http://tv.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/arts/television/broadchurch-a-dark-drama-arrives-on-bbc-america.html
it manages to supply the fashionable existential dread while also providing a solid, Agatha Christie- or Dorothy Sayers-like mystery plot that proceeds at a deliberate pace through a cloud of plausible suspects with a minimum of confusion
sold
― j., Thursday, 8 August 2013 00:38 (ten years ago) link
all you had to say was David Tennant
― Nhex, Thursday, 8 August 2013 00:42 (ten years ago) link
eh it was ok
― just sayin, Thursday, 8 August 2013 06:10 (ten years ago) link
I kind of feel like the opening scene of this week's THE BRIDGE, in which cartel assholes try to parse the meaning of the term "serial killer," kind of justifies the show's existence, despite the fact that it's clearly pretty flawed.
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 August 2013 06:16 (ten years ago) link
xpost yeah I saw the ad for Broadchurch and by the time the voiceover was saying 'David Tenn--" and I was settting my DVR
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 8 August 2013 15:20 (ten years ago) link
Broadchurch is a bit Midsomer Murders at times and the plotting is very by the numbers, here is one credible suspect acting very dodgy, oh no wasn't as it seemed, next. And so on until the final reveal. Tennant is very good and I like him doing grumpy Scottish, but Olivia Colman steals the show for me. It isn't in the same league as The Fall.
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Thursday, 8 August 2013 23:09 (ten years ago) link
I look forward to watching Broadchurch when it's on Netflix next year.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 8 August 2013 23:12 (ten years ago) link
I just noticed a lot of the American reviewers fucking love Broadchurch and are giving it major praise. Just from from memory I think it got a more lukewarm or mixed critical reception over here. Despite it's faults, it is definitely worth watching.
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Thursday, 8 August 2013 23:19 (ten years ago) link
xp it might not take that long. Top of the Lake and The Fall showed up pretty quickly.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 8 August 2013 23:24 (ten years ago) link
Those weren't BBC America shows. Should be in a few months, but Orphan Black still isn't up yet.
― Gukbe, Thursday, 8 August 2013 23:54 (ten years ago) link
Oh, is Broadchurch an actual BBC America production? I didn't realize.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 9 August 2013 00:02 (ten years ago) link
i love detective shows, am excited to try broadchurch
yes also why bcz tennant but besides that :)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 9 August 2013 00:34 (ten years ago) link
no broadchurch wasn't a bbca production like orphan black was
I'm watching orphan black now (thanks internet), it's great
― akm, Friday, 9 August 2013 18:12 (ten years ago) link
my stupid dvr didn't record it, had to reset it to catch a rerun tonight (whew)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 9 August 2013 18:18 (ten years ago) link
just weird how much the "one season, one dead child, one grieving town, dark secrets" format turned into a thing. was twin peaks the first?
― stefon taylor swiftboat (s.clover), Friday, 9 August 2013 20:00 (ten years ago) link
http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/tca-billy-bob-thornton-to-topline-fxs-fargo/
― johnny crunch, Friday, 9 August 2013 20:41 (ten years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/arts/television/how-to-make-a-tv-drama-in-the-twitter-age.html?hp&_r=0
― j., Friday, 9 August 2013 22:18 (ten years ago) link
i like that fx is sorta bringing back the miniseries and being pretty creative about it but that fargo show sounds awful. supposedly the pilot for the attempt at a fargo show back in the nineties (w/ edie falco) was pretty good.
― balls, Friday, 9 August 2013 23:52 (ten years ago) link
i got halfway through the bridge and canceled my tivo subthat shit got dumber by the minute.
― blinded by aggro (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 10 August 2013 02:32 (ten years ago) link
I'm still watching the Bridge and I don't hate it. It isn't as good as the pilot promised, but it's still ok by me.
And I love/am obsessed with Broadchurch.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 22 August 2013 18:06 (ten years ago) link
I'm a few weeks behind on The Bridge but I really like it. the show lays its THEMES on even thicker than the killer, but I still find it compelling in its flaws.
― some dude, Thursday, 22 August 2013 19:04 (ten years ago) link
i'm finding Lillard v wearing, but everything else is ok. The Tampa boyfriend showing up was some serious lols
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 22 August 2013 19:36 (ten years ago) link
http://tvline.com/2013/08/28/paul-giamatti-hoke-fx-pilot/#comments
Paul Giamatti as a homicide detective playing "hardboiled and possibly insane". I'm in.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 29 August 2013 19:30 (ten years ago) link
Dammit! I had no intention of watching Sean Saves the World, but I just noticed that Thomas Lennon is in it. I may still end up not sticking with it, but at least I'll give it a first glance.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 9 September 2013 17:08 (ten years ago) link
so George Segal and Beau Bridges are both playing Grandpa in sitcoms? that is all.
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Monday, 9 September 2013 17:17 (ten years ago) link
like either of them have anything better to do
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 9 September 2013 17:35 (ten years ago) link
Peter Riegert and Seth Green playing father & son seems promising, but reviews of that one seem dire.
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:06 (ten years ago) link
The plot has so many moving parts I doubt it can work, but Sleepy Hollow was pretty fun, Ichabod Crane dude is good at the whole "what is this horseless carriage?" fish-out-of-water thing
― da croupier, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:08 (ten years ago) link
horses made of steel!!! etc.
― j., Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:52 (ten years ago) link
I can take hokum like Sleepy Hollow when it doesn't take itself too seriously and is fun. Excellent!
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 21:46 (ten years ago) link
morbs repping for DADS!
― balls, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 23:42 (ten years ago) link
i'm optimistic about brooklyn nine-nine, the pilot was solid enough. plus it means more chelsea peretti in my life, which is great.
― certified skeleton fucker (reddening), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 10:54 (ten years ago) link
eh, like i mentioned in the New Girl thread, the supporting cast for Brooklyn Nine-Nine is promising, but Samberg is just awful.
― JACK SQUAT about these Charlie Nobodies (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 14:10 (ten years ago) link
Ichabod Crane dude is good at the whole "what is this horseless carriage?" fish-out-of-water thing
It's nice to see that running gags universally excoriated in movies (Depp in the Dark Shadows movie) are still good nuff for TV.
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 14:26 (ten years ago) link
Dark Shadows wasn't THAT bad.
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 14:33 (ten years ago) link
yeah I watched the Sleepy Hollow pilot last night and it's pretty good! That Ichabod Crane dude is v handsome imo *bats eyelids*
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 14:57 (ten years ago) link
I didn't think so either, but Ap*tow/T*r*ntino types love to dump on Depp-Burton, and watch any old shit while theyre holding the bong
xp
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 15:02 (ten years ago) link
Straw stoners have to be suuuuuper careful when they're sparkin' up a doob.
― Coke Opus (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 15:10 (ten years ago) link
don't trust anyone under 40
― da croupier, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 15:21 (ten years ago) link
Brooklyn 99 was fun. I'm in!
― polyphonic, Thursday, 19 September 2013 02:21 (ten years ago) link
apatourette's/tarantourette's
― Jean-Claude Brand Ambassador (some dude), Thursday, 19 September 2013 02:29 (ten years ago) link
― certified skeleton fucker (reddening), Wednesday, September 18, 2013 6:54 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is otm. i like how shes like almost doing some vaguely latina accent but it's really just her like affected podcast talking to callers voice & it crax me up
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 19 September 2013 02:36 (ten years ago) link
I am amazed at how much I enjoyed both Sleepy Hollow and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, ESPECIALLY Sleepy Hallow which should have been terrible but... wasn't
― You are kind, I am jerkface (DJP), Thursday, 19 September 2013 02:50 (ten years ago) link
Chelsea Peretti's name on B99 is Gina Linetti.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 19 September 2013 03:18 (ten years ago) link
xpost yeah i was surprised by Sleepy Hollow. I dunno how they avoided the cheesy-crap pothole, but they did
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 September 2013 03:40 (ten years ago) link
it's pretty well executed but i really can't imagine caring enough to last even as far as i did with, like, Grimm.
― Jean-Claude Brand Ambassador (some dude), Thursday, 19 September 2013 03:51 (ten years ago) link
I bailed on Grimm p early, it got too repetitive
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 September 2013 03:53 (ten years ago) link
Oh you missed Grimm suddenly becoming good then
― You are kind, I am jerkface (DJP), Thursday, 19 September 2013 04:55 (ten years ago) link
i thought it was fine to begin with, just not gotta-watch-every-week compelling. did it become that?
― Jean-Claude Brand Ambassador (some dude), Thursday, 19 September 2013 05:17 (ten years ago) link
the cast is strong enough that I think Brooklyn Nine-Nine has the chance to be great within a half-season, as they get the comedic rhythms down and the interpersonal dynamics become clearer. But considering what actual wacky cops are up to in New York, I almost want to start a pool for how soon they'll have to pull an episode out of the running order for sensitivity reasons.
― da croupier, Thursday, 19 September 2013 15:32 (ten years ago) link
Arnett was kind of a dull straight man in Up All Night and Running Wilde too. maybe it's just hard to get a starring role where you get to be a weirdo like GOB or Devon Banks but it seems like he's just ignoring his strong suits.
― some dude, Friday, 9 May 2014 23:10 (nine years ago) link
best batman since keaton
― balls, Friday, 9 May 2014 23:16 (nine years ago) link
black book is incredibly campy but also just sorta plain bad.
― wat is teh waht (s.clover), Monday, 12 May 2014 20:02 (nine years ago) link
the first time we saw a commercial for Black Box, my wife waited until the final lingering shot on the lead actress's face and turned to me and said "I bet you a million dollars her box isn't black"
I don't think anything on the show can ever live up to that
― chillin' on an "awesome pretzel" hoagie (DJP), Monday, 12 May 2014 20:05 (nine years ago) link
wohhh wohhhh wohhhhhhhhhhh
― Nhex, Monday, 12 May 2014 20:07 (nine years ago) link
that isthebest
― ohhhh lorde 2pac big please mansplain to this sucker (jjjusten), Monday, 12 May 2014 20:08 (nine years ago) link
we later saw an episode and saw the lead character's boyfriend is black, at which point my wife went "ohhhhhhh, now I get it"
we're parents, y'all
― chillin' on an "awesome pretzel" hoagie (DJP), Monday, 12 May 2014 20:11 (nine years ago) link
xp pvmicalso, pvmic
― sitting on a claud all day gotta make your butt numb (forksclovetofu), Monday, 12 May 2014 20:12 (nine years ago) link
hearing good things about Penny Dreadful
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Monday, 12 May 2014 21:58 (nine years ago) link
pilot didn't do much for me but i'll try and stick with it for a while
― some dude, Monday, 12 May 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
I tried that In The Flesh and fecking Ricky Tomlinson is in there, aaarrrrgh! It isn't in the same league as Orphan Black on a scale of parsecs.
― under the cobblestones, le dogshit (xelab), Tuesday, 13 May 2014 00:35 (nine years ago) link
Flipping channels and saw this new show in syndication, Manhattan. Olivia Williams is in it with a terrible American accent. Got the whole Mad Men thing going, set around scientists working on the nuclear bomb. I'm just surprised this exists.
― Nhex, Monday, 28 July 2014 03:58 (nine years ago) link
I forgot that was beginning tonight. Was it good enough to seek out?
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 July 2014 04:10 (nine years ago) link
it's from WGN right? that's the weirdest thing
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 28 July 2014 04:12 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, it's on WGN. I heard somewhere it may have started on FX originally. It actually looks okay, lead actor's pretty good, but I'm not gonna kid myself - I'm too lazy to keep up with this. Also, I'm not fond of Mad Men and it's got that period vibe.
― Nhex, Monday, 28 July 2014 04:15 (nine years ago) link
Is it Mad Men inspired or following that BBC WWII trend "Bomb Girls" "Bletchey Circle" etc.
― Now you're messing with a (President Keyes), Monday, 28 July 2014 13:23 (nine years ago) link
Wasn't aware of that trend, but I'm gonna go with Mad Men since it features a bunch of angsty self-important '40s dudes with harried, disgruntled wives
Bletchley Circle sounds like a period Women's Murder Club
― Nhex, Monday, 28 July 2014 13:30 (nine years ago) link
Garfunkle and Oates is silly and dumb, but amusing enough
― Nhex, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 19:00 (nine years ago) link
2014 Fall TV Thread: Previews, Evaluations, Ridicule and Mourning
― Everyone's a closet ned. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 19:05 (nine years ago) link