General Purpose US TV thread

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5152

MaliA wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

MaliA wrote:

1 episode in and Halt and Catch Fire is superb. Thanks DoccyG!

Didn't I recommend that?
Anyway, S2 is just as good if not better.

Oh, yes! This is superb.

How far through are you?
Last episode of this series next week in the States.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Brooklyn Nine Nine is fantastic.

It's like Hot Rod few up to be a cop.

If you've not watched Hot Rod, and like Brooklyn Nine Nine, watch Hot Rod.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

I started to watch Hannibal yesterday and it's pretty stupid. It has every annoying cliche that I can think of. Not even the great Mads Mikkelsen did it for me.

Does it get considerably better?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25591

It is full of cliches, but for some reason it didn't bother me that it did. I rather enjoyed the series. The cases certainly get a bit more gruesome about 4 episodes in. The end of the second series is really pretty daft, but if you can suspend your disbelief it is enjoyable and entertaining.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16559

I think it gets better. The current series is easily the best and I'm sad that it's been axed.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25591

Is Series 3 still on? I think I'll wait until all the episodes are played out before I start to watch it. I didn't realise it had finished

Still, maybe it is good to go out on a high?

Also, does anyone know if that other series has finished - you know, I cannot for the life of me think of what it was called, but it had various horror and literary figures in it, such as Dorian Gray. My mind is drawing a complete blank on the name, and I'm having trouble Googling it because it just keeps on returning results about adaptations of The Picture Of Dorian Gray.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38461

Penny Dreadful?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25591

That's the badger! Yep, I enjoyed the first series. Does anyone know if the most recent has come to a close?

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5152

Mimi wrote:

That's the badger! Yep, I enjoyed the first series. Does anyone know if the most recent has come to a close?

I didn't think the second was a patch on the first - we gave up after about 4 eps.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25591

Oh, that's a shame. I'll probably still have a peek, if only because o really like Dotian Gray's voice and mannerisms. Also he reminds me of Malabar Front.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

DavPaz wrote:

Penny Dreadful?

I like it, it can be a bit silly, and a bit meandering, but there's plenty to enjoy.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

I liked the first season, but i gave up on the second after the first episode. It seemed it was going the way of True Blood.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2015 21:27

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

MaliA wrote:

1 episode in and Halt and Catch Fire is superb. Thanks DoccyG!

Didn't I recommend that?
Anyway, S2 is just as good if not better.

Oh, yes! This is superb.

How far through are you?
Last episode of this series next week in the States.

Ep5. Really liking it still.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Mr Robot is getting very good. Took me a little while to warm to it, but I am fully on board now.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

I still can't believe Christian Slater is real.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

It seems that I'm the only person on earth that thoroughly enjoyed the second season of true detective. While it started worse than the first, it went out on a bang instead of a whimper

Morte · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:05

I too enjoyed it...not sure why there was so much hate directed towards it (apart from it not being season 1) but there was nothing else on TV to match it.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Mr. Robot has been excellent to far (first 3 episodes). It kind of reminds me of dexter, but much less shitty.

And there's lots of details that give me nerdgasms, like the soundtrack and the title screen.

Morte · **Posted:** Sun Aug 16, 2015 18:55

Just watched the pilot of "Lucifer", starring the beau of Miranda as the title character. I enjoyed it, shows promise. Now onto "The Man in the High Castle".

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Morte wrote:

Just watched the pilot of "Lucifer", starring the beau of Miranda as the title character. I enjoyed it, shows promise. Now onto "The Man in the High Castle".

I just watched it and really enjoyed it - hopefully the series can live up to the pilot

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

zaphod79 wrote:

Morte wrote:

Just watched the pilot of "Lucifer", starring the beau of Miranda as the title character. I enjoyed it, shows promise. Now onto "The Man in the High Castle".

I just watched it and really enjoyed it - hopefully the series can live up to the pilot

Somebody told me the main show is not getting show until 2016 is this true?

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

asfish wrote:

zaphod79 wrote:

Morte wrote:

Just watched the pilot of "Lucifer", starring the beau of Miranda as the title character. I enjoyed it, shows promise. Now onto "The Man in the High Castle".

I just watched it and really enjoyed it - hopefully the series can live up to the pilot

Somebody told me the main show is not getting show until 2016 is this true?

Thats what Wikipedia suggests

Quote:

The series was officially picked up on May 9, 2015 for the 2015–16 season and it is scheduled to premiere in 2016.

So if its part of the 2015 season then i think early 2016 (and a short run maybe 13 eps?) - but some of this stuff can change when the new season starts and things fail - if Fox has a number of eps of it ready it may appear sooner

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25591

Has anybody seen Lilyhammer?

We watched the first season and it was ok! I mean, was far from the best TV we'd seen, but was watchable and passed the evenings.

So we watched the second series and it was just ridiculous. It was badly written, awfully directed. It was like an experiment by about 30 different directors. It was all over the place.

Goodness knows what happened between those two series.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

The Lucifer comics series is fucking amazing and one of the best things I've ever read so will someone please remind me whenever this starts proper? I'm not going to bother with the pilot but I'll pick it up once it starts rolling.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

In case anyone anywhere was wondering, the bestestest episode of 2 Broke Girls ever, EVER, is season 3 episode 7 "The three boys with wood."

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Mimi wrote:

Has anybody seen Lilyhammer?

We watched the first season and it was ok! I mean, was far from the best TV we'd seen, but was watchable and passed the evenings.

So we watched the second series and it was just ridiculous. It was badly written, awfully directed. It was like an experiment by about 30 different directors. It was all over the place.

Goodness knows what happened between those two series.

I watched the first season. I was in lillehammer when i noticed that it was a thing, and that Silvio from the sopranos was in. I liked it a lot, even if it's kind of amauteurish compared to the american shows. Well, didn't know there was a second season, but it seems i wasn't missing much.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2015 16:35

asfish wrote:

zaphod79 wrote:

Morte wrote:

Just watched the pilot of "Lucifer", starring the beau of Miranda as the title character. I enjoyed it, shows promise. Now onto "The Man in the High Castle".

I just watched it and really enjoyed it - hopefully the series can live up to the pilot

Somebody told me the main show is not getting show until 2016 is this true?

Nov 20th said amazon twitter

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

MaliA wrote:

Nov 20th said amazon twitter

'official' twitter for the show https://twitter.com/luciferonfox?lang=en - last updates all say coming 2016 , I cant see anything on Amazon's Twitter about it ?

Oh and searching for news about it I found this

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/l ... /61711.htm

Christiantoday are not fans

Neither is 'Dr Richard Land'

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/Richa ... id/649659/

Quote:

Christians are up in arms about the Fox TV program "Lucifer" because "it's obscene, it's blasphemous,"

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2015 16:51

zaphod79 wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Nov 20th said amazon twitter

'official' twitter for the show https://twitter.com/luciferonfox?lang=en - last updates all say coming 2016 , I cant see anything on Amazon's Twitter about it ?

Oh and searching for news about it I found this

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/l ... /61711.htm

Christiantoday are not fans

I retweeted it.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

MaliA wrote:

I retweeted it.

Yeah , thats a different show

https://twitter.com/AmazonVideoUK/statu ... 7489801216

A new reality begins on November 20. #ManInTheHighCastle https://t.co/YRIOxWkRYI
— Amazon Video UK (@AmazonVideoUK) August 25, 2015

Quote:

A new reality begins on November 20. #ManInTheHighCastle

however I love this https://twitter.com/MerielMyers/status/ ... 0401589248

Love this gif so much! pic.twitter.com/q9rqxfZF3v
— Meriel (@MerielMyers) August 24, 2015

(also from your twitter feed)

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

I've read the Wiki page on it now and I'm a bit worried about the whole 'he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals' bit because that's some pretty cliched stuff. Following him as he creates his own universe (as in the comics) is probably a bit too high concept for a new TV show admittedly, but some bullshit buddy-cop type thing goes to the whole other end of the spectrum and is a fairly mundane use of the character. If they pull in a fantastical element to proceedings then it could work but there's a danger of this just becoming 'Lucifer, police sidekick' which can fuck off.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Bamba wrote:

If they pull in a fantastical element to proceedings then it could work but there's a danger of this just becoming 'Lucifer, police sidekick' which can fuck off.

There are some parts of this in the pilot (you see other angels and you have a few glimpses of his powers) but it would be a concern if it turns into a standard police procedural

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2015 18:57

Is anybody else watching The Brink?

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Another short trailer for Ash vs Evil Dead

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2015 20:22

Sons of Anarchy spin-off is a'comin.

http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/sons-of ... 201578833/

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

So the last episode of the season of Hannibal then. Pretty incredible.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

pretty climactic ending. I loved it, but I'm disappointed that they didn't have the balls to have Hannibal and Will kiss in the final moments. I can't really see how either of them would survive that fall, so I guess it really is over, although it's not out of the question for them to come up with an explanation for them to have survived. He show does have a habit of letting people survive stuff which should definitely kill them.

If that's all we're getting I'm satisfied.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Fear The Walking Dead is as bland as I expected. I don't know if the writers are just bad or if it's intentionally derivative because it's aimed at people who don't have much background in watching zombie/post-apocalyptic films.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5152

The Shannara show that MTV are making looks pretty good. Will definitely watch that in January.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Sep 01, 2015 21:04

Ballers is fucking brilliant. Watch Ballers.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

narcos is out!

myp · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:29

Grim... wrote:

Ballers is fucking brilliant. Watch Ballers.

From the trailer I actually thought, "if this isn't a Grim... show, I'm not sure what is."

:DD

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

first episode of narcos is as good as i expected. Go watch it. now!

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:59

RuySan wrote:

first episode of narcos is as good as i expected. Go watch it. now!

After you watch Ballers, of course.

Future Warrior wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Ballers is fucking brilliant. Watch Ballers.

From the trailer I actually thought, "if this isn't a Grim... show, I'm not sure what is."

It's this year's Entourage!

[edit]Apart from Entourage the movie, I guess

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38461

Purely from the name... I'm out.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:34

DavPaz wrote:

Purely from the name... I'm out.

Says someone who ain't a baller.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38461

Future Warrior wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Purely from the name... I'm out.

Says someone who ain't a baller.

Damn straight, yo.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14358

DavPaz wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Purely from the name... I'm out.

Says someone who ain't a baller.

Damn straight, yo.

Homophobe.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38461

Saturnalian wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Purely from the name... I'm out.

Says someone who ain't a baller.

Damn straight, yo.

Homophobe.

Sounds like it.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 15:23

DavPaz wrote:

Saturnalian wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Purely from the name... I'm out.

Says someone who ain't a baller.

Damn straight, yo.

Homophobe.

Sounds like it.

No that's a gramophone

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Grim... wrote:

RuySan wrote:

first episode of narcos is as good as i expected. Go watch it. now!

After you watch Ballers, of course.

A show about american football starring The Rock? I don't know if it's possible to be even less interested in it...

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 16:00

If it helps, you don't actually see them playing American Football - it's very much about the people.

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