What TV series are you watching at moment?

Penny Dreadful was really done a disservice by Showtime this season. It sounds like it was originally planned as a 3 season arc, then Showtime was impressed with the quality and following it was gaining, so planned an additional 1-2 seasons, only to do a complete 180 when the Season 3 ratings didn't measure up, forcing the producers to try to wrap the entire series up in 3 episodes, and a tacked on THE END. Some character storylines were curtailed or completely dropped/left hanging; Dr Jekyll was a wasted opportunity, Vanessa's turn seemed to come out of nowhere and was unsatisfying, Dorian's story went nowhere, the references to Egypt and Tut were dropped, Victor Frankenstein's arc seemed to shit the bed as well. Eh, that's TV.

farewell Penny Dreadful, you had real potential

  On 6/20/2016 at 5:47 PM, Gocab said:

The preacher has been kind of meh these last two episodes, maybe my expectations are too high...

The 3rd episode was like this for me. But, the last one I was entertained by. Thought it was pretty funny throughout & really enjoyed the cold open. But, I should qualify this as Cassidy & Tulip's scenes are more enjoyable then Jesse's still.

Yes! I mean, it's still good and fairly entertaining, but I'm not shitting my pants and giggling hysterically like I was at first. I feel like they've played all the cards and it's starting to turn predictable. The scenes with the preacher often fall flat. Actor guy just looks bored out of his mind. Hopefully I'm wrong, haven't read the comic books.

people rave about the wire but its just ok. kind of a bad acting contest with thin to cringey wrtiing. just decent enough for me to throw away hours of my life with.

I've completely forgotten about Preacher the last couple of weeks. The first couple of episodes really didn't do anything for me.

Preacher dulls me but I've only seen 2 episodes. I liked the opening space scene in the first ep though.

For new shows it's BrainDead and Outcast for me. Also like the show Hunters. Nothing too great though, just has interesting aspects

yeh, feel the same about preacher...

it felt very cool and fast paced at the beginning, but now that it's settling in, begins showing its true colors..

you can literally hear the concept being stretched thin and we're only 4 episodes into it.

preachy preacher gonna preach in boringtown. things happen, but we can't have too many things happen innit. coincidental typical series filler bs ensues. meh.

also Silicon Valley: seems they are running out of ideas.? not feeling it at all rn, used to be lots of lols but it's like all the characters just are sticking to their well established sort of one-two liners over and over and over again, and the plot is super boring as well so....

ps preacher... not sure how much longer I can endure this face:

  On 6/22/2016 at 3:52 PM, very honest said:

people rave about the wire but its just ok. kind of a bad acting contest with thin to cringey wrtiing. just decent enough for me to throw away hours of my life with.

There is some fucking horrible acting in the wire. So bad. And it's not from the Baltimore locals either.

I could never get over the idea that a hardboiled beat journalist like David Simon understood the nuances of a black lesbian relationship... Like obviously not.

Lance riddick is fucking horrific- "I'm just trying to do my damn job" level shit. Pathetic.

Generally I think the show is massively overrated - waaaaaay too many writing tropes shoved in from "screen writing 101" and nothing even approaching dr melfis rape episode from sopranos. That one comes out of the blue and just hits you and manages to not seem cloying or heavy handed

you dont even have to go that far. curb your enthusiasm is more innovative and interesting than the wire. their use of outlines instead of scripts is kind of revolutionary, and they explore more about society by far.

Best part of the wire was nick sobotka's gfs rack. What a pair

lol leave it to watmm to shit on anything generally beloved. Not disagreeing tho, I've only seen the first few eps of the wire and it didn't do much for me. People kept saying to keep watching, it would get better. Saving it for a rainy day.

Been watching through Deadwood, enjoying it. Reminds me of The Knick, historical fiction done right. Shining light on the darker side of the American past, with a big cast of complex, endearing characters. I like the Knick better overall though, that show was incredible.

*Enters thread*

*Sees people shitting on The Wire*

*Calls Chris and Snoop*

The wire was great at the time but it's way past its expiration date for rewatchability. I've maybe watched through curb 4 times and rate it as the most rewatchable of the 4:3 aspect ratio era. In the past 5 years or so I've noticed an explosion in high quality/concept TV but they somehow feel more empty and disposable than ever. Stargate SG-1 and Sliders may not hold up that much now but the feelings and connections in those groups was palpable. The mood shift between season 2 and 3 of deadwood exemplifies this for me, Maybe the off-set backstage atmosphere in hollywood has become less chummy and more competitive, like the behind the scene drama between two actresses in The Good Wife seems to illustrate. They had to green screen their scenes together.

Watched both seasons of Fargo, liked it but a few questions linger:

Season 1 - what was Malvo's plan to duct tape the personal trainer to a shotgun and call the police there with gunshots, I take it he was causing a diversion but for what purpose, to ensure the roads were clear so he could escape town? He also seemed to give up pretty easily on getting his $1 million in blackmail money, I know he was ambushed by the two hit men, but he had no idea what went on with the Grocery King and his religious revelation.

Season 2 - what exactly were the authorities going to charge Peggy with after her capture? She hit and run a member of a crime family who had just murdered 3 people including a state judge. I find it hard to believe another judge would throw the book at her after losing one of their own violently like that. Otherwise, it was all self defense, she crushed that one guy's head in the basement with a sink basin, but he was armed and trying to kill her. Justifiable.

And the UFO. I'm interpreting that as the creators of the show saying there are multiple higher powers out there, religious and alien beyond our understanding.

Looking forward to Season 3, I'm guessing they'll go with the 90s to fill in the timeline? Maybe we could even see Frances McDormand, as her character would probly not have retired by then, maybe. Or if it gets a 4th season, do a recent storyline set in this decade.

Anyone watching Broadchuch?

I gave it a chance and ended up marathoning both seasons with the ol' ball-and-chain

And by the end we were both really angry in a way that has never happened before...

Season 2 finale...the town had a chance to redeem itself but instead they all selfishly sent a monster out into the world...unfortunately I think the writer's thought this was a moral victory for the town but it was exactly the fucking opposite.

  On 6/26/2016 at 10:12 PM, LimpyLoo said:

Anyone watching Broadchuch?

I gave it a chance and ended up marathoning both seasons with the ol' ball-and-chain

And by the end we were both really angry in a way that has never happened before...

Season 2 finale...the town had a chance to redeem itself but instead they all selfishly sent a monster out into the world...unfortunately I think the writer's thought this was a moral victory for the town but it was exactly the fucking opposite.

Season 1 was ok but somewhere in the first or second ep of season 2 there was like long scenes of people walking up stairs and stuff. The cinematography felt way too meandering.

My partner is watching Quantico and this is honestly some of the worst shit I've ever seen.

  On 6/26/2016 at 10:12 PM, LimpyLoo said:

Anyone watching Broadchuch?

I gave it a chance and ended up marathoning both seasons with the ol' ball-and-chain

And by the end we were both really angry in a way that has never happened before...

Season 2 finale...the town had a chance to redeem itself but instead they all selfishly sent a monster out into the world...unfortunately I think the writer's thought this was a moral victory for the town but it was exactly the fucking opposite.

Boris Johnson & Brexit futures peaking thru perhaps

  On 6/26/2016 at 11:14 PM, Gocab said:

My partner is watching Quantico and this is honestly some of the worst shit I've ever seen.

Lol that show is garbage

i binged on the last 5 episodes of bloodline last night, good in parts, but some v bad acting at times too, especially that scene towards the end between john and his wife (wtf was he doing with his face?!?), also his wife seemed to forget her american accent half way through the series (I didn't realise she was australian until then).

Watched the series premiere of The Night Of. Shit was amazon IMO. Dead girl was a shit actress, but hopefully we're done with her.

The Night Of makes no sense. The actress sucked but most everyone else was really good. The lead detective did some of the best detective acting I've ever seen. In that situation I probably would of told him everything, which would have looked great to the jury. This one would of been a rage watch but looking on imdb it looks like it becomes a prison drama which is a fun genre.

Fargo season 3 is set to take place later in the 2000s, or possibly this decade, starring Ewan McGregor. Then it might be 2019 before we see season 4 according to the producers.

http://tvweb.com/fargo-tv-show-season-3-season-4-gap/