General Purpose US TV thread

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:16

think more stuck on a space ship on autopilot.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:03

KovacsC wrote:

think more stuck on a space ship on autopilot.

No wonder they can't dock.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:23

nickachu wrote:

So it's more atlantis than SG-1?

or just flying around on bad ass spaceships being awesome and shit

As Kovacs said; they're stuck on a spaceship they know very little about, and are lost.

Kinda like Star Trek: Voyager meets Castaway meets Lost, but without being as shit as that sounds.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:25

I remember seeing it being advertised and thinking "Probably should watch that", but then forgot, and now I CBA to catchup.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:54

Oh, fuck, yes.

Steven Segal as a policeman.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:07

I don't think I have ever sat through a full Steven Segal film.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8652

Zardoz wrote:

I don't think I have ever sat through a full Steven Segal film.

Cockpuncher looked promising.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:17

Zardoz wrote:

I don't think I have ever sat through a full Steven Segal film.

Oh man, you're missing out.

Doesn't he poke someone's eyes out in one film, then push them down a lift shaft? Or was that someone else?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Malabar Front wrote:

Doesn't he poke someone's eyes out in one film, then push them down a lift shaft?

Why would he push the guy's eyes down a liftshaft? That's just mean.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:19

Mr Chris wrote:

Malabar Front wrote:

Doesn't he poke someone's eyes out in one film, then push them down a lift shaft?

Why would he push the guy's eyes down a liftshaft? That's just mean.

Because he's a failure as a teacher. He doesn't like his pupils.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 13:59

Zardoz wrote:

I don't think I have ever sat through a full Steven Segal film.

Under Siege is genuinely pretty good, in a mindless action flick sort've way. It's got Tommy Lee Jones at his Tommy Lee Jonesiest.

On Deadly Ground, as I'm sure I've mentioned before, is hilarious. I can sum up its wonder in four words: "Directed. By. Steven. Seagal."

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:12

Holy bollocking FUCK, but this series of Dexter has been good. I have absolutely no idea how they're going to top the Thanksgiving episode.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:28

MaliA wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

Malabar Front wrote:

Doesn't he poke someone's eyes out in one film, then push them down a lift shaft?

Why would he push the guy's eyes down a liftshaft? That's just mean.

Because he's a failure as a teacher. He doesn't like his pupils.

He asked his mum about skull-fucking and she said it was when a man shafted another man's eyeballs. Got confused.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:29

Also coming soon with Seagal:

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1879

Rodafowa wrote:

Holy bollocking FUCK, but this series of Dexter has been good. I have absolutely no idea how they're going to top the Thanksgiving episode.

THIS!

I don't think Dexter has ever had a bad episode anyway but yeah this season is intense.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2009 13:09

Brilliant, isn't it.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Dexter losing control was ace, then going mental in the car. Loved how the family jumped to Arthur's rescue, too.

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2009 13:23

I really should get back into this, I started watching the first season, and watched about 6 episodes of the first season back to back whilst very drunk, and couldn't remember which episode I got up, and stopped watching. I guess I've left it long enough to go back and just watch it from episode 1 again.

Malc

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2009 14:45

Malabar Front wrote:

Brilliant, isn't it.

It was bloody incredible. Funny ("Are you the one mommy said I'm not supposed to talk to?"), unbearably tense and brilliantly acted. I audibly gasped with shock about half a dozen times.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

The finger-breaking - gasp. The mum's reaction to her "daughter's behaviour" - gasp. The son losing his shit at the dinner-table - gasp. Deb working out who shot her - gasp. Cody saying what he's thankful for - awwww. "Hello, dad." - gasp.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2009 14:47

Rodafowa wrote:

Malabar Front wrote:

Brilliant, isn't it.

It was bloody incredible. Funny ("Are you the one mommy said I'm not supposed to talk to?"), unbearably tense and brilliantly acted. I audibly gasped with shock about half a dozen times.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

The finger-breaking - gasp. The mum's reaction to her "daughter's behaviour" - gasp. The son losing his shit at the dinner-table - gasp. Deb working out who shot her - gasp. Cody saying what he's thankful for - awwww. "Hello, dad." - gasp.

I'd forgotten about all those little details. It was an excellent episode, you're right, and with only three episodes to go I'm not even remotely sure how it's going to pan out.

Rita is still incredibly dull.

Morte · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2009 14:52

I'm currently besotted with 30 Rock (and not just Tina Fey). I ploughed through the first season in a couple of days and am half way through season 2.

Splendid stuff, especially when compared with the stodgy, ponderous Studio 60.

sdg · **Posted:** Thu Nov 26, 2009 15:46

I have only watched a few episodes of 30 Rock, every time I suggest it Jen doesn't feel like watching it

TO be fair, we have been busy with other shows. Watched the first series of Greys Anatomy despite not really fancying it. I was very pleasantly surprised. It is actually really good and very funny at times, the guy who plays George is great. Also have series one of Californication to watch on DVD. I also have about 3 billion episodes on my sky+ of South Park.

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Nov 26, 2009 15:47

Make sure to watch True Blood as well.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49236

Make sure to pretend to watch True Blood, tell the wrongheads here you did, but actually watch something that isn't rubbish instead.

sdg · **Posted:** Thu Nov 26, 2009 15:49

Oh I've watched True Blood, I saw it when it was on FX. Loved it, can't wait til the next series. I got the books for my little sister as part of her birthday present and she raced through them all in a few days and then told me the series was crap in comparison after one episode so I got annoyed with her

Think she managed to get into it but it's put me off reading the books, I think I'll save them til after the show has ended.

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Yep True Blood is excellent
Vampire Diaries - Coming soon next year also looks good

http://vampirediariesonline.com/news/th ... uary-2010/

sdg · **Posted:** Thu Nov 26, 2009 16:09

gospvg wrote:

Yep True Blood is excellent
Vampire Diaries - Coming soon next year also looks good

http://vampirediariesonline.com/news/th ... uary-2010/

Hmm, that looks interesting. I don't like the fact they mention Gossip Girl, since I saw about 10 minutes of that show and was rolling about laughing and quoting the most ridiculous lines from it for ages as a source of amusement, but hopefully this is better

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Nov 27, 2009 0:42

superdupergill wrote:

Oh I've watched True Blood, I saw it when it was on FX. Loved it, can't wait til the next series. I got the books for my little sister as part of her birthday present and she raced through them all in a few days and then told me the series was crap in comparison after one episode so I got annoyed with her

Think she managed to get into it but it's put me off reading the books, I think I'll save them til after the show has ended.

Everyone I know (admittedly three people) who have watched the show and read the books say that the TV show is WAY better than the books.

In other US TV news, Stargate: Universe is excellent.

Episode 8 (entitled "Time") was probably the best episode of anything I've watched this year. A lot of it involved familiar themes from other science fiction thingies, but it was executed excellently, ended really well, and was, overall, bloody awesome.

Not sure how well it'd work as a stand-alone, since you really need to know the characters to an extent to get the full effect, but it had my attention throughout and was awesome.

(Sadly the next episode is kinda dull)

sdg · **Posted:** Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:57

I've not watched proper good sci fi for ages, I'm still determined to get BSG at some point. I might try and et statgate universe as well.

flis · **Joined:** 26th May, 2008 **Posts:** 3333

I'm currently watching House s6 and 4 (I really need the boxset) Bones s5 and that In Treatment thing on SkyArts. Where are you guys watching Dexter? I watched s3 on FX but cant seem to find s4 anywhere...? I love Dexter. Those are basically the only tv shows I watch, series linkage ftw!

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14501

flis wrote:

I'm currently watching House s6 and 4 (I really need the boxset) Bones s5 and that In Treatment thing on SkyArts. Where are you guys watching Dexter? I watched s3 on FX but cant seem to find s4 anywhere...? I love Dexter. Those are basically the only tv shows I watch, series linkage ftw!

S4 is currently only on in America , so those people are either :

Watching it in America
Having friends in America record it and sent it across
or much more likely downloading it from teh interwebs

I had not watched *any* dexter until about 3 months ago and since then i've watched S1 / S2 / S3 and i'm 9 episodes into S4

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14501

Malabar Front wrote:

Rodafowa wrote:

Malabar Front wrote:

Brilliant, isn't it.

It was bloody incredible. Funny ("Are you the one mommy said I'm not supposed to talk to?"), unbearably tense and brilliantly acted. I audibly gasped with shock about half a dozen times.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

The finger-breaking - gasp. The mum's reaction to her "daughter's behaviour" - gasp. The son losing his shit at the dinner-table - gasp. Deb working out who shot her - gasp. Cody saying what he's thankful for - awwww. "Hello, dad." - gasp.

I'd forgotten about all those little details. It was an excellent episode, you're right, and with only three episodes to go I'm not even remotely sure how it's going to pan out.

Rita is still incredibly dull.

Just watched the thanksgiving and the next episode back to back , and wow , I cant believe how they are going to wrap all this up in the next two episodes.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

There are just so many things which tie Dexter to Arthur

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1879

Aye Dex s4 is fucking ruining my mind with tenseness.

s5 can only be a disappointment.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16585

Does nobody else watch Sons of Anarchy, then? Season 2 finale last night was brilliant.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2009 18:24

No. I fancied watching it, but just let it slip by.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2009 18:25

I notice that HMV has The Wire complete box set down from £WTF to £60. Might be at £ZOMFG in the Jan sales.

Runcle · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2009 18:39

Cliff Richardoz wrote:

I notice that HMV has The Wire complete box set down from £WTF to £60. Might be at £ZOMFG in the Jan sales.

Play was selling it for £50 the other day.
They had the sopranos boxset for 50 aswell.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Dec 14, 2009 23:28

Just finished watching season 4 of Dexter. Absolutely brilliant, so if you've been holding off to watch it all in one go, do so now.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14501

Malhumbug Front wrote:

Just finished watching season 4 of Dexter. Absolutely brilliant, so if you've been holding off to watch it all in one go, do so now.

Just watched the final episode , the whole season has been good but the last 3 or 4 just kept getting better and better.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1879

this season of Dexter has been the best season of anything in ages.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Tue Dec 15, 2009 16:23

zaphod79 wrote:

Just watched the final episode , the whole season has been good but the last 3 or 4 just kept getting better and better.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

I'm so glad they killed Rita off. She was so dull, and it adds a whole lot to Dexter's juggling in the next season. He's been getting really, really sloppy in this season.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14501

Malhumbug Front wrote:

zaphod79 wrote:

Just watched the final episode , the whole season has been good but the last 3 or 4 just kept getting better and better.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

I'm so glad they killed Rita off. She was so dull, and it adds a whole lot to Dexter's juggling in the next season. He's been getting really, really sloppy in this season.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

She has been a real pain this year , and i'm still not convinced Dexter is out of it all - all of Trinity's family know him by sight , and although Debs has not put 2+2 together she knows he's the Ice Truck Killers brother

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1879

dex spoilz

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

There's a ton of stuff left to resolve.

Not only does Trinity's family know him but also Batista saw Trinity in the Homicide Dept talking to Dexter. Surely all the photos that will emerge of Arthur will trigger that memory. Then they'll remember that Dex was in the garage before they arrived.

Then there's the fact that Trinity killed the annoying woman. That'll lead back to Dex.

I wonder also if Trinity set himself up as the bludgeoned man for this cycle and so are we missing a jumper?

nickachu · **Posted:** Mon Dec 28, 2009 21:06

Started watching Stargate universe.

I like it. Even tho Robert Carlyle plays a bit of a cunt. It's still good however. And carter with long hair on the pilot. :luv:

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49236

Currently enjoying the first series of Life. Considering I'd never heard of it when I spotted the DVD, it's actually quite entertaining as a fairly lighthearted crime drama.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 13:34

nickachu wrote:

Started watching Stargate universe.

I like it. Even tho Robert Carlyle plays a bit of a cunt. It's still good however. And carter with long hair on the pilot. :luv:

The 'time' episode was my favourite episode of anything last year.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 13:41

Also, when is decent telly coming back to Sky 1 (and FX)?

SG:U, Lie To Me, House, Fringe, Bones and Modern Family all took breaks over the Xmas holidays and have yet to return.

Plus there are new series of 24, Lost and True Blood to come.

Also, will they bring back Breaking Bad to FX, which they inexplicably stopped halfway through the excellent first series?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16585

Breaking Bad has been on Freeview, "Fiver" or "Five US" or something.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49236

House and Bones are back w/c 18th, I think. 24 and Lost start this month, not sure of the date. As long as they don't start before my Sky+HD turns up, that's fine.

Runcle · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2010 13:01

Lost is in Feb, I have a little schedule for things I want to watch.

Chuck-Jan 10th
Archer-Jan 14th
Lost-Feb 2nd
Ricky Gervais Show-Feb 19th
Breaking Bad-March 7th
Band of Brothers: The Pacific-March 14th

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2010 13:05

I'm most of the way through the first season of Breaking Bad. It's really good!

Only downside is it's taped off some US channel so any swearing is muted out and nudity fuzzed. The actual content of dissolving people in hydroflouric acid and so on is obviously fine once they take out that stuff though.

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