Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 1236630 times)

GilloD · « **Reply #4380 on:** February 03, 2012, 11:02:19 PM »

I AM SO INTO THE NEW GIRL.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4381 on:** February 04, 2012, 01:08:56 AM »

Downton Abbey ep 7

Spartacus

etiolate · « **Reply #4382 on:** February 04, 2012, 02:51:44 AM »

Watching Grimm still. The show still rises and falls on the strength of Eddie Munroe and his awesome sweaters.

Also, I've been continually reading AV Club reviews of the shows I've been watching and their reliability has fallen off. They've become like the pitchfork for television. I kind of liked their TV coverage for awhile. They had some perceptive analysis and informative takes on shows. Now its just low level fanboard shit. It feels like they hired new writers who really aren't up to par. One review I read featured the writer going off on a book he had just read, his philosophy and then like a final paragraph of plot summary. It was just a jerkoff session.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4383 on:** February 04, 2012, 03:21:34 AM »

Whenever someone on GAF links to an AV Club review I notice it's almost always some variation of an A or B rating. Either I only watch good shows or they just like everything

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4384 on:** February 04, 2012, 03:34:37 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 04, 2012, 03:21:34 AM

Whenever someone on GAF links to an AV Club review I notice it's almost always some variation of an A or B rating. Either I only watch good shows or they just like everything

http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/tvshow/dexter,17/

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4385 on:** February 04, 2012, 03:38:40 AM »

I guess I have good taste. Never seen Dexter

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4386 on:** February 04, 2012, 03:43:45 AM »

why do people hate season 2 of Downton Abbey? Watching on pbs.com and it's the same awesome shit.

etiolate · « **Reply #4387 on:** February 04, 2012, 04:16:22 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 04, 2012, 03:21:34 AM

Whenever someone on GAF links to an AV Club review I notice it's almost always some variation of an A or B rating. Either I only watch good shows or they just like everything

http://www.avclub.com/articles/series-three-episode-four,67374/

B

Despite being one of the dumbest, most illogical time travel episodes of pure shit to ever grace television.

Mostly because "Hey Misfits has been internet hype approved, so just forgive every bad thing."

It reeks of Pitchfork's way of criticism: Try to judge the trend and follow it in the wind.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4388 on:** February 04, 2012, 05:33:28 AM »

Quote from: GilloD on February 03, 2012, 11:02:19 PM

I AM SO INTO THE NEW GIRL.

New Girl is hilarious. The towel scene omg

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4389 on:** February 04, 2012, 07:09:57 AM »

Finished Black Books a couple of days ago. Wish there were more comedies like it.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #4390 on:** February 04, 2012, 07:50:27 AM »

Holy fuck Homeland is awesome. Can't believe I wasn't watching it earlier.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #4391 on:** February 04, 2012, 08:08:53 AM »

Quote from: etiolate on February 04, 2012, 02:51:44 AM

Watching Grimm still. The show still rises and falls on the strength of Eddie Munroe and his awesome sweaters.

Also, I've been continually reading AV Club reviews of the shows I've been watching and their reliability has fallen off. They've become like the pitchfork for television. I kind of liked their TV coverage for awhile. They had some perceptive analysis and informative takes on shows. Now its just low level fanboard shit. It feels like they hired new writers who really aren't up to par. One review I read featured the writer going off on a book he had just read, his philosophy and then like a final paragraph of plot summary. It was just a jerkoff session.

It sounds a lot like Vanderwerffs usual style. Also Memles from GAF was hired a while ago, and his posts consistently walk the tight-rope of the typical NeoGAF overly obsessed fan: Incredibly long and still lacking substance. I would argue that television simply isn't meant to be reviewed on a per-episode basis.

Eric P · « **Reply #4392 on:** February 04, 2012, 08:26:29 AM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on February 04, 2012, 07:09:57 AM

Finished Black Books a couple of days ago. Wish there were more comedies like it.

if misanthropic comedy is your thing, check out Snuffbox which was recently added to Netflix.

Watched Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy. It's no The Mighty Boosh but it's still really fucking weird and funny.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4393 on:** February 04, 2012, 02:33:26 PM »

new spartacus ep was awesome

still don't like the new guy

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4394 on:** February 04, 2012, 08:56:03 PM »

holy shit @ Spartacus

my doubts are pretty much gone now. I love where this is heading

edit: "Tiberius, I would finish now...have cock in ass"

chronovore · « **Reply #4395 on:** February 05, 2012, 01:25:17 AM »

Quote from: etiolate on February 03, 2012, 09:24:14 PM

"Will we be taking his BBC then?"
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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4396 on:** February 05, 2012, 01:27:39 AM »

Just saw this ep

Great ep. Maybe things change in later seasons, but right now I'm not getting the extreme Betty hate I always see online. Draper treats her like shit, and she's like this malfunctioning Stepford wife who realizes no one really cares for her, despite her playing her societal role well.

Same thing with people hating Skylar White, or Tony Soprano's wife...it's like guys root for these male, badass characters and harshly react whenever the wives lash out at how shitty they're treated.

Also, Allison Brie hnnnnngggg. Pete Campbell, what a pathetic dick

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4397 on:** February 05, 2012, 01:33:51 AM »

I've been watching a ton of Mad Men this week and am now halfway through the third season. I really like the show but the first season is still by and far my favorite. It's like they wrote everything in a nice package for the first season and once AMC gave them the green light for a second season, they said, "Well, where do we go from here?" Post-season one just seems weird and disjointed at parts, particularly this event:

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Where Don/Dick spends three weeks in California impulsively and then all of a sudden he's meeting Betty at the stables.

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Still, great show. Just has some flaws to it.

I've been watching a fair amount of Gangland. I don't care what anyone says, I like to watch an episode now and then.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4398 on:** February 05, 2012, 01:46:03 AM »

Watched the first two episodes of Downton Abbey tonight. Brilliant.

Also watched the 1920s episode of Supersizers Go... great as always.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4399 on:** February 05, 2012, 01:59:14 AM »

Quote from: The Experiment on February 05, 2012, 01:33:51 AM

I've been watching a ton of Mad Men this week and am now halfway through the third season. I really like the show but the first season is still by and far my favorite. It's like they wrote everything in a nice package for the first season and once AMC gave them the green light for a second season, they said, "Well, where do we go from here?" Post-season one just seems weird and disjointed at parts, particularly this event:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Where Don/Dick spends three weeks in California impulsively and then all of a sudden he's meeting Betty at the stables.
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Still, great show. Just has some flaws to it.

I've been watching a fair amount of Gangland. I don't care what anyone says, I like to watch an episode now and then.

I think season 3 is the best season because the characters really grow that season and it has the best drama. Season 1 is very basic. It gets the characters and their personalities down, but they don't really grow as people. Season 2 draws on this further, and finally season 3 has the show turning on all cylinders. I feel season 4 is the weakest season, and I still love it to pieces.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4400 on:** February 05, 2012, 02:00:44 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 05, 2012, 01:27:39 AM

Just saw this ep

Great ep. Maybe things change in later seasons, but right now I'm not getting the extreme Betty hate I always see online. Draper treats her like shit, and she's like this malfunctioning Stepford wife who realizes no one really cares for her, despite her playing her societal role well.

Same thing with people hating Skylar White, or Tony Soprano's wife...it's like guys root for these male, badass characters and harshly react whenever the wives lash out at how shitty they're treated.

Also, Allison Brie hnnnnngggg. Pete Campbell, what a pathetic dick

Keep watching, but I feel the same way. I really like Betty and sympathize for her situation.

She's a child, but she only acts like that because society expects her to be. You are taking forever to catch up on Mad Men. Fuck.

But yes, people idolize Walter White, Tony Soprano, and Don Draper despite the fact they are extremely shitty people. Sure, they're COOL shitty people. But they seem to unanimously take their side despite their wives being neglected and in Betty's case, this is pre-woman power days and she was raised on 50's values that the only thing a woman needs in her life to be happy is a family, kids, and a mean cooking arm. You can tell Betty doesn't even LIKE kids much, but she had them because welp, that's what society expects of her. I find Betty's tale the saddest on the series, because it's the story of a woman who was told how little she was valued and bought into it. This is even more telling in season 3 when you meet Grandpa or on season 2 when they visit Paris.

In reality, the reason Mad Men is the best show on tv is due to how subversive it is at its drama. the shows main setting takes place in an advertising agency; what better place to examine characters who have been sold on something, whether the American dream, or the wonders of having children, or something, it has absolutely failed them, and they can't seem to figure out why they're so unhappy. The show really is about the advertising of life and I think season 3 embodies this aspect the most.

When you think about it, Don's talk about advertising and love pretty much what the main theme of the series is about:

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4401 on:** February 05, 2012, 02:34:58 AM »

Ok I need someone to spoil something for me

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Sal is gay right? Good lord this is obvious, or I'm a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. I'm watching an ep where some phone line worker is hitting on him.

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Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4402 on:** February 05, 2012, 02:38:47 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 05, 2012, 02:34:58 AM

Ok I need someone to spoil something for me

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Sal is gay right? Good lord this is obvious, or I'm a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. I'm watching an ep where some phone line worker is hitting on him.
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Yes. very gay.

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Keep watching, it gets brought up.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4403 on:** February 05, 2012, 02:43:51 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 05, 2012, 02:00:44 AM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 05, 2012, 01:27:39 AM
Just saw this ep

Great ep. Maybe things change in later seasons, but right now I'm not getting the extreme Betty hate I always see online. Draper treats her like shit, and she's like this malfunctioning Stepford wife who realizes no one really cares for her, despite her playing her societal role well.

Same thing with people hating Skylar White, or Tony Soprano's wife...it's like guys root for these male, badass characters and harshly react whenever the wives lash out at how shitty they're treated.

Also, Allison Brie hnnnnngggg. Pete Campbell, what a pathetic dick

Keep watching, but I feel the same way. I really like Betty and sympathize for her situation.

She's a child, but she only acts like that because society expects her to be. You are taking forever to catch up on Mad Men. Fuck.

But yes, people idolize Walter White, Tony Soprano, and Don Draper despite the fact they are extremely shitty people. Sure, they're COOL shitty people. But they seem to unanimously take their side despite their wives being neglected and in Betty's case, this is pre-woman power days and she was raised on 50's values that the only thing a woman needs in her life to be happy is a family, kids, and a mean cooking arm. You can tell Betty doesn't even LIKE kids much, but she had them because welp, that's what society expects of her. I find Betty's tale the saddest on the series, because it's the story of a woman who was told how little she was valued and bought into it. This is even more telling in season 3 when you meet Grandpa or on season 2 when they visit Paris.

In reality, the reason Mad Men is the best show on tv is due to how subversive it is at its drama. the shows main setting takes place in an advertising agency; what better place to examine characters who have been sold on something, whether the American dream, or the wonders of having children, or something, it has absolutely failed them, and they can't seem to figure out why they're so unhappy. The show really is about the advertising of life and I think season 3 embodies this aspect the most.

When you think about it, Don's talk about advertising and love pretty much what the main theme of the series is about:

Too bad

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Don falls "in love" in S4

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Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4404 on:** February 05, 2012, 02:49:40 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 05, 2012, 02:34:58 AM

Ok I need someone to spoil something for me

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Sal is gay right? Good lord this is obvious, or I'm a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. I'm watching an ep where some phone line worker is hitting on him.
[close]

Keep watching.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4405 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:17:03 AM »

The Hobo Code....amazing ep

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4406 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:35:32 AM »

PD: Watch out for "The Suitcase" and "The Summer Man" eps in S4. Hands-down two of the best episodes of TV ever made.

In regards to the wives thing, Betty Draper becomes ridiculous towards the end of S3 and into S4. You root for her in the first two seasons because of how much of a shithead Don is to her, and her lack of agency as a '60s housewife. But in the later seasons she's insufferable.

Skylar, though, oh man, nothing fucking redeems her. She should have moved far the fuck away from Walter when she had the chance.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4407 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:43:02 AM »

I think Betty in s3/s4 is just a severe case of my "advertisement" theory I posted above. I hope Don doesn't fall in the same rut in s5.

aka

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The hope that maybe a different marriage will solve all my problems that Betty leaped into.

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Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4408 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:43:49 AM »

I still like Betty and I hope she finds happiness by the end of the series.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4409 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:44:35 AM »

I don't. Peggy and Joan are way, way, better female characters.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4410 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:53:46 AM »

Peggy sure, but Joan is pretty boring.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4411 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:55:02 AM »

uh that ass is never boring, wow himu $:-\$

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4412 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:57:41 AM »

Not her looks, her story.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4413 on:** February 05, 2012, 11:12:38 PM »

The Confession
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Confession_2011/70183460?trkid=4213507
Hulu web show with Kiefer Sutherland and John Hurt.
Kiefer is a hitman who confesses his sins to a priest (John Hurt). Pretty good. It's an hour long and tells a complete and satisfying story.

And just now I decided to watch season 2 of Stargate: Universe. I watched season 1 like a year ago... and i don't remember a fucking thing about this show. such a bad idea jumping in cold. oh well.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4414 on:** February 05, 2012, 11:21:05 PM »

Downton Abbey s2e5 - Isobel

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4415 on:** February 05, 2012, 11:38:46 PM »

I'm really curious to get your thoughts on S2, once you finish of course. Quite the controversial topic

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4416 on:** February 05, 2012, 11:44:44 PM »

You don't watch on PBS? So far, while not as good as season 1, I think it's still fantastic. I hate how a lot of the character subplots turned into romance stories, the biggest offender being Sybil and Robert - gone are the days when they would introduce interesting political fervor. I also dislike the distinct lack of meddling and scheming in the second season that made the first such a joy to watch.

That said, the 5th episode of the season was perfect Downton Abbey, with so many twists and turns and pathos up the ass.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4417 on:** February 05, 2012, 11:53:24 PM »

I finished S2 in November thanks to icefilms.

S2 felt far more soap-ish thank S1 which was straight up drama, and some of the side stories are straight up ridiculous - so forced and poorly conceived; you'll see what I'm talking about very soon. That being said I thought it was damn good, teared up a couple times, and cheered at the emotional climax

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4418 on:** February 06, 2012, 12:06:12 AM »

S2's biggest problem is pacing. S1 covers 1912 to 1914 - from the sinking of the Titantic to the start of WW1. S2 covers 1914 to 1918 in the span of 5 episodes, with almost one year passing per episode. This is far too fast paced and confusing for its own good. In one scene Ethel finds out she's pregnant, in the next scene she has a baby. This causes the season feel disjointed and lack the focused direction of S1.

It would be far more realistic for S2 to cover the entire span of the war so everything feels more grounded. That way in s3 they can concentrate on post-war Europe.

Should have gone like this:

S1 - examination of pre-war Britain from the class system to the expectation of women.
S2 - WW1 and it's effects on the Abbey and it's characters.
S3 - post-war Britain and how the war had created a new world with new ideals and the surge of a democratic Europe.

Instead they seem to have went after the shipper demo.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #4419 on:** February 06, 2012, 12:12:10 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 05, 2012, 03:43:49 AM

I still like Betty and I hope she finds happiness by the end of the series.

How can you like her? She becomes intolerable by the end of season 3. Joan gets difficult to like as well, although

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it's hard to hate her after she gets raped by her husband who is bound to die once he gets shipped off

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Also

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I wish you found out what happened to Sal, that story arc was great. I think his waifu was hot too, but I'd need to go back and re-watch.

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Anyway, Pete's secretary (or is it Kenny's?) is one of my favourite characters.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4420 on:** February 06, 2012, 12:18:23 AM »

It's not so much like as it is pity

Joan is a sad story too.

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I like that they don't revisit Sal. With something like that happening to a gay man in the 60's? He's finished.

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chronovore · « **Reply #4421 on:** February 06, 2012, 02:06:09 AM »

Stumbled into eyeing the finale of Sherlock's 2nd season. Fantastic!

etiolate · « **Reply #4422 on:** February 06, 2012, 04:08:29 AM »

I'm kind of hooked on Justified. The show also makes me hungry for fried chicken and bourbon. =/ So not healthy.

Kentucky-bore: Is the state that full of neo-nazis for real? If I go to Kentucky and take the wrong road, will I receive Deliverance?

Eric P · « **Reply #4423 on:** February 06, 2012, 05:24:02 AM »

I've been watching Mad Dogs which is One Damn Thing After Another, The Series.

It's about these four life long friends who have been invited on vacation by their nouveau rich friend to spend some time at his expansive French Villa. Things go horribly, horribly, horribly wrong in wildly entertaining ways involving serbian mafia, corrupt cops and thinly veiled animosities coming to the surface. It's a hell of a lot of fun but the ending to the first series is a bit happier than I was expecting. They recently made a second series which is airing now, which is also quite good in the "hell in a handbasket" mode.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4424 on:** February 06, 2012, 10:38:58 AM »

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4425 on:** February 06, 2012, 07:56:15 PM »

i never even heard of this until today:

The River

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Famed explorer Dr. Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood) went looking for magic deep in the uncharted Amazon and never returned. The shocking truth about his disappearance is out there, somewhere, just waiting to be discovered. To the millions of kids who grew up watching his nature show, Dr. Cole was a hero. To his own son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), he was more of an enigma. Now, six months after he vanished, Lincoln is finally ready to bury the past when Dr. Cole's emergency beacon suddenly goes off. At the urging of his mother, Tess (Leslie Hope), Lincoln reluctantly joins her on a search for his father. To fund the rescue, they agree to let Dr. Cole's cagey ex-producer, Clark (Paul Blackthorne), film the mission documentary-style. The mixed crew of old friends and new acquaintances includes the sexy and resourceful Lena (Eloise Mumford), loyal mechanic Emilio (Daniel Zacapa) and lethal bodyguard Captain Kurt Brynildson (Thomas Kretschmann).

you can watch the pilot here:
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/exclusive-the-river-sneak-peek-pilot-marbeley/5ra8ui0

it's from the makers of Paranormal Activity and yes, it is a "found footage" tv show. I hated Paranormal Activity but i actually really enjoyed this. It's able to capture that "mystery" that Lost had when it first started without the obvious tropes of shows that have attempted to duplicate it since.

based on the first two episode it seems that it's gonna do a somewhat "monster of the week" structure with the various spooky paranormal stuff found in the Amazon while also having a specific plot thread that leads it all in one direction.

the thing is that it totally does a lot of the same things you saw in Paranormal Activity. They manage to setup camera in the important scenes and there is totally a part where they fast forward time throughout the night. unlike paranormal activity, the "day time" scenes still take place in a hostile location so you dont get that cold-hot thing where you're just waiting for it to be night for something to happen.

i dug it.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4426 on:** February 07, 2012, 09:50:21 AM »

So is anyone watching Lost...I mean, Paranormal Activity...I mean, Lost... I mean The River tonight?

Edit: Whoops, didn't even read fistful's post.

Mupepe · « **Reply #4427 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:01:13 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on February 07, 2012, 09:50:21 AM

So is anyone watching Lost...I mean, Paranormal Activity...I mean, Lost... I mean The River tonight?

Edit: Whoops, didn't even read fistful's post.

I want to. What channel and what time??

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4428 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:03:56 PM »

ABC 9/8c

Mupepe · « **Reply #4429 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:05:07 PM »

Yeah boi! We gon' get our fuck on

I'll be watching it because Orin Peli or whatever seems to make decent stuff. He was involved with Insidious right? I liked that.

Robo · « **Reply #4430 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:16:45 PM »

Started watching The League over the weekend. Had some initial reservations about it being about fantasy football, but it's pretty damn funny. I can't believe I'm only just now watching it, really.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4431 on:** February 07, 2012, 12:57:47 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on February 07, 2012, 12:05:07 PM

Yeah boi! We gon' get our fuck on

I'll be watching it because Orin Peli or whatever seems to make decent stuff. He was involved with Insidious right? I liked that.

hey! you can watch the first two episodes right now here:
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/exclusive-the-river-sneak-peek-pilot-marbeley/5ra8ui0

Mupepe · « **Reply #4432 on:** February 07, 2012, 01:18:49 PM »

Oh I saw that above but I tend to skim and I saw "sneak peek" so I didn't think it was the whole thing. Thanks, dude!

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4433 on:** February 07, 2012, 03:01:03 PM »

Quote from: Robo on February 07, 2012, 12:16:45 PM

Started watching The League over the weekend. Had some initial reservations about it being about fantasy football, but it's pretty damn funny. I can't believe I'm only just now watching it, really.

Me neither. Shit is amazing. FX owns so hard.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4434 on:** February 07, 2012, 03:15:19 PM »

I started watching The League consistently during season two. The ending for season three is pretty interesting.

Huff · « **Reply #4435 on:** February 07, 2012, 03:20:45 PM »

Just came to post about The League. Watched all of season 1 and going to breeze through season 2 this weekend. Love this show

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4436 on:** February 07, 2012, 03:21:52 PM »

I watched from the first ep, like with Always Sunny. FX

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4437 on:** February 07, 2012, 03:28:50 PM »

Quote from: Robo on February 07, 2012, 12:16:45 PM

Started watching The League over the weekend. Had some initial reservations about it being about fantasy football, but it's pretty damn funny. I can't believe I'm only just now watching it, really.

The fantasy football aspect is treated as the thread for all the funny shit that happens. Sort of in the background. Definitely a show that can be enjoyed without being into fantasy football.

Mupepe · « **Reply #4438 on:** February 07, 2012, 06:53:35 PM »

So is American Horror Story worth watching?

Diunx · « **Reply #4439 on:** February 07, 2012, 08:14:11 PM »

Yeah its pretty fun.

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Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 1236630 times)