2014 TV show thread - Page 14

sterlingice · 12-09-2014, 12:49 PM

It's not Eureka or Warehouse 13 that was the problem with SyFy. It's the wrestling and the 15 hours a day of Ghost Hunters and all the other crap that wasn't scifi on the station. But clearly that's not the message they got.

SI

chinaski · 12-09-2014, 12:51 PM

The Librarians is a steaming pile of doodoo. Such a sad waste of Jane Curtin, Bob Newhart and John Laroquette.

DaddyTorgo · 12-09-2014, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

It's not Eureka or Warehouse 13 that was the problem with SyFy. It's the wrestling and the 15 hours a day of Ghost Hunters and all the other crap that wasn't scifi on the station. But clearly that's not the message they got.

SI

I agree, but like all these cable stations they don't have the budget to fill 24hrs a day with original programming. Now maybe they should look more at rerunning BSG and get rights for Star Trek and Babylon 5 and stuff, but even still they're going to have some of that "filler" programming. Which in all honesty is alright - nobody sits down and just watches 1 TV channel all night anymore, so just as long as they have some "appointment viewing actual SciFi" I'm good.

cuervo72 · 12-09-2014, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Ping Cuervo...

One word-

Jazzercise

Spandex and sweaty cleavage. Mmmhmm.

RainMaker · 12-09-2014, 10:00 PM

Syfy reminds me of G4. They had a built-in audience that they alienated with content they weren't interested in. At least Syfy seems willing to change while G4 shrugged their shoulders and couldn't figure out why a tech/gamer channel wasn't interested in Cops reruns.

stevew · 12-09-2014, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

Spandex and sweaty cleavage. Mmmhmm.

Yeah, I must confess to watching that one twice.

sterlingice · 12-10-2014, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

I agree, but like all these cable stations they don't have the budget to fill 24hrs a day with original programming. Now maybe they should look more at rerunning BSG and get rights for Star Trek and Babylon 5 and stuff, but even still they're going to have some of that "filler" programming. Which in all honesty is alright - nobody sits down and just watches 1 TV channel all night anymore, so just as long as they have some "appointment viewing actual SciFi" I'm good.

Their "5 shows" are 2 miniseries and 3 actual series. That's one night of programming. What about the other 6 nights of primetime programming?

SI

BishopMVP · 12-10-2014, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Their "5 shows" are 2 miniseries and 3 actual series. That's one night of programming. What about the other 6 nights of primetime programming?

SI

At least one of the miniseries is just a prelude to a full series, I assume they do still have other original programming they will continue to produce, and cable channels (shit, even HBO) usually only have 1 hour of original scripted programming per night, with a max of 2 (and even that's really only FX, who then tried to split into 2 separate networks once they were producing more than 1 hour of content per night.)

DaddyTorgo · 12-10-2014, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BishopMVP

At least one of the miniseries is just a prelude to a full series, I assume they do still have other original programming they will continue to produce, and cable channels (shit, even HBO) usually only have 1 hour of original scripted programming per night, with a max of 2 (and even that's really only FX, who then tried to split into 2 separate networks once they were producing more than 1 hour of content per night.)

This. And also - something is better than nothing. Gotta start somewhere.

ISiddiqui · 12-10-2014, 02:01 PM

So, of course, Selfie has just gotten better and better as the episodes already produced have been jettisoned to Hulu. I think this Fall Season has been the poster child for networks messing up by not giving shows an opportunity to find their footing before jettisoning them.

A cult sitcom that lasts for 3-4 seasons will get you much more money (esp in Blu-ray sales, etc) than a rotating door of sitcoms that get canceled after 2 months every fall.

What, is Black-ish and Marry Me the only new fall network sitcoms to have survived?

DaddyTorgo · 12-10-2014, 02:12 PM

Oh that's right - I have to check out those episodes of Selfie!

ISiddiqui · 12-10-2014, 02:27 PM

I forgot about last week's myself until last night. I think this argues for the Netflix model. If you are a streaming site, you have much more "buzz" by releasing a season at once because people will binge watch, rather than slowly releasing them once a week to build conversation. The second option may work for shows on television, because we all DVR stuff now, but we don't really remember to 'appointment view' anymore. Hence the Netflix idea is actually a good idea for streaming services.

Thomkal · 12-15-2014, 01:14 PM

Ascension (see my earlier post) starts tonight on SyFy at 9pm ET. I really hope its not horrible.

Draft Dodger · 12-15-2014, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

Ascension (see my earlier post) starts tonight on SyFy at 9pm ET. I really hope its not horrible.

my wife will watch it regardless

DaddyTorgo · 12-15-2014, 10:12 PM

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Ascension (see my earlier post) starts tonight on SyFy at 9pm ET. I really hope its not horrible.

Seriously? I was all-in until the last like...two minutes.

Even despite the scientific inaccuracy of the whole "turning the ship around at the halfway point" thing, when in reality they'd have to start decelerating then to reach Proxima at 100yrs, it's not some magic "turnaround time."

Wasn't sure what to make of the suited guy during the ion storm, but I figured it was some internal ship-thing.

I don't like the twist at all.

stevew · 12-16-2014, 08:51 AM

Stake me out tonight, I don't want to let you go til we catch this guy.

ISiddiqui · 12-16-2014, 09:01 AM

larrymcg421 · 12-16-2014, 09:16 AM

Brooklyn 99 is awesome. We need more Mike Schur (aka Ken Tremendous) comedies on the air.

Honolulu_Blue · 12-16-2014, 09:19 AM

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Brooklyn 99 is awesome. We need more Mike Schur (aka Ken Tremendous) comedies on the air.

I've only watched one episode and really enjoyed it. I should get involved.

Kodos · 12-16-2014, 09:22 AM

Brooklyn 99 is a good show.

stevew · 12-16-2014, 10:05 AM

Need to go back and freeze on the no board. I know I saw kwazy kupkakes.

Radii · 12-16-2014, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Need to go back and freeze on the no board. I know I saw kwazy kupkakes.

Spoiler

I saw this part mentioned in context of the wire, but its all pretty great.

edit: image spoilered due to size.

chinaski · 12-17-2014, 03:02 PM

Black Mirror Christmas Special from last night was completely brilliant.

stevew · 12-22-2014, 01:26 PM

found the first season of The Affair to be pretty solid, although there's all these details I probably keep missing and I end up being confused. Obviously Noah killing the brother is way too obvious. I'd lean towards his son or his ex-wife actually having done the deed.

Johnny93g · 12-22-2014, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

found the first season of The Affair to be pretty solid, although there's all these details I probably keep missing and I end up being confused. Obviously Noah killing the brother is way too obvious. I'd lean towards his son or his ex-wife actually having done the deed.

Id say it was an above average season. I enjoyed it, but it doesn't excite me the way Breaking Bad, Homeland, or Shameless do. I will watch season two. Pretty much agree with your assessment.

stevew · 12-22-2014, 07:13 PM

The reason I lean son is cause of the horse incident. That still seems odd to think about.

BishopMVP · 12-26-2014, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Seriously? I was all-in until the last like...two minutes.

Even despite the scientific inaccuracy of the whole "turning the ship around at the halfway point" thing, when in reality they'd have to start decelerating then to reach Proxima at 100yrs, it's not some magic "turnaround time."

Wasn't sure what to make of the suited guy during the ion storm, but I figured it was some internal ship-thing.

I don't like the twist at all.

I can only imagine what you thought of the twist at the end if you stuck around. There might be an interesting show in there but I don't think they can run all 3 separate plotlines at once.

DaddyTorgo · 12-26-2014, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BishopMVP

I can only imagine what you thought of the twist at the end if you stuck around. There might be an interesting show in there but I don't think they can run all 3 separate plotlines at once.

I did end up sticking around just cuz it was a miniseries at a slow time of year tv wise.

Was interesting, a bit crazy, but interesting. I worry that it doesn't change the fundamental nature of the show though - I don't think it'll suddenly turn into a "space opera" now if it were picked up as a show or anything.

OldGiants · 12-27-2014, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Seriously? I was all-in until the last like...two minutes.

Even despite the scientific inaccuracy of the whole "turning the ship around at the halfway point" thing, when in reality they'd have to start decelerating then to reach Proxima at 100yrs, it's not some magic "turnaround time."

Wasn't sure what to make of the suited guy during the ion storm, but I figured it was some internal ship-thing.

I don't like the twist at all.

The Gene Wolfe Book of The New Sun series final novel RETURN TO THE WHORL had a similar explanation, if not exactly the ending. I wonder if they snagged it from that.

BishopMVP · 12-28-2014, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

I did end up sticking around just cuz it was a miniseries at a slow time of year tv wise.

Was interesting, a bit crazy, but interesting. I worry that it doesn't change the fundamental nature of the show though - I don't think it'll suddenly turn into a "space opera" now if it were picked up as a show or anything.

Yeah, I felt the same... Stuck with it because it's a slow TV time, I had a couple hours to burn, and my OCD would've nagged at me if I didn't at least finish that arc. Idk what you mean by space opera, but the one thread I think could be really interesting is

Spoiler

OldGiants · 12-28-2014, 09:36 AM

The part I never got my head around is that Gualtt and his sister were injured Launch night, which was fifty years prior to the action. And yet they don't look anywhere near 60. Did I miss something, were they injected with life extenders? This is to say nothing about including blacks in the crew in the early 1960's.

Thomkal · 12-28-2014, 09:51 AM

The whole "stewardess" part was silly I thought and just used so SyFy could have "adult" material in the show. Way too much time spent on the sex lives of the crew. The thing that would bring me back to watch the first couple episodes of any series would be the guy ending up on another planet.

DaddyTorgo · 12-28-2014, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by OldGiants

The part I never got my head around is that Gualtt and his sister were injured Launch night, which was fifty years prior to the action. And yet they don't look anywhere near 60. Did I miss something, were they injected with life extenders? This is to say nothing about including blacks in the crew in the early 1960's.

Not the actual launch night - it was the annual launch night party.

cuervo72 · 12-28-2014, 09:02 PM

So this Allegiance (not to be confused with Takei's Broadway show) is just the brilliant minds at NBC trying to piggy-back on The Americans, right? I feel like this is so thinly veiled that they're not even trying anymore.

Thomkal · 12-28-2014, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

So this Allegiance (not to be confused with Takei's Broadway show) is just the brilliant minds at NBC trying to piggy-back on The Americans, right? I feel like this is so thinly veiled that they're not even trying anymore.

wow yep pretty blatant copycat

stevew · 12-31-2014, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

So this Allegiance (not to be confused with Takei's Broadway show) is just the brilliant minds at NBC trying to piggy-back on The Americans, right? I feel like this is so thinly veiled that they're not even trying anymore.

Yeah, it's blatant

Solecismic · 03-26-2015, 05:55 PM

‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Season Two Premieres Sunday May 31 - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com

Premiere date for Season Two of Halt and Catch Fire.

It's a little heavy on the drama, but the subject matter is very close to my heart. I often wonder what might have happened had I stuck with game programming after I made my first sale at age 15 in 1980 rather than diving into the humanities and social sciences for nearly a decade.

GrantDawg · 03-27-2015, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Solecismic

‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Season Two Premieres Sunday May 31 - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com

Premiere date for Season Two of Halt and Catch Fire.

It's a little heavy on the drama, but the subject matter is very close to my heart. I often wonder what might have happened had I stuck with game programming after I made my first sale at age 15 in 1980 rather than diving into the humanities and social sciences for nearly a decade.

Agreed. Really good show filmed locally, and I actually know a couple of (very minor) actors involved in this season.

12-09-2014, 12:49 PM	#651
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chinaski College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon	The Librarians is a steaming pile of doodoo. Such a sad waste of Jane Curtin, Bob Newhart and John Laroquette. __________________ CCFL - Buffalo Bills IHOF - Houston Mustangs GML - San Diego

12-10-2014, 02:01 PM	#660
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	So, of course, Selfie has just gotten better and better as the episodes already produced have been jettisoned to Hulu. I think this Fall Season has been the poster child for networks messing up by not giving shows an opportunity to find their footing before jettisoning them. A cult sitcom that lasts for 3-4 seasons will get you much more money (esp in Blu-ray sales, etc) than a rotating door of sitcoms that get canceled after 2 months every fall. What, is Black-ish and Marry Me the only new fall network sitcoms to have survived? __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

12-10-2014, 02:27 PM	#662
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	I forgot about last week's myself until last night. I think this argues for the Netflix model. If you are a streaming site, you have much more "buzz" by releasing a season at once because people will binge watch, rather than slowly releasing them once a week to build conversation. The second option may work for shows on television, because we all DVR stuff now, but we don't really remember to 'appointment view' anymore. Hence the Netflix idea is actually a good idea for streaming services. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

12-16-2014, 09:01 AM	#667
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	__________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

12-09-2014, 10:00 PM	#655
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Syfy reminds me of G4. They had a built-in audience that they alienated with content they weren't interested in. At least Syfy seems willing to change while G4 shrugged their shoulders and couldn't figure out why a tech/gamer channel wasn't interested in Cops reruns.

12-10-2014, 02:12 PM	#661
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Oh that's right - I have to check out those episodes of Selfie!

12-15-2014, 01:14 PM	#663
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Ascension (see my earlier post) starts tonight on SyFy at 9pm ET. I really hope its not horrible.

12-16-2014, 08:51 AM	#666
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Stake me out tonight, I don't want to let you go til we catch this guy.

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12-16-2014, 10:05 AM	#671
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Need to go back and freeze on the no board. I know I saw kwazy kupkakes.

12-17-2014, 03:02 PM	#673
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12-22-2014, 01:26 PM	#674
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	found the first season of The Affair to be pretty solid, although there's all these details I probably keep missing and I end up being confused. Obviously Noah killing the brother is way too obvious. I'd lean towards his son or his ex-wife actually having done the deed.

12-22-2014, 07:13 PM	#676
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	The reason I lean son is cause of the horse incident. That still seems odd to think about.

12-28-2014, 09:36 AM	#681
OldGiants College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Location, Location, Location	The part I never got my head around is that Gualtt and his sister were injured Launch night, which was fifty years prior to the action. And yet they don't look anywhere near 60. Did I miss something, were they injected with life extenders? This is to say nothing about including blacks in the crew in the early 1960's. __________________ "The case of Great Britain is the most astonishing in this matter of inequality of rights in world soccer championships. The way they explained it to me as a child, God is one but He's three: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I could never understand it. And I still don't understand why Great Britain is one but she's four....while [others] continue to be no more than one despite the diverse nationalities that make them up." Eduardo Galeano, SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW

12-28-2014, 09:51 AM	#682
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	The whole "stewardess" part was silly I thought and just used so SyFy could have "adult" material in the show. Way too much time spent on the sex lives of the crew. The thing that would bring me back to watch the first couple episodes of any series would be the guy ending up on another planet.

12-28-2014, 09:02 PM	#684
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	So this Allegiance (not to be confused with Takei's Broadway show) is just the brilliant minds at NBC trying to piggy-back on The Americans, right? I feel like this is so thinly veiled that they're not even trying anymore. __________________ null

03-26-2015, 05:55 PM	#687
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Season Two Premieres Sunday May 31 - Ratings \| TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com Premiere date for Season Two of Halt and Catch Fire. It's a little heavy on the drama, but the subject matter is very close to my heart. I often wonder what might have happened had I stuck with game programming after I made my first sale at age 15 in 1980 rather than diving into the humanities and social sciences for nearly a decade.

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