General Television Thread

[Colly]

I've never heard of it. Is it like The Choir what's on BBC2 at the mo?

[EddieG]

Not sure if serious..

If not, Sopranos doesn't stand for the soprano musicians, but rather the Soprano crime family, headed by Tony Soprano (played by the late James Gandolfini)

[livid]

In addition to the film reboot, there will be a Terminator TV series that intertwines storylines.

[Benji]

Eurgh. Why can't TV just exist seperately to film universes like franchises used to.

[livid]

Marvel.

I don't really the issue though? I personally think it's pretty neat.

[Benji]

I just like media to stand on their own, it's entirely a personal preference, and I can understand why people like it, but I like the idea that if you don't like a franchise in one media then you might like another version of the franchise in another media.

[Colly]

I don't mind as long as its done fairly discretely, like the Thor follow up on Shield. I haven't seen Thor 2, but the episode didn't spoil anything I hadn't seen in the trailer. Likewise I think you could probably get away with watching Avengers if you'd missed Thor or Iron Man 2.

If it became the money making exercise that massive comic crossovers can be (you must see this separate thing to the thing you're actually buying otherwise you're missing out!) then I take issue and probably jump ship.

[TKz]

I think there's examples where it's positive and examples where it's negative. Arrow is fantastic and DC would do well to just say "Fuck it, this is a world on it's own, do whatever you want", the same way they should have with Smallville and mostly did. Not letting characters like Bruce Wayne show up because it might confuse people why it's a different actor in the films is stupid. It's a shit or get off the pot situation. For the most part though, Arrow seems to be pretty good with this. And it did stop Ian Somerhalder being Bruce Wayne in Smallville, so it's not all bad.

I like the Marvel connectivity though. And it makes sense because we've been set up to expect Marvel stuff to happen in the same universe.

Though I agree, Terminator isn't something that needs a tie in TV show.

[livid]

Well, none of them "need" a TV show to tie-in, they just recognize the opportunity to expand the universe.

At the end of the day, it will depend on how good the show is and how good the movies are because if there's a disparity in even one of them, then you'll have a similar backlash that Agents of SHIELD is getting right now (though that's mostly undeserved).

[Benji]

I like Teminator: SCC, since it was basically a spin-off timeline of the main universe. I thought that was a really clever way of keeping continuity whilst also allowing it to be it's own thing.

[LL!]

In not-at-all-that-surprising news, the next season of Californication will be its last.

http://www.avclub.com/article/this-next-season-of-californication-will-be-its-la-106339

[Benji]

I didn't even realise it was still going >_>

[GoGo Yubari]

It's a Showtime show. They all run for seven seasons and everyone's like "oh my god fucking end it already" or "wait that's still on?" by the end.

[Benji]

Or they get to eight like Dexter and you weep into your cushion at the horror they've created

[Benjamin]

Anyone else watch Battleground? I caught the first episode the other day, was pretty funny. Gonna' be looking it up after finals next week.

[GoGo Yubari]

Or they get to eight like Dexter and you weep into your cushion at the horror they've created

I seriously somehow forgot Dexter was eight seasons. Wow.

[Benji]

Anyone else watch Battleground? I caught the first episode the other day, was pretty funny. Gonna' be looking it up after finals next week.

I've been watching it for over a decade, son.

But seriously, I've never even heard of it. What is it?

[Benjamin]

It's a mockumentary of a political campaign, of a senator if I'm not mistaken. It's created by Hulu, I think.

[livid]

Showtime sucks.

I mean, it sounds like it didn't go well but dammit, they're preventing me from seeing Kyle Chandler on my screen every week.

[TKz]

We should know better by now than to trust Ridley Scott in 2013, Livid. He's a man that builds you up for nothing but heartbreak.