Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 1234486 times)

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #3120 on:** October 02, 2011, 01:31:45 AM »

Stolen from GAF:

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3121 on:** October 02, 2011, 01:46:23 AM »

lookin f-f-fabulous, Flynn

Eric P · « **Reply #3122 on:** October 02, 2011, 11:49:28 AM »

Quote from: OptimoPeach on October 01, 2011, 12:00:32 PM

Three episodes into Terriers. Best pilot I've seen in a while! It's definitely not without its weaknesses -- I'm especially unimpressed by the character of Hank, who feels like a neutered version of the same antihero protagonist I've been watching for a decade, and there have also been a few distractingly bad lines of dialogue -- but I can understand the outrage over it being canned after a single season.

It gets a lot better as it goes along. The final half is damn fine watching.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3123 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:07:27 PM »

http://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/120599846745931777

TASTE THE HAPPY

Robo · « **Reply #3124 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:09:18 PM »

Barry Egan · « **Reply #3125 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:11:36 PM »

holy shiiiittttttttttttt

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3126 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:13:33 PM »

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #3127 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:24:08 PM »

woaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhohohohoho

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #3128 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:31:17 PM »

i'm legitimately afraid this will suck.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3129 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:33:47 PM »

That's pretty amazing. And it gives me an excuse to watch the complete series for like the 20th time.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #3130 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:39:39 PM »

what am i saying? this won't suck.

cool breeze · « **Reply #3131 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:41:58 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on October 02, 2011, 05:31:17 PM

i'm legitimately afraid this will suck.

Comparatively? yeah, probably
Individually? probably not

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #3132 on:** October 02, 2011, 06:37:19 PM »

won't totally suck but will fall very flat, lightning in a bottle, etc

Mandark · « **Reply #3133 on:** October 02, 2011, 06:52:24 PM »

I don't watch the new Futurama episodes.

Still, working so so hard to tamp down my expectations.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #3134 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:14:14 PM »

Also season 3 of parks and rec is up on netflix

Eric P · « **Reply #3135 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:40:03 PM »

i was at the panel. there was an amazing cheer that went up.

the cast was amazing and still had wonderful chemistry together.

at the request of a fan, they closed out with the chicken dance.

edit: they also said that it would be a mini-series rather than a season, with just catching up on where the cast has been the past 5 years with each episode adding to an overall meta plot that would lead directly into the first scene in the movie.

also all of the stuff about Michael Cera being the hold out for a movie was a joke.

when Maeybe kissed George Michael in the pilot it was actually Alia Shawkat's first kiss. Ever. She explained it as her father was from the Middle East and VERY Middle Eastern.

cool breeze · « **Reply #3136 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:45:57 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on October 02, 2011, 06:52:24 PM

I don't watch the new Futurama episodes.

Still, working so so hard to tamp down my expectations.

There were like one or two great episodes when Futurama came back! not too shabby.

Quote from: My F*cking Grandpa on October 02, 2011, 07:14:14 PM

Also season 3 of parks and rec is up on netflix

I've been checking every few days to see when it would be up. I got into the series late in Season 3 and most of the episodes were locked down on Hulu. I can finally catch up now.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3137 on:** October 02, 2011, 09:57:09 PM »

Me either. Must suck knowing your first kiss went to Michael Cera

Diunx · « **Reply #3138 on:** October 02, 2011, 10:26:48 PM »

BEST YEAR EVER!!!!!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3139 on:** October 02, 2011, 10:57:12 PM »

[youtube=560,345]dCgicLnEFg4[/youtube]

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3140 on:** October 02, 2011, 11:51:42 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on October 02, 2011, 07:40:03 PM

when Maeybe kissed George Michael in the pilot it was actually Alia Shawkat's first kiss. Ever. She explained it as her father was from the Middle East and VERY Middle Eastern.

pretty sure this was in the commentaries. poor girl

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #3141 on:** October 03, 2011, 12:37:54 AM »

Starting the newest Breaking Bad. Excite!

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #3142 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:26:48 AM »

Kind of a goofy episode. Not sure what to make of it.

Beezy · « **Reply #3143 on:** October 03, 2011, 02:48:20 AM »

Ann Yong?

Robo · « **Reply #3144 on:** October 03, 2011, 03:11:55 PM »

Finally watching Party Down. Is awesome.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #3145 on:** October 03, 2011, 07:24:50 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on October 03, 2011, 01:26:48 AM

Kind of a goofy episode. Not sure what to make of it.

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I'm wondering if they shot themselves in the foot (feet?) with the timeline of the poisoning incident. Seems like it would have had to hit the kid pretty fast.

Maybe Gus is a wizard

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CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3146 on:** October 03, 2011, 08:24:24 PM »

Quote from: Robo on October 03, 2011, 03:11:55 PM

Finally watching Party Down. Is awesome.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH THIS

nice cat but chicken · « **Reply #3147 on:** October 03, 2011, 10:31:31 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on October 03, 2011, 08:24:24 PM

Quote from: Robo on October 03, 2011, 03:11:55 PM
Finally watching Party Down. Is awesome.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH THIS

yeah party down is superb! the gf and i powered through both seasons over a fortnight a while ago. while hilarious there's some legitimate pathos there too. i regret starting True Blood on the promise of Lizzy Caplan's boobs though, my girl can't quit

nice cat but chicken · « **Reply #3148 on:** October 03, 2011, 10:42:15 PM »

Quote from: OptimoPeach on October 03, 2011, 07:24:50 PM

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on October 03, 2011, 01:26:48 AM
Kind of a goofy episode. Not sure what to make of it.
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I'm wondering if they shot themselves in the foot (feet?) with the timeline of the poisoning incident. Seems like it would have had to hit the kid pretty fast.

Maybe Gus is a wizard
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i don't think what actually happened will turn out to be as straightforward as walt put forth. it just doesn't sit right. it almost seems more likely that walt perpetrated the poisoning himself at this stage (or what was with the gun pointing to the pot plant, saul being desperate to see jesse). definitely gonna be some heavy shit going down next week and i am pumped!

re: gus being a wizard, i have been suspicious of his powers ever since the "terminator shit" when he walked straight at the sniper. i was hoping that his not walking to the van would lead to the big reveal and that he'd heard walt from the roof of the other building. it could still happen!

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edit: don't want to spoil anything!

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #3149 on:** October 03, 2011, 10:46:02 PM »

Quote from: nice cat but chicken on October 03, 2011, 10:42:15 PM

Quote from: OptimoPeach on October 03, 2011, 07:24:50 PM
Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on October 03, 2011, 01:26:48 AM
Kind of a goofy episode. Not sure what to make of it.
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I'm wondering if they shot themselves in the foot (feet?) with the timeline of the poisoning incident. Seems like it would have had to hit the kid pretty fast.

Maybe Gus is a wizard
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i don't think what actually happened will turn out to be as straightforward as walt put forth. it just doesn't sit right. it almost seems more likely that walt perpetrated the poisoning himself at this stage (or what was with the gun pointing to the pot plant, saul being desperate to see jesse). definitely gonna be some heavy shit going down next week and i am pumped!

re: gus being a wizard, i have been suspicious of his powers ever since the "terminator shit" when he walked straight at the sniper. i was hoping that his not walking to the van would lead to the big reveal and that he'd heard walt from the roof of the other building. it could still happen!

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I'm gonna cast my lot in with the people saying Walt dunnit to get Jesse's support, but I have a feeling he cooked up some other shit that just made it look like the kid was poisoned. Walt's a pretty big piece of shit these days and I feel like they want to take that as far as they can.

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nice cat but chicken · « **Reply #3150 on:** October 03, 2011, 10:57:40 PM »

yeah, i feel like they're using walt's desperation to force him into becoming the bad guy so

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it would make sense for him to be responsible.

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i haven't enjoyed a single moment with walt this season though so it'd better lead to something entertaining.

btw great avatar BobFromPikeCreek

Diunx · « **Reply #3151 on:** October 04, 2011, 02:27:11 PM »

Boardwalk was awesome! Chalky had his own Lady Stark moment and Jimmy being a badass

cool breeze · « **Reply #3152 on:** October 05, 2011, 03:12:25 AM »

oh god I think I'm watching New Girl

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3153 on:** October 05, 2011, 03:35:26 AM »

Dunno what to think of that Breaking Bad ep.

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I'm not sure I see how Gus or Walt could have poisoned the kid. Over at GAF some are speculating Hector had someone do it, to get revenge. That could make sense, but once again what was the window of time for that to happen? The kid plays videogames with Jesse, Walt comes over (but doesn't enter the house), shortly afterwards Gus' men are outside. Obviously it could have been done off camera, but I'm still not seeing it.

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nice cat but chicken · « **Reply #3154 on:** October 05, 2011, 03:45:25 AM »

feels pretty silly to have this conversation entirely in spoiler tags especially as i'm not sure we're spoiling anything but

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hector poisoning brock doesn't make any sense to me. while he has the motivation to do something i don't think jesse would be his first target and i don't think poisoning the kid is the first thing an outsider would think of. i'm pretty convinced walt is the guy that done this. the main tip off for me is walt and camera both focusing on the plant which is obviously a weakness as brock is primarily rock type.

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Beezy · « **Reply #3155 on:** October 05, 2011, 03:58:23 AM »

Quote from: Linkzg on October 05, 2011, 03:12:25 AM

oh god I think I'm watching New Girl

I like it so far. Where can I find white girls like her?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #3156 on:** October 05, 2011, 05:50:53 AM »

Nowhere, they don't exist

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #3157 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:13:00 AM »

Quote from: nice cat but chicken on October 05, 2011, 03:45:25 AM

i'm pretty convinced walt is the guy that done this. the main tip off for me is walt and camera both focusing on the plant which is obviously a weakness as brock is primarily rock type.

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If it turns out that Walt is somehow responsible, I'll probably be fine with it. There were a few brief facepalm-filled seconds where I seriously thought they were going to say the kid ingested it by smoking the cigarette.

Also, when watching the end of the prior episode with Walt losing his shit in the crawlspace, I had a really stupid stoned thought that Walt might be in the onset stage of Huntington's Disease

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edit: I actually forgot about that Dexter episode. Some genuinely funny parts, some considerably boring, and a whole lot of ham-fisted religious crap. Still can't be worse than last season! I'll keep watching for Michael C. Hall and Edward James Olmos.

I also finished Terriers. Great show. Not much else to say. I would have donated to keep it on the air

All caught up on Childrens Hospital.

Working my way through Party Down.

Beezy · « **Reply #3158 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:34:57 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on October 05, 2011, 05:50:53 AM

Nowhere, they don't exist

Robo · « **Reply #3159 on:** October 05, 2011, 03:40:39 PM »

AVC: What is the most ridiculous reality show that you’ve seen come on in the last couple years that you’ve covered on The Soup?

Joel McHale: Oh, well I love Hillbilly Handfishin’. It’s a great show, and it’s a really funny show. You know, you’re not shocked [to see it], but it’s really fun to watch people try and grab fish out of a river next to a guy where it all sounds like they’re talking about grabbing a dick.

I can't believe this is real.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3160 on:** October 05, 2011, 04:41:47 PM »

Quote from: Robo on October 05, 2011, 03:40:39 PM

AVC: What is the most ridiculous reality show that you’ve seen come on in the last couple years that you’ve covered on The Soup?

Joel McHale: Oh, well I love Hillbilly Handfishin’. It’s a great show, and it’s a really funny show. You know, you’re not shocked [to see it], but it’s really fun to watch people try and grab fish out of a river next to a guy where it all sounds like they’re talking about grabbing a dick.

I can't believe this is real.

They've had Hillbilly Handfishin on The Soup for a couple months now. It's hilariously creepy.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3161 on:** October 05, 2011, 04:46:55 PM »

WHAT THE FUCK AMERICA

[youtube=560,345]hAoTkmilDbw[/youtube]

Robo · « **Reply #3162 on:** October 05, 2011, 04:50:03 PM »

I burst out laughing just from the title of the show. Is it supposed to be a parody of reality TV or are we really that close to Idiocracy?

etiolate · « **Reply #3163 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:44:20 PM »

There was a docu film called noodling or something about the same thing.

Whisker Wars is the best semi-parody reality show I've seen, but I've only caught one episode.

Also, why can't you respect our culture Maurice?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3164 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:44:58 PM »

lmao @ the first ep of Curb season 3

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #3165 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:45:09 PM »

south park

etiolate · « **Reply #3166 on:** October 06, 2011, 01:12:10 AM »

the season finale of warehouse 13 was explosive

chronovore · « **Reply #3167 on:** October 06, 2011, 11:55:26 AM »

I'm surprised Warehouse 13 is still on the air. Did it improve? It was cute, but seemed unsustainable.

Someone watch these Walking Dead webisodes, and tell me if I'm missing something good thanks to the wonder of IP blocking.
http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/videos/the-walking-dead-webisodes-1-a-new-day

Diunx · « **Reply #3168 on:** October 06, 2011, 12:18:16 PM »

Is the Walking Dead so no you are not missing anything good.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #3169 on:** October 06, 2011, 01:45:19 PM »

I've heard the first ep of the new season is the best one yet, maybe they turned it around (although it's also apparently the episode that got Darabont the boot...who knows

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3170 on:** October 06, 2011, 01:54:53 PM »

Yea, the early press reviews have been good from what I've seen on twitter.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3171 on:** October 06, 2011, 02:07:35 PM »

The pilot was really good, too. We saw what happened after that.

Diunx · « **Reply #3172 on:** October 06, 2011, 02:37:09 PM »

Wasn't the entire first season a critic's darling?

chronovore · « **Reply #3173 on:** October 06, 2011, 08:26:28 PM »

Yeah, but I do think they had their Darabont-colored spectacles on.

I liked it, just not as much as the comics. It's its own thing though, and I'm happy to have episodic zombie fiction on TV.

Robo · « **Reply #3174 on:** October 06, 2011, 11:27:18 PM »

Quote from: OptimoPeach on October 05, 2011, 10:13:00 AM

Quote from: nice cat but chicken on October 05, 2011, 03:45:25 AM
i'm pretty convinced walt is the guy that done this. the main tip off for me is walt and camera both focusing on the plant which is obviously a weakness as brock is primarily rock type.

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If it turns out that Walt is somehow responsible, I'll probably be fine with it. There were a few brief facepalm-filled seconds where I seriously thought they were going to say the kid ingested it by smoking the cigarette.

Also, when watching the end of the prior episode with Walt losing his shit in the crawlspace, I had a really stupid stoned thought that Walt might be in the onset stage of Huntington's Disease
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Just now caught up on Breaking Bad.

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The whole intentional poisoning angle is ludicrous no matter who they would say did it. I'd wager they'll go with the kid snatching one of Jesse's cigarettes while his jacket was off and back was turned (revealed as a sentimental moment of filial admiration of his father figure); Jesse will blame himself and do something reckless.

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nice cat but chicken · « **Reply #3175 on:** October 06, 2011, 11:59:03 PM »

Quote from: Robo on October 06, 2011, 11:27:18 PM

Just now caught up on Breaking Bad.

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Quote from: Robo on October 06, 2011, 11:27:18 PM

The whole intentional poisoning angle is ludicrous no matter who they would say did it. I'd wager they'll go with the kid snatching one of Jesse's cigarettes while his jacket was off and back was turned (revealed as a sentimental moment of filial admiration of his father figure); Jesse will blame himself and do something reckless.

i don't know if it's so ludicrous. they could easily just give us one omitted detail that would make it all make sense. sure the kid could've grabbed the cigarette but he couldn't smoke through the glass vial. he'd have to smoke it to the vial, figure out something was up, be like "hey what's this?" and then ingest it (kids are generally pretty thicc so maybe). i'm really praying that they don't fuck up the finale because this season has been very hit and miss for me and i want to stay enthusiastic. they could redeem the whole season or ruin it with this episode

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3176 on:** October 07, 2011, 12:03:39 AM »

Not a fan of the kid stuff either, although it can obviously be redeemed depending on what happens in the finale.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3177 on:** October 07, 2011, 02:05:38 AM »

The League fucking killed it.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3178 on:** October 07, 2011, 02:22:51 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on October 07, 2011, 02:05:38 AM

The League fucking killed it.

Yeah, show is amazing.

FX

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #3179 on:** October 07, 2011, 02:28:29 AM »

catching up on breaking bad

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