Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 del Toro? Carlton Cuse? John Hurt? I'll be there.http://collider.com/the-strain-tv-show-premiere-date-july-2014/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 484 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 You know they're recasting the part Hurt played in the pilot, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Yeah, I realized that after I posted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Watched the first two episodes of Revolution. Another frustrating tv series which has a really intriguing pitch but is again completely undone and ruined by dreadfully cringy production and style. Everyone is beautiful (even the slaves), dressed in GAP's latest season gear and then there is the absolutely risible product placement - fifteen years after the apocalypse ("why do you have an iPhone?" - actual line of dialogue). Could have been solid sci-fi adventure but instead it's lowest common denominator glossy shite for Smallville/New Girl/Ugly Betty crowd. 1/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 TV needs to look beautiful, and feature beautiful people. Especially in this 1080p era! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 No way! You have yet to behold the glorious neck and forehead lines on ageing Bryan Cranston in HD. It's those unflattering imperfections which make characters and their drama feel authentic and convincing. Part of Dame Judy's appeal is her craggy gravitas, her roles feel real and down to earth - in no small part due to the sympathetic crows feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Most shows dont get that and are scared to actors who have "character" written all over their face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 The producers of Revolution have aimed it squarely at the image conscious/obsessed consumer. These guys on the screen are for people to fancy and gawp at. I just find it completely unbelievable, which as I said is frustrating because the central idea could have been great tv. An adventure which gets the aesthetics much closer to my own personal ideal is The Walking Dead. Good looking people, sure. But they're not fucking incredibly well dressed Vogue models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 484 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 The Ghost SquadIt's a fitfully enjoyable UK procedural, but it lacks the urgency and energy of MI5/Spooks or brings anything new to the table. And I have to give credit to the creators for letting Elaine Cassidy be front-and-center here. She's not conventionally attractive, and she kinda reminds me of Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany for that reason. She brings a sense of empathy, inexperience and world-weariness to the role that makes her believable.I'm a bit disappointed Jonas Armstrong didn't have more to do, though. He and Emma Fielding are just there to provide emotional support and debrief Cassidy's character on her upcoming assignments. Looking back, it's no wonder it was cancelled after seven episodes though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 So I'm flipping through the channels and I stop on CBS' Mom. I recognize the voice of Badger from Breaking Bad, played by Matt Jones. He offers his ex Anna Faris coffee with Stevia, but she'll prefer it black. Is that honestly a hidden reference to the show, or am I just hoping? Time to flip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 484 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I'm not surprised if it is a reference. Chuck Lorre loves doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,607 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Yea definitely a reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 The Walking Dead, OH MY>>>>what an intense mid season finale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 It was really quite good. Brutal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Two months and a week until it continues. Damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Probably time to make a start on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,768 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I'm checking out an episode of Almost Human. What's with the weird narration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,647 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Am I the only person on this board who has not seen a single episode of either Game Of Thrones or Breaking Bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,768 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I haven't. Other than Family Guy, Amazing Race ,Survivor and the news, I don't watch much TV anymore. I replaced it with my gamingthe last scripted show I followed is LOST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,607 Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Am I the only person on this board who has not seen a single episode of either Game Of Thrones or Breaking Bad?You should check them out, they are fantastically written and acted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 The only GoT that I've watched is the seventeen minutes of Tyrion slapping Joffrey to Achilles' Last Stand. But I have a friend who'll loan me their first two seasons to watch, so it's on the distant radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,607 Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 You'll like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I got to somebody's capture in the first book (not Tyrion) and just... Stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,607 Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 I never read the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I know. I feel like we had this conversation already. Where's Koray with his Kindle praise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Am I the only person on this board who has not seen a single episode of either Game Of Thrones or Breaking Bad?You're more lucky than you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Watching DAMAGES Season 4 and BOARDWALK EMPIRE Season 4, episode 12 had a fistfight that should make every man proud of being a man.Right after seeing PHILOMENA (which is a rather good movie) i am about to delve into another Alan-Partridge season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 If I had a pound for every time my brother told me to "get fucking started" on Sons of Anarchy I'd have eleven pound. Reading this just now I think it's finally time: http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/sons-of-anarchy/188546/sons-of-anarchy-the-most-overlooked-drama-since-the-shieldApparently it only found its groove after a couple of seasons and then suddenly got quite brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I have no interest in the subject matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Me neither, but that isn't a factor. If I thought Breaking Bad was only ever going to be solely about drugs I may never have watched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 For me it's time to start diving into Peter Capaldi fandom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Yes. Then Partridge, or Curb.Oh hang on you're only talking about the Doctor. Comfort zones and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 The Thick Of It. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 You won't regret it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Oh I'll be watching intently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,373 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Breaking Bad. I like to be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 That's not different. Watching Breaking Bad makes you part of the "herd" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,373 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 It does indeed. And a straggler in the herd, at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I might watch it oneday when it becomes different to do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I think Gloin was being facetious Steef. Oh I'll be watching intently!I know the words that normally come after that glare and it'll be quite novel to see Doctor Who shouting, "get fucked, you big. Gay. SHITE!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Well Dr. Who has a same sex marriage now amongst it's regular characters, but I doubt they are gonna go THAT far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Same sex inter species if I recall. Maybe she's slimy like a snake. That should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 No, she is a lizard woman from the dawn of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 THE THICK OF IT should be followed by IN THE LOOP (2009) that pits Gandolfini and David Rasche against Malcolm Tucker which is an irresistible idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Is that a movie version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,518 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 It slots in after season two chronologically but is not essential as it's standalone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,521 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Hmmm...Like the first X-Files movie...Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 It actually shuffles around the characters from the series, so another scottish rogue from the series becomes a whiny minister in this. The amount of angry shouting is commendable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Am I the only person on this board who has not seen a single episode of either Game Of Thrones or Breaking Bad?I haven't.the last scripted show I followed is LOSTSame here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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