Has anyone else seen this series? Aired on IFC in 1991. It's basically John Lurie taking some of his famous friends out fishing (Jim Jarmusch, Tom Waits, Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, and Dennis Hopper), though he doesn't really know very much about it. It seems about 1/3 scripted, 2/3 improvised as far as I can tell. Hilarious stuff. It's available on Criterion DVD. I believe it's the only TV series they've released.

Uhh...crap.

is this already released to buy? if so, I'm all over it... nice sig by the way

Yeah, man - it's been out for years on Criterion.

where the fuck have i been

I'm just discovering this, and it's kicking my ass.





Jim: Maybe somebody else should drive.
John: There's nobody here but you and me.
Jim: I'll drive.

The last 10 minutes of the Tom Waits one is murder. "There ARE fish in the water, but when they're not hungry, there is no way to catch them."

Oh my god, I'm crying from laughing so hard.

Very funny show. The best episode is undoubtedly Willem Dafoe.

shameless, i know

i still need to see this

There's no better time than the present. Again, you can see all of the episodes here: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=dallew&p=r, for anyone who is interested in this truly original and hilarious television series.

Is this a Primus thread?

Heh heh. This John isn't even a real fisherman, but a musician. The funniest part of this show, though, is the narrator. The guy is ridiculous and hilarious.