All this talk about series, how network TV Sucks, and how hard it is to find quality shows, and some excellent shows that fly under the radar, I need a comprehensive review of all the series I need to see.
For good entertainment, I would be willing to buy DVD sets. But I've recently picked up HBOGO by kiping it from my parents, and recently got Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Here is a listing of shows that I currently own or have seen all the episodes of. If it isn't on the list, just assume I haven't seen it.
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Great Shows – Must See
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Longmire
Burn Notice
House
Spartacus
House of Cards
Justified
True Detective
Breaking Bad
The Assets
The Wire
Sherlock (BBC)
The Americans
The Walking Dead
Deadwood
Netflix: Daredevil
Jack Taylor
Luther
Bosch
Good shows
Travelers
Ozark
The Leftovers
Conviction
Medici
The Last Kingdom
Firefly
Dollhouse
The Good Wife
Hell on Wheels
Big Bang Theory
Falling Skies
Suits
White Collar
Agents of SHIELD
Arrow
Boss
Rome
Orange is the New Black
Orphan Black
The Knick
Goliath (Amazon)
Iron Fist
Show Me a Hero
Hell on Wheels
Shooter
Mediocre
Robin Hood (BBC)
Vikings
How I met your Mother
Scrubs
Chuck
That 70's Show
Top Gear
Graceland
Hung (HBO)
Gotham
Conviction
Crap Camelot
Top Shot
Defiance
Legends of Tomorrow
Here is a listing of shows that I'm currently watching
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Great
Good
Boardwalk Empire
Westworld
Mediocre
Crap
Here is a listing of shows on my list to watch (mostly due to this thread)
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The Sopranos
24
Fargo (missed getting it on the DVR :-) )
Band of Brothers
The Pacific
The Comeback
6 Feet Under
John Adams
Battlestar Glactica
Friday Night Lights
I work a fuckton, so it is hard for me catch a series while it is on to get it on the DVR, but I recognize the entertainment value and am willing to go after the Must See shows. Accordingly, I'm not necessarily looking for anything that is still running. I'm up for watching stuff that has run its course.
So what say you, Planet? Which shows should I see?
Originally Posted by Simply Red:
Looking for suggestions on a new or relatively so - series that is of the thriller, horror genre - no fantasy or drama - anyone know of any sleepers like that that they could suggest?
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
Free stream of first episode of new Twilight Zone
Full disclosure: Kumail Nanjiani, in my opinion, is a gigantic douche.
That being said: he wasn't the problem with that episode.
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How everything played out in the show felt like vintage Sterling-era Twilight Zone but with current-day cinematography... except for the vulgarity and the repeated coda of the Comedian's bit slagging on the Second Amendment which just came off like a ham-fisted and tone-deaf attempt at social critique that Sterling was fond of in the 60s.
But.. given how the Comedian came off through the course of the episode it almost seems like the audience is supposed to dislike the anti-2A diatribe... and that was kind of a bizarre musing. Given the front man for this TZ revival and casting two minorities of the same (I am assuming) ethnicity as the dramatic leads, I find it hard to believe the show didn't intend to undermine an anti-2A narrative.
Anyway, the main thrust of the episode is a morality play that has an implication to the widest possible general audience ("How willing would you be to hurt other people to gain success for yourself?") but it comes off flat because, through really no fault of Kumail nor the actress portraying his girlfriend, there isn't anything shown to us that makes us care about the consequences of the Comedian's actions.. and we're not really explained the in-narrative importance of the high-profile guest actor even though the plot is directly kicked off by said character.
I guess I'll give the next episodes a try until I cancel CBS All Access once Discovery concludes for the year but I thought the TZ revival pilot missed the mark. 4/10. [Reply]
Bless This Mess is better than it should be.
A lot of it is retread and stereotypical network sitcom, but it's got a good cast and good writers.
It's comfort food, but it's well-made comfort food.
NY yuppie couple inherits a Nebraska farm and decides to go native.
Hijinks ensue as they integrate with the locals and try to make a go of rural life.
Locals have a lot of quirks and foibles.
Blah, blah, blah.
So it's a lot of Green Acres, and a touch of Newhart.
But the writing is snappy and the cast is seasoned.
Particularly good is Ed Begley Jr [the village outcast/hermit], David Koechner [the village blowhard/Alpha husband], and Pam Grier [the reserved sheriff]. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee: Bless This Mess is better than it should be.
A lot of it is retread and stereotypical network sitcom, but it's got a good cast and good writers.
It's comfort food, but it's well-made comfort food.
NY yuppie couple inherits a Nebraska farm and decides to go native.
Hijinks ensue as they integrate with the locals and try to make a go of rural life.
Locals have a lot of quirks and foibles.
Blah, blah, blah.
So it's a lot of Green Acres, and a touch of Newhart.
But the writing is snappy and the cast is seasoned.
Particularly good is Ed Begley Jr [the village outcast/hermit], David Koechner [the village blowhard/Alpha husband], and Pam Grier [the reserved sheriff].
Anyone else watching Chambers on Netflix? I really like it, but what a twisty, turning, mind fuck. Can’t wait to see how they end it! I would def recommend it! [Reply]
So I finally watched the last season of Americans. Goddamn that show was good. Lots of those notes hit really hard. It’s hard for me to pick anything bad about it. I will miss it. And Keri Russell. [Reply]
