General Purpose US TV thread

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 21:34

In the UK, new series of Fringe, Lie To Me and Bones start next week.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 21:38

Curiosity wrote:

In the UK, new series of Fringe, Lie To Me and Bones start next week.

I am so so looking forward to those.

sdg · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 21:41

Caught up with True Blood today, only one more episode left in this series. Really enjoying it.

Got series 2 of Dexter on DVD and watched the first few episodes of it as well, it is really excellent. Probably my favourite series at the moment.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 21:45

i enjoyed series 3 too.

sdg · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 21:49

KovacsC wrote:

i enjoyed series 3 too.

Are you talking about Dexter? We had series one sitting for about a year before we finally watched it for some reason but once we started watching it we saw it all in a few weeks. Jen got series 2 as a birthday present so we have just started it. It's brilliant.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 21:56

yes. One of the only things i watch. Was great. Poor House ! What an ending to the series..

sdg · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 21:57

KovacsC wrote:

yes. One of the only things i watch. Was great. Poor House ! What an ending to the series..

Don't say another word about House, I'm a series behind! Can't wait to see it, I love Olivia Wilde aka thirteen.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 22:00

i won't say any more. Series 6 starts next week

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 23:00

KovacsC wrote:

i won't say any more. Series 6 starts next week

Just watched the final episode of the series on Sky.

Wow!

So chuffed they're rolling straight through with the next series. Apparently the first episode of the next one is a corker.

sdg · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 23:09

Season 5 is out a week tomorrow and is only £25 so I might order that and then start recording the next series on sky+.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:35

I'm a little behind, at the start of season 4. Sorry, 13 is not as hot as Cameron, even Blonde Cameron.

So shush, the lot of you.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Curiosity wrote:

So chuffed they're rolling straight through with the next series [of House].

That was only my theory -- I don't know for sure. I do know the voiceover woman said, at the end of the last episode, that "we won't keep you waiting for long".

The S5 showings of House on Sky have been really weird (like the two episode back-to-back showings for few weeks) and I would imagine they did that to catch up with the US. So fingers crossed.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:46

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

So chuffed they're rolling straight through with the next series [of House].

That was only my theory -- I don't know for sure. I do know the voiceover woman said, at the end of the last episode, that "we won't keep you waiting for long".

The S5 showings of House on Sky have been really weird (like the two episode back-to-back showings for few weeks) and I would imagine they did that to catch up with the US. So fingers crossed.

Last night they said specifically that they're going straight through.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Aha! Brilliant. Some of us were too busy schlepping across London then.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

http://www.houseisright.com/2009/09/08/ ... announced/

Oct 4th

Nemmie · **Joined:** 13th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1643

New Sci Fi show called Flash Forward in the states, supposed to be very good.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10080

That starts tonight on five. It's been advertised fairly heavily for weeks.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:20

Hope it's not shite like Lost.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

You're shite.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:28

No. YOU are.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:29

You both are, now shut up.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:29

I liked Lost until about series 3 when it crawled up its own arse, congratulated itself and sucked its ingrowing penis.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16562

I was intrigued after a few episodes but apparently not intrigued enough to make the effort to watch any more.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Zardoz wrote:

I liked Lost until about series 3 when it crawled up its own arse, congratulated itself and sucked its ingrowing penis.

It went through a bad patch but it then un-jumped the shark, much to my surprise. S4 and S5 were great.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:58

Ok then, what's the smoke monster?

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:58

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

I liked Lost until about series 3 when it crawled up its own arse, congratulated itself and sucked its ingrowing penis.

It went through a bad patch but it then un-jumped the shark, much to my surprise. S4 and S5 were great.

I gave up partway through all flashforwards or whatever they were. Couldn't be arsed.

The end of True Blood season 2 was a bit rubbish.

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 13:00

Malabar Front wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

I liked Lost until about series 3 when it crawled up its own arse, congratulated itself and sucked its ingrowing penis.

It went through a bad patch but it then un-jumped the shark, much to my surprise. S4 and S5 were great.

I gave up partway through all flashforwards or whatever they were. Couldn't be arsed.

The end of True Blood season 2 was a bit rubbish.

Theres a twist at the end of the first episode which is making me watch the second episode.

Aye end of the second series of true blood was a bit dissappointing, although I've heard theres werewolves in the new series.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10080

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

I liked Lost until about series 3 when it crawled up its own arse, congratulated itself and sucked its ingrowing penis.

It went through a bad patch but it then un-jumped the shark, much to my surprise. S4 and S5 were great.

Very much so.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 13:27

So what's the smoke monster then?

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 15:34

Runcle wrote:

end of the second series of true blood was a bit dissappointing, although I've heard theres werewolves in the new series.

Jason Stackhouse was the unquestioned MVP of the second series. Jason vs. The Westboro Rapists ("You're the worst betrayer since Judas!" "Why, what did he do to you?") and Jason vs. The Bacchae ("Where are your horns?") were worth the price of admission on their own.

Relatedly (sort've), just finished watching Generation Kill. Really liked it. It does well showing you blokes doing a difficult job in difficult circumstances without shying away from the concequences of inevitable fuckups or excusing the foibles of its main characters. Just like The Wire, it really messes about with your ideas of who's a "goodie" and who's a "baddie", and what that actually means. And I was bloody amazed to find out that Rudi was, in effect, playing himself.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16562

Rodafowa wrote:

Relatedly (sort've), just finished watching Generation Kill.

Ahhhhhhh, that's where I'd seen Eric before.

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 17:24

generation kill is excellent, found it a bit hard to get into, its quite hard to get used to so many characters in so short a time but fuck me its entertaining if miserable stuff.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 22:31

Just watched the first episode of the new series of Dexter.

Not really a spoiler, but hidden anyway:

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

John Lithgow. Interesting.

sdg · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 22:32

Malabar Front wrote:

Just watched the first episode of the new series of Dexter.

Not really a spoiler, but hidden anyway:

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

John Lithgow. Interesting.

Before I click on the spoiler a thought occurred to me...did someone say there is a season three of Dexter? If so, i'm backing out slowly!

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 22:33

superdupergill wrote:

Malabar Front wrote:

Just watched the first episode of the new series of Dexter.

Not really a spoiler, but hidden anyway:

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

John Lithgow. Interesting.

Before I click on the spoiler a thought occurred to me...did someone say there is a season three of Dexter? If so, i'm backing out slowly!

No, they skipped straight from 2 to 4.

Yes, you idiot. Go and watch it!

The spoiler isn't a spoiler. It's just the name of an actor I didn't expect to see.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 22:33

I've just watched the first episode of The Wire.
There are a lot of people involved. It starts making more sense quickly, yeah?

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 22:34

Grim... wrote:

I've just watched the first episode of The Wire.
There are a lot of people involved. It starts making more sense quickly, yeah?

As long as you pay attention, yes.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 22:35

Grim... wrote:

I've just watched the first episode of The Wire.
There are a lot of people involved. It starts making more sense quickly, yeah?

Give it time. I gave up after watching the first episode the first time; there are no introductions, it just gets on with it. It's the mother of all slow burners, though, and still probably the best drama I've ever seen.

By the time I'd got half way through season 1, I was hooked, and finished the rest within a month.

sdg · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 22:35

We only just got season 2 on DVD so we are three episodes in to that-sadly due to the current living situation it may take us a while to watch it

I will catch up as soon as possible.

Did anyone watch Flash Forward tonight? I sky+'ed it (what's the best way to write that? Sky plussed doesn't look right) so will maybe watch it at the weekend if it's good.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 22:37

superdupergill wrote:

(what's the best way to write that? Sky plussed doesn't look right)

"recorded"

sdg · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 22:37

Grim... wrote:

I've just watched the first episode of The Wire.
There are a lot of people involved. It starts making more sense quickly, yeah?

What they all said. I was totally confused for the first episode or two, trying to get to know the characters and trying to understand the Baltimore slang. It is totally worth it though, I really enjoyed it and was sad when I got to the end.

Grim... wrote:

superdupergill wrote:

(what's the best way to write that? Sky plussed doesn't look right)

"recorded"

Right-oh.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:20

superdupergill wrote:

Before I click on the spoiler a thought occurred to me...did someone say there is a season three of Dexter? If so, i'm backing out slowly!

Season three is something of a return to form after the slightly disappointing S2. Also: it has Jimmy Smits and his astonishingly unconvincing Cuban accent, which is a bonus.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

Grim... wrote:

superdupergill wrote:

(what's the best way to write that? Sky plussed doesn't look right)

"recorded"

Or "taped" if you're old enough.

sdg · **Posted:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 19:17

Joans wrote:

Grim... wrote:

superdupergill wrote:

(what's the best way to write that? Sky plussed doesn't look right)

"recorded"

Or "taped" if you're old enough.

Well I used to say taped but it sounds wrong. I don't think I chose my words as carefully before I started posting on here mind you

Dimrill · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 21:00

My awesome Twin Peaks definitive gold edition arrived today. So golden. So definitive. Now to find an sap who wants to buy my series 1 & 2 boxsets and the pilot on Supah Taiwan DVDs.

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

My mum always says taped when it is from PlayTV

Flashforward is broken and shit. BROKEN AND SHIT.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1780

Dimmy, that sounds epic. I've not watched since they first aired it. But I remember watching the episode and the repeat every week religiously.

Currently: Boston Legal. I'm really liking it even it if makes me remember hating Ally McBeal intensely. I'd always catch the last 5 mins of that whilst waiting up for Oz on Channel 4.

Eric in Generation Kill? I need to fuel that bromance until TB3.

Wire. Totally brilliant. Needs a fair bit of concentration. Series 1 was best. Series 5 was worst. That sequence is in perfect order. Still liked it as it went along but it peaked very early and only spiked when Omar or Chris Partlow got involved in it.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

Dimrill wrote:

My awesome Twin Peaks definitive gold edition arrived today. So golden. So definitive. Now to find an sap who wants to buy my series 1 & 2 boxsets and the pilot on Supah Taiwan DVDs.

Is it the scandinavian version? I watched that with GJ a few months ago before ebaying it for more than twice the price I'd paid for it

Runcle · **Posted:** Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:54

Bluce_Ree wrote:

Dimmy, that sounds epic. I've not watched since they first aired it. But I remember watching the episode and the repeat every week religiously.

Currently: Boston Legal. I'm really liking it even it if makes me remember hating Ally McBeal intensely. I'd always catch the last 5 mins of that whilst waiting up for Oz on Channel 4.

Eric in Generation Kill? I need to fuel that bromance until TB3.

Wire. Totally brilliant. Needs a fair bit of concentration. Series 1 was best. Series 5 was worst. That sequence is in perfect order. Still liked it as it went along but it peaked very early and only spiked when Omar or Chris Partlow got involved in it.

I'd say series 2 and 4 were the best. Wire that is.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Bluce_Ree wrote:

Currently: Boston Legal. I'm really liking it even it if makes me remember hating Ally McBeal intensely. I'd always catch the last 5 mins of that whilst waiting up for Oz on Channel 4.

Boston Legal is fucking brilliant. Shatner is ace, but Spader really steals the show.

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