Author Topic: TV Shows (Read 63983 times)

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #450 on:** December 14, 2014, 11:48:14 PM »

I realized Amazon Instant was a thing and I have 30 days free Amazon Prime due to shenanigans with an order and going back and forth with customer service finally resulted in this.

The Walking Dead- Just started watching this. It's been okay, but not great so far? I don't really like Shane and Lori so far~ I've saw the first two episodes, and started the third. I felt the first ep was the strongest so far at least. Liked the scenes with the father and son who saved Rick, and the father's dilemma with the mother. Also poor horse. I had to cover my eyes during that bit and it takes a lot for a horror element to make a CT do that!~

Grefter · « **Reply #451 on:** December 14, 2014, 11:54:18 PM »

For what it is worth from someone that hasn't seen it (due to being zombied out), but having a finger on the pulse of the internet says that season 1 is a slow burn and it picks up in Season 2/3.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #452 on:** December 15, 2014, 12:08:29 AM »

Honestly, Season 1 is a lot more well-paced than Season 2. Though Season 2 has a lot more interpersonal drama than zombie plot. So it just depends what you enjoy more of in zombie apocalypse stories.

Fudozukushi · « **Reply #453 on:** December 15, 2014, 01:15:34 AM »

Season 2 is absolute fucking garbage.

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #454 on:** December 17, 2014, 10:09:21 PM »

That doesn't bode well!~

Thanks for the inputs everyone

Yeah I have to agree, season 2 isn't going well so far.

I think my favorite characters are Dale, Glenn and surprisingly Daryl, I like that whole hunting skills survivalist thing he has going on and stuff. I've been liking Lori better recently, T-Dog is ok, as is Rick. Andrea was probably my favorite female in S1 but I don't really like her anymore, still dislike Shane (I think that's the point though)~

superaielman · « **Reply #455 on:** January 30, 2015, 09:06:05 PM »

Orphan Black- completely awesome. Fantastically acted and shot TV show. The basic plot premise is super silly (Clones... clones everywhere) but it's so well acted and so much fun that you don't care. Tatiana Maslany knocks it out of the park in every role she's given on the show.

Dhyerwolf · « **Reply #456 on:** January 31, 2015, 01:57:30 AM »

Watching Borgia on Netflix (Not The Borgias, although I've seen that too). Very recommendable series. Most of the casting appearance wise is almost dead on at some points. It does an amazing job of mixing far-out plotlines with historical context. All the characters are bat-shit insane, but that seems true to life. There are obviously some liberties taken, but it really does at least follow along the narrative of their actual lives really well.

superaielman · « **Reply #457 on:** February 09, 2015, 09:11:24 PM »

Finished up season one of Orphan Black. Show is trying way -way- way too hard on the main plot, but it's still so much fun as a way to show off what the lead actress can do.

Fenrir · « **Reply #458 on:** March 08, 2015, 09:57:16 PM »

Gomorrah is really great if you need another super gritty drama series with unlikeable characters.
Here it's about the Italian mafia. It's written by a journalist who's now under heavy police protection because he's received threats from the mafia. He also has been criticized by Berlusconi (former Italian president) because Berlusconi has no shame whatsoever about his corrupt ties.

The Duck · « **Reply #459 on:** March 09, 2015, 12:40:44 AM »

Is that related to the movie Gomorrah?

Fenrir · « **Reply #460 on:** March 09, 2015, 12:57:39 AM »

Yeah. Same author, same subject, different events. No dudes firing guns on the beach in their underwear.
I haven't watched the movie so I can't compare.

Shale · « **Reply #461 on:** March 23, 2015, 01:17:50 PM »

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was really, really good. Like, "we watched the whole thing in 30 hours" good. Excellent performances and a lot of really well-played absurdity. Ellie Kemper nails the lead role but Jane Krakowski and Carol Kane are the ones who make the show something special.

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #462 on:** March 23, 2015, 07:46:44 PM »

Quote from: Shale on March 23, 2015, 01:17:50 PM

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was really, really good. Like, "we watched the whole thing in 30 hours" good. Excellent performances and a lot of really well-played absurdity. Ellie Kemper nails the lead role but Jane Krakowski and Carol Kane are the ones who make the show something special.

I enjoyed it way more than expected, though I do feel the first couple episodes were kinda weak? The show really hit its stride in the 3rd episode or so.

White Collar: Finally finished. The show ended the most logical way it could. Generally fun, probably lasted about one season too long? They were just never able to move away from the baseline conflict between Peter and Neal, which caused the show to feel a bit samey.

Shale · « **Reply #463 on:** April 01, 2015, 07:53:48 PM »

Are you watching the Flash? You should be watching the Flash. Jesus Christ this show is awesome.

Fudozukushi · « **Reply #464 on:** April 02, 2015, 12:21:24 AM »

Quote from: Shale on April 01, 2015, 07:53:48 PM

Are you watching the Flash? You should be watching the Flash. Jesus Christ this show is awesome.

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #465 on:** April 02, 2015, 07:26:50 AM »

Gravity Falls: This show is fun. Full of dumb hero, but the internal consistency and build up is great, the background clues/gags are well hidden, the writing is clever, and it manages to pull out some epic finales without any whiplash. Surprisingly dark show overall, though. Like... a lot of sorta grim stuff and some unpleasant implications in a lot of places. Moving to Disney XD let them do MORE weird stuff that merits the occasional snark of "Kids show!"

Speaking of, pones starts this weekend. Woot.

superaielman · « **Reply #466 on:** April 04, 2015, 11:12:23 PM »

House of Cards: Finished season two. The plot was uh less good this season, namely because the Walkers were idiotic beyond belief. I still enjoyed the living hell out of the show. Wright and Spacey are both amazing, and the supporting cast is good too.

Fenrir · « **Reply #467 on:** June 01, 2015, 11:01:11 PM »

Am I the only one who finds the epic large scale battles in Game of Thrones extremely boring?

Points to the main bad guy doing the "Well what is it??" gesture from Dark Souls at the end, I guess

Sierra · « **Reply #468 on:** June 01, 2015, 11:54:18 PM »

I haven't watched GoT past season three yet (having read the books, I don't feel any particular rush to keep up with the show). I'm faintly curious in an academic sense about adaptation choices since the show is now covering the point where the books fall right apart, but my sister assures me I shouldn't bother with it anymore. The writers hit the Rape as Character Development button again it sounds like?

Dark Holy Elf · « **Reply #469 on:** June 01, 2015, 11:58:54 PM »

Apparently in a rather gratuitous way, and one that wasn't in the books at all, at that. (Disclaimer: I haven't watched it myself, so this is secondhand from friends who do.)

I have no fucking idea how someone took a look at the Song of Ice and Fire series and said "You know what this needs in its TV adaptation? More rape."

Fenrir · « **Reply #470 on:** June 02, 2015, 12:01:54 AM »

Yeah.
I thought it was handed well though, unlike last season's.

Cotigo · « **Reply #471 on:** June 02, 2015, 04:33:32 AM »

Assuming we're talking about the same scene, it at least makes since given the character who committed the rape, unlike last season's. Haven't seen it myself to judge how it was handled though. It was also basically in the books, too, just Jeyne Poole doesn't exist as a character in the show so it ended up happening to the character who took her place in that arc.

Still, they've been screwing that up since season 1 with Khal Drogo and Dany, and season 4's is pretty much lambasted as a wtf this doesn't even make sense by people on the ASoIaF forums I read, so there's not a whole lot of room to make me imagine it was handled all that well.

Again, haven't seen it though, so who even knows.

Sierra · « **Reply #472 on:** June 02, 2015, 10:31:18 AM »

What might mystify the most is that the producers evidently thought it worthwhile to shift screentime from one of the more compelling (if still hateable) puppetmasters in the books to Evil McTorturepants in the show.

Fenrir · « **Reply #473 on:** June 02, 2015, 12:42:25 PM »

Who's the more compelling puppetmaster, his father?

The "motivation"for S4 rape was understandable, I really really didn't like how the show was making the rapist more sympathetic than the victim? Essentially right now he's "previously an asshole, now on a path to redemption well he just raped someone but he's still cool"
I think it flirted with the unconscious idea that marital rape doesn't count as much, which a lot of people take for granted. This also makes the S5 rape better in retrospect (.... Yeah) since it's clearly shown as wrong despite being marital

superaielman · « **Reply #474 on:** June 02, 2015, 04:43:42 PM »

House of Cards- Finished season 3. I didn't think there was much of a dropoff between 2 and 3, though yeah neither is on par with season 1.

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