Now that I'm not ON IPHONE I can be a little more specific - it's not that I mind the characters much, it's just that 9 episodes in they aren't real well-defined except for the kid and the ex-Jedi, and that rather than showing us much of "the beginnings of the Rebellion," what little plot development there has been has been more about "will ex-Jedi be able to overcome his own doubt and successfully train the kid as a Jedi while keeping him from his own instincts for anger and revenge?" Which is not as interesting to me, which has been covered before in SW Episode III, and which has only played out in very low-stakes ways so far. Some of the action animation has been good, and the voice work is pretty good overall, but for the only SW property on the air right now it isn't doing much on the whole. Honestly, the best thing in the show is the relationship between the alien and the kid. They bring out the worst in each other in often funny ways. And I do like how much of the design work -- the planet Lothar, the alien, the droid -- is based directly on early McQuarrie stuff.
― Οὖτις Δαυ & τηε Κνιγητσ (Phil D.), Thursday, 29 January 2015 00:02 (nine years ago) link
First ep of "Black Sails" delivered.
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 January 2015 00:22 (nine years ago) link
was def planning to 100% ignore this thing -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slap_(U.S._TV_series)
but i trust cholodenko as an exec producer & directing at least 1 epi so
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 29 January 2015 00:54 (nine years ago) link
shit i meant this for that rollling tv thread o well
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 29 January 2015 00:55 (nine years ago) link
Wow, backstrom. Couldnt get to the opening credits
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 January 2015 01:02 (nine years ago) link
detectorists, new girl, booze traveler, brooklyn 99, broad city, lucas bros moving co, shit only 6
― elouise (anky), Saturday, 31 January 2015 07:12 (nine years ago) link
thread makes me wish i had time to actually watch TV shows :(
― I dunno. (amateurist), Saturday, 31 January 2015 08:42 (nine years ago) link
Lucas bros otm
― Mordy, Saturday, 31 January 2015 13:59 (nine years ago) link
seen the first two eps of The Slap - promising. a couple of interesting stylistic elements.
― Simon H., Saturday, 31 January 2015 15:10 (nine years ago) link
JustifiedThe FallHouse Hunters InternationalReviewBackyardigansThe Killer Speaks
― Jeff, Saturday, 31 January 2015 18:10 (nine years ago) link
Maddow, Matthews, Lawrence, Letterman, not-Ferguson (or the occasional Conan), News Hour, Charlie, Mindy, Seinfeld reruns, Shondaland
― Banned on the Run (benbbag), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 04:45 (nine years ago) link
I have run out of patience with Togetherness; the kick the can episode with its ongoing "marriage is hard guys!" hobbyhorse, the will-they-or-won't-they temptress/szhlub sideshow and the cardboard cutout hipsters sorta proved to me that there's nothing for me.Never liked The League, not a fan of baghead, just don't think i like the mumblecore aesthetic of the Duplass bros.
the last episode of Man Seeking Woman featured a japanese penis monster named tanaka. very much done with that now as well.
I got through the first episode of The Slap, that shit is lame.
High Maintenance was fucking brilliant and worth 8 bucks.
Better Call Saul is exciting. Jinx is very good! Workaholics is better this season! Archer and Girls are not.
My biggest surprise is how much I'm enjoying Looking. Good acting, good scripting, likeable characters.
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Monday, 16 February 2015 07:14 (nine years ago) link
oh and Fresh of the Boat is terrible. Sitcoms are the pits. I kinda gave up on blackish too.
i think archer is great this season - big bounce back from the last
― Mordy, Monday, 16 February 2015 14:35 (nine years ago) link
The actually had to make a list/ chart keeping track of all the TV I want to watch/catch up/keep up with. I hit something like 27 different shows!
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 16 February 2015 14:53 (nine years ago) link
Catastrophe is really good. Watch that.
― oi listen mate, shut up (dog latin), Monday, 16 February 2015 15:17 (nine years ago) link
I am really into 12 Monkeys. Finding it kinda like a low-level Fringe & pretty engaging so far (Kurt Acevedo helps)
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 03:28 (nine years ago) link
Better Call Saul has made the list. I resisted Breaking Bad forever, and still find it overrated albeit absorbing, but I'm already finding Odenkirk's characterization more interesting than Cranston's.
― Banned on the Run (benbbag), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 05:31 (nine years ago) link
One day I may get past a half hour of Mad Men.
I have discovered that I am the only human who likes The Slap
Justified is killing it this season, though it's still only about 1/3 as good as The Americans.
― Simon H., Wednesday, 18 February 2015 05:35 (nine years ago) link
the 6 shows i actually care about right now areRick & MortyEric Andre ShowAdventure TimeTim & Eric Bedtime StoriesBob's BurgersMr. Pickles
i watch reruns of SVU & South Park sorta frequently, which are both current shows.and i used to watch Fargo & True Detective when they were newer within the past year.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 08:07 (nine years ago) link
i'm guessing the new Odd Couple will not use the Neal Hefti theme
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 17:36 (nine years ago) link
they tried to redo the Hawaii 5-0 theme with some synth drums or whatever, then immediately went back to the original. surprised if they just don't use the original theme (or more likely, a 2-second hit of it)
― Nhex, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 17:45 (nine years ago) link
Season 3 of Vikings is back tonight and has got good advance reviews so far. I am not ashamed to say I genuinely love this shit!
― xelab, Thursday, 19 February 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
its sloppy fun. but not as much fun as spartacus.
― Steph def def (Spottie), Thursday, 19 February 2015 18:02 (nine years ago) link
I just got into Shark Tank, and now I wish there was way to watch old seasons; none of the streaming services I have offer them. Such an entertaining show, and it doesn't treat its audience like idiots.
― Evan R, Thursday, 19 February 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
great show
― Steph def def (Spottie), Thursday, 19 February 2015 18:18 (nine years ago) link
vikings yaaaay
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 21 February 2015 03:57 (nine years ago) link
I caught Empire for the first time this week and it is sudsy and OTT and pretty fun! I could see it growing on me; having Timbaland (and a posse of junior producers) do the music is a masterstroke. I also need to get more into Twelve Monkeys, SHIELD/Agent Carter and Gotham as all have rewarded initial or renewed interest.
Otherwise, currently airing at the moment:The AmericansBroad CityBlack SailsJustifiedIt's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaLookingLast Week TonightJinxBetter Call SaulAdventure Time
and Jeopardy at #11. somehow I got hooked on Jeopardy again.
Wildly varying degrees of diminishing returns: Bob's Burgers, The Simpsons, Girls, blackish, Regular Show, Workaholics, Modern Family, Archer
Just finished, will be missed: How to Get Away with Murder, Eric Andre (still a real contender for best show on television imo)
A LOT of new stuff upcoming to start airing in the next two weeks: Dig, Secrets and Lies, American Crime, Last Man on Earth, Broadchurch, A&E's take on The Returned
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 1 March 2015 05:39 (nine years ago) link
blackish is up and down but overall i'm on board - the good stuff is very satisfying
― Nhex, Sunday, 1 March 2015 05:49 (nine years ago) link
Last Man on Earth rules
― polyphonic, Monday, 2 March 2015 06:13 (nine years ago) link
Top Ten of the Moment:Daredevil s. 1 - NetflixAdventure Time s. 6 - Cartoon NetworkJustified s. 6 - FXThe Americans s. 3 - FXLast Week Tonight s. 2 - HBOLouie s. 5 - FXSilicon Valley s. 2 - HBOGame of Thrones s. 5 - HBOVeep s. 4 - HBOJeopardy s. 31 - ABC
Other Stuff I'm Watching:Mad Men s. 7B - AMCWorkaholics s. 5 - Comedy CentralThe Comedians s.1 - FXCancer: Emperor of All Maladies s. 1 - PBSThe Simpsons s. 26 - FoxChildren’s Hospital s. 5 - Adult SwimWeird Loners s. 1 - Fox
Currently Running / Saving on Tivo / Watching Intermittently:Last Man on Earth s. 1 - FoxModern Family s. 6 - ABCWolf Hall s. 1 - PBSSecrets and Lies s. 1 - ABCAmerican Crime s. 1 - ABCThe Messengers s. 1 - CWAntiques Roadshow s. 19 - PBSNature s. 33 - PBSFrontline s. 33 - PBSRegular Show s. 6 - Cartoon NetworkReal Sports s. 16 - HBO30 for 30 2015 - ESPN12 Monkeys s. 1 - SyFyiZombie s. 1 - CWBloodline s. 1 - NetflixAmerican Odyssey s. 1 - NBCThe Messengers s. 1 - CWOlympus s.1 - CWGotham s. 1 - FoxBig Time in Hollywood, FL s. 1 - Adult SwimNurse Jackie s. 7 - Showtime
On Shortly:Orphan Black s. 3 - BBCInside Amy Schumer s. 3 - Comedy Central
Upcoming Later This Year:Transparent s. 2 - AmazonThe Knick s. 2 - ShowtimeMarried s. 2 - FXDrunk History s. 3 - Comedy CentralYou’re the Worst s. 2 - FXXHomeland s. 5 - ShowtimeThe Affair s. 2 - ShowtimeHannibal s. 3 - NBCGetting On s. 3 - HBONathan for You s. 3 - Comedy CentralTrue Detective s. 2 - HBOFargo s. 2 - FXHard Knocks 2015 - HBOThe Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail s.2 - Comedy CentralThe Returned s. 2 - SundanceReview s. 2 - Comedy CentralInside Comedy s. 4 - ShowtimeHappy Valley s. 2 - BBCThe Venture Brothers s. 6 - Adult SwimThe Strain s. 2 - FXSurvivors Remorse s. 2 - StarzMasters of Sex s. 3 - ShowtimeKey and Peele s. 5 - Comedy CentralTim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories s. 2 - Adult SwimYour Pretty Face is Going to hell s. 2 - Adult SwimAlmost Royal s. 2 - BBCRick and Morty s. 2 - Adult Swim
Eventually:Wayward Pines s. 1 - FoxThe Whispers s. 1 - ABC
To catch up on:Agent Carter s. 1 / s. 2 - ABCShield s.2 / s. 3 - ABCThe Librarians s. 1 / s. 2 - TNTThe Missing s. 1 - StarzPenny Dreadful s. 1 / s. 2 - ShowtimeOutlander s. 1 / s. 2 - StarzRectify s. 1 / s. 2 - SundanceThe Honorable Woman 2014 - BBCThe Fall s. 1 / s. 2 - BBC or NetflixThe Book of Negroes s. 1 - BET
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 02:01 (nine years ago) link
Thus far this year:
Very Special / Important / WowHigh Maintenance s.2 - VimeoGetting On s. 2 - HBOThe Eric Andre Show s. 3 - Adult Swim
Great TimeBroad City s. 2 - Comedy CentralLooking s. 2 - ShowtimeIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia s. 10 - FXXBlack Sails s. 2 - StarzBetter Call Saul s. 1 - AMC
NiceHow To Get Away with Murder s. 1 - ABC
OkayBlacklist s. 2 - NBCblackish s. 1 - ABCMike Tyson Mysteries s. 1 - Adult SwimArcher s. 6 - FX
Oh dearMan Seeking Woman s. 1 - FXTogetherness s. 1 - HBOThe Nightly Show s. 1 - Comedy CentralGirls s. 4 - HBO
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 02:02 (nine years ago) link
i have a problem.
i thought i watched a lot of tv shows
― Clay, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 02:04 (nine years ago) link
tbf, i'll likely only ultimately finish a third of that (i'm still on ep 3 of s1 of rectify for instance) but i like to at least try everything to get a sense of whether or not it blows me away or is instantly lousy.on the other hand, i'm probably watching 25 series at any given time.what can i say, i'm a tivo power user.
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 02:09 (nine years ago) link
the idea of having a ten favourite shows of the moment is kind of baffling to me qua time investment
how is nurse jackie on seven seasons??
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 02:16 (nine years ago) link
last season this year.edie falco has been a lead character on a television series for fifteen years solid; she took a year off between sopranos/nurse jackie
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 02:25 (nine years ago) link
forks i hate you because you make read these lists and i goddamn read them
― Nhex, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 02:52 (nine years ago) link
I gave up on Mike Tyson after a few episodes. Feel like it should be up my alley but eh.Last Man on Earth is pretty great. Super cringe-y, and he gets worse every episode!Surprised Steven U's not on your list at all, /adult sadfaceI gotta get to Daredevil ASAP. The entire season of Better Call Saul is also waiting for me, this summer maybe...Is Weird Loners worth it? I was put it on the Happy Endings Diaspora Watch (along with that other terrible looking show where what's-her-face plays a lesbian)
― Nhex, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 02:58 (nine years ago) link
i only watch cbs old people shows now
and law & order reruns stolen from the internet, when available
― j., Wednesday, 15 April 2015 03:09 (nine years ago) link
Mike Tyson is almost totally redeemed by getting to hear norm macdonald's voice. it's kinda proof that i'll watch anything with him in it. otherwise, it's not worthwhile in any way.last man on earth is killing me with sitcom tropes... crazy harridan wife! knockout blonde! guileless fat sweetheart! i'm sorta watching it and i like all the actors and the concept is interesting but the execution is terrible imo.I tried steven universe but, like foster's home and bee & puppycat and over the garden wall it's just too goddamn twee for me. i don't know what made adventure time click from garbage to genius, maybe someday it'll happen there.Daredevil is in the early stages but it's pleasing. Better Call Saul is a home run.Weird Loners had a solid pilot and not too many immediate sitcom tropes but i'm sure they'll soon show up to cliche it to death. I'll give it a shot till then.one thing i'm trying not to do is keep a list of shows i've tried and don't like. it's too depressing.i never got into police procedurals. It's why i was late to true detective and hannibal. by and large, the best of any genre is worth watching.
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 03:54 (nine years ago) link
it's really shitty that last man on earth immediately devolved into "our hero will spend this half hour treating women like absolute garbage while trying to fuck them" and also nothing else happens on the show other than this.
― Clay, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 03:56 (nine years ago) link
mike tyson mysteries sounds like it has to be the nadir of the adult swim aesthetic
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 04:04 (nine years ago) link
nurse jackie, jeez, the first season was so good and apparently they decided to mainly tread water a bunch? that's sad
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 04:05 (nine years ago) link
We've mostly just been watching and enjoying superhero fluff lately (Agents of SHIELD, Agent Carter, Arrow, The Flash). Daredevil is next in the queue once we're caught up on the latter two.
Justified has been better this year if still a bit aimless. Still a few episodes behind. Parks and Recreation was uneven but it ended on a sweet note.
Looking forward to the return of Louie. Cool with (if not exactly excited about) the return of Orphan Black.
For me, Better Call Saul could've coasted on goodwill if it was only decent, so I was psyched beyond belief that it was pretty much excellent.
Eric Andre Show and Nathan For You and Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories are top shelf id food.
― Mr. Piggy (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 04:26 (nine years ago) link
i kinda agree with u clay on Last Man. It had real potential but fell off more or less within the first episode.i am okay being shamed for watching Mike Tyson Mysteries but tbrr it's hardly any more offensive or dumb than archeri have honestly never seen more than two episodes of nurse jackie! but i kinda wanna see if they got anything worth looking at in the swan song as i love edie falco.Daredevil has thus far (again just two eps) been notably less fluffy than the CW/ABC superhero roster... like notably so.I'm of the opinion that Eric Andre is making art; dumb art yes, but art. at apex, it justifies the adult swim aesthetic.
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 04:40 (nine years ago) link
yeah with last man it's like "hm cool a post-apocalyptic comedy about a guy alone in the world, what form could this possible take?" and i was excited about that. and then by episode two it's a show about a manchild being forgiven by the women in his life for being a disrespectful dirtbag. like it's so incredibly bad on this front i want to think there's some satire in there but i'm not finding it.
― Clay, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 04:43 (nine years ago) link
Still haven't watched any Last Man On Earth but everything I've read made it seem like it was Forte in completely unsympathetic protagonist mode a la MacGruber. Is that not the case?
And yes, Eric Andre is next level. To the extent that I'm occasionally a little concerned about him. He puts all of himself into that thing.
― Mr. Piggy (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 13:09 (nine years ago) link
yeah, the basis of the show is definitely cringing/laughing at how terrible and stupid he is, followed by a very brief moment of sympathy. i love it!
― Nhex, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 13:37 (nine years ago) link