2014 TV show thread

[chinaski]

I cant believe it took me 8 episodes of the Leftovers to realize the priest is Christopher Eccleston. Im a bad wolf.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by nol

I binged on Nathan for You this week. In the era of streaming/DVRing shows, no other show has come close in terms of number of times I had to pause and rewind because I was laughing too hard to hear what was going on.

The little voice-overs and details (like showing Nathan being an hour and a half into a four-hour-long YouTube video of the exorcist they use for the ghost realtor) just kill me.

Bumping to the next page cause the show is way too good.

[NobodyHere]

Patrick Warburton set to reboot 'The Tick' as an Amazon pilot.

This really makes my day.

[sterlingice]

I loved the animated series, never saw the live action one

SI

[RainMaker]

I never see this show mentioned here but I just gave Banshee a shot thanks to Cinemax being included in a cable bundle and it was terrific. It's not terribly high brow but it does the "bad ass protagonist" about as well as I've seen. Lot of good action scenes, compelling story, and lots of nudity.

Between that and The Knick, I'd recommend giving Cinemax a run for a few months. They have some decent shows now.

[samifan24]

Anyone else enjoying The Strain on FX?

[cubboyroy1826]

I thought The Strain got slow for a couple episodes but I watch the three most recent ones yesterday and thought the series definitely picked up. Really likes the most recent episode.

[cubboyroy1826]

Anyone else have an interest in The Last Ship. It has been kinda up and down for me but the finale was very good.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by samifan24

Anyone else enjoying The Strain on FX?

I am really enjoying it, probably more than I should.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by cubboyroy1826

Anyone else have an interest in The Last Ship. It has been kinda up and down for me but the finale was very good.

Yeah - I've been watching it. Fun, enjoyable show. I like the fact that they're keeping the plot moving along in it.

Seems similar to Falling Skies, but better. Similar in the "popcorn tv" sense I mean.

[jeff061]

Originally Posted by cubboyroy1826

Anyone else have an interest in The Last Ship. It has been kinda up and down for me but the finale was very good.

30 minutes into episode 1 I wasn't sure. I'm completely hooked now though, love it.

[thesloppy]

I questioned why the hell I was watching the Last Ship pretty much the entire time, but I ended up enjoying the finale.

[Glengoyne]

So longmire was canceled? Man I"m bummed by that one. I loved the first two, and season three was a bit rocky but really ended on a high.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Glengoyne

So longmire was canceled? Man I"m bummed by that one. I loved the first two, and season three was a bit rocky but really ended on a high.

Yeah I haven't watched it since the 1st few episodes, but seems strange to cancel it now, when it got the second highest ratings (behind Duck Dynasty) on the network. Word is though that there may be a fourth season:

‘Longmire’ Cancelled By A&E Network: Series Will Be Shopped Elsewhere | Deadline

[sterlingice]

From the article, a network called "Arts & Entertainment": "After a foray into scripted programming, the network appears to be scaling back, refocusing on its bread-and-butter unscripted fare."

Silly

SI

[cubboyroy1826]

Really enjoyed Longmire although the whole Branch thing got to be a little much.

[stevew]

A&E needs more stuff like Big Smo' on their schedule.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by stevew

A&E needs more stuff like Big Smo' on their schedule.

{shrug} Pulls better numbers with lower production costs. Hell, every network needs more shows like that.

[stevew]

I get all that, I'm just always going to be in favor of creative scripted stuff vs more reality dreck. I think I've seen maybe 1 episode of Longmire, I don't really have much skin in the game.

[terpkristin]

So apparently Fox is going to start a "dramedy" (side note, I hate that word) called Red Band Society about long-term pediatric patients in a hospital.

I have no words.

/tk

[chadritt]

It airs next week I think. I vaguely remember one review saying it was decent and treated the subject matter appropriately....but I can't find it now

[thesloppy]

Originally Posted by terpkristin

So apparently Fox is going to start a "dramedy" (side note, I hate that word) called Red Band Society about long-term pediatric patients in a hospital.

I have no words.

/tk

They've been advertising this one pretty aggressively these days....I think it's even got some sorta Spielberg connection. There seems to be a (re-emerging?) trend going for twee teens struggling through the mysteries of life and love under the shadow of various flavors of life-threatening illness. ZzzzZZZZzzz.

[terpkristin]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

ZzzzZZZZzzz.

+1

Though I'm not a fan of the potential for the depressing parts, either. I want to laugh. Not cry. I get enough of that stuff in real life.

/tk

[stevew]

The Bridge is great.

[Ajaxab]

Originally Posted by stevew

The Bridge is great.

Agreed. I think the move away from the Marco-Tate plot line was one of the best things to happen to the show. That was a distraction from all the intriguing border-related issues going on. I'll be sorry to see this season end.

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by Ajaxab

Agreed. I think the move away from the Marco-Tate plot line was one of the best things to happen to the show. That was a distraction from all the intriguing border-related issues going on. I'll be sorry to see this season end.

Definitely. Although last night's reminded me a little of the Tate stuff with unbelievable timing coincidences.

[Matthean]

Just posted.

TV Check-in: ‘The Bridge’ Is the Best Show on TV You’re Probably Still Not Watching «

[Honolulu_Blue]

While I really didn't like the Tate stuff from last season, I liked it well enough and have all the episodes recorded. I just finished of Rectify this morning, so the Bridge is up next.

[Draft Dodger]

the kids and I have been watching Going Deep with David Rees. Really, really fun and interesting show.

[Jas_lov]

I thought The Leftovers was brilliant. Most emotional part in the finale was Nora walking into the kitchen and seeing those mannequins. Every week the show was so intense. I guess Garvey wished for his family to get back together?

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Jas_lov

I thought The Leftovers was brilliant. Most emotional part in the finale was Nora walking into the kitchen and seeing those mannequins. Every week the show was so intense. I guess Garvey wished for his family to get back together?

I agree. I loved this show. This show and many of the themes presented in it resonated very, very strongly with me.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Jas_lov

I thought The Leftovers was brilliant. Most emotional part in the finale was Nora walking into the kitchen and seeing those mannequins. Every week the show was so intense. I guess Garvey wished for his family to get back together?

That's what I assumed on the wish as well.

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I agree. I loved this show. This show and many of the themes presented in it resonated very, very strongly with me.

Agree, I really, really enjoy it. Its a hell of an emotional ride but its one I like being on.

[stevew]

Love Nora. I guess they're basically out of book material now. There was some plot they didn't use involving Brennaman and Tyler but I doubt it will get recycled.

[Noop]

Best ending to an episode ever.

To bad this is the last season.

[stevew]

The cop who interviewed Garvey in the diner was that ATFEC guy he'd talked to on the phone, right?

[DaddyTorgo]

Just because I now I'm always looking for something like this around this time of year and I imagine others are too

Fall TV Schedule: August - September 2014 |Fall TV schedule for start of 2014-2015 season | TVGuide.com

[chinaski]

Watched 15 episodes of the Killing since yesterday, holy moley, this show is spectacular. First episode of season 2 was some of the most heart wrenching shit ive ever seen.

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by chinaski

Watched 15 episodes of the Killing since yesterday, holy moley, this show is spectacular. First episode of season 2 was some of the most heart wrenching shit ive ever seen.

Haha. I think the Killing will be a really divisive show where people who watched it live all hate it, and those who watch it on Netflix will have a favorable opinion.

[Thomkal]

So anyone see Gotham last night? I'm not a big Batman fan, but I was hoping I could like a pre-Batman Gotham City. Alas, I could not. The mob and the police force working together? :::yawn::: Fish Mooney? :::ugh::: Alfred with an Australian accent (...WTF?...) About the only thing good was the acting of Ben Mckenzie (James Gordon) and the good connection already between Gordon and young Bruce Wayne.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

So anyone see Gotham last night? I'm not a big Batman fan, but I was hoping I could like a pre-Batman Gotham City. Alas, I could not. The mob and the police force working together? :::yawn::: Fish Mooney? :::ugh::: Alfred with an Australian accent (...WTF?...) About the only thing good was the acting of Ben Mckenzie (James Gordon) and the good connection already between Gordon and young Bruce Wayne.

I thought it had some real promise. I loved Bullock (love that actor). I thought the Penguin was great. The Riddler was great. Falcone was good. Fish Mooney was surprisingly effective. Very solid pilot that set up a lot of interesting pieces.

[ISiddiqui]

I don't see anything wrong with the mob and police working together. That is the basic tension at the heart of "Batman Begins" after all. And it creates interesting moral dilemmas for a police serial.

I thought the pilot suffered from exposition heaviness... but its a pilot. In order to get picked up, a lot of pilots stuff way too much in there. So I'm hopefully... I like the cast and that works.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

I don't see anything wrong with the mob and police working together. That is the basic tension at the heart of "Batman Begins" after all. And it creates interesting moral dilemmas for a police serial.

I thought the pilot suffered from exposition heaviness... but its a pilot. In order to get picked up, a lot of pilots stuff way too much in there. So I'm hopefully... I like the cast and that works.

It's just such an old plot idea-seen it in so many books, movies, comics, etc. I want to be surprised at some point, as I often am with Arrow and Agents of Shield with how they rework a character or central theme of DC/Marvel. Realize its just the pilot so will watch the next couple of episodes and hope for improvement.

[ISiddiqui]

But it is a part of the Batman story. Why Gotham is such a shithole. You really can't take that away without making a different story than Batman.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by chinaski

Watched 15 episodes of the Killing since yesterday, holy moley, this show is spectacular. First episode of season 2 was some of the most heart wrenching shit ive ever seen.

...What? I mean it does a great job of making Seattle look dreary as hell, and I really enjoyed the first season, but man do I want to slap Sarah almost every episode. Holder is who really carries the show IMO, but not even he can carry Season 2, which is just tedious and overwrought.

[Ryan S]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Alfred with an Australian accent (...WTF?...)

It is definitely a British accent. It sounds like an East London accent.

[ISiddiqui]

I missed that comment. Have you not heard of Sean Pertwee?

Sean Pertwee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born in London... son of the actor who played the 3rd Doctor Who (who was born in Chelsea).

[ISiddiqui]

Though I guess that means (Sean Pertwee being Alfred, I mean) if Gotham takes off, that means less (if any) Lestrade in "Elementary"

[oykib]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

So anyone see Gotham last night? I'm not a big Batman fan, but I was hoping I could like a pre-Batman Gotham City. Alas, I could not. The mob and the police force working together? :::yawn::: Fish Mooney? :::ugh::: Alfred with an Australian accent (...WTF?...) About the only thing good was the acting of Ben Mckenzie (James Gordon) and the good connection already between Gordon and young Bruce Wayne.

No real interest in the show. It's like the producers are willfully being stupid.

Q: What's the most interesting thing about Gotham City?

A: It's where Batman operates.

Why don't we make a show about Gotham that doesn't include that thing we all agree is most intriguing. It's just as stupid as making Smallville was.

[Alan T]

I liked the episode of Gotham last night.

Which one was the Riddler though? I missed that one. (I don't know what his actual name was I guess)

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by oykib

No real interest in the show. It's like the producers are willfully being stupid.

Q: What's the most interesting thing about Gotham City?

A: It's where Batman operates.

Why don't we make a show about Gotham that doesn't include that thing we all agree is most intriguing. It's just as stupid as making Smallville was.

Shurg. I like origin stories when they're done well. The problem with Smallville (and anything Superman) is that the guy's invincible. You can come up with a plausible supervillain for a blockbuster movie, but not 22 times a season or whatever. (The CW-ness didn't help Smallville either, but Arrow's managed to create a solid overall show despite the required teen relationship drama.)

One thing I do wonder about with american channels ripping off European shows so much is when(/if) any of the big 4 will ever at least try and do a couple shorter seasons like you see so often from BBC. I realize it doesn't fit their scheduling as well, but I see so many good shows from The Killing to Last Resort to even parts of season 2/3 of Lost that were killed by trying to stretch out a mystery without having a defined end date. Why not do some 5-6 episode miniseries?