General Television Thread

[Benji]

Silicon Valley is a grown up version of The Big Bang Theory.

Fan of both shows. Very pleasing news

"Grown up version", the new favourite buzz word of hack reviewers now that "a darker version" isn't cool

[livid]

Silicon Valley is a grown up version of The Big Bang Theory.

Fan of both shows. Very pleasing news

"Grown up version", the new favourite buzz word of hack reviewers now that "a darker version" isn't cool

I suppose this one would actually be accurate, though, considering The Big Bang Theory reads like it was written by a child.

[Ant]

Whatever. I love both shows. I'm a nerd and proud.

Benji

[TKz]

We're all nerds, we're on an internet wrestling forum.

Doesn't mean we can't have taste. >_>

[apsham]

There was an episode of that god awful show on when I was home for Easter. The subplot revolved around;

"AHAHAHA. THESE GENIUS MEN FOUND OUT THERE IS A REALITY SHOW ABOUT SUPERMODELS AND THEY ARE SO DETACHED FROM REALITY AND SO SUPER HORNY YOU GUYS, THAT THEY ARE GOING TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO FIND AND WED THESE WOMEN. ISN'T THAT FUNNY?"

[Benji]

I like BBT, it has it's shit moments, but it's good brainless background comedy. I just hate hate hate those buzzwords.

[Ant]

Yeah I do too but I was trying to draw on the similarities between the two shows

[TCO]

Bit late to the party and I want to avoid the thread for spoilers but I started watching Game of Thrones. Raced through season 1 in a few days, it's very, very good! Lovely to have a serious backlog to get through too.

[Benjamin]

There are no similarities between Silicon Valley and piece of dogshit BBT. One's a show about computer wizards who are at the bottom of the computer wizard ladder and the journey is going to be them trying to make their way up.

BBT is about guys who somehow know every fucking thing in the universe except how to interact socially, but somehow they're able to get the hottest girls (ALWAYS THE HOTTEST) and continuously make fun of themselves, despite it being something that geniuses rarely ever do.

Except Jim Parsons' character, he's like the only redeemable thing about that shitfest.

And I hate it when people defend it as background TV. Even for such a broad description, there are SO many shows that are better and worth it (Modern Family, The Goldbergs, heck, Duck Dynasty is probably better).

[HC]

Yeah, comparing Silicon Valley to BBT because nerds(I guess?) is an insult. SV has that subtle, Mike Judge-style humor that I love. BBT is just loud and annoying and eww.

[=BK=]

True Detective good? Seen it's playing on ondemand

[Benjamin]

Very.

[Thrilla]

Finished True Detective last night, watched all 8 episodes over 3 nights, its good but I'm not sure it is the blow away show that it had been built up to be.

[TCO]

True Detective is brilliant. It's not revolutionary but the story, setting, acting directing and pacing are all amazing.

[livid]

I think anybody that watches it now is going to have a hard time seeing it live up to the hype and expectations the internet has created.

That said, I honestly don't think it would be considered so great if it weren't for the anthology part of it. It represents something wholly different than what we're used to (American Horror Story gets a bit of a bump because of it too, even though that show just isn't good) and on top of that features top notch talent like Matthew McConaughey? If that isn't a recipe for internet hyperbole, I don't know what is.

[Benji]

Honestly, my expectations aren't that high. It's got the kind of hype that Sopranos and Mad Men got. They're tremendous shows, but they're not going to be shows that I feel an absolute love for and tell everyone to watch.

[livid]

You really should be telling everybody to watch both of those shows, though.

[GoGo Yubari]

Still haven't finished True Detective. I like it a lot but don't love it. I basically expect it to not make my top 15 at the end of the year.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Now you've got me thinking about top __ TV shows. I have no idea what I'm going to put on my list, but we're not even halfway through the year yet, so..

[Benji]

You really should be telling everybody to watch both of those shows, though.

Not really, they're not the kind of shows some people would like.