[Gnaw]

MTS, on 07 January 2013 - 02:09 AM, said:

For cartoon comedies I'd seriously recommened Archer, and on the drama scale I'd say check out Justified, which can be quite funny at times as well.

Justified is back!

[Gnaw]

Defiance, on 09 January 2013 - 06:46 AM, said:

Awesome, thanks for all of the recommendations. I don't particularly have any preferences beyond good acting/believable characters/good writing. The only thing I really don't care for at all are "reality" shows. I'm generally not a big fan of melodrama (except where it works in pure comedy).

Breaking Bad is sucking up way too much of my time. Already almost done with season 3, and I'll probably be done with season 4 by Thursday.

Hmm. I'm digging through older hard drives getting rid of dupes.
Life w/ Damien Lewis is a very quirky cop show. It was cancelled after 2 seasons, but they had enough warning that they were able to make a season finale that worked well as a series finale. Sarah Shahi in purple droomers. Gawd she is hot.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0874936/
Sports Night was quite good.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165961/

[Defiance]

I have way too many shows on my to-be-watched list. Finished up with Breaking Bad recently, I think I might start Battlestar Galactica next.

[Traveller]

Just watched the first 3 episodes of 'Ripper Street'.

I was expecting it to be bad in a kind of BBC drama sort of way, but it's actually been pretty good so far.

Good sets and storylies, even if they do seem to be overdoing the 'forensics' for the era.

And it's got Bronn in it.

[QuickTidal]

Watched one episode of BLACK MIRROR...

holy hell...that was fucking bleak!

Read the synopses of the 2nd and 3rd eps of S1...NOT FOR ME...

Really well done, but not the type of thing I call entertainment.

They ought to call the show "Look How Fucked Up Society Is"...but then I suppose that's what they set out to show.

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[McLovin]

We've been DVRing the modern-NYC Sherlock Holmes series ELEMENTARY. Have now watched the first 5 eps.

It isn't horrible. Mainly because other than the characters' names and the occasional nod, this has nothing to do with Conan Doyle's work at all. Plus, they're not playing it entirely straight, which helps too.

Still, makes me long for the Jeremy Brett series.

[QuickTidal]

McLovin, on 23 January 2013 - 01:38 PM, said:

We've been DVRing the modern-NYC Sherlock Holmes series ELEMENTARY. Have now watched the first 5 eps.

It isn't horrible. Mainly because other than the characters' names and the occasional nod, this has nothing to do with Conan Doyle's work at all. Plus, they're not playing it entirely straight, which helps too.

Still, makes me long for the Jeremy Brett series.

I watched a few eps to see the fuss....but it only makes me want to watch the proper BBC SHERLOCK...which is written SCADS better. (though, you're right it's not REALLY attempting to be Sherlock show, just thieving characters and ideas and wangling them) ...but then you end up with...

... it has more in common with CSI or CRIMINAL MINDS than it does anything more clever...just with a sherlockian type lead...

It's like CSI: Sherlock Lite...and that is about as watered down as it gets. If it goes past one season I'll be surprised.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 23 January 2013 - 01:58 PM

[Primateus]

I'm needing some more sci-fi in my life. Do any of you know of any interestings shows I should try and watch?

Y'know, besides the various "Star....." shows, battlestar galactica, Farscape, Lexx, Firefly...

[QuickTidal]

Primateus, on 23 January 2013 - 02:34 PM, said:

I'm needing some more sci-fi in my life. Do any of you know of any interestings shows I should try and watch?

Y'know, besides the various "Star....." shows, battlestar galactica, Farscape, Lexx, Firefly...

Hmmm....there's not a lot out there right now...

If you're cool with Supernatural, then there is always SyFy's BEING HUMAN remake which is amazing...

but as for proper sci-fi...there hasn't been much recently, or even less than recently...

There's murmurs of a new Star Trek show, but I've not heard any movement on it.

[Primateus]

A friend and I watch the new Supernatural every friday, so that's cool.

But as for proper Sci-Fi. There's just so little I haven't already watched. Some shows turn out good but then becomes a right mess later on. And some shows are just utter garbage (Starhunter being a great example of this)

I'll check out Being Human

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[McLovin]

Primateus, on 23 January 2013 - 02:34 PM, said:

I'm needing some more sci-fi in my life. Do any of you know of any interestings shows I should try and watch?

Y'know, besides the various "Star....." shows, battlestar galactica, Farscape, Lexx, Firefly...

Tried Babylon 5 yet? You gotta push through the front half of Season 1. Seasons 2-4 are gold. Season 5 ain't great, but it ain't horrible either.

[masan's saddle]

Traveller, on 21 January 2013 - 09:13 PM, said:

Just watched the first 3 episodes of 'Ripper Street'.

I was expecting it to be bad in a kind of BBC drama sort of way, but it's actually been pretty good so far.

Good sets and storylies, even if they do seem to be overdoing the 'forensics' for the era.

And it's got Bronn in it.

Yep I've also been enjoying Ripper Street for all the reasons you say. It's classic BBC Sunday night, post Antiques Roadshow fayre. Jerome Flynn has become surprisingly good in everything I see him in, which considering his association with Robson Green, Unchained Melody etc is a revelation.

I am about to watch the second part of Utopia which I recorded last night. I hope it doesn't disappear up its own arse after a very promising first episode. Dancing on the edge of magic realism and mirroring the graphic novel at the centre of the plot, it looked great and was slightly unnerving to watch. That torture scene was uncomfortable to say the least whilst the 2 thugs were scarily surreal , particularly after the first scene in the comic book store.

Anybody else watching it and is it worth sticking with ?

[QuickTidal]

masan, on 23 January 2013 - 06:37 PM, said:

I am about to watch the second part of Utopia which I recorded last night. I hope it doesn't disappear up its own arse after a very promising first episode. Dancing on the edge of magic realism and mirroring the graphic novel at the centre of the plot, it looked great and was slightly unnerving to watch. That torture scene was uncomfortable to say the least whilst the 2 thugs were scarily surreal , particularly after the first scene in the comic book store.

Anybody else watching it and is it worth sticking with ?

I've got the first two ready to watch, but haven't gotten to see them yet. I'll let you know what I think once I watch.

[Kruppe's snacky cakes]

Primateus, on 23 January 2013 - 02:34 PM, said:

I'm needing some more sci-fi in my life. Do any of you know of any interestings shows I should try and watch?

Y'know, besides the various "Star....." shows, battlestar galactica, Farscape, Lexx, Firefly...

Quantum Leap and Sliders are always good, and are often rerun on various cable channels (ION, G4, The Hub). If you like cheese with a side of fan service, check out Cleopatra 2525, starring a pre-Firefly Gina Torres.

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I'm currently enjoying Continuum, which started on Syfy recently. I believe it's been mentioned in this thread before, but it's apparently new to U.S. television. Also looking forward to Defiance, which premieres in April.

Continuum

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http://www.syfy.com/continuum

When a group of fanatical terrorists escape their planned execution in 2077 by traveling back in time to 2012, they inadvertently take City Protective Services officer Kiera Cameron with them. Trapped in a more "primitive" past, Kiera infiltrates the local police department to try to track down the terrorists before they change the course of history.

Continuum stars Rachel Nichols (Alias, Criminal Minds, G.I. Joe) as Kiera, Victor Webster (Castle, Melrose Place) as detective Carlos Fonnegra - who Kiera allies with - and Erik Knudsen (Jericho, Scream 4) as Alec Sadler, the teenaged tech genius who could be Kiera's key to saving the future.

Continuum comes from executive producers Simon Barry (The Art of War), Jeff King (Stargate SG-1, White Collar), Tom Rowe (Tin Man), and Pat Williams (Smallville).



Defiance

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http://defiance.com/en/series/

Coming soon to Syfy, Defiance is the innovative serial drama from the minds behind Battlestar Galactica and Farscape. Drifting through a terramorphed American landscape, the mysterious Nolan settles in a border town where aliens and humans fight against the fragility of peace. Tune in weekly as the citizens of Defiance thrive in this hostile world, and see how their struggles impact your war in the high-octane multi-platform MMO shooter from Trion Worlds!

[Defiance]

Tried to watch Battlestar Galactica. Looked like it had potential, but the word "frak" bothered me so much that I had to stop watching.

[Coco with marshmallows]

Defiance, on 23 January 2013 - 10:19 PM, said:

Tried to watch Battlestar Galactica. Looked like it had potential, but the word "frak" bothered me so much that I had to stop watching.

What the FRAK is wrong with you man?

[masan's saddle]

Second episode of Utopia was excellent with enough going on to keep me interested. It's quirky and humorous with enough expose to keep you guessing about motives. There is also some quite graphic violence and in this episode another torture scene, although not as bad as last week.

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Also Neil Maskell's character of Arby is fantastic. "Where is Jessica Hyde ?" I saw him recently in an independant flick called Kill List where he also plays the everyman stone cold killer to perfection. His role in Utopia could almost (scarily) be a follow on from this role.

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Anyway I'd recommend giving it a shot if you can. Nerds, internet forums, Graphic novels, conspiracy, psycho hitmen and a sense of impending doom..., what's not to like ?

This is also a bit of a laugh with some great links at the end if you can be arsed to fill out the questionaire about how long it would take for "Them" to find you.

http://utopia.channe...=brandBIPpromos

[QuickTidal]

Wow, just watched the first two eps of UTOPIA. Wow. Consider me highly impressed. What a great show, compellingly written, acted and directed...and goddamn but the cinematography (for a contemporary TV show, it's nothing short of film caliber) is some of the finest I've seen on TV barnone.

Just wow.

Spoiler

So, end of Ep 2...Is Becky Network?! That would send me round the bend. Especially because I had an "awww" moment when Grant finally hooks up with them and doesn't say anything, just hugs Becky after his ordeal. I don't want her to be Network, but it would make filmic sense since we didn't see her get arrested [she merely told Ian she was], and she knew A LOT about Utopia...but that makes me question the scene at the beginning of the first ep where she's trying to convince colleagues about Utopia's importance.? Ag! What's going to happen next!

Seriously though, this is the best show I've discovered since LUTHER.

Amazing stuff! Can't wait for next Tuesday!

Oh and is it wrong to have a bizarre crush on Jessica Hyde? (Fiona O'Shaughnessy...YUM!)

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[Primateus]

I've seen Continuum, I liked it alot and I will be back for the next season. Cleopatra 2555 on the other hand...I saw the first episode, it was AWFUL!

And Defiance is on my list of future shows I shall watch.

[masan's saddle]

QuickTidal, on 24 January 2013 - 03:30 AM, said:

Wow, just watched the first two eps of UTOPIA. Wow. Consider me highly impressed. What a great show, compellingly written, acted and directed...and goddamn but the cinematography (for a contemporary TV show, it's nothing short of film caliber) is some of the finest I've seen on TV barnone.

Just wow.

Spoiler

So, end of Ep 2...Is Becky Network?! That would send me round the bend. Especially because I had an "awww" moment when Grant finally hooks up with them and doesn't say anything, just hugs Becky after his ordeal. I don't want her to be Network, but it would make filmic sense since we didn't see her get arrested [she merely told Ian she was], and she knew A LOT about Utopia...but that makes me question the scene at the beginning of the first ep where she's trying to convince colleagues about Utopia's importance.? Ag! What's going to happen next!

Seriously though, this is the best show I've discovered since LUTHER.

Amazing stuff! Can't wait for next Tuesday!

Oh and is it wrong to have a bizarre crush on Jessica Hyde? (Fiona O'Shaughnessy...YUM!)

Spoiler

Not too sure about Becky yet I think she might represent something else, yeh we didn't see her get arrested but she did show surprise and a little bit of remorse on finding out that Wilson's dad had been greased, something that if she was Network she would have known about and subsequently not given a shit about. Regarding the opening scene about convincing her colleagues, I think this lends credence to the idea that she is one of the good guys trying to get the info out there. As for who she was talking to who knows, but I think it will be linked to her father who died of Deals(sp) disease, the father was involved somehow, maybe the MI5 women Jessica and Ian are going to find is Becky's mother ?. What i'm interested in is what is going to happen to the people who get given the "Russian Flu" vaccine. Zombie horde he we come ? Don't know but it's gonna be good !

Yeh, Fiona O'Shaunessy would either shag you or kill you !