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Nicki wrote: "While I'm pleased that Justified is coming to a planned end rather than turning to crap and petering out the way a lot of shows do, I am going to need Timothy Olyphant to get a new gig quickly, because that face (and voice) belongs on my screen. "I Know! Right!?! My god that man...
I wish I was wealthy... or is that "I wish I were wealthy"?
The currently airing shows I'm watching at the moment (non-anime) are Constantine, Last Man Standing, Hot in Clevland, and Family Guy; besides Constantine, which is new, I was a fan of all those shows before the current season; finding new shows I enjoy is tricky. I watched the first episode of Galavant with my parents the other day and none of us liked it, though I hear positive things about it most of time :-/
Oh, and I'm watching the new season of Downton Abbey; I've been a fan of it since the first season :)
Shit's really going down in Agent Carter after last week. Definitely curious to see how it gets wrapped up in the next two episodes.
I'm gonna miss Peggy. But I'm looking forward to Coulson and crew to come back.
I don't know how I can manage to wait until next week for the finale, let alone to see if there is a Season 2?!?!?!?!This is the superhero TV the little girl in me has ALWAYS DREAMED OF!!!
*sighs*
Gotham was also bleeping amazing :)
Yeah...I'm in withdrawal waiting for Grimm to come back on March 20.I've come to the conclusion that some writers and TV producers are junky dealers.
I gave up on Gotham after the 4th episode or so. Penguin just annoys the shit out of me.
colleen the contrarian ± (... never stop fighting) ± wrote: "Shit's really going down in Agent Carter after last week. Definitely curious to see how it gets wrapped up in the next two episodes."I'm really loving that show.
Ala, no!I will want to give you polar bear hugs. Even though you make me sad.
Perhaps the hug will be more for me. (I love Penguin)
I started watching Better call Saul yesterday it's awesome!I intend to watch Gotham and True Detective,wish I had more time :(
José wrote: "I started watching Better call Saul yesterday it's awesome!I intend to watch Gotham and True Detective,wish I had more time :("My husband is watching that. he likes The Flash better than everything else that has come out recently.
I might give Gotham a try once the first season is on Netflix - if I'm looking for something at the time. I couldn't really get behind the conceit of it, and I've heard very mixed reviews.
So, we didn't have anything in the queue on Monday night, so we started watching Gotham. We've seen the first three episodes... I'm not really sure what I think so far.
I'm finding the tortured, traumatized Bruce Wayne interesting. It's like, we know the story but I've never really thought of the specifics of his teenage years.
I feel like the cramming in of the various personas is a bit thick, but I was warned about that.
The guy that plays Gordon is good.
But, like Ala, I am finding the Penguin annoying.
Also, the method of killing in the third episode - (view spoiler) - made me think of Adam West's tenure, tbh.
I do like the aesthetic, though... the way it's modern but also sort of classic. It gives it a kind of timeless feel.
I agree that Cat looks part feline - great casting there. I'm kind of annoyed that they're forcing the whole "Call me Cat" thing, but that goes with forcing the characters in general. (Like the intro of Ivy. Um, Poison Ivy's name wasn't actually Ivy... )And the "No more riddles, Edward!"
I'm sitting here thinking, "That was just a question, not a riddle, moron."
*ahem*
I have heard that a lot of this smooths out later on, though, so I'm willing to give it a few more episodes.
A little disappointed in the Carter finale. It was an ok episode, just seemed a bit weak for a finale. And I kept getting annoyed with people. (view spoiler)Do hope it gets picked up for a second run, though. Still have to actually (view spoiler)
Was a bit disappointed too. The fight scene with Dotty was better than expected, but the conclusion of it was meh.Did like the flight scene, though. Callback to the first Cap movie.
I hope ABC picks it up as its own series next year.
RIP, Mr. Spock
colleen the contrarian ± (... never stop fighting) ± wrote: "RIP, Mr. Spock"
:(
All the people I liked are passing...
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "All the people I liked are passing..."A lot of wonderful people this year.
:(
Sleepy Hollow - (view spoiler)Gotham - Watched two more episodes, and Jeremy actually picked it to watch over Justified, which is surprising (though Justified's been a bit meh this season, which is sad).
It's still a bit anvilicious, but seems to be getting into a bit of a stride. Even developed Harvey a bit, so he's less one note.
McKenzie really makes the show, though, imo.
We watched the premier of The Last Man on Earth the other day.I wanted to stab myself in the face with an icepick. O_o
That's a hell of a reaction...
colleen the contrarian ± (... never stop fighting) ± wrote: "That's a hell of a reaction..."It was just all so freaking stupid - I felt like I was watching an inferior but extended version of a Benson episode.
And hubby wouldn't change the channel - even as it got worse and worse and worse.
Then they introduced (view spoiler)
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I read the other day they were talking about making a TV show based on the Lucifer comics."Oh, really? That could be cool... "
Then I read further down the article where they said that they were talking about turning it into a police procedural where Lucifer helps the LAPD solve cases or something.
"Wait, what? But... WTF?! WHY?!"
colleen the contrarian ± (... never stop fighting) ± wrote: "I read the other day they were talking about making a TV show based on the Lucifer comics."Oh, really? That could be cool... "
Then I read further down the article where they said that they wer..."
WTF???! WHY?
O_O
Because, apparently, what the world really needs is yet another police procedural...
colleen the contrarian ± (... never stop fighting) ± wrote: "Because, apparently, what the world really needs is yet another police procedural..."My husband is watching Backstrom. God, I dislike that character.
Caught up on Agent Carter on On Demand last night. I went back and forth on it a while but I think it would make a good series.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Caught up on Agent Carter on On Demand last night. I went back and forth on it a while but I think it would make a good series."Surprisingly, hubby doesn't want to watch that one. He's not a fan of the aesthetics.
I think I would prefer it to stay a short series.But, then, I find that the more I watch British TV the more I've become partial to shorter seasons in general.
I was talking to a friend yesterday (who lives in TX, as noted I don't seem to have any friends nearby who enjoy what i do). He said he thinks it and Agents of SHIELD both suffer from the "there might be a suoerhero in the story". In other words people kind of know the superhero tie in and are disappointed when none shows up. I suppose Gotham might be included in that to.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I was talking to a friend yesterday (who lives in TX, as noted I don't seem to have any friends nearby who enjoy what i do). He said he thinks it and Agents of SHIELD both suffer from the "there mi..."That's a good point. I think that could be part of it.
Expecting more. At least, I expected more.
Well SHIELD will be getting its own superheroes soon. Maybe even some cameos for their actors in later Marvel flicks. And if they connect SHIELD to their Netflix shows(daredevil, jessica jones, iron fist and luke cage), theres chances of cameos from there as well.Peggy though, not sure what heroes could show up there.
Well, not superheros but I did like the commandos showing up. I date back to the inception of the SHIELD comic (by the way when SHIELD started in the '60s it stood for Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law Enforcement Division). Dum Dum Dugan was a "founding agent" along with Nick Fury. Of course they've changed the entire Nick Fury character arc so...(view spoiler)
I came back and put that under a spoiler tag in case someone hasn't watched the series.
I'll take any little bit of Peggy I can get. Another 8 episode arc would be amazingly! More Dum Dum Dugan and the boys, yes please! Personally, I'm okay with the superheroes keeping to the big screen for now (sorry, I haven't seen SHIELD). My Peggy is more than enough!Although I'd love to read some fanfic where she and Jarvis run into the BBC's Sherlock and Watson. Damn, that would be fun!
I liked Carter, don't get me wrong... but I think the biggest issue it has was that it had 5-6 episodes worth of story that it stretched to 8. (And, as I said earlier, I thought the finale was a bit weak after a reall good 2-episode build up.) I did quite enjoy the episode with the Howling Commandos, though, and Jarvis is a peach. For Shield the biggest issue it had in the first season was the first half of the season was a hot mess. It didn't seem to know what it wanted to be, and Skye was way too Mary Suish, and then they had to drag that out to do the Capt. America tie-in after that movie release got pushed back.
The finale of Shield S1, though, was freaking awesome and made up for a lot of the missteps earlier in the season.
The mid season finale for SHIELD season 2 was pretty awesome as well.#TripLives
I guess I'll have to buy Season 1 and get caught up.
Laurel wrote: "I guess I'll have to buy Season 1 and get caught up."Isn't it a regular station TV show? It should be On Demand, right?
But I don't know - I don't really watch a lot of TV. Seems like less and less each year.
I don't watch very many either, and those I do, (sadly), tend to be short 8 or 10 episode runs. But I'm not sure how On Demand or other such services work here in Canada. A lot of the time we have to either buy the DVDs or get something like Netflix. I don't mind. If a show is good, I enjoy seeing it again.
Its on American Netflix right now. Not sure about Canuckian Netflix.
"Canuckian" I never heard/saw that word before????
On Demand shows don't usually go all the way back, just recent episodes.I want to watch Canuckian Netflix.
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