A24 4,333 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 19 hours ago, KK. said: You're still watching that crap Alex? Yes, when I don't have anything else. It's on TV here and it's still better than NCIS, Castle, etcetera. I need a new show while I await Better Call Saul S2. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Bosch Season 2 I just love this guy's resemblance to my 80's tv paragons, like Colt, Hunter or Spenser (or dare i say, Stacy Keach's Mike Hammer). nightscape94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,529 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Right now, I'm chomping my way through "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". Pure class! A television event. Has anyone seen "Brian Pern"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 4 minutes ago, Richard said: Right now, I'm chomping my way through "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". Pure class! A television event. Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Pre Golden Age '80s TV, I suppose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Intelligent script, excellent acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 And Alec Guinness at his most owliest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 MacGyver was the pinnacle of 80s TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Knight Rider! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 My first episode was this one (imagine my consternation at this strange postmodern cross-breeding): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 24 minutes ago, Drax said: MacGyver was the pinnacle of 80s TV. Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Walker was a 90's show, Alex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 It looks just as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 No it was solid! I preferred Doctor Quinn: Medicine Woman though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 There's a big boxset of Doctor Quinn at JB Hi-Fi that I'm considering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Just learned there's yet another zombie show on the sci-fi channel called Z Nation. It has an average critics score but I noticed the user score was much higher and grew even more positive for the following season. Anyone seen it? Den of Geek seems to think there's some merit to it, drawing attention to its often humorous tone. It's happily appeared on Netflix this week, so I'll give it a whirl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 7 hours ago, Stefancos said: No it was solid! Walker, Texas Ranger was solid?! No wonder that you don't recognize the Golden Age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Of course ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 To be honest I don't think I ever watched either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,529 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 On 15 April 2016 at 7:44 PM, Alexcremers said: Pre Golden Age '80s TV, I suppose? Yes, Alex, but only just. It was screened from Sepetember, to October, 1979, with "Smiley's People" in 1982. Anyway, whadd'ya mean "pre golden age"? "The Two Ronnies", "Morecombe and Wise", both Pertwee, and Baker eras of "DW", "I, Claudius", "To The Manor Born", "M*A*S*H", and "Jesus Of Nazareth" were all pre '80s. I'd rather watch one episode of any of them against a whole series of modern pap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 From Cremers Dictionary: Golden Age of TV: TV > Film Hope this helps, Richard. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Has the new season started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Not yet. The trailer for it just came out recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Started watching the second season of The Returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Every. Damn. Movie. Stephen King’s The Mist is coming to TV (/book ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Watched the final episode of Better Call Saul earlier today. It was a solid finish to an increasingly more interesting series. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 59 minutes ago, Jay said: Every. Damn. Movie. Stephen King’s The Mist is coming to TV (/book ) Old news, but it didn't have a network at the time. Spike TV it is then. On Friday, September 18, 2015 at 8:14 PM, nightscape94 said: Stephen King's The Mist to become TV show Additional Links: Deadline Cinemablend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Hopefully it will be more 11.22.63 than Under The Dome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 11.22.63 is another on my Hulu free trial list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 We signed up for a free month of Hulu just to watch that show and finished it the other night. I can't imagine us keeping Hulu after the month ends because there's hardly anything on there we are interested in that we haven't already seen. We're using it to watch Mindy Project for now, that's about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 None of their originals that I've seen advertised seemed remotely interesting outside of maybe "The Path", but not enough to get a subscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Along with the free month of Hulu we got a free month of Showtimes, but all the movies on there are ones we've already seen *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Hulu is good for shows currently airing. Criterion also puts a lot of their stuff exclusively on Hulu so there's that for "film buffs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 15 hours ago, crocodile said: Watched the final episode of Better Call Saul earlier today. It was a solid finish to an increasingly more interesting series. Karol Good stuff, but are you beginning to see a reason for its existence yet? I'm yet to make a start on season 2, as I'm working my way through The Walking Dead and Trapped. The superb Icelandic thriller which probably has the bleakest setting and tone of any show I've seen, and it's exactly why it is so enjoyable to me. This is one grim town! The Twin Peaks of the snows, Trapped sees a taut and extremely slow burn decapitated cadaver mystery unravel the lives of the many interesting characters held hostage to a freakish storm in their otherwise plain little community. I'm halfway through and the tick tick of the expertly crafted suspense mechanisms are tightening up with each instalment, it's a bit of a gloomy delight if I'm honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 24 minutes ago, Quintus said: Good stuff, but are you beginning to see a reason for its existence yet? My biggest gripe about this show at first. I didn't see the reason why I should be caring about Jimmy in the first place. The writing from scene to scene was great, direction was fantastic. The show is quality in terms of production values, sure. And I don't mind slow pace. But it's sort of hard to see what it is about. The first season's ending sort of gives you some idea. I think season 2 does a better job at fleshing out the concept. The entirety of season 1 was basically a big chess board where pieces just starting moving. And we weren't sure what the relationships between characters were and what to expect from overreaching story. In season 2, Jimmy's relation to both Chuck and Kim are much better defined. And through those two characters, it's easier to see what is Jimmy's actual story. Makes him a bit richer and human, if that makes sense. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 7 minutes ago, crocodile said: I didn't see the reason why I should be caring about Jimmy in the first place. It wasn't spelled out enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Dunno. Was it? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 The swindling yet endearing character attributes of Jimmy are more pronounced and outspoken in the second season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 9 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Hulu is good for shows currently airing. Criterion also puts a lot of their stuff exclusively on Hulu so there's that for "film buffs." I scrolled through the entire selection of Criterion films on Hulu and couldn't find a single one I wanted to watch *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles isn't a Criterion film, Jay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 The first film should be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 7 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles isn't a Criterion film, Jay! Why would you use something like that as an example for me? Have I ever said one thing about that franchise ever on this board? Are you confusing me with someone else? I haven't seen one of those films since I was 11 years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Alex doesn't think much of your taste in film, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 I guess so, which is funny considering how many crappy films he watches and how few films I post about here. I think the last few I praised highly here were Under the Skin, Blue Ruin, Spotlight, Room, and Locke? Oh yea, I'm the perfect example of someone with bad taste in films out of JWFan members! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 There are two people here who I consider to have worse taste than you Jay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, Quintus said: There are two people here who I consider to have worse taste than you Jay. Well you lost all credibility after not liking Fury Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 True, Steef's taste might be even worse than Jay's.What a world! At least, Jay has a fairly good taste when it comes to TV shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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