It's on Season 3 in NZ but only just aired in UK (all 3 seasons on Sky) and is coming to the US soon on The CW/HBO Max xp
― groovypanda, Thursday, 22 April 2021 07:00 (three years ago) link
Based on the first episode, Pause with Sam Jay is looking suspiciously like it is going to be one of my new favorite shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5zPy0VLxBM
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 27 May 2021 05:15 (two years ago) link
i saw her in a little club in London and she was absolutely amaaazing. she gave us all shit for not laughing loud enough
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 27 May 2021 12:23 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/nrXoEiz.jpg
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 27 May 2021 12:27 (two years ago) link
she's sharp as a razor. Ziwe is playing with fire, Sam Jay is just taking headshots.
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 27 May 2021 18:10 (two years ago) link
dang, six months huh. i went on a 2000's british sitcom kick. This isn't complete but anyway.
Top Ten TV Right NowOnly Connect s16, s17- BBC 2Hajime No Ippo s1 (2000) - CrunchyrollDesus and Mero s3 - ShowtimeReservation Dogs s1 - FXTed Lasso s2 - AppleGhosts s3 - BBC1Phoneshop s1 s2 s3 (2010-2013) - E4 (mostly done with s2, this is good stuff)
Also Currently in PlayRosehaven s5 - ABC AussieBack on the Record with Bob Costas s1 - HBOLet's Make a Mug Too s1 - CrunchyrollRick and Morty s5 - Adult Swim
Probably the two best shows of 2021Last Chance U Basketball s1 - NetflixMr In-Between s3 - FX
Other Very Very Good Stuff Watched Over the Past Half YearChad s1 - TBSWhy Are You Like This? s1 - ABC AussieGiri/Haji s1 (2019) - NetflixPui Pui Molcar s1 - NetflixThe Real World Homecoming: New York - ParamountAunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun s1 - NetflixFisk s1 - ABC AussieHospital s7 - BBC2Pause with Sam Jay s1 - HBOMotherland s3 - BBC2Friday Night Dinner s1-s6 (2011 to 2020) - Channel 4This Time with Alan Partridge s2 - BBC1Peter Kay's Car Share s1, s2 (2015-2018) - BBC1Garth Marenghi's Darkplace s1 (2004) - Channel 4A Touch of Cloth s1-3 (2012-2014) - Sky1
And Some Mostly to Pretty Good StuffPlebs s4 (2018), s5 (2019) - iTVThe Baby-Sitters Club s1 (2020) - NetflixSo I'm a Spider So What s1 - CrunchyrollI Think You Should Leave s2 - NetflixFlatbush Misdemeanors s1 - Showtime (this show gives me anxiety)Secrets of the Museum s2 - BBC2Loki s1 - DisneyLast Week Tonight s8 - HBOChickens s1 (2013) - Sky1
And This Was Flawed but OkayWandaVision s1 - Disney (we interrupt this carefully structured pastiche for a magic fight in the sky)How to Be Bohemian s1 (2015) - BBC4 (Coren-Mitchell is often interesting but what a snob)Kim's Convenience s5 - Netflix (boy did they ever fuck up the ending here)The Falcon and the Winter Soldier s1 - Disney (i barely even remember what the plot was here)Kid Cosmic s1 - Netflix (I tapped out after five episodes but it's not bad)Starstruck s1 - BBC3 (3 good episodes and then 3 lame ones)Mythic Quest s2 - Apple (I wish this had a bit more of the Always Sunny gonzo quality, it's a bit too tame)Ziwe s1 - Showtime (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/06/28/ziwe-is-trapped-in-an-interminable-dance-with-whiteness)Home Economics s1 - ABC (promising concept, trite execution)Hacks s1 - HBO (really wanted this to be better but at least Jean Smart is fun in it)Trollies s1-s3 (2011-2013) - Sky1 (okay comfort food but the returns began to sharply diminish as the cast evacuated)All That Glitters s1 - Netflix (great reality show, good work and THE WORST HOST EVER. Bad judges too.)
NopeThe White Lotus s1 - HBO Schmigadoon s1 - Apple +Centaurworld s1 - NetflixUltra City Smiths s1 - AMC
Immediate On DeckThe Bleak Old Shop of Stuff s1 (2011) - BBC2Jam and Jerusalem s1 (2006) - BBC1Black Books s1 (2000) - Channel 4Heels s1 - StarzThe Newsreader s1 - ABC AussieBrand New Cherry Flavor s1 - NetflixThe North Water s1 - AMC (by the creator of Looking!)What If s1 - DisneyMr Corman s1 - DisneyUprising s1 - BBC1The Investigation s1 - TV2 Jellystone s1 - HBO
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 02:00 (two years ago) link
omg forks Black Books is going to restore your faith in humanity, one of my alltime faves
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 02:11 (two years ago) link
there's like another 20 britcoms hanging on behind this batch too.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 02:17 (two years ago) link
The first two episodes of the second season of Work in Progress premiered last night, and I can confirm that it is still the best series currently on television.
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Monday, 23 August 2021 17:09 (two years ago) link
AHHH awesome
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 23 August 2021 17:10 (two years ago) link
it's right up there! Reservation Dogs is neck and neck.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 23 August 2021 17:12 (two years ago) link
ALSO! What We Do in The Shadows and Joe Pera are back shortly.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 23 August 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
Slight Revision for the Moment:
Only Connect s16, s17- BBC 2Reservation Dogs s1 - FXTed Lasso s2 - ApplePEN15 s2 - HuluWork in Progress s2 - ShowtimeDesus and Mero s3 - ShowtimeThe Other Two - Comedy Central/HBOAwkwafina is Nora from Queens - Comedy Central/HBORosehaven s5 - ABC Aussie
What We Do in the Shadows and AP Bio (which I think is the better of Always Sunny breakup shows) both come back this week but I'm short maybe one other show. I could likely use a darkish drama to balance out all the half hour comedies but I"m not wedded to that idea. Help me pick between:
Heels (Starz)The North Water (AMC)The Chair (Netflix)The Investigation (TV2 DK)The Expanse (Amazon) The Underground Railroad (Amazon)
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 30 August 2021 21:16 (two years ago) link
Oh and thanks for Agua Donkeys m@tt, that was great! Only wish it ran longer.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 30 August 2021 21:17 (two years ago) link
I loved the first episode of The Chair but have put off watching the rest because my husband wants to watch it, so I'm waiting for him.
I'm glad I watched The Underground Railroad, but I didn't enjoy it very much.
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Monday, 30 August 2021 21:35 (two years ago) link
yeah, that's why i'm holding off on a number of series. My life is pretty bleak and painful as it is right now.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 30 August 2021 21:42 (two years ago) link
the expanse is the greatest thing. compulsive, schlocky, prestige, wildly ambitious, action-oriented. something about it just works.
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 30 August 2021 21:44 (two years ago) link
the chair was v good
― johnny crunch, Monday, 30 August 2021 21:52 (two years ago) link
Love the expanse. Just gotta give it some time.
― dan selzer, Monday, 30 August 2021 21:52 (two years ago) link
The Chair was 50% good (everything with Sandra Oh) and 50% pretty bad (everything else)
― in a bar, under the (seandalai), Monday, 30 August 2021 22:00 (two years ago) link
EXPANSEEXPANSEEXPANSE
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 30 August 2021 22:29 (two years ago) link
and another vote for EXPANSE EXPANSE EXPANSE
the first couple eps from S1 are a bit confusing - but if you like space operas, it quickly becomes awesome and stays that way for all the seasons (5) that have been released to date
― that's not my post, Monday, 30 August 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
i agree with that apart from your description of the expanse as a “space opera” but then again i’m not quite sure what that means so you may will be right!
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 30 August 2021 23:49 (two years ago) link
always wild to go back to the beginning of this thread and see everyone posting some variation of the same 15 shows
― ✖, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 00:22 (two years ago) link
i'm still trying to catch up on all that
― ✖, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 00:23 (two years ago) link
space opera makes it sound like flash gordonit starts out as detective-noir in space & then becomes like, idk, “Risk but make it space”… it definitely rules much harder if you dont think of it as a space opera
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 00:57 (two years ago) link
I was thinking space opera was positive - fun, lots of action, lots of drama, obv set in space. But I see it has negative connotations so … that definitely was the intent lol.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 01:55 (two years ago) link
^not the intent …
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 01:56 (two years ago) link
:)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 02:45 (two years ago) link
The Expanse gets better once the focus moves away from Miller. I wasn't fully on board until the end of the first season. Also, don't be turned off by the first episode's gratuitous (but PG-13) sex scene -- the show never does this again.
― adam t. (abanana), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 04:57 (two years ago) link
how dare u
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 05:01 (two years ago) link
i wanted more space sex tbh
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 10:51 (two years ago) link
I liked Miller! But I seventh the notion that you should watch the Expanse
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 12:58 (two years ago) link
Hated Miller at first but once you realize he isn't the focus, and that he (and the writers) have a sort of fun with the character, it's improved. That first episode is a real disservice. Took me 3 times to get through it and stick with the series.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 14:16 (two years ago) link
that's some real XO shit
― Duke Detain (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 14:24 (two years ago) link
We blasted through all of The Expanse earlier this year. Definitely recommended. I wish there were more big and (ahem) expansive sci-fi shows like this being made.
― Marty J. Bilge (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 14:36 (two years ago) link
the problem with the expanse for me is that my girl will not watch it with me but maybe that's a feature not a bug.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 18:40 (two years ago) link
My gf is not much for straight sci-fi but she watched The Expanse and seemed to enjoy it at least as much as I did, surprisingly. It's multivalent.
― Marty J. Bilge (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 18:50 (two years ago) link
Eye Candy on the roku channel is silly fluff. Like nailed it but without the baking.
― adam t. (abanana), Thursday, 2 September 2021 11:12 (two years ago) link
it's been a month. I am watching a lot of television lately.
Top 10:Y the Last Man s1 - HuluTed Lasso - s2 - AppleA House Through Time - s4 - BBC2The Other Two - s2 - HBOReservations Dogs - s1 - HuluBuffering - s1 - iTVWhat We Do in the Shadows - s3 - HuluOnly Connect - s17 - BBC2Work in Progress - s2 - ShowtimeGreat British Bake Off - s12 - Channel 4 (UK)
Also:Dug Days - s1 - DisneyStar Wars Visions - s1 - DisneyAwkwafina is Nora from Queens - s2 - Comedy Central
On the Way before November:Bluey - s3 - DisneyFoundation - s1 - AmazonSuccession - s3 - HBOThe Problem with Jon Stewart - s1 - AppleGhosts - s1 - CBSDopesick - s1 - HuluDay of the Dead - s1 - Syfy (this will probably suck but the start of zombie shows is always fun and this has Ken Marino)Queens - s1 - ABC (mostly for Brandy)Inside Job - s1 - Netflix (it's the gravity falls people so i'm willing to try)Invasion - s1 - DisneyInsecure - s5 - HBOmuthafucking ENN BEE AYYYYYYY Action, which is fan-tastic
Saving to watch after my shoulder surgery in NovemberThe Expanse
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 24 September 2021 05:39 (two years ago) link
Reservation Dogs blew me away, what an excellent, beautiful showRecommend the Last Man show? i am on the fence but dont know much abt it… just weary of end of the world shows
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 24 September 2021 05:49 (two years ago) link
i am PSYCHED for Foundation i hope it doesnt suck
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 24 September 2021 05:50 (two years ago) link
First two eps of Y are pretty good, third ep feels like it's about to go full on "do you see it is TRUMPS AMERIKKKA" and i am sorta scared to watch ep4 but will give it a chance.
Res Dogs is pretty wonderful. S2 greenlit!
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 24 September 2021 06:18 (two years ago) link
Ep 4 is not encouraging on the Amerikkka front.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 24 September 2021 07:37 (two years ago) link
― I, the Jukebox Jury (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 24 September 2021 11:08 (two years ago) link
Feel exactly the same as vg on Foundation AND Wheel of Time
― Vinnie, Friday, 24 September 2021 15:08 (two years ago) link
Enjoyed Res Dogs and glad they're sponsoring a number of Indian podcasts. They did both Red nation and This land recently.Half hoping part of the happy ending doesn't work out so the group is still together in season 2
JUst getting Foundation down so will check that out shortly.Also just saw episode 1 of Y the Last Man yesterday and enjoyed taht. Was thinking the girl who was a medic might be the same actress as the vampire in A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night but no it's someone else.
― Stevolende, Friday, 24 September 2021 15:20 (two years ago) link
Res Dogs is about as good as TV (or filmed entertainment in general) gets.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 24 September 2021 15:59 (two years ago) link
No one’s watching Britannia? It’s not top shelf but better than A Game of Thrones. (Not saying much in my book but Britannia is watchable.)
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Friday, 24 September 2021 16:30 (two years ago) link
Bailed after a couple of episodes of the first season. Have a couple of friends who still watch it though and reckon it's really good so might give it another go.
― groovypanda, Friday, 24 September 2021 19:24 (two years ago) link