Young Sheldon continues to be decent. It even has this weird foreshadowing of Sheldon’s Dad dying which, if they do it right, could be something really interesting.
But that’s not the weirdest thing. Sheldon’s Dad is Leonard’s school bully from s05e11*, so many he ain’t dead. But that doesn’t explain why sheldon doesn’t recognise him, or why sheldon’s Dad is the same age as Sheldon.
* I didn’t look this up by the way this episode is currently on E4.
But that’s not the weirdest thing. Sheldon’s Dad is Leonard’s school bully from s05e11*, so many he ain’t dead. But that doesn’t explain why sheldon doesn’t recognise him, or why sheldon’s Dad is the same age as Sheldon.
* I didn’t look this up by the way this episode is currently on E4.
Punisher TV series in coming!
Did anyone watch Castlevania on Netflix? I saw Bamba mentioned it in B&B a while ago.
Anyway, it's fucking excellent. Written by Warren Ellis, looks beautiful (amidst the disembowellings and talk of goat fucking). Definitely not one for the kids. And nor is it something limited to Castlevania fans. I know (virtually) nothing of the videogame lore and am enjoying it immensely. Am sure there are plenty of hat tips to the game in there.
Anyway, it's fucking excellent. Written by Warren Ellis, looks beautiful (amidst the disembowellings and talk of goat fucking). Definitely not one for the kids. And nor is it something limited to Castlevania fans. I know (virtually) nothing of the videogame lore and am enjoying it immensely. Am sure there are plenty of hat tips to the game in there.
Future Man is worth a look. It borrows heavily from The Last Starfighter and is very much aware of this. Funny stuff, I thought.
The newest episode of Riverdale is amazing. As is Cheryl.
The Punisher is out on Netflix. First episode was good.
Started watching '13 Reasons Why' yesterday. It's about a high school student who kills herself and leaves a set of tapes for those who drove her to it. With there being thirteen people and thirteen episodes, I was perhaps expecting something a little more focused perhaps; at times it feels like some teen soap opera trying to teach kids morals about how their actions affect others without them realising just how much. Still, I've watched five episodes now, so I'll see how the other eight go. I saw there's a second series being filmed though, so not sure how that'll work.
I enjoyed 13 Reasons Why. I'm going to spoiler this bit even though it's not a massive spoiler, you should still avoid it:
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
I ended up reading the spoiler as for some reason, Chrome displays the warning about it being a spoiler, but then shows the text anyway (works on mobile though). To be honest, your comment is kinda how I expect the series to go anyway.
I noticed that too. Fixing!
Fixed!
And, er, sorry!
And, er, sorry!
13 Reasons Why is an amazing show, and yes I think it works best as a self contained show, so series 2 will be interesting to see what they do to keep it going.
I kept finding myself hoping that listening to the tapes was
I kept finding myself hoping that listening to the tapes was
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Grim... wrote:
Fixed!
And, er, sorry!
And, er, sorry!
Still showing the expanded the spoiler for me (Chrome) with a 'click to view' message.
Grim... wrote:
Fixed!
And, er, sorry!
And, er, sorry!
Working here too now.
And no problem - to be honest, I'd have probably read the spoiler anyway in case it said something like 'god, those last few episodes were crap'.
Oh, and this might just be my tastes, but when casting someone whose meant to be an outsider and considered not as pretty as the rest, it doesn't really work if you cast someone prettier than all of them.
Mr Russell wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Fixed!
And, er, sorry!
And, er, sorry!
Still showing the expanded the spoiler for me (Chrome) with a 'click to view' message.
CTRL + F5, I suspect.
devilman wrote:
Oh, and this might just be my tastes, but when casting someone whose meant to be an outsider and considered not as pretty as the rest, it doesn't really work if you cast someone prettier than all of them.
Keep watching.
Grim... wrote:
Mr Russell wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Fixed!
And, er, sorry!
And, er, sorry!
Still showing the expanded the spoiler for me (Chrome) with a 'click to view' message.
CTRL + F5, I suspect.
PEBCAK error.
I even fully restarted my browser before trying that, ta!
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has been amazing this season. I mean it basically turns out the entire show has been a long con and we haven't been watching what we think we were watching.
(If you're curious, summary below, but don't click unless you're never going to watch it.)
Apparently this has always been the plan for the show. It's been very well handled.
(If you're curious, summary below, but don't click unless you're never going to watch it.)
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
LewieP wrote:
The Punisher is out on Netflix. First episode was good.
I'm three in and enjoying it. It's nice it's not a simple shootfest, which it could easily have been after his appearance in daredevil.
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has been amazing this seasons. I mean it basically turns out the entire show has been a long con and we haven't been watching what we think we were watching.
(If you're curious, summary below, but don't click unless you're never going to watch it.)
Apparently this has always been the plan for the show. It's been very well handled.
(If you're curious, summary below, but don't click unless you're never going to watch it.)
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
I'll have to pretend I didn't read the first paragraph
MaliA wrote:
I'll have to pretend I didn't read the first paragraph
Sorry, I didn't mean that to sound spoilerish. It's not -- it's not that the whole show is a dream or anything heavy handed like that. It's more like a subtle subversion of your expectations rather than anything that changes anything you've seen.
Is it finished now?
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
MaliA wrote:
I'll have to pretend I didn't read the first paragraph
Sorry, I didn't mean that to sound spoilerish. It's not -- it's not that the whole show is a dream or anything heavy handed like that. It's more like a subtle subversion of your expectations rather than anything that changes anything you've seen.
I can live with that.
Bobby Ewing got out of the shower and it changed TV forever.
Grim... wrote:
Is it finished now?
No, it's halfway through season 3. It hasn't been either renewed or cancelled for S4. Viewing figures are very low, but they have been all along and critics love it, so maybe they'll get another season or maybe they plan to end it. Rachel Bloom has always said it was a show with a finite lifespan and a single story arc to tell.
Speaking of excellent shows, Dirk Gently S2 is also excellent. The initial oh-my-god-what-the-fuck-is-going-on is just starting to resolve itself, although there's four more to go and I've a suspicion some of my theories are based on red herrings.
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Speaking of excellent shows, Dirk Gently S2 is also excellent. The initial oh-my-god-what-the-fuck-is-going-on is just starting to resolve itself, although there's four more to go and I've a suspicion some of my theories are based on red herrings.
I totally forgot about this!
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Speaking of excellent shows, Dirk Gently S2 is also excellent. The initial oh-my-god-what-the-fuck-is-going-on is just starting to resolve itself, although there's four more to go and I've a suspicion some of my theories are based on red herrings.
I watched eps 1 and 2 of S2. It's impressively bonkers - but I don't much like the characters.
Punisher has been excellent so far. Up to ep4 now.
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Speaking of excellent shows, Dirk Gently S2 is also excellent. The initial oh-my-god-what-the-fuck-is-going-on is just starting to resolve itself, although there's four more to go and I've a suspicion some of my theories are based on red herrings.
Is this available via Netflix/similar or did you watch it when you were in America?
Yeah, we're up to ep9, it's great. I love the batshit crazy brutality played for laughs.
Curiosity wrote:
Is this available via Netflix/similar or did you watch it when you were in America?
It's on Netflix, I think?
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Curiosity wrote:
Is this available via Netflix/similar or did you watch it when you were in America?
It's on Netflix, I think?
Only the first season, at the mo.
Weevil been watching Designated Survivor. The first series is brilliant. The second series is nowhere near as good as they introduce a load of inplausibky irritating characters with bad accents to deal with ridiculous situations. Also, the female FBI agent is just plain bad at her job. She should be dead 70 times over by now.
We've reached the bit in Parks and Rec where Rob Lowe and Adam Scott join the cast and boy, this is great stuff. Just delightful, with a strong cast all bringing their A-games.
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
We've reached the bit in Parks and Rec where Rob Lowe and Adam Scott join the cast and boy, this is great stuff. Just delightful, with a strong cast all bringing their A-games.
It's probably my favourite comedy of all time. Everyone is amazing and I love it.
The sheriff chap in Stranger Things reminds me of Grim...
Mimi wrote:
The sheriff chap in Stranger Things reminds me of Grim...
He reminds me of Kern.
Huh. Oddly (considering Kern and Grim... do not look much alike) I can kind of see what you mean.
Lonewolves wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
We've reached the bit in Parks and Rec where Rob Lowe and Adam Scott join the cast and boy, this is great stuff. Just delightful, with a strong cast all bringing their A-games.
It's probably my favourite comedy of all time. Everyone is amazing and I love it.
I need to watch it again. I watched the first episode and it was like a bad version of The Office. Everyone says it gets better in series two, but meh.
Curiosity wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
We've reached the bit in Parks and Rec where Rob Lowe and Adam Scott join the cast and boy, this is great stuff. Just delightful, with a strong cast all bringing their A-games.
It's probably my favourite comedy of all time. Everyone is amazing and I love it.
I need to watch it again. I watched the first episode and it was like a bad version of The Office. Everyone says it gets better in series two, but meh.
Season 1 is very meh compared with what comes after.
Lonewolves wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
We've reached the bit in Parks and Rec where Rob Lowe and Adam Scott join the cast and boy, this is great stuff. Just delightful, with a strong cast all bringing their A-games.
It's probably my favourite comedy of all time. Everyone is amazing and I love it.
Rob Lower is amazing in PnR
Curiosity wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
We've reached the bit in Parks and Rec where Rob Lowe and Adam Scott join the cast and boy, this is great stuff. Just delightful, with a strong cast all bringing their A-games.
It's probably my favourite comedy of all time. Everyone is amazing and I love it.
I need to watch it again. I watched the first episode and it was like a bad version of The Office. Everyone says it gets better in series two, but meh.
We watched the first two or three episodes of season one and it was awful. Just dragged its bum, and we dropped it. A year or two later we for some reason decided to try it again and, really, it’s just amazing. It’s so wonderful. Stick with it, push through the first but if awkwardness and it becomes an absolute joy in the same kind of way that Brooklyn 99 is a joy.
Mimi wrote:
Curiosity wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
We've reached the bit in Parks and Rec where Rob Lowe and Adam Scott join the cast and boy, this is great stuff. Just delightful, with a strong cast all bringing their A-games.
It's probably my favourite comedy of all time. Everyone is amazing and I love it.
I need to watch it again. I watched the first episode and it was like a bad version of The Office. Everyone says it gets better in series two, but meh.
We watched the first two or three episodes of season one and it was awful. Just dragged its bum, and we dropped it. A year or two later we for some reason decided to try it again and, really, it’s just amazing. It’s so wonderful. Stick with it, push through the first but if awkwardness and it becomes an absolute joy in the same kind of way that Brooklyn 99 is a joy.
I really enjoyed Parks and Recreation, but I can't stand Brooklyn 99. When I used to have E4, I'd put it on when there was nothing else to watch, but I rarely made it to the end of an episode.
HOT DAMN that's a hot take.
Giphy "angry terry":
https://media3.giphy.com/media/hN8pMm9um2dNu/giphy-loop.mp4
https://media3.giphy.com/media/hN8pMm9um2dNu/giphy-loop.mp4
It's that strong manly jaw Kern. A job well done.
devilman wrote:
Started watching '13 Reasons Why' yesterday. It's about a high school student who kills herself and leaves a set of tapes for those who drove her to it. With there being thirteen people and thirteen episodes, I was perhaps expecting something a little more focused perhaps; at times it feels like some teen soap opera trying to teach kids morals about how their actions affect others without them realising just how much. Still, I've watched five episodes now, so I'll see how the other eight go. I saw there's a second series being filmed though, so not sure how that'll work.
Ending up bingeing on the rest of this yesterday,
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
