General Television Thread

[Benjamin]

This week's Shameless is gold.

[Benji]

Bob's Burgers is back on form after a not quite as good previous season. Loving it.

[Colly]

Those two posts made me cry that we're:

A) Years behind on Shameless

B) Not getting Bob's Burgers at all anymore.

[Benji]

Huh? Is Bob's Burgers cancelled?!

EDIT: No, it's got a sixth season already renewed. What are you on about Colly? >_>

[The Buscher]

It's Always Sunny has been incredible this season. Charlie absolutely stole the show last night.

He never left the camera during the elaborate and lengthy health inspection scene, which at least makes it look like they managed to pull it off in one take.

[apsham]

Charlie Day is one of the most underrated talents working today.

[GoGo Yubari]

Really liking Fresh Off the Boat thusfar.

[GoGo Yubari]

BATTLEBOTS IS BACK

[C-MIL]

Really liking Fresh Off the Boat thusfar.

Caught the first two eps. It was a pleasant surprise. The mom is a gem and a half.

[Lint]

“The Legend of Zelda,” one of the most popular videogame series of all time, is in the works as a television show at Netflix.

The video streaming service is in the early stages of developing a live action series based on “Zelda,” about an ordinary boy named Link who must rescue a princess named Zelda and save a fantasy world called Hyrule, said a person familiar with the matter. As it seeks writers to work on the show, Netflix is describing it as “Game of Thrones” for a family audience, this person said.

The “Zelda” games have traditionally included swords and sorcery, like “Game of Thrones” or “Lord of the Rings,” but typically with a more light-hearted, kid-friendly tone.

Netflix is said to be working closely with Nintendo, the Japanese game developer that has made about 20 “The Legend of Zelda” games since the original, which was released in the U.S. in 1987.

Nintendo is very protective of its intellectual property and has allowed few adaptations over the years. An animated “Legend of Zelda” series ran for just one season in 1989. A 1993 movie based on Nintendo’s “Super Mario Bros.” was an infamous bomb.

As it is still seeking a writer to work on the series, Netflix has a long road to travel before a “Legend of Zelda” series actually becomes a reality. It’s also possible that Netflix or Nintendo will kill the project before it gets off the ground.

A Netflix spokeswoman declined to comment. A Nintendo spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/02/06/legend-of-zelda-netflix-series/

[apsham]

BATTLEBOTS IS BACK

I HAVE WOKEN UP IN A FEVER DREAM THAT I CAN NEVER LEAVE.

[Benji]

Ehhhh, that Zelda news fills me with dread, and I'm not even that big a fan of the series compared to others.

[Benji]

Justified season five started...

Raylan is becoming less "good guy who does bad things to get real bad guys" and more just a general asshole. Not liking him much any longer.

[Benji]

I'm only fifteen minutes into Fortitude and it needs to step up quickly. Bored shitless.

[Benji]

Mercifully it got better. Still not convinced, but I'll give it a shot.

Speaking of giving it a shot - is The Comeback any goos or shall I avoid it?

[Lineker]

How was the season premiere of Last Week Tonight? It airs here tonight.

[Nick Adams]

So I'm getting caught up on my backlog of Celebrity Name Game. The two celebrities didn't know who Andre the Giant was.

[MalaCloudy Black]

How was the season premiere of Last Week Tonight? It airs here tonight.

It were good.

[Benjamin]

Spoilers for this week's Episodes:

Fucking hell, that Schwimmer cameo was epic as hell.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Wait, there's new Episodes!? No-one told me!