Television (no longer temporary)

duff · Post by **duff** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:49 am

Just finished Stranger Things. I didn't enjoy like I thought I would. The first half was much better then the second. It was highly recommended by my co-worker, but he has a huge crush for 80s nostalgia.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:25 am

Sneaky Pete on Amazon Prime was super good. I totally recommend it.

The gf and I are now starting in on The Americans.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:40 am

Finished Master of None yesterday. Very enjoyable.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:38 pm

govmentchedda wrote:
Rush2112 wrote:Catastrophe from Channel 4 is pretty good.
It's great.

First episode of season 3! Woot.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 8:57 pm

Walton Goggins as Lee Russell v. Richard "Rip" Taggart is a demonstration in range.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:10 pm

Interested in hearing if anyone else is checking out Trial & Error. In the style of Parks and Rec, but perhaps trying a little much on the quirk. So far enjoyable, but not sure how long the premise can last (big city lawyer first case in a small town trope.)

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:57 pm

Wife and I are old, so most nights we watch a Wheel/Jeopardy double bill.

Last night featured this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rpzMD0ClSQ

Making it worse is the fact that on the previous puzzle, that guy blew at least 12 grand worth of cash and prizes by being remarkably dumb as well.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:48 pm

Pretty obvious that nobody has to pass any test in advance to qualify for Wheel of Fortune.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:42 am

Rush2112 wrote:Interested in hearing if anyone else is checking out Trial & Error. In the style of Parks and Rec, but perhaps trying a little much on the quirk. So far enjoyable, but not sure how long the premise can last (big city lawyer first case in a small town trope.)

I felt the same way and then remembered that's how I felt at the beginning of Parks and Rec, so I have hope.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:51 am

Giff wrote:
Rush2112 wrote:Interested in hearing if anyone else is checking out Trial & Error. In the style of Parks and Rec, but perhaps trying a little much on the quirk. So far enjoyable, but not sure how long the premise can last (big city lawyer first case in a small town trope.)
I felt the same way and then remembered that's how I felt at the beginning of Parks and Rec, so I have hope.

I was poking around and evidently, they plan on having a different case for each season. Hopefully NBC lets it stick around a bit, lord knows they don't really have anything else worth watching on.

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:06 am

I'm glad that I love Detroiters (just renewed for season two), but mostly glad that it's because it's a really funny show. Has that right amount of bizarreness to it (which I thought of after thinking about Parks and Rec).

Really love it for all the inside jokes that only Detroiters would get (most of the advertising accounts they have are very, very loosely based on iconic local TV ads from my (and I suppose Sam and Tim's) youth).

Best one yet and one that hits closest to home is the episode where the new transplants to Detroit from Denver are asking if the neighborhood where a bar they're going to is safe, which causes Sam and Tim to scoff about how "this isn't a third world city" and to quit being such a wuss, then when they say the bar is only 12 blocks away they'll just walk there then, Sam and Tim both seize up and say "Oh Jesus Christ, whatever you do, do not walk there!".

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:25 pm

brian wrote:I'm glad that I love Detroiters (just renewed for season two), but mostly glad that it's because it's a really funny show. Has that right amount of bizarreness to it (which I thought of after thinking about Parks and Rec).

Really love it for all the inside jokes that only Detroiters would get (most of the advertising accounts they have are very, very loosely based on iconic local TV ads from my (and I suppose Sam and Tim's) youth).

Best one yet and one that hits closest to home is the episode where the new transplants to Detroit from Denver are asking if the neighborhood where a bar they're going to is safe, which causes Sam and Tim to scoff about how "this isn't a third world city" and to quit being such a wuss, then when they say the bar is only 12 blocks away they'll just walk there then, Sam and Tim both seize up and say "Oh Jesus Christ, whatever you do, do not walk there!".

I love the show.

But first, let's do the hustle!

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:32 pm

Yep, another great Detroit inside joke. (I appreciated that they did it like five or six times in the episode as well instead of a couple because that's the kind of "beat you over the head" humor I enjoy. I still think the Sideshow Bob/rake gag in the "Cape Feare" episode of the Simpsons is the hardest I've ever laughed in my life).

Post by **brian** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:46 pm

govmentchedda wrote:
Pruitt wrote:
Giff wrote:Pruitt, don't you have some connection to Paw Patrol?
Yeah, I wrote 7 episodes in the first two seasons.

"No job is too big, no pup is too small!"
PAW Patrol is on a roll!!

Anyone else watch Workaholics?

Paw Patrol got a shoutout in the series finale. (The guys only had enough pot for one bowl watching Saturday morning cartoons, inspiring a Rube Goldberg-esque contraption to try and save as much smoke as possible, only to find out that it's actually Friday morning and not Saturday morning. The money quote after they start panicking about being insanely late for work:

"I think you guys are missing the big picture here. This means we have to wait another 24 hours for Paw Patrol!"

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:54 pm

brian wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:
Pruitt wrote:
Giff wrote:Pruitt, don't you have some connection to Paw Patrol?
Yeah, I wrote 7 episodes in the first two seasons.

"No job is too big, no pup is too small!"
PAW Patrol is on a roll!!
Anyone else watch Workaholics?

Paw Patrol got a shoutout in the series finale. (The guys only had enough pot for one bowl watching Saturday morning cartoons, inspiring a Rube Goldberg-esque contraption to try and save as much smoke as possible, only to find out that it's actually Friday morning and not Saturday morning. The money quote after they start panicking about being insanely late for work:

"I think you guys are missing the big picture here. This means we have to wait another 24 hours for Paw Patrol!"

I joke with my students that if they'd seen anything I'd written since they turned 12, they must have been pretty buzzed.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:04 pm

Pilot of The Legend of Master Legend on Amazon Prime was pretty good. John Hawkes is great. Just an actor who you always recognize but never can remember his name.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:13 am

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:00 am

brian wrote:Yep, another great Detroit inside joke. (I appreciated that they did it like five or six times in the episode as well instead of a couple because that's the kind of "beat you over the head" humor I enjoy. I still think the Sideshow Bob/rake gag in the "Cape Feare" episode of the Simpsons is the hardest I've ever laughed in my life).

I watched last week's last night and it was easily the best.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:01 am

brian wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:
Pruitt wrote:
Giff wrote:Pruitt, don't you have some connection to Paw Patrol?
Yeah, I wrote 7 episodes in the first two seasons.

"No job is too big, no pup is too small!"
PAW Patrol is on a roll!!
Anyone else watch Workaholics?

Paw Patrol got a shoutout in the series finale. (The guys only had enough pot for one bowl watching Saturday morning cartoons, inspiring a Rube Goldberg-esque contraption to try and save as much smoke as possible, only to find out that it's actually Friday morning and not Saturday morning. The money quote after they start panicking about being insanely late for work:

"I think you guys are missing the big picture here. This means we have to wait another 24 hours for Paw Patrol!"

That was about the only good thing about the last season. Just awful, IMO.

Post by **brian** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:22 am

Yeah, last season was pretty weak. I did enjoy the final episode though.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:51 pm

Aubrey Plaza Has Been So Good On ‘Legion,’ Right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUw_uOHtO70

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 1:20 pm

No! Other than having no fucking clue what's going on, she's the most annoying part of that show.

Syd on the other hand...

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 1:29 pm

Syd is beautiful. I think Plaza has been great, especially since

[+] spoiler: her full on evil turn.

Hoosier · Post by **Hoosier** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:20 pm

Bosch on Prime streaming is probably one of the best detective shows I've ever seen. It's a procedural and those aren't for everyone, but it's how it should be done. Seasons 1 and 2 are out and season 3 is out next month.

Post by **brian** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:22 pm

I can't get into Bosch because it still seems like a pale comparison to the novels for me.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:15 am

Hoosier reveals him/herself every two years to make a TV recommendation, then disappears into the crowd of Manning and Luck jerseys, remote in hand.

Hoosier · Post by **Hoosier** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:19 am

rass wrote:Hoosier reveals him/herself every two years to make a TV recommendation, then disappears into the crowd of Manning and Luck jerseys, remote in hand.

True enough. Though I like TV a lot more than I like the Colts these days. As weird as The Young Pope was, it was still easier to understand than trying to figure out why Chuck Pagano is still employed.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:21 am

rass wrote:Hoosier reveals him/herself every two years to make a TV recommendation, then disappears into the crowd of Manning/Luck double jerseys, remote in hand.

FTFY

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:06 pm

Anyone watch Lilyhammer on Netflix? I watched the first season, and liked it. Definitely weird, like a Goodfellas character meets Northern Exposure meets the original Fargo movie. Steven van Zandt plays a mafia boss who disappears to Lillehammer Norway after testifying against the head of his family. It's a Norwegian show, which may be why the feel of the show is so unusual. Half subtitled, half English, as the main character understands Norwegian, but responds mostly speaks English, and everyone else speaks at least a little English.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:33 pm

The Sybian wrote:Anyone watch Lilyhammer on Netflix?

I watched the first season. I liked it, but curtailed a lot of my TV viewing to things I REALLY like. Might have to revisit it, well once I'm done with season 11 of Trailer Park Boys.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:43 pm

I'm really enjoying One Punch Man on Netflix.

I like my mega-violent Anime to not take itself seriously.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:47 pm

The Sybian wrote:Anyone watch Lilyhammer on Netflix? I watched the first season, and liked it. Definitely weird, like a Goodfellas character meets Northern Exposure meets the original Fargo movie. Steven van Zandt plays a mafia boss who disappears to Lillehammer Norway after testifying against the head of his family. It's a Norwegian show, which may be why the feel of the show is so unusual. Half subtitled, half English, as the main character understands Norwegian, but responds mostly speaks English, and everyone else speaks at least a little English.

I might check this out. Steve Van Zandt is such an interesting guy. So, now he's in a Norwegian tv show (which must be a bit surreal for him). I love listening to the stories he tells on Sirius/XM's Underground Garage. Some channel "hosts" do nothing more than record a promo or two, but one gets the sense that Van Zandt is all over this channel.

The guy records and tours with his own band, records and tours with Springsteen, runs a radio channel, and acts in Norwegian television. What a slacker.

Post by **brian** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:59 pm

And he was on a little show called The Sopranos. (Not that you didn't know that but still.)

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:28 am

brian wrote:And he was on a little show called The Sopranos. (Not that you didn't know that but still.)

Yeah. He told a story on the radio I heard once, about how he was hired to play Silvio.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:36 pm

I give "Brockmire" on IFC a thumbs up. Pretty crass comedy and I really liked the line, "You're cute. You remind me of my favorite stepfather," among others.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:55 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote:I give "Brockmire" on IFC a thumbs up. Pretty crass comedy and I really liked the line, "You're cute. You remind me of my favorite stepfather," among others.

Watched it over my lunch break today and thought it was fantastic. Azaria is great and holy crap is Amanda Peet still great looking. Damn!

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:02 pm

I just watched whatever scene it was when he's doing the play by play and then starts talking about his wife pegging the neighbor.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 1:16 pm

Brockmire is funny....dark, but funny. Hank Azaria's voice is awesome, and now I'm not going to able to watch a baseball game this season without thinking of it.

And Amanda Peet...smoking hot.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Apr 12, 2017 11:51 am

Brockmeyer: And when I'm gone, give this note to my wife.

Jules: It just says "fuck you".

Brockmeyer: She'll know what it's about.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:56 am

I'm actually enjoying the new 24. I think I might've already posted this, but I don't care.