2012 Fall TV Thread

IIRC Ben and Kate is semi-based on the show creator's relationship with her brother, so it's not surprising that it's dripping with affection

I'm finally burning out on Parks and Rec and 30 Rock.

You picked a lousy time to burn out, because this week's episodes were among the greatest either show has ever offered.

I kind of hate the actor that plays Danny on the Mindy Project. I feel like the writers are going for a Sam Malone-ish sort of vibe with the character, but he just comes off as a jackass.

― this will surprise many (Nicole), Friday, December 7, 2012 2:00 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah this is true. also the show has moved way too quickly into trying to be an ensemble show with B plots where you don't see the title character for minutes at a time -- it's like hey this is The Mindy Show, maybe remind us what these other people have to do w/ her some more before sending them off on their own adventures.

that Morgan dude is already the star of the Mindy Project

yeah i almost mentioned him as the clear standout of the cast besides her but i couldn't remember his name

apparently Tobo and Toby aren't coming back.

OK, that P&R was really good.

finally catching up on that cancelled 'nyc 22' show made by richard price, what a shame - it's great

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/NYC_22/70197059?trkid=7115812

huge lolz at suburgatory opening this week

IS THIS TRASH CAN REAL?!

yeah that was pretty great

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR

AMERICAN HORROR STORY:ASYLUM
BREAKING BAD
GAME OF THRONES
GIRLS
HOMELAND
LOUIE
MAD MEN
MODERN FAMILY THE WALKING DEAD

MODERN FAMILY THE WALKING DEAD

This would be a great show.

that list makes me want to watch married with children reruns.

Me too.

no matter how many people tell me to omg watch American Horror Story, I cannot bring myself to

the promos always look really...um...dumb?

The people I know who like AHS are the same people who were all OMGTWILIGHT #TEAMEDWARD Y'ALL!

Also, my hate for Dylan McDermott is cast in stone at this point.

to some degree yes, but also random dudes at my office who like Walking Dead, so idk

(He's not still on there, is he?)

I've heard that Asylum is much better than S1, which I couldn't get into.

I don't watch Walking Dead either. Or Justified. Or Breaking Bad Or Sons of Anarchy. Or really any of the dramatic cable series besides Mad Men.

Justified and SOA roooooolz

Am told that AHS:A is really fun and interesting, and that's from credible sources who were on occasion appalled with season 1.

i heard the anne frank storyline was really good.

i am PISSED off that season 3 of justified isn't being released on DVD until fucking dec 31. I really want to watch it and catch up in time to watch s4 as it airs

Justified >>>>>>>>>>> SOA

I saw a supercut of Ian McShane as a killer Santa from AHS that was fun, but not enough to convince me to watch the show.

I did a little dance on my couch when the Justified S4 promo appeared last week

I don't watch any of the shows JF listed except for Breaking Bad because I wanna wait to see if they have a dissapointing 3rd/4th/5th season where people jump ship en masse before I invest my time (L O S T spoiled a lot of televisual enjoyment for me). Whereas BB only has a small handful of chances to screw up its rightful place among the 3 or 4 other near-perfect shows of all time.

BB has already had 5 seasons and they're mostly very good.

Oh, I read you wrong there. nm

i've been watching american horror story (nothing amazing but shit is consistently and unpredictably poppin') and the constant justified promos just make me want to yell DON'T YOU WANT ANY NEW VIEWERS TO BE UP TO DATE IE ME. Though I haven't checked if it's on demand or not.

i am PISSED off that season 3 of justified isn't being released on DVD until fucking dec 31. I really want to watch it and catch up in time to watch s4 as it airs

Seriously, why do they do this shit? Where's the synergy these corporations are supposed to have such a hard on for? And why the christ would you release it a week after Christmas?!

It is my dad's favorite show and would have been a great xmas gift, it doesn't make much sense to me.

It's actually the opposite of how you think it should be. Instead of the DVD promoting the store, it's more cost-effective for the networks to tie in the ads for the show to the DVD. So they release them a week before it debuts because that's when the show has the most profile.

the store= the show

yeah i guess they want people to rush out and buy it, not rent it like i'd rather

yeah I see this all the time, it's sooooooooo stupid

They basically do very little to convince one that theft is the best option.

is NOT

Justified >>>>>>>>>>> SOA

― Simon H., Monday, December 10, 2012 2:08 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Gnaw. About equal really but SOA a little better, especially after the very strong current season (just ended).

Justified still better imo. A little less OTT or something, idk

Turns out Justified S3 isn't out til FEBRUARY over here. I was actually banking on that as a Christmas present for my dad. Got him the previous two seasons and he and my mum both love it

xpost also raylan, raylan's hat

I watched like 3 seasons of SoA but by the end of that season I just felt like characters were acting insane without a discernible motivation other than to escalate the stakes of the plot, so I stopped. What's Justified about

Elmore Leonard-penned country crime stories

hats, guns, n asskickery

xxp I dropped off the same point as you. I was told the show climbed back up again in quality afterwards, but I'm kinda willing to just wait until the show's over at this point.

Justified is pretty good, but a pretty slow burn kinda show, I dropped out sometime into season 2. Will get back to it someday, maybe.

nhex!!! season 2 was the best season!!! dude.

last resort went balls-out with the hostage episode