supergirl is incredibly cheese and silly but I like it (also true for the Flash, which I started watching on Netflix. haven't dealt with arrow yet beyond the first episode).
― akm, Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:18 (eight years ago) link
I'd say Fargo and Nathan for You are the two best shows currently running; they are compulsively watchable and super great for totally different reasons and both will make you uncomfortable.
Others in my current top eight:Last Week TonightYou're the WorstAdventure TimeDrunk HistoryThe KnickJeopardy
I'm about ready to toss The Affair and How to Get Away with Murder; they are both very stupid right now. I haven't tried Homeland yet this season. Supergirl was terrible.
I need to watch:The Returned s. 2Ash vs Evil Dead s. 1
I think I may like Crazy Ex Girlfriend! Need to watch a bit more but the fifteen minutes I caught of episode 3 were surprisingly clever.
Last season of Getting On starts next week, it's amazing television and you should all be watching it.
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:36 (eight years ago) link
I find Fargo beautiful to look at and listen to but kind of empty tbh
I did like what I saw of the last season of Getting On, kudos to HBO for giving a decent shot to such an obviously unpalatable series
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:39 (eight years ago) link
well this is the last six episode run so the entire series will be a little under 18 episodes and nine hours. It's not much longer than Olive Kitteridge and much cheaper
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:42 (eight years ago) link
never even heard of that show, but since it has Todd from The Last Man on Earth, maybe I'll give it a shot
― Nhex, Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:44 (eight years ago) link
Mel Rodriguez is a really good and fun to watch actor but of the key four man cast of Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein and Niecy Nash he is actually the least engaging. They're all so goddamn good.
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:47 (eight years ago) link
if it matters to you, Molly Shannon and Alia Shawkat are regulars as well
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:49 (eight years ago) link
definitely enticing! haven't seen Alia Shawkat in years
― Nhex, Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:53 (eight years ago) link
Alex Borstein is best known as Lois Griffin on Family Guy and from Mad tvNiecy Nash is best known from Reno 911 and for a style network reality show called clean houseboth of them have knock out good acting chops and should be massive stars. it's a fucked up world.
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 November 2015 06:12 (eight years ago) link
i skimmed the amazon PILOT SEASON and most of it is hot garbage but the Tig Notaro/Nicole Holofcener "One Mississippi" pilot was perhaps predictably a pure gem and certainly the best thing I've ever seen diablo cody associated with. i hope to god they get at least a season out of that creative team
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Friday, 6 November 2015 06:00 (eight years ago) link
It's strange how hit or miss the Amazon pilots are. Almost all of the the comedies have looked like low budget syndication from 1992 but there are some well produced dramas (Man In The High Castle, the one with Hellboy).
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 6 November 2015 06:06 (eight years ago) link
I disliked the Red Oaks pilot, but the full season actually turned out to be pretty good. RIYL if you're a sucker for Adventureland. Hal Hartley directs an episode
― Number None, Friday, 6 November 2015 18:29 (eight years ago) link
Ash vs Evil dead is great great great
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 7 November 2015 05:20 (eight years ago) link
this ep of You're the Worst felt like a real leap; dark, unfunny, true and subtle. It's coming into its own as a pretty great show this season and every episode is very different from the next.
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 7 November 2015 05:56 (eight years ago) link
yeah that was way better than an episode of television called "LCD Soundsystem" had any right to be
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Saturday, 7 November 2015 06:27 (eight years ago) link
I haven't watched the latest but I thought even the last two before that were on another level.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Saturday, 7 November 2015 07:19 (eight years ago) link
it has been getting better but watching gretchen completely come apart when her dream was dashed was really brutal
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 7 November 2015 14:44 (eight years ago) link
what a difference a week makes:
Last Week Tonight s. 2 - HBOAdventure Time s. 7 - Cartoon NetworkGetting On s. 3 - HBOJeopardy s. 32 - ABCYou’re the Worst s. 2 - FXXThe Knick s. 2 - ShowtimeNathan for You s. 3 - Comedy CentralFargo s. 2 - FXAdam Ruins Everything s.1 - TruTVCrazy Ex-Girlfriend s. 1 - CW
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 20:09 (eight years ago) link
i may be proven totally wrong after a third episode of crazy exgirlfriend but it seems surprisingly good at jump and i like the politicsAdam Ruins everything is surprisingly fun! Worth a peek.
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 20:11 (eight years ago) link
The only shows I'm watching at this point:
The AffairYou're The Worst (loved Season 1, finally broke down and bought Season 2 from Amazon this weekend)Sleepy HollowEmpireThe Good Wife (literally only sticking around because this is the final season)MomHave given up on Fresh Off the Boat, Blackish, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 21:01 (eight years ago) link
It makes me sad that nobody else appreciates Gotham. İt's a good cast and has the campy feel of the 60s Batman show.
― AJD, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link
i'm enjoying it. benjamin mckenzie really is great as the perpetually scowly gordon, and everyone else plays bigger nicely with him. donal logue is always a treat and sometimes i pretend to myself that i'm watching SuperTerriers. nigma reminds me SO much of a dude i went to high school with also. and penguin is FANTASTIC. if the canon would allow it, i would want this show to jsut go 45 minutes a week of "gordon and penguin vs. the universe"
― nerd shit (Will M.), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 22:20 (eight years ago) link
Hi TV ppl.
I'm going to have a lot of TV-viewing time on my hands for the next few weeks while recovering from surgery. I need a plan. I was thinking trying Show from My Youth that I missed (including Buffy, Gilmore Girls), but maybe Good Wife? I dunno, something that there are A LOT of so I can binge watch and then binge watch some more.
I considered re-watching The Sopranos but I think I need something different.
Oh, and I don't actually have cable or on-demand or anything like that, so I need a show I can watch online. Netflix, Amazon Prime preferred, but I could be talked into purchase.
What would you choose???
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:34 (eight years ago) link
Breaking Bad or The Wire are good base level, inarguably worth watching shows if you haven't seen either of them.Battlestar?
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:35 (eight years ago) link
Buffy doesn't hold up that well, I think Angel may be a better rewatch.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:38 (eight years ago) link
Or the X-Files. Pretty sure they're on Netflix still.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:39 (eight years ago) link
they are and i didn't know that!
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:41 (eight years ago) link
good wife!
― just sayin, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:45 (eight years ago) link
there is so much good wife
― just sayin, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:46 (eight years ago) link
top binge-watching recs from me (minus the Sopranos) would be Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Eastbound and Down, Freaks and Geeks, Twin Peaks
Battlestar gets so bad I would say only do that if you are prepared to stop at the end of season 3
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:47 (eight years ago) link
I've seen (and loved) Breaking Bad and The Wire. Hung with Battlestar for a bit, but not really my thing and fell off of it. I tried to start Gilmore Girls but it didn't stick, probably because I was drunk I mean tired and fell asleep.
X-Files is a great suggestion. And I have probably only seen a few episodes of 30 Rock.
xpost So Much Good Wife sounds like a good thing. Is it an hour? I was kind of leaning half hour since I'll be on opioids I mean resting, any quick hits you'd recommend?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:48 (eight years ago) link
xp oh for sure. you'll know when you're done with battlestar, the signs are everywhere.
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:48 (eight years ago) link
do you have hbo go?
Twin Peaks on opioids uuuuuuuuuuh
Hmmm I don't have HBO to go atm, but maybe I can get it through the Roku for not too much $$$? I will look into it.
I've seen maybe 1.5 seasons of Mad Men. That may be good to pick up again?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:50 (eight years ago) link
Gilmore Girls is a solid pick imo
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:51 (eight years ago) link
My mom is a huge GG stan, as is Stevie D and I mean I trust that man.
I'm glad I wasn't the only who got to a point in Battlestar where I kept going "why am I watching this? Why was I EVER watching this?"
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:52 (eight years ago) link
GG is awful garbage. I loved Mad Men start to finish (peak is around s3 and 4 imo)
you want easy 30-minute digestible chunks 30 Rock is not a bad way to go, it's p solid for its entire run
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 23:56 (eight years ago) link
Pssh. You're awful garbage. GG is wonderful garbage.
― Gary (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:08 (eight years ago) link
that style of dialogue is like nails-on-a-chalkboard to me, sorry
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:09 (eight years ago) link
Binging is probably the best way to vibe with that show. It's what worked for me.
― Gary (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:09 (eight years ago) link
xxxp good wife is 45min
― just sayin, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:16 (eight years ago) link
Can you compare GG to something else I may have seen? Style of dialogue is in the vein of what?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:16 (eight years ago) link
everybody speaking in rapid-fire "witticisms" that aren't really that witty but are spoken as fast as possible so as to create the impression of wit
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:20 (eight years ago) link
literally makes me want to smash things, it's so irritating
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:21 (eight years ago) link
I made it through 1 and a half episodes
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:22 (eight years ago) link
yup. utterly unbearable
the cult mystifies me
― Number None, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:23 (eight years ago) link
Maybe try Friday Night Lights?
― I know when that Ott line zings (Spottie), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:30 (eight years ago) link
Sounds like I need to watch GG.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:37 (eight years ago) link
buffy holds up incredibly well, wtf
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:52 (eight years ago) link
and angel totally does not. and GG is indeed unbearable garbage
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:53 (eight years ago) link