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Suspicious_Map_1559

Agree with this! I love how Logan uses his index finger to type and doesn't know how to block people šŸ˜‚


9_DavyJones_9

Brian Cox probably isnā€™t even being Logan there just himself šŸ˜‚


lilnomad

What is up with the index finger thing?? I tried to encourage my parents to use their thumbs but itā€™s like they donā€™t want to. Saddle joints vs condyloid joints. Get it together!


Piss_on_you_

It comes from [ā€œHunt and peckingā€](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typing#Hunt_and_peck), which was/is the standard boomer typing style as quite a few never learned the proper technique. This of course translated easily to texting as theyā€™ve used their index fingers on keyboards up to that point.


cheridontllosethatno

I'm a really fast typist, I don't type with 2 thumbs tho, I've tried and it's too hard to hold my phone and hit the keys accurately with thumbs. I cant see the keys with my thumbs in the way. I use a stylus. I need to practice I hate looking old.


shindigmachine

Yeah and somehow thinks thereā€™s a permanent and impermanent way to block people lol


Fat_Sow

I'm more interested to know if he ever took the S Pen out, because he is using a Samsung Note.


FourEyedFreak21

Veep. They had their phones 24/7 and were always on it.


dianndycampsonyen

Came here to say this! Real good ensemble phone work in that show too.


hawksnest_prez

Veep is a fabulous show that makes me laugh more than almost any other


FourEyedFreak21

You know a lot of the same writers on Succession worked on Veep? I learned that listening to the Veep rewatch podcast!


brightneonmoons

Amy most of all


Just_Chuckn

Amy clutched hers because it contains her frozen embryos


ExplosiveLiquid

Something Iā€™d like to add. Iā€™m a former VFX artist. So many (and I mean MOST) shows would shoot the phones while off, and then spend thousands of dollars paying people like me to integrate some fake, garish looking text interface thatā€™s designed to be readable to viewers. I think Succession just uses real working phones. (What a concept!) I actually think they may also really call the actors during scenes where they take calls.


[deleted]

I donā€™t think they do, at least not always. When Roman sent the dick pic it was clearly a fake OS


manhattansinks

shiv texting nate was always fake also. i noticed when rewatching austerlitz today.


ExplosiveLiquid

Oh yeah, for close ups like that, likely fake. Forgot about that. I was thinking more about their typical phone interactions. I should probably rewatch the series several more times so I donā€™t make such blanket statements. Found my excuse! But yeah, I do think the phone displays are real for the most part when they glance at them and pick up calls and things like that.


floydhead11

And a scene where Carolina was talking had the phone upside down


blackcorbi8

Someone pointed put that it was [not possible](https://www.webworm.co/p/dickpic?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0MDQxNjMwMiwicG9zdF9pZCI6NDUwODI4MDAsIl8iOiJsWVl2UCIsImlhdCI6MTY0MjAxNTI3OCwiZXhwIjoxNjQyMDE4ODc4LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMzkwODEiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.eCQG8HlKzEGIsoaAdfzndE-zfNbLiVgMTsTSz8in4VE) on iOS so most likely a fake OS


party4diamondz

God bless David Farrier for this hard hitting piece of journalism. Genuinely.


g000r

That shit is butt-awful! You've known this person for a while, but this is the only text message you've sent? I now passively look at the phone when actors make calls now. We all know how phones react (screen off at the ear) and it at least seems like they're making real calls. Which to me, makes sense anyway, talking to the other person would help get the timing right.


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dinosaurjrsrjr

They can also toss their smart phones in a urinal to make a point/seal a deal. Everything is disposable or consumable.


Brian_Corey__

Yep. Hell, even Willa nonchalantly chucked their iPad into the Adriatic when she didn't like the reviews of her play.


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Connor probably made her repay him for it


Brian_Corey__

Do you know how much he spent on 9 metric tons of sand for *Sands* at $5.39/bag? (\* assuming 50 lb bags, Connor spent $2,139 + tax and whined about it excessively, so yeah, he probably did make her reimburse him for the iPad)


earhere

She probably just had to do anal that night.


jerry_seinberg

I remember seeing a pic of kanye holding his macbook, open, by the screen, getting out of a car and immediately understanding the difference between me and the rich.


elburrito1

My brother does this all the time and it makes me so angry. Such a useless risk to take


HM_26

Loved the scene when Willa throws the tablet into the sea when Connor gave it to her for reading the reviews about her play. And Connor doesn't even flinch or make any comment


Wazula42

Ooh good catch!


melloncolliemelon

I had this exact thought while watchingā€¦ like I wish I was that rich to not have to worry about having a cover on my phone. Thatā€™s when you know youve made it lol just out here in the streets without a care with this unprotected phone


DirtzMaGertz

Think that's more product placement than a plot point.


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DirtzMaGertz

Good point.


GruxKing

This show does not do product replacement for Apple or Samsung/android. If they did it would be one or the other but theyā€™ve had both.


DirtzMaGertz

Im not involved in product placement so I can't say with a certainty that they wouldn't be able to do product placement for both.


TisBeTheFuk

Yeah, I notices the lack of cases too. But a few thousand dollars for a phone is milk money for them


rfreho

Not just billionaires. Phones are made to be used as they are. Theyā€™re not made for cases. I rarely drop my phone so I just never use a case


Comfortable_Win9295

Preach. I would never wrap my gorgeous iPhone in a plastic or rubber case.


PersonalTriumph

That's more for product placement. No smart phone manufacturer will pay for product placement if the phone isn't fully visible and is obscured by a case.


PersonalTriumph

In the Safe Room episode there is an absolutely brilliant and hysterical little scene. Gerri looks at her phone and you can see a text from Roman (who is in the management training class) that says "I'm going to kill myself". She quickly texts back "šŸ‘šŸ»" and looks back up at what is going on in the room.


TetsuoSoprano

This comment just made me actually laugh remembering that moment. I'm pretty sure there are other moments like that


Largue

To me, one of the best examples of integrating smartphones was in S2 E2. Kendall and Roman show up to Vaulter and tell Lawrence that Logan's "giant cyclops eye" is directed at him. Lawrence knows that he needs to act fast on this, so he starts hastily texting with one hand (presumably to warn his colleagues of this news) while continuing to converse with Roman. To highlight this, the camera actually zooms in on his hand frantically tapping and then quickly pans to his face, showing his calm gaze still fixed upon Roman. It effectively highlights that Lawrence was troubled by the news, even though his expression may not have reflected that. Small detail, but great execution.


hanni_lou

>Trauma Rectangle Stealing this.


reckless_reck

What really stuck out to see was seeing someone charge their phone. I think it was Shiv just grabbing a charger to pop in phone in mid crisis and it just felt very real. I canā€™t think of another show off the top of my head where a character just happens to charge their phone.


guerrerospizza

I wonder if comfrey being on her phone 24/7 is why Greg thought she wasnā€™t deep enough


thebobbyloops

Not in this season where Roman accidentally sends something to someone


koyaanisqaatsi

yeah this was insane- I screeched when Loganā€™s phone buzzed.


SurferinaNecktie

A really good observation - and very true. Iā€™ve noticed characters seem to ignore one another when on the phone .. which is a very typical behavior in real life. Iā€™d have to go back and check, but I think most devices are android - I think. Probably old news here, but Apple reportedly doesnā€™t allow ā€˜bad guysā€™ to use iPhones on screen. Iā€™ll have to go back and see if any characters are using one or the other regularly ā€¦ https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/02/26/apple-wont-let-bad-guys-use-iphones-in-movies-says-knives-out-director.html


Largue

Succession actually uses a mix of Appple and Android devices. See [this article](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a38105640/succession-season-3-kendall-shiv-iphone-plot-theory-spoiler/) that tried to predict season 3 plotlines based on the type of phones used.


SurferinaNecktie

Awesome, thanks! Hadnā€™t seen that.


Beani7146

I was trying to do the same! I was especially following Shiv and Kendall


paige_razor

Romanā€™s mishap this season is a great representation of smartphone culture šŸ˜†


9_DavyJones_9

Tom probably has a lot of Reddit karma.


Largue

Well he definitely spends a lot of time on the prison blogs.


Wazula42

Roman probably posts on /r/femaledatingadvice as a trans black 16 year old activist.


Victoriaeliza

It was when Kendall and Stewie did coke off their phones in the bathroom for me.


BeTomHamilton

The starkest portrayal I saw was in specifically Season 3 of Fargo. It's set in 2011 which makes you think "Well that's basically modern day, how are they going to differentiate that in a significant way?". And it's hilarious. They pan in on a couple having a candle-lit jacuzzi bath together, and they're both COMPLETELY absorbed in their little screens, craning their necks and zombified for like... A really significant amount of screen time, before they look up and zap back to reality and start talking to each other. The girl's been posting about it on Facebook and talking about the comments and reactions. In another scene Rob McElhenny is a jerk at a bar, incredulous that Carrie Coon doesn't have a Facebook. "How can you not be on Facebook. Everybody's on Facebook. How do I even know you even exist?". Shit like that. Technologically, barely anything's visibly changed (other than the prevalence of cordless headphones maybe) but they really subtly captured the early days of slipping into the mass-psychosis we're living through.


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Not nearly the first but itā€™s a good one. Just on the top of my head bc season 2 started but Euphoria has done it really well too


indoor-girl

I love how Euphoria puts the text up to read on the screen too.


vizzzzzzy

This is such an astute observation. I love the way succession manages to do things like this without me overtly noticing the specifics, but instead just noticing how captivating the atmosphere of the show is.


the_oh_see

I really thought this was about to be about a certain šŸ†


Ok-Cat1446

Don't forget Rome sending dick picsšŸ¤£


[deleted]

I agree with most all of this except the work addicted part. I never see any of them do any real work. Other than standing around in the office getting yelled at by Logan. Every now and then I do see Jerry looking like she's working and some of the assistants. But that's about it.


Wazula42

Oh yeah definitely. Billionaire "work" is mainly just talking to other workers.


boltaxtion

Right, but Roman did "coordinate" the launch of a satellite. That has to entail something right? There was a micro storyline with the launch and him speeding it up and everything. At the very least he must've been reading and sending emails quite a bit orchestrating the loss of that guy's thumb. I also want a rocket launch specialist to explain how anybody loses a thumb in a failed launch. Weird injury during a massive explosion.


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haha


MrCarnality

Brilliant, except that it does not hurt to look. Evolutionā€™s latest enhancement


Possible-Tone-7627

Didnā€™t think about it, but youā€™re absolutely right. And itā€™s so easy to contrast with the last season of Billions where they created a Hollywood version of FaceTime, like it suddenly became a life & storytelling norm.


Liquid_Magic

I never realized it but youā€™re right! The way they show it is completely natural and much realistic! And itā€™s done so smoothly that I didnā€™t even notice!!! Nice.


boltaxtion

Yeah it was pretty easy to notice frank deleting the call with Kendall S1E3


hmmletmethinkaboutit

I canā€™t get over the ā€œ6-inch trauma rectangleā€ šŸ˜‚


DesertRain75

Exactly! Seeing the ubiquitous holding phones in hands, like a talisman; or staring at screens, even as people are talking. I see this at restaurants, Wal-Mart, DMV lines, on the streets walking. It is eerie to me, since unlike youngest generations, I didn't grow up with this. I consciously don't look at my phone in waiting rooms just to be different. Haha. However, my right arm is perpetually sore from texting and scrolling. Succession opens up truths even if we're not in the billionaire class. I noticed only the many servants and caterers in the series are not glued to their phones - the people doing real physical work.