General Television Thread

[Benji]

3 minutes ago, RPS said:

I watched 5 episodes of House of Cards and just wasn't that interested in it. It is well acted, I just didn't feel any pull to keep watching. 

That was sort of how I felt. It looks good, it's acted well, and the writing is good, but it just didn't grab me for some reason. I'll probably give it another shot around Christmas and hope it hooks me.

[RPS]

I never liked the West Wing either. Political shows just don't pull me in. To me, it just difficult to make riveting television about amending legislation. There is like whole episode of that in HoC and I just thought I would rather watch something a bit more gripping. 

[Benji]

Tbf, West Wing probably didn't suck you in because it was naff and unbelievable.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Don't let stoker hear you say that.

The only political shows like that I find myself able to invest in are the likes of Veep, because I like a healthy dose of comedy with my soul-crushingly boring scenes of legislation.

[Benji]

Rachel ruins Master of None. She turns it from charming and sincere into a generic sitcom with a whiny and stereotypically over reactive prize wife. Extremely frustrating.

[LL!]

2 hours ago, Benji said:

Rachel ruins Master of None. She turns it from charming and sincere into a generic sitcom with a whiny and stereotypically over reactive prize wife. Extremely frustrating.

I couldn't disagree more. Having been someone that has dated multiple people just like Rachel, I can assure you that the interactions she has with Aziz are very genuine. Sure, some bits are a bit more "cinema-friendly" in terms of dialogue and such, but it all comes from a very real place.

[Benji]

Man, if that kind of perpetual moaning and put downs is the relationships you've had then you need healthier relationships >_>

[DFF]

On ‎10‎/‎12‎/‎2015 at 13:25, Benji said:

Wayward Pines has been renewed for a second season. Shame, I liked that the first one ended the way it did.

The first season was excellent, and one of the best things on TV this year. Not sure where they go for a season two, considering they've adapted the entire set of books in one go already.

23 hours ago, Benji said:

Sean Bean's Legends has been cancelled by TNT, as has Public Morals and Agent X.

They renewed The Librarians, Major Crimes, and Murder In The First.

NPH's NBC show Best Time Ever has also been cancelled.

American Horror Story has been renewed.

New series of House of Cards arrives on Netflix March 4th.

Murder in the First has been a quietly good little show, this pleases me.

[Ace]

West Wing was fantastic and I'll not hear any besmirching about it! 

[Benji]

18 minutes ago, Ace said:

West Wing was fantastic and I'll not hear any besmirching about it! 

It's not actually that bad, I just find Sorkin extremely hit and miss and very good at "hindsight is 20/20" writing, as if he's some genius and the world is dumb, and West Wing was a miss for me.

[Benjamin]

18 hours ago, Benji said:

Man, if that kind of perpetual moaning and put downs is the relationships you've had then you need healthier relationships >_>

Rachel didn't really do much moaning or putting down, she was just unfulfilled by her relationship with Aziz. If anything, Aziz was the one who bitched like crazy throughout the relationship, but he too felt just as empty. It might be my second favourite romantic relationship I saw on TV this year, it felt completely genuine to me. It was like watching a show about my friends' relationship slowly crumbling. 

[Benji]

Watched w/Bob & David last night but it didn't really do much for me. Still, at only 4 episodes of half hour comedy, I'll probably push through it and hope there's some gold in there.

[Benji]

 

[Colly]

Just to note that Limmys Show is now available on Netflix, including US Netflix. Given that the BBC deemed it too impenetrable to be shown outside Scotland I really want an American viewpoint on it...

[Walker]

Daredevil is really good, innit? 

[Benji]

Pleasantly surprised by Josh. It's not going to be anybody's favourite sitcom but it's made me laugh more than once in about 10 minutes so far.

[Benji]

The Man In The High Castle renewed for second season by Amazon.

[Benji]

Pakrs and Rec Season 7 will be on Netflix in January.

Producers are preparing like BBT Season 10 will be show's last, though nothing confirmed.

Charlize Theron and David Fincher working together on a new Netflix series.

Trailer for Damien series based on The Omen.

Colony pilot (from one of the LOST showrunners, and featuring the guy who played Sawyer - Josh Holloway) available to watch online.

[Benji]

I really can't recall why I once liked Felicia Day. Every time she appears in Supernatural it makes my brain want to haemorrhage.

[MalaCloudy Black]

That's probably more to do with the fact that you're watching Supernatural.