Author Topic: TV Shows (Read 63645 times)

Shale · « **Reply #25 on:** April 14, 2008, 02:47:32 AM »

Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii justified all the faith I had in Catherine Tate's return. She had some great scenes, and bounced off David Tennant in a way Billie Piper and Freema Agyeman never could - at best they came off as rebellious teenagers, not equals, and always came back to the whole "Doctor knows best" mindset. Donna actually acts like an adult instead of a Doctor groupie. Awesome episode overall to boot. I repeat from the first post - watch the damn show.

Buffy: Finished season 2. Kick ass, despite a slow start. "Passion" in particular had some of the best suspense/horror scenes I've ever seen in a TV show, Spike/Drusilla/Angelus made for interesting villainy (and Spike had some highly amusing moments pre-wussification, e.g. "Halloween"), character development was strong across the board, and the action and comedy elements continue to be very good. Definitely seeing why the show gets hype.

Grefter · « **Reply #26 on:** April 14, 2008, 08:56:54 AM »

The episode(s?) of the new Doctor Who that people should watch for certain other than the Master ones (Because the Master is your god) is the ones with the Familly in them. They are holy shit disturbing to how much the Doctor usually is just completely and totally fucking with people.

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #27 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:01:42 PM »

News: Reaper has been renewed for 13 episodes as a mid-season replacement.

Views: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAW!

Strago · « **Reply #28 on:** May 13, 2008, 06:50:11 PM »

Lost has been quite fun, recently. Exciting episodes for the most part, with solid storytelling and a nice feeling that the plot is really moving towards something that matters in a big way.

Season 4 of Battlestar Galactica has been fucking phenomenal. Words cannot express how happy it has made me. Why does nobody else watch this?

superaielman · « **Reply #29 on:** May 14, 2008, 03:06:40 AM »

It's a plot by trekkies to drive you bonkers?

Only TV I've been watching of late that isn't sports is the WWE. It's fun in small doses.

Strago · « **Reply #30 on:** May 14, 2008, 05:03:42 AM »

Man, it's a plot by a single Trekkie who was always completely obviously more intelligent and creative than all the other trekkies. How does that at least make you even a tiny bit interested?

superaielman · « **Reply #31 on:** May 14, 2008, 05:30:53 AM »

I've actually gotten out of the habit of watching Sci-fi. I blame how awful Star Trek: Voyager was. The bit of Reaper I saw was decent as well.

Grefter · « **Reply #32 on:** May 14, 2008, 08:31:23 AM »

Firefly and the way it was snatched away from me before it could even get started burned me off on Sci Fi for about a decade. A friend of mine swears by BSG though, hear season 3 is poop though.

Excal · « **Reply #33 on:** May 14, 2008, 09:33:49 AM »

I cannot vouch for season three, though I've yet to hear anything bad about the series. That said, I'm watching TV mostly through friends forcing dvds upon me, and so I have recently seen Firefly, which is great writing and interaction, as well as most of season 1 of BSG, which has the above mentioned awesome of Firefly, as well as the dramatic tension and added depth one gets when the cast is flawed instead of being untouchable paragons of goodness and light, or at least thoroughly tamed by them in Jayne's case (Though Jayne is probably more awesome than anyone short of Commander Adama)

Aside from that, will also occasionally contemplate going out of my way to watch Two and a Half Men, which is a sit com that's surprisingly funny and well written, and which comprises the entirity of what I watch on actual tv outside of the stray bit of hockey I might catch.

Strago · « **Reply #34 on:** May 15, 2008, 06:46:40 AM »

Quote from: Grefter on May 14, 2008, 08:31:23 AM

Firefly and the way it was snatched away from me before it could even get started burned me off on Sci Fi for about a decade. A friend of mine swears by BSG though, hear season 3 is poop though.

Strongly disagree about Season 3. The beginning of it, especially, is completely effing awesome. There's some crap in the middle areas, definitely, specifically starting around the halfway point, but there was a similar amount of even more offensively bad crap in Season 2. Both are still awesome. And Firefly being snatched away from you is a terrible reason, when BSG is now in its final season and it's not like their contract is suddenly going to be pulled out from under them or something. Seriously, watch it.

Grefter · « **Reply #35 on:** May 15, 2008, 08:44:46 AM »

To far. I am not a huge Sci-Fi follower of television. Firefly got stolen from me, Farscape which I vaguely liked and watched in patches got rudely put down by existence (a lot less the network's fault there). I will stick to genres that won't consistently be screwed over and give it very little support over all.

The face that I am over television kind of helps there though. Also that I am a spiteful arsehole and will poke my eyes out to spite my face.

Shale · « **Reply #36 on:** May 17, 2008, 01:12:10 AM »

Your face probably had it coming.

Buffython continues. Season 3 was quality; not quite up to the second season's standard, but that's not exactly a low bar to set. The Mayor was a neat villain and there was good character work throughout, especially when he and Faith got their dynamic going (which should have happened a bit sooner, but eh, nitpicking), and the finale was impressive.

Edit: Reaper renewed? Kick ASS.

Shale · « **Reply #37 on:** May 21, 2008, 10:10:21 PM »

News! Beginning with the 2010 season, Steven Moffat will take over as producer and head writer of Doctor Who. Anybody who's followed the series knows why this is awesome.

Grefter · « **Reply #38 on:** June 07, 2008, 09:35:35 AM »

Meh fits here best I think.

Bill Hicks, Sane Man - Worth what I payed for it. Bill Hicks was awesome. Really good stuff. His material get repetative the more performances you see, shock though, that is stand up.

Dhyerwolf · « **Reply #39 on:** June 07, 2008, 10:04:07 AM »

Reaper- All the hype here made me watch the limited number of episodes they have on the CW website (Think it's maybe the last 5). Fun show, although I wish the beginning ones were more easily accessible.

Strago · « **Reply #40 on:** June 07, 2008, 02:34:58 PM »

Battlestar Galactica last night was effing phenomenal.

*throws sharp object at Grefter*

Grefter · « **Reply #41 on:** June 07, 2008, 03:57:16 PM »

What was that? Your girly show about frilly pink dresses was fabulous? Whatever.

Dexter - This is cool.

superaielman · « **Reply #42 on:** June 07, 2008, 04:26:42 PM »

Seconding Gref on the Dexter hype. Listened to some of it while reading in the other room, it was very enjoyable. I should catch more of it.

Grefter · « **Reply #43 on:** June 11, 2008, 09:57:19 AM »

Scrap Heap Challenge - I haven't hyped this for a bit since later seasons of it haven't had as many crowning moments of awesome (It is Brittish, so short seasons and are showing it daily where it appears to have been a weekly show, so flying through them), they generally are at their best when they have to do something a little bit abstract or just have a specific goal, a lot more specialist vehicles where I have seen lately. Still fun easy to watch while eating though.

Tonight though was awesome. None of this teams head to head thing. They got an all star team and the general public to make stuff. Public had as long as they wanted for it I think. Anyway, it was just vehicles again, racing. But the awesome is that it was make them out of furniture. So you have pool tables, baths, baths with toilets, dinner tables, a three piece washer/dryer/dishwasher set and all sorts of cool shit like that. Pretty awesome.

Otter · « **Reply #44 on:** June 11, 2008, 10:25:43 AM »

I told you guys forever ago that I saw the first season of Dexter and it was really cool! No one listened!

Cotigo · « **Reply #45 on:** June 11, 2008, 05:06:31 PM »

Because nobody gives a shit!

NotMiki · « **Reply #46 on:** June 12, 2008, 01:06:35 AM »

Can't say I agree about Dexter. The novelty wears, the narration grates, the supporting cast sucks.

I don't tend to go in for cop shows in the first place, though, so take that with a grain of salt if likes you some CSI and Law & Order.

Grefter · « **Reply #47 on:** June 12, 2008, 08:44:15 AM »

I don't mind CSI when it isn't mimicing The Core with epic failure at science. I don't watch it, but I won't turn it off if someone has left the TV on and I am getting some food. Law and Order is massive fail.

Dexter plays with some fun things to do with Serial Killers. It has that whole "I am an emotionless killing machine" thing going on which is pretty clearly a complete and total lie that the guy is telling himself and uses it to justify things. He might be emotionally retarded, but he is still feeling things. And there is some other fun things. I won't exactly go out and buy it right now. So the show isn't Venture Brothers good, but it is worth a look is all, just kind of cool.

Edit - Disclaimer: Most of the time CSI is The Core level fail at science.

Shale · « **Reply #48 on:** July 08, 2008, 02:11:57 AM »

Okay, so the latest season of Doctor Who just ended and it was fucking awesome. Donna is easily the best companion of the last four years, barring maybe the first version of Jack Harkness, the episodes were generally high-quality and included some really great genre pieces, and the finale was pure fanservice cheese but so goddamn good at it. Definitely ended Davies' run as head writer on a high note.

Grefter · « **Reply #49 on:** July 08, 2008, 08:45:00 AM »

I have lost track of the modern series. Is this the Master stuff or is there more that I am just to lazy to actually get up to date with? Cause it would have to be amazing to beat the Here Comes the Drums stuff.