Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Reading these last few pages is even more bizarre than pig fucking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I think it's time to revisit my Kermit fucking Piggy picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 You had one job, BBC Camera guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Reading these last few pages is even more bizarre than pig fucking.Bit extreme isn't it? Why pray did you feel it appropriate to mention sexual intercourse with farm yard animals here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Black Mirror 1x02 Fifteen Million MeritsOK, now that’s more like it! Nice sci-fi story here. And the best kind, where you can’t predict where it is going to go. Lady Sybill from Downton Abbey is barely recognizable, and the American Idol parody show was quite demented. The whole world was built up really well, and I liked the direction it went after her appearance on the show (what Bing does at the end). It went on for a bit too long, could have used some trimming here and there, but overall I’m liking the idea of an anthology show with wildly different ideas from week to week. Definitely on board for watching the rest of the show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 House of Cards 2x03 Chapter 16 So many familiar faces showing up on this show now! Last week it was Lou from Rescue Me, this week it’s the mayor from The Shield and Jimmi Simpson (from Always Sunny and a million other things). Loved watching Frank juggle everything in this episode, including the congressional dispute of the retirement age change bill. Not sure I get yet why we keep following Rachel, but I suppose the Christian gathering thing will lead somewhere. I assume this is the last time we’ll see Janine. What I really like is in the (otherwise pretty boring) Lucas storyline, we the viewer don’t even know if the “deep web” hacker he meets is a real hacker or part of the FBI sting operation that Stamper authorized. I have a feeling it’s the latter, but it’s hard to say right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,874 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Been watching lots of Samurai Jack lately. I'm about to start episode 13 in a few minutes, but by God this show is pure gold. Tartakovsky is a genius, I love how he takes so much advantage of the minimalist style he has to work with. With every episode it gets better and better, although it's sad to know that it was cancelled before Jack could have his final encounter with Aku.Love everything about this show: The style, the minimalistic animation, the mistique feeling of it, the writing, the direction, the voice acting, the music, the humour... My God, the humour on this thing is hilarious! Genndy is a master in inserting little jokes in serious moments that really function as relief. His Clone Wars -which I loved too- has a lot of that, too. That ability to make a joke work within a serious moment is a brilliant talent. More directors should take note of it.Now the quest continues.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 This makes me think of Oshikuru for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Brooklyn 99 2x16 Full Boyle Aw, Boyle and his new girl are great for each other Too bad Jake blew it with his girl. Hitchcock and Scully are quickly becoming the best bits in every episode. Gina’s dance troupe was great too. What will Rosa do when she finds out Boyle's engaged? Mindy Project 2x14 The Dessert Pretty lame to have Danny suddenly kiss Mindy right after her and Cliff both decide they want to give it another try. New Girl went rapidly downhill when Nick and Jess got together, and now they are going to ruin Mindy Project too? The Neighbors 2x15 You’ve Lost That Larry Feeling College guy hitting on Amber was creepy to me. Her and Reggie not getting back together because they can’t both just say how they feel was typical sitcom stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Re: Samurai Jack. I haven't heard of it. Is it purely for children or is it also aimed at mature viewers? Does it have engaging plot lines or is it just typical cartoon fare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,874 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Oh, no; it's much more for adults than for kids. As a matter of fact, as a kid I didn't like it, but now I really enjoy it as I can enjoy the mystic behind it and the subtle homages to the genre, and the mythology of the world is fantastic too.Decide for yourself:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXoV4rgU83k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,596 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Purchased Breaking Bad S6 and Game Of Thrones S3, both on Blu-ray, but first I gotta finish the whole Deadwood series. Talking about the latter:I took me like five episodes to realize it's Skyler!Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I love that show(Samurai Jack)! Oh man great memories. My favorite was always the one where he and that slick thief guy are both trying to steal something from a pyramid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 It took me 3 episodes into the current season of House of Cards to realize Frank's new Whip candidate is Alma Garret from Deadwood! It was driving me crazy and I had to look it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Purchased Breaking Bad S6 and Game Of Thrones S3, both on Blu-ray, but first I gotta finish the whole Deadwood series. Talking about the latter:I took me like five episodes to realize it's Skyler!AlexOh wow. That shot isn't very flattering for her.I should check this show out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 It was an entertaining show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,596 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Oh wow. That shot isn't very flattering for her.I should check this show out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Brilliant actress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Girls 3x08 IncidentalsSome funny moments with Jessa this week, and of course Shoshonna. It was obvious Marnie was way more hurt by her breakup with Ray than she let on. Something tells me that isn’t the last we’ll see of them together, and I’m sure Shoshanna will find out before the season’s over! Adam getting a job on broadway, seems obvious to me where that storyline will go (him bombing or bailing out), but maybe I’ll be surprised. Jessa relapsing was no surprise. She was just waiting for this to eventually happen (why else would she have given anyone there her address?)New Girl 3x16 SisterLast week Jess suddenly had an ex-bf we’d never heard of before. Now all of a sudden she has a sister we’ve never heard of before. It was all kinda dumb. Schmidt at the bar mitzvah and Winston, Coach, and Cece at the soup party were much better / funnier storylines. But maybe the sister storyline will go somewhere next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 The Wire, last 3 episodes of the final season: This is hands down one of the best if not the best TV show I have ever seen and the last episodes didn't disappoint. Now this is a way to end a series! A true journey. Magnificent. crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Black Mirror 1x03 The Entire History Of You Brilliant! Another great episode of the show. The idea for this one is that everyone has a “grain” embedded in the back of their head, the records everything they see and hear, and which can be played back at any time (either privately on your own eyes, or publicly on a flat screen TV). This is used to examine some interesting facets of interviews, relationships, friendship, and fidelity. Really well done! Interesting architecture on all the houses everyone lived in too (which for some reason all looked the same?). Good writing all around, a very cool show to come out. Looking forward to Season 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 That was a quality episode, yes. It's pretty tragic in the end actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 It was his own fault! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,435 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Lee, is Black Mirror something you would advise me to watch if you hadn't totally given up on me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 It's basically a modern day twilight zone, but all the concepts are really dark and twisted instead of some weeks being more lighthearted. It's really well written, acted, and shot.It's not exactly a big investment of time, to date there are 2 seasons of 3 episodes each, and they are only 45 minutes long (well, the middle one of season one was an hour) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,435 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Sounds typically English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I would advise anyone with offbeat and better tastes to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 There should always be an Outer Limits / Twilight Zone / Amazing Stories / Alfred Hitchcock Presents type anthology series on TV. Nice to have a show with a different cast and setting every week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Outer Limits and the others mentioned (apart from Twilight Zone) are still very much early evening conventional entertainment, though. Black Mirror is for the most part strictly grown ups only. Tonally, I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Oh definitely. Kids would have zero interest in this show, its intended for adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,558 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 House of Cards season 2. Watched six episodes so far, it's on par with previous ones.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I might say I enjoyed it more.Did you like the show? I can't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,558 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I did like it, didn't love it. I watch it for Wright and Spacey. They're great as psychopathic couple.It almost feels wrong to enjoy it, if you know what I mean.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 Brooklyn 99 1x18 The ApartmentSuddenly Jake and Gina are childhood friends? And Jake got her this job? Ooooook, that came out of nowhere. Their whole plot this week was pretty weak, actually. Luckily Hitchcock and Scully were hilarious ("We had 14 arrests. It could have been 20, but it was 14"), as was Amy's shame cigarettes. The cold open with Jake calling Hoyt dad was really funny, and the dynamic between Rosa and Boyle was interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,558 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Finished House of Cards 2. Overall, I must say it's better. A bit sillier too, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. All those political games get so ridiculous sometimes that you just can't treat it as anything else than a big giant farce. But it might be the point, exactly. Wasn't that obvious last year. Good solid stuff. I'm a big fan of Robin Wright's performance. She's icy cold and her face almost never moves. You can't really tell what her character is all about - a fantastic performance, in some ways better than Spacey's.Karol - who finds it fanny Underwood doesn't do a single productive thing the entire season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Well I think that's the point. It's more far-fetched than the first season, but that adds to all the fun. And Underwood was intentionally not being productive Wright and Spacey are absolutely brilliant together, and on their own. And like yourself, I was especially impressed with Wright.It almost feels wrong to enjoy it, if you know what I mean.KarolI know exactly what you mean. But it can't be helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Has anyone even bothered to watch the BBC original by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I haven't, but I certainly intend to. I know the two versions are quite different though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,558 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I must do so - it's only four long episodes isn't it?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,661 Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 How I Met Your Mother 1x18 RallyAnother treading water episode, kinda, though it did office some nice glimpses into the character's futures and a bunch of callbacks. The resolution of the "Lilly has a crush on Robin" running gag was actually really funny and clever. We're in the final stretch now - no more rerun weeks, just the final 6 episodes to go, the final quarter of the final season, uninterrupted. Let's hope the writers make it worth it, and that starts with actually featuring the Mother in more than 2 minutes an episode please!Community 5x07 Bondage and Beta Male SexualityUgh, without Troy the show is just not the shame. The writers decided to pair Abed with Professor Hickey and almost no part of the entire subplot worked. John Oliver continues to be really excellent on the show. Most everything else this week was a bit forgettable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Much of Bergerac's first series. For a small island Jersey sure has a lot of action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Bergerac is one of the most relaxing shows ever made! And then there's that theme, which just eases you in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,435 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 It was cool! John Nettle was great in that. Sir Hilary Bray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Bergerac is one of the most relaxing shows ever made! And then there's that theme, which just eases you in...Kept humming the theme at work this week. Beautiful theme really.Got to love how Charlie Hungerford is always involved in some way through his business dealings. Surely owned the islands by the series' end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 He was a handsome charismatic bastard in his day as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,435 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 English TV in those days was Bergerac and All Creatures Great And Small for me.Good times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Started rewatching Frasier this afternoon. One of the funniest shows in recent memory. Incanus and Sir Hilary Bray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,974 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 The 'supermodel zoologist who's off to the Galapagos Islands to artificially inseminate iguanas' episode's my fave, though I'm more into Cheers right now. Love the post-Diane episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 The 'supermodel zoologist who's off to the Galapagos Islands to artificially inseminate iguanas' episode's my fave, though I'm more into Cheers right now. Love the post-Diane episodes."I had two HUUUUGE handfuls!"would Frasier have the same problem vis a vis taking a photo if he had an iphone? Debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Started rewatching Frasier this afternoon. One of the funniest shows in recent memory.They do frequent re-runs of the show here so I see an episode every now and then. One of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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