Television (no longer temporary)

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 3:24 pm

Agree with the Seven Says in Hell love; it was outstanding.

I have watched the first 3 Another Period on Comedy Central and it is a hilarious send up of reality shows. Plus I have had a huge crush on Riki since I first saw Garfunkel & Oates, so the show has that going for it too.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:39 am

rass wrote:7 Days in Hell was pretty damn enjoyable.

Assuming you don't hate Samburg, it's 100% up your alley Jerloma. Trust me. Or check the cast, and then trust me.

I didn't check the cast first. I only knew Samberg and Jon Snow was in it. Pond was an awesome surprise. Loved it.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:07 am

Jerloma wrote:
rass wrote:7 Days in Hell was pretty damn enjoyable.

Assuming you don't hate Samburg, it's 100% up your alley Jerloma. Trust me. Or check the cast, and then trust me.
I didn't check the cast first. I only knew Samberg and Jon Snow was in it. Pond was an awesome surprise. Loved it.

That was fucking great. Some serious hard laughs. Samburg being Samburg in a fantastic character, great cast, and some really surprising gags. I didn't even realize the Duke was Howie Mandel. I have to say, the ending was horrible. So stupid. A couple of plot points felt like they completely ran out of ideas and threw in some crap. Still loved it, though. English talk show host and Taiwanese animation reenactments were instant classics.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 11:56 am

Not to beat a dead horse (ha!), but BoJack Horseman is one of the best shows on TV. (Onion TV Club agrees.)

Not since the early seasons of Arrested Development or the best years of 30 Rock has a series committed to the joke-a-second model like BoJack Horseman does.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:11 pm

Also, his website is genius. (Note: Has autoplay music because all shitty websites do. It's part of the joke.)

howard · Post by **howard** » Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:06 pm

Anyone watch The Knick? A medical drama set in the year 1900 in New York City. On Cinemax on demand, ten episode first season.

I don't like medical shows. Even the good ones, like ER, I just don't watch because I am unable to suspend disbelief, or suspend my need to evaluate the authenticity of the details in order to enjoy the show.

Not this one, I really dig it. Clive Owen is really good, rest of the acting pretty good, excellent historic detail. Highly recommend.

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Sun Jul 19, 2015 7:05 pm

howard wrote:Anyone watch The Knick? A medical drama set in the year 1900 in New York City. On Cinemax on demand, ten episode first season.

I don't like medical shows. Even the good ones, like ER, I just don't watch because I am unable to suspend disbelief, or suspend my need to evaluate the authenticity of the details in order to enjoy the show.

Not this one, I really dig it. Clive Owen is really good, rest of the acting pretty good, excellent historic detail. Highly recommend.

I love me some Clive Owen, so hopefully all the episodes are my OnDemand too. Thanks for the heads up as I haven't even heard of it, which is very strange for me.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:31 am

"The Knick" is directed by Steven Soderbergh, so that is probably you answer as to why it is quality.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:55 am

yeah, he directed all ten episodes, and plans to continue into the second season.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:01 pm

Can the Sharknado franchise jump the shark?

Post by **brian** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:26 pm

OK, Seven Days In Hell was hysterical.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:42 pm

jon snow knows love.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:39 am

brian wrote:OK, Seven Days In Hell was hysterical.

The high five oral sex was a tremendous plot twist.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:44 am

This is a bit old but we're still clearing out our DVR and it made me laugh hard ...

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:57 am

In case anyone was wondering, Hannibal Burress' show has not gotten better.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:04 pm

tennbengal wrote:
brian wrote:OK, Seven Days In Hell was hysterical.
The high five oral sex was a tremendous plot twist.

I loved the tangent about the Norwegian court illustrator.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:50 pm

BSF21 wrote:In case anyone was wondering, Hannibal Burress' show has not gotten better.

He's so great on Broad City, and his stand up is too. I don't understand.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 1:18 pm

govmentchedda wrote:
BSF21 wrote:In case anyone was wondering, Hannibal Burress' show has not gotten better.
He's so great on Broad City, and his stand up is too. I don't understand.

It's just an awful premise for a show. He isn't bad, it's the show. I think he is one of the most talented guys out there right now, but having his name attached to this is not helping him.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 2:39 pm

govmentchedda wrote:
BSF21 wrote:In case anyone was wondering, Hannibal Burress' show has not gotten better.
He's so great on Broad City, and his stand up is too. I don't understand.

Not being obnoxious here - but Producers, writers and directors make a big difference. He clearly has first level representation, and Comedy Central knows how to make good shows - clearly something is very wrong, something that you'd figure they should have spotted early on in the creative process. Did he not have the authority to bring in his own creative guys? Did the network not know the best way to showcase him?

When the host of a show seems so uncomfortable, it is a very bad sign.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 3:37 pm

Pruitt wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:
BSF21 wrote:In case anyone was wondering, Hannibal Burress' show has not gotten better.
He's so great on Broad City, and his stand up is too. I don't understand.
Not being obnoxious here - but Producers, writers and directors make a big difference. He clearly has first level representation, and Comedy Central knows how to make good shows - clearly something is very wrong, something that you'd figure they should have spotted early on in the creative process. Did he not have the authority to bring in his own creative guys? Did the network not know the best way to showcase him?

When the host of a show seems so uncomfortable, it is a very bad sign.

I don't really know that any network really knows how to make good shows, especially considering the top executives often come from a business/accounting/legal background.

While certain networks do better than others (HBO and FX, for starters), a lot of their success can be traced to "green-light the show and get out of the way" and a general willingness to take risks other networks would not. AMC, for example, has had "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad", but nearly lost the latter because of how they managed the former, not to mention has had many other original shows that are not good.

To quote William Goldman, "No one knows anything."

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 3:43 pm

Bojack Horseman is great. Really well done, wonderful detail thrown in, even the opening credits and music is really well done (one of the Black Keys guys did the theme.) Suck a dick, dumbshits!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 4:17 pm

Finally going back and watching Eastbound and Down. Saw the first season when it originally aired, I loved it, but it fell off the radar. What a great fucking character, and so well played. Amazing to find yourself rooting for a complete and utter piece of shit. His total lack of self awareness reminds me a bit of Michael Scott, with a more badass hairdo.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 6:44 pm

Oh no. Stop at season one.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 6:51 pm

Stop the minute Will Farrell pops onto the screen.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:54 pm

A_B wrote:Oh no. Stop at season one.

Listen to him, he speaks the truth.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:51 am

Watched A Deadly Adoption last night - the Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig Lifetime movie...

Very strange, as it was neither overtly parodic enough to be funny (and it stopped being amusing about twenty minutes in), or well produced enough to even work as a "legit" Lifetime-style movie.

Either a joke that was too "in" to be funny to the audience, a film too poorly shot to be an homage to the family in distress movie, or some sort of experiment in doing a shot for shot simulation of a typical tv movie. Which begs the question - what's the point.

By the time the clearly ridiculous elements cropped up - the bad news boyfriend of the villain breakfasting on cigarettes and beer - none of it mattered. A very strange movie indeed.

I keep giving Will Ferrell second chances, but other than the kind of funny Mexican-style movie he made a few years ago, he just churns out one bad film after another.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:41 am

mister d wrote:Stop the minute Will Farrell pops onto the screen.

Yes. His character fucking sucks and gums up the show. Way too over the top. I'm finding the show amusing, and since each season is only 8 episodes, I feel like I am making progress in knocking one of many shows off of my list.

Meant to post this in the Gold Cup thread, but the Jamaican coach looks a lot like Ferrell's character.

Just realized, they have the same last name. Coincidence?

Schäfer and Schaeffer

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:46 am

A_B wrote:Oh no. Stop at season one.

Haven't made through season 4 yet. Season 2 (Mexico) was not as good as season 1, but I liked season 3 (Myrtle Beach) a lot.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:28 pm

govmentchedda wrote:
BSF21 wrote:In case anyone was wondering, Hannibal Burress' show has not gotten better.
He's so great on Broad City, and his stand up is too. I don't understand.

Remember that Louie C.K.'s first attempt at doing TV (Lucky Louie) was awful as well....

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:43 pm

Everyone trashed that show, but I liked Lucky Louie; mostly for Jim Norton as a pedophile.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:05 am

I'm enjoying season 2 of True Detective more than season 1 (although the acting was better in season 1). Also, that looked like a fun party.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:19 pm

This week on rass catches up on FX shows he loves and yet inexplicably watches on a months long time delay, the intersection of the a Busey family and Justified was everything I could have hoped for.

And I think I'm enjoying True Detective, too.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 5:53 am

About to finish up Orange is the New Black. It's been pretty funny and I recommend it. Now I need suggestions for another show.

Daredevil? The Knick? Bojack Horseman? Broad city? True Detective? Any others I'm missing? I see good things about Banshee and The Americans too. There's a crapton of worthwhile shows on. I'm having trouble deciding.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:36 am

The Americans rules, but save it for winter (depending on where you are). It just seems better.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:22 am

Broad City is your next move. Do it.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:23 am

Anyone watching The Brink?

Post by **brian** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:07 am

Giff wrote:Anyone watching The Brink?

Yeah, not really jazzed about it though. Watching now only on the off chance Carla Gugino gets naked.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:52 am

brian wrote:
Giff wrote:Anyone watching The Brink?
Yeah, not really jazzed about it though. Watching now only on the off chance Carla Gugino gets naked.

Tim Robbins has been the only good thing so far. I'm just watching it because I don't think I've ever watched an HBO show from the beginning.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:06 am

I don't know how it happens that some women get hotter and hotter the older they get (plastic surgery doesn't hurt), but Carla Gugino is one of them.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:14 pm

brian wrote:I don't know how it happens that some women get hotter and hotter the older they get (plastic surgery doesn't hurt), but Carla Gugino is one of them.

No doubt. Of course, older women just become hotter to me as I get older myself.