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
i just realized that description could be applied to any number of awful sitcoms with "rude" protagonists like Two and a Half Men or some such, but Forte is really excellent
― Nhex, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 14:06 (nine years ago) link
Saw the first episode of Orphan Black a couple of nights ago. It's a great premise and definitely something I could get into.
― tayto fan (Michael B), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 14:08 (nine years ago) link
1-9 empire10 louie
― the fuckin catalina wine mixer (sleepingbag), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 14:13 (nine years ago) link
Last Man On Earth works well for me as a horror show.
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:01 (nine years ago) link
i gave empire a real chance and couldn't get past three episodes. When it works well it reminds me of Douglas Sirk but mostly i just get embarrassed watching it.
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link
i get no sympathy for last man on earth except for the actors who generally deserve better than non-stop poop jokes / "men are dogs, m i rit" / check out this crazy bitch / january jones va va voom huh guys / fatuous four minute bits of will forte doing rubberfaced takes in service of no real punchline
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:08 (nine years ago) link
i really don't get those vibes from the show! yeah, louise belcher comes off as crazy, but she and all the other cast members come off as largely reasonable, likeable people - forte is the only one who is an ass. it's not like "men are dogs", it's just forte
― Nhex, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:24 (nine years ago) link
BUT HE IS THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:25 (nine years ago) link
well, not really! also he has clearly gone way more insane than everybody else
― Nhex, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:27 (nine years ago) link
i dunno man
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:29 (nine years ago) link
I mean Will Forte is pretty clearly insane...but I think him and Kristen Schaal make a pretty good apocalyptic couple or something.
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:33 (nine years ago) link
i couldnt hang with last man on earth
forks i think u are addicted to lists more than tv watching lol
daredevil is great
ooh and i have a recommendation for detective show fans: bosch on Amazon Prime is formulaic but classy & nicely paced & has lots of LA-location stuff...and MARLO FROM THE WIRE <3
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 23:55 (nine years ago) link
i like lists and tv, yes.basically this was the year i made use of the notebook function on my mac and finally got around to journaling my media habitsi prob need to add bosch to the pilegonna watch a pair of daredevils now
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 April 2015 00:00 (nine years ago) link
i've always liked titus welliver, dude seems like he has some secrets
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 16 April 2015 00:01 (nine years ago) link
obv its all in service of foiling forte but i really dig how genuinely nice & keep it posi todd is on 'last man on earth'
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 16 April 2015 00:09 (nine years ago) link
LMOE was one of the best pilots i've seen on network tv in a minute
...then it crashed and burned harder than pretty much anything ever
― casual male (will), Thursday, 16 April 2015 01:09 (nine years ago) link
i'm reading a bosch book right now and now all i can see is the LOST dude.
― scott seward, Thursday, 16 April 2015 02:40 (nine years ago) link
Everyones otm on LMOE it had a promising start and kind of turned to crap
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 16 April 2015 04:18 (nine years ago) link
the americans has to be tops but we're in a pretty good season for TV rn, so after that in no particular order:
mad menthronessilicon valleyamerican crime (is anyone else watching this? I think it's fantastic. bit on the nose but the points it's making are smart enough that I don't mind. utterly brutal though & so rough a watch that i can't quite believe it's on prime time network TV)louieveepbanshee (finished its 3rd season a little while ago, utterly batshit, I must again ask plz is anyone watching)
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 17 April 2015 03:18 (nine years ago) link
i have been taping american crime and you are honestly the first person i've heard mention it AT ALL so i'll take that as a sign i should give it a shotbanshee always struck me as not my cup of tea. tell me more.
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 17 April 2015 05:37 (nine years ago) link
i am curious abt american crime
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 April 2015 06:04 (nine years ago) link
some thoughtshttp://observer.com/2015/04/the-four-worst-types-of-tv-critics/
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 17 April 2015 16:13 (nine years ago) link
I have just gone 3 episodes into the original BBC House Of Cards series and have also been re-watching Wolf Hall. I am enjoying Wolf Hall a lot more on the 2nd viewing, it is that good it deserves a 2nd viewing.
Vikings is killing it right now and as ridiculous as it is I love how they have attempted a Norman origin story into this series, it is a load of bollocks but it is fun as hell.
I couldn't get into American Crime, it is quite frustrating in that it is admirable and depicting interesting stuff, but ultimately the end product is mediocre melodrama.
Really looking forward to the next The Americans ep'- Paige's Russian odyssey, that is going to be so good.
― xelab, Friday, 17 April 2015 21:00 (nine years ago) link
man you guys are hard on LMOE! although I agree it's gotten less entertaining the more it's turned into focusing on standard sitcom-relationship plots. I was kinda hoping that if they were gonna go with constantly introducing other survivors that they would go really nuts with it - wacky cults, former friends/acquaintances/nemeses popping up, survivalists, etc. but that obviously isn't happening.
also I was *really* disappointed when the second guy turned out to be the fat dude and not Danny McBride
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 April 2015 21:04 (nine years ago) link
xpost xelab I am glad there is someone else digging vikings, so ott i love it
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 18 April 2015 01:35 (nine years ago) link
i could watch will forte do p much anything so i am not out on LMOE. he's just so great and it's been so long since we've seen him and he's absolutely perfect at playing the whiny scummo that i'm fully in. yes the pilot was next-level and yes you need to manage your expectations after that but ffs there are some well-written goofs and some really inventive sets (the shitty door, cow friendly house, the park, the bar, the parking lot) and WILL FORTE.
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I thought it was going to be Ron Swanson tbh but this guy it ended up being is kind of a secret revelation? i haven't seen him in anything else but he is straight up HEART.
dare i ask is anyone watching sci-fi high-concept teen drama THE 100? the first season was shockingly WHOA but i kinda fell off during season 2 (still have a few eps to watch so hoping something neat happens in those).
my filter sez i am watching 65 active series and while i don't think 65 are actually active i do recognize I have a problem
― Who M the best? (Will M.), Saturday, 18 April 2015 05:05 (nine years ago) link
my 10 atm are
DaredevilAgents of ShieldNashvilleWolf HallMad MenVikingsGame of ThronesRupaul's Drag RaceThe Flash Blacklist
catching up on Gotham but idk how i feel abt it. it's all over the place. half the time it's corny & boring and then it gets cool & ott and then it gets boring again.
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 18 April 2015 05:39 (nine years ago) link
he's Jimmy's old running buddy from Better Call Saul
― casual male (will), Saturday, 18 April 2015 06:04 (nine years ago) link
I loved season 1 of the 100. Haven't seen season 2 yet.
― Jeff, Saturday, 18 April 2015 12:31 (nine years ago) link
I didnt make past ep 1 of the 100
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 18 April 2015 15:36 (nine years ago) link
i saw those two posts without context and was despairing at the idea ppl were repping for a hundred-season long show
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Saturday, 18 April 2015 15:43 (nine years ago) link