The TV shows you've seen recently thread.

[Phoenix Dark]

I love Bates, but I feel like the writers abuse him to ridiculous levels in order to create drama.

spoilers for s1/s2

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-On multiple occasions he is falsely accused, or his honor is questioned. Instead of defending himself he basically gives up and refuses to defend himself. This forces other people to constantly save his ass at the last minute and ultimately prove he's being framed or taking the fall for someone he loved. It's beyond frustrating. I can understand doing this once, but it happens so many times in S1 it becomes very contrived.

-Then in S2 his wife basically fucks him over to ridiculous levels, and he refuses to quickly get help to combat it. I forgot though: who poisoned her again?

He is more honorable than Ned Stark. That's not a good thing

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[benjipwns]

I think I might like Go On. Maybe it's just my apparent crush on Matthew Perry since I liked Mr. Sunshine too. Maybe I just like watching him suffer. But I might stick with this. It's better than Up All Night was at least.

Boss is too good now.

If anyone likes cooking and also likes Gordon Ramsay he has this new "Ultimate Cookery Course" show which is pretty solid. Has some nice tips.

Castle is back tonight. 

USA stuff mostly all has ended now for the dumb breaks they do. Covert Affairs had a great season, went from being really boring but nice background into a really great show. Jettisoned the worst characters and turned into a serial. White Collar and Royal Pains are good fun.

Need to go through some other junk I've had lying around forever. Should have done it a while ago, but watched Terriers again instead.

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

I hope Mr. Bates gets killed, so sick of his bullshit.

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[Cindi Mayweather]

I think I might like Go On. Maybe it's just my apparent crush on Matthew Perry since I liked Mr. Sunshine too. Maybe I just like watching him suffer. But I might stick with this. It's better than Up All Night was at least.

Boss is too good now.

If anyone likes cooking and also likes Gordon Ramsay he has this new "Ultimate Cookery Course" show which is pretty solid. Has some nice tips.

Castle is back tonight. 

USA stuff mostly all has ended now for the dumb breaks they do. Covert Affairs had a great season, went from being really boring but nice background into a really great show. Jettisoned the worst characters and turned into a serial. White Collar and Royal Pains are good fun.

Need to go through some other junk I've had lying around forever. Should have done it a while ago, but watched Terriers again instead.

 

what are the best USA shows?

[benjipwns]

Depends on what you're looking for I suppose.

Top favorite is Suits, which went from great to omg awesome this season. Then Psych. (see MAF thread)

I really like White Collar. Burn Notice was sorta the start of the second wave (after Monk/Psych) and most owe their setup to this, first two-three seasons were great, it lulled, then came back. I like White Collar better NOW, but Burn Notice earlier was probably better than everything else.

Necessary Roughness is better than it sounds.

Royal Pains is the highest rated show. I know people who like that a lot but refuse to watch anything else on USA. (Except RAW.)

I was never down on Covert Affairs as others, thought it was okay, but this last season really turned it into something.

[Robo]

I hope Mr. Bates gets killed, so sick of his bullshit.

Don't you want Anna to be happy, you heartless scum?

[Phoenix Dark]

second ep of Downton Abbey s3 was damn good

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-Good to see Edith gets to marry the old dude. I must say I didn't really get why her lord father didn't want it to happen; he has said before that Edith probably wouldn't find anyone to marry, so why get in the way of the one person who seems to like her.

-The American grandmother continues to amaze, despite sometimes being over the top. This episode worried me a bit in terms of her wealth, and her possibility being able to "save" Downton. Now we have two potential piles of money to bail them out with - hers and Matthew's.

-Maggie Smith is amazing this season. Sure she's amazing every season but her rivalry with the new grandmother is hilarious. I loved the part where she tried to drink herself to sleep to avoid the shame of an American style cocktail party lol

-Mr Bates being sad about Downton made me sad. Sure you can say "LOL he's in jail, why is he sad about that shit" but clearly the house means and represents more to him. God dammit I wish they'd just prove he's innocent and get him back to the house. I'd love to see him bantering with Thomas and the new valet/butler guy

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[Mr. Gundam]

second ep of Downton Abbey s3 was damn good

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-Good to see Edith gets to marry the old dude. I must say I didn't really get why her lord father didn't want it to happen; he has said before that Edith probably wouldn't find anyone to marry, so why get in the way of the one person who seems to like her.

-The American grandmother continues to amaze, despite sometimes being over the top. This episode worried me a bit in terms of her wealth, and her possibility being able to "save" Downton. Now we have two potential piles of money to bail them out with - hers and Matthew's.

-Maggie Smith is amazing this season. Sure she's amazing every season but her rivalry with the new grandmother is hilarious. I loved the part where she tried to drink herself to sleep to avoid the shame of an American style cocktail party lol

-Mr Bates being sad about Downton made me sad. Sure you can say "LOL he's in jail, why is he sad about that shit" but clearly the house means and represents more to him. God dammit I wish they'd just prove he's innocent and get him back to the house. I'd love to see him bantering with Thomas and the new valet/butler guy

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Where can one acquire season three? Stupid PBS waiting until January to air it.

[Cindi Mayweather]

Icefilms.

[Phoenix Dark]

second ep of Downton Abbey s3 was damn good

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-Good to see Edith gets to marry the old dude. I must say I didn't really get why her lord father didn't want it to happen; he has said before that Edith probably wouldn't find anyone to marry, so why get in the way of the one person who seems to like her.

-The American grandmother continues to amaze, despite sometimes being over the top. This episode worried me a bit in terms of her wealth, and her possibility being able to "save" Downton. Now we have two potential piles of money to bail them out with - hers and Matthew's.

-Maggie Smith is amazing this season. Sure she's amazing every season but her rivalry with the new grandmother is hilarious. I loved the part where she tried to drink herself to sleep to avoid the shame of an American style cocktail party lol

-Mr Bates being sad about Downton made me sad. Sure you can say "LOL he's in jail, why is he sad about that shit" but clearly the house means and represents more to him. God dammit I wish they'd just prove he's innocent and get him back to the house. I'd love to see him bantering with Thomas and the new valet/butler guy

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Where can one acquire season three? Stupid PBS waiting until January to air it.

I watch it early with Icefilms
http://www.icefilms.info/

[Cindi Mayweather]

Any of you guys watching the new JJ Abrams show Revolution? I love JJ but this show is pretty shit so far.

[Beezy]

Sons of Anarchy tonight... I'm going to bed.

[brawndolicious]

Sons of Anarchy tonight... I'm going to bed.

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Fucking Opie.

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The next few episodes are going to be a bloodbath.

[ZephyrFate]

Definitely a sign of a huge decline in quality with how bullshit that episode was.

[Mupepe]

Any of you guys watching the new JJ Abrams show Revolution? I love JJ but this show is pretty shit so far.

I watched the first episode but it moves way too fast for the atmosphere it's trying to have. And the characters are so boring.  I have zero interest in any of them.

[Cindi Mayweather]

More than that, I'm grieved by the fact they have to set up a story about stupid metaphysical bullshit rather than just have a show about people surviving and living in a wasteland setting. WHo gives a shit about usb pendants, seriously? Who CARES why the blackout happened? It shouldn't be some mystery, it should just be accepted and now humanity has to reevaluate things. It's like playing a Fallout game and then everyone is like WHY WERE WE BOMBED? WHO CARES. IT'S IRRELEVANT. Why does it take five minutes for them to reach Chicago? They say it's supposed to be a dangerous world, and yet aside from almost being raped they practically waltz into Chicago without incident. It's like the opposite of The Walking Dead; instead of plodding around and doing nothing with the plot, the action moves too fast for you to grow attached to any of the characters.

[Mupepe]

More than that, I'm grieved by the fact they have to set up a story about stupid metaphysical bullshit rather than just have a show about people surviving and living in a wasteland setting. WHo gives a shit about usb pendants, seriously? Who CARES why the blackout happened? It shouldn't be some mystery, it should just be accepted and now humanity has to reevaluate things. Why does it take five minutes for them to reach Chicago? They say it's supposed to be a dangerous world, and yet aside from almost being raped they practically waltz into Chicago without incident. It's like the opposite of The Walking Dead; instead of plodding around and doing nothing with the plot, the action moves too fast for you to grow attached to any of the characters.

Yep.  I was really thinking at the end of the season they'd get to Chicago.  They made it seems like a long, harrowing journey.  Oh shit, next morning and we're there!  Ugh.  And the metaphysical BS is just demand from networks for the next Lost but without any of the other things that made it Lost.  Just the pseudo science nonsense.

[Cindi Mayweather]

I like how they present Charlie as being strong and smart and shit, but she can't see past Militia Boy's penis to take a look at his arm. Or how she can't handle herself in an actual fight.

Why does Asthma Kid look like he's frail and weak and shit when he's like an Abercrombie supermodel with bulging muscles? What the shit?

Are they seriously trying to build a convincing world where people like this can survive hunger, famine, death?

[Cindi Mayweather]

My question is, are critics so terrible that they have to praise this show to oblivion and cum all over it or does it get that much better?

[Mupepe]

I like how they present Charlie as being strong and smart and shit, but she can't see past Militia Boy's penis to take a look at his arm. Or how she can't handle herself in an actual fight.

Why does Asthma Kid look like he's frail and weak and shit when he's like an Abercrombie supermodel with bulging muscles? What the shit?

Are they seriously trying to build a convincing world where people like this can survive hunger, famine, death?

My question is, are critics so terrible that they have to praise this show to oblivion and cum all over it or does it get that much better?

How does the fat guy stay so fat??  It's even more pressing question than Lost because no one is dropping them food and it's been fifteen fucking years!  The leaps in logic necessary to *just* get into this show are way too much.  Lost was able to go so far because it started in a more grounded setting and the leaps in logic were shrouded in mystery for so long.  Here they just show all the flaws of the story at once.  It's obnoxious.

Is this really critically acclaimed?  I haven't read any reviews but I was pretty disappointed with the first episode.  I'll watch the 2nd tonight.

[Cindi Mayweather]

Well, on NBC promotion they're like cumming all over it. NBC has been promoting this since the damn Super Bowl.

[Phoenix Dark]

what show are you talking about himuchan?

[Cindi Mayweather]

Revolution

I dunno. It's been really crap so far but I LIKE the idea of it so I'm giving it a season to see if it finds its footing.

[chronovore]

I made it only 3 minutes or so past the blackout. Cardboard cutout characters, meager pickings for dialog. Sad.

[brawndolicious]

I started Arrested Development a few days ago and I'm already starting the third season. It wasn't until about halfway through the second season that I realized that Larry Sanders doesn't show up in this show.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

So I watched the last episode of Here Comes Baby Boo Boo and the 17 year old daughter, Chickadee, finally had her baby.   And as if this show couldn't get any more amazing, the baby was born with 3 thumbs.  Holy fucking Christ, can this be real?!?!?  What a perfect way for these hillbillies to go out.  You couldn't write it any better.

[etiolate]

wait what hooooow

who is the daddy?

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

They never said.....but I know it ain't Uncle Poodle.  He's the gay one.  Fabulously gay.  Last night he and Boo Boo had a good ol' fashioned dirt fight in honor of the three thumbed baby.

And who's hungry?

That's Italian! 

[etiolate]

now i know where olive garden got their recipes

[Eric P]

OMFG Key and Peele was fucking amazing again

Gallaleroy, Mary Magdalene's pimp was so good.

so good

[Freyj]

Fuckshitting Christ at that Baskin Robbins double scoop of butter.

[Stoney Mason]

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

Louie

 

This killed me last night.

[Joe Molotov]

I watched the pilot of Last Resort and it was pretty awesome. It's like if Lost had a submarine instead of a plane, the USA was the smoke monster, and Jack and Ben were both played by Mr. Eko.

[chronovore]

I watched the pilot of Last Resort and it was pretty awesome. It's like if Lost had a submarine instead of a plane, the USA was the smoke monster, and Jack and Ben were both played by Mr. Eko.

That's sitting in my queue as well. I'll have to scope it out.

[etiolate]

Did anyone watch that Elementary show? Is it as awful as it sounds/looks? The promos were Lucy Liu saying "This isn't your Grandma's Sherlock Holmes."

[Beezy]

Did anyone watch that Elementary show? Is it as awful as it sounds/looks? The promos were Lucy Liu saying "This isn't your Grandma's Sherlock Holmes."

BBC's Sherlock is on netflix. There's no need to watch an inferior show.

[CajoleJuice]

I'm sure House is also better than it.

[Tucah]

Parks and Rec and Louie were both great last night, especially Louie. The doll scene was hilarious

Fringe starts up again tonight! I wasn't a huge fan of the last season but I hope it can go out with a bang.

I watched the pilot of Last Resort and it was pretty awesome. It's like if Lost had a submarine instead of a plane, the USA was the smoke monster, and Jack and Ben were both played by Mr. Eko.

That sounds amazing. Sold.

[etiolate]

I already watched the BBC Moffat Sherlock. Most excellent. I'm just curious how much they fucked Sherlock in some silly attempt at remaking it for the CBS audience.

[Cindi Mayweather]

[chronovore]

Wait, so the first shot is what he's hoping will happen?

[Timber]

Louie was so good.

[ZephyrFate]

Wait, so the first shot is what he's hoping will happen?

the first shot is what is happening

the sequence after is what he did to make that present what it is.

[Phoenix Dark]

Claudette is such a Goldman intolerable c-word in later seasons of The Shield.

gtfo

[Barry Egan]

I finally made it through Homeland. I don't really see what people were complaining about with the final episode, I felt the writers earned the decision taken by the character.  I guess the element of suspense was a little overplayed, but not drastically. 

I am wary about just how long this show can be stretched out though, and Showtime has demonstrated with Dexter that it is happy to keep wringing a show long after it has any juice left.  If tonights episode feels contrived I'm gonna jump ship. 

[Phoenix Dark]

I was initially worried about Homeland S2 but it's getting perfect reviews

[Beezy]

It was a great night for TV

[nice cat but chicken]

I was initially worried about Homeland S2 but it's getting perfect reviews

yeah but so did the first season?
show seems pretty thin to me but competent enough in its plotting and direction to be entertaining. i really don't care the characters but i'll certainly try the 2nd season.

[Phoenix Dark]

Was tonight's ep good? I promised I'd wait and watch it tomorrow with my brother lol

I like the arc Homeland's finale set up, outside of the bullshit at the very end. Overall I don't think the show can last very long without becoming a bit ridiculous. I'd say 3-4 seasons would be enough. Maybe 5

[ZephyrFate]

The premiere was awesome. Carrie's smile at the end was just about the best piece of acting so far this year.

Showtime has just nailed drama with Homeland and The Borgias.

[DCharlieJP]

Thick of it S4E4

Great Episode - Malcolm is back and as devious as ever. I think i see where this whole thing is going to go from here...

thankfully this is the last of the seperated episodes, the next three will have both sides. Again - STILL prefering the Coalition stuff , much to my surprise.

There is an epic line this week though (outside of the brilliant Star Wars analogy) :

"You hear that sound?

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Underneath the sound of the champagne popping is another sound, of the Government's arses yawning open, because we have got ourselves a superb leader-in-waiting who's going to stick the boot into those coked-up cousin-f***ing chinless aliens."

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[etiolate]

Watched Bob's Burgers and Homeland. Both good stuff.

I don't understand what they did with Carrie's Amnesia or what they're planning to do with it. So far it's not directly a part of the storyline.

[ZephyrFate]

Watched Bob's Burgers and Homeland. Both good stuff.

I don't understand what they did with Carrie's Amnesia or what they're planning to do with it. So far it's not directly a part of the storyline.

Uhh... because what she's doing right now has absolutely nothing to do with Brody.

[Phoenix Dark]

Downton Abbey s3 is pretty great so far, but omggg @ the last ep 

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Damn, Edith

I kind of expected it due to that shot of her head dress falling through the air in the trailer; once it was clear Matthew and Mary were actually going to get married It'll be interesting to see where her character goes now. Drunk Edith will be Best Edith, I can sense it

I'll concur with those who are relieved at some of the subplots (apparently) closed already. I thought the whole "Downton in distress" thing was annoying, mainly due to Matthew's ridiculous reasoning. The letter, Daisy sending it, etc all felt quite convenient but I'll accept it if it means that storyline is finished forever.

Too bad the Bates nonsense remains. I love the character but can't stand what the writers have done with him since S1 tbh. Way too much forced drama for my blood. If I had to bet I'd say Anna will prove he's innocent, but he'll get shiv'd the night before being released.

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[bud]

louie's season ending was incredible. i'm not really sure how to explain it, but it had a malickian quality to it.

[Reb]

I already forgot what happened.

[brawndolicious]

New Sons of Anarchy tonight. Considering last week's amazing episode, I'm really worried that tonight's will have tons of exposition without anything actually happening.

[Diunx]

Homeland was sooooo good.

[fistfulofmetal]

Watching The Walking Dead season 2, on episode 5.

This is LEAGUES better than the first season.