The TV shows you've seen recently thread.

[Skullfuckers Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/normmacdonald/status/972152255381045249

[toku]

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[chronovore]

I finished s2 on the flight back to Japan. I still like the books better, but this is seriously some of the best SF on TV ever.

[Mupepe]

I’ve just finished book 3 of Game of Thrones and so decided to rewatch the series. There is such a huge drop in quality from season 3 to 4.  They also really start to butcher the characters for unnecessary reasons and change the strangest things. It was fine before I got into the books, but they really do a terrible job of adapting. I assume many of the changes were done when they realized GRRM was taking his sweet fucking time and they needed to stall.

[etiolate]

Finally a Norm Talk Show 

[CatsCatsCats]

Season 2 of Jessica Jones first couple of episodes put me to sleep

[Assimilate]

PEOPLE watch BABYLON BERLIN

god, how can some of you be passing up this show?

[desert punk]

PEOPLE watch BABYLON BERLIN

god, how can some of you be passing up this show?

Here in Germany, a pay TV network has retained the rights for the show for a year. So unless I cough up the money for a subscription (which I won't) I got to wait until fall at least until I'm gonna see it anywhere else 

[HardcoreRetro]

Any of you guys give the asian shows on Netflix a try? If yes, were they worth a shit?

[BlueTsunami]

S3 of Love is actually good. Its a better show when only one ofnthe main characters is insufferable. And the writing is noticeably better.

[desert punk]

S3 of Love is actually good. Its a better show when only one ofnthe main characters is insufferable. And the writing is noticeably better.

Who's the insufferable now, the blonde chick or the guy with the nose? I watched parts of season 1 and they were both obnoxious losers. Which was the point of the show I guess and I can appreciate that. I give them props for painting the attractive female lead in such an unflattering light. But it was just too much cringe for me to really enjoy the show.

[BlueTsunami]

S3 of Love is actually good. Its a better show when only one ofnthe main characters is insufferable. And the writing is noticeably better.

Who's the insufferable now, the blonde chick or the guy with the nose? I watched parts of season 1 and they were both obnoxious losers. Which was the point of the show I guess and I can appreciate that. I give them props for painting the attractive female lead in such an unflattering light. But it was just too much cringe for me to really enjoy the show.

Its still the dude now but they've toned down the selfish antics considerably. Hes actually a bit more relatable now instead of full on narcissist.

[TVC15]

It’s weird. I liked the first season but I couldn’t bring myself to return for 2 because I hated that dude so much.

[Momo]

Finished JJ s2, not as good as S1, still better than most other Marvel Tv though.

[Momo]

Also you fucks need to watch the looming tower

[TVC15]

Is it about being nervous to go cowgirl on a hung dude? If not idgaf.

[Momo]

If I lie to you and say yes and you like it anyway, will you respect me in the morning?

[TVC15]

If I lie to you and say yes and you like it anyway, will you respect me in the morning?

Probably depends on how hung over I am, but I’m lik 75% sober now and I’d forgive that in my current state.

[Momo]

Then yes, the looming tower is about a series of women fighting to mount the biggest cock in recorded history

[desert punk]

Can't bring myself to watch a new Marvel Netflix show or season. I don't know why since I actually liked  The Defenders, and even got some enjoyment out of fucking Iron Fisting.

How crappy is The Punisher btw?

[Momo]

I dislike the punisher quite a bit, but most people seem to like it.

[Tasty]

I though Punisher had a good first season.

[Valkyrie]

Just started watching The 100s. As a huge mystery/sci-fi fan, I'm already invested. It's kind of a teenage drama.. but I don't mind. It reminds me enough about LOST to keep watch it.

[chronovore]

OMG, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is super great. It has a similar vibe to 30 Rock's this-is-close-to-reality, and maybe one step further removed. It's sharp, funny, and detailed. I can't watch it while doing something else, as there are too many clever details.

That is all.

Just started watching The 100s. As a huge mystery/sci-fi fan, I'm already invested. It's kind of a teenage drama.. but I don't mind. It reminds me enough about LOST to keep watch it.

Friend of mine pointed me at this but I haven't dipped a toe in yet. I heard it starts as standard CW pap, but gets quite clever as it goes.

[Momo]

Just started watching The 100s. As a huge mystery/sci-fi fan, I'm already invested. It's kind of a teenage drama.. but I don't mind. It reminds me enough about LOST to keep watch it.

I dont want to spoil, but yeah there's teenage drama, however the show reinvents itself every two seasons so don't get used to a consistent theme. There's some genre swapping going on, it's very dark for a CW show and completely worth watching.


There's exactly ONE annoying char I wish I could project into the sun, but otherwise most chars feel about right.

[StealthFan]

Peep Show is funny as fuck. Don't know why I didn't start this sooner.

[Valkyrie]

I dont want to spoil, but yeah there's teenage drama, however the show reinvents itself every two seasons so don't get used to a consistent theme.

Was this really necessary to post? Just lemme watch my stuff in peace.

[Momo]

I don't understand, I'm saying it's good

[Mupepe]

Peep Show is incredible.  For a show with some incredibly shocking moments it never feels like it's trying to be edgy.

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Taking a bite out of the semi burnt dog almost killed me from laughter

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[Momo]

[Nintex]

Continued with Homeland

This is getting more bizarre by the minute. They've just introduced the 'real life 4th wall' plot that they have every season.
In this case the Russians meddled with the election but the 'good guys' won. But the 'good guys' might actually not be so good and now the Russians are getting Fox News watchers to shoot the FBI after the FBI shot a kid in a stand-off with jeeps and machine gun people who are hiding a poor imitation of Alex Jones.

I half expect this season to end with Carrie waking up all sweaty figuring out it was all a dream. 

[Snoopycat_]

I finally finish rewatching The Wire. I always thought

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Omar's death

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was bullshit but I kind of see now it was necessary for the ending. Anyway, I was going to watch the new season of Sneaky Pete cos I quite liked the last one but I just can't work up much enthusiasm for it. Maybe I'll watch the new Billions instead

[desert punk]

I finally finish rewatching The Wire. I always thought

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Omar's death

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was bullshit but I kind of see now it was necessary for the ending. Anyway, I was going to watch the new season of Sneaky Pete cos I quite liked the last one but I just can't work up much enthusiasm for it. Maybe I'll watch the new Billions instead

I'm doing a rewatch too since I got the Bluray series box for cheap last year. I finished season 2 recently but decided to wait a while before starting with season 3.

That show is even better on a rewatch 

[Crash Dummy]

Season 2 of Jessica Jones first couple of episodes put me to sleep

seconded, this shit is so fucking irredeemably dull

[Tasty]

I was drawn in and enjoyed the start, but I liked seeing what the characters were doing and where they ended up Plus it sows the seeds very well for the rest of the season.

Seems strange that the first post-Defenders show makes no mention of it though, aside from a vague "team up" line. Half the plot of Iron Man 3 (first Phase 2 movie) was Tony dealing with the fallout from The Avengers.

[toku]

because it sucked and everyone involved knows it sucked

[Tasty]

Well yes but it still seems strange. Phase 2 of the MCU felt much more connected than Phase 1.

Phase 2 of the Netflix MCU seems exactly like the first, going by JJ.

Though Daredevil s3 and Iron Fist s2 will probably lean more heavily into the references.

[Momo]

Season 2 of Jessica Jones first couple of episodes put me to sleep

seconded, this shit is so fucking irredeemably dull

This is a complaint I can understand, I still liked it even though there were large stretches I just found nauseatingly boring. 

[seagrams hotsauce]

Did you Peep Show fans check out Back? It's also great, a worthy successor imo

Corporate's season finale was really really good. Jake's rap rock lyrics were just incredible. I really like this show, I hope it comes back.

[TVC15]

Tonight’s X-Files was really good. This has turned out to be a really good season. I kinda hope they do a full reboot with new agents, if they can find the right leads. There are clearly writers out there with good ideas.

[shosta]

Did they bring back Vince Gilligan or are the writers just excellent and faithful to what made the series great?

[TVC15]

Did they bring back Vince Gilligan or are the writers just excellent and faithful to what made the series great?

It’s like half old and half new writers. No Vince Gilligan (he’s busy working on a Jim Jones miniseries and isn’t working much on Better Call Saul much this season either). Three of the four eps by new writers have been great. One is definitely a classic. The fourth is merely pretty good, a decent mid series MOTW ep.

[shosta]

Oh, really? I've been obsessed with Jim Jones lately, thanks for the heads up.

[TVC15]

The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat is the ep of the season, though. Darin Morgan deserved a better career. Like every one of his episodes would be a top tenner.

Next week is the finale, which is mythology and probably really really terrible. The first episode was mythology and maybe one of the worst eps of the series.

[TVC15]

Oh, really? I've been obsessed with Jim Jones lately, thanks for the heads up.

Did you know he got the money for his first church by selling monkeys?

[shosta]

Yes. Did you know the name of the riot caused by the sentencing of Dan White in May of 1979, the White Night riot, shares the same name as the mock suicide rituals Jim Jones would make his followers commit every single day in Jonestown until they finally killed themselves in November of 1978? I have never seen this connection made before but I think it's too coincidental.

[TVC15]

Yes. Did you know the name of the riot caused by the sentencing of Dan White in May of 1979, the White Night riot, shares the same name as the mock suicide rituals Jim Jones would make his followers commit every single day in Jonestown until they finally killed themselves in November of 1978? I have never seen this connection made before but I think it's too coincidental.

I knew of Jonestown White Nights, but I didn’t know the Dan White riots were referred to as that. I’ve only lived here three years!

[shosta]

Heh, I was born in SF. Not that I ever lived there, although I spent six years in Union City.

[seagrams hotsauce]

First Koresh, and now Jones huh? Hopefully we get a Marshall Applewhite miniseries to complete the trilogy

[TVC15]

Look at this glorious homosexuality.

http://www.vh1.com/video-clips/gk0wg9/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-kitty-girl-music-video

[StealthFan]

I bought The Road To Jonestown for Xmas. Need to finish Legacy Of Ashes so I can read it.

[CatsCatsCats]

Drag Race Finale

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WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKK SHANGIE GOT FUCKED .... AND THEN KENNEDY DID

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[Tasty]

All my friends are pissed about Drag Race's outcome lol

[TVC15]

You all know I’m a pretty jaded bastard, but I legitimately felt bad when I saw that look on her face when she didn’t make top 2.

[BlueTsunami]

Watching Wild Wild Country, the cult that amassed outside of Antelope, Oregon in the '70s. Its insane just how devoted to the ideas of this cult leader almost fifty years after the movement these people are. But this must be the impression thats left when you give purpose to those who feel spiritually lost.

[TVC15]

Watching Wild Wild Country, the cult that amassed outside of Antelope, Oregon in the '70s. Its insane just how devoted to the ideas of this cult leader almost fifty years after the movement these people are. But this must be the impression thats left when you give purpose to those who feel spiritually lost.

Is this about the Rajneesh cult or whatever that jizzed salmonella all over the restaurants near them so they could rig elections? I saw a Forensic Files episode about them.

[BlueTsunami]

Watching Wild Wild Country, the cult that amassed outside of Antelope, Oregon in the '70s. Its insane just how devoted to the ideas of this cult leader almost fifty years after the movement these people are. But this must be the impression thats left when you give purpose to those who feel spiritually lost.

Is this about the Rajneesh cult or whatever that jizzed salmonella all over the restaurants near them so they could rig elections? I saw a Forensic Files episode about them.

Exactly the one lmao

So far you see the perspective of the cult initiates and its very rosy. But theres a dissonance thats working its way in from the outside perspectives.

At its core its a culture clash but man, things got underhanded pretty quickly. Rajneesh's right hand buying up property in Antelope. Even buying out the local diner, changing the name to Zorba the Buddha and frying up eastern dishes instead of eggs and bacon. Thats some fine trolling. This is a town and region full of staunch Christians.

[BlueTsunami]

Goddamn

[Tasty]

https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/wild-wild-country-is-the-best-documentary-about-a-homic-1823700550