General Purpose US TV thread

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Yeah, really enjoyed the first episode. I wasn’t expecting a agent-hunts-vicious-assassin show to be routinely laugh-out-loud funny, but here we are.

I enjoyed it a lot, but I'm not convinced I found it that funny.

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

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

TheVision wrote:

I notice there's a new Amazon Prime series called "The Crossing"

It looks good from the trailer.. but then, they all do don't they?

The first episode was very good.

I enjoyed it, be interesting to see how it develops and how they deal with the usual time travel conundrums.

Gah, I hate once a week TV. But, I also hate binge watching everything until past my bedtime and then being not only sleepy as fuck but also having nothing to watch.

First world problems.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Apr 11, 2018 13:10

Hearthly wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

I change my mind at least six times an episode which one of the four main cast members is best value. They're all doing amazing work though.

Totally this, there isn't a weakly written or acted character in the whole thing, it's pretty much pitch perfect throughout and you really get the feeling everyone's having fun with it.

I'm sure I've seen some of them come very close to corpsing on several occasions.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

The moral quandary about eating the Nazi in the wheelchair is a wonderful slice of surreal brilliance.

Finished this. Bloody marvellous. An absolute riot from start to finish.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 11, 2018 13:11

That's some good praise for a couple of posts.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Apr 11, 2018 13:19

Focus groups have determined more praise and positive interactions registers favourably with target demographics. I find it wearing, too.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Apr 11, 2018 23:23

Watched the first two episodes of S2 of Santa Clarita Diet tonight. Y’all are right; that’s some top quality funny shit. The whole cast is brilliant.

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

I was genuinely struggling for TV to watch a few weeks back and I've now got S2 of Jessica Jones, Santa Clarita Diet, Bojack Horseman, Legion, Counterpart and Killing Eve vying for my attention. You guys are killing me.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2018 10:14

Is there new Bojack?!

[edit] There is not

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

We've just about finished watching Wild Wild Country. Great documentary. Fucking nuts/10.

I can't believe I never knew anything about this whole bizarre episode.

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

Grim... wrote:

Is there new Bojack?!

[edit] There is not

No, but I never watched it before so I'm about half way through season 2 at the minute.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2018 22:23

Legion Series Two.

Entered the first episode worried that it wouldn’t be as crazy as last season.

Well, those worries have been dispelled and then some.

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

Curiosity wrote:

Legion Series Two.

Entered the first episode worried that it wouldn’t be as crazy as last season.

Well, those worries have been dispelled and then some.

Indeed, it was fucking glorious. And still absolutely beautifully shot.

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

I didn't realise this was even a thing but apparently there's a US adaption in the works of awesomely fucked up Channel 4 series Utopia:

https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/19/ama ... ian-flynn/

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Bamba wrote:

I didn't realise this was even a thing but apparently there's a US adaption in the works of awesomely fucked up Channel 4 series Utopia:

https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/19/ama ... ian-flynn/

I have concerns about that. Even the second series of the UK show didn't quite manage the lightning-in-a-bottle of the first one. I think a US adaption might be bad.

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

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Bamba wrote:

I didn't realise this was even a thing but apparently there's a US adaption in the works of awesomely fucked up Channel 4 series Utopia:

https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/19/ama ... ian-flynn/

I have concerns about that. Even the second series of the UK show didn't quite manage the lightning-in-a-bottle of the first one. I think a US adaption might be bad.

Yeah, I mean I'm not saying it'll necessarily be any good given how often these adaptions come out terrible.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:18

Watched the first episode of Lost in Space, last night. Really enjoyed it, hope it keeps this momentum.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12334

Zardoz wrote:

Watched the first episode of Lost in Space, last night. Really enjoyed it, hope it keeps this momentum.

Having never seen the original and only really being aware of it through Simpson’s references, what do you reckon I’d make of it?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38642

Mr Russell wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Watched the first episode of Lost in Space, last night. Really enjoyed it, hope it keeps this momentum.

Having never seen the original and only really being aware of it through Simpson’s references, what do you reckon I’d make of it?

You'd be lost, to be honest

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

Bamba wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Bamba wrote:

I didn't realise this was even a thing but apparently there's a US adaption in the works of awesomely fucked up Channel 4 series Utopia:

https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/19/ama ... ian-flynn/

I have concerns about that. Even the second series of the UK show didn't quite manage the lightning-in-a-bottle of the first one. I think a US adaption might be bad.

Yeah, I mean I'm not saying it'll necessarily be any good given how often these adaptions come out terrible.

Huh! That was in the works a while ago, with HBO and David Fincher.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

Zardoz wrote:

Watched the first episode of Lost in Space, last night. Really enjoyed it, hope it keeps this momentum.

Yeah I think we're up to about eight. It's good. One thing I've been struck by is that the look and the design of it all, the sets, the robot, the vehicles and ships, even all the costumes are all amazingly good.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

LewieP wrote:

Huh! That was in the works a while ago, with HBO and David Fincher.

The OP discusses this. Amazon picked it up out of development hell.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

DavPaz wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Watched the first episode of Lost in Space, last night. Really enjoyed it, hope it keeps this momentum.

Having never seen the original and only really being aware of it through Simpson’s references, what do you reckon I’d make of it?

You'd be lost, to be honest

I can only vaguely remember the original and not with any great degree of fondness. This is better.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:27

Mr Russell wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Watched the first episode of Lost in Space, last night. Really enjoyed it, hope it keeps this momentum.

Having never seen the original and only really being aware of it through Simpson’s references, what do you reckon I’d make of it?

I'd imagine most people would enjoy it to be honest. Give it a go.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38642

markg wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Watched the first episode of Lost in Space, last night. Really enjoyed it, hope it keeps this momentum.

Having never seen the original and only really being aware of it through Simpson’s references, what do you reckon I’d make of it?

You'd be lost, to be honest

I can only vaguely remember the original and not with any great degree of fondness. This is better.

Well, apart from my Bad Joke that you ignored, I seriously doubt there's any carry over from the technicoloured ultra-camp 60's original. I did enjoy Gary Oldman in the 90s movie though. Until he inevitably got replaced by bad CGI. Sigh, those 90s, eh?

myp · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:35

I enjoyed the original. I remember repeats being shown on C4 after the Walton's on Sundays (which I did not watch).

Also Land of the Giants.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:37

Also enjoying Steven Universe and Voltron at the moment, great cartoons.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

Zardoz used to look like John Boy Walton, back before he got old.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38642

Lonewolves wrote:

I enjoyed the original. I remember repeats being shown on C4 after the Walton's on Sundays (which I did not watch).

Also Land of the Giants.

Same. Also THE INVADERS!

and OG Star Trek. I associate all of these with Sunday afternoon. Later on, Babylon 5 took the Sunday afternoon spot.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:46

markg wrote:

Zardoz used to look like John Boy Walton, back before he got old.

Goodnight, Compo!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:47

The dungarees didn't help.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:56

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

LewieP wrote:

Huh! That was in the works a while ago, with HBO and David Fincher.

The OP discusses this. Amazon picked it up out of development hell.

TFA discusses this. OP was Bamba.

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

I don't think it was in development hell, I think it was outright cancelled.

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

Very much in Michael Jackson killed a whale in the Thames territory, but American Crime Story is great! Brilliantly written and acted.

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

Although the fact that John Travolta's face doesn't move is very disconcerting

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26023

It’s fab! There’s another one on BBC at the moment about the killing of Gianni Versace. It’s a bit different in form as there’s no courtroom aspect and not solely about that one killing, but does focus on one perpetrator.

It’s worth looking at the comparisons between the cast and real people just to see how amazingly close theyve cast some people to their real life counterparts.

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

I preferred the first season, but yeah the second one is good too.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2018 21:12

Ash v Evil Dead cancelled.

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:19

What the piss?!

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

nOOOOOOOOOOOOOoOOOO

myp · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:05

Just finished the Punisher. Brutal, but brilliant.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Yeah, definitely one of my favourites of the Marvel shows.

myp · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:24

Cras wrote:

Yeah, definitely one of my favourites of the Marvel shows.

I love how they're all so thematically different from each other.

I've not watched Iron Fist or Defenders yet. Struggling for motivation tbh.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22387

Iron Fist is terrible, Defenders is...ok.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16625

You'll be struggling even more once you start watching Iron Fist. Gruelling.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Trooper wrote:

Iron Fist is terrible, Defenders is...ok.

myp · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2018 14:12

Happy to give it a miss then. Watched S2 of JJ before Punisher anyway, so I'm all out of sync now.

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

In continuing "Chris watching Friends" news - the one with the wedding to ghastly Helen Baxendale is great - Hugh Laurie in particular. "By the way, it seems to be perfectly clear that you were on a break". Also Jennifer Saunders.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I've also had a longstanding thing for Helen Baxendale.

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

Er... did you misread my post? Or have they redefined the word "ghastly" since I've been gone?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Not my fault you're wrong about stuff.

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