these days it's
OctonautsWild KrattsZoboomafooSuper WhyMagic School BusCreative Galaxy
― nomar, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 17:00 (eight years ago) link
Octonauts is the best of that bunch though they're all pretty damn solid kids' shows
oh and
Lily's Driftwood BayPuffin RockTumble Leaf
― nomar, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 17:01 (eight years ago) link
and then Game of Thrones I guess, I haven't been watching much TV for adults lately apparently.
― nomar, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 17:02 (eight years ago) link
I have substituted Diablo III for a lot of the time I was spending on television, apparently
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 17:22 (eight years ago) link
I think it's just Bojack Horseman and The Returned (french version obv.) for me, everything else is just OK
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, April 13, 2016 4:56 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I've got to watch the 2nd season of the Returned tv series yet. I picked up the novel and hadn't previously realised it was by a black american author so not sure what that's going to mean.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 17:28 (eight years ago) link
(there is a special place in Hell reserved for everyone involved with Thomas and Friends, though)
i work on thomas and friends ebooks once in a while and imo they're actively evil
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:17 (eight years ago) link
sir topham hatt is a monster
― nomar, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:20 (eight years ago) link
if i'm remembering right there was an episode where Henry didn't want to come out of a tunnel or something and Topham Hatt decided to wall him up inside the tunnel, 'cask of amontillado' style, as punishment.
― nomar, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:21 (eight years ago) link
I have complained (only partly facetiously) about Thomas and Friends' monstrous pro-coal agenda on some other thread
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:23 (eight years ago) link
oh its only a coincidence that the cleaner-burning diesel fuel engines are typically the "bad" engines, you say?
xp: oh my god I saw reference to that in an episode we were watching over the weekend; I think I was so startled that I was momentarily paralyzed
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:23 (eight years ago) link
i have deeply confused british friends of mine by referring to him as "sir topham hatt" instead of "the fat controller." anyway yes literally everybody in thomas and friends is a horrible asshole and he's the worst
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:24 (eight years ago) link
it was in the episode/movie that introduced Luke, who was harboring a TERRIBLE SECRET, and Thomas was asking all of the other engines what the worst thing they'd ever done was and Henry's was "get walled into a tomb by The Fat Controller"
although tbf if I was running a system full of talking trains and they all called me "The Fat Controller", I'd be walling up some motherfuckers too
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:25 (eight years ago) link
oh yeah Blue Mountain Mystery
― nomar, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:27 (eight years ago) link
also if you watch that show long enough you'll realize every single plot is set into motion by a train chugging away from another train two seconds too early and not hearing an important bit of information that would have avoided the whole bloody mess. usually it's like "thomas don't go down that abandoned track" and then thomas merrily steaming away to certain doom.
― nomar, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:30 (eight years ago) link
usually exacerbated by Diesel telling another "steamie" that thomas intends to take his job or something.
I found Day of the Diesels very confusing because I'd seen a bunch of stories with Mavis, Paxton, Dart and Den portrayed as friendly allies to the steam engines so I had no idea why any of them would actively participate in Diesel 10's plan
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:35 (eight years ago) link
there are occasionally some kind of sinister genocidal aspects to the Diesels' view of the Steamies imo
― nomar, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:40 (eight years ago) link
when Luke was all excited to go to Sodor you want someone to warn him, it's an island full of whisper campaigns and punishment levied by a single dictatorial figure with a short fuse.
― nomar, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:41 (eight years ago) link
Things I have on series link on my TV right now:
OJ Simpson thingLimitless Line of DutyThe MuppetsScandal (which I basically hate, but still watch)MasterchefElementaryBilly Connolly's Tracks Across AmericaHeroes RebornHoudini & Doyle
That, plus all the quiz shows (well, The Chase, Pointless, University Challenge and Fifteen to One), Coronation Street and Have I Got News for You and Graham Norton are pretty much it.
And we're still only halfway through season 3 of The Americans, so I need to get back to up to date with that ASAP.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:45 (eight years ago) link
Oh, and Scott and Bailey is back tonight, for fans of Sally Wainwright telly.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:47 (eight years ago) link
http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/abc-comedy-child-actor-roundtable.html?mid=twitter_vulture
possibly not the right thread for it but a bunch of my favorite current child actors participated in an awesome interview
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 19:16 (eight years ago) link
all those kids are awesome counterexamples to my preconceptions about child actors
― down and down we go (art), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 19:18 (eight years ago) link
like i used to absolutely despise children acting in film/television and these kids are all really good at their jobs so now i don't so much. thanks, child actors, for this
― down and down we go (art), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 19:22 (eight years ago) link
oh yeah when it comes to what my kids and I watch together it's Portlandia and Worst Cooks in America
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 19:32 (eight years ago) link
― ailsa, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 7:47 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
That was the series that went really downhill after she stopped doing the writing.I think there's 4 seasons where she's in charge, one of which has other people coming in and doing the writing. I think it's season 5 she's stopped altogether and it just seems like a soap or something and not a very good one
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 20:04 (eight years ago) link
http://www.avclub.com/article/unreals-season-2-teasers-crank-manufactured-drama-236227
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 02:27 (seven years ago) link
Game of thronesStar Trek: VoyagerThe AmericansVikings*Brooklyn Nine NineFear the Walking Dead*That OJ trial American Crime story thing
*these are shows Ive come to late that the bf watches so ive only seen like 2-3 recent episodes and am slightly lost.
― Interesting. No, wait, the other thing: tedious. (Trayce), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 04:52 (seven years ago) link
GothamGame of ThronesSilicon ValleyThe AmericansLovePerson of Interest (gets good apparently)
― AJD, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 11:36 (seven years ago) link
In order of quality:
The AmericansFull FrontalVeepThe DetourSilicon ValleyInside Amy Schumer (hit and miss but the hits are solid)Adventure Time (though it feels weaker than it has in years... not much good since the "Egress" episode really)
Also Jeopardy. Always Jeopardy.
Beyond that, Game of Thrones has been just okay to ridiculous and Last Week Tonight has had a month of really unfunny and self-referential episodes.
Dice, Archer and The Carmichael Show are all reasonably diverting but I can't quite get over Carmichael's studio audience laugh track, Dice's WHATTAYAWANT I'M WALKING HERE and Archer's sneering little boy humor.
Still need to watch: Fear of the Walking Dead / The Path / The Girlfriend Experience / Vikings
Upcoming of varying interest: Preacher, Lady Dynamite, Vice Principals, Outcast, The Night Of, Queen of the South, Feed the Beast
― ulysses, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 15:33 (seven years ago) link
also: Seasons 2 of Catastrophe (Amazon) and Happy Valley (Netflix) are excellent and Hulu has the original UK "Getting On" so I've been binge watching those as well.Still going through All in the Family, about two eps a night.
― ulysses, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 15:50 (seven years ago) link
detour def has some laughs, good joke abt holding a phone horizontally when shooting video that made me recall ilx
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 16:11 (seven years ago) link
Wait, Full Frontal? I'm going to assume you DONT mean the terrible 90s australian comedy show.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 23:37 (seven years ago) link
full frontal with samantha bee. it's a weekly cable makin' fun of the news show starring a former longtime daily show correspondent. also i think it's the only american late night show whose host is a woman.
― Clay, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 23:40 (seven years ago) link
that's the one.
― ulysses, Thursday, 19 May 2016 13:19 (seven years ago) link
good to see I am the not the only person enjoying the totally OTT but fun Gotham show.
― mark e, Thursday, 19 May 2016 13:27 (seven years ago) link
The final season of Scott and Bailey was rubbish.
Currently watching:
Limitless (probably my favourite show right now)Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (though agree it's losing its way atm)ElementaryScandalAngie TribecaBillions
New season of The Americans starts on UK telly tonight, so I'd better get on with season 3.
Only UK TV shows I watch now are panel shows, quiz shows and the increasingly-terrible Coronation Street.
― ailsa, Thursday, 19 May 2016 13:43 (seven years ago) link
Idk why I can't seem to dig into any hour-long dramas lately, once the NBA playoffs are over hopefully I'll catch up on The Americans, House of Cards, Night Manager, Last Panthers, and the last four or so episodes of Better Call Saul I missed. as of right now though all I'm watching are comdies:
Silicon ValleyFull FrontalKimmy SchmidtArcherBob's BurgersAmy Schumer
― evol j, Thursday, 19 May 2016 15:40 (seven years ago) link
I really like Gotham this season
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 May 2016 16:13 (seven years ago) link
Limitless has def become top tier. v smart show. Just finished the double ep finale with the wife last weekend.
Also watching Black Sails due to forks thread, loving that. about halfway through the latest season.
Just wrapped up the latest season of iZombie which is pretty fun.
All caught up for the series finale of Banshee. This season def the worst but still good and gonna miss the show.
Finished the latest Rectify still a great slow show
Game of Thrones is still fun
Finished up The Good Wife which up through season 5 is one of my fav shows ever but really piddled out after that. glad it ended.
Lots to catch up on: Americans s4, Happy Vally s2, Daredevil (altho not hearing good things) s2, Hannibal s3, Leftovers s2
― Spottie, Thursday, 19 May 2016 17:12 (seven years ago) link
imo, fast track hannibal season 3 over everything else on your list
― ulysses, Thursday, 19 May 2016 17:27 (seven years ago) link
alright
― Spottie, Thursday, 19 May 2016 17:30 (seven years ago) link
glad black sails has been treating you well. I think they wrap up season three very well and have the table well set (literally in the final episode!) for A+ Game of Thrones shifting allegiances / internecine warfare for another year or two
― ulysses, Thursday, 19 May 2016 17:33 (seven years ago) link
seems like the kind of show that can sustain a good long run. there's been big reveals but you can always introduce more back story with other characters or bring in new villains and what not.
― Spottie, Thursday, 19 May 2016 17:35 (seven years ago) link
and they're willing to kill major characters and then have them back on irregularly as ghosts which i always think is the best way to handle fanservice vs. lowering the stakesexhibit a: game of thrones. if you're gonna start resurrecting characters (and at least one more major one is likely on the way based on my understanding of the books, yes?) it becomes hard to give a shit about people being killed or not.
― ulysses, Thursday, 19 May 2016 17:46 (seven years ago) link
aye
― Spottie, Thursday, 19 May 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
its soo dark and nasty, and yet still hugely enjoyable.i think it's much better than any of the other comic book spin offs that i have seen.the bloke who play penguin is just fantastic to watch, and pee wee h as his dad was a stroke of casting genius.
― mark e, Thursday, 19 May 2016 18:17 (seven years ago) link
they are really leaning into the ott character acting now, it's bonkers & fun
the guy who is the riddler is so great, and i freaking love bd wong as the crazy doctor
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 May 2016 19:41 (seven years ago) link
they are really leaning into the ott character acting now, it's bonkers & funthe guy who is the riddler is so great, and i freaking love bd wong as the crazy doctor
agreed.every week i watch it and think this has to start getting lighter with an indication of resolution to the chaos, but no, they just ramp up the insanity more and more.i properly love it.
― mark e, Thursday, 19 May 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link