The TV Discussion Thread

[Spun Lepton]

All right, I've finished 7 episodes and I'll probably stick with DS9. If only because I really like the character Odo, whose existance defies the laws of physics, lol. Was also put off a bit by the Dax murder trial episode, which rang so close to the TNG episode where Data was on trial that it may as well have been a remake.

[number8]

So yeah, AMC just officially announced that their adaptation of Preacher with Rogen and Goldberg is happening. If you're worried about those two writing, though, they're actually just doing the pilot. The showrunner for it will actually be Breaking Bad's Sam Catlin.

[EvilShoe]

These hour-long episodes of Twilight Zone for its fourth season are killing me.

[slqrick]

Kroll Show makes for a great pair up with Key & Peele.

[slqrick]

Also loved the pilot for Transparent on Amazon Instant.

[number8]

Uhhhhhhhh. Greta Gerwig is going to be the star of How I Met Your Dad.

[EvilShoe]

Uhhhhhhhh. Greta Gerwig is going to be the star of How I Met Your Dad.

It's baffling, isn't it? She's writing and producing as well. So bizarre.

[Mara]

A few great shows are coming back in the next couple of months:

The Americans, February 26th
Hannibal, February 28th
Mad Men, April 13th
Orphan Black, April 19th

What am I most excited about? Guess.

[number8]

I'm excited because it means all three first seasons will be on Netflix/Amazon and I can finally watch them.

[Henry Gale]

SO happy I caught up with Hannibal, especially closer to now (a couple of weeks ago) than when it aired because the wait would've killed me. Easily my favourite show on network TV now, and not only because it's insane it can even get away with being show on NBC at 10 pm.

Pure morbid bliss. Insanely absorbing and terrifyingly ethereal, with visuals and dramatic moments that continue to pop in my head and stun me every now and then.

[Mara]

I'm excited because it means all three first seasons will be on Netflix/Amazon and I can finally watch them.

...am I to take it that you haven't seen the three first seasons of Orphan Black, Hannibal or The Americans? Because you would love ALL OF THEM.

[Winston*]

A few great shows are coming back in the next couple of months:

The Americans, February 26th
Hannibal, February 28th
Mad Men, April 13th
Orphan Black, April 19th

What am I most excited about? Guess.

Also Veep, April 6.

[EyesWideOpen]

I'm excited because it means all three first seasons will be on Netflix/Amazon and I can finally watch them.

Hannibal and The Americans are up now on Amazon Prime.

[Mara]

Hannibal and The Americans are up now on Amazon Prime.

Everyone who hasn't seen these shows who has Amazon Prime: your next few days are BOOKED. Call in a snow day tomorrow and take advantage of the holiday Monday-- you have important things to do.

[D_Davis]

These hour-long episodes of Twilight Zone for its fourth season are killing me.

I'm making my way through the series. Loved it as a kid, and still loving it. I'm surprised by how many episodes seem to be about successful white men loosing control of their lives, or loosing the power of their masculinity. Definitely something that was a fear of the times.

[Scar]

The Americans and Hannibal are excellent. Now that I think about it, I haven't watched the season finale of Hannibal.

[number8]

Long weekend sorted.

[Mysterious Dude]

I'm making my way through the series. Loved it as a kid, and still loving it. I'm surprised by how many episodes seem to be about successful white men loosing control of their lives, or loosing the power of their masculinity. Definitely something that was a fear of the times.

The thing I noticed, watching the first several episodes of the series, was how many were about aging men having to face their own mortality (a hypochondriac sells his soul for immortality, a man is transported to the idylic town of his childhood, a movie star gets lost in her old movies, Ed Wynn literally faces the angel of death). I think Rod Serling had a fixation.

[Scar]

The Americans and Hannibal are excellent. Now that I think about it, I haven't watched the season finale of Hannibal.

....and done.

[Spun Lepton]

Just watched the worst DS9 episode so far, called The Vortex. An interesting idea, but MAN, the dialogue was clinkier than a pair of shoes in a dryer, culminating with Quark exclaiming, "You fool!" like some kind of cheesy supervillain.

[number8]

Part 1 of the Friday Night Lights/Parenthood crossover is up.

[ledfloyd]

I watched the entire thing on Sepinwall's site last night. The end is quite moving.

[Lucky]

I'm officially saturated with too many quality television options. I'm happy this day has come, but it's frustrating. Might need to actually dump some shows. Really want to start Orphan Black and True Detective.

[Qrazy]

I'm officially saturated with too many quality television options. I'm happy this day has come, but it's frustrating. Might need to actually dump some shows. Really want to start Orphan Black and True Detective.

Really? I have nothing to watch except the new House of Cards. What are you watching?

On a related note I watched the first episode of The Crazy Ones, so terrible. I can't believe any of the writers genuinely thought it was a good idea to make a non-critical show about advertising agents who produce content for Mcdonalds. Gross.

[Henry Gale]

I mean, I can only speak for myself, but what I'm watching at the moment (not including things that are on a big hiatus):

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Adventure Time
Archer
Axe Cop
@Midnight
Bob's Burgers (sometimes, but also in slow catch-up)
Broad City
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
The Colbert Report
Community
Conan
Film 2014 (BBC)
Girls
The Graham Norton Show
Hannibal
How I Met Your Mother (now and then)
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Fallon
Kroll Show
New Girl (on and off)
Parks and Recreation
Rick and Morty
Saturday Night Live
The Soup (most weeks)
True Detective
The Walking Dead

and I still have to catch up with American Horror Story, House of Cards, The Americans, It's Always Sunny, and finish Justified Season 4. They're on 5 now!

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