General Television Thread

[Ant]

Cool

And i imagine The Leftovers is must watch?

[GoGo Yubari]

It's incredibly polarizing but I think you'd like it. I like it okay.

[Your Mom]

I loved The Last Ship. The ending really has me hyped for season 2. I have to say though from the previews I don't get the appeal of Mulaney at all. It isn't like some shows where I see why some people might like it it just looks awful to me

[livid]

The appeal is that John Mulaney's stand-up is hilarious so the hope is that it translates. That and NBC passed on it for targeting "comedy nerds" too much.

[Colly]

I don't care now, going to watch Legends which is probably going to be awful, but looks exactly like a complete ripoff of the Bourne Identity but with Sean Bean in full Sheffield mode. Sold!

[Benjamin]

That show is awful.

[ADG]

By far. I watched it and I don't think I laughed once. Got to the end of the season and wound up finding it hilarious.

Might give it another go then. I didn't even finish the pilot episode I was so bored by it.

[Jimmy]

I've never really come across a comedy pilot I instantly loved. I think after Parks, Community, Brooklyn etc, my criteria for giving a comedy a few episodes was that it didn't annoy me, or was so unfunny it hurts. Silicon Valley pilot was fine, not a lot of laughing, but I'll keep with it, especially after a few comments here.

[Benjamin]

Yeah, comedy pilots always seem to be bad. Off the top of my head, Modern Family's and Cheers' pilots might be the only one I liked and thought this show is going to be good from the get go.

[Benji]

Speaking of, gave Curb a second chance by jumping past the pilot/special and it is waaaay better.

[Colly]

That show is awful.

Don't care.

[Benji]

Also just gave Veep a second chance earlier, just finished the first season. Still don't think it's amazing, but it gave me some good chuckles and it's brief enough in ep count for me to want to give more time to.

[livid]

Yeah, comedy pilots always seem to be bad. Off the top of my head, Modern Family's and Cheers' pilots might be the only one I liked and thought this show is going to be good from the get go.

Yeah sitcoms are tough because in order for them to excel, the cast has to have a rhythm down in order for the jokes to work and that doesn't happen very quickly. It's what gravitated me towards Brooklyn Nine-Nine so much because the chemistry between every member of the cast is crazy for a show with only one season (making it even crazier as the season was going on).

[Benji]

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate Stark in Farscape? Cause I do, a lot. So frelling irritating.

[Gazz]

Finished Breaking Bad.

All TV is now inferior.

What the hell am I meant to watch now?

[Benjamin]

Reruns of the Muppets.

[Benji]

Dr Bunsen Honeydew will never be the same again. Just imagine Beeker's "meep" is "bitch".

[Gazz]

At least he respects the chemistry.

[Benjamin]

Holy shit, Bert and Ernie were on the Muppets? That's awesome.

[Ant]

I'm really gonna miss Boardwalk Empire