The Official, Long Awaited, TV Shows Thread

[BRiT]

Third season of the Expanse is easily my favorite season of any sci-fi series. Ended amazingly well.

I have not read any of the books in the series, so my reaction is entirely from the show. For the first time in a long while, I am looking forward to the next season of a space scifi show. The show has so much potential on where it can go and what it can deal with.

 

[hoom]

The worst is when you realise there isn't a new episode of The Expanse this week

Spoiler

Slightly concerned the ending sets up basically Stargate: Atlantis, but mostly I'm happy to trust them to do something more than that

 

[BRiT]

I was thinking the ending was more like setting up for a

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Stargate: Universe, where they go around exploring different worlds/galaxies/solar systems, or even worse, like a StarTrek series based purely on new area each week without telling of any larger story.

but I have faith that they won't become that simplistic and abandon their means of telling a story with more complex interactions.

 

[Malo]

The Sinner with Jessica Biel was pretty damn good. 8 slow burning episodes worth of, shall we say, misery porn. I liked how it kept me guessing up until the very end. Unlike other shows which play with twists and turns, the Sinner was carefully written and constructed the whole way through, though. Nothing was made up on the spot. (and if it was, then good job to the writers) The ending was unexpected, but it was also satisfying and made perfect sense.

So finished the season last night. It was certainly a twist I wasn't expecting at the end but it made a lot of sense and laid to rest a few issues I had with the motivations of certain actions. Well written.

 

[Mize]

The worst is when you realise there isn't a new episode of The Expanse this week

Spoiler

Slightly concerned the ending sets up basically Stargate: Atlantis, but mostly I'm happy to trust them to do something more than that

I have a similar

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fear!

 

[Bludd]

The worst is when you realise there isn't a new episode of The Expanse this week

Spoiler

Slightly concerned the ending sets up basically Stargate: Atlantis, but mostly I'm happy to trust them to do something more than that

I was thinking the ending was more like setting up for a

Spoiler

Stargate: Universe, where they go around exploring different worlds/galaxies/solar systems, or even worse, like a StarTrek series based purely on new area each week without telling of any larger story.

but I have faith that they won't become that simplistic and abandon their means of telling a story with more complex interactions.

I've read all the books and

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there are no sentient alien humanoids. I haven't watched Stargate Atlantis but AFAIK from reading Wikipedia and IMHO it is not similar at all. The Expanse is about humans and what humans do to the world and to each other.

 

[BRiT]

Finished up Luke Cage 2.0 on Saturday. Its significantly ahead of Jessica Jones 2.0; Luke2 is a good series, plenty of action, perhaps slight pacing issues but well ahead of JJ2, it didnt seem to have annoying characters doing stupid annoying things to ruin the enjoyment, and the end sets up for interesting premise(s) on the next season.

I also started Altered Carbon on Sunday. I finished it on Monday. Great series. A must watch for anyone liking scifi/dystopian/steam punk styles.

 

[Mariner]

I finished watching the second series of Legion the other night. First series I thought was very good - very stylish (and stylised), but also with a lot of good story running through it. The second series was also very stylish and stylised, but I thought the storyline was lacking somewhat. Dragged on a bit, truth be told, though I thought the ending was interesting and sets up the 3rd series very well - no idea what the heck will happen in that!

 

[Gubbi]

West World season 2, brilliant in every way.

Confusing at times because of the heavily shuffled chronology.

Cheers

 

[Bludd]

I've started watching Sharp Objects, the HBO mini-series starring Amy Adams as an alchololic newspaper reporter who is sent back to her small hometown where there has been a murder.

It's intriguing and well-played. Amy's character's family is dysfunctional due to a tragic event in the past which is not elaborated on at first, but you just know it is something horrible.

The mini-series is based on the book of the same name by the same author who wrote Gone Girl.

 

[BRiT]

Sharp Objects ... seems like an extreme snore-fest after watching the first 2 episodes. I recommend passing on this series.

 

[Bludd]

Sharp Objects ... seems like an extreme snore-fest after watching the first 2 episodes. I recommend passing on this series.

Sure if you don't care about the characters, the why of the story and stuff like that, it can be boring. But that is true of any TV show, movie or book, you just have to find the right (or wrong?) person.

I love Band of Brothers, but some people thinks it's too confusing and they don't know who is who. I think they are wrong, but it doesn't take away my enjoyment of it.

 

[BRiT]

Band of Brothers is a great series because on top of great character development they had actual events happening.

I was hoping for Sharp Objects to be good and to snag me, but it hasnt at all. I'm hoping the 3rd episode will turn things around, but I doubt it will. It seems like they're going to save any sort of events happening for the very last episode.

 

[eloic]

The Big Bang Theory (season 1). Kind of old, yes... I don't know exactly why but until now I hadn't watched an entire single episode, even though I obviously like comedy shows and nerdiness.

I'm liking it very much.

 

[eloic]

Uhm... Still watching TBBT, season 1, and enjoying it, BUT there's something I found pretty disturbing/uncomfortable: Leonard's bulge. I mean, it's there. In every freaking episode. Quite unsightly.

Does this get better in next seasons? And by "get better" I mean "disappear", not "get bigger", puh-lease!

 

[hoom]

Watched Bullet in the Face.

Might be the worst show I've ever seen.
Might be so bad its good.
I'm mostly inclined to the former.

 

[Bludd]

Uhm... Still watching TBBT, season 1, and enjoying it, BUT there's something I found pretty disturbing/uncomfortable: Leonard's bulge. I mean, it's there. In every freaking episode. Quite unsightly.

Does this get better in next seasons? And by "get better" I mean "disappear", not "get bigger", puh-lease!

From season 11

https://imgur.com/a/K9uTHny

 

[eloic]

From season 11

https://imgur.com/a/K9uTHny

Thank you! I couldn't help but sing "At laaAaAaAaaaast..." when I saw this picture.

 

[Babel-17]

Watched Bullet in the Face.

Might be the worst show I've ever seen.
Might be so bad its good.
I'm mostly inclined to the former.

It was an Alan Spencer, he of Sledge Hammer! renown, project. I enjoyed the humor. I even enjoyed his movie Hexed, and not just because it had Claudia Christian.
Ha, CC herself uploaded this clip:

P.S. I just now noticed my comment from a year ago on youtube. Pretty funny!

Babel 17 1 year ago
Hey CC! A friend told me he just watched The Hidden so I used this clip to advertise Hexed. Alan Spenser is a hoot of a director/writer! I think I'm due to watch Bullet in the Face again.

 

[Malo]

Billions. Love the characters and writing of this show, one of my favorite TV shows for the last few years. Catching up on season 3 now.