or Glenn. However its spellec
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 March 2018 03:16 (six years ago) link
Glenn is the reason for all. Still don’t think this is going to last tho
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Sunday, 11 March 2018 00:37 (six years ago) link
bad news, my wife can't stand Glenn Howerton
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 00:09 (six years ago) link
No it’s always sunny for you
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 00:29 (six years ago) link
https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/i-recommend-abandoning-the-show-1823999858
I agree w/some of this piece because for me personally just watching 5 or 6 seasons of a "very good" or even sometimes a "great" show feels less like entertainment and more like a burden. The hype on every new streaming thing that drops and the availability of perfectly fine shows from around the world means the quantity of good shows might as well be endless and I'm never gonna keep up, barring staying up late at night watching episodes ad infinitum.
― omar little, Thursday, 22 March 2018 21:04 (six years ago) link
Not not watching Season 2 of Legion mind
― groovypanda, Thursday, 22 March 2018 21:09 (six years ago) link
Legion S2 is as imperative to me as breathing, choosing not to watch to “free up time” seems kinda ? to meif you have things to do, children to raise, i get thatbut i do not & i love filling my time with showd
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 22 March 2018 22:11 (six years ago) link
groovypanda not otm, britannia is lots of fun imo
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 25 March 2018 19:44 (six years ago) link
I may start a thread
Billions is back today (season premiere is tonight but it's already streaming if you get Showtime via Amazon and/or Hulu).
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 25 March 2018 20:21 (six years ago) link
I couldn't make it past the first episode of Legion, but I'll try again sometime.
Shows I've quit: New Girl, Brooklyn 99, Sleepy Hollow, Alias Grace, Jane the Virgin, Treme, Togetherness, Cougartown...
I wanted to rage quit the last episode of Sherlock but I stupidly watched it till the end
I almost quit You're the Worst after the terrible third season, but then the 4th was the best so far imo
― Chuck_Tatum, Sunday, 25 March 2018 22:36 (six years ago) link
Same w legion. Almost turned it off instantly but finished the first ep. not going back.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Monday, 26 March 2018 00:13 (six years ago) link
Brooklyn 99 still delivers, imo.
And I had no idea Cougartown was still on.
― nickn, Monday, 26 March 2018 05:44 (six years ago) link
Anyone else watching Counterpart? Thinking of starting a separate thread if there's interest...
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 26 March 2018 07:21 (six years ago) link
I saw JK Rowling and parallel universes and sexy assassins as was like... maybe? Tell me more
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 26 March 2018 09:36 (six years ago) link
Uh I mean JK Simmons
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 26 March 2018 09:37 (six years ago) link
it’s a bit of a slow burn plot-wise but the character work is pretty decent. kind of sparse.
― mh, Monday, 26 March 2018 12:40 (six years ago) link
so far Barry seems like it might be ok, need more eps to decide
― challops trap house (Will M.), Monday, 26 March 2018 13:49 (six years ago) link
What’s with the legion hate? Sheesh
― El Tomboto, Monday, 26 March 2018 13:54 (six years ago) link
idk just wasnt for me. pretty sick of superhero stuff in general.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Monday, 26 March 2018 16:27 (six years ago) link
even superhero stuff by way of david lynch?
― MooVaughn.org (voodoo chili), Monday, 26 March 2018 16:36 (six years ago) link
I thought Legion was interesting, but generally I find Noah Hawley's work a bit tropey and self-consciously "prestige", and it seemed like too much effort.
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 26 March 2018 16:47 (six years ago) link
Although I also liked Westworld, so my opinion is meaningless.
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 26 March 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
Legion’s my favorite show in forever
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 26 March 2018 19:50 (six years ago) link
my hatred of Legion and all things Hawley has been noted here before
right now I'm enjoying
Atlanta (easily the best thing on TV, by an embarrassing margin)MagiciansAdventure Time (ending shortly!)Superstore
tried to get into Counterpart, wasn't really working for me
― Simon H., Monday, 26 March 2018 19:53 (six years ago) link
my current faves that are running or recently ended:
AtlantaHigh MaintenanceAmerican Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni VersaceCounterpart
Not great, but guilty pleasures:The BlacklistAgents of SHIELDThe Mick
Starting soon and looking forward to it:Legion??
― mh, Monday, 26 March 2018 20:12 (six years ago) link
Enjoying:AP BioAlienist Lethal WeaponAtlantaRiverdaleGothamAssassination of Gianni VersaceLoveLike but only watching sporadicallyBlack LightningFlashAgents of Shield (I hate the current offworld storyline)Bored but will keep watchingJessica Jones InstinctNopeGood Girls
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 26 March 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
VG: spoilers, but that Shield storyline is no longer offworld!
― mh, Monday, 26 March 2018 20:36 (six years ago) link
I'm hoping Riverdale gains some momentum, I'm still watching it sporadically but nothing interesting is really going on
― mh, Monday, 26 March 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
Riverdale is picking up again now imo xpost thank fucki’m waaaay behindmy thing is that i get embarrassed when shows do offworld stuff that looks kinda cheap, it takes me out of the story so easily!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 26 March 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
Didn't enjoy the Assassination of Versace much at all.
Yeah, Agents of SHIELD is really building towards the conclusion (given it's almost certainly not being renewed and the writers have said as much).
Riverdale went through a weak period but is picking up the pace again an did worth sticking with.
Hate Black Lightning, quite a lot.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Monday, 26 March 2018 20:59 (six years ago) link
i enjoyed versace just fine, especially the spotlight episodes on madson and trail and the final two episodes, but i thought that each episode was about 20% too bloated. we get it, andrew was fucked up.
― MooVaughn.org (voodoo chili), Monday, 26 March 2018 21:07 (six years ago) link
wait wait wait i'm in the uk so forgive me but there's a second season of atlanta????
*checks imdb*
gaaaaaah there's a second season of atlanta
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 26 March 2018 21:07 (six years ago) link
anyway, here's my list:
just finished:gianni versace
really enjoying:Brooklyn 99AtlantaBarrySilicon Valley
watching halfheartedly, bout to finish:Mindhunter
Bout to start:Wild Wild CountryThe Terror
Coming back:Legion
Desperately need to catch up so i don't fall too far behind in the new season:The Americans
― MooVaughn.org (voodoo chili), Monday, 26 March 2018 21:09 (six years ago) link
I love Versace. I can’t put my finger on why exactly but I definitely enjoyed the mundane pathetic beats of Cunanan’s story
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 26 March 2018 22:13 (six years ago) link
I think some of those moments might have connected better for me without the chronological trickery.
― MooVaughn.org (voodoo chili), Monday, 26 March 2018 22:19 (six years ago) link
Overall, I thought it was really good and an important story to tell
I think it is good to remind people of how many people he murdered. People forget just how violent he was
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 26 March 2018 22:27 (six years ago) link
On the cosy end of the spectrum, I'm enjoying Strike, the JK Rowling murder mystery hour. It's a bit like a cheesy indie-rock Midsomer Murders, but the two leads are agreeably dreamy and there's - unusually, for a BBC show - a lot of exterior London scenes, so it's fun to play guess-the-location. I wouldn't call it good, but it's v. v. watchable, like a Canadian show that's accidentally been filmed in the UK.
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 26 March 2018 22:41 (six years ago) link
The Expanse back very soon too.
And Fear The Walking Dead but not sure anyone else watches that. It started very badly but the last season or two has been quite enjoyable and so much better than its parent show.
Also looking forward to the new Lemony Snicket as watch that with my kids who both loved the first season.
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 09:35 (six years ago) link
idk where to watch Atlanta s2 in the UK - anyone?
― kinder, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 14:54 (six years ago) link
oh yeah, forgot that Lemony Snicket was coming back. I loved the first season, really captured the humor and macabre of the books
― MooVaughn.org (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 14:57 (six years ago) link
xp It's starting on Fox in the next month or two. I couldn't wait that long so have been watching it elsewhere.
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 17:13 (six years ago) link
ah ok, you can get that on Now t.v., along with Silicon Valley I think.
― kinder, Tuesday, 27 March 2018 20:28 (six years ago) link
I don't think Love is as good this season. :(
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 20:43 (six years ago) link
Yeah the only storyline I really liked was Bertie & Chris. Everything else felt kinda aimless & lowstakes for most of the season
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 23:05 (six years ago) link
I really loved this season of Love! But I think because the stakes were relatively low. And also I like that the show threatens cringiness, but then pulls back from it and redeems its characters. I also like that the characters learn and move on - v anti-sitcom in that regard.
― papa don't take no meth (stevie), Thursday, 29 March 2018 09:48 (six years ago) link
I think it is good to remind people of how many people he murdered. People forget just how violent he wasapparently it still doesn't include his probable early victim, the publisher of Rock & Roll Comics (and subject of the seminal op-ed "Lying Sack Of Shit, Or Sack Of Lying Shit?")
― just noticed tears shaped like florida. (sic), Thursday, 29 March 2018 09:54 (six years ago) link
One episode into S3 of Better Call Saul and the Mike scenes driving me nuts. That show is so original and genius, whenever it focuses on Jimmy and his world. But the Mike plots often feel like they're piped in from an entirely separate, really generic show. I'm sure their storylines will begin to intertwine again but sometimes it feels like the Breaking Bad producers couldn't decide which character to give the spinoff to, so they split the difference.
― Evan R, Thursday, 29 March 2018 15:18 (six years ago) link
I agree that the Mike scenes feel like they're teleported in from a different show, but since that show is Breaking Bad, I don't mind so much.
― stormzy daniels (voodoo chili), Thursday, 29 March 2018 15:36 (six years ago) link