Bates Motel premiered last night (Mon. 18th) on A&E!

[aura of foreboding]

All in good fun, AOF! I love zany humor, and I appreciate you being a good sport. 

Well, as you can see from my latest headshot, I don't have much choice.  A sense of humor is my only saving grace.   

[geezer butler]

I gotta defend the show. I think it's great. I even like the drug underworld story-line and Chic character. I think the pace is perfect, the cast exceptional, and at this point, in terms of horror tv, I think Bates is a million times better than TWD. Never thought I'd say that, but TWD is slipping a bit IMO.

[aura of foreboding]

I gotta defend the show. I think it's great. I even like the drug underworld story-line and Chic character.

Ugh.  I was with you until you said that.   

[long live kong]

I gotta defend the show. I think it's great. I even like the drug underworld story-line and Chic character. I think the pace is perfect, the cast exceptional, and at this point, in terms of horror tv, I think Bates is a million times better than TWD. Never thought I'd say that, but TWD is slipping a bit IMO.

I've enjoyed it overall too, it's been incredibly daft in parts but it doesn't take itself too seriously which has been its  saving grace (along with Highmore and the actress who plays Norma). I do think it has been way too slow, it should have covered Norma's death by the end of the first season imo.
I've never bothered watching the remake with Vince Vaughn so I haven't noticed any of the references to that compared with the original.

[Mord]

Do yourself a favor and AVOID the Vince Vaughan remake. That is a different, far more smelly version of the Bates saga.  It's a useless, scene-by-scene remake with inferior performances. At least Bates Motel has some inspired performances. Btw, the lovely Vera Farmiga plays Norma. Check her out in the cool horror flick, The Orphan. I think you'll like it.

[long live kong]

Do yourself a favor and AVOID the Vince Vaughan remake. That is a different, far more smelly version of the Bates saga.  It's a useless, scene-by-scene remake with inferior performances. At least Bates Motel has some inspired performances. Btw, the lovely Vera Farmiga plays Norma. Check her out in the cool horror flick, The Orphan. I think you'll like it.

I've seen the Orphan mord, and I did enjoy it! To me it had a bit of an 80s horror vibe to it that I really liked. Yeah I like her she's a good actress and gorgeous to boot! I avoided the remake because of the almost shot by shot copying you mentioned. I also thought Vaughn was completely wrong to play Bates, even though I don't mind him as an actor. I always thought Philip Seymor Hoffman would have made a good Norman Bates from the novel.

[Mord]

Yeah, Vince Vaughan came off as a frat boy doing a pledge stunt when he came out as "mother". The audience actually laughed at that point when I watched the film in the theatre. Not the intended response.

[long live kong]

Haha I'll have to watch that on YouTube, it's funny as it's never occurred to me how ridiculous Vince Vaughn would look doing that scene!

[Anton Phibes]

I really want Romero to kill this "Norman". Maybe next week......

[Mord]

I really want Romero to kill this "Norman". Maybe next week......

That's his last chance. I have a feeling Normie  will survive. At least he killed one of the most useless characters, imo.

[marsattacks666]

That's his last chance. I have a feeling Normie  will survive. At least he killed one of the most useless characters, imo.

Yes, indeed.

[aura of foreboding]

I couldn't pay attention to anything else because the writers messed up big time when they had Romero pump his own gas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  That is illegal in Oregon!!  How can they not know that?  Has this story not taken place there for the past five years?!?!?!?!

[Anton Phibes]

I couldn't pay attention to anything else because the writers messed up big time when they had Romero pump his own gas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  That is illegal in Oregon!!  How can they not know that?  Has this story not taken place there for the past five years?!?!?!?!

You didnt miss anything by not paying attention that next weeks's recap cant cure,lol. 

[marsattacks666]

I couldn't pay attention to anything else because the writers messed up big time when they had Romero pump his own gas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  That is illegal in Oregon!!  How can they not know that?  Has this story not taken place there for the past five years?!?!?!?!

Ouch!

[Mord]

I couldn't pay attention to anything else because the writers messed up big time when they had Romero pump his own gas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  That is illegal in Oregon!!  How can they not know that?  Has this story not taken place there for the past five years?!?!?!?!

Romero is his own man. He don't need no stinkin' gas flunkie to pump his freakin' gas. He IS the law!