Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 1236506 times)

Mupepe · « **Reply #4140 on:** January 11, 2012, 12:23:33 PM »

For some reason I thought Eddie Izzad was dead

Momo · « **Reply #4141 on:** January 11, 2012, 01:05:45 PM »

Quote from: Momo on January 11, 2012, 01:23:12 AM

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A two-part period drama adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. A strange, disturbing and modern tale about drugs, stalking and darkness visible, The Mystery of Edwin Drood by writer Gwyneth Hughes is a two-part psychological thriller about a provincial choirmaster’s obsession with 17-year-old Rosa Bud and the lengths he will go to to attain her.

God I love the BBC. Watching later.

Random thoughts (Keep in mind I have no exposure to this Dickens work)

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Didn't like the cheap photoshop sketch transition effect at the start
lamb chops are the worst facial hair ever

Durdles seems stoned out of his mind
bwahahahaha when the guy from outsourced makes his appearance
when I see Septimus Crisparkle, I cant help but see him only as the pig fucker from Black Mirror
More opium was consumed during the making of this show than the chapelle show had cocaine
Well the murder isnt exactly a mystery lmao, interested to see how well Jacks opium fueled racism is going to work out for him.

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Not stellar, but I will be checking it out next week for more shenanigans

Momo · « **Reply #4142 on:** January 11, 2012, 01:07:08 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on January 11, 2012, 12:23:33 PM

For some reason I thought Eddie Izzad was dead

How dare you! He did a great show tour in new york recently.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4143 on:** January 11, 2012, 01:24:13 PM »

Quote from: Momo on January 11, 2012, 01:23:12 AM

God I love the BBC.

I bet you do.

Eric P · « **Reply #4144 on:** January 11, 2012, 01:32:07 PM »

Quote from: Momo on January 11, 2012, 01:05:45 PM

Random thoughts (Keep in mind I have no exposure to this Dickens work)
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Didn't like the cheap photoshop sketch transition effect at the start
lamb chops are the worst facial hair ever
Durdles seems stoned out of his mind
bwahahahaha when the guy from outsourced makes his appearance
when I see Septimus Crisparkle, I cant help but see him only as the pig fucker from Black Mirror
More opium was consumed during the making of this show than the chapelle show had cocaine
Well the murder isnt exactly a mystery lmao, interested to see how well Jacks opium fueled racism is going to work out for him.
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Not stellar, but I will be checking it out next week for more shenanigans

bear in mind that the original is unfinished so any ending will be made up, basically.

Momo · « **Reply #4145 on:** January 11, 2012, 01:42:18 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on January 11, 2012, 01:24:13 PM

Quote from: Momo on January 11, 2012, 01:23:12 AM
God I love the BBC.

I bet you do.

I said the BBC, I have enough sense to not say "God I love BBC" ... uhm ..

Quote from: Eric P on January 11, 2012, 01:32:07 PM

Quote from: Momo on January 11, 2012, 01:05:45 PM

Random thoughts (Keep in mind I have no exposure to this Dickens work)
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Didn't like the cheap photoshop sketch transition effect at the start
lamb chops are the worst facial hair ever
Durdles seems stoned out of his mind
bwahahahaha when the guy from outsourced makes his appearance
when I see Septimus Crisparkle, I cant help but see him only as the pig fucker from Black Mirror
More opium was consumed during the making of this show than the chapelle show had cocaine
Well the murder isnt exactly a mystery lmao, interested to see how well Jacks opium fueled racism is going to work out for him.
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Not stellar, but I will be checking it out next week for more shenanigans

bear in mind that the original is unfinished so any ending will be made up, basically.

Yeah, I know. Before this show I never really heard of this work though, so I don't think I'll have a bad reaction to the ending being made up

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4146 on:** January 12, 2012, 12:26:26 AM »

Happy Endings... funniest ep or funniest ep tonight?

Bebpo · « **Reply #4147 on:** January 12, 2012, 12:37:38 AM »

Been burning through Dollhouse S2 and Archer S1 on netflix streaming. Both are really good!

Planning on watching Rome next since I've been sitting on the blu-ray box for like 2 years unwatched.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4148 on:** January 12, 2012, 01:05:44 AM »

She gets them THAAAAAAAAAAAANGS

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4149 on:** January 12, 2012, 09:50:08 AM »

downtown abby s1 is on netflix now

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4150 on:** January 12, 2012, 01:27:00 PM »

Deadwood is awesome.

Tim Olyphant's smoldering fucking rage is a sight to be seen.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4151 on:** January 12, 2012, 02:06:22 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on January 12, 2012, 09:50:08 AM

downtown abby s1 is on netflix now

you know what to do

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4152 on:** January 12, 2012, 02:20:17 PM »

Yeah, my wife was asking about Downtown Abbey the other day. We'll probably start watching it soon.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4153 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:34:15 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on January 12, 2012, 01:27:00 PM

Deadwood is awesome.

Tim Olyphant's smoldering fucking rage is a sight to be seen.

Episodes 1 and 2 of Season 2 are some of the best television I've ever seen.

Mupepe · « **Reply #4154 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:35:06 PM »

Fucking shit. Cajole has amazing taste so that moved Deadwood up my list.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4155 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:35:49 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on January 12, 2012, 02:20:17 PM

Yeah, my wife was asking about Downtown Abbey the other day. We'll probably start watching it soon.

I could be wrong but I think you both will like it!

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4156 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:41:40 PM »

I think I'll like it. That wasn't meant to be a negative post.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4157 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:43:07 PM »

I know, just saying I think you guys will enjoy it

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4158 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:45:41 PM »

My wife loves British period pieces. I'll probably get laid, actually.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4159 on:** January 12, 2012, 04:08:21 PM »

this show... Elisha Cuthbert is hilarious

also:

Racist/homophobic parrot needs to join the cast.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4160 on:** January 12, 2012, 05:09:50 PM »

Happy Endings is funny, but I don't get how the dialogue is any more realistic or less contrived than other "witty" shows.

And I had no idea one of the characters is supposed to be gay, kind of refreshing how they don't beat you over the head with it.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4161 on:** January 12, 2012, 08:19:36 PM »

It's mostly because the chemistry between the actors and actresses is just about perfect. But I find more obscure references on HE than other sitcoms, which I love. It's like early HIMYM.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4162 on:** January 12, 2012, 08:23:49 PM »

is happy endings on hulu

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4163 on:** January 12, 2012, 08:25:37 PM »

http://www.hulu.com/happy-endings

Episodes 2, 4, 10, and 11 (the newest one) are up.

cool breeze · « **Reply #4164 on:** January 12, 2012, 09:02:02 PM »

Parks and Rec was so good

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4165 on:** January 12, 2012, 10:28:25 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on January 11, 2012, 01:32:07 PM

Quote from: Momo on January 11, 2012, 01:05:45 PM

Random thoughts (Keep in mind I have no exposure to this Dickens work)
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Didn't like the cheap photoshop sketch transition effect at the start
lamb chops are the worst facial hair ever
Durdles seems stoned out of his mind
bwahahahaha when the guy from outsourced makes his appearance
when I see Septimus Crisparkle, I cant help but see him only as the pig fucker from Black Mirror
More opium was consumed during the making of this show than the chapelle show had cocaine
Well the murder isnt exactly a mystery lmao, interested to see how well Jacks opium fueled racism is going to work out for him.
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Not stellar, but I will be checking it out next week for more shenanigans

bear in mind that the original is unfinished so any ending will be made up, basically.

this would have been true even if Dickens had finished it /pedant

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4166 on:** January 13, 2012, 06:57:40 AM »

GET ON YOUR FEEEETTT

Momo · « **Reply #4167 on:** January 13, 2012, 01:25:21 PM »

finished The Mentalist Season 4 Episode 11

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Jayne really has changed if he is willing to pin a crime on another man to further his ends, I'm a fan of this actually, I always felt he played it too clean for a man hunting his family's murderer

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Person of Interest episode 11

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I like that they have let the detective in on what they do, never called the janitor actually having those houses and tigers, pleasant surprise. Great episode and nice background info into how the machine was built

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Are you there Chelsea Episode 1 - No. Trash. Horrible.

Castle Season 4 Episode 11 That womans accent was hilarious

Three Inches - Cheap effects, but I can see worse ways of spending an hour

Supernatural - Show should just fucking end now

Sanctuary - Magnus' know better than thou secretive bullshit is annoying as fuck.

Think that pretty much covers what I watched this week.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4168 on:** January 13, 2012, 02:19:35 PM »

Wow, you watch a lot of TV, Momo.

Momo · « **Reply #4169 on:** January 13, 2012, 02:29:21 PM »

The last couple of weeks have been pretty much dead at work, so I watch tv shows/anime for 6 hours a day :/

chronovore · « **Reply #4170 on:** January 14, 2012, 02:48:02 AM »

Watched the first two episodes of Downtown Abbey. It's good, but not mind-blowing. Not sure why you guys are so sold on it, but I'll probably stick with it for the remaining... 5 episodes? The dialog is dense, and charming. That's my take-away so far.

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on January 10, 2012, 10:17:19 PM

HBO GO FINALLY ADDED TIME WARNER!!

I JUST WATCHED THE FIRST EPISODE OF DEADWOOD!!!

COCK SUCKER!!!

Deadwood was great. Too bad they didn't finish the series with a movie, as they'd discussed.

Olyphant is great in it. He's also good in the pilot/ep. 1 of Justified. Unfortunately, I think that's basically it for him. In Deadwood, I wished I could walk the same way he does. Man, he walks like a badass in that.

Momo · « **Reply #4171 on:** January 14, 2012, 05:09:25 AM »

Fringe 408 - Liking that the story is actually picking up now

Momo · « **Reply #4172 on:** January 14, 2012, 05:57:06 AM »

Grimm 108 - The best episode all season, the antagonist is laughably written(I can believe this is on purpose because of what it is) but everything else makes up for it.

Momo · « **Reply #4173 on:** January 14, 2012, 06:42:06 AM »

The Finder 101 - Really great debut for this show, if it goes on like this I will love it

Momo · « **Reply #4174 on:** January 14, 2012, 07:33:59 AM »

Supernatural s07 ep 12 - finally a good episode, they should do these monster of the week shows more

Done with tv for a while now

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4175 on:** January 14, 2012, 08:37:09 PM »

Deadwood Season 3 is soooo good. I'm about halfway through it.

Inspector Thatcher · « **Reply #4176 on:** January 14, 2012, 10:30:35 PM »

I'm reindulging my girl-crush on Jennifer Garner and going though Alias again. In the middle of Season 2, before it gets weird.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #4177 on:** January 14, 2012, 10:36:50 PM »

Quote from: Inspector Thatcher on January 14, 2012, 10:30:35 PM

I'm reindulging my girl-crush on Jennifer Garner and going though Alias again. In the middle of Season 2, before it gets weird.

You too? Man she is hot.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #4178 on:** January 14, 2012, 10:37:36 PM »

Also, stay away from my fantasy woman or I will knife you

Bebpo · « **Reply #4179 on:** January 15, 2012, 03:34:47 AM »

Got 3 episodes left on Dollhouse S2. Hooooooly shit, show is crazy! I finally get what everyone was talking about when it was airing and they said it was like Whedon wrote every episode after the halfway point as if it were covering an entire season story arc. I've never seen a show paced like this before. Every ep is a self-contained story with large scope and tons of plot movement. Some of the twists and explanations are a bit lulz, but the show is infinitely better than it was at the start.

cool breeze · « **Reply #4180 on:** January 16, 2012, 02:25:48 AM »

Sherlock was great

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another year wait until series 3

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Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4181 on:** January 16, 2012, 02:53:35 AM »

Yeeesssss I am 40 mins of work away from Sherlock. Not clicking that but I'm sure it's awesome. Between Sherlock and Black Mirror, British TV is just sticking its cock in America's face and saying ARE YOU LOT FUCKING KIDDING

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4182 on:** January 16, 2012, 05:20:53 AM »

Another year! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Momo · « **Reply #4183 on:** January 16, 2012, 12:35:29 PM »

FFFFFFFFF

Sherlock was too good. I really loved the shows modernization of the Reichenbach Falls and Final Problem. Loved how this ep perfectly foretold and foreshadowed the coming of

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Sebastian Moran

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too.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4184 on:** January 16, 2012, 08:29:34 PM »

Goddamn Sherlock up inside me

Edit: Afraid I'll have to join the chorus on not getting Downton Abbey. I liked the pilot well enough but don't understand where the proselytizing comes from.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #4185 on:** January 16, 2012, 10:01:59 PM »

fuck fuck fuck a whole year until S3 of Sherlock. Now I get how everyone felt when the original happened.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4186 on:** January 16, 2012, 10:34:17 PM »

Quote from: Mamacint on January 16, 2012, 08:29:34 PM

Goddamn Sherlock up inside me

Edit: Afraid I'll have to join the chorus on not getting Downton Abbey. I liked the pilot well enough but don't understand where the proselytizing comes from.

I'm sure if I gave it some more time I might enjoy it, but... honestly it didn't grab me at all.

Momo · « **Reply #4187 on:** January 16, 2012, 11:51:16 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 16, 2012, 10:01:59 PM

fuck fuck fuck a whole year until S3 of Sherlock. Now I get how everyone felt when the original happened.

At least we're getting Spartacus after like 2 years

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4188 on:** January 16, 2012, 11:53:40 PM »

Spartacus had a prequel last year, dude. When does Spartacus s3 start anyways? This Friday?

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4189 on:** January 16, 2012, 11:59:53 PM »

The 27th.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4190 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:00:41 AM »

I hope we get to see more big dick this season. Spartacus is THE hottest show on tv. *gets hard*

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4191 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:04:34 AM »

It has no Varro now, who was the hottest guy on the show.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4192 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:07:35 AM »

Remember when, I think it was in Blood and Sand (?) they introduce a new crop of gladiators and the girls are looking at their cocks and they try to find the guy with the biggest one? I was hard that entire segment. Good lord.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4193 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:21:29 AM »

Finished Deadwood. Fuck. I neeeed more.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #4194 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:26:32 AM »

Spartacus without the sex is like a 6/10 show

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4195 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:27:19 AM »

No it has the violence too

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4196 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:27:59 AM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 17, 2012, 12:26:32 AM

Spartacus without the sex is like a 6/10 show

Disagreed. It has great acting, well-written drama, character development, etc.

It's what The Walking Dead wishes it could be.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4197 on:** January 17, 2012, 12:28:46 AM »

The characters in Spartacus are great. Especially when they're naked.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4198 on:** January 17, 2012, 01:35:33 AM »

Quote from: ZephyrFate on January 17, 2012, 12:27:59 AM

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 17, 2012, 12:26:32 AM
Spartacus without the sex is like a 6/10 show
Disagreed. It has great acting, well-written drama, character development, etc.

It's what The Walking Dead wishes it could be.

I've never thought of this connection, interesting. You're 100% right, it's trashy yet a damn solid show. There is some hammy acting here and there but overall the acting is good, the writing is good, etc. I like how each episode builds upon the last until it reaches a giant climax, all without having too-fast or too-slow pacing. Walking Dead is unable to pull that off, and many episodes just feel aimless or repetitive.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4199 on:** January 17, 2012, 01:37:19 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 17, 2012, 01:35:33 AM

Quote from: ZephyrFate on January 17, 2012, 12:27:59 AM
Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 17, 2012, 12:26:32 AM
Spartacus without the sex is like a 6/10 show
Disagreed. It has great acting, well-written drama, character development, etc.

It's what The Walking Dead wishes it could be.

I've never thought of this connection, interesting. You're 100% right, it's trashy yet a damn solid show. There is some hammy acting here and there but overall the acting is good, the writing is good, etc. I like how each episode builds upon the last until it reaches a giant climax, all without having too-fast or too-slow pacing. Walking Dead is unable to pull that off, and many episodes just feel aimless or repetitive.

You are seeing the light! And it is glorious. Maybe things will turn around for TWD when it returns. I'm not holding my breath, however.

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