Lady Dimitrescu 9,109 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I agree with the Shark. As twisted and flawed as Tony Montana was, he had his own code of morality that made him an endearing character to so many. If he'd let the car bomb plan go ahead and never protested, he would be nowhere near as fondly remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Joe, you have not seen BB? Then you are not of the Body! It is the will of Landru, the Red Hour is nigh.BB fans are just about the most annoying fanbase out there, with the possible exception of Bronies.The problem is that there seem to be so many of them. And they are hard to ignore because they keep showing their session in your face.Ironic that a series about a drug manufacturer seems to be so addictive to people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 We need a BB subforum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 My bad, I was talking about North vs South.Aye, Joe is as Northern as Michael Parkinson's whippet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Joe, you have not seen BB? Then you are not of the Body! It is the will of Landru, the Red Hour is nigh.Bloody trekkers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ironic that a series about a drug manufacturer seems to be so addictive to people.Hehehe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Once it gets you it's like crack! And now the fans are going cold turkey, but it's an usually pleasant sensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 So, should i try it once, just to see what it's like? You think I can handle it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Nooooo! It'll be Game of Thrones all over again Seriously though, we both know you're not going to watch Breaking Bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,109 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Joe, you have not seen BB? Then you are not of the Body! It is the will of Landru, the Red Hour is nigh.BB fans are just about the most annoying fanbase out there, with the possible exception of Bronies.The problem is that there seem to be so many of them. And they are hard to ignore because they keep showing their session in your face.Ironic that a series about a drug manufacturer seems to be so addictive to people.Ironic or a coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Surely irony would have been a series about an addictive drug manufacturer which nobody watched?On a side note: one of BB's main draws for me is that it's given me a new male character actor to worship and idolise. Something none of the other big shows offer. My life feels more complete now that I've found another hero to follow I can't wait to see Cranston turn up in Godzilla! And I'm even tempted to see the remake of Total Recall just because he played Cohaagen...Also, it's a small world, init: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The problem Cranston has now is that no role he plays now will be better. Like Gandolfini never found a better role after the Soprano's.That's what TV, high quality TV has over films these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 That's a truth and it's okay. Cranston is always the first to say it as well. But it would be nice to still see the guy make appearances in future high profile productions nonetheless.And although James Gandolfini was only ever going to be remembered for Tony Soprano; he was still terrific in everything else he did before and after The Sopranos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 He was actually the best one in Malcolm In The Middle years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Heh, I could never really get into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Joe, you have not seen BB? Then you are not of the Body! It is the will of Landru, the Red Hour is nigh.BB fans are just about the most annoying fanbase out there, with the possible exception of Bronies.The problem is that there seem to be so many of them. And they are hard to ignore because they keep showing their session in your face.Ironic that a series about a drug manufacturer seems to be so addictive to people.Thanks to Netflix I've seen multiple seasons. There are what 62 episodes so I've more than half. Dave is determined to watch all the episodes to see what the big deal is. Still waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I talked a young female colleague into giving it a chance and she was undecided at first herself. But now she's hammering along through season 3 and she couldn't wait to tell me she's now got her family watching it! Kellie is not really what I'd call Breaking Bad's demographic (young 18yr old woman, attractive and outgoing, into fashion and gossip, had only ever watched Lost etc), but she is completely hooked! It's all about the second half of season 3, I'd say. And from then on it just keeps upping the ante. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,658 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The problem Cranston has now is that no role he plays now will be better.Like Gandolfini never found a better role after the Soprano's.That's what TV, high quality TV has over films these days.Indeed! How can it ever get better for them? They got 5 or 6 seasons and a lot of room to develop their characters. No movie can offer that kind of stage. TV is the best platform for acting and characters. Of course, it's still perfectly possible to leave an everlasting impression with a movie role but, due to FX driven movies, it's becoming very rare these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I'm sure Cranston will be fine in Godzilla, he's an excellent character actor. But the main star of that movie is a CGI lizard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I'm surprised at how much I want to see that movie after seeing the trailer. It looks brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 First trailer since the Gravity one to convince me to see this in the cinema. Should be epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Looks like a dog woof woof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 American Horror Story Coven ep. 12 Go To Hell, is a brilliant episode, bloody, gory, satisfying, and....unexpected.there is a scene in the episode about 5 minutes long all in one take.As always Jessica Lange is brilliant, and juxtaposed with Danny Houston, well it's dynamic.Gabourey Sidibe you are my new muse. You bring the real to unreality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Pam Dawber, aka Mrs Mark Harmon, will guest on The Crazy Ones with Robin Williams, who didn't see that coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,365 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Our Mutual Friend - the BBC adaptation from the late 90s. It's my favourite TV adaptation of a Dicken novel, with great character and atmosphere. The DVD also has a 30 minute audio track of Adrian Johnston's music for the programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Pam Dawber, aka Mrs Mark Harmon, will guest on The Crazy Ones with Robin Williams, who didn't see that coming?Mork & Mindy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,286 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 2 Broke Girls 3x13 And The Big But Funny, though for some reason I'm less interesting in Max/Deek than I probably should be. And since when is Sophie not a fan of Caroline? How I Met Your Mother 9x15 Unpause Some funny ideas here, like Marshall trying to make sex with Lilly last as long as possible so they don't have to continue their argument. Then when the argument finally comes it's a really well done scene, since it's truthful and you've spent 9 years caring for these characters. I really wonder how this story will turn out. Still hating the flashforwards showing Ted and the mother's major events in life - his proposal, and now the birth of their second child - and how they all happen to be at the Farhampton inn (apparently they keep going there on the anniversary of Barney and Robin's wedding for eternity?). Would have been better to have Ted start dating the mother seasons ago and having these moments occur naturally in the course of the show. Oh well. Girls 3x02 Truth or Dare Typical episode, mostly boring with some laugh out loud moments, again mostly from Shoshanna. Her enthusiasm for truth or dare was great, and it was funny when Hannah and Adam wanted to have sex with her in the room. Not really caring about Jessa's character, I dunno why because she was one of the most intersting ones when the show started, and now they just have no idea what to do with her. New Girl 3x11 Clavado En Un Bar What a weird episode that was all over the place. All of a sudden CeCe doesn't want to be a model anymore and wants to be a bartender? All of a sudden Nick is smart enough to be a freacking lawyer? All of a sudden Winston had a joke of a basketball career? All of a sudden Schmidt became succesful out of revenge? Jess's story at least was mostly normal, and the flashback to her and Cece meeting was great. Mindy Project 2x12 Danny Castellano Is My Personal Trainer Funnier than average episode, this show seems to be improving all the time. Really found its groove after the constantly rotating supporting cast of the first season. Community 5x01 Repilot Well Community season premieres are unusally underwhelming and this was no different. A lot of it didn't make sense (Where are all these people getting the MONEY to go to 8 straight years of college anyway?) and something was REALLY off in the visual department - Jeff's makeup was absolutely and horrifyingly WRONG! The joke about Danny Glover leaving the show a la Zack Braff leaving Scrubs was the only really meta thing about the episode, which was surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,286 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Modern Family 5x04 through 5x11 Season 5 is no better or worse than any other season. Still the best comedy made for network television. Never seen an episode of the show where I didn't laugh out loud. The most recent episode I saw, with Luke taking dance lessons, was pretty funny, especially the masterbation joke at the end. Parks and Recreation 6x01 through 6x09 The glory days of the show seem to be past. Season 1 was rocky, but then seasons 2-4 were absolutely fantastic seasons of television. For Season 5 Greg Daniels briefly left as showrunner to instead show-run the final season of The Office, which results in a much better than usual season of The Office, and a worse than usual season of P&R. So how does Season 6 fair? So far, it's fine. Not that bad, not that great. Everyone has settled into their grooves, which means its fairly consistently funny, but nothing earth shattering is happening. The Cones of Dunshire episiode where Ben worked for the accountants was really funny, and I wish that had been a multi-episode arc instead of him immediately getting another job that will conveniently keep him in Pawnee. I'm kinda glad Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe are leaving, it is time to mix things up on the show, not to mention it's a realistic situation couples get into. The Neighbors 2x04 through 2x11 Still the hidden gem of network TV. Consistently sharp, funny, and witty every week. The meta dialogue they are doing almost weekly now is always brilliant. The storyline with Reggie having a zabronian soul mate competing for his heart with Amber is a clever one. Saturday Night Live 39x3 through 39x10 Typical modern season of the show, with a few funny bits every week buried in between mounds of shit. The Lady Gaga episode was surprisingly good - she's actually quite talented at acting and comedy! The best episode has been the Jimmy Fallon one, mostly thanks to the Justin Timberlake cameos. The sketch from the John Goodman episode where Stallone and De Niro showed up and stared at their cue cards was godawful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 How Your Mother Met Me was wonderful tonight. I love the mom. Her story was all too tragically familiar to me.James Earl Jones guests on Big Bang Thursday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,877 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Community 5x01 Repilot Where are all these people getting the MONEY to go to 8 straight years of college anyway?Community college tuition is pretty cheap compared to university, though I've never heard of a CC offering 4-year programs. Definitely not in so many different fields.I've been really loving this season. Some great stuff in there, especially the most recent two episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Has anyone seen BLACK SAILS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,286 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yea that's the other thing about Community, I thought people went to community college for 2 year associate's degrees, not bachelor's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,790 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Does any-one watch "Looking"? What's it like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yea that's the other thing about Community, I thought people went to those places for 2 year associates degrees, not bachelor'sI stopped watching Community after one episode because of how unbelievable it all was. Community colleges don't offer bachelor programs, and while it is cheaper than a state university, it isn't exactly affordable for 8 straight years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,286 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 The pilot wasn't great, but the show gets much better after that. Definitely one of the better comedies on network television Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I've seen a handful of episodes and it never clicked with me. Too glossy and pretty.Watched a few more episodes of Firefly. "Our Mrs. Reynolds" is hilarious. Probably the first time in the show that I've laughed out loud, and at multiple times at that. "Woah... good bible." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Has anyone seen BLACK SAILS?has it even premeired?Community is another of those single camera laughless NBC comedies. They excel at those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Is it single camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,286 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Germany and France got Black Sails on the tenth. The US got it on the 25th. I pay enough for TV so I don't want to pay for Starz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,286 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 There's been a lot of single-camera comedies on Network television in the past 10 years or soNBC: Scrubs. The Office, Parks and Recreation, My Name Is Earl, 30 Rock, Andy Barker PI, Kath and Kim, Community, Outsourced, Perfect Couples, The Paul Reiser Show, 1600 Penn, Up All Night, Welcome to the Family, Go On, The Michael J Fox ShowFOX: Undeclared, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Arrested Development, Cracking Up, The Loop...ABC: The Job, Emily's Reasons Why Not, Sons & Daughters, Better off Ted, Cougar Town, Modern Family, The Middle, Suburgatory, The Neighbors, The Goldbergs, Super Fun Night, Trophy Wife, etcI think all of CBS's are multi-camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 First 3 seasons of Community offer some of the funniest, and at times emotional, stuff on TV.Season 4 is to be skipped. And season 5, while not as good as the show in its prime, it's still good stuff.How Your Mother Met Me was wonderful tonight. I love the mom. Her story was all too tragically familiarYeah, it was a great episode in a disappointingly mediocre season. Here's hoping they keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,286 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 The League Season 5 Overall a meh season. The show kept getting better and better for the first 4 seasons, with Season 4 being the best one. Season 5 was all over the place though. Some great moments surroung by some real shit ones (the Rafi and Dirty Randy episode being the worst one they ever did). And I hated that after they finally killed him off in that episode, he came back at the end of the season anyway. Season 6 should probably be the last one, I think. Boardwalk Empire Season 4 Wow - a great season of the show! This is a show that has generally been of consistent quality for it's entire run - it's always VERY good, but rarely excels to GREAT status. I liked Season 3 while it was happening, but now in the rear view mirror I think it was a bit cliched and over the top. Season 4 seemed to be heading in that direction, but then ended it all with a very satisfying finale that was full of surprises and things you could not predict. Everything that happened with Richard Harrow was freaking insane! I really like the storylines just about every one got this year, from Nucky to Eli to Narcisse to Mrs Thompson and Rosenstein to Van Alden and Al capone, everyone. Can't wait for Season 5, and it's a damn shame that will be the last - if any show deserves to run for 7 years it's this one. They could cover the entire history of prohibition that way, plus all the character's they've developed deserve nice send-offs. I fear Season 5 is going to feel like an insane rush job. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 482 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 There's been a lot of single-camera comedies on Network television in the past 10 years or soNBC: Scrubs. The Office, Parks and Recreation, My Name Is Earl, 30 Rock, Andy Barker PI, Kath and Kim, Community, Outsourced, Perfect Couples, The Paul Reiser Show, 1600 Penn, Up All Night, Welcome to the Family, Go On, The Michael J Fox ShowFOX: Undeclared, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Arrested Development, Cracking Up, The Loop...ABC: The Job, Emily's Reasons Why Not, Sons & Daughters, Better off Ted, Cougar Town, Modern Family, The Middle, Suburgatory, The Neighbors, The Goldbergs, Super Fun Night, Trophy Wife, etcI think all of CBS's are multi-camera.The Crazy Ones is a single-camera comedy, and MUCH better than CBS' multicam sitcoms. Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar make a great father and daughter duo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 First 3 seasons of Community offer some of the funniest, and at times emotional, stuff on TV.Season 4 is to be skipped. And season 5, while not as good as the show in its prime, it's still good stuff.How Your Mother Met Me was wonderful tonight. I love the mom. Her story was all too tragically familiarYeah, it was a great episode in a disappointingly mediocre season. Here's hoping they keep it up!I think the seasons fine. Yes they drag things out. That's the history of the show but this season is connecting the dots and there are real moments of joy. It's easily the most romantic show on television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,286 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 @Matt C we haven't watched The Crazy Ones yet, but I'm interested. Gotta catch up on everything else we're watching before starting a new show though.@Joey I think HIMYM has been "good enough to keep watching" for it's entire run, but has had long stretches of mediocre throughout starting 1/3-midway through it's run or so. The biggest problem with this final season is having the entire thing take place over the span of 3 days, it's kinda silly. The slap bet episode was just a complete waste of time.I haven't seen last night's episode yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,953 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 There's been a lot of single-camera comedies on Network television in the past 10 years or soNBC: Scrubs. The Office, Parks and Recreation, My Name Is Earl, 30 Rock, Andy Barker PI, Kath and Kim, Community, Outsourced, Perfect Couples, The Paul Reiser Show, 1600 Penn, Up All Night, Welcome to the Family, Go On, The Michael J Fox ShowFOX: Undeclared, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Arrested Development, Cracking Up, The Loop...ABC: The Job, Emily's Reasons Why Not, Sons & Daughters, Better off Ted, Cougar Town, Modern Family, The Middle, Suburgatory, The Neighbors, The Goldbergs, Super Fun Night, Trophy Wife, etcI think all of CBS's are multi-camera. The Crazy Ones is a single-camera comedy, and MUCH better than CBS' multicam sitcoms. Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar make a great father and daughter duo.Oh my goodness the show is an absolute mess. SMG is simply awful. The show is a disaster. It would work better as a multi camera show allowing the focus to remain on Williams and less on Buffy. But thankfully the show is an excuse to watch BBT reruns on TBS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Is SMG still gorgeous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,286 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Parks and Recreation 6x10 Second Chunce Odd they didn't do anything too special for their 100th episode. It's nice that Andy is back, but the jet lag story was kinda meh. Poor Leslie, nothing is going right with her lately. Community 5x02 Introduction to Teaching Something is still WAY off with Jeff's makeup, he still looks horrible! Overall a huge improvement over Repilot. Focusing on the life of teachers at Greendale was a very nice idea. Jonathan Banks as the criminology teacher was really funny, though they had him do his tough-guy thing one too many times, I think. Abed's Nicolas Cage impersonations were funny Girls 3x03 She Said OK Nice to get all the characters together in one place and have them all play off against each other. Adam's sister was odd, and the ending to that story was kinda dumb. I think he should just be written off the show, he's the least interesting character besides Hannah herself. I'm much more interested in what Shoshanna, Marnie, Jessa, and Ray get up to. Saturday Night Live 39x11 Drake / Drake Never really heard of Drake before, but he was pretty good! His comedy I mean, not his music. Best sketch was the Barmitzvah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,877 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 First 3 seasons of Community offer some of the funniest, and at times emotional, stuff on TV.Season 2 of Community is easily one of the single funniest, most clever, and sincere seasons of television I've seen. The trampoline, Annie's pen, Professor Professorson, the stop-motion Christmas episode, the send-up of mockumentary sitcoms, the Dungeons and Dragons episode...it's something to behold.And I haven't noticed anything weird about Jeff's makeup, Jason. He looks the same to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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