The Not-Game Of Thrones TV THREAD
The_Non
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I liked the season finale of Silicon Valley, but there's always so much "tensity." I wonder if they'd ever get to a point on the show where Pied Piper is secure, although then there are less stakes and that wouldn't reflect the tech reality as much?
Does anyone watch Jerrod Carmichael's show? I really like it, and he tackles issues in a way that isn't (usually) preachy, annoying or a turn off.
Does anyone watch Man Seeking Woman? I've gone from absolute hatred of this show to true blue fan of the show. The season finale was hilarious with the robot sequence!
Always Sunny has fallen off a bit.
I also like You're The Worst.
What do you like that's not Game of Thrones?
Does anyone watch Jerrod Carmichael's show? I really like it, and he tackles issues in a way that isn't (usually) preachy, annoying or a turn off.
Does anyone watch Man Seeking Woman? I've gone from absolute hatred of this show to true blue fan of the show. The season finale was hilarious with the robot sequence!
Always Sunny has fallen off a bit.
I also like You're The Worst.
What do you like that's not Game of Thrones?
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I like the theatre stage production, could happily watch Edie Falco read from the phone book and appreciate how they are handling Buscemi's mental health storyline.
I find there is a slightly hazy and comforting effect due to no one wearing any colours...just lifeless, muted replicas of what used to be a colour.
But - the pathetic-and/or-awful-white-people genre is getting suffocating. Sticking in social commentary now and then just doesn't cut it. And using awful racism and sexism to make a point about how awful racism and sexism are is so fucking tired. It's like the Junot Diaz thing - let me keep writing from a teenage POV so I can get away with talking about women in the most base and juvenile manner possible.
I want to like it because it's not like anything else out there and Louis CK put his all on the line with it. But instead of finding its uniqueness refreshing, I just find it exhausting.
I LOVE BBC2's Only Connect - the most impossible and awkward quiz show on earth. I swing back and forth between wanting to rest my head on the host's bosom and being terrified of her. Is this English sex appeal in a nutshell?
I don't understand why a guy that's so funny wants to churn out depressing shit.
I just investigated Only Connect, you have a lotta head resting space! It's really weird and seems like there's wiggle room for different answers?
There are so many diverse voices out there in comedy, that I don't need Louie to carry that torch. He does so in his own way, which is more than most big name comedians do.
It is exhausting and yes, he is a sad clown.
Personlly I've been really enjoying "Veep" this season, one of the only shows that makes me really laugh these days. And I'm excited for the return of "You're The Worst".
My brother is a big fan and he said CK's tone became much more dark after his divorce. It seems to be a particularly long dark phase.
Yea, Only Connect is like the NYT cryptic crossword! I'll stick to my lane with Jeopardy which is like connect-the-dots in comparison.
You can try your hand at a word wall here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2Z79DzzJY8w2R58bpftq14k/quiz
Although I can't say I celebrate her entire catalogue
Mr.Robot - First season was great. 2nd season is starting off strong.
Stranger Things - I'm only on the 2nd episode, but so far I'm digging it. An 80's cross between E.T. and Goonies but darker with a slight Stephen King/Poltergeist vibe.
I've watched the first few episodes of BrainDead and though it was pretty good. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is pretty easy to watch. It seems to have some bad reviews, but they seem to focus on it's lack of bite as a political satire, maybe they were expecting something else based on the maker's previous work, The Good Wife. Having never seen that it didn't occur to me as a fault. I just thought of it as a fair light Washington based invasion thriller Twilight Zone type show, kinda X files meats They Live.
It's gotten all Small Wonder of late...
Let me know how you feel when you're done. It's now my fav Netflix show of all time. But I could see how for some it's not their thing.
Finished it last night after plowing through the last 4 eps in one go. Can't say much to diss - great season! I zoned out a bit in the last ep cause it felt like a bit too much rehash (before a great ending), but that's my fault for watching it all at once like that.
Wonder if they'll continue with this thread in the next season, or add a new story?
EDIT: Nevermind - looks like more of the former: http://nerdist.com/stranger-things-creators-talks-future-seasons-for-the-show/
When I was younger I thought about being a roadie. But I liked the thought of sleeping in my bed instead of a bunk. Pooping in a toilet I can sit on instead of a bag or holding it for hours on the road.
*kanye shrug*
Bones
Castle
The Big Bang Theory
aaaaaaaaaaaandddd so much more! :D