Scots Taffer on 26/6/2012 at 11:57
Interestingly, I last wrote about
Mad Men (
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132442&p=1997177) 2 years ago as I struggled to get into it and I'm currently closing out season 4, enthralled with the direction the show has taken and eager to get into season 5 - which I've only heard good things about.
This will tide me over until the latest (and final) season of
Breaking Bad begins - if you haven't seen this show yet, holy fuck just do it. It is probably my favourite show from a standpoint of consistent quality and it hits so many big notes - it's funny, thrilling, moving, and fucking wicked smart from a plotting perspective.
Other than this, in the past six months I've dug into and enjoyed:
- s3 of
Community, though I think the quality was slipping and it should have died with Harmon's career
- s3 of
Archer, I can only take this show in small doses but goddamn it's hilarious
- all of the BBC's mostly excellent updating of
SherlockSitting to be watched is
Homeland and all of
The West Wing (if I dare start it - I did once reach s2 or 3 back in uni). I never got interested enough to watch
Boardwalk Empire, Sons of Anarchy, Treme or
Fringe to name just a few, but still open to being persuaded to their merits if they're still going strong or improve on what they offered... I'm also hearing good things about
Girls, Suits, Luther, Persons of Interest...
So, what's on your TV?
Angel Dust on 26/6/2012 at 13:04
Honestly? Bob the Builder and The Wiggles. :p My wife and I don't watch much television so the kids have pretty much commandeered it. This isn't a snobby dismissal of television or anything, it's just TV loses out to reading/gaming/film watching. We do occasionally watch a series though, and it's been a while since we have done so, so maybe this thread will give me an idea for the next one.
Vasquez on 26/6/2012 at 13:26
Gilmore Girls! We watched - and liked! - an episode now and then when TV2 was showing it, but it was on such weird times (weekend afternoons) that never really managed to follow it regularly. Now we finally got around to having a GG-marathon :D
henke on 26/6/2012 at 14:28
It seems I don't watch many movies these days, but a whole lot of TV series instead.
Right now:Game of Thrones, S2 - it's good
Workaholics, S2 - it's a bit all over the place but occasionally hilarious
Mr. Show, S2 - somehow I'd never heard of this one until a buddy from Canada at work recommended it recently. Fantastic sketch-comedy. :D
Chapelle Show, S2 - remembered sporadically enjoying it when it was on MTV ages ago. Downloaded and confirmed that it is indeed as hilarious as I remember.
Father Ted - just started re-watching it. Been years since I saw it last and I'm pleased to find it still holds up, for the most part.
Ice Road Truckers - whenever I happen to catch this on TV I'm hypnotized to watch it until it's over. (much like everyone else, I understand)
Stuff I've watched in the past half-year:Great stuff :Breaking Bad, S3-4
Walking Dead, S2
Children's Hospital S1-3 - fantastic ensamble of comedians and guestactors goofing around for 10 minutes per episode in something that barely hangs together as a "show". Consistency in story and characters is low, hilarity is at a near-constant high. AND you can watch pretty much the whole thing on youtube, here's a good episode to start with: (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it42DVCZPeU) Joke Overload.
Good stuff:NTSF:SD:SUV - just like Children's Hospital except parodying Crime Procedurals instead of Hospital Dramas and not quite as good.
The Office, S8 - no Steve Carell, but still good.
Community, S3 - not as good as seasons 1 and 2 but still has a handfull of great episodes. Timelines was the best episode ever. EVER
Stuff I started watching but got bored with:Sons of Anarchy, S4 - seemed like it might be better than the snoozefest of season 3, but still didn't manage to pull me back into the series.
Archer, S1 & 2 - the funny/annoying ratio veers slightly too much on the annoying-side.
Up next:True Blood - my Canadian workbuddy told me about it. The premise sounds pretty interesting. Will have to check it out.
SubJeff on 26/6/2012 at 14:29
I'm still on my old faves. Currently True Blood, but eagerly awaiting Homeland Season 2 (September) and of course Breaking Bad next month.
demagogue on 26/6/2012 at 14:57
Castle, The Office, & NatGeo stuff.
SubJeff on 26/6/2012 at 16:00
Oh God, how could I forget. Curb Your Enthusiasm. I love this show. Love it. Marty Funkhouser! Leon! Oh God, Leon.
I never saw all of Seinfeld, just caught it now and then on TV. This is much, much better.
Yakoob on 26/6/2012 at 23:42
I just got into The IT Crowd, halfway through season 3, and it's one of the few shows that genuinely and consistently makes me Lough Out Loud. Loving it!
I'm dissssabled!
Fafhrd on 27/6/2012 at 02:38
Currently in a bit of a lull. Watching True Blood for it's (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lutlx15mGs) sheer bonkers hilarity (seriously, watch 0:10-0:12 and tell me you didn't laugh).
The Newsroom just started, and I'm giving that a season, despite the critical drubbing it's been getting.
I've been enjoying Continuum, but I feel like it's going to wear thin relatively quickly. But the, Rachel Nichols...
Eureka is finishing up, and once that's over I may finally be done with 'Syfy.' (Alphas was okay, but not appointment TV, and they don't have anything worthwhile in the pipeline that I'm aware of).
Otherwise biding time for other shows to come back. (Breaking Bad, White Collar, Covert Affairs for summer TV; Treme and Boardwalk Empire for whenever it is they come back, final season of Fringe in the fall).
Scots Taffer on 27/6/2012 at 04:06
I am consistently amazed at the people who watch this dreck. It's the vampire equivalent of that terrible tits and blood gladiator show.
Quote Posted by Fafhrd
The Newsroom just started, and I'm giving that a season, despite the critical drubbing it's been getting.
I will too, though watching (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S78RzZr3IwI) this little vid made me chuckle (though some of it is just unfair).
