Your Ten Favorite Shows Currently on Television

Yeah there are some beautiful shots -- the director Jean Marc Vallee did some beautiful work on this. He also directed Reese in 'Wild', which I thought looked gorgeous as well.

And DJP otm re editing and Zoe Kravitz

My favorite thing is how a lot of the details of Zoe's character is in her behaviour and how she carries herself, like she's probably got the least amount of dialogue of all 5 but, like DJP says, she feels like a real person

like like like like kill me

Bear in mind I formed my impression after watching only one episode of the show. I can't imagine what the payoff was like if you'd seen the rest of the series and lived with all of these characters.

big little lies was incredible
the therapy sessions with kidman were so great, the gradual unraveling of her denial was really done in such a subtle way, the actress who was calamity jane in deadwood was great as the therapist

all the female leads were fantastic

one of the best final episodes i've seen in a long time, i was so on the edge of my seat during the fundraiser party

I wached the last episode because I read a review that was like "Nicole Kidman's therapy sessions on Big Little Lies are Oscar-worthy, let alone Emmy-worthy"

I think I'm gonna start a thread, seems worthy of extended YAY discussion

Reese and Nicole and Laura and Audrey and Elvis: Thread for BIG LITTLE LIES on HBO

new thread here

I grew up in Salinas and spent just about every weekend in Monterey. My only gripe is that no one is driving across the bixby bridge to take their kids to school, not happening. It's like 40 miles south of main Monterey, closer to big Sur really.

Seems to be a constant with mass audience shows filmed in fixed areas that what makes good visual sense doesn't make geographical sense.
Jack Taylor had a kid waiting for a bus to go to a location 50 feet away around a corner. &a chase that went right across town in what looked to be 50 feet.

Oh yeah makes total sense to use it. that bridge/drive is one of the most awe inspiring that America has to offer

Yeah it's pretty much a standard visual gimme. When it comes to TV I just associate it with endless car commercials.

need some good tv in my life; what should I be watching? I'm excited for Better Call Saul and Silicon Valley returning. when's GoT back?

gonna try Legion and Big Little Lies based on this thread even though I have no idea what to expect.

The Expanse if you're at all interested in SF.

Science Fiction, not San Francisco.

it's true, very little earth content let alone San Fran

Are there different pre/post watershed versions of some US shows?

Usually The Magicians has all the swearing muted out but this week it didn't so wondered if I'd d/l a different version.

big little lies is fantastic. just finished ep 4 and i have NO IDEA what's going to happen. they've gone a very good job spreading seeds of doubt everywhere. i feel sorry for nicole kidman's face though, it appears to be made of wax. i guess it's "realistic" for the milieu :/

thank god the new companion on Doctor Who is fantatic

two eps in and Better Call Saul is the best thing on the teevee

it's so, so good

feels like every scene is a masterpiece of tension, or comedy, or both - whether it's a car chase or just peeling tape from a wall

a mountain that can be a rising line graph... or falling
the fuckup of the paint as jimmy veers away from his brother's method of patient methodical tape rolling
thug in the car circling "trajectory" on the word search
the tip off of just why the tape was made at the start of the episode leading to payoff IN THE SAME EPISODE so that we don't get in front of the story
the mirrored plots of mike and jimmy on opposite sides of the law
the obvious but teasing reveals of the Pollos Hermanos sign and of Esposito sweeping up
so many lengthy silent sequences, brilliantly framed with such an eye to detail... the out of focus spider running on the tarmac as mike's head breaks the rounded horizon line
just bravado work front to back

otm

I feel way, way worse about Jimmy going to the dark side than Walter. Walter got irredeemable by, what, mid-season 2? Jimmy feels more like a regular person fucking up than Walter turning into a supervillain (not to knock that show, which was amazing).

Also, Kim's silent reaction shots to Jimmy are becoming episode highlights.

"He taped it."
twenty second pause, during which i notice the dual framed (and broken!) statue of liberty photos on the wall, presaging the inflatable saul liberty
".... yes."

I love The Blacklist

just have to admit it

Spader is great

I got kinda tired of Liz & her nonsense after last season & stopped watching, but I never didnt love Spader

the rhythms of his speeches are so melodic & hilarious

Starting watching The Expanse and was wavering until I hit S01E04 - I'm binging this all the way through the weekend.

More "Better Call Saul" love here

It's the only current show I watch, aside from "Bob's Burgers" and "Full Frontal w/Samantha Bee"

xpost go elvis go :D

Fairly orthodox sitcoms, I know, are not part of the ref ILX lovefest, but I want to know if anybody else is watching/liking Speechless? It is really very charming.

Elvis - that was exactly my experience!

question re Expanse - if i'm a fan of B5 and Firefly would i like it?

i reckon so!

going in on Big little lies

xxp Definitely.

But as mentioned upthread and elsewhere, don't let the ropey first couple of episodes put you off as it really does get very, very good

otm

finding the time is the thing. At the moment we're watching:
the Americans
American Gods (I have to say, the hype is baffling me - I didnt get a lot out of the first ep)
the Crown
just binge-finished Feud and Legion

...and I'm heavily playing the new Zelda. And theres housework and cooking and my job... HOW DO PEOPLE FIND THE TIME

i have no life, i eschew household chores until critically necessary and i am lazy af

theres always time if you deem nothing else important lol

<3

I'm not sure how I feel about BLL but there's only two eps left and I want to see who's dead. I can guess what's happening with the bullying. I don't approve of Ben Wyatt's beard and I am getting a bit irritated with loud music dropping off to phone notifications.

I think maybe I wanted it to be a grown up Veronica Mars but it's not. Also first time I watched it I switched over afterwards and Laura Dern was playing Shailene Woodley's mother in a film on TV which was quite confusing.

"Master of None" Season 2 premiere was great

i finally watched the last few 'baskets' i love that show

wondering how costco & arbys let them use their brands so much?

watching it now, enjoying it!

instead of running commercials brands are more than cool with just inserting content into the actual show, as long as they're portrayed in a positive or neutral light

in fact, it's preferable to a commercial because it's in there permanently, including reruns

see also: every movie that has tons of product placements

wow, I stand corrected!
http://uproxx.com/tv/baskets-fx-costco/

apparently they just wrote it into the script and both brands were cool with it (free advertising!)

huh that is actually sortof what i figured

god, aziz ansari has somehow become an even less expressive actor since s1 of Master of None

Anyone watch I Love Dick? I enjoyed it but am not familiar with the book so cannot really comment on how it differs.

REALLY liked the first five episodes or so and then as soon as they get to the aftermath of her posting the REDACTED all over town, the show fell apart for me. All the hotel room stuff and last episode malarkey was a huge let down.