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TV Party 2015

Zvon Jan 06 2015 06:39 PM

Agent Carter has some huge...........muscles.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 06 2015 06:59 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I'm recording it now, gonna watch it tomorrow. It's a show I'm really looking forward to.

Vic Sage Jan 08 2015 09:00 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Aside from miss carter's impressive "muscles"... feh.

Ceetar Jan 08 2015 09:04 AM Re: TV Party 2015

I'm possibly intrigued by SyFy's 12 monkeys but don't really want to get into a new show.

Vic Sage Jan 08 2015 09:08 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Miss Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) goes "undercover":

Benjamin Grimm Jan 08 2015 10:20 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Vic Sage wrote: Aside from miss carter's impressive "muscles"... feh. From the reviews I read, I was expecting a better show than it actually was. Hopefully it will get a bit better in the weeks to come.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 08 2015 01:08 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Really, Vic? For my money, with the snappy dialogue ("That's Sarah. She's a slut."), the performances, the stylish production, and the action (for an actress with her... um... build, Atwell sells the fights REALLY well, and that Captain-America-radio-show fight edit was the most fun TV-action thing I've seen in a while)... it's-- by FAR-- the best of the recent-vintage, live-action TV-comics ventures so far. (INCLUDING "Smallville," even.) If "Agent Carter" is any indication, the mini-series may be the ideal vehicle for the comic live-action thing; there's more time/space for character and complicated-plot development (and multiple baddies), but not enough time for a good production to get stale and repetitive.

Zvon Jan 08 2015 02:25 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I thought it was pretty good. Got the 40s looking & sounding right. More spy than super, aside from those two super powers that precede her entering a room. Wasn't looking for anything deep or special and I found it enjoyable. Good enough to follow? Dunno, but I'll tune in for ep 2. As far as being a mini series, or limited run, I don't believe when they say that stuff. Breaking Bad was to be a limited run but when a show succeeds things change in the greed dept.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 15 2015 10:02 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I caught the buzz from some peeps near what I think was its finale recently so giving SONS OF ANARCHY a shot from the start /DO NOT SPOIL / but I gotta admit it's pretty freaking stupid, stealing every other ensemble drama's best trick only in leather vests. Even the theme song rips off THE WIRE's. That said hanging in there. In season 2 and liking Opie's character best. Also started BROADCHURCH, which looks like a classic whodunnit.

dgwphotography Jan 16 2015 11:05 AM Re: TV Party 2015

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Really, Vic? For my money, with the snappy dialogue ("That's Sarah. She's a slut."), the performances, the stylish production, and the action (for an actress with her... um... build, Atwell sells the fights REALLY well, and that Captain-America-radio-show fight edit was the most fun TV-action thing I've seen in a while)... it's-- by FAR-- the best of the recent-vintage, live-action TV-comics ventures so far. (INCLUDING "Smallville," even.) I have to agree, but I'm in love, so what do I know? I love the hat...

Edgy MD Jan 16 2015 12:07 PM Re: TV Party 2015

My wife has us watching this. No me gusta the killing of her hotbedding roommate in episode one. I thought it was looking like a fun old-school plot line that all this secret-spy-heroism was happening right under the nose of a sweet but oblivious friend. Maybe that's the role the waitress buddy will play. Or maybe she'll get killed also.

Frayed Knot Jan 16 2015 02:09 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Vic Sage wrote: Miss Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) goes "undercover": [fimg=350]http://www.nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Agent-Carter1.jpg[/fimg] Barely

Edgy MD Jan 16 2015 02:49 PM Re: TV Party 2015

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ... (for an actress with her... um... build, Atwell sells the fights REALLY well, and that Captain-America-radio-show fight edit was the most fun TV-action thing I've seen in a while)... Ms. Edgy thought she kinda seemed pregnant.

TransMonk Feb 09 2015 04:10 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Walking Dead mid-season premiere? I thought there was a lot to like here. I've seen a lot on the inter-tubes calling it "meh", and I'm sure folks were ready for the blood and guts and the thrill of the chase, but I thought this week's offering was pretty good drama. Using a toy fighter jet as a kill weapon, though? C'mon, man. Series premiere of Better Call Saul? It met my expectations, which, as an awaited spin-off to one of the better shows in television history, was a tall order.

Zvon Feb 10 2015 12:41 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Better Call Saul was good. Nothing fantastic, but a good solid show that looks to have all the ingredients to keep my interest. Odinkirk is not known for his acting, but just like with Mike (great to see him again, if only in the backround), he pwns that character. He is Saul Goodman. It's the role of his lifetime and I hope he has great success with BCS. It doesn't hurt when you can pull a Tuco out of your hat, and establish with one glance what might take minutes if we didn't know him. I mean, without having to take any time we knew Saul was now involved with a totally murderous lunitic. I thought he killed those two kids right off. Was surprised to see them in the garage. And that was classic how Saul used all his lawyerese-flair to get the kids from sure goners to two kids with a limp. I love how after that he said ,"I'm the best lawyer in the world!". Also loved this quote, which I'm going to make my sig: "I'm the rising tide that raises all dinghys."

TransMonk Feb 10 2015 01:38 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Zvon wrote: Odinkirk is not known for his acting, but just like with Mike (great to see him again, if only in the backround), he pwns that character. He is Saul Goodman. It's the role of his lifetime and I hope he has great success with BCS. This for sure. I was a big fan of Mr. Show with Bob and David back in the '90s, and was happy when David Cross found roles elsewhere. I never, ever thought that Bob could headline his own prime-time TV show...but like you said, his style fits this character so well.

Ashie62 Feb 12 2015 06:01 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Loved Saul's office in the boiler room of a nail salon.

Frayed Knot Feb 12 2015 06:48 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Loved seeing Keri Russell punch out John-Boy Walton [Americans].

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 13 2015 06:11 AM Re: TV Party 2015

TransMonk wrote: This for sure. I was a big fan of Mr. Show with Bob and David back in the '90s... Well, I've got some good news. [youtube]qojw-JwQgpU[/youtube]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 13 2015 12:44 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Loved seeing Keri Russell punch out John-Boy Walton [Americans]. Good night, John Boy? The other night's episode, though, was painful. Not that it was terrible at all, but... well anything featuring that much Air Supply AND amateur-dentistry (GOOD GOD THAT LINGERING CAMERA) is bound to make on squirm. Week to week (or whenever I get around to it on DVR), this affirms itself as my Best Show on TV. Has been, since about midway through that first season.

Frayed Knot Feb 13 2015 01:49 PM Re: TV Party 2015

You'd figure that an organization so embedded that they can ruin a multi-car FBI/CIA tail job in about 15 minutes with just a phone call would also have at least a doctor and dentist or two they could go to on the sly -- Hell, she survived a knife wound earlier -- so that plot point was a bit far-fetched in my mind. But, hey, the same episode also featured a completely nekkid Keri Russell so who am I to complain.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 13 2015 01:52 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Yeah there's a lot of stuff in that show that goes just beyond my ability to buy it, like the home dentistry, and that whatshername with the dimples doesn't object any stronger to the shamminess of her marriage to fake Phillip. Or why Phil went to the Scrabble bag to pick letters after his opponent made a turn. Stinkin' cheatin' Rooskies.

dgwphotography Feb 19 2015 12:17 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Norm MacDonald's tweets last night about the week leading up to the SNL 40th Anniversary Special were fascinating: http://www.wired.com/2015/02/norm-macdonald-snl-story/

Frayed Knot Feb 19 2015 01:51 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I saw pieces of the show but not all 3-1/2 hours. It had its moments. But by main problem is that I lost contact with SNL so long ago that the parts I like wind up being just a nostalgia trip that isn't as good the second time around [fatter/older Ackroyd doing 'Bass-o-Matic' with less freshness and poorer timing] along with reminders that the show's current era just simply isn't as good as it once was. As far as McDonald's tweets, the one I find most telling was when he talked about the 3rd 'Jeopardy' contestant: would inevitably only be an impression, nothing but an empty showcase That kind of sums up my problem with what the franchise has become, one where they act as if the fact they're doing an impression means more than whether said impression has anything really funny to say (not just on the 'Jeopardy' skit but in general) or in getting the star of the week to host/guest without regard to if said star brings anything to the table (would the early years have even considered bringing in whoever that era's version of Miley Cyrus was?) All JMHO of course - even at the risk of sounding old and crotchety.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 19 2015 06:06 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Here's the thing, ya old crotch: SNL's "glory years" were kinda sorta intermittently terrible. The formula hadn't gotten formulaic, granted... but it also hadn't even been distilled down to a working formula. The first episode, minus, say, fifteen total minutes of "classic," is close to unwatchable. I'm a Kanye guy, so I enjoyed the Kanye-cum-Marina-Abramovic thing. I have no love for Miley Cyrus, and hell, even I think she's never sounded better. (And if you wanted something more classic, hell... did you enjoy "Maybe I'm Amazed?") But as for the music, it was bloated, messy, frequently exceeded its grasp, and gave me a warm, buzzy feeling for about 3 of the 3 1/2 hours. It wasn't ever going to be the most brilliant comedy you've ever experienced, because great comedy requires surprise, and this was a behemoth. But no other cultural institution could give us this kind of sloppy-wonderful gift, the kind of spectacle that makes you pause the DVR every now and again, just to see who's out in the crowd watching. The audition footage was great stuff, there were expertly-delivered lines throughtout (a few from Martin Short and Maya Rudolph), and even the half-baked stuff had enjoyable parts-- Bradley Cooper's business and the unintentionally-funny supercold reaction to Taylor Swift in the otherwise-meh "Californians," eg. And Bill Murray made me laugh out loud by myself 2 or 3 times, which doesn't really happen these days, ever.

Frayed Knot Feb 19 2015 07:38 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Here's the thing, ya old crotch: SNL's "glory years" were kinda sorta intermittently terrible. The formula hadn't gotten formulaic, granted... but it also hadn't even been distilled down to a working formula. The first episode, minus, say, fifteen total minutes of "classic," is close to unwatchable. When a show is still largely experimental, as it was in its early years, there are going to be swings-and-misses, Monty Python had a lot of that too. But the stuff that hit was often brilliant. My problem with much of the latter half of SNL isn't that it's terrible (although I think it often is) but that it's become such a formulaic 'brand' that's more impressed with the fact THAT they're doing something than in how they're pulling it off. And then when they find something they like they beat it into the ground while the crowd is cued up to howl at the tried and true (and even stale) format. -- I'm a Kanye guy, so I enjoyed the Kanye-cum-Marina-Abramovic thing. -- Didn't see it -- I have no love for Miley Cyrus, and hell, even I think she's never sounded better. -- She sounded fine. But my point is that what's her talent? She was a tween-queen who has now transitioned herself into a slut-aholic for the retweets and tabloid coverage it'll give her and the early years of the show wouldn't have even considered having such a flavor of the week oddity as host or a musical guest (much less both at the same time) -- And if you wanted something more classic, hell... did you enjoy "Maybe I'm Amazed?" -- Nope, Paul sounded worse than I've ever heard him. -- But as for the music, it was bloated, messy, frequently exceeded its grasp, and gave me a warm, buzzy feeling for about 3 of the 3 1/2 hours. -- Yeah, but my complaints about SNL in general or this show in particular, have little or nothing to do with the music. -- It wasn't ever going to be the most brilliant comedy you've ever experienced, because great comedy requires surprise, and this was a behemoth. But no other cultural institution could give us this kind of sloppy-wonderful gift, the kind of spectacle that makes you pause the DVR every now and again, just to see who's out in the crowd watching. -- Sure, although I really don't care who's in the crowd watching as much of that is the same WE HAVE ______ HERE TONIGHT "get" that they think subs in for actual satire. My problem wasn't with this hi-light show so much as it was that it reminded me of how long it's been since I cared about it -- The audition footage was great stuff --- Yes; there were expertly-delivered lines throughout (a few from Martin Short and Maya Rudolph) -- my complaints are rarely with the talent but rather in the formula that drains the creativeness out of them and in the hosts; and even the half-baked stuff had enjoyable parts-- Bradley Cooper's business and the unintentionally-funny supercold reaction to Taylor Swift in the otherwise-meh "Californians," eg. -- Missed that part, like I said, I only caught pieces of the entire show.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 19 2015 08:23 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Here's the thing, ya old crotch: SNL's "glory years" were kinda sorta intermittently terrible. The formula hadn't gotten formulaic, granted... but it also hadn't even been distilled down to a working formula. The first episode, minus, say, fifteen total minutes of "classic," is close to unwatchable. When a show is still largely experimental, as it was in its early years, there are going to be swings-and-misses, Monty Python had a lot of that too. But the stuff that hit was often brilliant. My problem with much of the latter half of SNL isn't that it's terrible (although I think it often is) but that it's become such a formulaic 'brand' that's more impressed with the fact THAT they're doing something than in how they're pulling it off. And then when they find something they like they beat it into the ground while the crowd is cued up to howl at the tried and true (and even stale) format. Points all granted. It's just that those early bumpy spots tend to be sanded off whenever people draw comparisons such as these. It's certainly an entirely different animal these days, with topical satire/incisive social commentary long since having migrated to other cultural precincts. -- But as for the music, it was bloated, messy, frequently exceeded its grasp, and gave me a warm, buzzy feeling for about 3 of the 3 1/2 hours. -- Yeah, but my complaints about SNL in general or this show in particular, have little or nothing to do with the music. Mistyped. Meant, "As for the stuff that WASN'T music," or thereabouts. -- It wasn't ever going to be the most brilliant comedy you've ever experienced, because great comedy requires surprise, and this was a behemoth. But no other cultural institution could give us this kind of sloppy-wonderful gift, the kind of spectacle that makes you pause the DVR every now and again, just to see who's out in the crowd watching. -- Sure, although I really don't care who's in the crowd watching as much of that is the same WE HAVE ______ HERE TONIGHT "get" that they think subs in for actual satire. My problem wasn't with this hi-light show so much as it was that it reminded me of how long it's been since I cared about it Oh, yeah. I'm thinking specifically of the anniversary show, and the spectacle of THAT. Typical crane shots of the crowd included a freakish collection of celebs, athletes, politicians and random SNL alumni-- say, Spielberg family next to Cone and David Wells next to Prince next to John McCain and Sharpton-- that was pure gawkercandy. Boiled down: I found the show to be great spectacle, the scope and likes of which could not be delivered by any other cultural machine we've got pumping (from Super Bowl to awards shows), and I appreciated it as such, significant warts and all.

Frayed Knot Feb 20 2015 06:45 AM Re: TV Party 2015

And just to be a bit more clear on my end, my objection wasn't to the anniversary show itself so much as it was parts of the show reminding me why I lost contact with the show a long time ago. Yeah, part of this is a chicken/egg thing, but my problem with the presence of Miley Cyrus, for instance, wasn't that she was part of the anniversary show but that she was ever part of the SNL world to begin with. Then the Norm McDonald tweet that got me started on this whole path, specifically the one about having a 3rd celeb impression (then a 4th and a 5th and ...) just to have it even if it added nothing to the skit, kind of symbolized it all for me. Keep throwing in what are essentially the comedy version of empty calories and the show becomes little more than a late night version of the 'Today' show, something I suspect NBC would regard as a complement rather than an insult.

TransMonk Feb 20 2015 07:37 AM Re: TV Party 2015

My biggest problem with the show was the lack of a genuine live audience. I understand the SNL studio is much smaller than it seems from our living rooms, but little is less funny to me than comedians trying to get live laughs out of other comedians. These types of shows should just stick to the actual clips. I remember watching the 25th anniversary show and remember enjoying it much more. There were many more actual clips of what was funny rather than trying to re-create the past (they also showed many more clips of memorable musical performances). What is to be gained from Melissa McCarthy impersonating Chris Farley doing Matt Foley? Just show the sketch.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 20 2015 08:08 AM Re: TV Party 2015

TransMonk wrote: These types of shows should just stick to the actual clips. I remember watching the 25th anniversary show and remember enjoying it much more. There were many more actual clips of what was funny rather than trying to re-create the past (they also showed many more clips of memorable musical performances). What is to be gained from Melissa McCarthy impersonating Chris Farley doing Matt Foley? Just show the sketch. I completely-- COMPLETELY-- disagree. What's to be gained from weird combo-karaoke business? Well, it could be great. Or it could be goofy fun. Or terrible. Or funny in a completely unintended way. Or just plain strange, bordering on discomfiting. What it likely won't be is airless, like Yet Another Clip Show. You'd really prefer live reruns?

TransMonk Feb 20 2015 08:38 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Maybe what was better about the 25 anniversary show running clips in 1990 was that SNL wasn't appearing on daily re-runs on several cable channels. Many of the old clips were genuinely clips that hadn't been seen in 20 years. Now, with YouTube and streaming TV, there is little fresh about those old clips...so I see your point. But I think the majority of what took place on Sunday night was self-serving and ham-fisted. Honestly, yes, if they are going to pat themselves on the back for 40 years of material, then they should let the material speak for itself. Otherwise, if they are going to go through the process of bring back dozens of old cast members and writers to put on a live show, they should have done something far more original or done a better job of re-creating what they were trying to re-create. It seems like the show they put on was done more for each other than for a national audience.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 20 2015 10:00 AM Re: TV Party 2015

TransMonk wrote: Maybe what was better about the 25 anniversary show running clips in 1990 was that SNL wasn't appearing on daily re-runs on several cable channels. Many of the old clips were genuinely clips that hadn't been seen in 20 years. Now, with YouTube and streaming TV, there is little fresh about those old clips...so I see your point. Yabbut, SNL 25 was in 2000. By which time reruns had been on in superheavy rotation on Comedy Central and elsewhere. (Trust me-- for a while in high school, I sucked down those, "Kids in the Hall," and "Real World" marathons like most teenage boys suck down Gatorade and powdered-cheese-dusted chips.) But I think the majority of what took place on Sunday night was self-serving and ham-fisted. Honestly, yes, if they are going to pat themselves on the back for 40 years of material, then they should let the material speak for itself. Otherwise, if they are going to go through the process of bring back dozens of old cast members and writers to put on a live show, they should have done something far more original or done a better job of re-creating what they were trying to re-create. It seems like the show they put on was done more for each other than for a national audience. I suppose. But to be fair... if they'd gone the far-more-original route, people would've screamed, "Wait, where are my favorites?" If they'd gone slavish-recreation, others-- or the same people-- might have caterwauled, "What IS this warmed-over, self-congratulatory crap?" There's no way they were getting out of this without tomato-chucking.

TransMonk Feb 20 2015 11:12 AM Re: TV Party 2015

I'm way off...sorry, I was thinking of the 15th anniversary special in 1989, which looking back at the transcript wasn't all that different than the 40 year bash in terms of material. Or maybe the 20th anniversary in '94?...shit, I'm getting old. Anyway, it's true that there is no one formula that would satisfy all...but I will hold firm on that a general public audience would have helped the overall effectiveness of some of the skits they were trying to do.

Ashie62 Feb 20 2015 06:09 PM Re: TV Party 2015

SNL should have resurrected James Rocket for the FU goodbye.

TransMonk Mar 02 2015 07:33 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Did anyone else binge-watch season 3 of HOUSE OF CARDS on Netflix over this past weekend? It's continually over the top, but it remains one of my faves.

metirish Mar 03 2015 07:50 AM Re: TV Party 2015

TransMonk wrote: Did anyone else binge-watch season 3 of HOUSE OF CARDS on Netflix over this past weekend? It's continually over the top, but it remains one of my faves. I have never watched this but it is on my list....ever expanding. watched this over the weekend http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/20000_days_on_earth/ I'm a fan so I liked it, still, I would think any artistic person would enjoy

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 03 2015 09:38 AM Re: TV Party 2015

If the first two episodes are any indication, The Last Man on Earth is hilarious and dark and kind of fantastic and unlike anything I've ever seen, maybe.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 10 2015 09:58 PM Re: TV Party 2015

"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" shot a lot of scenes in my hood; it turns out she "lives" right here on my street and we think we saw our car get an appearance as an extra in the 1st episode. Show was supposed to be for NBC, according to signs but they dropped it and Netflix picked it up. Kind of funny?

Vic Sage Mar 11 2015 12:30 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I've been watching the NetFlicks -- HOUSE OF CARDS, UNBREAKABLE -- and LAST MAN. I like them all.

Zvon Mar 22 2015 01:55 PM Re: TV Party 2015

The return of the X-Files is in the works. If they can get Anderson and Duchovny I'm all in for this :) http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2015/03/22/foxs-the-x-files-revival-nears-lock-for-two-season-order/ http://collider.com/x-files-new-series/

Ashie62 Mar 22 2015 02:37 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I'm torturing myself with "Nurse Jackie" from day one.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 22 2015 03:13 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I'm doing The Americans from the start and I'm about a third of the way into Season One. I have no idea who I should be rooting for and am having difficulties attaching myself to any character, especially since all of the characters themselves seem to be detached from everything. Except for their children. Oh, the children! The whole series is one big socio-political free for all.

Ashie62 Mar 25 2015 05:44 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Ashie62 wrote: I'm torturing myself with "Nurse Jackie" from day one. 8 episodes down in season one and I must say it is pretty dang good. 69 more to go. Yippee.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 02 2015 03:14 PM Re: TV Party 2015

We should start a pool to try to guess which will be the next defunct TV show to be revived. A couple of years ago it was Arrested Development. And now there's an onslaught of them. 24. Heroes. The X-Files. Twin Peaks. Even Coach! (Never would have guessed that one.) And now Full House. (Ugh!) If Fred MacMurray decides to stop being dead, maybe they can revive My Three Sons.

dgwphotography Apr 12 2015 06:09 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Vic Sage wrote: I've been watching the NetFlicks -- HOUSE OF CARDS, UNBREAKABLE -- and LAST MAN. I like them all. I am loving Daredevil. It's darker and more violent than most Marvel programming, but it's light-years better than SHIELD.

Ashie62 Apr 13 2015 09:59 AM Re: TV Party 2015

I finish Nurse Jackie and Showtime starts season seven yesterday, at midnight.

Vic Sage Apr 16 2015 02:26 PM Re: TV Party 2015

dgwphotography wrote: Vic Sage wrote: I've been watching the NetFlicks -- HOUSE OF CARDS, UNBREAKABLE -- and LAST MAN. I like them all. I am loving Daredevil. It's darker and more violent than most Marvel programming, but it's light-years better than SHIELD. DAREDEVIL TOTALLY ROCKS, DUDE! sorry, i was channeling my inner surfer. But yeah. And it has the best fight choreography on TV since Kato was kicking ass. And the writing is clever, and the acting excellent, and they've really gone for the gritty realism and away from super powers as much as they could. Which really works for the tone of this show. And Rosario Dawson is always ALWAYS a good idea. and i've always liked that TRUE BLOOD chick. And D'Nofrio is perfectly brutal and weirdly sensitive as KINGPIN. Yeah, i'm watching it slowly to savor it.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 16 2015 02:57 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Me too. No binging for me. I've only watched two episodes so far, and I'm really glad that I still have eleven more (I think) to watch.

Frayed Knot Apr 17 2015 07:43 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Hey Z -- ORPHAN BLACK returns Saturday. I'm a bit apprehensive that it's about to go totally off the rails ... but I'll tune it (actually tape it since it's opposite the Met game) and give it a go.

Zvon Apr 17 2015 08:01 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Hey Z -- ORPHAN BLACK returns Saturday. I'm a bit apprehensive that it's about to go totally off the rails ... but I'll tune it (actually tape it since it's opposite the Met game) and give it a go. I'm up for it. I'll watch it 2nd showing, probably. I watched big chunks of the marathon a few days ago and I hope they have another running up to it. I'm reading about these man clones they will be introducing and yea, it could jump the 'ol shark. That's a lot of clones. I hope the writing stays fresh and the performances remain excellent.

MFS62 Apr 17 2015 08:35 PM Re: TV Party 2015

For comic relief, there's a station on my cable provider called DECADE. It has been running a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea marathon at least since yesterday and I'm not sure when (or if) it will end. Later

Zvon Apr 18 2015 02:18 PM Re: TV Party 2015

MFS62 wrote: For comic relief, there's a station on my cable provider called DECADE. It has been running a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea marathon at least since yesterday and I'm not sure when (or if) it will end. Later I love all those 60s/70s shows more & more lately. Voyage started out so kool,real and serious but that one had to jump my shark when the talking puppet of Admiral Nelson tried to take over the ship. Right around there. I'd still tune in if it was an episode where they used the flying sub. The success of the '66 Batman made for a change in the entire 60s TV realm. Lost In Space turned into the fake looking monster of the week show and even The Man From Uncle got a little campy and silly. That was a shame.

Ashie62 Apr 18 2015 03:52 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Danger! Danger!

Zvon Apr 19 2015 12:51 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Hey Z -- ORPHAN BLACK returns Saturday. I'm a bit apprehensive that it's about to go totally off the rails ... but I'll tune it (actually tape it since it's opposite the Met game) and give it a go. check in after you've seen it. I wrote some comments on the season opener on another board and I'll copy and paste it here.

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2015 03:00 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Zvon wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Hey Z -- ORPHAN BLACK returns Saturday. I'm a bit apprehensive that it's about to go totally off the rails ... but I'll tune it (actually tape it since it's opposite the Met game) and give it a go. check in after you've seen it. I wrote some comments on the season opener on another board and I'll copy and paste it here. I watched it late last night ... and then woke up this morning to realize that I remembered almost nothing about the episode. I suspect that's due to a combination of the late hour, the complexity [ridiculousness?] of the plot line, and possibly the vodka. Going to try to re-see it prior to episode 2 next week to help judge whether it's me, or it's them setting plot lines for the new season therefore being confused temporarily is OK, or if the whole thing's just gone off the fucking rails completely.

Zvon Apr 19 2015 03:18 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Hey Z -- ORPHAN BLACK returns Saturday. I'm a bit apprehensive that it's about to go totally off the rails ... but I'll tune it (actually tape it since it's opposite the Met game) and give it a go. check in after you've seen it. I wrote some comments on the season opener on another board and I'll copy and paste it here. I watched it late last night ... and then woke up this morning to realize that I remembered almost nothing about the episode. I suspect that's due to a combination of the late hour, the complexity [ridiculousness?] of the plot line, and possibly the vodka. Going to try to re-see it prior to episode 2 next week to help judge whether it's me, or it's them setting plot lines for the new season therefore being confused temporarily is OK, or if the whole thing's just gone off the fucking rails completely. I've done that. I had forgotten much of the season 2 closer and did not get a chance to re-view that one. I know I remember the pencil in the eye, so I did see it. The rest is just a blank. I'll just say that at first I thought it did jump my shark but by the end of the ep I was all aboard.

MFS62 Apr 19 2015 03:19 PM Re: TV Party 2015

The station that did the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea marathon is now running a Man From U.N.C.L.E. marathon. Later

Frayed Knot Apr 19 2015 03:29 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Zvon wrote: I've done that. I had forgotten much of the season 2 closer and did not get a chance to re-view that one. I know I remember the pencil in the eye, so I did see it. The rest is just a blank. I'll just say that at first I thought it did jump my shark but by the end of the ep I was all aboard. I had made it a point to re-watch all of Season 2 prior to this year starting -- in fact the only thing I hadn't gotten to was the final episode of 2 so I watched that after the game last night and then immediately followed it with 3.1 So I was definitely up to date going in, I just didn't retain much from the new show. But, like I said, that could very well be on me and not them. I'll know more next week.

Zvon Apr 19 2015 03:47 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Zvon wrote: I've done that. I had forgotten much of the season 2 closer and did not get a chance to re-view that one. I know I remember the pencil in the eye, so I did see it. The rest is just a blank. I'll just say that at first I thought it did jump my shark but by the end of the ep I was all aboard. I had made it a point to re-watch all of Season 2 prior to this year starting -- in fact the only thing I hadn't gotten to was the final episode of 2 so I watched that after the game last night and then immediately followed it with 3.1 So I was definitely up to date going in, I just didn't retain much from the new show. But, like I said, that could very well be on me and not them. I'll know more next week. Late at night, tired, you got other things on your mind... you should have had MORE vodka. MFS62 wrote: The station that did the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea marathon is now running a Man From U.N.C.L.E. marathon. Later As soon as I read this I went looking all over for the channel. Don't get it.*sob Thanks for posting that thought. I would have loved a Man From Uncle night. That's probably like ME-TV which we get here on channel 2. No marathon there though. I'm getting The Mod Squad, wherein singer Vicki Carr makes her acting debut. Man, back then I thought Pete, Linc & Julie were good actors. Ha!

MFS62 Apr 20 2015 08:07 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Look again. I found it by accident. It was hidden among the Spanish and Dubbed-in-Spanish stations on my Uverse directory, between 62-85. Good luck. Meantime, I'll keep this thread updated on any other marathons they're running. (Just to make you suffer) j/k Later

TransMonk Apr 24 2015 02:33 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I'm making my way through DAREDEVIL as well. The fight scenes are awesome and the overall writing is very good, but I'm not as high on the acting outside of the lead and D'Onofrio. I'm wondering why they say "shit" and show bodies without heads or arms without hands, but always replace "fuck" with "frick". Does Netflix have to play by censor rules or are they trying not to lose a younger crowd?

Benjamin Grimm Apr 24 2015 03:21 PM Re: TV Party 2015

You hear plenty of "fuck" and see plenty of nudity on Orange is the New Black, so it's not a Netflix thing. Probably a Marvel Studios thing.

MFS62 Apr 24 2015 03:41 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Now that station is running a Kung-Fu marathon. Their karate is very good. Later

Ashie62 Apr 24 2015 05:59 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Happy with Mad Men. 3 down, 4 to go.

Frayed Knot Apr 25 2015 09:58 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Zvon wrote: I've done that. I had forgotten much of the season 2 closer and did not get a chance to re-view that one. I know I remember the pencil in the eye, so I did see it. The rest is just a blank. I'll just say that at first I thought it did jump my shark but by the end of the ep I was all aboard. I had made it a point to re-watch all of Season 2 prior to this year starting -- in fact the only thing I hadn't gotten to was the final episode of 2 so I watched that after the game last night and then immediately followed it with 3.1 So I was definitely up to date going in, I just didn't retain much from the new show. But, like I said, that could very well be on me and not them. I'll know more next week. OK, much better the second time around. Sometimes I have to watch a program more than once before I get it. A tribute to Maslany's talent here is how, when Sarah was playing Rachel, or Allison was playing Sarah, that "Rachel" was slightly different from the actual Rachel and that Allison/Sarah was a hybrid of the actual Sarah. Well done all around.

Zvon Apr 26 2015 11:11 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: I've done that. I had forgotten much of the season 2 closer and did not get a chance to re-view that one. I know I remember the pencil in the eye, so I did see it. The rest is just a blank. I'll just say that at first I thought it did jump my shark but by the end of the ep I was all aboard. I had made it a point to re-watch all of Season 2 prior to this year starting -- in fact the only thing I hadn't gotten to was the final episode of 2 so I watched that after the game last night and then immediately followed it with 3.1 So I was definitely up to date going in, I just didn't retain much from the new show. But, like I said, that could very well be on me and not them. I'll know more next week. OK, much better the second time around. Sometimes I have to watch a program more than once before I get it. A tribute to Maslany's talent here is how, when Sarah was playing Rachel, or Allison was playing Sarah, that "Rachel" was slightly different from the actual Rachel and that Allison/Sarah was a hybrid of the actual Sarah. Well done all around. Agreed. Just watched this weeks. Good ep. Pretty much everything is stewing in some direction or other. Once again Alison & hubby crack me up, with her breaking bad AND running for office. Donny: "Oh, we have an ample amount of stones." lol

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 05 2015 10:29 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Am I the only "SONS OF ANARCHY watcher here? I finally finished the last season tonight. Show was always over the top and it went downhill IMO pretty much since the Opie Incident, but in the end what I liked was getting to know the odd world of Charming and all of its whacky characters. I read somewhere they've discussed a prequel that would focus on John Teller and the origins which might be interesting if we didn;t already know how it'll end.

Ashie62 May 11 2015 06:37 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I watched and enjoyed Sons from Day 1. I agree on the Opie incident. From then on about everything centered around extreme gore violence. Little humor either. I'll give Sutter an A for the seven years.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 12 2015 08:26 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Yup. I couldn't buy Jack's anguish given the fact that he was responsible for probably a dozen or more cold-blooded murders for every wife or club member he lost. In my mind the Linn Triad avenges their meaningless slaughter by taking out the remaining Sons while the Mayans sit and watch.

Ashie62 May 12 2015 09:37 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Opie had married one of the hookers for the production company the Sons owned. Opie went ballistic when he saw his wife at work. Jax comes up with my favorite series line. "It ain't easy when your wife catches cum for a living." Tara spent three seasons threatening to move with the kids to Oregon. Dumbass. The Tig/Venus LGBT hookup was funny and real.

d'Kong76 May 15 2015 06:45 AM Re: TV Party 2015

With 1000 channels on the tube and virtually every show seemingly in syndication somewheres... where the hell is Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 15 2015 11:42 AM Re: TV Party 2015

d'Kong76 wrote: With 1000 channels on the tube and virtually every show seemingly in syndication somewheres... where the hell is Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley? MeTV. (3, 19 and 503 on FiOS.)

themetfairy May 15 2015 12:23 PM Re: TV Party 2015

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: With 1000 channels on the tube and virtually every show seemingly in syndication somewheres... where the hell is Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley? MeTV. (3, 19 and 503 on FiOS.) Funny - I have FiOS and MeTV is on 2 and 502 on my system.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 15 2015 12:26 PM Re: TV Party 2015

themetfairy wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: With 1000 channels on the tube and virtually every show seemingly in syndication somewheres... where the hell is Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley? MeTV. (3, 19 and 503 on FiOS.) Funny - I have FiOS and MeTV is on 2 and 502 on my system. Philadelphia local channels? 2/502 is CBS-NY over here.

d'Kong76 May 15 2015 12:29 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I get 503 MeTV... never noticed those shows on there. I record Star Trek everyday at 4 on that station. What a geek I am.

Ashie62 May 15 2015 05:36 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Nothing geeky about Star Trek. "Mr. Sulu knows."

Zvon May 19 2015 02:45 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Stephen King's novel 11/22/63 will be made into a 9 part mini-series on Hulu. James Franco will play Luke Appling, a teacher who goes back in time to try and stop JFK's assassination. JJ Abrams will direct. I've read the book twice already. This should be good. [fimg=600]http://horrorfilmcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/us_11-22-63_cover.jpg[/fimg]>>>>>>>>>>Audio Book, Pt 1[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eP6lsNa2Q8[/youtube] [youtube]mBVcQ5tHjSs[/youtube]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 19 2015 06:04 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Luke Appling? He should've gone back to '40s Chicago; he'd have been rolling in free drinks and fast women.

themetfairy May 19 2015 07:21 PM Re: TV Party 2015

[youtube:2g473eug]R2wd6Kbg15E[/youtube:2g473eug] In homage to David Letterman's retirement, I wanted to post this footage from an episode I was lucky enough to watch from the studio audience.

Zvon May 19 2015 08:18 PM Re: TV Party 2015

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Luke Appling? He should've gone back to '40s Chicago; he'd have been rolling in free drinks and fast women. Ha. Cripes....it was close tho. Jake Epping.

batmagadanleadoff May 21 2015 09:48 PM Re: TV Party 2015

For comic relief, there's a station on my cable provider called DECADE. It has been running a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea marathon at least since yesterday and I'm not sure when (or if) it will end. Later I love all those 60s/70s shows more & more lately. Voyage started out so kool,real and serious but that one had to jump my shark when the talking puppet of Admiral Nelson tried to take over the ship. Right around there. I'd still tune in if it was an episode where they used the flying sub. The success of the '66 Batman made for a change in the entire 60s TV realm. Lost In Space turned into the fake looking monster of the week show and even The Man From Uncle got a little campy and silly. That was a shame. Binge Watch Alert and Alert Alert: Be on the lookout for a runaway doctor convicted for the murder of his wife. The fugitive from justice claims that a one-armed man is the real culprit. I just discovered this DECADES channel on my cable while flipping channels and they're running a The Fugitive marathon through the holiday weekend. The entire four-year series run will be shown, right up to the historic ratings busting finale. In living color. Welcome to "Countdown to Decades", the unique binge viewing event unlike any other. Our special program lineup is dedicated to one TV series at a time, with continuing episodes airing in sequence 24 hours a day. Viewers will be able to binge on episode after episode of each program as it airs in order. Fans of every genre will enjoy 36 different TV series over the next 5 months. http://www.decades.com/

MFS62 May 22 2015 07:19 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Glad you found it. Fun idea, isn't it? Later

Ceetar Jun 01 2015 08:02 PM Re: TV Party 2015

TransMonk wrote: I'm making my way through DAREDEVIL as well. The fight scenes are awesome and the overall writing is very good, but I'm not as high on the acting outside of the lead and D'Onofrio. I'm wondering why they say "shit" and show bodies without heads or arms without hands, but always replace "fuck" with "frick". Does Netflix have to play by censor rules or are they trying not to lose a younger crowd? Enjoyed it. Thought the pacing through the final 3 eps or so was a little off and that shoved most of the origin story tropes into those few episodes instead of throughout. Was fun though, looking forward to season 2.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 11 2015 10:02 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Anyone else stumble onto "Red Oaks"? It's a new Amazon Prime series that's right up my alley, and maybe yours too -- about a college student working a summer job at a country club set in 1985. The 80s thing is carried out mainly in the sets, cars and soundtrack -- most of the action takes place at the club, where the main character is a NYU student who teaches tennis lessons and lives with fracturing parents. He's dating an aerobics instructor there and flirting with the wealthy club president's daughter -- she's a combination of Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy's 'Breakfast Club' characters. His friend parks cars at the club and lusts after a hot lifeguard who's way out of his league. Show is just 10 short episodes -- 9 are charmingly good and 1 veers way too zany and sitcommy. Some titties. [youtube:1nxbxq01]OcGIvQJhbSY[/youtube:1nxbxq01]

TransMonk Nov 11 2015 10:07 AM Re: TV Party 2015

I don't check Prime for new material often enough. I need to catch up on some shows I've missed now that baseball is over. Red Oaks is now on my list. Thanks! I'm very much looking forward to With Bob & David which comes to Netflix on Friday. It looks like it will only be four episodes, but most of the original cast and writers from the 90s HBO series seem to be involved. Anyone watching season two of The Leftovers on HBO? I know feelings have been mixed in the past, but I dig how dark it is. And whoever puts together the soundtrack is a pro!

Ceetar Nov 11 2015 10:21 AM Re: TV Party 2015

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Anyone else stumble onto "Red Oaks"? It's a new Amazon Prime series that's right up my alley, and maybe yours too -- about a college student working a summer job at a country club set in 1985. Interesting. Someone recommended The Man In The High Castle to me yesterday from Prime. (well, the pilot, 9 more coming next week) I love that all these new places are putting out unique shows. Feel like it opens us up to different creative people that might not have made it into/through the traditional TV channels.

cooby Nov 11 2015 10:36 AM Re: TV Party 2015

she's a combination of Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy's 'Breakfast Club' characters Good grief, spot on

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 11 2015 01:16 PM Re: TV Party 2015

TransMonk wrote: Anyone watching season two of The Leftovers on HBO? I know feelings have been mixed in the past, but I dig how dark it is. And whoever puts together the soundtrack is a pro! We have HBO for a little while, and I have been living and breathing this one, 2-3 ep binges at a time, for the last several weeks. How much more dark could it get? The answer is none. None more dark.

dgwphotography Nov 11 2015 02:26 PM Re: TV Party 2015

How long has this been out? I feel like I've seen this already, at least a few episodes *OE - I remember now - Amazon released the pilot about a year ago to judge reception before it picked up a whole season...

Mets – Willets Point Nov 11 2015 05:29 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Anyone watching Supergirl? I'm not comics/superheroes fan but this one is pretty good mostly because Melissa Benoist brings a lot of energy and just plain joy to the title character. Good supporting actors too. Kind of clunky dialogue and melodramatic situations otherwise, but it looks like it's getting better as it goes along.

Vic Sage Nov 12 2015 05:37 AM Re: TV Party 2015

i've watched it. Ugh.

Ceetar Nov 12 2015 07:35 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Anyone watching Supergirl? I'm not comics/superheroes fan but this one is pretty good mostly because Melissa Benoist brings a lot of energy and just plain joy to the title character. Good supporting actors too. Kind of clunky dialogue and melodramatic situations otherwise, but it looks like it's getting better as it goes along. Yeah, I like it so far but it needs to start getting the plot going a little bit.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 12 2015 07:46 AM Re: TV Party 2015

I have it backing up on my TiVo, but haven't watched it yet. My current favorite show in this genre (on the broadcast networks, at least) is Gotham. SHIELD occasionally has a really good episode, but overall it's not as good as I'd like it to be. (I like Agent Peggy a lot more.) I also watch Flash and Arrow. They're fun, but I tend to run a few weeks behind on each of them. Then, of course, in the non-broadcast category, is Daredevil, which is easily my favorite. I'm very much looking forward to Jessica Jones, which streams next Friday.

dgwphotography Nov 12 2015 01:05 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I have it backing up on my TiVo, but haven't watched it yet. My current favorite show in this genre (on the broadcast networks, at least) is Gotham. SHIELD occasionally has a really good episode, but overall it's not as good as I'd like it to be. (I like Agent Peggy a lot more.) I also watch Flash and Arrow. They're fun, but I tend to run a few weeks behind on each of them. Then, of course, in the non-broadcast category, is Daredevil, which is easily my favorite. I'm very much looking forward to Jessica Jones, which streams next Friday. Supergirl is a fun show, and I must admit to liking it more than I should. I haven't bothered with Gotham yet. SHIELD has really improved this season, but agreed on Agent Carter - I like that show much more. I think Flash is much better than Arrow. It seems to have the right balance of humor and drama, just doesn't take itself too seriously. I've said previously that Daredevil is the best thing in the MCU since The Avengers, and I plan on binge-watching Jessica Jones over Thanksgiving weekend. Oh, and having seen the first episode of Jessica Jones, I think it was better than the first episode of Daredevil.

seawolf17 Nov 12 2015 01:07 PM Re: TV Party 2015

dgwphotography wrote: Supergirl is a fun show, and I must admit to liking it more than I should. I haven't watched it yet, and yet I know I only want to watch it because I'm smitten with Supergirl and I don't want to ruin that.

dgwphotography Nov 12 2015 01:16 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Since both Melissa Benoist and Grant Gustin had pretty good sized supporting roles in Glee, there's a running in joke in my household as to when the first Supergirl/Flash musical crossover episode is going to happen.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 12 2015 01:36 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Took a look at the first few episodes of FlyingLady, to see if it would be worth watching with YoungerPooper. Benoist is winning. The show ain't, so much. I think I got out at just the wrong time for Flash.

dgwphotography Nov 23 2015 10:55 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Anyone else watching Jessica Jones yet?

Ceetar Nov 23 2015 10:59 AM Re: TV Party 2015

dgwphotography wrote: Anyone else watching Jessica Jones yet? 4.5 episodes in. Loving it. I'm not getting tired of "Hey, It's the Doctor!" jokes either.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 23 2015 11:10 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Anyone else watching Jessica Jones yet? I've watched two episodes so far. I don't want to binge it too quickly. I watched the first episode of Supergirl the other day, and about five minutes in my eyes were already rolling. As Krypton is in its death throes, Kara's parents put her in a capsule to send her to Earth. But get this: the stated reason isn't to save her life, it's so that she can take care of her baby cousin Kal-El. What parents would put greater priority on their nephew having a baby sitter than on their own daughter's life?

Mets – Willets Point Nov 23 2015 12:31 PM Re: TV Party 2015

I just finished binging "Master of None." Smart comedy with a strong cast. If there's one flaw it's that Aziz Anansi and some others deliver their lines too much like they're stand up comedians, but otherwise it's really good.

dgwphotography Nov 23 2015 01:05 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Benjamin Grimm wrote: dgwphotography wrote: Anyone else watching Jessica Jones yet? I've watched two episodes so far. I don't want to binge it too quickly. Yes, I'm taking this one in more slowly, too. It's been excellent, so far (4 episodes in), and is psychologically intense.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 23 2015 01:12 PM Re: TV Party 2015 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 23 2015 01:58 PM

Anyone else watching Jessica Jones yet? I've watched two episodes so far. I don't want to binge it too quickly. I watched the first episode of Supergirl the other day, and about five minutes in my eyes were already rolling. As Krypton is in its death throes, Kara's parents put her in a capsule to send her to Earth. But get this: the stated reason isn't to save her life, it's so that she can take care of her baby cousin Kal-El. What parents would put greater priority on their nephew having a baby sitter than on their own daughter's life? Well, the thing is, it's a nice pretense for saving her life, and exactly the sort of thing you might tell your apoplectic, sobbing tween to calm her down a little, and focus her on something other than the fact that her planet's exploding and she's about to lose everyone she's ever known or cared about.

Nymr83 Nov 23 2015 01:40 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I have it backing up on my TiVo, but haven't watched it yet. My current favorite show in this genre (on the broadcast networks, at least) is Gotham. SHIELD occasionally has a really good episode, but overall it's not as good as I'd like it to be. (I like Agent Peggy a lot more.) I also watch Flash and Arrow. They're fun, but I tend to run a few weeks behind on each of them. Then, of course, in the non-broadcast category, is Daredevil, which is easily my favorite. I'm very much looking forward to Jessica Jones, which streams next Friday. I do love Gotham, but the one thing that really keeps throwing me for a loop is that the show seems to exist an undefined paradox-filled time period... 1960's cars, a police station completely devoid of technology.. and cell phones. and that one computer hidden away in Bruce's basement. its weird.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 23 2015 02:31 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Another Amazon show bubbled up over the weekend: "The Man in the High Castle" is based on Phillip K. Dick's novel imagining a US in which the Bad Guys Won WWII. Lots of intrigue and creepy villians in the 1st episode, going in.

soupcan Nov 24 2015 02:18 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Watched one episode of Jessica Jones. Good, liked it will continue. Supergirl reminds me of a Saturday morning kids drama from the '70s. Melissa Benoist was one of those actresses that got her cell phone pictures hacked and her extremely adult photos never got much notice...until now. Daredevil is THE best thing out there. If you haven't watched it you are depriving yourself.

Vic Sage Nov 24 2015 02:48 PM Re: TV Party 2015

i'm liking, but not loving, JJONES. It's very well done, tense and suspenseful, but its more creepy than i like my superhero stories to be and the action is not of DAREDEVIL quality. The acting is terrific, though. I watched 2 episodes of SUPERGIRL and gave up. My interest in SHIELD waxes and wanes. I still like FLASH's charming naivete, but ARROW bugs me. I'm very much looking forward to watching MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE. Dick is one of my favorite writers, and this is his most acclaimed novel (though its not my favorite by a long shot). And i've watched 2 episodes of MASTER OF NONE, and as much as i like Anzari as a comic persona, his writing and direction of this series, and the acting of the entire cast, is so amateurish that its an embarrassment. In anticipation of HIGH CASTLE, i started watching Amazon Prime's shows and some of them are excellent. I'd recommend RED OAKS (a FLAMINGO KID meets CADDYSHACK sort of thing, at a crass NJ country club in the 80s). Also CATASTROPHE, a 6-episode British comedy series written by and starring an American guy and a British woman whose brief fling turns into a full-blown relationship when she discovers that she's pregnant. Another show with British flavor is the Christopher Guest comedy series FAMILY TREE, about a Brit whose lost his girl and his job and then fills his time figuring out his family tree and visiting distant relatives. My wife and I are also watching the brilliant TRANSPARENT, with Jeffrey Tambor going full Kaitlin Jenner. The series i'm currently watching is MOZART IN THE JUNGLE, about the backstage hijinks at the NY Philharmonic when a charismatic new conductor takes over.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 24 2015 09:03 PM Re: TV Party 2015

We discussed RED OAKS last page. I thought it was not quite great, but charming and funny.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 03 2015 08:42 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Between the production values, costumes, and voices, "The Wiz" was actually pretty damn good; it's amazing how pleasurable a live production can be when they cast actual singers instead of stunt names.

TransMonk Dec 04 2015 08:20 AM Re: TV Party 2015

I finished the first season of "The Man in the High Castle" last night. It is very good. I'm on to "Red Oaks" next. In non-binge-watching action, I'm still enthralled by "Fargo" and "The Leftovers". The last two episodes of the latter have been excellent, IMO.

Nymr83 Dec 04 2015 08:34 AM Re: TV Party 2015

TransMonk wrote: I finished the first season of "The Man in the High Castle" last night. when does the 2nd season start? i've been thinking of picking this one up

Ceetar Dec 04 2015 08:45 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Nymr83 wrote: TransMonk wrote: I finished the first season of "The Man in the High Castle" last night. when does the 2nd season start? i've been thinking of picking this one up me too. I presume a while, that one just came out two weeks ago. I finished Jessica Jones. Really enjoyed it. Lots of good stuff happens in the second half. Some a little ancillary to the Jessica Jones plot itself, but this is somewhat to be expected in something designed as a part of a larger entity I guess? I don't mind that other characters in the show grow and change, even if I wasn't as enamored with some of the sideplots.

TransMonk Dec 04 2015 09:40 AM Re: TV Party 2015

From what I understand, a second season has not yet been approved. But like Ceetar said, the first season was just released and I'm sure the network wanted to gauge reaction before ordering more episodes. Most reviews I have seen seem to be favorable, so I would believe it will get another season, but it will probably be close to a year before we see it.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 04 2015 09:41 AM Re: TV Party 2015

TransMonk wrote: I finished the first season of "The Man in the High Castle" last night. It is very good. I'm on to "Red Oaks" next. In non-binge-watching action, I'm still enthralled by "Fargo" and "The Leftovers". The last two episodes of the latter have been excellent, IMO. We just finished "High Castle" too. I was thrilled at times and confused others -- I should really watch it more carefully again. The overall spookiness of it is just horrifyingly mind-bending, from the "Eidelweis" theme song to the mundane way they greet one another with the "seig heils," to whatever happened in Cincinnati. And John Smith -- what a character. I don;t wanna say I was rooting for a guy like that, but was he compelling or what?

TransMonk Dec 04 2015 09:58 AM Re: TV Party 2015

I almost want to watch it again, too...mostly because the breadcrumbs as to how the alternate history unfolded were so quickly presented. I'm also confused as to exactly what the films were (i.e., how they were filmed, what they mean, the alternate narrative that they present). I loved the set design and German/Japanese influences that were used throughout. They did a very good job of presenting a believable alternate 1962 where the US had become Nazi/Japanese territories.

cooby Dec 16 2015 08:11 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Hooray for Jeremy!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 16 2015 09:33 PM Re: TV Party 2015

Great season. Hats off to the players this year ....most of them really came to play. Spencer doesnt get the credit he deserves for being the best tribal council speaker of all time. Lot of players could learn from him.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 16 2015 10:05 PM Re: TV Party 2015

TransMonk wrote: I finished the first season of "The Man in the High Castle" last night. It is very good. I'm on to "Red Oaks" next. In non-binge-watching action, I'm still enthralled by "Fargo" and "The Leftovers". The last two episodes of the latter have been excellent, IMO. "Leftovers" ended a bit funny, it seemed, like they were trying to wrap a lot of things up at once, a bit too tidily for comfort. "Fargo," though, holy hell. Like Shakespearean tragedy with a nasty funny streak, beautifully lensed and chockablock with surprising great performances (Jean Smart, Bokeem Woodbine, Kirsten Dunst, the guy who plays "FNL" Landry/"Breaking Bad" Todd).

cooby Dec 17 2015 04:26 AM Re: TV Party 2015

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Great season. Hats off to the players this year ....most of them really came to play. Spencer doesnt get the credit he deserves for being the best tribal council speaker of all time. Lot of players could learn from him. Spencer is great...of the five finalists, I would have been happy with any of them winning. They all played hard and seem like really good people

TransMonk Dec 17 2015 07:01 AM Re: TV Party 2015

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: "Leftovers" ended a bit funny, it seemed, like they were trying to wrap a lot of things up at once, a bit too tidily for comfort. I agree, but I think they were unsure at the time of production as to whether they would get another season, so they might have been hedging their bets. I believe I saw since then that they are going ahead with Season 3, which will be the last one.

TransMonk Dec 17 2015 07:04 AM Re: TV Party 2015

TransMonk wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: "Leftovers" ended a bit funny, it seemed, like they were trying to wrap a lot of things up at once, a bit too tidily for comfort. I agree, but I think they were unsure at the time of production as to whether they would get another season, so they might have been hedging their bets. The season finale was a little rushed. My comment was referring to the two episodes prior (Kevin in the hotel of purgatory and Meg returning to Miracle...great stuff!). I believe I saw since then that they are going ahead with Season 3, which will be the last one.

TransMonk Dec 17 2015 07:04 AM Re: TV Party 2015

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: "Leftovers" ended a bit funny, it seemed, like they were trying to wrap a lot of things up at once, a bit too tidily for comfort. I agree, but I think they were unsure at the time of production as to whether they would get another season, so they might have been hedging their bets. The season finale was a little rushed. My comment was referring to the two episodes prior (Kevin in the hotel of purgatory and Meg returning to Miracle...great stuff!). I believe I saw since then that they are going ahead with Season 3, which will be the last one.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 17 2015 08:12 AM Re: TV Party 2015

I've never really liked Liv Tyler as an actress-- she's always seemed blank or opaque to me, regardless of the expressiveness required by the particular role. I also thought that Meg this year (coke flashbacks notwithstanding) seems at best a bit inconsistently written in comparison to last season. That said, holy HELL, does Liv Tyler know how to sell "creepy." I loved the two you mentioned, along with the one that ended with Nora and Erika's questionnaire face-off. I don't really pay attention to awards these days, but if those two don't get nominations after THAT scene, hell... we kind of need to shitcan the whole enterprise, don't we?

Vic Sage Dec 17 2015 09:08 AM Re: TV Party 2015

SCHITT'S CREEK on Amazon Prime? Eugene Levy & Catherine O'Hara as a couple that has lost its fortune and is forced to live with their spoiled kids in their only remaining asset -- a podunk town that Levy bought as a joke. Chris Elliot is the moronic mayor. Fish out of water story... funny, with some heart. You start out hating these characters but after a while, you hate them less. For some reason, i got hooked.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 26 2015 08:25 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Vic Sage wrote: SCHITT'S CREEK on Amazon Prime? Eugene Levy & Catherine O'Hara as a couple that has lost its fortune and is forced to live with their spoiled kids in their only remaining asset -- a podunk town that Levy bought as a joke. Chris Elliot is the moronic mayor. Fish out of water story... funny, with some heart. You start out hating these characters but after a while, you hate them less. For some reason, i got hooked. Gave it a shot but not sticking with it. I thought the son was a riot -- Levy's kid in real life? With those eyebrows almost has to be! Chris Elliot plays the same guy in everything he's cast for, eh. Otoh, getting blown away by TRANSPARENT, great performances, heavy story and already more dildoes than any show ever. BOSOM BUDDIES it's not!

TransMonk Dec 27 2015 10:30 AM Re: TV Party 2015

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: We discussed RED OAKS last page. I thought it was not quite great, but charming and funny. Just finished RED OAKS and I would agree with JCL's take. I'd watch a second season if released.

Nymr83 Dec 31 2015 08:09 AM Re: TV Party 2015

just watched the first season of Vikings on amazon prime, did anyone else bother with this one? makes for some good mindless late night tv

dgwphotography Dec 31 2015 08:16 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Nymr83 wrote: just watched the first season of Vikings on amazon prime, did anyone else bother with this one? makes for some good mindless late night tv The first season was very good. It lost me when it made a time jump in the middle of season 2.

Nymr83 Dec 31 2015 08:48 AM Re: TV Party 2015

dgwphotography wrote: Nymr83 wrote: just watched the first season of Vikings on amazon prime, did anyone else bother with this one? makes for some good mindless late night tv The first season was very good. It lost me when it made a time jump in the middle of season 2. i've watched only the first 2 episodes of season 2 so far... are you referring to the jump between these 2 episodes or is there another coming?

dgwphotography Dec 31 2015 09:32 AM Re: TV Party 2015

Nymr83 wrote: Nymr83 wrote: just watched the first season of Vikings on amazon prime, did anyone else bother with this one? makes for some good mindless late night tv The first season was very good. It lost me when it made a time jump in the middle of season 2. i've watched only the first 2 episodes of season 2 so far... are you referring to the jump between these 2 episodes or is there another coming? It was pretty early in the season. They jumped about 4 years.