Damn it I forgot the following also:
House of Cards
Ever watch the original BBC House of Cards?
Ever watch the original BBC House of Cards? I think it's much better (the first of the three series only).No I haven't but have been curious about it. I went back a year or two ago and went through episode (yay amazon prime). I enjoyed it and I'm not usually into politics TV shows.
I'm currently making my way through The West Wing; maybe a dozen episodes left. My most conservative friends always gave me a lot of grief for liking it.
Started watching Marco Polo. Digging it so far. Finally a series based on he greatest empire the wicked has ever seen, that of the Great Khans, the Empire of the Mongols.
Started watching Marco Polo. Digging it so far. Finally a series based on he greatest empire the wicked has ever seen, that of the Great Khans, the Empire of the Mongols.
Started watching Marco Polo. Digging it so far. Finally a series based on he greatest empire the wicked has ever seen, that of the Great Khans, the Empire of the Mongols.I can't wait to start this series after my son starts sleeping more through the night
Dark as fuck.. but it was pretty good. Enjoying Marco Polo right now.
I haven't started yet but look forward to it. The kung-fu I've seen in the trailers has me a little worried about Chow Yun Fat running across bamboo tree tops.
So am I the only one that liked The Bridge?I liked it. I downloaded the original Danish version, Bron, but haven't gotten to it yet.
It isn't as over the top as the trailers. Characters seem to be pretty well done, and I'm enjoying the sets, must of cost a fortune.
Going through "Breaking Bad". I like it a lot, but it's getting more depressing as it goes through.You're in for a treat. Which season are you watching right now ?
You're in for a treat. Which season are you watching right now ?
Will finish 2nd Season today. It's pretty engaging but Jesse exasperates me sometimes.Oh boy ... I wish I was you right now. True, the characters are just psychos, but it only gets to serve the story later. Just enjoy the ride.
I loved the first season of Blue Bloods but its getting monotonous
Going through "Breaking Bad". I like it a lot, but it's getting more depressing as it goes through.I was alright with Breaking Bad for a while. It never really caught me, but it was entertaining.
Anybody watch Fringe?
Nice modern X-Files reboot. Series sucked after Season 3 imo, but I liked it enough to start rewatching.
Anybody watch Fringe?
Nice modern X-Files reboot. Series sucked after Season 3 imo, but I liked it enough to start rewatching.
Anybody watch Fringe?LOVE Fringe.
Nice modern X-Files reboot. Series sucked after Season 3 imo, but I liked it enough to start rewatching.
Yes, I've seen the whole series. Even used the theme as my ringtone for a while. (See the first post, but don't read the spoiler.)
I don't think it's in the same league as The X-Files, but The X-Files is my favorite TV series so maybe I'm biased.
Gotham, 5/10
I wanted to like it, but it's too corny.
Just finished watching American Horror Story (All four seasons)Richard Dean is awesome!
I've now started on Stargate SG-1 (on episode 12 of Season 1, watching with Amazon Prime) I always liked Stargate the movie but never got around to watching any of the TV series. I got to say I'm growing quite fond of Amanda Tapping.
Started Allegiance shortly after and have caught up to current. Seems interesting, though the characters still have a sheen of artificiality. Will watch more.
Some of us were brought up on the original British version and find the new Spaceyfied version more difficult to return to.
I have the UK version on the queue and look forward to it. But I do like the US version, in spite of Spacey, he is a bit hammey and his accent is hard to take.
Daredevil on Netflix anyone? Just finished the first season, only one so far. Impressively high production value and good writing. End of the second episode had one of the best fight scenes I have ever seen. Last few episodes felt rushed and too tidy, but I will definitely watch the next season to see if it pans out.I've watched this nearly all the way through and have just been blown away with the quality of it. The sound has been amazing, the lighting has been amazing and I've enjoyed the writing. And yeah, some of the best fight scenes to ever grace a television. I've been quite enjoying it.
Anyone else watching Black Mirror?
Anyone else watching Black Mirror?
I made it through the first episode with some difficulty: I don't know if it's true that our society has already given up on trying to halfway decent but if it is true, I had rather not think about it.
I'm currently waiting for the new season of Orphan Black. I love that show and binge watched all of it in two days last week. I'm going to have to re-watch the first two seasons in case I missed any subtle plot details in my continuous hours of watching :P.
Julia Child making French style omelets of all kinds. Did you know with two pans going you could feed a party of 60 people in 30 minutes? I'm waiting to see if she kills one of the stagehands. p:8
And "Tyrant," which is coming back for season two starting next week. Cannot wait to see how Barry gets out from in front of the firing squad.
Wayward Pines progression...
4-So, what's up with the Hail Hydra midget? Good guy, bad guy, mastermind, wtf?
I already thought it smelled like twin peaks, a midget is too much
Check your tall privilege Analingus.
If I didn't care for Twin Peaks (I tried, I seriously seriously tried), will I like Wayward?
I just watched Wayward 1-3 and I give up.
This is the usual Shyamalan: a whole lotta nothing. poo (That guy was a one hit wonder. Sixth Sense is excellent, but everything after has been utterly predictable.) Wayward seems to take its inspiration from The Village, probably his worst movie. Abandon all hope ye who enter . . .
Kiro, unfortunately it's nothing like Twin Peaks, so you might actually like it. :P
If he's so predictable, tell us what the story is about from the three episodes you watched. I'm just curious what you think you know from that.
I actually liked The Village. Signs was brilliant until he actually revealed the fern aliens then it all crashed and burned.Unbreakable may be my favorite.
If he's so predictable, tell us what the story is about from the three episodes you watched. I'm just curious what you think you know from that.
Finally started Better Call Saul. Two episodes in- it's depressingly good.Agreed. It took me just until the end of the second episode to get hooked. It may end up being nearly as good as BB. So that's pretty much all I've been watching. Waiting for Masters of Sex to begin again, as it's also one of my favourite shows. I don't watch too many... Hard to pry away from the music.
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Last night I watched the first episode of True Detective season 2... not as captivating as the first season with Woody and Matthew but it was good enough as an initial "set-up" piece. I hate Collin Farrell or whatever his name is, but he looks menacing here, it might be a good piece for him. But thing is, EVERYONE looks menacing, even the lovable Vince Vaughn lol!Yeah, it's Vince Vaughn that I'm not so sure about. I'll give it some time.
Yeah, it's Vince Vaughn that I'm not so sure about. I'll give it some time.
4. Game of Thrones (season 5) - I think it's pretty redundant to mention GoT as it's probably the most mainstrem TV series right now and I'm sure practically everyone's watched it. That being said, season 5 delivered too many shocks typical of GoT that by the time I hit that I've become numb to even the most shocking twists and turns in the last couple episodes. One of the disappointments with season 5 is that they haven't picked up any of Bran's plot from where he left off with a cliffhanger at the end of season 4. Bran's story wasn't one of the most interesting in the show but it held one of the series' darkest mysteries, and just when they were finally on the verging of getting some answers they left it out for an entire season? Typical of GRRM.The show producers were very up front about the fact that they weren't going to touch the Bran storyline until next season. It's understandable. The last season went very far with it and there wasn't a whole lot else they could do without jumping that storyline way ahead of the books.
I've kept up with Dark Matter and Killjoys so far since they both are nice summer-time light watching. We'll see if they stay interest. Dark Matter has a solid cast.
Regarding GoT, I started watching this season but after they decided to completely make up the story, making wholesale changes to what actually happened in the books, I lost interest immediately. Perhaps I will return to it after all the books are finished (so in 20 years), but for now the HBO version is a fraud.I wasn't crazy about a lot of the changes, either.
Penny Dreadful (Showtime) I think has the best characters development and dialogue right now of all the TV series currently running. One more episode of season 2 remaining.
You get over it, and he starts to earn his worth. It actually adds to the layers as you'll see. Kind of shows you the complexities of the time with the younger brother marrying his dead brothers fiancee (as expected by custom), pandering to daddy's loyalist tendencies, etc. I don't think the show works is you use Captain America. The protagonist actually has to look unassuming and non threatening to fit his role.
It's actually a nice contrast to Alpha male personalities like John Andre and Benedict Arnold. Not to mention wild man Robert Rogers. I also was quite impressed by the portrayal of George Washington. I don't think I've ever seen a better GW anywhere, especially in S2.
Nearly caught up on S2 of Halt and Catch Fire. Each episode is total cringe, but it's still an entertaining watch. If you've seen the first season, you have an idea what the expect. Also the focus is on *SPOILERS* online gaming *SPOILERS* this time around.
I've been eyeing the Wachowski's new series Sense8 for some time, but having wasted two precious hours of my life which I'll never get back with their recent disasterfuck Jupiter Ascending is making me reconsider.
Utopia (UK) - Love this show. Season 1 was FANTASTIC
Keep your expectations low for Season 2. It's been a slow unrealistic drag so far. Last episode offered some potential...
Did you like Homeland? Don't know if that was discussed in this thread but liked the 1st two seasons of that show a lot. Season 3 became hard to swallow. Haven't seen the latest season.
^It's a season 2 of a show that wasn't meant to last more than one. Works about as much as you'd expect.I really enjoyed the small-town dynamics moreso than the police/investigation storylines. I feel that's what makes it stand out.
No Offence, binge watched up to episode 5. It's a high-brow parody-ish British police procedural. You have the hardass boss, their myopic and even more stubborn superior, and the protagonist, a single mother who gets shut down for promotion in the first episode, because she ran a perp into street and watched his head get splattered by a bus.
It's good. Not amazing or perhaps memorable if you're seen a lot of these over the years, but it's a decent go. Everyone's actually quite a bit nicer to each other, even with their stereotypical roles and all. The individual episodes have crimes to be solved, but there's also an overarching serial murder case from the first one on.
Penny Dreadful S2 E3. Enjoyed that episode quite a bit, and looking forward to the rest now. Really like the dedicated Eva Green character development episodes. Nice breaks from all the congested story lines of people you only give half a rat's ass about.Alright, I've got to check this out. Time to see if season 1 is on any streaming services...
Bojack Horseman season 2: watch it (after watching the first season, it's worth it)
Thank You! I have been waiting for someone to report on this. I ended up liking the first season, which made me very concerned about whether a second season could even be good.
Did they keep the awesome intro, or change it, like most shows that make it to season two?
Ugh..Wayward Pines finale. I know it was designed for one season, but there's no way I can think of possibly watching a S2 if they do one now.
I might be the only person I know that liked it. Maybe I'm just extra-empathetic, but I could really put myself into their situation and feel the stress of what it would be like to be on that humanity life boat. The abies coming in was intense.
Have we discusssed Mr Robot?
That's my favorite show at the moment. Great writing.