Gotham isnt the best but I usually look forward to it!
I feel like I really want to love Sleepy Hollow, but truth be told I haven't watched it since a few episodes into the second season.I saw the first season on a plane and was tired and mostly making moon eyes at the lady cop but Ive always intended to catch up
I feel like I really want to love Sleepy Hollow, but truth be told I haven't watched it since a few episodes into the second season.
Transparent isn't very good. The premise has excellent promise and Jeffrey Tambor in the leading role is simply outstanding, but the likeability of the rest of his family makes this show such a chore. Imagine Arrested Development level of self-involvement minus the laughs to deflate it.Thank you! I was starting to feel crazy. I tried watching and while I actually liked the bits with Tambor, his storyline seems to occupy like 1/15th of each episode I watched.
I'm only half-way through the season, so maybe the show will find its stride in the rest of the episodes but at the moment I have to say I'm disappointed. All the reviews are raving about how awesome it is.
Transparent isn't very good. The premise has excellent promise and Jeffrey Tambor in the leading role is simply outstanding, but the likeability of the rest of his family makes this show such a chore. Imagine Arrested Development level of self-involvement minus the laughs to deflate it.
I'm only half-way through the season, so maybe the show will find its stride in the rest of the episodes but at the moment I have to say I'm disappointed. All the reviews are raving about how awesome it is.
i might keep watching just to have on in the background while doing work, i'll see if it grows on me.
I did however like Amazon's other show, Mozart in the Jungle.
I still haven't bothered to watch the 2nd half of the 1st season of Agents of Shield. Yes, I know it's supposed to get better. It's got to get a lot better...This should help. It really only gets good in the last few episodes. Most of it is very skippable.
You are all wrong about Transparent... seriously though if you don't like unlikable characters then I totally get the hate. I love unlikable characters. Even if every single character in a show is unlikable. I find it fascinating.
I also watch episodes. It's so dumb.. but I can't stop. And I do laugh out loud quite a bit.
Marco Polo belongs on this list. I didn't watch past the first episode, but from reading reviews it doesn't seem to get much better. Netflix has said they will be releasing something like 30 new shows this year, but that they will be very niche shows and none are intended for everyone.
current seasons simpsons is still in the watchable category, certainly better than many shows
I honestly find sex scenes on tv shows to be lazy time fillers. Yeah, it can often be a look into the psychology of the character but normally its more a look at the psychology of the director/writer or their perception of their audience.
I find it especially noticeable in period pieces where the sex and the participants bear no resemblance to what I read of sex during these periods. It tells me Im supposed to be turned on and not anything about the story being told. The lack of female body hair is a good thing to point to in that respect.
Supernatural is not something most people would point to as a great tv show but they did two sex scenes that I can recall which both spoke volumes about the characters involved. They did it in tropey ways but the tropes were totally at odds with what we had been shown of these characters to that point.
I honestly find sex scenes on tv shows to be lazy time fillers. Yeah, it can often be a look into the psychology of the character but normally its more a look at the psychology of the director/writer or their perception of their audience.
I find it especially noticeable in period pieces where the sex and the participants bear no resemblance to what I read of sex during these periods. It tells me Im supposed to be turned on and not anything about the story being told. The lack of female body hair is a good thing to point to in that respect.
Supernatural is not something most people would point to as a great tv show but they did two sex scenes that I can recall which both spoke volumes about the characters involved. They did it in tropey ways but the tropes were totally at odds with what we had been shown of these characters to that point.
I recall reading John Cleland"s 1748 novel Fanny Hill, which was banned for years due to its heavy sex scenes. The book depicts sex common at the time, and really, it's little different from what you might expect to see on TV today. I suppose each generation thinks that it invented certain sexual practices. But really, most have been around forever.
Even film porn from the earliest days of movies are pretty much the same thing as today, with scenes of oral sex, girl-on-girl, etc.
I like to joke that Edison invented his kinetoscope in 1891, and that later that day someone used the device to photograph a sex scene.
I watched Supernatural for a while. never got much sense of an overarching plot, a little too isolated episodes'y for me
(but I watched up to the point an angel became god, or something, so...I guess there is one)
I was hoping there would be an episode set in Stars Hollow one day.
I watched Supernatural for a while. never got much sense of an overarching plot, a little too isolated episodes'y for meI was about to ask the mods to bane you for this attack on Gilmore Girls but then I remembered that Jared "Dean" Padalecki is one of the stars of the show. Which, MEH. He is perhaps the most annoying recurring character on GG (Tristan / Chad Michael Murray might be worse, but at least he has the excuse of playing a douchebag). I remember watching the show at the time and being somewhat happy that for whatever reason Dean stopped being a major part of the show, although the flip side of that was that it gave more screen time to the overdrawn (but still 15% less annoying than Dean) Jess (played by Milo Ventimiglia).
(but I watched up to the point an angel became god, or something, so...I guess there is one)
I was hoping there would be an episode set in Stars Hollow one day.
I watched Supernatural for a while. never got much sense of an overarching plot, a little too isolated episodes'y for meI was about to ask the mods to bane you for this attack on Gilmore Girls but then I remembered that Jared "Dean" Padalecki is one of the stars of the show. Which, MEH. He is perhaps the most annoying recurring character on GG (Tristan / Chad Michael Murray might be worse, but at least he has the excuse of playing a douchebag). I remember watching the show at the time and being somewhat happy that for whatever reason Dean stopped being a major part of the show, although the flip side of that was that it gave more screen time to the overdrawn (but still 15% less annoying than Dean) Jess (played by Milo Ventimiglia).
(but I watched up to the point an angel became god, or something, so...I guess there is one)
I was hoping there would be an episode set in Stars Hollow one day.
Im a big Supernatural fan. Once you have watched a good cross section of it, the meta episodes are an absolute joy!
That highschool musical version of carry on my wayward son is on my phones playlist.
On ye olde sex- Yes, putting our bits in other peoples bits is likely the same as it ever was but standards of hygene and body hair preferences are vastly different. So Im more talking about the impossibility of certain "beauty" standards being presented. All those lithe ladies in GoT should have as much body hair as I do. Or most of them at least.
I cant imagine coitus being the olfactory joy we find today either.
So speaking of not the best. Just checked out Selfie and Ground Floor on the plane. Jesus!! Those are two unwatchable shows!!
I hating things that people may have worked hard on or could really affect their careers but holy hell....someone is responsible for the sheer awfulness of those shows and moreover the awfulness of the characters.
It was unbearable. And I had just watched Lucy from start to finish.
The point is that its being included in most shows simply to titilate rather than for any narrative value.
Its useful filler when they dont have 40min of material and it can help the tempo and the ratings but I find it really boring.
Da Vincis Demons.
What is this shit?! Da Vinci was a hipster and invented leather jackets and hairgel or something!
He has a photographic memory and can sketch anything he ever saw. Yet people still need to stand still to model for him.
He is all about science but puts alot of faith in a vision he had while taking opium.
Tailors in florence seem incapable of making a shirt whose V does not plunge down the abs.
And...he does that annoying tv genius thing where he gets all jittery and anti social.
Just everything in this show annoys me.
Okay don't judge me for occasionally enjoying trashy "reality" TV shows, but Dance Moms has gone sooooo downhill. I actually used to like it in a "WHY am I even watching this?! Oh yeah, because it's so much fun!" kind of way, but now it's just unbearable. Everyone is so miserable, and it really sucks to see little kids subjected to so much drama and fighting from adults who should definitely know better. It's no fun to watch anymore, I can't see it lasting too much longer.
After I wrote that post I watched a really good episode with Dracula in it.Da Vincis Demons.
What is this shit?! Da Vinci was a hipster and invented leather jackets and hairgel or something!
He has a photographic memory and can sketch anything he ever saw. Yet people still need to stand still to model for him.
He is all about science but puts alot of faith in a vision he had while taking opium.
Tailors in florence seem incapable of making a shirt whose V does not plunge down the abs.
And...he does that annoying tv genius thing where he gets all jittery and anti social.
Just everything in this show annoys me.
someone both smart and a great person in general seems like an implausible character. who's going to relate to that? the ticky nerdy types or the dumb socialites? both should feel upstaged and inferior, and we can hardly have an unrelateable perfect person as our protagonist! Imagine if House MD was also a model and MMA fighter in his spare time, rather than having unending pain to struggle with, and found polite ways to deal with people he disagreed with rather than being a douche. riveting!
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Hi! I'm a brilliant self-trained materials engineer, an adventuring photojournalist, a swell guy who reformed my high school bullies just by being nice to them, wickedly funny, in perfect physical condition, a globe-trotting superhero, a celebrity with all of the fame and none of the baggage, and I ditched the millionaire heiress cat burglar who was always on my jock in order to marry the supermodel who lives next door.
Of course my enormous ego means that I feel pathological levels of guilt over literally everything that goes wrong in the world anywhere, but only because I'm so awesome that I probably could have prevented it if I hadn't been so busy being a great husband and son (nephew).
Do you work at a job polishing animals?YES SIR I AM A PROFESSIONAL HORSE POLISHER (note: not the actual response)
Yeah Orphan Black is really driven by the lead actress and her ability to believably switch roles. It's shot in Toronto and really does have that "BBC money, made-in-Canada feel." Degrassi Jr High Tech Cloning.
Can we bitch about broke girls? That show pisses me off, and it pisses me off that it get high enough ratings to warrant so many dam seasons....
Can we bitch about broke girls? That show pisses me off, and it pisses me off that it get high enough ratings to warrant so many dam seasons....
Haha I'm seeing this as your "paleo diet" issue. Soon every post on the forum on any topic will end up devolving into a debate about Broke Girls.
Seems like it, its just the stupidest thing on television right now, and I cant believe its popular.
Yeah Orphan Black is really driven by the lead actress and her ability to believably switch roles. It's shot in Toronto and really does have that "BBC money, made-in-Canada feel." Degrassi Jr High Tech Cloning.You live in a world where 2 1/2 men was the number one show for like 10 years. Get used to it man. It wasn't any better in the past either, 3 company was the number one show for something like five years.
Yeah Orphan Black is really driven by the lead actress and her ability to believably switch roles. It's shot in Toronto and really does have that "BBC money, made-in-Canada feel." Degrassi Jr High Tech Cloning.I'm not complaining about the obviously CanCon feel of the show but the one plot element which they seem to think is important but really isn't and every time they bring it up it role my eyes and it really knocks out my suspension of disbelief. A plot point that isn't at all needed or important.
Can we bitch about broke girls? That show pisses me off, and it pisses me off that it get high enough ratings to warrant so many dam seasons....
Haha I'm seeing this as your "paleo diet" issue. Soon every post on the forum on any topic will end up devolving into a debate about Broke Girls.
Seems like it, its just the stupidest thing on television right now, and I cant believe its popular.
Anyone watching Twin Pines?
Orphan Black I think is the first sci fi show for the LGBT community without being directly marketed as that. They've got lesbians, twink rent boys, twink soldiers, and the nuclear straight suburban family is hella dysfunctional. I think maybe the show has found its audience and is writing more towards its audience.One of my issues with the show is that the writers clearly wear their politics on their sleeves. The bad guys are weird christians and corporations, thatcher's England was something akin to East Germany, etc. Not quite to the point of typical christian entertainment, where the message matters more than entertainment but it's close at times.
The Flash belongs in this thread. What a disappointment. :(
Im on season 3 of New Girl (options are slim right now) and its an awful show about awful people.I can't disagree with you but I think I like the show a little more than you. The central romance is fairly pointless and unfunny as well. It feels like its trying to split the difference between friends and seinfeld but never quite works.
It tries way too hard, the actual friendships are in no way believable and they keep making a point of noting peooles ethnicity which is really weird.
Also, it seems like all the white people get to have real problems and depth while the black guy just kind of wanders into scenes and says random stuff based on whatever his random obsession that week seems to be.
Its a shame because the actors are all, without exception, really good. Its just an awful, awful show.
Im on season 3 of New Girl (options are slim right now) and its an awful show about awful people.I feel like it took a turn for the better around midway through Season 2. It was horrible to start out, that's for sure, and the people aren't too great. I've called it a lighter It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and I think that stands.
It tries way too hard, the actual friendships are in no way believable and they keep making a point of noting peooles ethnicity which is really weird.
Also, it seems like all the white people get to have real problems and depth while the black guy just kind of wanders into scenes and says random stuff based on whatever his random obsession that week seems to be.
Its a shame because the actors are all, without exception, really good. Its just an awful, awful show.
Vikings has really lost me. The first season was great, next one much less so because the tension with the old leader was dealt with, and now I just don't care. Plus, the credence they give to the mysticism is aggravating. Don't think I'll continue with it.
Blacklist
Just finished the first season. Like Orphan black, it has a great premise buy lousy follow through. The background mystery/conspiracy keeps me watching but the writing is really quite bad. It would likely be total crap except for James Spader. I'm not sure when he became such a compelling presence.
I'm struggling to give a fuck about any aspect of Humans. up to ep 4 or 5, I can't even remember.
I'm struggling to give a fuck about any aspect of Humans. up to ep 4 or 5, I can't even remember.(click to show/hide)
How to Get Away With Murder
First six episodes left me unable to wait to see what happens next. Then the big reveal and I'm all, "WTF, that makes no sense, why would they do that" They're law students, don't they know anything about the law? And she's a supposedly great defense attorney? And why the f#$# does a class called 'Defense 100' exist and isn't hiring a bunch of students in your class as interns a conflict of......."
It never made sense but half way through the season its not entertaining enough to make me ignore all of that shit. Shonda Rhymes is really an expert at going off the rails.
Good thing schools starting, I'll have to be more selective in my TV viewing.
I've completely given up on Sleepy Hollow.Im close but I misght be an episode or two behind you.
I still haven't finished The Killing season 1, it got so boring I forgot where I even got up to. worse than the second season of True Detective.I skipped every single scene that wasnt the detectives figuring out clues and it became far better. Each episode was also only about 20min then.
The same friend who recommended it, brow beat me into watching Black Sails which is a prequel to Treasure Island with zero likeable characters and no real point.
Spoilers- It doesnt get good. Its still pointless and drawn out and trying to be edgy by having smelly looking men murder each other for silly reasons to show how ruthless they are.
Theres also a weird guy who never wears a shirt and in some scenes you can actually see the make up lines that are his drawn on abs. Im not even joking.
I still haven't finished The Killing season 1, it got so boring I forgot where I even got up to. worse than the second season of True Detective.
I still haven't finished The Killing season 1, it got so boring I forgot where I even got up to. worse than the second season of True Detective.
US or Danish version?
I still haven't finished The Killing season 1, it got so boring I forgot where I even got up to. worse than the second season of True Detective.
US or Danish version?
US.
I actually liked the show, I think your reading a bit much into the christian theme actually.I dont think thats possible. The god botherer is constant throughout wondering about gods plan for him.
Watched an episode of Backstrom on the plane.
HOLY CRAP THATS BAD TV!!!
Its Dr House with a more dickish and less competant protagonist.
The big breakthrough in the pilot comes from the detectives having a televised prayer circle. The sub plot is that the preacher detective needs to save his church.
Spoilers- God helps them find the missing girl AND saves the church and all the characters you would peg as atheists are there.
It was a shocking bit of christian and FOX propaganda.
Danger 5? Is it worth watching? Is there nudity?I think it's pretty damn hilarious, although it is very much a send-up of 1960s era adventure shows and turns the camp all the way up to 11 so if you're not into that sort of thing you'll just find it annoying. As for nudity I don't remember any, although sometimes (often, come to think of it) one of the female leads on the show is scantily clad for one reason or another.
Personally, I think his review is pretty off base. Don't get me wrong, it belongs in the "not the very best tv" thread but the propaganda comment is just weird. I've seen the whole series and found it entertaining. Not great but not the show Harry describes either.Watched an episode of Backstrom on the plane.
HOLY CRAP THATS BAD TV!!!
Its Dr House with a more dickish and less competant protagonist.
The big breakthrough in the pilot comes from the detectives having a televised prayer circle. The sub plot is that the preacher detective needs to save his church.
Spoilers- God helps them find the missing girl AND saves the church and all the characters you would peg as atheists are there.
It was a shocking bit of christian and FOX propaganda.
From the first ad for that show, it was obvious it was trying to capitalize on the (still relevant??) House vibe. Which was a turn-off.
This pretty much convinces me to say away from it. And my interest was already pretty low.
God hardly comes up in the series and pretty much every other character is a non-theist. So they attend his church once to support a friend. Honestly, I barely noticed the god subplot so it really seems weird to me how big an impact that had on you.I actually liked the show, I think your reading a bit much into the christian theme actually.I dont think thats possible. The god botherer is constant throughout wondering about gods plan for him.
When all hope is lost, they guilt the main character into joining a prayer circle. In front of the tv cameras. This is how he has his major breakthrough.
At the end, the god botherer attributes the success in the case to the power of prayer and it had the bonus effect of saving his church. Which everyone now bizarrely attends.
so, I'm about 5 episodes in, now.Thats how I felt about Mad Men after the first few plot arcs
apparently Friday Night Lights is a soap opera for men.
here I thought WWE already had that covered. I guess this was more of a couples-friendly one.
Childhood's end. Worth it?
I seem to recall Clarke was paid a $1 million advance to write Rendezvous with Rama, Imperial Earth, and The Fountains of Paradise. It was huge coin at the time and Clarke one of the best paid authors at the time. In retrospect, the publishing company likely got a deal.
Is there significant improvement following the pilot? I quit partway through the pilot but lots of shows improve afterward so, is there a chance I'll like the show if I didn't like the pilot?
So, can I skip the first season?Is there significant improvement following the pilot? I quit partway through the pilot but lots of shows improve afterward so, is there a chance I'll like the show if I didn't like the pilot?
The plot straightens out significantly in Season 2. I think it's pretty obvious that the show's budget was upped for the second season. By the end of the first season the situation is pretty well set, actually.
We started Mad dogs, the Amazon original show. It's OK, good cast and pacing. The story pulls you in and is shot in a tropical paradise but man do they do some stupid things. Yes this is a show where everything gets worse for the group, it’s a constant downward spiral but it has some major plot/character holes. Still it’s entertaining and not horrible, just not the best.
I think it's pretty damn hilarious, although it is very much a send-up of 1960s era adventure shows and turns the camp all the way up to 11 so if you're not into that sort of thing you'll just find it annoying. As for nudity I don't remember any, although sometimes (often, come to think of it) one of the female leads on the show is scantily clad for one reason or another.
The 100 is not good.
It's terribly written, cliché ridden, badly acted, Dawson-casted, fan-servicing, badly written... And did I mention badly written?
Maybe its the cynical old man in me but, man, CW shows are all full of beautiful young people. It could be test written and acted show on tv but the pretty is just do much for my suspension of disbelief. Which after about 6 eps, that show still poorly written with mediocre acting but still too pretty to look at.The 100 is not good.
It's terribly written, cliché ridden, badly acted, Dawson-casted, fan-servicing, badly written... And did I mention badly written?
It does get better as time goes on. Many stupidities remain and there is always someone wearing the annoying git hat, but it does get much better than how it began.
Maybe its the cynical old man in me but, man, CW shows are all full of beautiful young people. It could be test written and acted show on tv but the pretty is just do much for my suspension of disbelief. Which after about 6 eps, that show still poorly written with mediocre acting but still too pretty to look at.The 100 is not good.
It's terribly written, cliché ridden, badly acted, Dawson-casted, fan-servicing, badly written... And did I mention badly written?
It does get better as time goes on. Many stupidities remain and there is always someone wearing the annoying git hat, but it does get much better than how it began.
Lip Sync Battle
Just some silly fun. It's a reality TV show that is refreshingly non-serious.
Vinyl, I want to like it and it to be good. But it really just sort of makes me glad I don’t remember the 70’s. It seems really horrible. The ways they make the lead exemplify the rock in roll attitude just to me make him into a self-absorbed rapey d-bag. The sexism, racism the mostly horrible music, it feels authentic, but isn’t really likeable.
A New York music executive in the 1970s hustles to make a career out of the city's diverse music scene. Creators: Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, Terence Winter
Love 7.5/10I didn't like it, and I got until episode 7 which is rare because usually I either like it enough to watch it all out dislike it enough to quit after two episodes, but this show is different enough that it took me a while to decide.
It’s a rom/com show for people who may not normally like those. It stars Gillian Jacobs from community and in many parts seems like it might be improvised. It’s fun and has a few moments that are really funny is not really consistently LOL funny. Still it’s enjoyable and has characters that draw you in.
That's a safe assessment.Vinyl, I want to like it and it to be good. But it really just sort of makes me glad I don’t remember the 70’s. It seems really horrible. The ways they make the lead exemplify the rock in roll attitude just to me make him into a self-absorbed rapey d-bag. The sexism, racism the mostly horrible music, it feels authentic, but isn’t really likeable.
Is Vinyl a "safe for white people to enjoy" version of Empire?
Id really love a series focused on teen bruce doing his training though, deceiving people about his identity, solving crimes as a beginner, each season could focus on a different skill he has to master.
So.....
Gotham.
I've resisted.
Mainly because I watched a LOT of "Smallville" because my wife was a fan.
That show started strong, and by the end degenerated into a non stop train of increasingly ridiculous reasons that we haven't seen Superman appear yet. They turned Clark into an indecisive coward, because that was the only way it made sense that he didn't fully embrace his destiny.
Is that what we're going to get once Gotham rolls into season 4 or 5?
Scorpion. I've only been watching the last couple eps because they have Penn Jillette on. But. Ewww. This show looks like it could have real potential if it had better writers. These super geniuses don't really come across as being all that smart.
Scorpion. I've only been watching the last couple eps because they have Penn Jillette on. But. Ewww. This show looks like it could have real potential if it had better writers. These super geniuses don't really come across as being all that smart.
Penn has described it as a show about geniuses written by people who are not geniuses.
Twin Peaks. It's wierd...like seriously wierd. Can't stop watching it though, it's so bad it's good.
Twin Peaks. It's wierd...like seriously wierd. Can't stop watching it though, it's so bad it's good.
I feel "Black Sails" belongs here. Starz. Wannabe Game of Thrones on pirate ships.
Characters stop a lot to logic through their political maneuverings, or tersely exposite their motivations... they tell, whereas GoT shows. Not only is it artificial, but it rarely makes sense. The only character I "get" is Silver, but he's just winging it, hoping to survive another day. That's relatable. I finished S1, ended on a cliffhanger, but I don't feel the need to continue.
I feel "Black Sails" belongs here. Starz. Wannabe Game of Thrones on pirate ships.I think your summary is more balanced and accurate than mine. I may have been in a bad mood that day?
Characters stop a lot to logic through their political maneuverings, or tersely exposite their motivations... they tell, whereas GoT shows. Not only is it artificial, but it rarely makes sense. The only character I "get" is Silver, but he's just winging it, hoping to survive another day. That's relatable. I finished S1, ended on a cliffhanger, but I don't feel the need to continue.
Anyone else?
ETA: Ah, I see HarryBlack hit the show already (http://sguforums.com/index.php/topic,43442.msg9355026.html#msg9355026). A lot harder than I did...
Unfortunately my favorite thing about "Black Sails" is the opening credit sequence. Everything else is lame as Henning and Harry describe.
I gave up on Primeval at episode 6. That show is beyond stupid. Tiny pterasaurs swarmed like bees, picked up a golfer, flew into solid objects just to be terrifying, and were defeated with a small blow torch. I don't care how cute that girl is, this show is moronic. Fuck you.
I gave up on Primeval at episode 6. That show is beyond stupid. Tiny pterasaurs swarmed like bees, picked up a golfer, flew into solid objects just to be terrifying, and were defeated with a small blow torch. I don't care how cute that girl is, this show is moronic. Fuck you.
What was that stupid show were people went back into the dinosaur era to escape some future disaster. It only lasted a season. People had all these powerful guns but they seemed totally ineffective against nearly any dinosaur that ever attacked them. Making you wonder why they even tried.
I feel "Black Sails" belongs here. Starz. Wannabe Game of Thrones on pirate ships.
Characters stop a lot to logic through their political maneuverings, or tersely exposite their motivations... they tell, whereas GoT shows. Not only is it artificial, but it rarely makes sense. The only character I "get" is Silver, but he's just winging it, hoping to survive another day. That's relatable. I finished S1, ended on a cliffhanger, but I don't feel the need to continue.
Anyone else?
ETA: Ah, I see HarryBlack hit the show already (http://sguforums.com/index.php/topic,43442.msg9355026.html#msg9355026). A lot harder than I did...
I gave up on Primeval at episode 6. That show is beyond stupid. Tiny pterasaurs swarmed like bees, picked up a golfer, flew into solid objects just to be terrifying, and were defeated with a small blow torch. I don't care how cute that girl is, this show is moronic. Fuck you.
What was that stupid show were people went back into the dinosaur era to escape some future disaster. It only lasted a season. People had all these powerful guns but they seemed totally ineffective against nearly any dinosaur that ever attacked them. Making you wonder why they even tried.
This is one where mysterious portals are appearing all over the UK and creatures from the past are arriving in them and some team of biology nerds is trying to send them back through the portals.
...
Heavily cliched writing, frequently awkward music, stupidly unrealistic animal behavior, generally poor-quality CG-
I gave up on Primeval at episode 6. That show is beyond stupid. Tiny pterasaurs swarmed like bees, picked up a golfer, flew into solid objects just to be terrifying, and were defeated with a small blow torch. I don't care how cute that girl is, this show is moronic. Fuck you.
What was that stupid show were people went back into the dinosaur era to escape some future disaster. It only lasted a season. People had all these powerful guns but they seemed totally ineffective against nearly any dinosaur that ever attacked them. Making you wonder why they even tried.
I gave up on Primeval at episode 6. That show is beyond stupid. Tiny pterasaurs swarmed like bees, picked up a golfer, flew into solid objects just to be terrifying, and were defeated with a small blow torch. I don't care how cute that girl is, this show is moronic. Fuck you.
What was that stupid show were people went back into the dinosaur era to escape some future disaster. It only lasted a season. People had all these powerful guns but they seemed totally ineffective against nearly any dinosaur that ever attacked them. Making you wonder why they even tried.
A while back I made a thread about that totally impervious dinosaur meme. I am sure that taking down a dinosaur with guns would be difficult but probably not much harder than an elephant or a rino. I am sure a group of 3 or 4 experienced hunters or soldiers could do it.
I enjoyed Warehouse 13, mostly because I don't think it was ever meant to be taken seriously. Not great but I was entertained.
I think with Sliders too, there was very little to compare it to so it was much more enjoyable.I enjoyed Warehouse 13, mostly because I don't think it was ever meant to be taken seriously. Not great but I was entertained.
it was just 10 years too late for me. whereas I did love Sliders despite its sub-par creativity and graphics, just the right age for that stuff.
I think with Sliders too, there was very little to compare it to so it was much more enjoyable.I enjoyed Warehouse 13, mostly because I don't think it was ever meant to be taken seriously. Not great but I was entertained.
it was just 10 years too late for me. whereas I did love Sliders despite its sub-par creativity and graphics, just the right age for that stuff.
I think with Sliders too, there was very little to compare it to so it was much more enjoyable.I enjoyed Warehouse 13, mostly because I don't think it was ever meant to be taken seriously. Not great but I was entertained.
it was just 10 years too late for me. whereas I did love Sliders despite its sub-par creativity and graphics, just the right age for that stuff.
I couldn't even get into Sliders when it was new. I've considered giving it a chance, but just remember thinking how much I thought it sucked.
I just finished season 1 of the Netflix Shadowhunters program.
It got better enough to keep me involved until the end. I still gave it 2/5 stars. The acting and directing and writing really do improve dramatically. The twists and turns in the plot are stil 1970s Soap Opera quality moves. I don't think I'd watch a second seasonal if there is one.
We watched the first two seasons of black sails and didn’t think it was all that bad.
I just finished season 1 of the Netflix Shadowhunters program.
I got about 6-7 episodes in. I thought I liked it fine, but I've noticed that it's been over a month now and I haven't cared enough to watch any more.
The final episode reminded me of the Simpson's episode "The Itchy, Scratchy and Poochie show". A title card reading: Poochie died on the way to his home planet should have ended the series.
The final episode reminded me of the Simpson's episode "The Itchy, Scratchy and Poochie show". A title card reading: Poochie died on the way to his home planet should have ended the series.
Evidently, that is literally how Quantum Leap ended.
On the 11.22.63 show, I just really can't bring myself to care anymore about the Kennedy assassination, but Stephen King is apparently obsessed with it.
The final episode reminded me of the Simpson's episode "The Itchy, Scratchy and Poochie show". A title card reading: Poochie died on the way to his home planet should have ended the series.
Evidently, that is literally how Quantum Leap ended.
On the 11.22.63 show, I just really can't bring myself to care anymore about the Kennedy assassination, but Stephen King is apparently obsessed with it.
I just like time travel stories, and knew that book was one of King's best reviewed books in decades. That's why I watched it. I really don't care about JFK all that much either.
To the stories credit, in King's version, Oswald acted alone.
The final episode reminded me of the Simpson's episode "The Itchy, Scratchy and Poochie show". A title card reading: Poochie died on the way to his home planet should have ended the series.
Evidently, that is literally how Quantum Leap ended.
On the 11.22.63 show, I just really can't bring myself to care anymore about the Kennedy assassination, but Stephen King is apparently obsessed with it.
I just like time travel stories, and knew that book was one of King's best reviewed books in decades. That's why I watched it. I really don't care about JFK all that much either.
To the stories credit, in King's version, Oswald acted alone.
The book was fun. If I remember correctly in the introduction to the book he discusses the evidence for the different theories regarding the assassination and comes to the conclusion that the most standard "Oswald acted alone" is the only one that hold any weight. He doesn't mince words on the fact that the conspiracy theories are based on nonsense, while trying his best not to alienate them as possible readers. He probably still did, but he gave it a valiant effort. I could be wrong about some of these details, I read the book back when it was first published.
Just completed the X-Files reboot. A couple okay eps but man mostly a big pile of shit with ep 6 stinking the most.
11.22.63
Guy travels back in time to stop the Kennedy assassination.
11.22.63
Guy travels back in time to stop the Kennedy assassination.
It was a huge disappointment after an intriguing start.
The only thing different from the start of Episode 1 and the End of Episode 8 is that Jake is 3 years older.
The huge reset button was always going to be an easy out. I'd have enjoyed it more, if anything Jake changed he had to live with.
I would have liked to have seen the final scene be Jake in the bad future with no way to go back.
The premise was always a stretch. I could never see how JFK not dying would have made America/The World a better place. Obviously it would have been different.
The odds were always good that they could be worse. Which was the direction the show took. Then took back.
5 eps into American Crime Season 1. Not bad for a major network drama. Interesting commentary on how society treats white people's flaws versus the flaws of non-whites. Or the fundamental attribution error as a weekly TV series. It reminds me of how someone once wrote an interesting thing about how conservatives would frame Sarah Palin's family if they were black.
http://bigthink.com/politeia/if-sarah-palin-were-black
I watched this weird Australian thing on Netflix called Danger 5. I enjoyed the way it was made in general, but it was more weird than funny.I basically agree. I loved the idea, something was kinda off with the execution.
I watched this weird Australian thing on Netflix called Danger 5. I enjoyed the way it was made in general, but it was more weird than funny.I thought it was funny but I can also only take it in small doses. By the way, they also did Italian Spiderman, which even stranger than Danger Five.
Sparticus
this is tragically cheaply produced, like I didn't even know was done these days. it's like some student project attempt to mimic 300. the costumes, the lighting, the backdrops, it all seems so tacky.
also, it's weirdly local (made in NZ--I had thought maybe it was just filmed here, but it seems like it's not at all a foreign production merely shot here) (the casual use of 'cunt' must've seemed a bit unusual to US audiences)
SparticusI agree. I found it very tedious.
this is tragically cheaply produced, like I didn't even know was done these days. it's like some student project attempt to mimic 300. the costumes, the lighting, the backdrops, it all seems so tacky.
also, it's weirdly local (made in NZ--I had thought maybe it was just filmed here, but it seems like it's not at all a foreign production merely shot here) (the casual use of 'cunt' must've seemed a bit unusual to US audiences)
I thought the first episode of sparticus was unwatchable, as noted, a cheap 300 rip off.Episode 1 was a big hump for me to get over. As you say, it was trying REALLY hard. Anyhoo....
New Girl, its better than two and half men and the Big Bang Theory. Sorta like friends but every character is Kramer. I like it but I'm kinda embarrassed to say so out loud.
I thought the first episode of sparticus was unwatchable, as noted, a cheap 300 rip off.IMO it doesn't really pick up until around midway through Season 2. I'd characterize it as more of a lighter version of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. And there are a few eps in there that are downright hilarious.
New Girl, its better than two and half men and the Big Bang Theory. Sorta like friends but every character is Kramer. I like it but I'm kinda embarrassed to say so out loud.
I thought the first episode of sparticus was unwatchable, as noted, a cheap 300 rip off.IMO it doesn't really pick up until around midway through Season 2. I'd characterize it as more of a lighter version of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. And there are a few eps in there that are downright hilarious.
New Girl, its better than two and half men and the Big Bang Theory. Sorta like friends but every character is Kramer. I like it but I'm kinda embarrassed to say so out loud.
Long running TV series eventually have to abandon the well drawn archetypes each character starts out as. For example, the Office UK was 2 or 3 seasons and then done for. That's it. It's a wrap. The NBC version went on for several years. Actors after a couple seasons need to expand their range if you want them to stay put in a successful series. So the archetypes start to crumble. The "mean guy" is shown to be nice, for example.
Long running TV series eventually have to abandon the well drawn archetypes each character starts out as. For example, the Office UK was 2 or 3 seasons and then done for. That's it. It's a wrap. The NBC version went on for several years. Actors after a couple seasons need to expand their range if you want them to stay put in a successful series. So the archetypes start to crumble. The "mean guy" is shown to be nice, for example.Yeah, the flip side of that is that characters in "britcoms" rarely move beyond the stereotype they're placed in at the beginning of the show. A show like Parks and Recreation, for example, started with a goofy set of characters but moved well beyond that. That show didn't really hit its stride until midway through the second season in my book; had it been an English sitcom, it would have gone away long before the writers were able to explore the characters and make it the awesomeness that it became later on. This is actually a recurring thing for US shows, actually; even The Office, as maligned as it is for having been on too long (and there are a couple seasons at the end that I still haven't bothered to watch) was kind of meh during that first half-season (if memory serves, half the episodes were pulled from the British version with very minor changes made to them). The New Girl is a show that's still being made that I think fits that bill, too. 30 Rock was great from the beginning but Season 3 on is a very different show that is funny in very different ways in my book.
I saw Mr Bean first, at the age of 8 or 9, so to me that was great! I read an interview with Atkinson to the effect that he wanted a character that could be enjoyed by the very old and very young and regardless of language.
I think he hit the mark to be honest, even though I wouldnt go back and watch it. Maybe the best in flight comedy show ever?
Going from Blackadder to Mr. Bean is like going from DisneyWorld to a rusty playground.
Going from Blackadder to Mr. Bean is like going from DisneyWorld to a rusty playground.
There are a tiny handful of television scenes that have made me cry.
This is one of them:
(http://v024o.popscreen.com/dkgzLUd0N21neU0x_o_good-luck-everybody---blackadder---bbc.jpg)
"Well, I'm afraid it'll have to wait. Whatever it was, I'm sure it was better than my plan to get out of this by pretending to be mad. I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here? ...Good luck, everyone."
getting pretty sick of the cheap 'comedic character' foibles of Richard.
oh, and their 'confidential' information on a hard drive they just casually carry around in a bag that might be lost or stolen isn't encrypted?
getting pretty sick of the cheap 'comedic character' foibles of Richard.
oh, and their 'confidential' information on a hard drive they just casually carry around in a bag that might be lost or stolen isn't encrypted?
Why are you discussing specific episodes and posting spoilers (they aren't spoilers to me.. I'm caught up.. But to some they would be) in a general TV thread rather than starting one for the show?
Two and a half men lost my interest when charlie Sheen left. Too bad because I loved it.I found it to be a tolerable distraction until that point. Then it did become intollerable.
A britcom with Atkinson that I might recommend is The Thin Blue Line about a sleepy police station reminiscent of the one from Hot Fuzz. I havent seen it since the 90s but my memories are good!
Atkinson really disappears into the roles he takes on imo.
Also worth looking at is Not The 9o'clock News. Kind of a short lived saturday night live on the bbc.
Funny, two and a half men has long been my go to shit sitcom that somehow lasted 10 years.
Why on earth would people watch it if they don't think it's a good show?
Why on earth would people watch it if they don't think it's a good show?Because a bad show can occasionally be an entertaining show. Depending on how much it annoys you vs entertains.
Why on earth would people watch it if they don't think it's a good show?
Why on earth would people watch it if they don't think it's a good show?
I sometimes hate watch "broke girls" and "big bang theory" the same way I hate watch bad movies.
Hope it hasn't been listed before but we have Billions here. I watched the whole box set of the first series in a little over a week and wished there were a dozen more to follow. Highly recommended. I am a bit of a box set junkie. I watched the West Wong through twice and love Mad Men.
A new series of Billions is being made I believe.
I watched the West Wong
I think there's a difference between a show or a movie that is "so bad that it's good", and a show or movie that is simply "bad". The former can be entertaining, the latter pretty much by definition is not.Not at all. Just because a thing is bad, doesnt meant there is no good in it.
I think there's a difference between a show or a movie that is "so bad that it's good", and a show or movie that is simply "bad". The former can be entertaining, the latter pretty much by definition is not.Not at all. Just because a thing is bad, doesnt meant there is no good in it.
I put on Big Bang Theory if theres nothing else on while I have my breakfast. Its unengaging background noise and once in a while they say something funny. Im not enjoying how bad it is, I recognise how bad it is, its just a time killer for 20min if Im stuck doing something that doesnt require much thought but does require both hands.
Sure I could do other stuff, but thats why I watch that show and why I used to watch two and a half men until it got distractingly bad.
Why are you trying to define away the thing you claimed not to understand?I think there's a difference between a show or a movie that is "so bad that it's good", and a show or movie that is simply "bad". The former can be entertaining, the latter pretty much by definition is not.Not at all. Just because a thing is bad, doesnt meant there is no good in it.
I put on Big Bang Theory if theres nothing else on while I have my breakfast. Its unengaging background noise and once in a while they say something funny. Im not enjoying how bad it is, I recognise how bad it is, its just a time killer for 20min if Im stuck doing something that doesnt require much thought but does require both hands.
Sure I could do other stuff, but thats why I watch that show and why I used to watch two and a half men until it got distractingly bad.
Okay, but to me that's not "watching" it. You're not "watching" the show - you're just putting it on as background.
Why are you trying to define away the thing you claimed not to understand?I think there's a difference between a show or a movie that is "so bad that it's good", and a show or movie that is simply "bad". The former can be entertaining, the latter pretty much by definition is not.Not at all. Just because a thing is bad, doesnt meant there is no good in it.
I put on Big Bang Theory if theres nothing else on while I have my breakfast. Its unengaging background noise and once in a while they say something funny. Im not enjoying how bad it is, I recognise how bad it is, its just a time killer for 20min if Im stuck doing something that doesnt require much thought but does require both hands.
Sure I could do other stuff, but thats why I watch that show and why I used to watch two and a half men until it got distractingly bad.
Okay, but to me that's not "watching" it. You're not "watching" the show - you're just putting it on as background.
Sometimes I do watch it. If Im on a plane or just having my morning coffee or whatever. I can sit there and passively look at the screen and think "This is bad" but perhaps one line will make me chuckle and chuckling once in 20minutes isnt all that bad in a dull day.
It doesnt make the jokes less obvious or the characters more fleshed out or the plots less contrived. I can say that I think its bad and still watch it.
I love One Punch Man. It's A parody of anime like Dragon Ball Z, but comes from a place of love. There's also a deeper level to the show that hits on themes of economics and social welfare.Its been on my radar for a while, whats it actually about?
However, I can't put it on the very best list because the audience for the show is pretty narrow. If you loved Dragon Ball Z but grew out of it, definitely check out One Punch Man.
A man has trained so hard that he can beat all the bad guys with a single punch so he doesn't really know what to do with himself anymore. Personally I think it's a metaphor for college grads who finish their degree and then don't know how to proceed with life.I love One Punch Man. It's A parody of anime like Dragon Ball Z, but comes from a place of love. There's also a deeper level to the show that hits on themes of economics and social welfare.Its been on my radar for a while, whats it actually about?
However, I can't put it on the very best list because the audience for the show is pretty narrow. If you loved Dragon Ball Z but grew out of it, definitely check out One Punch Man.
I watched the West Wong
Also - I know a few people who would enjoy watching the West Wong. :-) Yes, I am making a penis joke out of a typo. >:D
Right. But as the person doing the thing, Im telling you that your conclusion is wrong.
Btw, Preacher is on a sharp downhill trajectory.
Pop quiz hotshot. You are an immortal,nigh on unkillable party animal with no reason to give a shit about religion but a weakness to sunlight and find yourself broke in a small town.Btw, Preacher is on a sharp downhill trajectory.
mmm.
expecting someone to drive after your break their nose on the steering wheel reminds me of the 'tropes I hate' thread. it's not a trope, it's just dumb...your eyes would be watering like fuck.
C- Take a job at the local church. Go to every service (presumably under a tarp?) And take a job as the church handyman for some unspecified reason. Also hang out at every church function because...fuck it?
Well...in fairness, in the comic, they want to find god so Jesse can kick his ass for the mess he made of the world.C- Take a job at the local church. Go to every service (presumably under a tarp?) And take a job as the church handyman for some unspecified reason. Also hang out at every church function because...fuck it?
is that ep 3?
I cringed when I heard the synopsis that "the three embark on a journey to literally find God". like, just, right away, mysterious evil guy is just a loveable vampire soon to be BFF, kinda disappointing
Anyway- Voltron Legendary Defender from netflix.
This show is fucking gooood!!!
Really authentic looking anime art style, really great dialogue, well formed characters, a very interesting and slightly mysterious plot.
Giant robots punching giant monsters does not have to be moronic and lazy!
I mean...would I call it the VERY best? I thought thats why we had this thread....
Anyway- Voltron Legendary Defender from netflix.
This show is fucking gooood!!!
Really authentic looking anime art style, really great dialogue, well formed characters, a very interesting and slightly mysterious plot.
Giant robots punching giant monsters does not have to be moronic and lazy!
Just feel like I need to point this out.. Did you mean to post this in the "Not the Very Best" thread?
I feel like Preacher is designed for people who consider themselves "edgey" christians.
The main character looks like eraserhead.
The whole thing is really awful.
I feel like Preacher is designed for people who consider themselves "edgey" christians.
The main character looks like eraserhead.
The whole thing is really awful.
Dr Who, Season 8 truly silly, best seen as a kids show. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy it but the moon is a giant egg?Yeah, that was pretty much the last straw for me.
Killjoys is back!
Its a higher budget but not as well written Firefly/Cowboybeebop type show.
Style over substance but fun enough.
Shanarra from MTV on Netflix. Meh, it probably sucks but I'm only half paying attention to it at most and its good enough for that, its much better than the Legend of the Seeker from a few years ago. The cast is way to clean and pretty for a midevil world. The acting is mediocre but either its got a much higher budge than most tv fantasy or FX have just gotten super cheap. It looks pretty good for tv fantasy.
Preacher finale was atrocious.
I couldnt figure out why its so hard to find critique of it online, but I guess its one of those shows that people either love so much they wont say a bad word or hate so much they dont watch it.
Not this asshole though. I hate watched the entire fucking thing, like some sort of compulsive masochist.
The last 5minutes takes up where the comic started, except huge important plot points have been changed.Preacher finale was atrocious.
I couldnt figure out why its so hard to find critique of it online, but I guess its one of those shows that people either love so much they wont say a bad word or hate so much they dont watch it.
Not this asshole though. I hate watched the entire fucking thing, like some sort of compulsive masochist.
I gave up on it after they killed off my Buddy from college. Well, not entirely true. I gave it 2 more episodes, but it really didn't seem to be going anywhere.
Saw episodes of two broke girls and mike and molly recently. Those shows suck and broke girls is also slightly racist.[\b]Right?! Its actually bizarre! I feel particularly bad for the guy who plays the asian diner owner.
Saw episodes of two broke girls and mike and molly recently. Those shows suck and broke girls is also slightly racist.
Preacher finale was atrocious.
The Tick 7/10 Not what I expected at all. Very different from previous incarnations of the Tick. The world is a lot more real and the main character seems to be Arthur this time around. The Tick himself was as lovable as ever but barely in the episode. Willing to give a few more episodes a chance.
I liked season 1 of The Last Ship. I recommend finishing it.
Season 2 was kind of meh.
Season 3 lost me on episode 1.
I'd put Alphas season 1 on this list, and Alphas season 2 on the best list.A pretty good version of the "what if superheros exist in a more realistic world" story. I think it just got lost among the rest of those shows and movies that have come out recently.
The show is basically a live action x men comic, but season one is more of a procedural while season 2 has more of a season long story arc.
Dark MatterThats how I feel about Killjoys.
think I should just re-watch Firefly instead.
The Walking Dead must be on here already...
I gave up on it 2 years ago, but just checked back in 'cos they put S6 up on Netflix.
Yeah, fuck this show. It's just watching people die really laboriously, over and over again. The deaths are so clumsily-staged, random, deliver no lesson, and no emotion. Just, "Oh. Okay". And everytime Rick or Glenn stop to make a speech, it makes me want to grab a gun, hop the gate, and take my chances in the field. God, the dialogue is hack.
To my tastes, Walking Dead isn't perfect. Each season starts charging out of the gate and then about mid "season" the plot gets bogged down in some minutiae and you're like "fuck". They work hard to make it a character driven show, vs a monster of the week. They do okay in that. To me.This is kind of where I am. It will have a run of shows that are just great then a run of shows that are tedious as hell.
To my tastes, Walking Dead isn't perfect. Each season starts charging out of the gate and then about mid "season" the plot gets bogged down in some minutiae and you're like "fuck". They work hard to make it a character driven show, vs a monster of the week. They do okay in that. To me.
That is an odd opinion. Except for the bit about Z Nation being much better than it ought to be considering its from the Asylum.I guess I just enjoy watching Z Nation more than TWD. I dont get mad at anyone and it doesnt take itself seriously while actually having an original take on zombies that is going somewhere!
Is it weird that I really love that the Asylum exists?
I'm really struggling to find any new TV shows I can be bothered with.Then go back. I know there's a ton of highly acclaimed shit I missed the first time around.
Then go back. I know there's a ton of highly acclaimed shit I missed the first time around.
Breaking Bad- never saw it.
The Wire- didn't see it
Mad Men- nope, missed that one.
Hell yes, "Black Mirror".
I hear folks often hand the "Twilight Zone" mantle to some genre show or another. This one actually deserves such consideration.
Then go back. I know there's a ton of highly acclaimed shit I missed the first time around.
Breaking Bad- never saw it.
The Wire- didn't see it
Mad Men- nope, missed that one.
seen it
seen it
heard it's overrated/not my thing anyway.
but I see the new season of Black Mirror starts in a couple weeks, so at least there's that
I was never blown away by mad men either. I would put it on sometimes as background noise but found it pretty boring and not sure why so many people raved about it.I found the initial mystery intriguing, but I came to realise I was watching a well acted soap opera with nice costumes.
Just watched the first two MacGyver reboot.You are twice the person I am. I had to shut the 1st episode off. Deeply diappointed.
Meh.
I can certainly understand why people wouldnt like it.Just watched the first two MacGyver reboot.You are twice the person I am. I had to shut the 1st episode off. Deeply diappointed.
Meh.
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Marcella on Netflix (an ITV production).
Tries to be kind of a cross between Happy Valley, The Fall, and Denmark's The Killing. Fires on a cylinder or two short. Lots of characters to keep track of. Lots of relationships. Keeps you guessing mostly to the end, although I'm not the smartest person when I watch these shows.
Lots of idiot plot moments, however. Stuff I don't think cops would ever actually do.
I can certainly understand why people wouldnt like it.Just watched the first two MacGyver reboot.You are twice the person I am. I had to shut the 1st episode off. Deeply diappointed.
Meh.
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I dont get how people are comparing it unfavourably to the original though. Having recently rewatched the entire original series, there are huge parts of each season that are basically unwatchable! Even the best episodes are just meh.
Its always been a pretty poor property.
But one that I just cant stop at least trying to watch!
Nostalgia! I also tried to watch a few episode on Netflix, mostly difficult I agree with Brillington though, it was sorta different from most other TV/Film. We hadn't had a nerd action hero since the 50s. In some ways it was like a smarter version of the A-Team.I can certainly understand why people wouldnt like it.Just watched the first two MacGyver reboot.You are twice the person I am. I had to shut the 1st episode off. Deeply diappointed.
Meh.
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I dont get how people are comparing it unfavourably to the original though. Having recently rewatched the entire original series, there are huge parts of each season that are basically unwatchable! Even the best episodes are just meh.
Its always been a pretty poor property.
But one that I just cant stop at least trying to watch!
Nostalgia! I also tried to watch a few episode on Netflix, mostly difficult I agree with Brillington though, it was sorta different from most other TV/Film. We hadn't had a nerd action hero since the 50s. In some ways it was like a smarter version of the A-Team.I can certainly understand why people wouldnt like it.Just watched the first two MacGyver reboot.You are twice the person I am. I had to shut the 1st episode off. Deeply diappointed.
Meh.
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I dont get how people are comparing it unfavourably to the original though. Having recently rewatched the entire original series, there are huge parts of each season that are basically unwatchable! Even the best episodes are just meh.
Its always been a pretty poor property.
But one that I just cant stop at least trying to watch!
Stuff I don't think cops would ever actually do.Describes pretty much every US cop show.
Stuff I don't think cops would ever actually do.Describes pretty much every US cop show.
ETA: Probably most non-US cop shows too, but I generally only get to see the best of those.
I just finished Quarry. Yes, I know I should have stopped watching, but I somehow just cant stop with things I hate......
This is high concept TV that just fell flat on its face in every episode. Over directed and under edited.
Oh give it a look!I just finished Quarry. Yes, I know I should have stopped watching, but I somehow just cant stop with things I hate......
This is high concept TV that just fell flat on its face in every episode. Over directed and under edited.
That is disappointing. I was waiting for it to finish before starting it.
I haven't read your points in between the two sentences I quote. I'll at least watch the first couple to see if it is worth watching to the end.
Oh give it a look!I just finished Quarry. Yes, I know I should have stopped watching, but I somehow just cant stop with things I hate......
This is high concept TV that just fell flat on its face in every episode. Over directed and under edited.
That is disappointing. I was waiting for it to finish before starting it.
I haven't read your points in between the two sentences I quote. I'll at least watch the first couple to see if it is worth watching to the end.
Id love to hear an alternate take on it.
The reviews Ive read are pretty good, but many sites try not to review stuff the dont like so who knows.
The Good Place is pretty great, but I have a feeling it won't stay on the air long enough to graduate to the Very Best TV list.I just got caught up on it. Im hoping Ted Danson is enough to buy it more time.
But I give it my highest recommendation. Watch it. Kristen Bell is putting in an Emmy worthy performance so far.
Fuller House, you could teach class on bad sitcoms based on this show. I know, I knew that going in still, it's aggressively bad, like a direct to syndication sitcom from the early 80s bad. Worth watching an episode for that reason alone.
Full House perfectly executed what it was trying to do.
The important thing is that The OA defies description. To talk about it is to rob it of some of its weirdo power. I can’t precisely tell you if I liked or hated this show. I don’t even know. I liked some of it. I hated some of it. But I enjoyed watching it because I couldn’t believe it was a real television program.
I mean, Im by no means an elitist. I like stupid TV shows. I like stuff that is just okay, im not even that picky.
But that show is just so, for a lack of a better term, stupid.
Its just a paint by numbers show. I can just imagine the writers room.
"Okay guys, then get this, the BLACK guy says something like "you crazy crackers"
"hiLARIOUS jon"
"Then the perverted foreigner is all like "I would love to bite that cracker"
"oH! INSPIRED!"
"Then the girls look at each other and say something snarky and pause for a 5 second laugh track"
"End scene! Great work today guys!"
I mean, Im by no means an elitist. I like stupid TV shows. I like stuff that is just okay, im not even that picky.
But that show is just so, for a lack of a better term, stupid.
Its just a paint by numbers show. I can just imagine the writers room.
"Okay guys, then get this, the BLACK guy says something like "you crazy crackers"
"hiLARIOUS jon"
"Then the perverted foreigner is all like "I would love to bite that cracker"
"oH! INSPIRED!"
"Then the girls look at each other and say something snarky and pause for a 5 second laugh track"
"End scene! Great work today guys!"
I mean, Im by no means an elitist. I like stupid TV shows. I like stuff that is just okay, im not even that picky.
But that show is just so, for a lack of a better term, stupid.
Its just a paint by numbers show. I can just imagine the writers room.
"Okay guys, then get this, the BLACK guy says something like "you crazy crackers"
"hiLARIOUS jon"
"Then the perverted foreigner is all like "I would love to bite that cracker"
"oH! INSPIRED!"
"Then the girls look at each other and say something snarky and pause for a 5 second laugh track"
"End scene! Great work today guys!"
Uggghhhh. That show is the pits. 2 1/2 men is equally bad, Big Bang Theory is close.
I recall reading some article --I forget the real subject--but it referred to the brunette actress as a "master of comic timing". I was literally shocked that ANYONE would write that. I have seen maybe a total of an hour of that show over the years and it amazes me how much every single minuted STILL looks like a pilot episode. Bad jokes, stilted acting. I HATE when you can see the actors pause after every lame joke so as to leave room for the laugh track to go on for 3-4 seconds.
I think in this way the British model is superior. A show lasts 3-4 seasons on purpose. Just look at the British "Office" and American "Office". In the American "Office" Michael Scott becomes the hero of the thing, which was NOT how the show started, but hey, everyone loves Michael......Even if the show lasts 20 series, its only as many episodes as 5 or 6 seasons of a US tv show. It just doesn't give them as much time to get stale. Also, one show cant' be a full time job, doesn't give the writers or actors nearly as much time to get bored of a show.
I mean, Im by no means an elitist. I like stupid TV shows. I like stuff that is just okay, im not even that picky.
But that show is just so, for a lack of a better term, stupid.
Its just a paint by numbers show. I can just imagine the writers room.
"Okay guys, then get this, the BLACK guy says something like "you crazy crackers"
"hiLARIOUS jon"
"Then the perverted foreigner is all like "I would love to bite that cracker"
"oH! INSPIRED!"
"Then the girls look at each other and say something snarky and pause for a 5 second laugh track"
"End scene! Great work today guys!"
Uggghhhh. That show is the pits. 2 1/2 men is equally bad, Big Bang Theory is close.
I recall reading some article --I forget the real subject--but it referred to the brunette actress as a "master of comic timing". I was literally shocked that ANYONE would write that. I have seen maybe a total of an hour of that show over the years and it amazes me how much every single minuted STILL looks like a pilot episode. Bad jokes, stilted acting. I HATE when you can see the actors pause after every lame joke so as to leave room for the laugh track to go on for 3-4 seconds.
Every sitcom that goes on in perpetuity falls victim to this. The characters all start out as distinct personalities, but people love Kramer, so eventually everyone is Kramer.
I think in this way the British model is superior. A show lasts 3-4 seasons on purpose. Just look at the British "Office" and American "Office". In the American "Office" Michael Scott becomes the hero of the thing, which was NOT how the show started, but hey, everyone loves Michael......
Uggghhhh. That show is the pits. 2 1/2 men is equally bad, Big Bang Theory is close.
I recall reading some article --I forget the real subject--but it referred to the brunette actress as a "master of comic timing". I was literally shocked that ANYONE would write that. I have seen maybe a total of an hour of that show over the years and it amazes me how much every single minuted STILL looks like a pilot episode. Bad jokes, stilted acting. I HATE when you can see the actors pause after every lame joke so as to leave room for the laugh track to go on for 3-4 seconds.
I mean, Im by no means an elitist. I like stupid TV shows. I like stuff that is just okay, im not even that picky.
But that show is just so, for a lack of a better term, stupid.
Its just a paint by numbers show. I can just imagine the writers room.
"Okay guys, then get this, the BLACK guy says something like "you crazy crackers"
"hiLARIOUS jon"
"Then the perverted foreigner is all like "I would love to bite that cracker"
"oH! INSPIRED!"
"Then the girls look at each other and say something snarky and pause for a 5 second laugh track"
"End scene! Great work today guys!"
Uggghhhh. That show is the pits. 2 1/2 men is equally bad, Big Bang Theory is close.
I recall reading some article --I forget the real subject--but it referred to the brunette actress as a "master of comic timing". I was literally shocked that ANYONE would write that. I have seen maybe a total of an hour of that show over the years and it amazes me how much every single minuted STILL looks like a pilot episode. Bad jokes, stilted acting. I HATE when you can see the actors pause after every lame joke so as to leave room for the laugh track to go on for 3-4 seconds.
Every sitcom that goes on in perpetuity falls victim to this. The characters all start out as distinct personalities, but people love Kramer, so eventually everyone is Kramer.
I was speaking more of the awful stilted feeling that most TV pilots have--including the pilot---and whole early 1st season of Seinfeld.I think in this way the British model is superior. A show lasts 3-4 seasons on purpose. Just look at the British "Office" and American "Office". In the American "Office" Michael Scott becomes the hero of the thing, which was NOT how the show started, but hey, everyone loves Michael......
Hated that character. In general I don't care for the actor either.
Ironic, considering its primarily the writing(and direction) that make that show suck so much.Uggghhhh. That show is the pits. 2 1/2 men is equally bad, Big Bang Theory is close.
I recall reading some article --I forget the real subject--but it referred to the brunette actress as a "master of comic timing". I was literally shocked that ANYONE would write that. I have seen maybe a total of an hour of that show over the years and it amazes me how much every single minuted STILL looks like a pilot episode. Bad jokes, stilted acting. I HATE when you can see the actors pause after every lame joke so as to leave room for the laugh track to go on for 3-4 seconds.
Morgan Murphy, one of the comics on their writing staff has spoken highly of her talents as an actress, too.
Kat Dennings is actually pretty good, the writing just sucks and the laugh track necessarily throws timing out the window. I've seen roughly 20 minutes of the show, I still say 2 1/2 men is worse but not by much.
I mean, Im by no means an elitist. I like stupid TV shows. I like stuff that is just okay, im not even that picky.
But that show is just so, for a lack of a better term, stupid.
Its just a paint by numbers show. I can just imagine the writers room.
"Okay guys, then get this, the BLACK guy says something like "you crazy crackers"
"hiLARIOUS jon"
"Then the perverted foreigner is all like "I would love to bite that cracker"
"oH! INSPIRED!"
"Then the girls look at each other and say something snarky and pause for a 5 second laugh track"
"End scene! Great work today guys!"
Uggghhhh. That show is the pits. 2 1/2 men is equally bad, Big Bang Theory is close.
I recall reading some article --I forget the real subject--but it referred to the brunette actress as a "master of comic timing". I was literally shocked that ANYONE would write that. I have seen maybe a total of an hour of that show over the years and it amazes me how much every single minuted STILL looks like a pilot episode. Bad jokes, stilted acting. I HATE when you can see the actors pause after every lame joke so as to leave room for the laugh track to go on for 3-4 seconds.
Every sitcom that goes on in perpetuity falls victim to this. The characters all start out as distinct personalities, but people love Kramer, so eventually everyone is Kramer.
I was speaking more of the awful stilted feeling that most TV pilots have--including the pilot---and whole early 1st season of Seinfeld.I think in this way the British model is superior. A show lasts 3-4 seasons on purpose. Just look at the British "Office" and American "Office". In the American "Office" Michael Scott becomes the hero of the thing, which was NOT how the show started, but hey, everyone loves Michael......
Hated that character. In general I don't care for the actor either.
You do understand that as far as television goes, that show was a hit and a big reason was that character though, right? I wasn't attempting to specifically address your personal tastes.
Ironic, considering its primarily the writing(and direction) that make that show suck so much.Uggghhhh. That show is the pits. 2 1/2 men is equally bad, Big Bang Theory is close.
I recall reading some article --I forget the real subject--but it referred to the brunette actress as a "master of comic timing". I was literally shocked that ANYONE would write that. I have seen maybe a total of an hour of that show over the years and it amazes me how much every single minuted STILL looks like a pilot episode. Bad jokes, stilted acting. I HATE when you can see the actors pause after every lame joke so as to leave room for the laugh track to go on for 3-4 seconds.
Morgan Murphy, one of the comics on their writing staff has spoken highly of her talents as an actress, too.
Watched half of The Tick episode 1 on Amazon and stopped because SkeptiOther (SkeptiNear?) neeeeeeds to watch this with me, as long story it takes. Hints of Wilfred, Arrow, and The Flash in just the right amount.
I read the title wrong. In the correct vein:Watched half of The Tick episode 1 on Amazon and stopped because SkeptiOther (SkeptiNear?) neeeeeeds to watch this with me, as long story it takes. Hints of Wilfred, Arrow, and The Flash in just the right amount.
Sounds like it doesn't belong in this thread, then?
I agree. Need that full season, STAT!
Van Helsing (Netflix) folding clothes/10
The show was awkward and uneven, especially the editing. You shouldn't notice editing. Interesting idea, but also quite predictable.
Vanessa (the descendant of Abraham Van Helsing) is resurrected in a post-apocalyptic world, three years after her death, to lead a resistance against the vampires that plague itHuh, why bring her back from the dead? Just to throw one more fantasy/horror element. That alone makes think they don't know what they're doing.
QuoteVanessa (the descendant of Abraham Van Helsing) is resurrected in a post-apocalyptic world, three years after her death, to lead a resistance against the vampires that plague itHuh, why bring her back from the dead? Just to throw one more fantasy/horror element. That alone makes think they don't know what they're doing.
The Young Pope
I made it through, but I fell asleep literally on every one of the four episodes. I guess it's interesting to find some parallels to Trump's power grab. Guy who drinks his own koolaid, anointed by God, gets in power and then bucks all expectation and tradition to swerve hard right. People who actually got him there can do nothing but watch the newly-infallible strong-man ruin their institution. Eventually, they will resort to treachery to try and oust him. Except it moves so goddamned slow, everything unfolds in terse 20 minute conversations behind a desk or else in long strolls through the garden. I think everything that happened so far could have been condensed to 1 episode.
There's a little magical realism, which I like, where they toy with: is he or isn't he God's chosen one, with some actual mystical powers. That could be fun, in the next series.
Riverdale? I'm not an Archie reader but I'm familiar with the characters and story. The first ep makes me want to watch the second ep.To kids still read Archie? This seems odd to me, like when SNL does a sketch mocking a sitcom from the 50s? Who's this for? People nostalgic for Archie? Do they exist?
Riverdale? I'm not an Archie reader but I'm familiar with the characters and story. The first ep makes me want to watch the second ep.To kids still read Archie? This seems odd to me, like when SNL does a sketch mocking a sitcom from the 50s? Who's this for? People nostalgic for Archie? Do they exist?
That being said, it intrigues me, a darker take on Archie.
Riverdale? I'm not an Archie reader but I'm familiar with the characters and story. The first ep makes me want to watch the second ep.To kids still read Archie? This seems odd to me, like when SNL does a sketch mocking a sitcom from the 50s? Who's this for? People nostalgic for Archie? Do they exist?
That being said, it intrigues me, a darker take on Archie.
If you like dark they have done a few horror storylines with the Archie series. Most notably "Afterlife with Archie" where they kill off a few of the beloved characters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterlife_with_Archie
Even the normal teen friendly Archie has got a makeover with my favourite comic book artist doing the art. Fiona Staples, which if you are not reading Saga, you all should be.
http://archiecomics.com/preview-the-new-archie-comics-on-sale-39-including-archie-volume-one/
Archie isn't for me though. It's been 40+ years since I read any of those comics.
Riverdale? I'm not an Archie reader but I'm familiar with the characters and story. The first ep makes me want to watch the second ep.To kids still read Archie? This seems odd to me, like when SNL does a sketch mocking a sitcom from the 50s? Who's this for? People nostalgic for Archie? Do they exist?
That being said, it intrigues me, a darker take on Archie.
If you like dark they have done a few horror storylines with the Archie series. Most notably "Afterlife with Archie" where they kill off a few of the beloved characters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterlife_with_Archie
Even the normal teen friendly Archie has got a makeover with my favourite comic book artist doing the art. Fiona Staples, which if you are not reading Saga, you all should be.
http://archiecomics.com/preview-the-new-archie-comics-on-sale-39-including-archie-volume-one/
Archie isn't for me though. It's been 40+ years since I read any of those comics.
They've re-done the entire Archie family of books. With great success, from all I've been able to gather - not a terrible or ill-prepared or mindless reboot, but a genuine, thoughtful, best-intentioned new beginning. I grabbed all the Waid-Staples issues of the main title, but dropped them when Staples (who is from my town) moved on to other projects.
Colony is picking up in its second season. I do like after 2 seasons we know very little about the aliens.
Finished Season 2 of Humans. The ending was a touch contrived. But Season 2 was a lot better than Season 1.
I liked the Swedish original but the BBC season 1 was pretty rocky. I was hoping they'd improve in season 2 and I think they did. I watched it after West World and I have to say it was still pretty okay. I'm quite fascinated by the idea (expressed in Ex Machina) that AI might regard us like we regard ants. Most of us expend much thought about killing an ant. Humans dealt with this notion somewhat.
I've been watching How I Met Your Mother recently for some reason and... it's pretty much the epitome of a meh show, although it does have its moments and I think it might be getting a *bit* better now that I'm into season 3. A friend of mine from high school insists this is the best comedy EVAR but I'm not really seeing *that*.I've had the same reaction but it's my best man that insists its a great show. He even had a reference to it on his dating profile. :-\
The Leftovers
Im halfway through season 2 and finding it incredibly tedious. The episodes are too long,
The Leftovers
Im halfway through season 2 and finding it incredibly tedious. The episodes are too long, I dont really like any of the characters and with all the raving I heard about it before hand, it feels like one of the most overrated shows Ive seen in ages.
Watched The Leftovers finalefrom the makers of Lost :D(click to show/hide)
Yep.Watched The Leftovers finalefrom the makers of Lost :D(click to show/hide)
Yep.Watched The Leftovers finalefrom the makers of Lost :D(click to show/hide)
I found that very off putting too.
I specifically asked my friend who recommended it:
'Do we find out where they went?'
He told me we do.
The answer is...maybe?
Finished Into The Badlands.Definitely liked what they're trying to do with that but, didn't seem quite successful to me.
Dumb story and a slow first season. But the fight scenes....
Nostalgic bliss and a triumph of talent over budget.
Nick Frost elevates the second season very impressively!
You could watch the first and last episodes of season one (though I recommend skimming for the fights) and then watch season two complete.
I haven't seen much more than Voyager and one of the new movies, but I suspect avid fans who recognise all the things they're parodying might enjoy this more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9sKeCE8V0
Black Sails. Based on an SGU mention recommendation, I'm tucking into this 4 season series. I'm on episode 4 season 1. Okay so far. Not a lot of actual action. Lot of milling about on land. Some boobs. Have a helluva time remember names.
I haven't seen much more than Voyager and one of the new movies, but I suspect avid fans who recognise all the things they're parodying might enjoy this more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9sKeCE8V0
This is an actual TV show. I thought it was a youtube parody. Oh dear.
The series is presented as a "down-to-earth look at dating", exploring male and female perspectives on romantic relationships through the characters Mickey and Gus, played by Jacobs and Rust respectively.[4]Not really. The relationship might make sense if the characters were much younger than they are, then you could call it a "down to earth" look at dating.
I liked black books, though your criticisms are not without merit.I enjoy it. It's well made sillyness.
Comrade Detective
....
Presented by Channing Tatum and Jon Ronson (?) this is a fictional tv show from the 80s about a Romanian cop during the communist era dubbed by Tatumand others who seem recognisable from every hilariously bad dub you ever saw.
The show itself is played 100% and is about a tough detective with a penchant for chess and a disregard for the rules.
Of course the villains are indulgent American capitalists.
40min seems too long for this joke to be stretched over but Im interested to try episode 2 because this is just so nuts and oddly watchable.
I actually compared it to that yesterday when describing to my friends.Comrade Detective
....
Presented by Channing Tatum and Jon Ronson (?) this is a fictional tv show from the 80s about a Romanian cop during the communist era dubbed by Tatumand others who seem recognisable from every hilariously bad dub you ever saw.
The show itself is played 100% and is about a tough detective with a penchant for chess and a disregard for the rules.
Of course the villains are indulgent American capitalists.
40min seems too long for this joke to be stretched over but Im interested to try episode 2 because this is just so nuts and oddly watchable.
Is this anything like Garth Marenghi's Darkplace? Sounds a bit similar, and that series is awesome.
Marvel's The Defenders
Its pretty good. Check it out if you liked Daredevil and Jessica Jones but its not quite as strong as either.
The weakest link is still the casting mistakes we are stuck with from Iron Fist. Danny Rand is no less annoying and no smarter and another character from that series shows up and really does a bad job to be honest.
There are some really great actors in this like Rosario Dawson, the lady who plays Madam Gau etc, but they kind show up their co-stars and end up making the cracks show.
Theres some breaking of internal logic when you are trying to remember who can hurt who in the fight scenes and peoples powers seem to be set by the person who is in front of them. But welcome to comics!
The overall plot isnt great and the end is a bit anti climatic but its good overal and its well under 8hrs long.
I do honestly recommend it if you are at all interested in the marvel netflix shows.
I only watched a couple episodes but I found the concept hilarious
Giant naked white people destroying an islanded-off city-state by smashing the place up and eating them like a bunch of empty-headed gluttons who don't care about the society they're ruining?
It feels like the id of an anxious, undersexed, xenophobic Japanese man channeled into a television program
just saw on FB that The Tick is out
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5540054/episodes?ref_=tt_ov_epl
remember how there was that one pilot episode months back?
Black Sails. Based on an SGU mention recommendation, I'm tucking into this 4 season series. I'm on episode 4 season 1. Okay so far. Not a lot of actual action. Lot of milling about on land. Some boobs. Have a helluva time remember names.
Attack on Titan.
This show is just insane. It follows the story of a world where humanity lives in a walled off city to protect itself from humanoid but mostly unintelligent creatures that are extremely large and powerful. It features one of the best voice casts I've ever heard for a dubbed anime. The voice acting is phenomenal, the story is gripping, the action sequences are heart pounding. The monsters are truly disturbing and scary and the death scenes of which there are many, are some of the most brutal I've ever seen in any medium. They are truly gutwrenching. I also love that the characters are smart and brave and don't do overly dumb things. (or at least they do dumb things that are understandable at the time). the animation is also top notch. The larger monsters really "feel" large and powerful and punches resonate with a sense of weight and mass.
But the show's strength is also it's biggest flaw. The battles get repetitive, and the characters can get confusing which other characters (which might be on purpose since these guys make the star-trek red-shirts look like Methuselah). But the real problem is the intensity is just dialed so high and for so long that it gets tiring. The show doesn't have many peaceful moments. It would be nice for a throwaway episode once in a while where we just get character development (there are one or two of those but they could use more).
I would give this a chance if you like anime, but honestly I'd recommend that everyone at least check out the first two episodes. They are anime at close to its best.
Black Sails. Based on an SGU mention recommendation, I'm tucking into this 4 season series. I'm on episode 4 season 1. Okay so far. Not a lot of actual action. Lot of milling about on land. Some boobs. Have a helluva time remember names.
Great. I was wondering what I should watch this weekend between sporting events.
I've also started with the new British series called Quacks. 4 episodes so far and quite entertaining, particularly if you like Brit humour.
Inhumans-
Very bad. Not BvS bad, but average cheap 90s sci-fi show bad.
The 'heroes' are a royal family that rule a secret city of superpowered people on the moon. Every person gets subjected to a process to give them powers or not and they are then tiered and either allowed live in utter opulence and luxury with servants, or goes to work in the mines (there MAY be a middle class...)
So Ramsay Bolton overthrows this regime and sends the king and queen to Hawaii.
Theres some weird stuff with wise surfers helping a hoofed guy who...tries to swim? To find the body of his 'cousin' who drowned days ago. And then they agree to help him fight aliens.
Bad shows arent that odd. What is odd is that Marvel actually released the first two episodes in IMAX.
The Handmaid's Tale
great premise, but some utterly terrible narration.
The Handmaid's Tale
great premise, but some utterly terrible narration.
I don't remember there being any narration. There were a few brief voiceovers if I remember correctly, but no narration.
voice-over, et al.
Voice-over
The narrator's voice when the narrator is not seen.
Just finished The Punisher on netflix.
Its pretty decent. Very violent and ugly. The dialogue and plot is very (needlessly) weak at certain points.
Maybe the most consistent of the Marvel netflix so far...?(click to show/hide)
Just finished The Punisher on netflix.
Its pretty decent. Very violent and ugly. The dialogue and plot is very (needlessly) weak at certain points.
Maybe the most consistent of the Marvel netflix so far...?(click to show/hide)(click to show/hide)
Just finished The Punisher on netflix.
Its pretty decent. Very violent and ugly. The dialogue and plot is very (needlessly) weak at certain points.
Maybe the most consistent of the Marvel netflix so far...?(click to show/hide)
End of the Fucking World.Im 5 episodes in and have finally gotten interested in the story.
A British show about two teens who run away from home and things go badly for them. Feels more American than British but for the accents. Seems to take its style from low budget films of the 70s. Good, not great.
End of the Fucking World.
A British show about two teens who run away from home and things go badly for them. Feels more American than British but for the accents. Seems to take its style from low budget films of the 70s. Good, not great.
For those of you who have seen it, am I crazy for thinking it feels more like an American production than a British one? The music was almost country and the various scenes of open road are probably why I got that impression.
Dark and quirky sum up the gestalt of it pretty well, but not so dark it brings you down too much.
might have to demote the magicians back to this thread if this season trend continues.
Altered Carbon, Good Enough to scratch a dystopian itch.
I'm about half way through ep 2. It's okay so far. Very blade runner. Very very blade runner.I found it very Blade Runner in a good way though?
I'm about half way through ep 2. It's okay so far. Very blade runner. Very very blade runner.I found it very Blade Runner in a good way though?
It sounds like you think a Blade Runner like world is the most likely future, I find that unlikely.I'm about half way through ep 2. It's okay so far. Very blade runner. Very very blade runner.I found it very Blade Runner in a good way though?
Oh yeah. I think they've created a blade runner world because that is just the most likely future of humanity. Instead of apologizing for it, they just take this as read. That's the world.
There are complaints on the internets regarding its misogyny and gratuitous sex and nudity.
I think there was a bit of unnecessary fan service but the complaints regarding misogyny seem misguided to me. A bit like complaining that a movie about Ted Bundy was misogynist.
Isn't all sex and nudity on TV and Film gratuitous? Not needed, but an added bonus if it is there. ;) A few naked guys as well for those that are interested in that.With rare exception and porn, yes.
If you listen to the conversation between the two VR techs and look at how the wealthy character treats his wife and the other women in his life, and we are led to believe this is pretty normal, then yeah. I would say its slightly worse than today.Why mostly straight? Unless you think that in 300 years the ratio of mostly straight to other than mostly straight will dramatically change for some reason, that shouldn't be surprising. IIRC, the best data is that roughly 90% of people are cis straight folks. Aside from that, Kovacs was tracking the last movements of a straight white male sadist, the demographics of his prostitutes would seem pretty obvious. We could have change the portion of prostitutes and victims that were male or gay but then the rich guy would have to have been female or gay, how would that go over? I also don't see much reason to think that the proportion of hookers catering to men to those catering to not men will be all that different than it is now or has been for most of history. It might but it probably wouldn't be that noticeable a change. The wealthy character also treated pretty much everyone poorly men, women, his own children.
Especially the very female focused snuff aspect. Why would sex clubs be explicitly more of a male domain than female? Why would it be mostly straight?
Again, there are explanations but it just begs so many questions that its worth discussing if you are into that kind of thing.
Definitely a wasted opportunity.
I'm not sure why this show ought to be exempt from such critique?I don't think it should be exempt, I do think if you changed a few of the gender specific things, it would have an impact on the plot and needed more explanation and in many cases made less sense.
It doesnt harm the show itself but its a choice the writers made that could have been different with minimal plot impact.
Happy! - 7/10Crank is a great comparison.
It's a graphic novel-based show that looks like it retains the feel of the original.
I'd recommend it to anyone that wants a combination of:The humor reminds me of Crank quite a bit, too, if any of you liked that.
- Absurd
- Pulp Noir
- Dark Comedy
- Degenerate Protagonist/Antagonist
- Redemption Arcs
Trailer:(click to show/hide)
Longmire, murder mysteries set in Absoroka County Wyoming, America's Midsomer. Its ok, I only compare it to Midsomer as they're both fiction rural counties with alarmingly high murder rates. Longmire has a much more serious tone.So, I'm near the end of this series. The last season or too suck because all the characters have become dumbass versions of what they started out as. Except for the chief of police on the reservation. He and the fat put upon deputy are the only sympathetic characters left.
Nicole Byers' show on netflix is dumb, but it makes me laughIs that "Nailed It"? If so, I pretty much agree. Its the sort of thing I'm glad exists but I'm not really motivated to watch more than on episode.
I watched Gillian Andersons new netflix thing Sex Education.
I found it infuriating.
Schools in the UK are very different to the US. But this show tries to make this an American show but with British accents for some reason.
The dialogue and word choices are American. The style of classes, the way the kids eat lunch, the fact that they dont wear uniforms... its all just trying so hard to be a US teen comedy and its grating.
I watched Gillian Andersons new netflix thing Sex Education.
I found it infuriating.
Schools in the UK are very different to the US. But this show tries to make this an American show but with British accents for some reason.
The dialogue and word choices are American. The style of classes, the way the kids eat lunch, the fact that they dont wear uniforms... its all just trying so hard to be a US teen comedy and its grating.
Welp.I watched Gillian Andersons new netflix thing Sex Education.
I found it infuriating.
Schools in the UK are very different to the US. But this show tries to make this an American show but with British accents for some reason.
The dialogue and word choices are American. The style of classes, the way the kids eat lunch, the fact that they dont wear uniforms... its all just trying so hard to be a US teen comedy and its grating.
It didn’t seem American at all to me.
Everyone was way to polite.
I thought it was an interesting perspective on British education and culture.
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My wife has been watching criminal mind. God that is a horrible tv show. She even makes fun of it.Fucking terrible, my wife and I have watched every season though. Every case is solved by the "hacker" violating numerous constitutional amendments and laws with her
My wife has been watching criminal mind. God that is a horrible tv show. She even makes fun of it.Fucking terrible, my wife and I have watched every season though. Every case is solved by the "hacker" violating numerous constitutional amendments and laws with herhackingmagic skills.
I'm pretty sure every character has been kidnapped and tortured by a serial killer multiple times.
I hated Black Sails. All of the intrigue seemed forced and the whispery tough guy shit really wore on my nerves.
I promised a friend I would watch the first season and tried the second one because he insisted thats where it "gets good".
Life is just too short.
I am surprised its not more popular though as it seems of high quality, just not for me.
I did notice with some amusement though, a scene where that dude with the abs is smoking opium and you can see the make up contouring his abs is really badly done in that one shot.
....the best queer anarchist revolutionary pirate show that was ever made...
It spins me out because I saw Jessica Parker Kennedy play a naive teenager on the Flash. She is NOT that character on Black Sails.
The first season of Black Sails is a horrible slog, but it truly gets better and by the end, becomes the best queer anarchist revolutionary pirate show that was ever made. I can't recall any other mainstream show with such a strong anti-imperialist and anarchist message.
The first season of Black Sails is a horrible slog, but it truly gets better and by the end, becomes the best queer anarchist revolutionary pirate show that was ever made. I can't recall any other mainstream show with such a strong anti-imperialist and anarchist message.
My main take from the show was that they're all terrible people, or people fighting for terrible leaders and causes. Making a case for why piracy wouldn't be that big of a leap.
It spins me out because I saw Jessica Parker Kennedy play a naive teenager on the Flash. She is NOT that character on Black Sails.
IMDB tells me that this person is one year younger than me.
That is too old to play a naive teenager on the flash.
....the best queer anarchist revolutionary pirate show that was ever made...
What are your top five queer anarchist revolutionary pirate shows?
So OA season 2 is now available. I'm scared. Scared to look.
Agents of Shield, Season Five. Its ok, distracting enough while I work out.
Agents of Shield, Season Five. Its ok, distracting enough while I work out.
I stopped watching after the first year. I couldn't deal with it.
Could never get into Strike Back but it seems to scratch alot of peoples itches.
Yeah, its weird, those things are really in my wheelhouse so I have no idea why I didnt connect with it.Could never get into Strike Back but it seems to scratch alot of peoples itches.
Seasons 2-5 are actually pretty good in the action and tension department. Very testosterone heavy though. They run around with a small bit of magic bullet armor, spouting one-liners, blowing shit up and shooting terrorists and covert agents, and then typically proceed to mate in equally spectacular fashion. And there's some intrigue. It's not always brilliant, but it's certainly entertaining in an 80s action movie or 24 kind of way.
OA Season 1 left me with mixed feelings. It was like "if season 2 rocks it, season 1 will be a genius set up but if season 2 sucks, season 1 was an equal waste." I've never seen a TV show that really required me to watch the second season for me to make my feelings about the previous season concrete. That said, I'm 2 eps into season 2. I'm enjoying it so far although it's starting to point in a kind of VR cyber crime thriller. If I recall Season 1 left us with the question of whether or not OA was just a BS artist who made everything up based on the book names on her shelf. Season 2 doesn't really much address that. We're just kinda "yep, no, she wasn't shittin' those poor high school kids".
enjoying season two of amazon's tick series. I think they improved some of the tone issues in season 1.I agree.
OA Season 1 left me with mixed feelings. It was like "if season 2 rocks it, season 1 will be a genius set up but if season 2 sucks, season 1 was an equal waste." I've never seen a TV show that really required me to watch the second season for me to make my feelings about the previous season concrete. That said, I'm 2 eps into season 2. I'm enjoying it so far although it's starting to point in a kind of VR cyber crime thriller. If I recall Season 1 left us with the question of whether or not OA was just a BS artist who made everything up based on the book names on her shelf. Season 2 doesn't really much address that. We're just kinda "yep, no, she wasn't shittin' those poor high school kids".
They'll address it but you won't feel any better about the show in general.
It's worth watching but it definitely belongs on the "Not the very best" list.
OA Season 1 left me with mixed feelings. It was like "if season 2 rocks it, season 1 will be a genius set up but if season 2 sucks, season 1 was an equal waste." I've never seen a TV show that really required me to watch the second season for me to make my feelings about the previous season concrete. That said, I'm 2 eps into season 2. I'm enjoying it so far although it's starting to point in a kind of VR cyber crime thriller. If I recall Season 1 left us with the question of whether or not OA was just a BS artist who made everything up based on the book names on her shelf. Season 2 doesn't really much address that. We're just kinda "yep, no, she wasn't shittin' those poor high school kids".
They'll address it but you won't feel any better about the show in general.
It's worth watching but it definitely belongs on the "Not the very best" list.
Agreed, worth watching season 2 if you saw season 1, but also worthy of being on the not the very best list. Not sure if I'll watch season 3 if they make one.
enjoying season two of amazon's tick series. I think they improved some of the tone issues in season 1.
Every incarnation of The Tick is less silly than the one before, back to the B&W comics. I prefer silly Tick.
Every incarnation of The Tick is less silly than the one before, back to the B&W comics. I prefer silly Tick.
There was definitely an effort to make S2 sillier than S1. a big chunk of plot revolves around singing baby lobsters.
Every incarnation of The Tick is less silly than the one before, back to the B&W comics. I prefer silly Tick.
Every incarnation of The Tick is less silly than the one before, back to the B&W comics. I prefer silly Tick.
There was definitely an effort to make S2 sillier than S1. a big chunk of plot revolves around singing baby lobsters.
I appreciated the effort, but it came off as more weird than silly, if you follow me.
Every incarnation of The Tick is less silly than the one before, back to the B&W comics. I prefer silly Tick.
The cartoon was so great. Most Ticky of the non-comic TicksEvery incarnation of The Tick is less silly than the one before, back to the B&W comics. I prefer silly Tick.
There was definitely an effort to make S2 sillier than S1. a big chunk of plot revolves around singing baby lobsters.
I appreciated the effort, but it came off as more weird than silly, if you follow me.
Ya - Doom Patrol has got that covered for now.
I found it to be trying too hard.Every incarnation of The Tick is less silly than the one before, back to the B&W comics. I prefer silly Tick.
The cartoon was so great. Most Ticky of the non-comic TicksEvery incarnation of The Tick is less silly than the one before, back to the B&W comics. I prefer silly Tick.
There was definitely an effort to make S2 sillier than S1. a big chunk of plot revolves around singing baby lobsters.
I appreciated the effort, but it came off as more weird than silly, if you follow me.
Ya - Doom Patrol has got that covered for now.
not sure if i like Doom Patrol or not.
I found it to be trying too hard.Every incarnation of The Tick is less silly than the one before, back to the B&W comics. I prefer silly Tick.
The cartoon was so great. Most Ticky of the non-comic TicksEvery incarnation of The Tick is less silly than the one before, back to the B&W comics. I prefer silly Tick.
There was definitely an effort to make S2 sillier than S1. a big chunk of plot revolves around singing baby lobsters.
I appreciated the effort, but it came off as more weird than silly, if you follow me.
Ya - Doom Patrol has got that covered for now.
not sure if i like Doom Patrol or not.
Which I find to be true of all Grant Morrison derived properties.
Outlander 4.5/10 but my wife seems to like it.
A historical romance in which a nurse from the 1940s travels back in time to 1740s Scotland.
It would probably be ok but for the incessant voice over. It's probably a hold over from the books but on TV its either insulting the audience or lazy writing.
Has anyone watched Another Life on Netflix? Sci-fi show starring Starbuck. I haven't yet. It has terrible reviews on IMDb. Id love for someone to tell me it's worth watching just to have another sci-fi show to binge but not unless someone can tell me it's worth the time.Is that the one where they have an untold number of people in deep freeze, so that if any
At first glance Twelve Forever (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Forever) looks like any other cartoon about growing up: Twelve-year old Regina Abbot hates her lame hometown and "stuck-up" classmates, then discovers a magical world where she's powerful, yada yada… So definitely qualifies as "not the very best."
However after catching a few episodes with friends I was surprised at how the writers don't sugarcoat Reggie's significant behavioral problems: Quite often she is the bad guy but just can't see it that way, so even though each episode usually has a resolution when she's forced to acknowledge her mistakes, the tension keeps building anyway. So kudos to them for not glorifying "wackiness" when it's just selfish behavior that's causing harm.
At first glance Twelve Forever (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Forever) looks like any other cartoon about growing up: Twelve-year old Regina Abbot hates her lame hometown and "stuck-up" classmates, then discovers a magical world where she's powerful, yada yada… So definitely qualifies as "not the very best."
Didn't the creator get fired for being weird about sexualizing a boy?
EDIT: no, apparently she was fired for abusing the staff, then later posted nasty thoughts about a 14yo boy.
Yikes.
Superboy has already shown up in season 1. Along with Krypto
Superboy has already shown up in season 1. Along with Krypto
I must have missed that
The Titans season 2 premiere was pretty underwhelming, though I really enjoyed most of season 1, the end of that storyline was pretty anti-climactic. I really liked the mystery and the cinematic feel of S1 and I hope they don't lose that in S2. They solved a lot of the mystery and seem to have set up a more episodic base at the end of the premiere. But I have heard Superboy is going to show up so yay.
Has anyone watched Another Life on Netflix? Sci-fi show starring Starbuck. I haven't yet. It has terrible reviews on IMDb. Id love for someone to tell me it's worth watching just to have another sci-fi show to binge but not unless someone can tell me it's worth the time.
Dark, the German Netflix show.
Moody, sci-fi/fantasy about time travel and the end of the world. Someone invents a time machine that can travel between 33 years into the past or future. So, it takes place in 1921, 1954, 1987, 2020, and 2053. I'm pretty sure at least one character is his own grandfather and there's a book about time travel that wrote itself, which they actually address. Its dark and moody and darned good but time travel is pretty hard to pull of in fiction and it I'm afraid it will end up like Lost.
Season 2 is so good!!Dark, the German Netflix show.
Moody, sci-fi/fantasy about time travel and the end of the world. Someone invents a time machine that can travel between 33 years into the past or future. So, it takes place in 1921, 1954, 1987, 2020, and 2053. I'm pretty sure at least one character is his own grandfather and there's a book about time travel that wrote itself, which they actually address. Its dark and moody and darned good but time travel is pretty hard to pull of in fiction and it I'm afraid it will end up like Lost.
Have you watched season 2? the time travel really starts messing with your head.
Dark season 1 was really good. By the time Dark season 2 came out I forgot all the characters and complex story lines. It's been hard getting back into it. But that's a lot like most of these shows. The crap you forget...Oh yeah, you need a flowchart to watch it fully. But I just tried to enjoy every scene for itself and the multiple 'aha!' moments from realising who people were and how it fitted together
Oddly enjoyable, last night I uttered an audible, "Oh, its that guy!"Dark season 1 was really good. By the time Dark season 2 came out I forgot all the characters and complex story lines. It's been hard getting back into it. But that's a lot like most of these shows. The crap you forget...Oh yeah, you need a flowchart to watch it fully. But I just tried to enjoy every scene for itself and the multiple 'aha!' moments from realising who people were and how it fitted together
Hrm. American Horror Story 1984. I can't tell the difference between this season and Scream Queens. It's not bad so far, two eps in.
Hrm. American Horror Story 1984. I can't tell the difference between this season and Scream Queens. It's not bad so far, two eps in.
I really don't get the love for Transparent. I tried. I wanted to like it.
Hrm. American Horror Story 1984. I can't tell the difference between this season and Scream Queens. It's not bad so far, two eps in.
I just finished Armageddon and I really enjoyed it. I usually wait till I can binge the whole season but I was thinking of starting 1984 regardless. Does it at least have a decent 1980s feel to it? Any good music?
Dark, the German Netflix show.
Moody, sci-fi/fantasy about time travel and the end of the world. Someone invents a time machine that can travel between 33 years into the past or future. So, it takes place in 1921, 1954, 1987, 2020, and 2053. I'm pretty sure at least one character is his own grandfather and there's a book about time travel that wrote itself, which they actually address. Its dark and moody and darned good but time travel is pretty hard to pull of in fiction and it I'm afraid it will end up like Lost.
Oh my, Mandalorian is BAAD.For some reason I thought it might be.
It looks like Star Wars, but it is missing the feel and the music and anything that makes Star Wars good. I think it is trying to be a bit of a Western, but that doesn't work either. It has Pedro Pascal, a very charming and charismatic actor but he is constantly hidden under a bucket and doesn't even speak all that much. Taika Waititi plays a robotic robot with an American accent.
I am baffled. This is a show with no characters, no story, no soul and no promise of anything but a cog in the Disney machine. It is a pilot that does not grab anyone apart form the foamy-mouthed Star Wars dudebros with a hard-on for Boba Fett, but it isn't even Boba Fett.
Oh my, Mandalorian is BAAD.For some reason I thought it might be.
It looks like Star Wars, but it is missing the feel and the music and anything that makes Star Wars good. I think it is trying to be a bit of a Western, but that doesn't work either. It has Pedro Pascal, a very charming and charismatic actor but he is constantly hidden under a bucket and doesn't even speak all that much. Taika Waititi plays a robotic robot with an American accent.
I am baffled. This is a show with no characters, no story, no soul and no promise of anything but a cog in the Disney machine. It is a pilot that does not grab anyone apart form the foamy-mouthed Star Wars dudebros with a hard-on for Boba Fett, but it isn't even Boba Fett.
I'll see your Space 1999 and raise you Blake's 7.
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Just asked my mate who subscribes to literally everything and would buy actual excrement if it had a Lucas Film or Donald Glover branding on it when he will be getting Disney+ so we can have a look.
Apparently its only available in the US? So we have to endure the same strip mining of the services we DO pay for but the worlds biggest entertainment juggernaut cant region unlock its video library?
Im SURE it has to do with Disney being censored in the UK and Ireland so I guess I should go hassle my local rep ::)
The series follows "parents Dorothy and Sean Turner, who have hired young nanny Leanne to help care for their newborn child." As time goes on, it becomes clear that "things are not quite as they seem."
Not sure how I feel about Apple TV+'s Servant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_(TV_series)) yet. ???QuoteThe series follows "parents Dorothy and Sean Turner, who have hired young nanny Leanne to help care for their newborn child." As time goes on, it becomes clear that "things are not quite as they seem."
Typical of M. Night Shyamalamadingdong's other work, it is full of twists and turns. There were 2 major twists just in Episode 1 and I still think there are more twists to come.
Not to mention a lot of weird shit going on with the creepy nanny. Even more than I mention below ???(click to show/hide)(click to show/hide)
I'll keep watching just to see where it goes for now.
Not sure how I feel about Apple TV+'s Servant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_(TV_series)) yet. ???QuoteThe series follows "parents Dorothy and Sean Turner, who have hired young nanny Leanne to help care for their newborn child." As time goes on, it becomes clear that "things are not quite as they seem."
Typical of M. Night Shyamalamadingdong's other work, it is full of twists and turns. There were 2 major twists just in Episode 1 and I still think there are more twists to come.
Not to mention a lot of weird shit going on with the creepy nanny. Even more than I mention below ???(click to show/hide)(click to show/hide)
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Welp Titans shit the bed. Right after they got it cleaned up after that last watery sewage befoulment.I liked seeing Nightwing finally.
Welp Titans shit the bed. Right after they got it cleaned up after that last watery sewage befoulment.I liked seeing Nightwing finally.
The episode didnt seem any worse than the rest of the season which has consistently been pretty shit, badly written and with an inflated sense of itself?
What in particular did you hate?
Welp Titans shit the bed. Right after they got it cleaned up after that last watery sewage befoulment.I liked seeing Nightwing finally.
The episode didnt seem any worse than the rest of the season which has consistently been pretty shit, badly written and with an inflated sense of itself?
What in particular did you hate?
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To sum up, they are hitting plot points not character arcs, and it really makes the show suuuuuuuck.
But you didn't think it got better and it showed some promise in the middle when they were talking about Jerico, but Dick hadn't put on his full body hair-suit?
I dropped Titans after an episode and a half. Not my bag.
The Withcher series is, I guess, all right. Nothing horrible (apart from dragon design) but nothing particularly great either. The timelines are confusing as hell, though.
It is, however, seemingly free of Netflix bloat, which is a good thing.
The Withcher series is, I guess, all right. Nothing horrible (apart from dragon design) but nothing particularly great either. The timelines are confusing as hell, though.
It is, however, seemingly free of Netflix bloat, which is a good thing.
The first few episodes were a bit disappointing, but the season gets a little better as it progresses. And yes, the timelines were very confusing.
The Withcher series is, I guess, all right. Nothing horrible (apart from dragon design) but nothing particularly great either. The timelines are confusing as hell, though.
It is, however, seemingly free of Netflix bloat, which is a good thing.
The first few episodes were a bit disappointing, but the season gets a little better as it progresses. And yes, the timelines were very confusing.
One thing I kinda miss is the monster detective aspect and its proportion to courtly intrigue.
I would totally watch a Witcher series with some semblance of an overarching plot, but mostly about monsters of the week in different backwater villages. Just solid side quest content, really.
Yeah, the timeline jumps were a bit awkward/rough.
Aside from that, though, it really scratched an 'high-fantasy action/adventure' itch for me.
Yeah, me too, especially now that GOT is over. It also somehow reminded me of Legend of the Seeker.
.....It also somehow reminded me of Legend of the Seeker.
Haha, I had the same thought.
Things Witcher needs for season 2:
- Move past the 'multiple timeline' hullabaloo
- 9 foot tall New Zealanders cast as wizards
The needs of Voyager outweigh the needs of everyone else in the galaxy, seems to the moral of the story
In the books and video game series, Geralt calls all his horses Roach. I don't think it was ever explained.I found that out by googling, but it does throw you off the trail of the multiple timelines thing.