Television (no longer temporary)

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 9:03 am

They should give Carrie Coon all the Emmys. Loved the Leftovers finale episode.

Sepinwall also had a good interview with creator Damon Lindelof, he mentions there is a connection of season 3 with a great old movie. The Last Wave, an early Peter Weir film, starring Richard Chamberlain, and the actor who played Chris Sunday (Prime Minister of Australia in Kevin's last assassin segment) in The Leftovers. I love that movie, seen it at least a dozen times.

Fargo took a deeper turn this week, deep into Lebowski territory, w/ a reappearance of Ray Wise, who will always first and foremost be Leland Palmer. Wise has logged more time on Fargo than on the new Twin Peaks, at least so far. TV is so great; Golden Age.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 10:47 am

Marc Summers talks Double Dare...throw back to my youth
http://www.businessinsider.com/marc-sum ... ime-2017-6

Post by **brian** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 2:15 pm

howard wrote:They should give Carrie Coon all the Emmys. Loved the Leftovers finale episode.

Sepinwall also had a good interview with creator Damon Lindelof, he mentions there is a connection of season 3 with a great old movie. The Last Wave, an early Peter Weir film, starring Richard Chamberlain, and the actor who played Chris Sunday (Prime Minister of Australia in Kevin's last assassin segment) in The Leftovers. I love that movie, seen it at least a dozen times.

Fargo took a deeper turn this week, deep into Lebowski territory, w/ a reappearance of Ray Wise, who will always first and foremost be Leland Palmer. Wise has logged more time on Fargo than on the new Twin Peaks, at least so far. TV is so great; Golden Age.

I thought the most interesting thing about that interview is they originally wanted to use "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin To Fuck With" for the trampoline scene but couldn't clear it because of the samples. In the end I think Protect Ya Neck worked better.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:33 pm

The Gong Show is coming back? Man, they have really run out of ideas. They should prop up the corpse of Chuck Barris on the judging panel.

I guess this is to be expected given all the talent show they've put on the air.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:37 pm

THe host is mike Myers in some weird character.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:57 am

For a couple of years "The Gong Show" was my favourite thing on television.

But seeing Mike Myers do three minutes as Tommy Maitland was about two and a half minutes too much. Will definitely watch the show, but has any star who didn't get arrested or die fallen as fast as Mike Myers?

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:43 am

Pruitt wrote:For a couple of years "The Gong Show" was my favourite thing on television.

But seeing Mike Myers do three minutes as Tommy Maitland was about two and a half minutes too much. Will definitely watch the show, but has any star who didn't get arrested or die fallen as fast as Mike Myers?

I actually thought about that at one point recently - wondering why he just stopped. I am guessing he made a shit-ton of money on the Austin Powers things and simply didn't have the drive to keep being creative and what not.

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:52 am

He also made a shit ton from the Shrek franchise. And all he had to do for those was talk.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:14 am

Oh yeah, that. Forgot about that. Yeah, he must be supremely wealthy at this point...

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:16 am

I remember he was supposed to make a movie about his character Dieter from SNL, but something happened where the studio was interfering so much he said "fuck it". It must be good to have enough money to say no.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:17 am

L-Jam3 wrote:I remember he was supposed to make a movie about his character Dieter from SNL, but something happened where the studio was interfering so much he said "fuck it". It must be good to have enough money to say no.

Also, "the Love Guru" was such a colossal bomb that it threw his career way off track.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:29 am

According to Wiki, he screenwrites and directs some stuff, and is in an upcoming thriller with Margot Robbie and Simon Pegg. He's non-annoying Jim Carrey.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:58 am

He has been doing some other stuff. There was a recent interview in WTF as he was promoting his directing effort for Super Mench.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:05 am

Pruitt wrote:
L-Jam3 wrote:I remember he was supposed to make a movie about his character Dieter from SNL, but something happened where the studio was interfering so much he said "fuck it". It must be good to have enough money to say no.
Also, "the Love Guru" was such a colossal bomb that it threw his career way off track.

My wife and I went to a test screening of that. Filling out the paperwork to give my opinions on the movie was the last thing I wanted to do after sitting through that piece of trash, even though I occasionally enjoy trashing some television and movie offerings.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:50 pm

Amazon Prime's Le Mans: Racing is Everything is a little 6 part documentary. Very compelling and I am not a huge fan of this type of racing. Also Euro racing fashion is far superior to NASCAR fashion.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 10:49 am

Last week, John Oliver went after the coal industry and one coal magnate in particular.

He predicted that one guy in particular - Robert Murray - would sue him. And he did!

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/joh ... te-w489175

The complaint also suggests that Oliver is pursuing a partisan assault against Murray, a Trump supporter: "The "defendants' broadcasts have vigorously supported and advanced Mrs. Clinton's agenda," the complaint reads. More substantively, Murray accuses Oliver of ignoring evidence that the Utah mine collapse was caused by an earthquake, though a government report concluded that the root of the tragedy was unauthorized mining practices.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 6:19 pm

I forgot that Designated Survivor has started back up a couple months ago. I watched a couple episodes and decided it's not worth it. The real life drama of politics makes the show unrealistic and quaint.

Also, Americans Gods is decent, but 2 episodes in and I have no idea what the purpose is. Thankfully there are only 8 episodes.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 10:22 am

Johnnie wrote:Also, Americans Gods is decent, but 2 episodes in and I have no idea what the purpose is. Thankfully there are only 8 episodes.

4th episode according to my sources (I'm on number two as well.)

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:22 am

Rush2112 wrote:
Johnnie wrote:Also, Americans Gods is decent, but 2 episodes in and I have no idea what the purpose is. Thankfully there are only 8 episodes.
4th episode according to my sources (I'm on number two as well.)

Greaaaat.

In the meantime, I started Silicon Valley. Very, very funny. So glad it's in season 4.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:18 pm

This interview, man...I think I love T.J. Miller. He might be an insane genius.

And then the people that don’t are like stupid f—king websites like TV Over Mind or something, and they’re putting forth very reasonable, well written logic for why this is so dumb and the only thing I’ll ever be good at was this part in Silicon Valley.” Yet none of them have seen Yogi Bear 3D, so they’re all talking and chit-chattering and squawk, squawk, squawk — but none of them have seen Yogi Bear 3D. So they don’t know that I’ve already done the best thing that I’ll ever do. And because of that, there is no fear about any move in Hollywood for me. I’m just on the downslope. This is all a downward spiral, career-wise.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:48 pm

That was, no joke, the worst movie i have ever seen and I'm glad he appreciates that fact.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:51 pm

tennbengal wrote:Yeah, Fargo has been on my hope-to-get-to-it list for awhile now, and the fact that Coon is in season 3 gives me additional incentive to start the series.

She's the best. I haven't had a crush on an actress like this since mid-90s Maura Tierney.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:15 pm

I was thinking of either starting Sons of Anarchy or The West Wing from the beginning of each. I never saw more than 60 seconds of either, and I'm leaning West Wing, but I fucking hated The Newsroom, so much so I stopped watching it in the middle of an episode. Is it more of the same irritating Sorkin-ness?

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:49 pm

Yeah, if you don't like the Sorkin-ness, it's probably not for you. SoA is mad fun.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:52 pm

L-Jam3 wrote:I was thinking of either starting Sons of Anarchy or The West Wing from the beginning of each. I never saw more than 60 seconds of either, and I'm leaning West Wing, but I fucking hated The Newsroom, so much so I stopped watching it in the middle of an episode. Is it more of the same irritating Sorkin-ness?

If you start the West Wing you can play along with a recently released podcast that is pretty good. The West Wing Weekly, goes episode by episode.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:08 am

Veep just ended another great season. Maybe not its best one, but that's a really high bar.

And the set up for the next season promises absurdity at an epic level.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:15 am

Jerloma wrote:Yeah, if you don't like the Sorkin-ness, it's probably not for you. SoA is mad fun.

FWIW, seconded. West Wing is peak Sorkin. Gets annoying as fuck (imo.)

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:28 am

Newsroom is way way way way way "worse".

Post by **brian** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:41 am

Ryan wrote:Newsroom is way way way way way "worse".

And Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip or whatever the hell it was called was worse yet.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:10 am

Ha!

Yeah, so, my bad. It was peak Sorkin for me, because I was all Sorkin'd out after WW.

Full disclosure, I was a big fan of Sports Night.

I'm an SNL, Second City nerd, so I tried with Studio 60 but I hated it. I didn't even try with Newsroom, which again... Should be wheelhouse material. I could just tell from the trailers/teasers.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:16 am

I mean, the Sorkinometer aside, West Wing won like 100 Emmys and those other shows were not good. It's a great show and if you happen to be idealistic in your political view, it will hit home bigly. Watch Seasons 1-4 in full, then come back here and ask for the right episodes to watch from 5-7. The watch season 2 again. Every month.

Post by **brian** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:27 am

To keep the conversation on point, SoA is another show that declined badly in the last couple of seasons. Doesn't mean it's not worth watching, but it really got lazy and dumb at the end.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:41 pm

Ryan wrote:I mean, the Sorkinometer aside, West Wing won like 100 Emmys and those other shows were not good. It's a great show and if you happen to be idealistic in your political view, it will hit home bigly. Watch Seasons 1-4 in full, then come back here and ask for the right episodes to watch from 5-7. The watch season 2 again. Every month.

Don't you lump Sports Night in with non-WW Sorkin shows that were not good. Sports Night is perfect, and they also have their own recap podcast. Plus, I think it's only 44 episodes in total, so it's easier to complete.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:50 pm

Sorry yes, Sports Night is great. Bill Macy's episodes alone are enough to merit the rewatch every other year or so.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:18 pm

Has anyone watched Handmaid's Tale yet? If not, could you do so please?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:31 pm

brian wrote:To keep the conversation on point, SoA is another show that declined badly in the last couple of seasons. Doesn't mean it's not worth watching, but it really got lazy and dumb at the end.

The scene in the finale was LOL funny and I'm thinking that's not what they were going for.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:41 pm

Jerloma wrote:Has anyone watched Handmaid's Tale yet? If not, could you do so please?

I feel for you, J-Lo. I was the same way about Riverdale.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:54 pm

Jerloma wrote:Has anyone watched Handmaid's Tale yet? If not, could you do so please?

I just can't justify yet another service on top of Netflix and Amazon Prime and the obscene amt of money I pay for cable.

But, shit, the existence of that show has made me almost pull the trigger a number of times.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 2:54 pm

Ryan wrote:Newsroom is way way way way way "worse".

By the middle of the second episode I was into full-fledged angry mode. Like being trapped with a room full of pretentious know it alls who never shut up.

Post by **brian** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:19 pm

Giff wrote:
brian wrote:To keep the conversation on point, SoA is another show that declined badly in the last couple of seasons. Doesn't mean it's not worth watching, but it really got lazy and dumb at the end.
The scene in the finale was LOL funny and I'm thinking that's not what they were going for.

Yeah, there were almost a dozen of those types of scenes for us the last season or so. I know they weren't trying to make a show that didn't at all involve suspension of disbelief or anything, but I must of have said something to the effect of "come the fuck on" at least once or twice per episode that final season. They really took a kind of brilliant idea (Hamlet set in a California motorcycle gang) and ran it into the ground and then so far into the ground it came back out again at which point they ran it into the ground some more.