Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 1237193 times)

Tasty · « **Reply #12180 on:** January 07, 2016, 11:07:49 AM »

March 18th!

Syph · « **Reply #12181 on:** January 07, 2016, 01:06:22 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 28, 2015, 10:57:12 PM

Tried to watch Making Of A Murderer, quit after around 30 minutes. Seemed rather poorly done compared to other documentaries I've seen, and the focus of the doc....ugh. Dude drives a woman off the road and points a gun at her, and his lawyer makes it sound like this was nothing.

nope

I really suggest you try and make it through the first 1.5 episodes and then make a decision. I know that's bullshit and shows shouldn't be like that, and I agree, but the show changes in pace and tone after that first episode. I had the same reservations as you but ended up pushing through and I'm glad I did. Also you can't be a cool kid unless you're watching the hip shows man

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12182 on:** January 07, 2016, 01:06:57 PM »

Quote from: WRATH VICE™ on January 07, 2016, 02:45:41 AM

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on January 07, 2016, 02:34:52 AM
Sunny premiere was kinda weak.

To be fair, the entirety of the last season was very weak.

season 10 was great. This episode was a bit weak though.

toku · « **Reply #12183 on:** January 09, 2016, 06:32:42 PM »

http://www.hulu.com/the-path

mormapope · « **Reply #12184 on:** January 09, 2016, 07:40:55 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on January 07, 2016, 02:34:52 AM

Sunny premiere was kinda weak.

Disagree completely.

Feels like the episode was very unhinged, that they aren't holding anything back anymore (which makes sense for a 11 year old show). The Arabic military regiment ceremony, the flags of each team, Charlie and Mac being oblivious to how Brazilians would speak, Mac carving a dick for what he thinks love is, Dennis carving a woman's head in a freezer. Each scene had a honed in joke, and for the most part, everything landed.

The only thing that fell flat was Frank's Saw bit.

Seems like Its Always Sunny has a really divided fanbase as a whole. Tons of love it or hate it type of episodes. Tons of people loathe the "who pooped the bed" episode, I'd say its great. Charlie Work is probably my least favorite episode from last season.

Bebpo · « **Reply #12185 on:** January 12, 2016, 03:11:28 AM »

I finally finished Arrested Development Season 4. I've been watching it since the day it came out, but it was just SO BAD that I couldn't get through more than an episode or two every few months. Not only was it terribly boring & unfunny with awful new characters and bad new subplots, but it was long at 15 eps and for some reason every ep had to be LONG at ~35 mins for a comedy. Some eps felt like an eternity.

There were like 2 actually funny good eps. One with Job and the Jesus Christ wedding and one with George Michael inventing Faceblock. Otoh, some of the eps like the Buster eps and the Ron Howard stuff just ran themselves into the ground over and over and over. A lot of these characters really only work well as support characters and having them try to support entire eps just did not work. Also not really having more than a few eps of plot advancement repeated over and over and over for 15 eps with some slightly new information each time didn't work since a lot of the subplots and scenes were bad and it was just watching bad scenes over and over and over.

Probably the worst season of a TV show I've ever seen. Took me like 2 years but I finally made it through for completion sake. The old seasons were amazing, it's hard to believe they could've blown it this much but they did. Now I'm kind of afraid if they make a Season 5 or a movie because the writing magic of the old show seems almost completely gone. Yikes. $:-\$

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #12186 on:** January 12, 2016, 05:47:40 AM »

Anyone watch Shannara? Shit was good

Tasty · « **Reply #12187 on:** January 12, 2016, 03:46:53 PM »

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/x-files-tv-review-854844

New X-Files is terrible according to this review.

naff · « **Reply #12188 on:** January 12, 2016, 04:41:22 PM »

Just starting Season 2 of Transparent, love the insight into the affluent society of anxious jews.... Jeffrey Tambor aka Pop Pop is great, carried the show for me at the beginning. Rest of the characters took a while to grow on me, but now it's my favourite show I've seen in the past year next to The Knick.

Also watching The Expanse and Jessica Jones. The Expanse seems really good for a Syfy show so far (of the few I've seen).

Love Jessica Jones ofc. Mad crush on Ritter.

toku · « **Reply #12189 on:** January 12, 2016, 06:28:12 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on January 12, 2016, 03:46:53 PM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/x-files-tv-review-854844

New X-Files is terrible according to this review.

Not surprised lol.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #12190 on:** January 12, 2016, 08:27:50 PM »

I really liked the third season of Maron. It evolved past being a Louie clone and became its own thing. I don't consider it as good of a show as Louie but it's still very good.

I hated Master of None and stopped watching after the first couple of episodes. He works best on a show like Parks and Recreation where his annoying character ends up being the butt of a lot of jokes.

toku · « **Reply #12191 on:** January 14, 2016, 01:47:34 AM »

Quote from: WRATH VICE™ on January 14, 2016, 01:44:48 AM

Yeah, didn't like Master Of None either. Don't like Maron.

Can't say I like most comedy shows other than very few that are running, or maybe I just don't watch enough comedies that are still running

Only one I can say I love rn is You're The Worst and that became less of a comedy in s2 and more "horrific look into whats it like being in your late 20s early 30s right now." Throw in a sacirly accurate, like most accurate I've ever seen depicticed portrayal of depression and ayup.

benjipwns · « **Reply #12192 on:** January 14, 2016, 01:54:48 AM »

Quote from: mormapope on January 09, 2016, 07:40:55 PM

The only thing that fell flat was Frank's Saw bit.

I thought in a way that worked because of course that's Frank's go to horror situation video reference to use. Like the rest of the gang, it's all outdated and they can't pull it off.

I agree with you that they're getting dense and I think that plays a role in people disliking/liking stuff. Where before they might have a specific joke prepared for Charlie, now they run through one for Mac, one for Charlie, one for Frank, one for Dee and leave em all in for the same segment. And some combo of the four hits for you, or none of them do.

I've spotted a few scenes where I think they're actually taking two completely different cuts and combining them as if they were an extension of one another. Like Dennis' talking about all the ways he'd punish Dee when they visit the psychiatrist. Like I could see them having four ideas, and then also ad-libbing a few, and then realizing they could splice the two together into one really nasty but funny Dennis is a psychopath monologue. Or then refilming the scene with that as the dialogue now. (I know they've said they do that with some of the ad-libbing.)

benjipwns · « **Reply #12193 on:** January 15, 2016, 01:02:21 PM »

sunny

mormapope · « **Reply #12194 on:** January 15, 2016, 01:28:13 PM »

Definitely a great nostalgia episode. The performance of Dennis being on crack in 2015/2016

Episode was pure fan service, but it was really well done.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #12195 on:** January 15, 2016, 02:09:06 PM »

That was a much better version of what they tried to do in episode one. Why did they even make that first episode if they had a waaaaaaaaay better fanservice episode lined up?

mormapope · « **Reply #12196 on:** January 15, 2016, 02:15:41 PM »

I'd argue the first episode was much less about fan service, it seemed like they wanted to do another board game episode before the show is finished.

Reception to that first episode was really positive except for the bore, maybe some of you are just a bunch of birds.

benjipwns · « **Reply #12197 on:** January 15, 2016, 02:23:53 PM »

They did the episode a few years back with the garbage strike where they brought back and redid and referenced all sorts of prior episodes. But never an almost straight up remake.

Psych did one of those in its last season.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #12198 on:** January 15, 2016, 02:31:40 PM »

I didn't think Fargo was going to be as good as it is. It's amazing.

Also Jessica Jones is the best thing to come out of Marvel pretty much ever.

chronovore · « **Reply #12199 on:** January 16, 2016, 02:50:48 PM »

Quote from: toku on January 12, 2016, 06:28:12 PM

Quote from: Tasty Meat on January 12, 2016, 03:46:53 PM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/x-files-tv-review-854844

New X-Files is terrible according to this review.

Not surprised lol.

We are scooping from the bottom of the nostalgia barrel, scraping wood from the base.

Mupepe · « **Reply #12200 on:** January 16, 2016, 03:07:00 PM »

Quote from: Dufus on January 15, 2016, 04:56:46 PM

I think I'm done with the Simpsons... I thought of rewatching all of season 4, but I'm too bored with it. I think the problem is I've known and watched the Simpsons all my life. It's only natural to get bored of watching the same characters even if they're so good.

Marge vs. The Monorail is probably my favorite episode.

I can infinitely rewatch seasons 1-8. They're basically part of my background noise list that I stream from my pc to my TV.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #12201 on:** January 16, 2016, 05:41:41 PM »

Seasons 1-6 to me are probably some of the best TV ever made. I can understand why seasons went downhill: the first few seasons were amazing because the writers worked 20+ hours a day to get it right. It's unsustainable and if you treat it like a 9-5, then it won't be as good.

toku · « **Reply #12202 on:** January 16, 2016, 10:24:36 PM »

chronovore · « **Reply #12203 on:** January 17, 2016, 01:28:09 AM »

Quote from: toku on January 16, 2016, 10:24:36 PM

Joe R. Lansdale!

Tasty · « **Reply #12204 on:** January 17, 2016, 02:34:59 AM »

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/16/netflix-developing-punisher-spinoff-from-daredevil

Netflix goin' Marvel-crazy. Can't blame them, DD and JJ were both huge critical and commercial hits.

toku · « **Reply #12205 on:** January 17, 2016, 02:35:46 AM »

doubt it'll live up to my dreams

benjipwns · « **Reply #12206 on:** January 21, 2016, 08:09:26 AM »

always sunny is amazing

SPECIAL DELIVERY

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You know what. If you guys are already hard, just go ahead of me and I'll just circle back.

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We're on the mountain.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12207 on:** January 21, 2016, 09:47:05 AM »

Always sunny

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Was not expecting a graphic charlie sex scene

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Yeti · « **Reply #12208 on:** January 21, 2016, 11:21:02 AM »

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12209 on:** January 21, 2016, 11:25:33 AM »

lol think tank

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #12210 on:** January 21, 2016, 11:26:31 AM »

You will know my power, but only once you are clean.

Tasty · « **Reply #12211 on:** January 21, 2016, 11:42:02 AM »

The Sovereign

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12212 on:** January 21, 2016, 11:59:43 AM »

No, Dennis. I’m gonna race for everyone. I’m gonna race for the people. See, last night Tatiana taught me all about Communism. Cold, hard winters. Gross soups. She also taught me a lot about sex. Sweet sex, amazing sex—a lotta sex. Jacuzzi sex, Dennis!

Tasty · « **Reply #12213 on:** January 21, 2016, 12:13:17 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 21, 2016, 11:59:43 AM

No, Dennis. I’m gonna race for everyone. I’m gonna race for the people.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12214 on:** January 24, 2016, 01:24:02 AM »

Just watched the Mr. Robot pilot. Holy shit that was a very, very good first episode.

hit close to home in some respects

chronovore · « **Reply #12215 on:** January 24, 2016, 07:02:05 PM »

Catassing Castle lately. I love Nathan Fillion and the chemistry with Stana is really charming. It's all DVR'd reruns, so the quality and relationship changes are disorienting, but it's all good.

Goddamned ABC REMOVED all s1 Agent Carter from streaming services, including deleting the downloaded episodes I had on standby.

I was only one episode in so far. Jerkbags.

Tasty · « **Reply #12216 on:** January 24, 2016, 08:59:14 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on January 24, 2016, 07:02:05 PM

Catassing Castle lately. I love Nathan Fillion and the chemistry with Stana is really charming. It's all DVR'd reruns, so the quality and relationship changes are disorienting, but it's all good.

Goddamned ABC REMOVED all s1 Agent Carter from streaming services, including deleting the downloaded episodes I had on standby. I was only one episode in so far. Jerkbags.

Still on Google Play.

chronovore · « **Reply #12217 on:** January 24, 2016, 09:50:23 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on January 24, 2016, 08:59:14 PM

Quote from: chronovore on January 24, 2016, 07:02:05 PM
Catassing Castle lately. I love Nathan Fillion and the chemistry with Stana is really charming. It's all DVR'd reruns, so the quality and relationship changes are disorienting, but it's all good.

Goddamned ABC REMOVED all s1 Agent Carter from streaming services, including deleting the downloaded episodes I had on standby. I was only one episode in so far. Jerkbags.

Still on Google Play.

I didn't say it was not purchasable, I said that it was pulled from streaming. Google Play, Amazon, iTunes and such will happily sell it to me. I'm stating that it was deleted from my fucking DVR without warning and regardless of its displayed expiry date. Fickle, greedy dickbags.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12218 on:** January 24, 2016, 10:49:45 PM »

Just torrent it. I haven't started season 2 yet because its the kind of show I like to binge.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #12219 on:** January 25, 2016, 06:56:13 PM »

The Great British Bake Off is so good

chronovore · « **Reply #12220 on:** January 25, 2016, 07:02:45 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on January 12, 2016, 05:47:40 AM

Anyone watch Shannara? Shit was good

Started Chronicles of Shannara. It's... okay.

Those books came out when I was in elementary school; I never realized it was a postapocalyptic take on fantasy. I guess it's supposedly ironic to have a fantasy world with elves and gnomes and trolls, but no-one really believes in magic.

Everyone in the show is too pretty, save John Rhys Davies. The male, blonde, half-elf lead reminds me a little bit too much of Jay, so I keep looking for Silent Bob.

benjipwns · « **Reply #12221 on:** January 27, 2016, 01:24:51 AM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on January 25, 2016, 06:56:13 PM

The Great British Bake Off is so good

Is this a show about Nigella Lawson's drug habits?

chronovore · « **Reply #12222 on:** January 27, 2016, 01:29:25 AM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 24, 2016, 10:49:45 PM

Just torrent it. I haven't started season 2 yet because its the kind of show I like to binge.

I actually own s1 on iTunes, and now I bought one of the new Apple TV things to take back to Japan with me, so I'm likely to use that to watch Agent Carter s1 while here.

Yeti · « **Reply #12223 on:** January 27, 2016, 10:02:58 PM »

Season 3 synopsis:

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This season on PENNY DREADFUL, Tony® Award-winning star Patti LuPone (American Horror Story), who guest starred last season as the Cut-Wife, returns as a series regular in the new role of Dr. Seward, an American therapist who treats Vanessa (Eva Green) with an unconventional new approach. Wes Studi (Hell On Wheels) joins as a series regular as Kaetenay, an intense, enigmatic Native American with a deep connection to Ethan (Josh Hartnett) who also becomes an ally to Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton). The third season also adds Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Henry Jekyll (Shazad Latif). Other guest stars include Screen Actors Guild® Award nominee Christian Camargo (DEXTER®, The Hurt Locker) as Dr. Alexander Sweet, a zoologist who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Vanessa; Sam Barnett (2012, Jupiter Ascending) as Dr. Seward’s mysterious young secretary; and Jessica Barden (The Outcast, Far from the Madding Crowd) as Justine, a young acolyte to Lily (Billie Piper) and Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney), and Perdita Weeks (THE TUDORS), as Catriona Hartdegan, a scholar with expert knowledge of the supernatural. Simon Russell Beale returns as Dr. Ferdinand Lyle. Rory Kinnear (as The Creature) and Harry Treadaway (as Dr. Frankenstein) also star.

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Dickie Dee · « **Reply #12224 on:** January 27, 2016, 10:08:36 PM »

Eva Green is probably the best actress going on TV right now

toku · « **Reply #12225 on:** January 28, 2016, 01:03:41 AM »

super geeked for season 3

benjipwns · « **Reply #12226 on:** January 28, 2016, 07:02:30 AM »

Silence. He said. A women's mouth is not for the exiting of words, but for the entrance of a man's dick. And then he did put it in there. In her mouth I mean.

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And then they have sex all over the library.

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Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12227 on:** January 28, 2016, 02:44:45 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on January 28, 2016, 07:02:30 AM

Silence. He said. A women's mouth is not for the exiting of words, but for the entrance of a man's dick. And then he did put it in there. In her mouth I mean.

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And then they have sex all over the library.
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What show is this?

benjipwns · « **Reply #12228 on:** January 28, 2016, 04:27:59 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 28, 2016, 02:44:45 PM

What show is this?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12229 on:** January 28, 2016, 04:36:08 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 28, 2016, 02:44:45 PM

Quote from: benjipwns on January 28, 2016, 07:02:30 AM
Silence. He said. A women's mouth is not for the exiting of words, but for the entrance of a man's dick. And then he did put it in there. In her mouth I mean.

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And then they have sex all over the library.
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What show is this?

Sounds like Euron Greyjoy, so Game Of Thrones S6.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #12230 on:** January 28, 2016, 07:40:00 PM »

Charlie's Grieco impression was hilarious

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12231 on:** January 29, 2016, 10:11:51 AM »

Mr Robot episode 3

Sometimes I need to pause eps and deal with how bad I feel for some of these people brehs. Or I'll be like ayyy good for you Elliot, you have a girl now congrats. She's broken too, I know you guys can make this work. But I know it won't work and one of you will be crushed...

And his best friend, the blonde. She looks almost like the white version of my best female friend

And now there's this weird pregnant Kardashian looking chick wtf. And my man is fucking dudes. It's all about power and greed like Diddy, he prob doesn't even like dudes.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #12232 on:** January 31, 2016, 06:48:55 PM »

Man oh man. I kinda liked season 4 of Arrested Development when it first came out, but I just rewatched the whole series and it's so much worse if you're coming fresh off the show's original run. I'm not even just talking about the new non-linear format. The writing's just all around less snappy. It really likes to establish one joke and just linger on it. Also, I get that the characters are meant to be at their lowest now that the family is fragmented, but some of the storylines are just too dark. I love dark comedy, but it's just such a jarring shift in tone. Like, Tobias' character went from being comedicaly tragic to just uncomfortably tragic. They've always been scummy people, but a lot of the humor came from them almost never being held accountable for their behavior. It all just feels like a different, much less funny show.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12233 on:** January 31, 2016, 07:01:42 PM »

I'm almost though 30rock again for like the 4th time. Show holds up so good.

Arrested Development

couldn't get past season 2

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12234 on:** January 31, 2016, 11:22:35 PM »

Mr Robot is so good. I'm at halfway mark.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #12235 on:** January 31, 2016, 11:52:40 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on January 31, 2016, 06:48:55 PM

Man oh man. I kinda liked season 4 of Arrested Development when it first came out, but I just rewatched the whole series and it's so much worse if you're coming fresh off the show's original run. I'm not even just talking about the new non-linear format. The writing's just all around less snappy. It really likes to establish one joke and just linger on it. Also, I get that the characters are meant to be at their lowest now that the family is fragmented, but some of the storylines are just too dark. I love dark comedy, but it's just such a jarring shift in tone. Like, Tobias' character went from being comedicaly tragic to just uncomfortably tragic. They've always been scummy people, but a lot of the humor came from them almost never being held accountable for their behavior. It all just feels like a different, much less funny show.

Everything about season 4 is less snappy. It's like a darker more morose version of AD. Which can be funny at time but doesn't really feel like what I originally loved about the show.

benjipwns · « **Reply #12236 on:** February 01, 2016, 05:59:07 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 31, 2016, 11:22:35 PM

Mr Robot is so good. I'm at halfway mark.

I'll be interested to hear your comments on the next few episodes. I felt that was the most brutal stretch of the season.

Actual spoiler:

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And contained the true gut punch what in the fuck oh my god twist reveal with Darlene.

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The best scene until the street stand off with the wife.

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Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12237 on:** February 01, 2016, 02:13:22 PM »

Venture Bros

good stuff

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12238 on:** February 02, 2016, 10:06:41 AM »

Didn't have time to watch Mr Robot last night but I want to point something out: it's incredibly well put together. Every episode starts with a striking scene, and ends with one as well. The last ep I saw

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Starts with the drug dealer realizing Elliot set him up. Him pacing back and forth, the sudden moment of realization...mixed with great camera framework and ominous music was perfect. Likewise the end when Elliot's friend goes for a run after learning her father is deeply in debt, then reaches a cross roads...whew.

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12239 on:** February 03, 2016, 11:08:09 PM »

mr fucking robot brehs. WOW

episode 6

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