General Television Thread

[Pizza]

I'm looking forward to the popular villian who should have died at the end of Season 1 but keeps coming back.

[Szumi]

Psh, I'm most excited about the constant shitty, nobody-gives-a-fuck love stories!

[Benji]

God I love Masters of Sex, the cast is as phenomenal as the writing.

[livid]

I still need to watch that, which is weird considering how much I adore Michael Sheen.

[Colly]

Loads of bewbs too.

[Benji]

Still not as much as Game of Thrones.

[livid]

There are only two shows that I know exceed Game of Thrones in that department and that's Spartacus and Strike Back. Otherwise, nobody will even come close.

[Colly]

Remember the first two or three episodes of Homeland, where there was all of the boobs? Two more seasons, nothing.

[Benjamin]

God I love Masters of Sex, the cast is as phenomenal as the writing.

God, yes. Every character is interesting and every story happening is engaging. I never want it to end.

Plus I'm only about 2/3 through this week's episode, but not a single nipple shot. Progress!

EDIT: Oh well, I guess I should have posted only after I'd seen the entire episode.

In other news, this week's Goldbergs, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Modern Family were awesome. I hope the comedies I watch can keep it up as Parks returns tomorrow!

Edited November 14, 2013 by Extremely Huge Bag of Shit

[livid]

John Oliver will host a weekly talk show in the vein of The Daily Show for HBO next year.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/john-oliver-to-host-weekly-comedy-talk-show-for-hbo/

[Benji]

Not surprising, he was better than Stewart IMO. Hopefully he throws Andy a bone and we get some Bugle TV.

[livid]

I think the issue isn't so much that Oliver was better, it's that the writing can get lazier with Stewart around because they can rely on some of his stock tropes/bits.

[MalaCloudy Black]

This week's Elementary was really good. Color me intrigued.

[IDOL]

A few pages back, but I completely agree with Tkz on his disdain for Coach in New Girl. Fucking guy has completely destroyed the dynamic of the main cast, and is getting damn near Tara from True Blood "go away!" reaction from me.

[Benji]

Mob City sounds good and has a good cast, but I'm sceptical because I tend to like TNT show premises and then something doesn't click in the final package.

[TKz]

It just feels kind of pointless. I'll admit he was one of the few highlights of Happy Endings, but it feels like they felt bad that he bet on the wrong horse and decided to throw him a bone. He just doesn't really feel like he adds anything to the dynamic. And Winston turned out to be an infinitely better character in the end.

I'm not like, furious he's around, as I'm hoping this isn't permanent, but the show definitely feels a little less fun when they're forcing him in and using less Schmidt. I'm not really a fan of his story this season, either. He's at his best when he's being an egomaniac to his friends, which he can't really do if he's not around them all that much.

[livid]

He didn't bet on the wrong horse. Happy Endings had already aired its first season but it was doubtful to get renewed so he signed on for New Girl. After Happy Endings got a surprise second season, he was contracted to the show.

Mob City sounds good and has a good cast, but I'm sceptical because I tend to like TNT show premises and then something doesn't click in the final package.

Well, it's not likely a procedural so it's already got one up on...well, everything else they've done.

[RPS]

New show on HBO looks interesting: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbos-looking-trailer-jonathan-groff-656305.

[livid]

It's not exactly news but the fact that The CW is able to outright beat shows on NBC, ABC and Fox on Thursdays is both pretty awesome and troubling at the same time.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/ratings-rat-race-cw-now-a-force-on-thursday-as-abc-nbc-fox-struggle-at-8/

[livid]

Netflix has picked up The Killing for a final, 6-episode season.