Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 2675037 times)

toku · « **Reply #17340 on:** January 12, 2020, 08:56:42 AM »

Quote from: shosta on January 12, 2020, 02:36:02 AM

filler... should I watch the expanse? I will only trust your opinion on this.

great show

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #17341 on:** January 12, 2020, 09:06:48 AM »

dracula is fucking shit

TVC15 · « **Reply #17342 on:** January 12, 2020, 09:50:46 AM »

vamps rock. The queenier the better

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #17343 on:** January 12, 2020, 03:27:51 PM »

Watching Father Ted for the first time.

TVC15 · « **Reply #17344 on:** January 12, 2020, 04:09:59 PM »

Quote from: Olivia Wilde Homo on January 12, 2020, 03:27:51 PM

Watching Father Ted for the first time.

Lucky.

I’m watching You on Netflix. It’s like The Bore Relationship Thread: The Show.

Potato · « **Reply #17345 on:** January 12, 2020, 04:34:25 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 12, 2020, 04:09:59 PM

Quote from: Olivia Wilde Homo on January 12, 2020, 03:27:51 PM
Watching Father Ted for the first time.

Lucky.

I’m watching You on Netflix. It’s like The Bore Relationship Thread: The Show.

Such a fucking irritating show which can only be enjoyed if you suspend your disbelief to absurd levels or if you are just completely fucking brain-dead.

TVC15 · « **Reply #17346 on:** January 12, 2020, 04:49:10 PM »

When he starts deploying teenagers in his BS in season 2, I was like “people on the Bore have definitely already done this.”

Edit: I also think they’re leaning into the Dennis Reynolds comparisons in season 2. I swear there have been a few moments that seem like direct links. It seems like the actor is delivering as intense or creepy Dennis sometimes.

james · « **Reply #17347 on:** January 12, 2020, 06:09:32 PM »

Is Netflix capable of making a show where the middle 4 episodes aren't boring filler intended to justify a 10 episode order?

TVC15 · « **Reply #17348 on:** January 12, 2020, 06:24:49 PM »

Quote from: james on January 12, 2020, 06:09:32 PM

Is Netflix capable of making a show where the middle 4 episodes aren't boring filler intended to justify a 10 episode order?

This is why we must encourage filler to become more depraved. We need to fill in every minute of that future true crime docuseries.

Edit: bwahaha, You keeps getting stupider and better! They need to get these writers on Star Wars.

Finished. Mostly awesome trash with terrible writing. About 3 episodes of filler but ends on a high note. They manage to fit in a cute setup for next season at the end, out of nowhere.

team filler · « **Reply #17349 on:** January 13, 2020, 04:15:39 PM »

Quote from: shosta on January 12, 2020, 02:36:02 AM

filler... should I watch the expanse? I will only trust your opinion on this.

only if you torrent the show

we boycott amazon around this way, sweaty

Don Rumata · « **Reply #17350 on:** January 13, 2020, 07:28:29 PM »

Quote from: filler on January 13, 2020, 04:15:39 PM

Quote from: shosta on January 12, 2020, 02:36:02 AM
filler... should I watch the expanse? I will only trust your opinion on this.
only if you torrent the show we boycott amazon around this way, sweaty

Nobody in the world pays Prime for prime video, tbf.

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #17351 on:** January 14, 2020, 07:17:16 AM »

binged through s3 of good place and it's still very good. mr robot s4 still isn't up for me so i watched the first up of titans s2 and man this was so dumb

chronovore · « **Reply #17352 on:** January 14, 2020, 11:25:23 PM »

Quote from: Don Rumata on January 13, 2020, 07:28:29 PM

Quote from: filler on January 13, 2020, 04:15:39 PM
Quote from: shosta on January 12, 2020, 02:36:02 AM
filler... should I watch the expanse? I will only trust your opinion on this.
only if you torrent the show we boycott amazon around this way, sweaty
Nobody in the world pays Prime for prime video, tbf.

Yeah, it was our first streaming service (Japan was so, so LTTP), and even then it was just a nice side effect of getting fast/free shipping.

More accurately, it's a nice side effect WITH THE WORST FUCKING USER INTERFACE OF ANY STREAMING SERVICE.

Ghoul · « **Reply #17353 on:** January 15, 2020, 11:46:54 AM »

onto episode three of Dracula, god damn this show is awful, I have no idea why I am watching it. But just like Mr Robot I'll see this through until the end.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #17354 on:** January 15, 2020, 06:52:52 PM »

Dracula: halfway through episode 1 - this is weird and not in a good way. The LGBT/feminism stuff from the nun is kind of obnoxious and it's such a big tone shift that it keeps pulling me out of the story.

TVC15 · « **Reply #17355 on:** January 15, 2020, 06:57:01 PM »

Nun is the best part

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #17356 on:** January 15, 2020, 07:02:24 PM »

I think if they wanted to do that they should have gone full in. Like the dude is a closet case and set to be married and so relishes the chance to run away and be with Dracula-daddy. Then make the whole vampirism thing a metaphor for AIDS.

TVC15 · « **Reply #17357 on:** January 15, 2020, 07:08:48 PM »

That’s about the same degree of originality the adaptation has

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #17358 on:** January 15, 2020, 07:51:06 PM »

Ok, the second half of the episode was better.

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I though I thought they were going places with Harker being Dracula's bride but no - this does just seem to be LGBT lipservice. The wolf birth scene was great though.

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TVC15 · « **Reply #17359 on:** January 15, 2020, 08:08:00 PM »

It basically stayed odd enough to keep me onboard, but it’s not very good.

chronovore · « **Reply #17360 on:** January 15, 2020, 08:36:58 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 15, 2020, 06:57:01 PM

Nun is the best part

Agreed.

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 15, 2020, 07:51:06 PM

Ok, the second half of the episode was better.
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I though I thought they were going places with Harker being Dracula's bride but no - this does just seem to be LGBT lipservice. The wolf birth scene was great though.
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Harker is his bride, or would have been if he didn't self-terminate.

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chronovore · « **Reply #17361 on:** January 15, 2020, 08:37:41 PM »

THE EXPANSE returned to Japan's Amazon streaming, all four seasons.

:I'm_gonna_eat.gif

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #17362 on:** January 15, 2020, 09:23:28 PM »

Medical Police ep1 was good

EightBitNate · « **Reply #17363 on:** January 15, 2020, 10:53:27 PM »

So Mindhunter is on indefinite hold...

https://tvline.com/2020/01/15/mindhunter-season-3-netflix-cancelled-renewed/

Don Rumata · « **Reply #17364 on:** January 15, 2020, 11:19:17 PM »

Yeah they already felt like spinning their wheels on season 2.
I still would've liked more of it, but i'm not too upset about it.

Potato · « **Reply #17365 on:** January 16, 2020, 07:34:46 AM »

Watched the first episode of Fleabag.

This kind of femme-empowerment through self-ridicule usually irritates me, but I'm finding this kind of endearing. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is also hot in a kind of "ugly-but-interesting" way too.

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Introducing your character by having her fucked in the arse is also a good way of making me interested too.

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Ghoul · « **Reply #17366 on:** January 16, 2020, 07:41:13 AM »

Yeah episode three of Dracula was actually abysmal. The whole thing just was all over the place, and basically trying to setup characters and a pay off within one episode was just too much.

As for the ending, fucking lol, least he can't come back I guess.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #17367 on:** January 16, 2020, 04:23:48 PM »

Medical Police continues to be good

team filler · « **Reply #17368 on:** January 16, 2020, 04:44:04 PM »

finally watching season 2 of future man. feels like season 1 never ended, which isn't bad if you like the first season. also feels a bit like idiocracy the tv show

chronovore · « **Reply #17369 on:** January 16, 2020, 11:56:32 PM »

Quote from: Ghoul on January 16, 2020, 07:41:13 AM

Yeah episode three of Dracula was actually abysmal. The whole thing just was all over the place, and basically trying to setup characters and a pay off within one episode was just too much.

As for the ending, fucking lol, least he can't come back I guess.

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Oddly, I took it to mean s2 would have Dracula exploring his newfound mortality. I'm happier if it's a "limited series," which is not what it shows. It reads, "Season 1."

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toku · « **Reply #17370 on:** January 17, 2020, 01:07:22 AM »

Moffat and Gatiss just wanted to do a thing I think. I enjoyed it more than most ppl seem to have but that third episode was a fucking mess. I'm basically with it until Gatiss himself shows up. Kinda felt like that second half of the ep is what they really wanted to do and it's just...weird..and bad. I kinda like the ending? but they don't do any real lifting to sell the connection so it just feels shoved in. They should have tried to make it way more romantic than w/e the fuck they gave us. Should have just kept it a period piece as well.

Basically more Claes Bang and Dolly Wells. Less every fucking thing else?

TVC15 · « **Reply #17371 on:** January 18, 2020, 01:48:08 AM »

Ah, the episode of that show TLC filmed about me came out.

Bebpo · « **Reply #17372 on:** January 18, 2020, 02:03:27 PM »

Finished watching The Witcher. It was fun, though I actually thought the last ep was the weakest because I don't really care about mage battles. Cavil is great but he doesn't really talk much. Hopefully he'll have more dialog in S2. I thought the best ep was the dragon hunt.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #17373 on:** January 19, 2020, 11:25:29 AM »

We have dialog at home!

Dialog at home: “Hmmmm.”

toku · « **Reply #17374 on:** January 19, 2020, 12:12:50 PM »

Penny Dreadful probably my favorite show that no one else watched. It ended on a rushed but solid note (I think SHO clipped their budget and told them to wrap it up before it's time) but I loved it. Eva Green killed it, Josh Hartnett killed, Timothy Dalton killed etc etc. Great show if you're #gothboyclique. Glad their giving the production team another shot. Some returning cast members but none of the big heavy hitters. Still excited.

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Bebpo · « **Reply #17375 on:** January 19, 2020, 12:41:30 PM »

I've heard a lot of good things about Penny Dreadful from fellow horror fans. I should check it out.

toku · « **Reply #17376 on:** January 19, 2020, 12:48:28 PM »

I should note that this new show isn't related at all. It's more a spirtual sequel but yeah, PD was great. Even if the acting in this one is lower the production design is gonna be A+. That was actually a big marketing point of the first because it was the baby of the production designer and writer behind Skyfall and I think Sam Mendes (lol now) is still a producer on it.

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #17377 on:** January 20, 2020, 12:58:01 AM »

dracula was as bad as you all said

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #17378 on:** January 21, 2020, 03:39:16 AM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 16, 2020, 04:23:48 PM

Medical Police continues to be good

Have you watched Children's Hospital?

Don Rumata · « **Reply #17379 on:** January 21, 2020, 04:01:35 AM »

Quote from: toku on January 19, 2020, 12:12:50 PM

Penny Dreadful probably my favorite show that no one else watched. It ended on a rushed but solid note (I think SHO clipped their budget and told them to wrap it up before it's time) but I loved it. Eva Green killed it, Josh Hartnett killed, Timothy Dalton killed etc etc. Great show if you're #gothboyclique. Glad their giving the production team another shot. Some returning cast members but none of the big heavy hitters. Still excited.

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Not enough

in the world.
The way they ended PD in the first place i wouldn't touch anything they do with a 10 foot pole anyway, biggest "fuck you let's wrap this shit up" i can remember, for a show i was invested in.
But then this doesn't even look like it's trying to remotely go for the show's gothic vibe (its greatest asset, after Eva Green's divine abilities, which they also don't have anymore), so i don't see the point of calling it Penny Dreadful in the first place.
They had so many possibilities and potential with the first show, and they just threw everything in the garbage, and now come back with this Black Dhalia shit?

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #17380 on:** January 21, 2020, 02:55:29 PM »

Penny Dreadful was worth it for all the times Eva Green was smokin funny cigs alone

Don Rumata · « **Reply #17381 on:** January 21, 2020, 03:25:27 PM »

Quote from: CatsCatsCats on January 21, 2020, 02:55:29 PM

Penny Dreadful was worth it for all the times Eva Green was smokin funny cigs alone
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She carried that show harder than Atlas.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #17382 on:** January 21, 2020, 05:16:29 PM »

Quote from: Dickie Dee on January 21, 2020, 03:39:16 AM

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 16, 2020, 04:23:48 PM
Medical Police continues to be good

Have you watched Children's Hospital?

No its always something I wanted too but never got around to doing.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #17383 on:** January 22, 2020, 09:08:54 PM »

https://m.

chronovore · « **Reply #17384 on:** January 22, 2020, 11:51:06 PM »

Part of me loves that s2 of Netflix' (Teen) TITANS is giving non-linear storytelling. But I also get confused when they've added dream sequences between what parts are hallucinations and which parts are actually in this timeline.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #17385 on:** January 23, 2020, 05:22:32 AM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 21, 2020, 05:16:29 PM

Quote from: Dickie Dee on January 21, 2020, 03:39:16 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 16, 2020, 04:23:48 PM
Medical Police continues to be good

Have you watched Children's Hospital?
No its always something I wanted too but never got around to doing.

DOOO EIIIIIT

Haven't watched this yet but it looks like they're playing the same characters from CH.

If it helps,most of the episodes are only about 15min long.

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #17386 on:** January 23, 2020, 07:20:46 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on January 22, 2020, 11:51:06 PM

Part of me loves that s2 of Netflix' (Teen) TITANS is giving non-linear storytelling. But I also get confused when they've added dream sequences between what parts are hallucinations and which parts are actually in this timeline.

does it get any better? i watched the first ep of s2 and thought it sucked

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #17387 on:** January 23, 2020, 08:56:03 AM »

Quote from: Dickie Dee on January 23, 2020, 05:22:32 AM

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 21, 2020, 05:16:29 PM
Quote from: Dickie Dee on January 21, 2020, 03:39:16 AM
Quote from: Madrun Badrun on January 16, 2020, 04:23:48 PM
Medical Police continues to be good

Have you watched Children's Hospital?
No its always something I wanted too but never got around to doing.
DOOO EIIIIIT

Haven't watched this yet but it looks like they're playing the same characters from CH.

If it helps,most of the episodes are only about 15min long.

Ya it's same universe. They also do a retcon like 15 mins into the first episode that I thought was amazing without having ever watched CH.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #17388 on:** January 27, 2020, 05:22:55 PM »

https://www.gematsu.com/2020/01/steinsgate-hollywood-tv-drama-series-announced

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #17389 on:** January 27, 2020, 10:49:53 PM »

Great Pottery Throw Down is great

GreatSageEqualOfHeaven · « **Reply #17390 on:** January 28, 2020, 11:18:55 AM »

Don't fuck with cats is some crazy ass shit

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #17391 on:** January 29, 2020, 12:48:49 AM »

brooklyn 99 s6

Don Rumata · « **Reply #17392 on:** January 29, 2020, 04:23:24 AM »

Dutch Bore, give me a run down on Ares and Thieves of the Wood.

chronovore · « **Reply #17393 on:** January 29, 2020, 07:02:31 AM »

Finished Titans s2 -

Quote from: chronovore on January 22, 2020, 11:51:06 PM

Part of me loves that s2 of Netflix' (Teen) TITANS is giving non-linear storytelling. But I also get confused when they've added dream sequences between what parts are hallucinations and which parts are actually in this timeline.

The nonlinear stuff disappears quickly, which makes it feel like an afterthought on how to continue.

I've read elsewhere that the s2 ep1 was originally s1's finale, which makes sense, if they had not been renewed and needed to end the series quickly. There's apparently promotional material touting the death of a Titan, and that happens, and it's utterly stupid and a wasted opportunity.

I'm also sick and tired of sarcasm and aggressive talk at allies as a writing device for exposition. I know it's difficult to expose a character's inner monologue, but the in-fighting bullshit is just so commonplace these days (see also: THE EXPANSE) that it rings lame and false and cheap.

Potato · « **Reply #17394 on:** January 29, 2020, 08:51:16 AM »

Finished up with The Good Place. Ending felt rushed, but overall a great show and I do not regret watching it.

Yeti · « **Reply #17395 on:** January 29, 2020, 10:03:24 AM »

Quote from: Potato on January 29, 2020, 08:51:16 AM

Finished up with The Good Place. Ending felt rushed, but overall a great show and I do not regret watching it.

I think there is a one hour season finale episode left

Potato · « **Reply #17396 on:** January 29, 2020, 02:56:40 PM »

Quote from: Yeti on January 29, 2020, 10:03:24 AM

Quote from: Potato on January 29, 2020, 08:51:16 AM
Finished up with The Good Place. Ending felt rushed, but overall a great show and I do not regret watching it.

I think there is a one hour season finale episode left

Really? Damn, no wonder it felt rushed. I assumed that there was 12 episodes like S2 and S3.

TVC15 · « **Reply #17397 on:** January 29, 2020, 04:59:57 PM »

Holy shit, Avenue 5 is terrible but how? I want a post-mortem on this show asap. Looking at the talent involved, this should’ve been a slam dunk. What the fuck happened?

Oddly enough, Josh Gad doesn’t bother me in this—he may even be better than usual.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #17398 on:** January 29, 2020, 05:43:07 PM »

Quote from: TVC15 on January 29, 2020, 04:59:57 PM

Holy shit, Avenue 5 is terrible but how? I want a post-mortem on this show asap. Looking at the talent involved, this should’ve been a slam dunk. What the fuck happened?

Oddly enough, Josh Gad doesn’t bother me in this—he may even be better than usual.

I watched it...was an unfunny mess...It's basically a Sci-fi mish-mash of Love Boat/Gilligans Island/Lord of The Flies which sounds amazing but yeah one of the worst shows I have ever seen.

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Now it could be a slow burner but the two episodes I was able to see were underwhelming to say the least.

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Potato · « **Reply #17399 on:** January 31, 2020, 03:57:02 AM »

Watched the first episode of The Boys. Seems ok. Will definitely give episode 2 a shot and make my mind up after that.

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