m nostalgic for this one.

Absolutely loved it, especially the >!covid reveal!< at the end.

Ken Marino deserves to be so much more famous than he is.

The desperation in his eyes kills me, and it's even funnier now that we're ten years later and Ron is still in the same place with the same goal.

Way less funny??? I wouldn’t say this show was ever constant laugh out loud funny. In fact I’d say this was a rare occurrence I didn’t see a drop off in a long spaced revival

I didn't use the word way.

It certainly wasn't rare occurrence and yes this episode is not typical Party down.

Yes arrested development, full house, mad about you, punky Brewster, X-Files, Veronica Mars all had GREAT revivals!!!!!!

> reveal at the end

I know people are wary of this kind of thing but they pulled it off so perfectly and it really sets a great tone for the rest of the season.

Also I think it's $5 for 3 months currently. Not bad at all.

He’s great in season 4 of Eastbound and Down

...and the 'totally not a virgin' in Wet Hot American Summer.

We did six months for $20, which is a totally acceptable fee to support this show. And since it wasn’t out last night like I thought it’d be, we started a drama called Gaslit that is amazing and I fully recommend.

Had a blast watching that. So happy this show is getting a second life.

Im so very dissapointed to see this with only 27 review ratings on imdb so far - this frickin network man…..theres no WAY this show wouldnt be popular as shit with marketing on a major platform

Lol sorry didn’t realize you were so passionate about this show

I am not hence why I asked the question…

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Oh boy how much I missed them! Ken Marino is always so funny. I loved just seeing (almost) everyone again and I'm so excited to see the other episodes!

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Surprisingly there is a building sized billboard for it in LA on the 405 near LAX. I was surprised to see them promoting it so much here.

They haven't missed a beat, felt just like the original show. The chemistry, the pacing, the dialogue, etc. It was great and I laughed my ass off. Especially the reveal at the end, that was fantastic. So glad it's back!

Hopefully it does well and they can do more seasons (and get Lizzy Caplan back).

I love this show and the premiere of s3 felt seamless but I miss Lizzy because henry and casey's deadpan, cynical back and forth was my favorite URST on TV.

I love the original show but some reveals of where the characters are now broke my heart / pissed me off, cause how perfectly season 2 ended really made you want to imagine a happier fate for them.

This was a pretty funny reunion tho

Man, it's dead in this thread. That's sad.

I thought it was a really good first episode for a revival. Felt as close to the spirit of the original as any "way after the fact" revival series I've seen.

They didn't have unresolved sexual tension, they banged all the time lol

Oh man I was surprised how good that was. Most of these reunion seasons suck, but that was on the same level of the season 1&2.

I'm talking about the build up!

Yeah. For as much as this show came up in this subreddit over the last decade I’d have expected more fanfare. A lot of the articles about the revival made it pretty far up the front page. I really hope this does well, I already want a season four after just one episode.

I feel like Starz has done their very best to market the hell out of this, so I can’t blame them.

That seems to be the case for most revivals and Rob Thomas's other big 00's show Veronica Mars is a good example. Lots of talk and then people don't actually care when it comes back. Hopefully it's just a Friday thing and people watch over the weekend.

I can’t blame Starz, they have marketed this to the best of their abilities in my opinion. They just don’t have a lot of reach.

Loved that reveal, too. Is this maybe the first times that kind of reveal has been done? (Same spoiler, don't read cause it is really good)

>!I mean a covid reveal as a punchline to a joke about how it's going to fuck over everyone's entire next 2 years.!<

It was honestly really clever, and I wouldn't be shocked to see this same joke pop up in other media.

I know - its not their fault….theyre trying…

god im glad this show is back, Fran Kranz! Really enjoyed it.

Seeing this thread surprised me, forgot they were making a new one. A decade ago I would be pumped but it's just been to long I think. No Lizzy Caplan also hurts.

I might check it out one day but i'm in no hurry.

For what it's worth, I thought the whole thing felt very natural and a worthwhile continuation that everyone involved seems to be all-in on.

I like Lizzy Caplan but I didn't particularly miss her presence in this episode. It didn't feel much different from when they swapped out Jane Lynch for Megan Mullally (both of whom are in this revival).

>six months for $20

Well worth it if you haven't seen Black Sails, one of the top dramas with a really solid ending.

Another good show on there is The Missing.

Flesh and Bone is one you don't hear talked about much, it was killed off after 1 season so there's not a lot that wraps up but I thought it was interesting. Something to check out if you're looking for something different.

Good to know. I see it has Jennifer Garner, always been a fan since here Alias days so that moves it up the queue.

Felt very natural between all that time.

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I haven't even seen it. It's just such a ridiculous question.

Loved it. Weakest part was the antagonist ex-band member, that character was, err, like written for another show. Just didn’t fit for me.

Doing a new season over a decade later worked out perfect for this show. Interested to see where everyone ends up.

mr. left hand aka that stoner guy in Cabin In the Woods aka the director of Mass

I missed this show so much. What a great start.

The whole point of it was that there'd be a real life supervillain.

And I've met creepy dudes that look like that in their 40s, still clinging on to that alt rock fame many years after it passed.

How so, first season came out like 14 years ago?

Them making snide remarks at Casey's expense because she hit it big and now doesn't care about the gang was so funny because Lizzy wanted to do the show but couldn't due to scheduling conflicts but I feel like by setting the show at the start of the pandemic they're trying to pull one over us with a surprise cameo. What do you guys think?

Ken Marino is the most underrated amongst the cast. He's so good at playing an A-hole that you want to root for!

So?

Roman's a dirt bag and I still feel bad for him

Nobody quite sells pathetic desperation like Ken Marino. He's got the willy loman schtick down.

Amazing first episode. I had my doubts about the revival but their are nailing it

You can subscribe to Starz through Amazon prime as like an add-on; we did this last night because I refuse to join another streaming service. It’s a 7-day free trial then $8.99/month. I will probably cancel immediately after this season ends.

There was one in The Other Two

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Fucking hell, that's who he is? I spent the entire ep trying to place him.

I literally screamed when they showed the punchline. It was so perfect. It makes so much sense why they were finally able to write another season.

Absolutely

I was like wow, he looks old, when I saw the grey streaks and then died when they were fake

Yeah this gag was great! Did he say he did it because somebody called him childish on a feedback card? I need to rewatch.

The guy that wanted to dissect poop in the who pooped the bed episode of Always Sunny

I was curious how they were gonna make the revival work, and made note of the many times they mentioned "ten years ago" being when the original show took place (considering it was 15 years ago now). Then they hit us with Ron's "this is gonna be the best year of my life" and then the mention of COVID... damn, what a great setup.

Can't wait to see where the next five episodes go!

He really does. Every episode he goes from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in about 30 seconds flat and he always sells it so well.

I think it was already confirmed, she will be there for one episode or something.

You got turd?

yeah basically they said they didn't trust him or something because he came off childish

alt INDIE rock mind you

it looks like she might be a regular cast member?? she's playing a totally different type of character than her kickass stone cold Sydney Bristow character, very bubbly and friendly and super charismatic (closer to 13 Going On 30)

Same, especially Henry! I thought the whole point of the end of season 2 was that he would get back into acting and "make it."

But also, I think a key point of Party Down is that "making it" is elusive and hard to define.

hello one other person that enjoyed Flesh and Bone

I agree, it felt a little slow and not as tight as the first two seasons, but like you said there had to be a lot of exposition. And if they got Casey back, I feel like it's good to make us wait for the reveal.

James Marsden is so photogenic even his neck veins are hot

I only heard of this show because Adam Scott was pushing it really hard on his Instagram, I'm amazed I never watched it when it was on! (Though, I didn't know anyone who had Starz back in the cable days.) I watched it over the last two days and it's now one of my favorite shows ever. Got me all nostalgic for those mid- to late-2000s shows like Happy Endings, Parks and Rec.

Gotta love that little gag with the bouncer: "Party Down... never heard of it, was it on cable or something?"

I saw him once in Studio City as he was coming out of a coffee shop that I was going in. It was the only time I was starstruck seeing a “famous” person. Well, maybe also meeting Raquel Welch. He was the most strikingly beautiful person I ever saw (I’m a cis heterosexual man in his 40s).

IASIP

The problem is probably that no one has Starz

The fact that they had her images in the first episode makes me think it’s super super likely. Would be weird foreshadowing if they didn’t

Featuring another great Ken Marino character

They have been marketing it like crazy. I see ads all over Instagram + Twitter and it’s been all over Reddit. The real issue is not many people have Starz and idk if this one show is enough to move the needle to pay for yet another streamer.

Yeah my first time running into someone else who watched it.

Really had some good storylines and Sarah Hay was impressive in it. Her ballet background helped make it feel more authentic, never guessed that was her first acting job until I looked it up after.

Welcome to the exclusive club.

Where we are, definitively, having fun yet.

Yeah I guess it'll make sense for why Henry is back in the crew etc.. but I feel like teaching would've been a steady job? Regardless, COVID is a great way to say why these people might still be in catering years later.

Love they were able to bring the cast back together (minus Lizzy Caplan but it seems they hinted at a return/cameo in the end of ep one when they mentioned 'needing Casey' to make it officially a reunion - echoing what they presume fans were prob saying)

First ep was great and set things up, didnt expect them to be one of the shows that chooses to work COVID into the story but i think it was just to set up the flash forward so not too much

Love the addition of Jennifer Garner too, could be Lizzy Caplans new love interest-replacement for Adam Scott

This really remind me of how Arrested Development was ressurected cuz A.) it was a cult classic cut short as it was ahead of its time and B.) had an amazing cast that went on to bigger things and were hard to get back together until over a decade later

Also i missed the announcements so realizing there was a new season/ep up about an hour ago made my week!

anyone know if it was a multi season deal like for s3 and 4 etc? itd be a shame to ressurrect it after all this time and only get one season - plus i feel like Starz is falling behind a bit with HBOMax/Showtime/AMC/FX/Hulu/Apple TV/Paramount Plus and ofc Prime/Netflix taking over the prestige tv landscape so they need this to catch back on, kinda shocked netflix didnt get the rights a la Arrested Development

No guarantees of a fourth season. From interviews the cast (including Lizzy) would be all in for another one.

Narrator: Please, tell your friends about this show.

Just caught the episode. Man, I was laughing out loud a lot. They nailed it. I am all in. I hope it can gather new fans.

It's been so long since a show made me laugh like this. Holy shit comedy isn't completely dead yet

creep computer guy from Dollhouse for me

I was hoping the twist with Henry meeting the producer was he got that part but it was super cgi so no one recognized him. Was sad it was the “are we having fun yet” again haha

But at least he's not bitter!

Eh, Party Down's always had some sillier, unrealistic characters like Uda Bengt. And "bitter ex-hipster uses social media to rail against personal enemies" isn't that outside of the box in the first place.

Miles was definitely unexpected, but I felt like he fit the general vibe of the show just fine.

Sitting here listening to the closing credits music, and I'm just so happy this 3rd season actually happened. What a super solid premier, especially after all this time. Really excited for the next episode.

I remember hating Roman when I saw this show as a kid.... but now he's by far the most relatable character. Ugh.

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Seems like it was really hard to get the cast back together and figure out everyone's filming schedule so I wouldn't bet on it. Everyone in the show has other things going on, Adam Scott in particular just took off with Severance too. They couldn't get Lizzy back (although the cast availability was always in issue with this show). But also I'm sure it's not too complicated to shoot since most episodes are a single location and I'm sure they'd like to try. Hopefully we get a handful of episodes every couple of years or something, maybe with some cast rotating in/out.

Same for me. He's super realistic and while I still think he's an awful person, he's an incredible character. I see a lot of myself in him and it's a good motivator to change.

It's rare to find a character who is so unpleasant but still easy to connect with. I'm glad they didn't tone him down, but I hope we can watch him develop more.

They could be brother and sister!

Kyle’s old bandmate did that.

That conversation was hilarious.

You ever think about them having sex?

Hard sci-fi

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

Didn't watch it till today

Topher!