I am enjoying the arrow show. it reminds me of the first season of veronica mars; earnest and hokey in the same measure, a genre exercise without much conviction. lead is good, but i think he is contractually obligated to take off his shirt and make me feel stupid and weakling. there are some incredibly bad actors on the show, but john barrowman is good so far, and it's nice to see colin salmon again.
― uncondensed milky way (remy bean), Sunday, 20 January 2013 14:11 (eleven years ago) link
whoa, how did i post from that account?
― dr. rem's magical elixir (soda), Sunday, 20 January 2013 14:13 (eleven years ago) link
you don't think the first season of Veronica Mars had conviction? it seemed to have a pretty clear focus to me...
― Nhex, Sunday, 20 January 2013 15:19 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that sounds 100% backwards to me - veronica mars had one of the best first seasons of any show ever! total confidence.
― j., Sunday, 20 January 2013 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
i liked the first season of VM a lot, but the detectivey part of it seemed p. put on.
― dr. rem's magical elixir (soda), Sunday, 20 January 2013 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
the first few eps of scandal really turned me off. the dialogue felt forced like that snl sketch where everyone talks as though they're a character in some '40s hardboiled move through a 90s lens, but not endearing or self-aware about it. i'll give it another shot though.
― s.clover, Monday, 21 January 2013 04:00 (eleven years ago) link
<3 Kroll Show.
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Monday, 21 January 2013 06:01 (eleven years ago) link
not looking to start shit, but i find kroll so horribly unfunny
― an old penis drawing is now "new and notable" (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 03:23 (eleven years ago) link
his 'characters' are pretty awful. i'm ok with him when he's not wearing taped-on facial hair and speaking in an accent.
― big yansh theory (some dude), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 03:24 (eleven years ago) link
i find kroll so horribly unfunny
FORKS! I'VE FOUND YOU! I was beginning to think I was the only person who felt this way.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 03:28 (eleven years ago) link
the degrassi parody was v painful
krolls characters are hilarious on comedy bang bang but i fear it may not translate well 2 tv idk theres still hope imo
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 03:35 (eleven years ago) link
I go back and forth on Kroll. I find him funny on the League when I watch it and sometimes enjoy him when he crops up as a guest star or on Comedy Bang-Bang or whatever. OTOH, in high-pitched drag or doing an accent too far afield from his actual ethnic background I'm sort of o_O
― (panda) (gun) (wrapped gift) (silby), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 03:36 (eleven years ago) link
I love him on podcasts, hated his comedy special, hate The League, loved the first ep of Kroll Show.
Loved the Degrassi parody and the reality show deal.
*shrug*
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 03:42 (eleven years ago) link
I only like El Chupacabra for any length of time...I watched the first ep of Kroll show and didn't really find anything super funny. I was hoping for lots of lols :(
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 03:51 (eleven years ago) link
anyone watch The Following? thought it was ok. would feel better about its potential if the Hannibal knockoff wasn't played by a dimestore Gerard Butler.
― some dude, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 04:10 (eleven years ago) link
I kinda want to see it but I dunno
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 04:12 (eleven years ago) link
odd thing to praise it for, but i was impressed with how grisly it was at points -- compared to cable these new network dramas tend to feel so defanged usually
― some dude, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 04:15 (eleven years ago) link
ok i watched a bunch of season 2 scandal and i'm sold now. the clunky dialogue takes a backseat to total crazy soap opera stuff with elected officials -- way more fun than i remembered.
― s.clover, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 04:16 (eleven years ago) link
I saw The Following and was a little disappointed, but will give it a few more episodes.
WRT grislyness on network TV, I saw a Criminal Minds episode a month or so ago and was shocked at how graphic it was. It was the human marionette one, for those that watch. It was pretty much at a Dexter level of gore.
― nickn, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 04:26 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i haven't watched a lot of procedurals the last few years so i may be way off on that. i just think about how timid something like The Mob Doctor seemed.
― some dude, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 04:31 (eleven years ago) link
RIP Apt 23
― Bel-Air the Fresh Prince, sitting in a chair (DJP), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 07:45 (eleven years ago) link
Bummed. So bummed.
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 08:00 (eleven years ago) link
I have access to ITV and BBC players now (yay vpn) - is there anything new in British TV worth checking out?
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 08:01 (eleven years ago) link
Apparently UTOPIA is interesting but I haven't seen it.
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 08:04 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.avclub.com/articles/fox-pulls-ben-and-kate-basically-canceling-it,91502/
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
bummer. heard a radio interview w/ Dakota Johnson yesterday, she came off kind of distant while answering questions about the show and now maybe i feel like it's because she knew what was coming.
― Doctor No Cassie (some dude), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
The Following is so fucking stupid
Really sad to see Ben and Kate go, hoping to see lots more of that cast in other stuff.
― Simon H., Thursday, 24 January 2013 01:52 (eleven years ago) link
no doubt about that, IMO
― Nhex, Thursday, 24 January 2013 02:29 (eleven years ago) link
going to watch the first episode of Real Husbands of Hollywood in the next few days, will report back
― (panda) (gun) (wrapped gift) (silby), Friday, 25 January 2013 06:15 (eleven years ago) link
rip
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 25 January 2013 06:19 (eleven years ago) link
watching now, this is actually pretty funny. Only good thing I ever learned about from First Look.
― (panda) (gun) (wrapped gift) (silby), Friday, 25 January 2013 07:08 (eleven years ago) link
Ben And Kate cancelled.
― svend, Saturday, 26 January 2013 23:31 (eleven years ago) link
Do No Harm premieres tonight. Based on the wretched ads, its completely ridiculous premise and the fact it's on NBC, I'm betting on one of the quickest cancellations ever. Like, maybe after the first commercial break.
Also, R.I.P. 30 Rock. ;_;
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 31 January 2013 12:31 (eleven years ago) link
NO, NOT 30 ROCK!!!
Coming to this late, but:
compared to cable these new network dramas tend to feel so defanged usually
I caught a few minutes of that (canceled?) Dana Delany forensic doctor show a while back and watched her saw off the top of a corpse's head (that had...gasp! no brain!). Seriously made me a little queasy.
― The Eye Of The "Dragon" (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 January 2013 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
i love how nbc will have a failed high concept drama, cancel it after half a season, replace it with another failed high concept drama, cancel it after half a season, replace it with another failed high concept drama, cancel it after half a season...
― da croupier, Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:00 (eleven years ago) link
They blew it with Journeyman. That show could still be on now, and they wouldn't have this problem.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:00 (eleven years ago) link
Hour-long dramas begun and cancelled on NBC since 2010: Awake, The Firm, Harry's Law, The Event, The Cape, Prime Suspect, Law & Order: LA, The Playboy Club, Prime Suspect, Chase, Outlaw, Persons Unknown, Undercovers
Meanwhile the three oldest hour-long dramas on NBC are SVU (since 99) then Parenthood (since 2010) and Grmm (since 2011). Everything else started in 2012
― da croupier, Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:08 (eleven years ago) link
wtf was Persons Unknown? I don't even recognize that name.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:09 (eleven years ago) link
BRING BACK THE CAPE
― Ima R.A.E.D. (DJP), Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:11 (eleven years ago) link
or even better, a Cape/Revolution crossover
Man, NBC some capricious motherfuckers. You'd almost think they have no idea what they're doing.
― The Apple Dumpling Gangbang (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:25 (eleven years ago) link
canceling Prime Suspect was super stupid
― Ima R.A.E.D. (DJP), Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:26 (eleven years ago) link
Agreed.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:27 (eleven years ago) link
Ratings were atrocious though.
― Gukbe, Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:27 (eleven years ago) link
It's NBC. Replacing something that has low ratings with something that will get even lower ratings is how they roll.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:30 (eleven years ago) link
Will now pitch a show to NBC called 'Capricious Motherfuckers". Concept to follow.
― pandemic, Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:34 (eleven years ago) link
They should really give Homonym a try.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:35 (eleven years ago) link
Anyone else watch The Americans pilot? I rather liked it, save for the obvious bouts of pilotitis.
― Simon H., Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:49 (eleven years ago) link
Gonna watch it via ondemand this weekend. It look intersting.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 31 January 2013 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
wtf was Persons Unknown?
A summer schedule filler. It was sort of Lost-lite, using the horrible NBC house style. I watched an episode.
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Thursday, 31 January 2013 19:18 (eleven years ago) link
original bridge is freakin great
― max, Monday, 5 August 2013 22:52 (ten years ago) link
Wish I had watched The Killing this season tbh. Meant to be very good.
― Gukbe, Monday, 5 August 2013 23:25 (ten years ago) link
Interesting to see the changes in The Bridge between the pilot and what they're shoving out the door now - what started off as a moody and rather effective border procedural is now a TexMex Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. If Kruger was a better actor, she might save the rotten lines she's given but episodes 3 & 4 power-dived straight into the ground. I'm out.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 6 August 2013 00:27 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, the actress may not have been able to save this show but she sure ain't helping.
― sassy, fun, and RELATABLE (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 6 August 2013 00:46 (ten years ago) link
ok i just hit the part in OITNB where the two mustache guys talk about their mustaches LOL
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 6 August 2013 02:50 (ten years ago) link
wow way to go The Bridge in teasing us with some notion of having broader thematic issues and resonance and then swapping that out for some straight se7en revenge fantasy
― "Dave Barlow" is the name Lou uses on sabermetrics baseball sites (s.clover), Saturday, 14 September 2013 02:21 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, seriously disappointing.
― Simon H., Saturday, 14 September 2013 02:22 (ten years ago) link
I'm one or two eps behind but yeah, this show has pulled the rug out from under me
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 14 September 2013 02:39 (ten years ago) link
Intrigued by the first episode of Continuum though it falls into a lot of low-budget sci-fi/procedural traps. I know it's not really 2013 but it's premiering in the US in 2013.
― Gukbe, Friday, January 18, 2013 7:24 PM (11 months ago)
man i could look at rachel nichols all day
and this has cancerman from x-files and that chick from andromeda in it too!
― j., Friday, 17 January 2014 01:47 (ten years ago) link
she's the only reason I've thought about watching that show tbh
― Nhex, Friday, 17 January 2014 14:02 (ten years ago) link
still haven't seen it though
― Nhex, Friday, 17 January 2014 14:03 (ten years ago) link
damn you rachel nichols
― Nhex, Friday, 17 January 2014 14:04 (ten years ago) link
it's decent so far, got a lot of ideas to play with.
but really… sigh…
― j., Friday, 17 January 2014 14:41 (ten years ago) link
what is the 'chicago fire' spinoff going to be about? arson investigators? arsonists? burn unit nurses? fire code inspectors??
― j., Saturday, May 11, 2013 2:32 AM (8 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
apparently it is… cops. blurb is bound to be a tease
District 21 of the Chicago Police Department is made up of two distinctly different groups: The uniformed cops who patrol the beat and deal with street crimes, and the intelligence unit, the team that combats the city's major offenses, such as organized crime, drug trafficking and high-profile murders.
this seems like a ploy by dick wolf to get me to watch his boring firefighter show, since there's crossover
and there's gonna be an SVU crossover! i love that connected-worlds shit.
― j., Friday, 31 January 2014 00:07 (ten years ago) link
wait what? what shows are talking about?
― Nhex, Friday, 31 January 2014 02:37 (ten years ago) link
second broad city ep also very funny
― Mordy , Friday, 31 January 2014 02:44 (ten years ago) link
lol this isn't the right thread
― Mordy , Friday, 31 January 2014 02:45 (ten years ago) link
do we have a winter 2014 thread?
― Nhex, Friday, 31 January 2014 02:47 (ten years ago) link
nhex i talking about chicago fire, chicago p.d.
sadly despite a bit of post-shield in the premise (it's like he's running a strike force, except it's AFTER he got jammed up, and now he's back on the force because IA are trying to run him to root out corruption, only it turns out he is the one seemingly calling the shots) and a seemingly nice attention to stationhouse milieu it seems like chicago p.d. is yet another attempt by nbc to get by on the bare minimum. the two-ep premiere already had a give-me-back-my-son kidnapping and a dead cop, and even though it's set in chicago and they often say 'chicago' every single out-of-stationhouse scene appears to be set in a vacant warehouse wasteland, and the unit is so white (sorry, jon seda) that the main black roles seem to be for the drug gangs that the lead visits regularly to pump for information. (bunny colvin puts in appearances now and then but he's at the commander level, so not much cause to be in and out all the time, not even for the traditional 'black lieutenant' sop to diversity casting.) elias koteas and robin weigert are around but will probably be wasted. and jon seda's wife wants him to bring his hooker informant home for dinner because she is jealous. fine writing, dudes.
― j., Friday, 31 January 2014 02:53 (ten years ago) link
robin weigert, she pops up in random stuff, always happy to see her.that all sounds awful, dick wolf cannot do the "standard" cop/lawyer show drama well, ever
― Nhex, Friday, 31 January 2014 03:44 (ten years ago) link
it's sad, you could see some potential, signs of freshness (he's only the producer anyway, got some old hands in there but probably not everyone), but the cast is just too small and the writing too thin. like, they conclude the kidnapping with a bus sting, and the sexy young woman officer is confronting the perp who is holding jon seda's son, and the cops do a move that jostles the bus so the son is thrown to safety and the perp is off balance while sexy young woman officer is holding on to something, WHICH GIVES JON SEDA AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER THE BUS AS THE LAST MOMENT AND SHOOT THE MAN WHO HAD HIS SON. cmon.
there were some moments of detail that could have built something nicer but then they just rushed too fast to beats that they landed on like elephants. time to rush into the cell and strongarm the suspect, etc.
― j., Friday, 31 January 2014 03:53 (ten years ago) link
ugh i think like 30% or more of this is gonna be OUTSIDE FAMILY ISSUES to complement main dude's declaration at the end of the premiere that his squad is a family.
'cops are like a family' has got to be the #1 fast track to a cop show with tired storytelling
i miss nyc-22
― j., Friday, 31 January 2014 05:03 (ten years ago) link
Broad City is my jam.
Anyone watch Chozen? I liked the first episode more than I thought I would.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 00:41 (ten years ago) link
i was just looking for this thread to say broad city is good
i will not buy a sodastream full price i will not do it
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 00:46 (ten years ago) link
ilana glazer looks & has similar manerisms 2 eric andre imo
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 00:48 (ten years ago) link
i watched a few chozen and im not into it
chozen is kinda meh. broad city is dope and i have a crush on both of them
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 4 February 2014 00:54 (ten years ago) link
man...
― Nhex, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 01:41 (ten years ago) link
I totally noticed this too!
― Simon H., Tuesday, 4 February 2014 01:57 (ten years ago) link
We don't, but this one is more current.
2013 Fall TV Thread: Previews, Evaluations, Ridicule and Mourning
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 02:26 (ten years ago) link