Author Topic: TV Shows (Read 62596 times)

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #75 on:** February 09, 2009, 10:54:31 PM »

I like House due to the Holmes references, really. That's about it. Don't watch it regularly, though.

NotMiki · « **Reply #76 on:** February 10, 2009, 02:39:27 AM »

Quote from: Rob the Stampede on February 09, 2009, 10:54:31 PM

Don't watch it regularly

Sound advice.

Shale · « **Reply #77 on:** February 14, 2009, 04:38:52 AM »

Well the Dollhouse pilot was pretty damn good. Here's hoping they can keep it up for the full season (and beyond, if Fox isn't a bunch of dicks).

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #78 on:** February 14, 2009, 04:59:53 AM »

I think the words of Christopher Titus come to mind.

"And I know for a fact that there IS a God, because I survived three seasons on the Fox Network."

Ryogo · « **Reply #79 on:** February 14, 2009, 05:47:48 AM »

Quote from: Hunter Sopko on February 14, 2009, 04:59:53 AM

I think the words of Christopher Titus come to mind.

"And I know for a fact that there IS a God, because I survived three seasons on the Fox Network."

Damn I miss that show... There was no good reason to cancel it

Shale · « **Reply #80 on:** February 18, 2009, 07:41:53 PM »

Public service announcement: Reaper is coming back on the air two weeks from yesterday. Watch it or I will give Orion your home addresses.

Dunefar · « **Reply #81 on:** March 05, 2009, 04:15:57 AM »

So yeah, Life on Mars is the first TV show in ages to get my interest. It's well written, stylish and damned interesting.

Of course, by the time I finally really get into it, ABC cancels it. I remember why I gave up on TV before.

Shale · « **Reply #82 on:** March 05, 2009, 04:20:01 AM »

Try watching the original? It's British, so it's still short, but it's got an ending. And a sequel!

Dunefar · « **Reply #83 on:** March 05, 2009, 04:20:56 AM »

It's also British, so I'll pass.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #84 on:** March 05, 2009, 05:21:24 AM »

Have I mentioned that I very much enjoy Chuck? It's got Adam Baldwin in it, so I shouldn't need to give any supporting evidence.

Sierra · « **Reply #85 on:** March 05, 2009, 07:37:50 AM »

Quote from: Dunefar on March 05, 2009, 04:20:56 AM

It's also British, so I'll pass.

You say this like it's a bad thing. I do not comprehend.

Dhyerwolf · « **Reply #86 on:** March 05, 2009, 08:31:05 AM »

Quote from: Rob the Stampede on March 05, 2009, 05:21:24 AM

Have I mentioned that I very much enjoy Chuck? It's got Adam Baldwin in it, so I shouldn't need to give any supporting evidence.

I also very much enjoy it, minus the constant plot-hole they need to constantly drive through.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #87 on:** March 05, 2009, 08:48:34 AM »

I forgave them when I saw they cast Scott Bakula as Chuck and Ellie's dad. This was after they cast TRON!!!! as Captain Awesome's.

Grefter · « **Reply #88 on:** March 05, 2009, 10:40:25 AM »

Quote from: Dunefar on March 05, 2009, 04:15:57 AM

So yeah, Life on Mars is the first TV show in ages to get my interest. It's well written, stylish and damned interesting.

Of course, by the time I finally really get into it, ABC cancels it. I remember why I gave up on TV before.

Fail Dune. Fail very hard. It is named after DAVID BOWIE. How the fuck can you stand watching a shitty American remake? The entire THING is pure Brit. 70's/80's Brit at that (so less Chav). It is a fantastic series that I highly reccomend and Ashes to Ashes isn't bad either.

Shale · « **Reply #89 on:** March 09, 2009, 04:30:09 AM »

Anybody who isn't watching Batman: The Brave and the Bold really should be if they like Silver Age comics. This week, Batman teamed up with a group of alternate-universe Batmen to fight an evil Batman. How is that not the perfect TV show?

Fudozukushi · « **Reply #90 on:** March 09, 2009, 06:04:36 AM »

Quote from: Shale on March 09, 2009, 04:30:09 AM

Anybody who isn't watching Batman: The Brave and the Bold really should be if they like Silver Age comics. This week, Batman teamed up with a group of alternate-universe Batmen to fight an evil Batman. How is that not the perfect TV show?

I can only handle so much camp!

Ultradude · « **Reply #91 on:** March 09, 2009, 09:07:32 PM »

Quote from: Shale on March 09, 2009, 04:30:09 AM

Anybody who isn't watching Batman: The Brave and the Bold really should be if they like Silver Age comics. This week, Batman teamed up with a group of alternate-universe Batmen to fight an evil Batman. How is that not the perfect TV show?

This. I was expecting more of the same tripe we've been getting post-JLU, but B&B is actually really fun to watch. The episode with Aquaman was my favorite so far, mostly because of Aquaman himself.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #92 on:** May 11, 2009, 08:25:04 PM »

BUMPING!?

Anyway, lots of shows are finishing the season (or series, in a few cases) this past week and this upcoming week. I have comments on lots of them!

Beware of possible spoilers!!!!

Dollhouse
So after the cliffhanger the week before, we get to see what was in store for Echo and Alpha.

...eh...I don't like Alpha's motives at all. Maybe I've just seen it done too often already, but it seems a little weird. Granted, the show is built on mental weirdness to begin with, but...yeah, I prefer the grey villains that show had build up before then by far. On a positive note, I like the actor and style of the character, so if I just ignore his exposition, I think it will work out.

I'm happy the show moved along with the base of the plot, and the character that appears to be leaving at the end I'm so happy did (horrible acting skills...really, really shitty). Hopefully they stay gone. I've seen cats that could act better than them.

The premise of the show I like, and have found it particularly interesting. Now that it seems like there's an underlying plot, I'm really in to it. Hopefully FOX won't cancel it >_>

Scrubs
One of my favourite shows is over...but damn that was great. As always, Scrubs does wonders with using music to make the moments, and the final sequence (last ~5 minutes or so) was damn perfect. Season 7 was pretty weak, but Season 8 made up for it a lot. Sad to see it go, but it a least ended on a high note. Not much else to say - I think things came to a decent conclusion, and even though something ended up exactly how I expected it to...it was done a lot better than I thought it would be, so it was overall executed well. Watch this if you haven't already, or I force you at DL Con.

Really looking forward to the Season 4 finale of Supernatural.

metroid composite · « **Reply #93 on:** May 11, 2009, 08:44:39 PM »

Well, I mostly watch whatever my roommate's watching if I watch anything (she's into Heroes, Law & Order, Lost, to name some well-known ones).

Medium
Just consistently by far the best program we watch. I never hear anyone talking about it outside my apartment, which confuses me because to me it's so much better than so many programs I do hear people talking about.

House, Law & Order SVU
Are also pretty good.

There's a lot of programs I've found watchable but nothing special (other Law & Orders, Heroes, Family Guy, Numbers).

Then programs that I find actively bad (The Office, Scrubs, My Name is Earl, Lost--although to be fair I catch one in ten episodes of Lost at most and I'm told you can't watch it that way).

Cotigo · « **Reply #94 on:** May 11, 2009, 10:33:44 PM »

Really haven't had time for TV for a while. Not since leaving for Europish? I only consistently watch the Propaganda Hour (TM) and Public access anymore. Though, pimping of The Office, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Flight of the Conchords is always necessary.

MC's dislike of The Office seems to indicate that she has no sense of humour.

EDIT: Oh, I do remember being introduced to an awesome British TV show by a few friends while I was there. I forget the name of it. Misanthrope runs a bookstore, gets a gullible manpet, is constantly harrangued by sassy female stock character. All very British. Pretty funny despite my description of it. Can't remember what it's called though.

Shale · « **Reply #95 on:** May 11, 2009, 11:05:07 PM »

That's Black Books.

metroid composite · « **Reply #96 on:** May 11, 2009, 11:35:32 PM »

Quote from: Mynd you, moose bites Kan be pretti nasti on May 11, 2009, 10:33:44 PM

MC's dislike of The Office seems to indicate that she has no sense of humour.

Friends I know who like the Office (and Dilbert, for that matter) seem to be people who have screwed up office situations themselves. I just...can't relate at all to the Office--to me, people act more like rational, believable human beings on Japanese gameshows than they do on the Office.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #97 on:** May 12, 2009, 12:19:50 AM »

Probably why you dislike Scrubs too. Scrubs is the most true-to-life medical show (that was) on TV. Physicians have a MASSIVE dislike of House, Grey's Anatomy, etc.

Yes, people actually do act like that in real life in the medical world. It's very, very realistic.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #98 on:** May 12, 2009, 01:06:44 AM »

Since I'm in Japan I'm a whole season behind on Supernatural, but at someone's (maybe it was OK's?) suggestion, I found the DVDs for rent at the local video store.

I'm really getting into it. The early episodes feel like homages to bad horror flicks, and the cast plays with this pretty blatantly. Much appreciated. Apart from the weekly horror-movie episodic plots, there's a very Joss Whedon-esque main plot tying it all together. It wasn't until the third season that this underlying plot really got me 'excited about what happens next' instead of just simply enjoying the atmosphere of each episode on its own.

Highlights? Sam and Dean's dynamic works well and really developes later on. Fun to watch. Also, Dean in general is oozing with badass tropes, and it somehow works with his character and works into the plot and the general theme of 'Hunters are each their own unique snowflake of psycho'. (Yes, that's a theme.)

Midway through Season 3 and hoping that it doesn't end on -too- big of a cliffhanger as the 4th season isn't out in Japan...

Couldn't find 'Reaper' or 'Life on Mars' in the rental store...

Need more suggestions of good TV...

-Djinn

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #99 on:** May 12, 2009, 02:32:25 AM »

Quote from: metroid composite on May 11, 2009, 11:35:32 PM

Quote from: Mynd you, moose bites Kan be pretti nasti on May 11, 2009, 10:33:44 PM
MC's dislike of The Office seems to indicate that she has no sense of humour.
Friends I know who like the Office (and Dilbert, for that matter) seem to be people who have screwed up office situations themselves. I just...can't relate at all to the Office--to me, people act more like rational, believable human beings on Japanese gameshows than they do on the Office.

The Office is really, REALLY awful. Thank you for living, MC.

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Author Topic: TV Shows (Read 62596 times)