Your Ten Favorite Shows Currently on Television

Yeah, there's generally at least one bizarre character trait/subplot in his books

haha okay we're halfway through the last episode of The Night Of and lol wtf is even happening

I actually thought the last episode was fine.

poor john turturro, poor unwanted cat! also this show is taking FOREVER

will somebody tell me if rizzoli and isles finally do it in the series finale

give 'er the ol' rizzoli, m i rit

(i have no idea what rizzoli and isles is about and a quick google suggests i should probably not hit submit but since when has that stopped me, #postsVMIcharacter #solitarypoststhatsumupilx #patriarchy)

last ep of The Night Of was my favorite of the series and, in some ways, redescribes the show as a whole as not about "justice" but the presumption of innocence (a "feeling" as Stone says) in a really moving way, i thought. kinda baffled why people think it shit the bed somehow.

single female lawyer losing her damn mind
retired cop chasing down one last lead
all so we can get to a ...hung jury
it wasn't bad per se but definitely sort of a "and all the details...don't actually matter" letdown after the incredibly well tuned first half of the series - and no bonus points for dragging it all way the fuck out

does the r+i romance ever go beyond subtext / fan shipping?

that seems to be an ontological question

lol, after the scene in Narcos when Escobar's henchman says "the wood is too wet to burn boss" you just know he is going to be burning a big stack of money next.

Watched the first two episodes of Narcos s2 last night after enjoying s1 a lot in a trashy way, but it seems to be literally more of the same and rather tired now. Though I did love Pablo's jumpers/sweaters.

has anyone watched "the kettering incident"? my friend just recommended it to me

Season 2 of Narcos gets very compelling from about ep 4 onwards, it is still basically trash - but an improvement on S1 imo.

the exploitative nature of that show makes it kind of unwatchable for me but i guess you could levy the same complaint at breaking bad

Amazon is showing the first episode of Better Things for free, so I checked it out. Won't be watching again. The actress stuff is really good, and they got a bunch of terrific people for one- or two-line cameos, but the mom stuff sinks it, mostly because the teenage daughter is unbearable.

First episode of Donald Glover's new show Atlanta is incredibly promising.

Yeah, I've seen the first two and thought it was excellent.

Quite enjoyed Better Things too, even though it could basically have been a Louis spin off

idk why I expected Quarry to be a serious crime drama - it's ott Jim Thompson pulp

on balance i enjoyed the series, but the lawyering in the Night Of was just so OTT ridiculous. Law & Order court scenes are more realistic.

Atlanta is fun as hell. looking forward to the rest of it.

For future ref, I already started an Atlanta thread: Donald Glover's FX dramedy ATLANTA

i binged all of One Mississippi. It's risky and interesting but somehow a bit underachieving. I love Tig but she's not got a lot of range as an actor.

haven't watched Atlanta. is it just me, or are the commercials really inspired by the old High Maintenance promos?

Guys why isn't there a "You're the Worst" thread?! IT IS REALLY FUCKING GOOD.

That said, I have not seen any of this season but watched the first two seasons in about a week and will absolutely watch all 3 new eps tonight.

I like it

genuinely surprised that difficult people is supposed to be good, one of the worst first episodes I've ever suffered through

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IMO it gets better as it goes on and there are certain things you just have to ignore (like how the lady who played Precious but whose real name I can't remember right now is awful in that role and how the little twink is unbearable).

x-post - I haven't liked a show that much in a lont time except for maybe broad city but obviously that's much lighter. You're the worst is just really smart and well written and feels very real to me. Hate Linzer's sister though. SHE is the worst.

I mean - I can't even stand her face. There's just something extremely irritating about her . . . everything.

imo her interactions with her husband redeem her

not as a person, but as a comedic character

hmmmmm

god he's a fucking tool

tbf he was born dead

but I will bear that in mind as I watch the next few eps and get back to you on this issue

he was addicted to being financially dominated lol

ok that WAS was pretty amusing

i love Youre The Worst so much

is it currently on TV? i don't know but we just watched the first ep of Crazy Ex Girlfriend last night and it is REALLY GOOD

is the new pamela adlon show any good?

One episode in, I'd say yes but the litmus test is "did you like louie?"

x-post - I liked Crazy Ex at first but wound up HATING it after a handful of episodes. You're the Worst Season 3 is currently on but the first two seasons are on Hulu.

Ulysses otm about the Pam Adlon show from someone also one ep in.

I am having a terrible bout of insomnia right now hence all the binge watching.

I've just finished the first series of You're The Worst, which is currently showing in the UK on obscure channel 5STAR. Straight into my ten favourite shows, no question, and that's before getting into series 2 which seems to have been the point at which everyone started raving about it in my line of vision. Must seek out the second series ASAP because I've no idea when that's airing over here and I need to see it. Like, now.

It shouldn't be this great - smart-ass couple fail to commit, both have kooky sidekick best friends, so far so sitcom cliche - but it really is.

imo second season goes into a slightly different direction but is also good, and the third is building on that pretty well

I'm also curious how actual british people feel about the episode where Jimmy's family visits :)

Oh, I've had spoilers galore about the direction season 2 goes in, hence why I wanted to check it out. But I love it in and of itself thus far.

xpost - is it worse than Daphne's family in Frasier?

they visit but just want to sit on his couch, watch eurovision, and chain smoke

They're just really stereotypically chavy.

Watched the 3 new eps last night. Still good. I kind of love Lindsay even though she's obviously a terrible person and I might have been a little harsh on her brother-in-law. So, the other thing I'm watching right now is OITNB. Hadn't mentioned it here because I'm like 3 years behind on that one but I got excited when I saw that Poussey is Grethen's new therapist.

the bit where Jimmy's sister thinks her grocery store coworkers back home have been telling her tall tales about american stores, only to find out the vegetable misting w/thunder noises is real, is great