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These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the [[MundaneMadeAwesome seemingly supernatural]] events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).

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These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the [[MundaneMadeAwesome seemingly supernatural]] events (courtesy of reverse video playback playback, ManipulativeEditing and an UnreliableNarrator).



* HopeSpot: "An 11-inch brown trout is pulled from the icy depths...Unfortunately, it is under the legal limit and must be released."

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* HopeSpot: "An 11-inch brown trout is pulled from the icy depths...depths. ({{Beat}}) Unfortunately, it is under the legal limit and must be released."
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[[caption-width-right:300:''Life is so beautiful. For some, more than others. Every breath. Every day of our lives. Ah, fishing.'']]
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: When confronted with a Jamaican fishing guide who really knows what he's talking about, Tom Waits pretends to be a lot more knowledgeable about fishing than he really is.
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* NamesTheSame: InUniverse, Matt Dillon discusses sharing a name with the main character from ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}''
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These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).

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These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the [[MundaneMadeAwesome seemingly supernatural supernatural]] events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Willem Dafoe in particular comes across as a very sweet guy, despite being best known for playing sinister characters.

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''Fishing with John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a six-part Bravo / Creator/{{IFC}} serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with Creator/JohnLurie in different parts of the world. These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).

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''Fishing with John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a six-part Bravo / Creator/{{IFC}} serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with Creator/JohnLurie in different parts of the world. world.

These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).






* FauxDeath: [[spoiler:John in episode 4, and then in episode 5...]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Narrator:''' I made a mistake! John is still alive!]]

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* FauxDeath: [[spoiler:John [[spoiler:John]] in episode 4, and then in episode 5...]]
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One of the few non-movies in Creator/TheCriterionCollection.



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* Creator/TheCriterionCollection: One of the few non-movies {{Curse}}: They get hit with one in the collection.Matt Dillon episode, preventing them from catching any fish.



* FishingEpisode / HeroesGoneFishing: Every episode, naturally



* HorribleCampingTrip: The Willem Dafoe episode.

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* HorribleCampingTrip: The Willem Dafoe episode.episode, which ends with Willem and John [[spoiler: dying of starvation]].



* NamesTheSame: InUniverse, Matt Dillon discusses sharing a name with the main character from ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}''



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* TrouserSpace: Tom Waits puts a fish in his pants, and becomes grouchy. Also averted in Jim Jarmusch's case; see above under BreathlessNonSequitur.
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* HopeSpot: "An 11-inch brown trout is pulled from the icy depths...Unfortunately, it is under the legal limit and must be released."
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* BreathlessNonSequitur: Jim Jarmusch asks "Would you like to see my penis?" and it immediately cuts to the next scene, giving no indication of what happened next.


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* GiantSquid: The final two episodes focus on trying to catch one. It turns out to have PsychicPowers.
* HorribleCampingTrip: The Willem Dafoe episode.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Willem Dafoe in particular comes across as a very sweet guy, despite being best known for playing sinister characters.


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* NoEnding: In the last episode, John and Dennis just kind of give up on looking for the squid, the narrator monologues a bit about the beauty of the sea, and the show just kind of ends.
* OminousLatinChanting: Some of the music in the Matt Dillon episode - particularly the song Matt and John have to dance to to appease the river spirits - have this kind of sound, despite being in English.
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''Fishing with John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a six-part Bravo/IFC serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with Creator/JohnLurie in different parts of the world. These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).

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''Fishing with John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a six-part Bravo/IFC Bravo / Creator/{{IFC}} serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with Creator/JohnLurie in different parts of the world. These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).
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''Fishing With John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a six-part Bravo/IFC serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with Creator/JohnLurie in different parts of the world. These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).

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''Fishing With with John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a six-part Bravo/IFC serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with Creator/JohnLurie in different parts of the world. These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).
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* CriterionCollection: One of the few non-movies in the collection.

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''Fishing With John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a six-part Bravo/IFC serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with Creator/JohnLurie in different parts of the world. These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Creator/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).

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''Fishing With John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a six-part Bravo/IFC serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with Creator/JohnLurie in different parts of the world. These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Creator/TomWaits Music/TomWaits in Jamaica, Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).

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The Andaman Sea, the Andaman Sea, oogly boogly, the Andaman Sea...

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The ''"The Andaman Sea, the Andaman Sea, oogly boogly, the Andaman Sea..."''
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''Fishing With John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. A six-part Bravo/IFC serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with JohnLurie in different parts of the world. These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Creator/TomWaits in Jamaica, MattDillon in Costa Rica, WillamDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of BackwardsAction and an UnreliableNarrator).

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''Fishing With John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. A ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a six-part Bravo/IFC serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with JohnLurie Creator/JohnLurie in different parts of the world. These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Creator/TomWaits in Jamaica, MattDillon Creator/MattDillon in Costa Rica, WillamDafoe Creator/WillemDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of BackwardsAction reverse video playback and an UnreliableNarrator).
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->''"Fishing with John\\
Fishing with John\\
Fishing with John\\
Out on the Water\\
Fishing with John"''

''Fishing With John'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. A six-part Bravo/IFC serial of five famous celebrities going fishing with JohnLurie in different parts of the world. These guests include Creator/JimJarmusch in Montauk, Creator/TomWaits in Jamaica, MattDillon in Costa Rica, WillamDafoe in Maine, and Creator/DennisHopper in Thailand. Nobody on the show knows how to fish: the humor of the show comes from the conversation, and the seemingly supernatural events (courtesy of BackwardsAction and an UnreliableNarrator).

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* FauxDeath: [[spoiler:John in episode 4, and then in episode 5...]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Narrator:''' I made a mistake! John is still alive!]]
* NarratingTheObvious
-->"These are horses."
* UnreliableNarrator
-->"I'd love a bite of your sandwich."
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