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

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4260 on:** January 21, 2012, 04:01:23 PM »

Portlandia had the most epic phone drop ever.

Mupepe · « **Reply #4261 on:** January 21, 2012, 11:02:19 PM »

I watched the first episode of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret or whatever the name is. It had a couple LOL moments but most of it was "hey that's funny" instead of actually laughing. Does it get better? Is it worth continuing?

It's also one of those shows where you want to cover your eyes and you cringe because it's so awkward

Eric P · « **Reply #4262 on:** January 22, 2012, 08:58:40 AM »

my GF loves it, but I don't.

Check out the Inbetweeners if you haven't already. It's an utterly cringeworthy UK series about these kids in the equivalent of highschool.

Tucah · « **Reply #4263 on:** January 22, 2012, 08:25:32 PM »

Fringe was fantastic this week, Todd Margaret/Portlandia were good.

My roommates decided to start watching Star Trek TOS and I, having no experience with the franchise outside of the JJ reboot, decided to join in. We'll see how that goes, starting tonight.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #4264 on:** January 22, 2012, 08:33:40 PM »

you pretty much nailed the show mups. It's not so good.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4265 on:** January 22, 2012, 09:21:19 PM »

I didin't think so much either

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4266 on:** January 22, 2012, 09:21:31 PM »

Been catching up on Archer by watching season 2. Matt Thompson and Adam Reed could make a show about paint drying and I'd watch that in a second.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4267 on:** January 22, 2012, 09:39:03 PM »

Archer reminds me a lot of old skool Adult Swim, which trips a nostalgic trigger for me back when we'd watch that shit in college. I know Adam Reed was a part of Sealab 2021 but at the same time, it's still fresh and amazing.

Probably the best animated prime time show there is because it sure as hell isn't Seth MacFarlane's Animation Saturation.

Beezy · « **Reply #4268 on:** January 23, 2012, 01:33:11 AM »

Finished season 2 of Luther earlier. I fucking love this show and wish it was more than a miniseries. Not enough crazy redhead in this season, but still great.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4269 on:** January 23, 2012, 02:10:26 AM »

Archer is the best comedy on tv today next to Parks and Recreation.

Momo · « **Reply #4270 on:** January 23, 2012, 03:17:30 AM »

Quote

Epic love story set against the First World War, based on Sebastian Faulks' novel about a soldier who finds himself fighting in the area where he had an illicit affair before the war.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bcltb
Birdsong
Watching this tonight

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4271 on:** January 23, 2012, 04:23:20 AM »

Quote from: Beezy on January 23, 2012, 01:33:11 AM

Finished season 2 of Luther earlier. I fucking love this show and wish it was more than a miniseries. Not enough crazy redhead in this season, but still great.

It's not really a miniseries. That's just how Brits do their TV.

Beezy · « **Reply #4272 on:** January 23, 2012, 01:37:44 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 23, 2012, 04:23:20 AM

Quote from: Beezy on January 23, 2012, 01:33:11 AM
Finished season 2 of Luther earlier. I fucking love this show and wish it was more than a miniseries. Not enough crazy redhead in this season, but still great.

It's not really a miniseries. That's just how Brits do their TV.

goddammit

Mupepe · « **Reply #4273 on:** January 23, 2012, 01:50:49 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on January 22, 2012, 08:58:40 AM

my GF loves it, but I don't.

Check out the Inbetweeners if you haven't already. It's an utterly cringeworthy UK series about these kids in the equivalent of highschool.

I'll check that out. I tend to love akward UK shows (Peep Show for instance) but Todd Margaret is just completely unspectacular. I forgot about the show until I came back and read the responses to my comments.

benjipwns · « **Reply #4274 on:** January 23, 2012, 02:06:08 PM »

The plot of Todd Margaret gets better a few episodes in once things are setup and Will Arnett gets involved, this season has been basically not cringe-worthy at all and the plot is more interesting, but very few shows are more than "a couple LOLs and 'hey that's funny'" so I'm probably not the best judge.

It's only six episodes in the season, so if you have any semblance of interest you can just watch it all in a sitting or two.

I somewhat forgot about the original entire premise in the pilot because it's little more than an excuse to get Todd to the UK and into his increasingly poor decisions.

Mupepe · « **Reply #4275 on:** January 23, 2012, 02:37:50 PM »

I might give it a shot one weekend when I'm bored. But it didn't leave an impression that made it important to see at all especially when I have so much in my backlog.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #4276 on:** January 23, 2012, 04:19:55 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on January 19, 2012, 12:11:03 PM

No, no, it's all about the maid. The young one.

Let's ask the internet if chronovore is right!

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chronovore is right!

Eric P · « **Reply #4277 on:** January 23, 2012, 06:55:20 PM »

I'm going through The Man from UNCLE and it is awesome.

Momo · « **Reply #4278 on:** January 24, 2012, 12:57:58 AM »

Quote from: Momo on January 23, 2012, 03:17:30 AM

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Epic love story set against the First World War, based on Sebastian Faulks' novel about a soldier who finds himself fighting in the area where he had an illicit affair before the war.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bcltb
Birdsong
Watching this tonight

Wow fuck. I teared up twice Y_Y

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4279 on:** January 27, 2012, 12:25:58 AM »

Just watched like 3 or 4 episodes of Parks and Rec to catch up. Show is just effortlessly awesome st this point.

Momo · « **Reply #4280 on:** January 27, 2012, 12:41:35 PM »

Fringe 409 was good

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4281 on:** January 27, 2012, 11:01:52 PM »

Chuck series finale

It was really good.

Spartacus was great, like I said last week. Even better the second time.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #4282 on:** January 28, 2012, 03:44:14 AM »

gosh dang Downtown Abbey is awesome.

that is all.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4283 on:** January 28, 2012, 03:47:58 AM »

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 28, 2012, 03:44:14 AM

gosh dang Downtown Abbey is awesome.

that is all.

Yeti · « **Reply #4284 on:** January 29, 2012, 12:36:17 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on January 27, 2012, 11:01:52 PM

Chuck series finale It was really good.

The plots were always kind of cheesy, but the actors all had such great chemistry and you could tell they really enjoyed what they were doing. I'm legit going to miss it.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4285 on:** January 29, 2012, 12:41:59 AM »

Quote from: The Experiment on January 22, 2012, 09:39:03 PM

Probably the best animated prime time show there is because it sure as hell isn't Seth MacFarlane's Animation Saturation.

Archer is so much better than Seth MacFarlane's Trilogy of Garbage it's not even funny, which, incidentally, also describes Seth Macfarlane's Trilogy of Garbage.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4286 on:** January 29, 2012, 05:32:48 AM »

Archer is the funniest animated show since Adam Reed's previous effort, Frisky Dingo/The Xtacles.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #4287 on:** January 31, 2012, 06:24:57 PM »

Homeland is being absolutely devoured over the past couple nights. A friend of mine said the show is like 24 if 24 was good, but to be honest, I don't think it's really fair to compare the two shows. On the one hand, the writers of Homeland actually care about plot structure. On the other hand, Jack Beauer has to torture a cougar who's really a double agent in order to get answers this week on worlds worst show 24.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4288 on:** January 31, 2012, 06:28:26 PM »

gtfo gay boy!

But yea, Homeland is like 24 if it was written better, had better character development, and focused on intelligence gathering over action. There are definitely points where you can tell the showrunners used to work on 24, but overall it's solid and doesn't cut many corners.

Robo · « **Reply #4289 on:** January 31, 2012, 11:37:25 PM »

Was convinced by a friend to start watching Downton Abbey and... I'm glad I was. It's fantastic.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4290 on:** January 31, 2012, 11:43:03 PM »

Quote from: Robo on January 31, 2012, 11:37:25 PM

Was convinced by a friend to start watching Downton Abbey and... I'm glad I was. It's fantastic.

you mean me, correct

Robo · « **Reply #4291 on:** January 31, 2012, 11:57:00 PM »

A date from a few days ago. But I remember you mentioning it too.

Momo · « **Reply #4292 on:** February 01, 2012, 12:25:28 AM »

Birdsong 02 ...

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4293 on:** February 01, 2012, 04:52:26 AM »

anyone watch this show back in the day before Star Trek Voyager?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sentinel_(TV_series)

Momo · « **Reply #4294 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:14:31 AM »

Yeah, I used to love ~~Brave Star~~ The Sentinel. The lead actor was in Star Ship Troopers 2 <3

Barry Egan · « **Reply #4295 on:** February 01, 2012, 09:38:48 AM »

Quote from: Robo on January 31, 2012, 11:37:25 PM

Was convinced by a friend to start watching Downton Abbey and... I'm glad I was. It's fantastic.

yea season one is awesome. just do yourself a favor and read a synopsis of season 2, then watch the christmas special, which is also great.

Mupepe · « **Reply #4296 on:** February 01, 2012, 10:23:03 AM »

I watched Black Mirror ep 03 finally the other night.

All 3 episodes were fucking brilliant IMO and I can't pick a favorite. I love them all for different reasons. But I think episode 3 hits the closest because of how personal it is. And fuck, it's just depressing. It's also scary because I could totally see all of that being possible one day.

chronovore · « **Reply #4297 on:** February 01, 2012, 10:37:03 AM »

HBO's new series' premiere for Luck was pretty good. Dustin Hoffman was great; his interactions with Dennis Farina were kind of touching. Michael Mann's direction was in fine form whenever there was a horse race scene, or even race preparation. Lovely.

But overall, the show felt pretty flat. It tried to introduce so many characters, and give a feel for the overall theme at the same time. The sneak preview for episode 2 set the hook better than the premiere itself. Sadly, even MORE characters will be introduced next week, so... $:-\$

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4298 on:** February 01, 2012, 11:50:36 AM »

I heard it has a shit to of racing jargon that isn't explained, making it hard to understand for folks (most of whom aren't too familiar with the sport/betting)

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4299 on:** February 01, 2012, 01:27:41 PM »

I watched Luck whenever they showed the premiere last month and was a bit let down. Apparently it takes nearly the whole season to get onboard with the show $:-\$

Reminds me a bit of Boardwalk Empire where it was shitting potential but the first ep just didn't do it for me and I never really went back to it. (though I plan to)

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4300 on:** February 01, 2012, 01:36:10 PM »

Err what, BE's first episode was amazing, the only amazing thing about the season...

The show has potential but the characters are simply not interesting at all

benjipwns · « **Reply #4301 on:** February 01, 2012, 03:31:35 PM »

I think I'm a sucker for Neal McDonough. Ravenous, First Contact, Band of Brothers, Terriers, now Justified.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4302 on:** February 01, 2012, 03:49:14 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 01, 2012, 01:36:10 PM

Err what, BE's first episode was amazing, the only amazing thing about the season...

The show has potential but the characters are simply not interesting at all

Didn't really grab me :shrug

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4303 on:** February 01, 2012, 04:15:22 PM »

Well if you didn't like the first ep there's certainly no point in watching the rest lol. The only interesting character is the young Al Capone, who effortlessly commands every scene he gets.

I just can't buy Buscemi as a main character. Nucky is supposed to be some political gangster who dominates an entire city, yet is played by one of the ugliest men in Hollywood known for sniveling support roles. It just strikes me as a giant miscast

from wiki

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"Scorsese is an actor magnet," commented Winter. "Everybody wants to work with him. I had all these pictures on my wall and I thought, 'I'd really better write some good stuff for these people.'"[14] In casting the role of Nucky Thompson (based upon real-life Atlantic City political boss Enoch L. Johnson), Winter wanted to stray from the real life Johnson as much as possible. "If we were going to cast accurately what the real Nucky looked like, we'd have cast Jim Gandolfini."

Obviously Gandolfini wouldn't work as it would make the Soprano comparisons even more prominent, but there are plenty of imposing actors out there who could pull off the role.

Mupepe · « **Reply #4304 on:** February 01, 2012, 04:24:14 PM »

Gandolfini

Barry Egan · « **Reply #4305 on:** February 01, 2012, 04:53:03 PM »

from what I've heard the show airlifts entire plot lines from the sopranos. They should have just let it all hang out there and cast Gandolfini

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4306 on:** February 01, 2012, 05:29:32 PM »

Quote from: Barry Egan on February 01, 2012, 04:53:03 PM

from what I've heard the show airlifts entire plot lines from the sopranos. They should have just let it all hang out there and cast Gandolfini

especially since the real Nucky was a big dude

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4307 on:** February 01, 2012, 09:42:01 PM »

Rewatching Doctor Who season 4 on netflix. God I forgot how amazing Catherine Tate's boobs are. Fuck, I'm getting a boner every time she's on screen and I don't even find her that attractive but DEM TITTIES.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4308 on:** February 01, 2012, 09:46:50 PM »

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4309 on:** February 01, 2012, 09:48:54 PM »

Where is my Mad Men season 5 trailer?

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4310 on:** February 01, 2012, 09:57:14 PM »

Downtown Abbey

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4311 on:** February 01, 2012, 10:06:19 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on February 01, 2012, 09:46:50 PM

Holy shit, looks like the best season yet. Seeing a lot of familiar faces and I can't wait to see Stevie deal with his competition.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4312 on:** February 01, 2012, 10:45:01 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 01, 2012, 09:57:14 PM

Downtown Abbey

told you

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4313 on:** February 01, 2012, 11:09:58 PM »

Austenian characterization and story-telling

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4314 on:** February 01, 2012, 11:20:14 PM »

Team O'Brien

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4315 on:** February 01, 2012, 11:29:29 PM »

McGonnagal

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4316 on:** February 01, 2012, 11:38:48 PM »

Sybil is the hottest chick on the show

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4317 on:** February 01, 2012, 11:40:04 PM »

DUDE. TOTALLY.

In the first ep when the duke drops by, and they introduce the girls I instantly say "Sybil is the hottest"

etiolate · « **Reply #4318 on:** February 02, 2012, 12:18:56 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 01, 2012, 11:40:04 PM

DUDE. TOTALLY.

In the first ep when the duke drops by, and they introduce the girls I instantly say "Sybil is the hottest"

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4319 on:** February 02, 2012, 12:23:21 AM »

yea, post the most unflattering pic $:-\$

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