"},"viewers":{"wt":"11"},"country":{"wt":"US"},"episodes":{"wt":"{{Episode list\n |EpisodeNumber = 7\n |EpisodeNumber2 = 1\n |Title = What?\n |DirectedBy = John Lurie\n |WrittenBy = John Lurie\n |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|18}}\n |Viewers =\n |ShortSummary = Lurie welcomes the viewer to season two of ''Painting with John'', a show in which he reassured them he would not teach them how to paint. He laments about the exploitation of dental and cosmetic commercials. Nesrin Wolf and Ann Mary Gludd James are featured actors in a half-live action and animated segment with Lurie called \"Cowboy Beckett\", spoofing Western movies. Lurie talks about his family upbringing concerning religion, and his unexplained and comedic habit of \"finding coins falling out of his nose\". An animated segment called \"Synchronized Swimming\" occurs. Lurie updates viewers on his life at home since the reception of season one of the series on his undisclosed island and the environmental impacts, and also unfortunate household and personal dilemmas.\n |LineColor = #9A968C \n}}\n{{Episode list\n |EpisodeNumber = 8\n |EpisodeNumber2 = 2\n |Title = Children Kicking Hamburger All Over The Highway\n |DirectedBy = John Lurie\n |WrittenBy = John Lurie\n |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|25}}\n |Viewers =\n |ShortSummary = Lurie opens the show with his thoughts on [[Street harassment|men who catcall women]]. He goes on to have a surreal heated discussion with the [[Man in the Moon]]. The \"Cowboy Beckett\" segment with Nesrin and Ann Mary continues. Lurie recounts his time in the early 1980's being acquainted with [[Péter Halász (actor)|Péter Halász]] from the [[Squat Theatre]] in [[New York City]], and his sudden chance to make a trip to [[Barcelona]]. Lurie recounts the lecture in Barcelona about technology in theatre in which he took in Halász' place; despite his confidence to pass the allotted time, it went awry.\n |LineColor = #9A968C\n}}\n{{Episode list\n |EpisodeNumber = 9\n |EpisodeNumber2 = 3\n |Title = The Bugs Are Winning\n |DirectedBy = John Lurie\n |WrittenBy = John Lurie\n |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|4}}\n |Viewers =\n |ShortSummary = Nesrin opens the show in place of John, saying he \"has lots of work to do,\" while she contributes to one of his own paintings. Lurie begins his segment talking about his thoughts on intuition's role while painting. Lurie talks about his thoughts of driving alongside other people, and their body language. The \"Cowboy Beckett\" segment with Nesrin and Ann Mary continues with the trio on the hunt for a puma. Lurie recounts the time when he met [[Joey Ramone]] in New York City. He details the bugs and wildlife that he encounters in summertime, and an instance with Erik where the two had trouble containing a very large and strange bug. \"Cowboy Beckett\" continues, with the trio saying nonsensical and random phrases to each other. Lurie ends the show thanking viewers for sending in their poems about the sunset in which he enocouraged them to write (from the previous season), but kindly tells them to not send any more to him. During the end credits Lurie is shown in the recording studio with [[Calvin Weston]] (who played drums for The Lounge Lizards) creating new music for the series.\n |LineColor = #9A968C\n}}\n{{Episode list\n |EpisodeNumber = 10\n |EpisodeNumber2 = 4\n |Title = Your Hands Have Turned into Lightbulbs \n |DirectedBy = John Lurie\n |WrittenBy = John Lurie\n |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|11}}\n |Viewers =\n |ShortSummary = John begins the episode with a breathing exercise for the viewer, instructing them to imagine their hands turning into lightbulbs. Lurie paints while listening to a new piece of music he created for the series, which features Calvin Weston, [[Tony Scherr]], [[Kenny Wollesen]], [[Doug Wieselman]], [[Smokey Hormel]], [[Michael Blake (musician)|Michael Blake]], [[Steven Bernstein (musician)|Steven Bernstein]], Clark Guyton, [[Curtis Fowlkes]]. Lurie wishes the subtitle transcribers well in their efforts to type out the show's text, and explains his nonsensical \"Adabadeewa\" phrase, saying its a word for his bond with Erik, the show's cinematographer. He recounts a pleasant trip to [[Tahiti]], until he encountered other tourists there. Lurie recounts his teenage years occasionally letting [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]] live with him, and encountering [[Klaus Nomi]] in New York. John and Nesrin end the show saying they want to stop the show, leaving Erik to chase them in a game of hide-and-seek throughout the residence, as [[Fishing with John|Lurie's song \"Ketchak\"]] plays throughout.\n |LineColor = #9A968C\n}}\n{{Episode list\n |EpisodeNumber = 11\n |EpisodeNumber2 = 5\n |Title = Small Car \n |DirectedBy = John Lurie\n |WrittenBy = John Lurie\n |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|18}}\n |Viewers =\n |ShortSummary = John opens the show praising the fruit that grows on his island, telling a story about his disappointment when he ate watermelon while traveling in [[Turkey]] with Nesrin. \"Cowboy Beckett\" continues with the trio spouting more nonsense to each other. John recounts a tour stop in Europe with him, Calvin Weston and Billy Martin serving as a trio, with [[Evan Lurie]] as an opening act, and an abrupt exit from [[Bulgaria]]. The [[John Lurie#discography|Marvin Pontiac]] song \"Small Car\" plays amongst an animated segment. Ann Mary demonstrates to the viewer how to make \"weapon potatoes\". The trio end the episode as they take their weapon potatoes to \"invade a neighboring village.\"\n |LineColor = #9A968C\n}}\n{{Episode list\n |EpisodeNumber = 12\n |EpisodeNumber2 = 6\n |Title = Old Man Dancing\n |DirectedBy = John Lurie\n |WrittenBy = John Lurie\n |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|25}}\n |Viewers =\n |ShortSummary = John starts off the episode with his thoughts on [[climate change]]. He discusses his fascination with vocal sound, especially in [[Ennio Morricone]]'s film score for ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''. He recounts the time he wrote music for commercials advertising [[Barneys New York|Barneys]] department store, and how this experience led to further work in advertising for an oil company, which made him uncomfortable. Lurie and several old friends and collaborators are seen rehearsing more new music together in a recording studio. Lurie recounts when his father took him to game three of the [[1962 World Series]] at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] and describing his boyhood ritual to seemingly enact good luck onto his baseball hero [[Mickey Mantle]]. John, Nesrin and Ann Mary all take time out of their day to spontaneously dance outside. \n |LineColor = #9A968C\n}}"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwMg">
The third season of the series consists of six episodes and it aired from June 2 to July 7, 2023. Lurie's friend and fellow musician Flea appeared in one of the episodes. [13]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [5] | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | 1 | "Hermits Unite" | John Lurie | John Lurie | June 2, 2023 | N/A |
14 | 2 | "Potato" | John Lurie | John Lurie | June 9, 2023 | N/A |
15 | 3 | "The Sea Monster" | John Lurie | John Lurie | June 16, 2023 | N/A |
16 | 4 | "My Friend Flea" | John Lurie | John Lurie | June 23, 2023 | N/A |
17 | 5 | "How the Music Is Made" | John Lurie | John Lurie | June 30, 2023 | N/A |
18 | 6 | "The Night Hunters" | John Lurie | John Lurie | July 7, 2023 | N/A |
The episodes were recorded at Lurie's home on an undisclosed island in the Caribbean. [14] In June 2021, Lurie announced a second season of the show was planned and for the first time in 22 years, he was rehearsing music for it. [15] In August 2021, HBO renewed the series for a second season. [2]
The series' soundtrack features music by Lurie, who was a founding member of the Lounge Lizards and the creator of Marvin Pontiac.
The series has received positive reviews from critics. Robert Lloyd of Los Angeles Times wrote "Painting with John represents HBO at its most worthwhile: arty and unpredictable." [16] Robert Ito of New York Times described the show as "a meditative and often joyful blend of painting and personal storytelling." [14] On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 100% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 8.0/10. The website's critical consensus states, "A celebration of art and life through the eyes of a delightful curmudgeon, Painting with John is a surprising, intimate feat of TV joy.". [17]
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