Jan 28 2014 10:53 AM
Re: TV Party 2014
Have watched all 3 episodes of True Detective and I echo what everybody else says, good characters, good acting, slow moving at times…but I'm enjoying it.
And Alexandra Daddario? OMG.
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TV Party 2014
| TransMonk Jan 24 2014 03:43 PM |
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Is anyone watching the new HBO series True Detective?
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| Ashie62 Jan 24 2014 04:20 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Sounds good but no HBO here.
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| cooby Jan 27 2014 08:34 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Did anyone else watch Lizzie Borden? I wouldn't have but I sat down and watched with my husband. It was okay but the music was annoying and inappropriate.
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| Frayed Knot Jan 27 2014 11:47 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Watched episodes 1 & 2 so far and have #3 ready to go. Not sure what I think about it so far. Good actors, good characters, good atmosphere though a bit slow at times as they dwell on the atmosphere. A potentially good story but it remains to be seen where they go with it all. Will keep watching for now, still could go either way.
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| TransMonk Jan 27 2014 11:50 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I find the timeline-jumping intriguing. The writers seem to obviously have some sort of perceived end point that they're working towards...but it make me wonder if they are backing themselves into a corner.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jan 27 2014 12:46 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I'm enjoying True Detective. Not sure if you know this, but it's intended to be an anthology series. If there's a second season, it will be a different case with a different cast.
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| TransMonk Jan 27 2014 01:27 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Got it. I was wondering how they would continue the series with a storyline that keeps building towards a seemingly known (at least to the writers) climax.
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| A Boy Named Seo Jan 27 2014 01:34 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I think the first two episodes have been great and McConaughey, in particular, has been phenomenal. The line they wrote for him to close the first ep was perfect and he nailed it.
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| Vic Sage Jan 27 2014 01:56 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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BLACK SAILS - a new pirate series for STARZ, with Spartacus-like violence and gratuitous nudity. Arrrgh, matey, i love me some pirate tv!
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| Mets – Willets Point Jan 27 2014 02:31 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I'll have to watch that on a pirated DVD.
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| Zvon Jan 27 2014 02:58 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Elementary would be a great show if only they didn't call the principals Sherlock Holmes and Watson. If they had been based on Doyles characters and given other names (could even be relatives of the actual characters if they want) I would watch and possibly enjoy this show.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 27 2014 03:29 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Happened to catch the first ep of True Detective during an HBO free-preview weekend. God, so good, I almost wish I hadn't, because now I'm either waiting until Netflix/DVD, or running through walls to find a good illicit streaming source.
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| cooby Jan 27 2014 06:39 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Please tell me more. I love Sherlock Holmes and would like to try out this program ...
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| d'Kong76 Jan 27 2014 06:54 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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This show is gonna blow tv out of the water!!
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| Zvon Jan 27 2014 09:47 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I like the guy playing Holmes and always liked Lucy Lui. They play their roles well and are interesting. The writing is decent plot wise. Some of his deductions have been: k, yea, right (un-buyable), but I can let that slide. I can't get past the extreme changes. And it isn't bringing him up to modern times. I love Sherlock on PBS. And they stretch things, but logically and many times from precedents set in the literature. Watson being a woman is a problem for me. It just changes the whole chemistry between the principles. Sherlock made Moriarty a woman and they pulled that off excellently. Now in Elementary they have it that Holmes had an affair with his brother Mycrofts girlfriend and Mycroft is trying to get Watson in the sack in spite or in return or something like that (I've only seen 3 eps). I'm not watching a show like this for trite bullshit like that. But that's because I want to see a Sherlock Holmes adventure, so I'm disappointed. Maybe you won't be. If they called it something else and the mains weren't the actual Sherlock and Watson I might find this entertaining. There is a sexual tension there. But not every show needs a sexual tension, imo. Esp between the main characters. Now the sexual tension between Sherlock and the female Moriarity was ssssssssHot. So it can work. Maybe its me. Any sexual tension between Sherlock and Watson feels strange to me.
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| Frayed Knot Jan 28 2014 06:08 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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To me the Holmes on ELEMENTARY is the child the literary Sherlock had with Greg House - which considering that House himself was a direct Holmes descendant kind of completes the circle. The writers on the show are essentially pretending that the literary Holmes never existed so that having a brilliant but eccentric and drug-addled (also rude, obnoxious and lacking most social graces - aka: the 'House' influence) Englishman with a Dr. Watson at his side doesn't like a wild coincidence to anyone around them.
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| soupcan Jan 28 2014 10:53 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Have watched all 3 episodes of True Detective and I echo what everybody else says, good characters, good acting, slow moving at times…but I'm enjoying it.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 28 2014 11:34 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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can't get the rest of the page to load.
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| Zvon Jan 28 2014 12:09 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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You have to stand up and look down.
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| d'Kong76 Jan 28 2014 12:40 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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The bodacious-set-of-ta-tas meter just broke.
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| cooby Jan 28 2014 02:14 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Exactly what I was afraid of. I'll pass. Thanks, Z!
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| Mets – Willets Point Jan 29 2014 08:08 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Moriarity on BBC's Sherlock is most definitely played by a male.
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| Centerfield Jan 29 2014 09:49 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I'm officially punting on The Following. My wife was into the show so I watched it through to the finale last year. This year is more of the same. The villain miraculously survived being in a boathouse as it exploded, more members of this cult are coming out of the woodwork (despite that villain having been in jail and had his communications monitored) and there were not one, but two instances of the villain narrowly escaping because the hero decided to chase a lead without calling in backup. Senseless violence, needlessly disturbing, and inane plotlines.
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| Ashie62 Jan 29 2014 11:57 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Kurt Sutter squashed FX's idea to break the last season of "Sons of Anarchy" over two years ala Breaking Bad...yeah!!!
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 29 2014 01:12 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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"Needlessly disturbing" and "inane" nail it. Whether or not someone recommends this show to me has become a subtle*-but-important litmus test in terms of how I should regard their other cultural-product recommendations. Been finding myself increasingly open to the charms of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Parks and Recreation of late... funny, with a little bite, but with sweet streaks. *Compared to, say, someone recommending the Teen Moms or Vanderpump Ruleses of the televisual world.
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| Fman99 Jan 30 2014 04:22 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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There isn't a single show I'm watching on television these days. Live sports and reruns of movies I can enjoy repeated viewings of, and that's it. Also live music on the Palladia network.
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| Zvon Feb 08 2014 01:02 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Whoops, you are correct sir! I was thinking of that scene with Irene Elder--and she was and is a woman. I love what the show did with her. That was the ssssssssssss-hot i was referring to. I had only seen a few of these- The first one, the one with Irene Adler, and I watched the one that aired last week. I had not even seen Sherlock's Moriarity yet, so I dunno why I confused the two. Now if you told me before hand of one of the plot twists in this most recent ep I would have instantly thought "k, thats ridiculous, Im thru with that show." But I didn't know what was coming and I got swept up in it and I totally bought it, hook, line and sinker. This was an amazin' episode. So many things were going down. Must be the excellent writing coupled with the excellent acting that has me spellbound. So now I'm going to get the rest of em and fill in the blanks. This Sherlock, I highly recommend.
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| Frayed Knot Feb 16 2014 08:14 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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OK, I'm all in on this now. 'The Americans' re-starts next week (Wed) for those who were in on the 1st season.
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| metirish Feb 27 2014 09:45 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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You guys ever watch The Graham Norton Show Saturday nights(10pmish) on BBC America?
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 27 2014 11:31 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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It's a BetterHalfer DVR favorite. I have to say, I enjoy it far more than virtually any other celeb-heavy talk show.
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| Zvon Feb 27 2014 12:02 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I catch that when I can. Not sure when its on but if channel surfing that's on it usually stays on. I like how all the celebs come out at once and just sit and talk. I know Norton from guest appearances on Colin Quinn's Tough Crowd (saw many now popular comics on that show for the 1st time). Nortons always been sharp and funny. He's a perfect fit for that show. They had the whole Monty Python troupe on last week and that was a treat. Everybody seems to go on that show, even celebs that usually don't do that circuit. I'm not too keen on our U.S. talk shows these days. I think the usual format is stale and Norton's show is very refreshing.
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| Zvon Feb 27 2014 12:05 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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And The Americans has been excellent so far. Surprisingly gritty and real. Great performances by all involved.
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| Lefty Specialist Feb 28 2014 09:16 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Love The Americans. Keri Russell is, well, wow.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 28 2014 09:54 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I read somewhere she and the other spy are hot and heavy in real life so the surprise 69 scene this week no stretch for them
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 28 2014 11:57 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Oh, you TEASE!
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 28 2014 12:07 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Yes there was what 7 or 8 kills in this episode alone, and of course the kids count double.
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| cooby Mar 13 2014 07:32 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I know this show has been off the air for some time, and I normally don't watch daytime TV, but when my baby girl is napping I'll snap on Reba.
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| Centerfield Mar 13 2014 07:41 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Yup, yup and yup.
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| Centerfield Mar 13 2014 07:42 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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And the Russian informant girl. Wow.
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| Frayed Knot Mar 13 2014 11:15 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Russian girl is alright, but she ain't nuthin compared to Keri Russell. Plus Keri occasionally kicks people's asses which is kind of cool.
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| TransMonk Mar 13 2014 11:58 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Very much agreed. I thought the first 3 episodes did a lot to establish very specific traits about the two main characters that were completely abandoned for the remainder of the season. That was the allure for me to continue watching after the initial episodes...finding how these traits and flaws would relate to the overall story. Maybe if it would have been a 12 show season instead of 8, they could have tied up the loose ends better. Instead, it definitely turned into a dime-store-crime-novel story. Still...great performances by McConaughey and Harrelson.
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| Lefty Specialist Mar 14 2014 07:54 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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She has such menace in her. Holding that crowbar, that guy she's talking to just KNOWS she's going to bash his head in without her ever saying a word. And taking the picture of his kid from his wallet, whew. She's scary good.
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| metirish Apr 01 2014 08:09 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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The Story of the Jews With Simon Schama on Thirteen.
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| Frayed Knot Apr 02 2014 11:09 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Saw the first two (last week) and have parts 3-5 taped. I watched Schama's 15 part series on the history of England a while back so I was more than willing to give this one a shot.
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| RealityChuck Apr 02 2014 12:30 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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My must-see show is Scandal. It just keeps getting wilder and wilder and the plot twists just keep on coming. Actually, I suspect it'd be hard to pick it up now, but it's over-the-top fun that's somehow managing to give constant surprises and still remain coherent.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 02 2014 01:20 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Anyone in on the BBC Sherlock?
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| Ceetar Apr 02 2014 01:28 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I enjoyed Sherlock (haven't watching this season yet) They basically movies at that length,but there really aren't that many of them. I thought it was worth the time.
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| dgwphotography Apr 02 2014 02:06 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Go all in - just try to space the episodes out a bit, because the wait for the 4th season will be long...
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| RealityChuck Apr 02 2014 04:56 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Sherlock's first season was all good and Cumberbatch is terrific.
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| metirish Apr 02 2014 07:54 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I think it works so well because of Schama's enthusiasm and knowledge, he's a great story teller.
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| Benjamin Grimm Apr 15 2014 07:00 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I found this week's episode of Veep to be particularly sharp and funny.
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| TransMonk Apr 15 2014 07:20 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I enjoy Veep. I'm not yet sold on the new Mike Judge comedy Silicon Valley that is on between Game Of Thrones and Veep, but I'm always there when it's on, so I'll give it some time.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 15 2014 05:21 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Agents of SHIELD has taken a severe, significant upward turn-- coincident with a storyline that dovetails in an unprecedented way with the new Captain America movie-- in the last four weeks.
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| dgwphotography Apr 15 2014 06:11 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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It sure has. Cross-pollination is what Disney does best.
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| Zvon Apr 16 2014 02:18 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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The Fargo TV series was surprisingly good. Quirky, like the flick. It supposed to be a limited run 10 episode deal. If they stick to that this could be great 'lil-big mini series thing.
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| Mets – Willets Point Apr 16 2014 07:28 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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US tv is suddenly emulating the BBC with the short series and big name actors.
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| TransMonk Apr 17 2014 06:54 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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My wife and I have been big fans of Parks and Recreation for some time now, but:
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| Frayed Knot Apr 20 2014 08:47 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I'm late to the party on this one (as usual) and am still about four episodes behind (should be caught up by week's end) but I'm currently all in on [u:rfdll73g]Orphan Black[/u:rfdll73g]
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| Zvon Apr 20 2014 10:56 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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It is preposterous at times. But I'm loving it. And Sara's rapport with Felix as well as with some of her clones, and Felix with the other clones, is enjoyable. It's just a tours de force by that lead actress. A number of characters have been given some depth and are all well played. Lemme know when you see the new season opener.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 30 2014 01:50 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Wifey & I checked out LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX on netflix and are digging it.
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| RealityChuck Apr 30 2014 04:01 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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We started watching Archer on Netflix. Other than the being a little disconcerted at first at hearing Bob from Bob's Burgers, I just love this. It's bawdy and outrageous -- without the usual over-the-top-ness that "outrageous" seems to mean this day.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 30 2014 10:18 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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LOVE Archer. And you like that it doesn't go quite over-the-top? Oh, just wait a little.
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| Vic Sage May 01 2014 08:18 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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you can't even see the top from where it goes. i love it, but this season's "miami vice" drug cartel through-line is not as good as prior seasons.
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| metsmarathon May 01 2014 08:46 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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i really like what's been going on with s.h.i.e.l.d. it's definitely hitting its stride. i'm curious to see where it all ends up. does ward somehow redeem himself, or does he usurp leadership of hydra from garrett?
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| Ceetar May 01 2014 08:53 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I liked it well enough coming in, but yeah, this story line is certainly a step up. I generally trust Joss Whedon to give me a good show though. Definitely excited to see where these next 2 episodes go. Would've liked to see more of Amy Acker too.
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| Benjamin Grimm May 01 2014 09:00 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I also agree that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been really improving. As for Ward, I'm hoping we don't see a redemption. I'd like him to be the Season One "big bad" and have him leave the cast before Season Two. Let them move on to something and someone else. Ward can easily be replaced by the new guy, (Tripp?) who had been duped by Bill Paxton's character.
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| Vic Sage May 01 2014 09:30 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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i, too, like the new direction of SHIELD. I thought the series sucked at first, and had given up on it, but when i heard they were doing some interesting stuff as a tie-in with the last Cap America movie, i caught up on the recent episodes, and it's been better. I'll stick with it for a while. I, too, don't think they will or should redeem Ward; he's gone too far to come back as a character. They'll have to kill him off and then deal with the impact of his betrayal, primarily on Skye.
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| Ashie62 May 05 2014 12:18 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Last night's Mad Men was Metcentric....
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| metsmarathon May 16 2014 08:59 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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i got a chance to watch the finale of s.h.i.e.l.d. last night. a very good episode overall, with a bit of cliff-hangeryness. nick fury cameo was well worth it, and oh how i wish he he would be a series regular.
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| Frayed Knot May 18 2014 06:35 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Absolutely. Obviously the hair and makeup helps, but that stuff only goes so far. The (now) five roles she plays (plus bits of, what, three others?) are completely different characters to the point where you almost have to remind yourself that they're played by the same actress. Not just the accents and dress are different, but gestures, body language, quirks, etc. are truly unique to each one. Apparently there was some sort of on-line outrage going on when she didn't receive any kind of nominations during Emmy season. That kind of stuff tends to happen when true believers of a niche program get together, but you can see their point even if, like me, you don't care about awards shows. That she's hot doesn't hurt too. Anyway, all caught up now. Still a bit far-fetched at times (I mean, beyond the whole cloning thing) but still fun and, if anything, getting a bit more interesting with the whole religion vs science battle going on even as you're rooting against both.
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| Zvon Jun 01 2014 10:07 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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This new show on AMC, Halt And Catch Fire. Much more interesting than I thought it was going to be.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 01 2014 10:46 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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If there was a big craze for THE IN-BETWEENERS I missed it, but watched the series on Netflix and LOLLed MAO the whole time.
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| Zvon Jun 02 2014 08:24 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Searching thru google for pics of Herman Munster for the IGT, I read they are going to "reboot" the series "The Munsters", with Jerry O'Conner as Herman. What, R they nutz? You can't remake The Munsters. Too many in that cast were one of a kind.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jun 03 2014 04:55 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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NBC had a Munsters pilot that aired a year or two ago, but they never ordered it to series. Did you find an old news report, or are they trying again?
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 03 2014 10:41 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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There was also a very bad syndicated series called the Munsters Today. Today, being like, 1992 or something.
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| batmagadanleadoff Jun 03 2014 10:45 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Ouch. [youtube]ndx4JOB2HfA[/youtube]
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| Zvon Jun 03 2014 02:14 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Lee Meriwether as Lily! Damn. See's been in everything at one time or another. That is Godawful and I vaguely do remember it.
Seeing the Mockingbird Lane title, we may have touched on this here, or I did read it somewhere back then.
How do you take that family, put them in a house together, and make a drama! No matter who plays them. Thats insane. Thats a totally different show. Why would they call it The Munsters?! (I know the answer: $brand$) Back to my point. I wasn't the biggest fan of The Munsters when it was on first run. I could take or leave it. Not to say it wasn't good. Saw it much more in syndication and did grow to appreciate the show, especially Fred Gwynn and Al Lewis's performances. Both were comic pros who knew how to play the camera. Now, in retrospect, I think The Munsters is one of the best TV comedies ever made and it's one of those rare few where you can't top it, you can't top that cast. Its a classic. If they want ratings they should take the original series, clean it up, remix the sound& music, maybe even colorize it (tho in this case, B&W is part of the shows charm and tends to add rather than distract) and put that on. Some of the characters could be covered by others, but Herman, Gran-pa, and Lily were just two perfectly played to ever be replaced.  Hey, maybe JJ Abrams could pull it off after he's done with every other show in existence. Who could play Herman and possibly equal or excel Fred Gwynn? Sell me..
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| Edgy MD Jun 03 2014 04:06 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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What do you call the subgenre of a show about a town that's populated by charming eccentrics? Examples include The Andy Griffith Show, Evening Shade, Northern Exposure, Monarch of the Glen, Monarch of the Glen. The central character acts as a sort of anthropologist who is in the town, but not fully of it. Sometimes he or she is a fish out of water who wants out (Northern Exposure, Ballykissangel), and sometimes he/she is a willing member of the town, but more self-aware than the lot, and sort of the leads the community in being tolerant of each other's eccentricities (The Andy Griffith Show, Evening Shade). Some are sitcoms, in the 22 minute/laugh track sense, but notably different from the standard, and some are drama length. The communities don't tend to feature many kids, but then there's Opey.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 03 2014 04:56 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Ed. Newhart, dude. Newhart. Also, Parks and Rec, in its less-flat-out-satirical moments.
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| Edgy MD Jun 03 2014 05:29 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Ed works. And certainly Newhart. Parks & Rec, to me, fits under the "workplace comedy" heading.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jun 04 2014 04:13 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I haven't seen the show, but from what I've heard, Portlandia might fit this category.
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| Vic Sage Jun 04 2014 08:42 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Simon Tam in FIREFLY
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| Mets – Willets Point Jun 06 2014 06:52 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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My wife & kids are watching Laff-a-lympics, thanks to Edgy.
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| Zvon Jun 07 2014 02:26 PM Re: TV Party 2014 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 07 2014 05:18 PM |
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So yea, I've been on a little Munsters kick. Did you know the show produced 70 episodes (1964-1966)? The Munsters Today (1988-1991) ran longer, with 72 episodes.
Reading about the show I read about two things I had to see. 1) The unaired pilot 2) An episode I never have seen where Herman is hit by lightning and turns into Fred Gwynn (or just a regular looking human being, not THE Fred Gwynn) [youtube]pXI6ywpKbd8[/youtube] 1) I watched the pilot. Seeing that, it's surprising they eventually gave it a green light. Watch it (surprisingly good quality). Different theme song (wtf?), different Lily (named Pheobe- not played by DeCarlo) who looks alot like Morticia (the reason that actress was canned). Eddie Munster is a lil monster, always talking back to his folks. Marilyn was the typical Marilyn tho much more of a focal point here. Herman and Grampa were pretty much the same although you can see Gwynn has not gotten the classic Herman down yet. And the character himself seems more serious and less of a goof. Grampa has a big part in it and you can see Al Lewis had Grampa already down, and is the only saving grace in that pilot. It was very wise to axe all except Herman and Grampa and try again. 2) Got the ep when Herman turns into a regular guy. It was excellent. The thing is, even though Fred Gwynn was not in Munster make-up, he was playing the Herman character and to see him do that without makeup was a trip. I didn't realize how much facial distortion played a part in his acting. W/o the make-up it's very obvious.  I said earlier that The Munsters was one of the funniest TV shows. That's not true. I had maybe 3 decent laughs during the episode. So I guess I don't mean funniest, but one of the best old classics. And not for the writing, which was rather blah (typical family fare and 60's type prime time jokes), but for the performances, which really are classic. Okay, that's my Munsters kick. Back to the future.
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| Zvon Jun 07 2014 03:33 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I just did a 4 ep marathon to catch up on Orphan Black. I didn't even realize I was that far behind. It's getting even more preposterous, but I am totally enjoying it. I am laughing more than I would have thought but I think this is by their design. I felt real bad for Allison. Was hoping her play would go off a little better than it did. 'Lil bit. Helena returning: really!? Thats preposterous. But she is such a great wacky character I'll take it in stride. And the scene where Sara is zip-tied in the bathroom and Helena kills the guy and comes in: that's the only time I have seen Sara totally lose her kool. She was terrified. And then Helena escapes the black cop ( I like how this guy is working into the story and sharing time with a number of characters), gets a sniper rifle from her storage bin and sets up to kill Miss Priss (Rachel). Preposterous! But it made for a great scene between the clones. Helena's rapport with Sara (and everyone else) actually had me laughing along with them (singing in the car). But who in their right mind would (A:sleep next to Helena-camping-but I won't even get into that) leave her alone in the car and expect her to wait?! lol. Of course she was gonna get in trouble. I like that Sara found Kera's father. He can watch Kera as Helena & her sistra go on adventures. The story is surprisingly different, as they add more to an already multi-layered plot. The bit with the photo and Rachels dad (and all the info that he unlocks), all good additions. As I said, I'm laughing more than I thought. And it's because of the interaction between the clones and each other as well as the characters. It's just the second season and I feel I know these character so well. And again, it all revolves around Tatiana's performance, which is just stunningly perfect at every turn.
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| MFS62 Jun 07 2014 04:18 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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You want a small town full of eccentrics (the lead characters satisfy the charming part)?
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| Zvon Aug 18 2014 01:47 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Ran a search for the good Doctor and nothing came up. I was sure we had a thread here.
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| Ceetar Aug 18 2014 02:04 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I still haven't seen some of the final Tennant specials. Netflix jumped them somehow and I never realized and I keep forgetting which ones I've seen. looking forward to this though. We did have a thread, but perhaps it escaped to archive or someone named it something silly.
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| Zvon Aug 19 2014 12:59 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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You gotta love a show that outlives it's thread by 50 years (backwards in time).
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| metsmarathon Aug 20 2014 07:12 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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having basically only started watching the show since december, through the magic of DVRs and sleepless babies, i've caught up with most of the episodes of doctors 10 & 11, albeit massively out-of sequence, and am massively excited about saturday.
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| Zvon Aug 20 2014 11:50 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Christopher Eccleston only did 13 episodes at the start of the reboot (2005). One season (series). Yea, they don't show them enough. I imagine it might be a pain to try and catch em in order but you should try. Some things that go down are much more enjoyable and effective in sequence. I can't picture taking in the tale of River Song out of order, even though if you watch it in proper order you will be told the story totally out of order.
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| Ashie62 Aug 20 2014 11:56 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Sons of Anarchy is getting close to premiering.
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| TransMonk Aug 20 2014 12:00 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Speaking of Christopher Eccleston is anyone watching The Leftovers on HBO?
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| Mets – Willets Point Aug 20 2014 12:11 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I read the book. I hadn't realized it was made into a show.
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| Benjamin Grimm Aug 20 2014 01:14 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I've watched the first three episodes so far, and the third one was the first to intrigue me. (It was the one with the pastor and the casino.)
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| Zvon Aug 20 2014 01:43 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Ecc's in it? I'll have to check it out. I'm not used to having so many shows on TV that I'm interested in. Ever since reality TV took over most TV was shit. I like this resurgence of Sci-fi and paranormal stuff. Anything as long as it's not reality TV. The new show Legends (FBI undercover stuff) had an excellent pilot episode. Reminds me of TV during the late 60's to mid 70's when TV shows were more imaginative.
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| TransMonk Aug 20 2014 03:05 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Eccleston is the pastor. :) I guess I knew that the series came from a book but forgot until WP said he read it. Like most HBO series, I think it's pretty well done.
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| Mets – Willets Point Aug 20 2014 07:21 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Is Eccleston performing with an American accent? Or do lots of pastors come from the North?
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| TransMonk Aug 21 2014 08:53 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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He does a decent American accent. Though, I've seen him enough in other things that an American accent seems a little odd coming out of his mouth.
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| Zvon Aug 24 2014 12:18 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Doctor Who. No spoilers.
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| Ceetar Aug 25 2014 08:45 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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no love for Every Simpsons Ever? 12 days!
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 25 2014 09:06 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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We already have seasons 1-6 on DVD, they were very cheap on Amazon ~$7 each, last xmas. And boy is the Bro-vertising on that FXX channel awful.
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| Ceetar Aug 25 2014 09:18 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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oh yeah, the advertising is terrible. (not that most are good) the weird Values ones are the worst I think.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 25 2014 11:33 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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The weirdest bit is catching episodes in the middles of seasons that I swore I knew forwards and backwards that I have never seen before (Sideshow Bob runs for mayor, e.g.).
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 25 2014 11:46 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Sometime in the next few hours or so before every ep will be completely new to me.
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| Ceetar Aug 25 2014 11:53 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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There almost has to be some nuggets in some of the newer seasons that people have just written off.
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| batmagadanleadoff Aug 25 2014 12:24 PM Re: TV Party 2014 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 25 2014 12:27 PM |
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That's the Golden Age of The Simpsons. Well, Seasons 2-6 technically. Really, from the middle of season 2 thru 6. The show was finding itself for about a year and half, but once it found itself, it was, for a few years, as good as anything on TV. Ever. After season 6, it deteriorated. First gradually, and then very fast. Watching Season 7 of the Simpsons was like watching Dwight Gooden after mid '86: if you were sharply tuned to the Mets and obsessive, you could tell something was off with Doc ... that the electricity was gone. But try telling that to a less than diehard fan what with the Mets steamrolling everybody and taking no prisoners and Doc still piling up the Wins. But by season 9, you had to know that The Simpsons had lost its edge. I mean, I don't even think it was good anymore, let alone maybe the best TV show ever. DVD's are the way to go with The Simpsons because by picking the right seasons, you can ensure you'll be watching it at its best.
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| batmagadanleadoff Aug 25 2014 12:27 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I haven't watched a full new episode of The Simpsons in more than 15 years. And this is a show that I once made it a point to be at home when it aired. I'd tape new shows on my VCR (DVD's didn't exist when The Simpsons were great. Neither did the internet) and watch them two or three times before next week's new show. It's junk today. (And how do I know this without watching it in so long?)
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| Zvon Aug 25 2014 12:57 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I forgot about the Simpsons marathon. I don't even know what channel FxX is. Yikes.
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| Benjamin Grimm Aug 25 2014 01:09 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I think I stopped watching The Simpsons about twenty years ago. Not sure why, but when the season started I just decided not to record it anymore. As I recall, I still enjoyed it, but I guess not as much as I had been.
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| Ceetar Aug 25 2014 02:05 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I never know what channel anything is besides the basic ones and SNY. 577. SNY is probably the only station I actively tune to, everything else I search by show and let the DVR display it. I know the Islanders are on MSG or MSG+ or whatever it is that Versus became. Fox sports 1? whatever. they're somewhere near SNY so I always just tune to 577 and look at the guide. Which means I don't even know what network/station they're on half the time. It's sorta amazing though, The Simpsons certainly seems to have a cultural place in society today and just about everyone knows what it is and who they are and yet it seems like no one will admit to watching it over the past decade.
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| metsmarathon Aug 26 2014 07:38 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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SNY for me (directv) is on 693.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 26 2014 07:49 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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They just changed all our channels a month ago.
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| Benjamin Grimm Aug 26 2014 07:56 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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For me, SNY is 96. I really don't know any other channel numbers, other than the broadcast channels. Not even the channel I watch the most, TCM.
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| Ceetar Aug 26 2014 08:01 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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caught the MLB IS SPYING ON ME episode with Bart and the ADD drug that makes him paranoid and he rampages in a tank. Featuring Mark McGwire. "Do you want the truth or do you want to see me hit dingers!"
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 26 2014 08:15 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Simps are great but how far ahead of the curve were they on that one? Ahead of Bush's SOTU speech, I tink.
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| Frayed Knot Sep 28 2014 08:14 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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So, GAME OF THRONES, worth diving into?
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| Ceetar Sep 29 2014 07:33 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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What do you like? It's very medevil/fantasy for instance. Murders, brutality, women as second class citizens/possessions (though still featuring strong women). Your favorite character will die. so will your next favorite character. I usually describe it as a show about a kingdom and the many different factions within that kingdom competing to see who controls it. With dragons. It's well done though, good acting, good boobs, good cinematography, etc. This comes from knowing what's going on. My wife doesn't seem to follow it as well, and I'm not sure if it's because she's not that interested or it's just confusing if you haven't read the books.
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| seawolf17 Sep 29 2014 07:43 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Ceets pretty much nails it. You don't need to have read the books at all; my wife only got through the first one, I've read them all twice, and we both love the show. (The books were much easier for me the second time through once I watched the show, FWIW.)
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| metsmarathon Oct 06 2014 11:29 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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i'm looking forward to star wars rebels. anyone else?
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| Vic Sage Oct 08 2014 11:18 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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not really. i didn't care for CLONE WARS and don't expect much more from this.
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| Ashie62 Oct 08 2014 03:40 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Kurt Sutter is doing a nice job wrapping up Sons of Anarchy.
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| Mets – Willets Point Oct 15 2014 02:13 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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The Walking Dead, season premiere:
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 15 2014 05:27 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I was just relieved they didn't spend the whole season in a boxcar.
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| Mets – Willets Point Oct 15 2014 06:39 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I streamed the show online and for some reason it started at the point where the men are being lined up by the tub to be butchered and I thought "This is some serious in media res shit!" I actually didn't realize I'd missed the first two minutes of the episode until I read a review later on. I think it was actually a better cold opening, although I did miss how Rick got the shiv.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 15 2014 12:09 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Good Lord, that tub.
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| TransMonk Oct 15 2014 01:00 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Still, I'm surprised they were free from Terminus in a tidy 42 minutes. I'm sure some of the characters and situations will come back during the rest of the season, but I spent much of the off-season with visions of all of the possibilities for plots within the compound.
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| Mets – Willets Point Oct 15 2014 01:09 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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They kind of overdid it with the "Glenn's about to get his head bashed in!" TWICE. Which I guess was a nod to
This show can never let Carol or Daryl die, at least not before the series finale.
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| Zvon Oct 15 2014 01:42 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Great start to this season. This episode had it all. Also surprised they were out of that train car situation in no time. I loved that Carol pulled it off, and brought them down herself. And when Darrel see's Carol...pretty priceless :)
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| Mets – Willets Point Oct 20 2014 01:45 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Walking Dead - "Strangers" - Oh drunk Bob, you just don't go wandering around on your own after dark on this show. Especially since a new African-American character was introduced earlier in the show.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 20 2014 02:06 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Tigers fan, just like I warned.
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| TransMonk Oct 20 2014 02:14 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Trading one The Wire actor for another?
Spot on.
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| Mets – Willets Point Oct 20 2014 04:07 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Gareth is a deeply unsettling psychopath, for sure. That whole scene is a word-for-word recreation of a comic book scene, but with different characters. Robert Kirkman likes to switch things up so even the comic book readers don't know what's coming, but brilliantly was able to keep that dialogue and reveal for the tv show.
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| Mets – Willets Point Oct 26 2014 10:26 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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"I'm tainted meat!"
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 27 2014 05:38 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Not surprised to see them taken out that way too. Gareth in the end was a little too monologuey for his own good but what a disturbing villain. Would have been cool to see whether Bob Meat had any effects.
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| Frayed Knot Oct 27 2014 08:00 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Season #1 in the books. Am finding it a bit hard to follow at times. I mean I know what's going on on a macro-level but I do find myself saying stuff like; 'Now who is that guy again and why are these folks mad at him?', etc. Certainly not addicted at this point although I'll keep going for now.
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| batmagadanleadoff Oct 27 2014 08:21 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Premiering tonight on Adult Swim, it's Mike Tyson Mysteries, featuring the voice of Mike Tyson and the Mystery Mobile.
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| Ashie62 Oct 28 2014 08:20 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Sons of Anarchy coming to the wire. Gemma is in deep doo doo.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 28 2014 10:24 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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As per my Comic Book Fan membership agreement, I gave Gotham a try. After four weeks of wildly-shifting tones (gritted-teeth Ben Mackenzie vs. scenery-chewing Jada Pinkett vs. half-camp everybody else), boring spook-of-the-week, boring peripheral characters, dumb plotting, weird casting (The Wire's Dep. Commissioner Rawls as, um, "Carmine Falcone?"), and little characterization... well, let's give Central City a try, maybe? (YoungerPooper's showed a Flashing interest when we saw an ad.)
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| Ceetar Oct 28 2014 10:29 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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That seems fairly accurate, though I don't hate it. (Just started catching up, watched the first 3 or so) I am enjoying the Flash though. And Arrow.
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| Mets – Willets Point Oct 28 2014 10:44 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I just started watching Game of Thrones. I've heard the phrase "Winter is Coming" plenty before I ever saw the show, but I hadn't realize that these words are actually uttered every five minutes in the show.
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| Ceetar Oct 28 2014 10:46 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Well, it is.
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| d'Kong76 Oct 31 2014 11:43 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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AntennaTV has an Alfred Hitchcock Presents marathon today.
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| Mets – Willets Point Nov 03 2014 09:59 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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"Slabtown" - starring Emily Kinney's enormous eyes.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 04 2014 02:04 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Yeah, that was one creepy hospital. I hope we don't spend a whole lot more time there. Not sure I bought into the whole way of life there as fully as I did other bizarre survival strategies like Terminus or Woodbury. I don't recall when Beth was taken whether she was injured by zombies or not. Was she? Also, I guess the person emerging from the brush with Darryl will be Noah. New plan -- arrive at the hospital, waste a few cops, take the doctor and head to DC?
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 04 2014 09:15 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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What I didn't get was, why the hell would the rapey, inclined-to-f*ck-the-rules boycops defer to bossy Dawn?
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| Ceetar Nov 05 2014 07:17 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I believe this is the point networks usually cancel a show on Joss Whedon. I agree though, enjoying it. I didn't dislike the early part of last season like many did, but it's definitely good now.
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| TransMonk Nov 20 2014 11:53 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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The Dave Grohl/HBO series Foo Fighter's: Sonic Highways was pretty much made for geeks like me. For the new Foo's album, the band visited 8 studios in 8 cities rich in music history in order to record tracks. Dave Grohl recorded the journey as well as interviews with notable musicians from the cities in order to paint a historical picture of each of the towns. While possibly more than a little indulgent, the concept for this album/series is still rooted in paying homage to these cities as musical landmarks. Grohl's film direction is good enough considering he already has more than enough rock cred as a singer/songwriter/performer and drum god.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 20 2014 08:48 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I like the endeavor, I like the obvious love behind it, and I like the guys in the band, even... but I just can't get anything from the Grohlsongs anymore, man (especially but not exclusively when they feel like glossy, passion-free formal exercises).
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| Vic Sage Nov 21 2014 03:21 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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i keep waiting for it to kick in; it feels like its still idling. It's starting out as a "satanic monster of the week" type show, but i'll give it a few more episodes.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 11 2014 11:03 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Having stuck around through the end of a few more... some of the new ditties aren't half-bad. The one at the end of the New York ep, I found unexpectedly moving, actually. So, yeah, unequivocal two thumbs up on the series.
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| TransMonk Dec 12 2014 06:49 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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A couple of the songs came up on my iPod yesterday and I do enjoy the new album. It's not a classic, but I think it's some of the better Foos work over their past few releases.
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| Ashie62 Dec 12 2014 06:07 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I feel like Grohl and Bono are played out.
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| Frayed Knot Dec 15 2014 09:04 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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So I think they did a good job wrapping up NEWSROOM.
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| Vic Sage Dec 15 2014 09:18 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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yeah, this. I love these kind of prequel episodes, where you see what the characters were doing just before the story first started. And it works particularly well in a finale (the best one, though, was "out of gas" in FIREFLY... but i digress). I was bitterly disappointed by the brevity of the series, sorkin's best since West Wing... EARLY west wing. but at least this time (unlike DEADWOOD), there was a somewhat satisfying wrap up. (Hey, HBO, i'm still waiting for those DEADWOOD movies you promised me!)
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| Zvon Dec 18 2014 09:36 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I am really going to miss Colbert. Last show on as I type. I don't think I'd just tune in for TDS. I didn't before Colbert got that spot after it. My whole 11-12 time slot suddenly is totally open.
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| Zvon Dec 18 2014 10:06 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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So Stephen flew off into immortalland with Santa Clause, Abe Lincoln, & Alex Trebek. That's a pretty happy ending.
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| themetfairy Dec 18 2014 10:13 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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That was an epic show - I loved the sing-a-long!
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| Centerfield Dec 19 2014 08:59 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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My favorite moment from this last week was his line about Michele Bachmann stepping down:
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| Centerfield Dec 19 2014 09:01 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Where else will you see Elliot Spitzer singing along with Cookie Monster?
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| Ceetar Dec 19 2014 09:02 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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fell asleep. I'll watch tonight I suppose.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 19 2014 09:20 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I wouldn't have pegged Natalie as one of the great players in Survivor history but she was awesome. One big play after another, after another.
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| themetfairy Dec 19 2014 03:16 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Here's a link, and it includes the incredible guest list.
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| Ceetar Dec 19 2014 09:10 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Had it DVR'd. Lol at the the idea that it was all just one long Daily Show bit. I'd missed the regular "Let's check in with Stephen" at the end of the Daily Show bit. Wonder how The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore will be.
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| Zvon Dec 19 2014 09:44 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I can't see me liking his show. He just don't float my boat. He was not that funny nor one of my favorite fake correspondents. I think I would have preferred any of the other ones. Don't get me wrong, I hope he does well and who knows, maybe I'll enjoy his show (Ill def chk it out), but I'm going in doubting it. Thats never a good sign. And TDS is still a great show, as good as it's ever been. But not must see anymore for me. [fimg=400]http://www.jkrweb.com/entertainment/images/TDS_News_Team.jpg[/fimg] Now look at that cast^. Those were the days I couldn't miss a TDS. back then it was followed by Tough Crowd w/Colin Quinn, which I really enjoyed. Wouldn't have minded seeing that return but I think CQ burned that bridge. Or Stewart blew it up or something.
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| metirish Dec 19 2014 10:15 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Finding I am watching Blue Bloods a lot lately , great ensemble cast
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 20 2014 01:56 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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I'd forgotten how good the show was in those days. Also, how blindingly white and needlessly limited in comedic perspective. The addition of guys like Aasif Mandvi, Wyatt Cenac, Wilmore and Al Madrigal has helped a lot there, even as the show's dipped in overall quality. (Mostly because Jon's gotten a lot more given to angry-man rants than to properly locating the funny; Colbert NEVER forgot that part of things.) Wilmore's never been my favorite correspondent, either, but he's never been half-bad; primarily, I think his issue has been that it's tough to stand out amongst guys like Colbert and Carell when your stock-in-trade is being, like, the grownup in the room. He'll make a good, grounded center; the key, I think, will be what they spin off of him.
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| themetfairy Dec 21 2014 10:18 AM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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The Colbert Farewell, Annotated
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| Zvon Dec 30 2014 06:29 PM Re: TV Party 2014 |
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Greg, never heard of the flick Topkapi until I read about it at F&FiF this morning. The movies on AMC as I type. Just tuned in so I don't know if they showed the commercial before it started. No sign of Shea or home plate so far in the actual movie. And since it looks like it's all taking place in Istanbul, not Constantinople, I doubt Shea will pop up.
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