"Scandal" was aight, nice cast but i really couldn't bring myself to give my full attention to either episode, don't know if I'll make myself watch another.
kept up with "Alcatraz" for several episodes and liked it a lot, but also just felt kind of an indifference to the plot and once i fell behind i stopped trying to catch up. if the finale was good i will make an effort to see that one, though.
― some dude, Monday, 16 April 2012 01:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
saw ad for 'bunheads' before the movie last night which is new amy sherman palladino thing strangely set in small town filled with quirky people.
― keythhtyek, Monday, 16 April 2012 01:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
me too, my wife and I keep saying "so you want to be a bunhead" and cracking up. Such a terrible name.
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 16 April 2012 02:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
have you seen the thick of it mordy?
haven't seen more eps of thick of it, but saw in the loop finally and liked it a lot. maybe an american thick of it is all i need? i've started to hear good early buzz too so we'll see...
― Mordy, Monday, 16 April 2012 04:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
I heard mixed-to-not-great-buzz about Veep, but now I'm hearing good buzz. I'm starting to think that buzz is a load of bullshit.
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Monday, 16 April 2012 05:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
i landed a screener of veep and can wholeheartedly endorse, plenty of clean actual LOLs, even guffaws, in the first three eps, maybe not quick thick of it-level heights but that's a high bar
― max, Monday, 16 April 2012 10:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
also i have enjoyed the first two episodes of "best friends forever"
tbh what veep is really missing is a hilarious sweary american malcolm tucker; on the other hand i like that iannucci doesnt try to force one
― max, Monday, 16 April 2012 10:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah Best Friends Forever is surprisingly enjoyable. not as good as Bent, though, as far as doomed new NBC sitcoms go, though.
― some dude, Monday, 16 April 2012 13:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
anyone watch nikita? it has some really fantastic fight sequences.
― rayuela, Thursday, 19 April 2012 18:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
I watched the first five or six episodes. It wasn't bad, but it was (then) on Thursdays and that night was too busy.
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Thursday, 19 April 2012 18:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
I liked the episode of Bent I watched. I probably would've watched the rest if it hadn't already been canceled.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 19 April 2012 18:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't think it's technically cancelled yet, but yeah it never had a chance.
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Thursday, 19 April 2012 18:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
i was lukewarm on it at first, but it's gotten so good for me! and watching maggie q kick ass while i'm at the gym is very motivating...
― rayuela, Thursday, 19 April 2012 18:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
it took me a while to figure out that the girl in the facility (at least at the beginning) is the daughter on How I Met Your Mother. I though Shane West took it in very camp places that nobody else really went, but again, I only saw the first five or six so I imagine the plot has moved on and they've ironed out the kinks. It's ratings are pretty bad, even for the CW, but maybe they're cool enough with them on a Friday night that they'll renew it.
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Thursday, 19 April 2012 18:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah..i fear its imminent cancellation.
― rayuela, Thursday, 19 April 2012 18:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
we should start a thread for veep. it's getting great early press.
― Mordy, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_City_(TV_series)
this ^thing^ on starz is p watchable. the lead is badly trying 2 do his george clooney imitation & the "villain" danny huston does menacing p well. it all looks v slick, reminds me of the tnt show las vegas but w/o the humor. it also doesnt hurt that there are also like 8 smoking hot chicks on it & plenty of nudity
― johnny crunch, Monday, 23 April 2012 21:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm very much a "wait and see" person when it comes to Starz but I might check it out. Wasn't too jazzed for another Mad Men-riff, but it's got Olga and, damn girl.
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Monday, 23 April 2012 21:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah Magic City is v v pretty but i dunno if it's anything more than that
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 00:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's about competitive magic the gathering?
― Mordy, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 01:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
ba-dum-plop
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 01:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
i need a new sound effects guy
― Mordy, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 01:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
*PLOP*
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 01:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
nbc has already pulled "best friends forever," which, while not amazing, had some laughs, a good cast, and did a better job of pulling off funny with heart than most shows. sucks.
Another dose of the hidden camera show "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" will air in its 8:30 p.m. slot for now.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/04/nbc-pulls-best-friends-forever-from-schedule.html
― congratulations (n/a), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, not surprising but definitely a shame, especially since Off Their Rockers is totally worthless
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm sure i said this last year when it started and nobody cared then either, but Breakout Kings on A&E is really good
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 02:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
It is!
(spoiler
I was wondering if the most recent ep is going to result in a new gang of cons?)
― tehresa, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
my wife thought the same thing but i don't buy it -- the fact that they killed off a major character at the beginning of the season was enough upheaval, i think they're just playing around with the dynamics. if nothing else the show NEEDS jimmi simpson.
― some dude, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Such a great character
― tehresa, Saturday, 28 April 2012 03:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
This is really tedious to navigate (50-slide gallery, actually), but it's pretty good to look at the pros and cons of all of the Bubble shows on the main networks:
http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/tv-shows-on-the-bubble-2012/more-galleries
― GoT SPOILER ALERT (Gukbe), Monday, 30 April 2012 07:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
Just cottoned to Eagleheart this season. The "Blues" episode is pretty amazing.
― I serve at the pleasure of Dr. Dre and a team of Sorbonne scientists. (R Baez), Saturday, 5 May 2012 16:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
ABC bought that Last Resort show from Shawn "The Shield/Terriers" Ryan that I'm pretty sure we've discussed before. Description from EW:
Last Resort stars Andre Braugher in a high-concept project described as “an international action-thriller-soap that follows the story of establishing a new society in a world held hostage by the crew of a ballistic missile submarine. Basically, a U.S. nuclear sub crew refuses orders to fire their missiles and escapes to a NATO outpost and declares themselves the smallest nuclear nation. Scott Speedman and Autumn Reeser co-star.
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 12 May 2012 19:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
High Concept? Andre Braugher? Why it's destined to be a hit for sure.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Saturday, 12 May 2012 19:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's shot to the top of my 'must-watch new shows' list, for sure.
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 12 May 2012 19:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah when i read about it a while back i was excited, presence of Braugher ratchets up my anticipation while also reducing the possibility of it being widely watched
― some dude, Saturday, 12 May 2012 19:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
The premise seems great, and I will seriously watch anything with Andre Braugher in it.
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 12 May 2012 19:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
With that premise I do hope they make a series finale episode as part of their initial order. I'd hate to be left hanging if it gets cancelled.
― nickn, Saturday, 12 May 2012 22:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Saturday, 12 May 2012 22:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
There is such a thing as a spoiler alert!
― nickn, Saturday, 12 May 2012 23:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
mindy kaling project looks kinda legit funny
― Mordy, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 02:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
why do you sound surprised????????
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 02:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
"kinda"
well, the preview's heavy reliance on kinda obvious relationship beats and the grey's anatomy montage at the end worried me. i do think she's really funny re the office and i thought her book was funny. and the trailer did have some funny lines, so i'm hopeful!
― Mordy, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 02:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
full disclosure: i hadn't even seen the trailer for her show when i posted that; i was just kneejerkin'. now i've seen it and some of it seemed not that funny but i have faith in mindy.
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 02:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
i've never seen her in anything but both "it's messy" and "the mindy project" are like the worst possible show names ever
― kitty shayme (some dude), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 02:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
u r the worst possible show name
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 02:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm just saying, i hope they keep changing it until they come up with something not terrible
― kitty shayme (some dude), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 02:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
also you would totally watch a show called Some Dude, admit it
kitty shayme is a little more o_O but yes, it occurred to me that that comeback was not the best vs. a displayname ninja
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 02:52 (1 year ago) Permalink