Your Ten Favorite Shows Currently on Television

lol I never do, Paul is just such a goober

I love the dedication that they've written into the character -- he has to know some shit but somehow never has a meltdown. It's either some amazing propping up of the fourth wall or the series ends with him murdering everyone

Edgar's PTSD storyline really got to me.

better things is great! the "period speech" made me feel weird. i wasn't sure if it was supposed to be cringeworthy or cool? maybe that was the point?

Almost gave up on "Better Things" because of the lackluster pilot, but this is a really enjoyable show. No love for "Insecure" around these parts? Great show.

Way behind on Atlanta and You're The Worst, haven't gotten to start 'Better Things' but I started Fleabag this afternoon and I think it could be up there. Some of the annoying quirks of BBC programming (bad music, why does all the cinematography look the same whether it's Sherlock or this?) but entertaining.

First two episodes of Insecure were great; required some googling to keep up with some plot points. The League and Hotep were new to me; explaining "brazy" to my gf took a minute

I like Better Things but there's been a lot of cringe scenes in the past few episodes - the stuff with the Mormon mom felt so artificial - and it feels really humblebraggy at times, like Louie did.

I do love how every male guest star has a crush on Pamela, and it's treated as unremarkable - that's so refreshing, even now. (Plus I guess it's a neat gender-swap on the whole "Jerry has a new girlfriend every week" cliche.)

Rectify. So great

Speechless has moments that are truly lovely. Minnie Driver is still wonderful, and the kids are great actors.

The Rectify season premiere made me tear up. I'm gonna miss that show.

Yeah, the monologue towards the end got me

Best ep of tv I've seen in a while

The whole premise of The Strain is pretty dark, but the most recent episode... jesus christ people

what are they doing now?

can't really delve into that without spoilers, we'll say "going full apocalyptic" and leave it at that

i managed the first season of the strain... wait, not even that; I think i quit about three episodes from the end. Can't imagine how they've been able to keep pushing the needle forward.

you just figure out which characters have hope, or give characters new sources of hope, and then snuff that out artistically over the course of seasons

I mean, the lowest the show could possibly go is 100% of the humans converted to vampire thingies, in cattle pens for the blood farms, or dead. And force every character you care about to go through horrible decision making processes where they have to choose friends, family, or humanity's survival. They're getting there!

also the monster effects are pretty good

i'm a few episodes behind - when (kinda spoilery?) samantha mathis offed the journo (kinda spoilery?) I was like "well this is taking a turn"

I lol'd.

Goddamn, Rectify...

"Better Things" using "O Superman" by Laurie Anderson was a brilliant touch in a mom centred comedy.

i loved that

I am pretty certain Dirk Gently is getting cancelled after this one season but so far it's been everything I wanted that Amazon Tick pilot to be wrapped in the convoluted narrative framework I was hoping for from a Dirk Gently story. It seems to be utterly baffling to people reviewing it and complete and total catnip to me; it's the only show I'm actively watching at the moment.

^ The Holistic Assassin is so wicked!

i said to mr veg "i have no idea what is happening but i like it"

Anyone know why so many characters in so many shows have bog standard stock ringtones on their mobiles instead of personalised ones (Marimba, I'm looking at you)?

Is it a licensing thing? Or is it just an easily recognisable audio cue for audiences?

Watching the Swedish version of The Bridge and liking it a lot more than the US remake.

I think Fleabag is probably my favourite show this year; enjoyed many series, but this one takes the cake.

I liked Fleabag a lot - is Phoebe Waller-Bridge's other series (Crashing) good?

xxxp - in the US, the only people I know with personalized ringtones now are my parents' age

Haven't seen it yet Milo, but meaning to check it out. Search Party premiered, it seems burning millenials and their ineffectuality and hollowness has become ample fodder for writers. Rightfully so (I'm one btw).

1) antiques roadshow

Search Party is available On Demand if you have cable.

I got a bit too heavy into Gardener's World this year, just the sight of Monty Don and his big dog took my depression down a few notches, and now I'm wondering how to cope without them.

Looking forward to The Affair, which is obviously quite a bad show in some ways, but never fails to entertain.

Enjoyed the first episode of Insecure but didn't feel the need to keep watching - someone tell me I'm missing out. Issa Rae is incredible but the best friend's kinda dull - she seems like a great writer about herself but maybe not other people?

popping in to say i loved Catastrophe

Hey Milo - "Crashing" is great so far, far more light-hearted than "Fleabag" and more in the mold of classic british buddy comedies (like "Peep Show").

Lethal Weapon is still awesome fyi

Lethal Weapon is still awesome fyi

sorrry lol

Season 1 of The Missing is p incredible was that discussed anywhere? What do ppl think of the ending ??

i have just started watching & i really like it!

apparently s2 is a whole new & totally different situation, kind of a cool idea for the series

oh idk if it's being talked about on ILM but Soundbreaking on PBS is p cool

xps Yeah, I'm surprised how much I'm still enjoying Lethal Weapon

i don't remember the thread we discussed The Missing on but yes it was very good

I started Crashing, too, definitely more traditional than Fleabag or Catastrophe (the only British shows I've seen in a bit) but pretty good.

Watched the first couple episodes of Divorce. SJP is doing kind of a nothing straight-woman performance, but the character-actor-support-stuff is good.

It's weird seeing a Sharon Horgan show in a upper-crust NY milieu though - it's like watching a show that's been Google translated.

next ep of divorce is written by hayes davenport, i am puuuuumped. i'm a couple eps behind so i haven't even watched the tom scharpling written ep yet!

I really liked S1 of The Missing, ending included. I'm watching S2 and it's gripping but perhaps more formulaic crimey drama with too many timelines to keep track of.