"How Not To Live Your Life" & "Archer" ...alright, I'll give 'em both a shot:cool:
& speaking of FX, the night before last, Justified premiered its pilot episode.
I watched it before work this morning, & Ohmoieffingawd! I loved it!
This show is about U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a modern day 19th century-style lawman, who enforces his brand of justice to put a target on his back with criminals and puts him at odds with his bosses in the Marshal service. As a result, he gets reassigned to the U.S. District covering the town…where he grew up.
I was hooked in the first 2 minutes, but hey, I'm a sucker for the premise.
My only gripe is that Timothy Olyphant let himself get typecast in a role that is so akin to the one he played in Deadwood, but I'll deal with it because Deadwood sits on my TV top 5 list of all time & I'm willing to give alot of leeway for that fact:crazy:
2 pints of lager... is an epic show to be fair, i only started watching it during the second half of last year, been watching ever since.
Caprica- I was'nt really aware that the creators were planning on doing this, and quite frankly, i stumbled across the premier of the show completely by accident. the storyline definitely is something you need to sit back and appreciate, since its not something straightforward like say... "tom and jerry" where the cat repeatedly gets his arse handed to him by the mouse in various different ways. gripping to the last few minutes of each episode, i cant say i havent liked every minute of the show.
The secret diary of a callgirl- I watched a couple episodes of the show, afraid its the kind of storyline for me that you either like, or you dont like, and it falls into the latter category for me, even with billie piper starring as the main character.:P
Skins- This is another UK based "soap" that is more targetted toward say.. the teens and young adults more than anyone. The storyline can get a bit confusing from time to time, but if you've seen all the episodes, its decent enough.
2 and a half men- Accidentally saw an episode on comedy central, been addicted to it ever since. one of the funniest sitcoms ive seen in a while, and would recommend it to anyone. plus, season 7's out as well on CC.
Lost- Pretty much like marburg, ive loved every aspect of the show. gripping storyline, keeps you addicted tbh.
Invasion- i saw a couple of episodes, and while the first episode is somewhat slow, to set the story for the entire series down, it appealed to me, so i decided to watch further. while it reminds me of the old movie "the bodysnatchers" where alien pods come from the sky and replace real humans with aliens who form an exact copy of the human physical self.
Reaper- Story about a kid whos' parents apparently sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his father to live, so on his 18th or 21st birthday (forgotten which one now) the devil tells him the truth and makes him a escaped soul collector. The comedy aspect fits hand in glove with the storyline, and again, its either you like it or you wont.
Breaking Bad just made its season III premiere last night & is worth another mention in this humble little thread.
Who would have ever thought that a show about a cancer-ridden, high school-teachin', meth-makin' druglord would end up being one of the best dramas on television?
' Wrote:Breaking Bad just made its season III premiere last night & is worth another mention in this humble little thread.
Who would have ever thought that a show about a cancer-ridden, high school-teachin', meth-makin' druglord would end up being one of the best dramas on television?
It's funny, as soon as I saw you bump this thread I thought "Breaking Bad". I have yet to watch the premier as I opted to watch The Pacific instead last night.
So far I'm rather liking it. I didnt watch band of brothers, as I have seen far to many movies and shows about WWII in the European theater and yeah... Didnt feel the need to watch another.
What I like about the Pacific is it really tries to bring you the story from the marines point of view as well as giving you the relevant information about the historical context. Each episode starts out with interviews from marines who were there and which the show is based off of and then goes into a description of the state of the war in the Pacific at the time of each episode (narrated by Tom Hanks of course). Additionally it is unabashedly gruesome in terms of the honest portrayal of the events portrayed, but not overly gory.
Yeah, So...it's finally time to say that tonight, Doctor Who is officially back on the air without all that sloughing around with 'seasonal specials' like last year:yahoo:
I'll be honest...I've only seen snippets so far of Matt Smith as the new Doctor, & so far he makes me cringe...but I'm willing to show faith that the Brits (loving DW as they do) ultimately know what they are doing & wouldn't pick the dude if he wasn't the best choice for the role.
So, Ima gonna go watch the new ep now & see if I can see what they see.
All in all, I figure Doctor Who is like sex: when it's good, it's great...but even if bad, it's still pretty good when the alternative is getting no Doctor at all.:cool:
Here's to hoping the new Doc rocks my timestream...after all, it's too late to turn back now.
So, I'm farting around aimlessly one night last week & discover that Ashes To Ashes is back on the air now for its 3rd & Final season.
DI Alex Drake of the Metropolitan Police is taken hostage and shot, and wakes to find herself apparently thrown back in time to 1981. She quickly recognises DCI Gene Hunt and his team from detailed reports made by DCI Sam Tyler about his own More trip to 1973. Initially sceptical about the surreal nature of her new environment, Alex, a modern, no-nonsense woman, clashed regularly with her sexist colleagues but had to learn to adjust while she strove to find her way back to 2008. As time passed, Alex started to accept her situation, and wonder whether her life in the future had been the dream
I intensely loved Life On Mars so, this spin off in my mind took a while to to accept...but once I got the hang of it, it's good enough to stand on its own & well worth watching. Check it out you lazy bastards!
So, there is this show that almost slipped under the radar of my evil TV eye called Spartacus: Blood & Sand
After weeks & weeks of friends telling me to check it out, I blew 'em all off cause I judged it as a cheap hybrid ripoff of Gladiator & 300...& y'know what? that's EXACTLY what it is.
However, by the time I endured my way halfway through the fourth episode- with Spartacus in the pits, I realized that I was starting to enjoy the s**t out of it.
There is one episode left in season one this Friday, & at this point, I'll be there to watch it with bells on & will look forward to season 2 which is already commissioned.
All that said, I'll also say that I love mega-stylized ultra-violence, & have been a huge fan of Frank Miller since the 80's but "300" IMHO was a steaming log of homoerotic feces & "Gladiator" (while cool to watch in its day) was overrated as hell as well.
This show, however, despite the flaws of its origin & various aspects that are cringe-worthy to a fellow TVphile such as yours truly, I have to say that this show is worth the time spent, simply based on the number of times I yelled "Oh, F*** YEAH!!!" at the screen so far.:yu:
' Wrote:All that said, I'll also say that I love mega-stylized ultra-violence, & have been a huge fan of Frank Miller since the 80's but "300" IMHO was a steaming log of homoerotic feces & "Gladiator" (while cool to watch in its day) was overrated as hell as well.
Meet the Spartans, IMO.
oh and yeah i just discovered this gem called Lucky Louie
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