Your Ten Favorite Shows Currently on Television

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.

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.

As someone posted upthread somewhere, I could happily watch a full episode that's just Mike cleaning his kitchen.

I like the character. But "Insanely savvy guy who is wiser than everybody else and always figures things out" isn't interesting dramatically or narratively. Jimmy's conflicts, even though they're usually just job or family related, have so much more tension. That's what I associate with Breaking Bad, more than the seedy crime stuff.

yeah, but come on, it's not as if the hyper-stylized crime stuff wasn't part of the original BB formula. I agree that the original integrated that stuff much better into the overall storyline.

xxxpost - they were mainly using Orth’s book as their source material for the show & she doesn’t cover Laren’s death. From what little I know, I don’t think they officially started investigating Cunanan’s links to Laren’s murder until the early 00’s? Orth’s book came out in 1999, so I think that might explain the lapse. It is a shame though, there seem to be some pretty solid connections.
Maybe renewed interest in the Cunanan case overall will help get Laren’s cold case solved.

OK, the last couple eps of Love made me like it a little more. Will finish the season tonight and report back.

I'm interested to know what you think!

The last one I watched was where they were in N Dakota with his parents (ED!) and Mickey is now all pissed at Gus.

(covers mouth with both hands, muffled shouting)

keep me posted :D

This is the last season of Love! I think it might've been lacking a bit because they were trying to wrap up things well enough. I still envy the female leads' wardrobe and Mickey's apt.

*Mickey's house.

now that I've finished it I'm kind of annoyed that THAT's how they finish up but I'm not *super* mad so idk

It did seem a bit lazy but same^^^

I may be the last one, but I think I am finally ready to give up on the Walking Dead. I gave up on Fear like right after they got off the boat. I hated all the characters. I think I keep watching Walking Dead in hopes that Daryl and Rick finally hook up.

I quit WD a few seasons ago. I picked it up again when I saw what went down with Neegan and Abraham and Glenn etc but I only lasted a couple more episodes, I just could not be bothered with anyone anymore. :(

I finished last season and was mad at myself about it. That show used to be so much fun. I can confirm there is nothing fun left about it. Dreary plots, tedious storytelling. All the interesting characters are either dead or written into corners.

Wish they'd made the show a sort of character-centric anthology series, which they teased a few seasons ago, instead of going all in on this joyless, static story arcs.

Neegan has got to be one of the greatest misfires in modern TV history. Creatively and commercially—that franchise pays bills, and his character has almost single-handedly has tanked it.

The last 3 unwatched episodes (or however many there are new) are just staring at me. I can't believe they have spent however many seasons on this same plot.

Ok I wish they’d just ended it at the penultimate episode with them lying in bed speculating about what was going to happen. The whole last Catalina episode didn’t nothing for me.

totally. it was dumb & a waste of time.
felt more like wheelspinning than a real ending of any kind.

Agreed.

I did like what was going to be her wedding dress but that whole thing was just dumb.

there was something about her clothes at times (that i loved) that reminded me of a little girl trying on stuff from mom’s wardrobe

> I'm enjoying Strike, the JK Rowling murder mystery hour.... for a BBC show - a lot of exterior London scenes, so it's fun to play guess-the-location.

There are 3 of these now, all two-parters.

Hard Sun was good for guess the location too, but annoying when they cross the road and end up on a completely different road. Wasn't good for much else though.

legion is the single worthwhile thing to come out of fox's x-men rights fuiud

If I didn’t like the first ep should I bother continuing?

it comes into its own in the second half of the first season, but it's a really slow burn. it's hard to imagine that you'll have the patience for it tbh.

it's worth it to get to jemaine clement in the floating ice cube, but there's like 3 episodes before that

Does it stay weird-soundscapey and loud? That was one my main issues - I have hearing problems and it wasn't fun to watch. I guess I could try silent on subtitles.

Fint Town is astonishing, almost a documentary remake of The Wire.

unfortunately the sound stays pretty extreme the whole series. It's a very creative show but not always a pleasant one. I wouldn't recommend anybody stick with it past two or three eps if they aren't into it

I am not sure how many devices have the feature, but I've occasionally used the sound range limiting feature on apple tv. It flattens things out a little so you don't have the broad dynamic range where you're turning the volume up to hear dialogue only to be flattened by huge explosions.

It's only 8 episodes long though so not a huge commitment.

The sound design is amazing and sounds great through headphones.

I think it's not completely clear to all that the confusion in the first few episodes of Legion is intentional. Most of the plot revolves around the characters trying to determine what's actually going on, and it turns into a different show once that becomes clear -- it's not an "us vs. them" setup as the first episode seems to imply

that's absolutely true. but if the thing that turns you off about the show isn't the confusing plotting but is the esoteric weirdness, you might as well stop. it's not like it gets less weird

Thanks yall, will give ep 2 a run and if it still annoys me ill hang it up.

http://content.forums.previously.tv/monthly_2017_02/legion1c.jpg.738b0ad8bcd9c6508ad1c1a77112fa4a.jpg

god, I hope vapefrog reappears

haha groovypanda might also have been subtly indicating that Legion is a lot better when under the influence

reiterating my previous comment with enthusiastic quotes

i liked flint town a lot also;

bailed on this season of the detour, not as funny as prev seasons imo

watched the first ep of Bill Hader’s new show Barry. It’s pretty good!

^^ agree! certainly good enough to keep watching

I watched Jenna Fischer's new show "Splitting Up Together" last night. Ouch, I felt a little embarrassed for her. It's on after Blackish, so I may well let it play next week.

its v bad

series of unfortunate events is delightful once again, only got through the first two (austere academy), but there already have been delightful performances from nathan fillion, roger bart, and whoever that horrible little girl is who played carmelita

so delightful, had to say it twice

anyone watching homeland s7?

My faves at the moment:

Atlanta
Bob's Burgers
Jane the Virgin
RuPaul's Drag Race
Schitt's Creek

Pretty good:

black-ish

Ehh:

Brooklyn 99
Barry
Silicon Valley
LA to Vegas
New Girl
Riverdale
iZombie
UnREAL (better than the last season at least)

Guilty pleasures:

The Challenge
Jersey Shore
Dynasty

Shows on hiatus that I will watch upon its return:

The Magicians (loved the latest season)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Queen Sugar
Handmaid's Tale
Happy
Broad City
Younger
Insecure
Veep
Good Place
Great News
grown-ish
The Mick
Top Chef

Too early to tell where it belongs on my list but I really enjoyed the Killing Eve pilot tonight.

Lovin/caned it and done already:

the Americans
Legion
Brooklyn 99
the Mick
Series of Unfortunate Events (NPH is hamming it up bigtime, Dr Horrible styles)
ST Discovery

Its on cos the bf watches it so I dont mind tagging along:
Homeland
Altered Carbon
the Orville (has that gone into hiatus?)
L&O SVU

No sir, I didnt like it:
that horrible Chopper Read Underbelly documentary
the Simpsons (why the fuck do I keep persisting with this show)
Roseanne reboot (ugh no thanks)

Currently watching the final season of Bron on Hulu, Billions on Showtime via Hulu, and The Americans via Amazon. About to start Bosch next week and the second season of The Handmaid's Tale two weeks after that. (I'll give that one episode but am not confident about it.)