[TV] Talk about the last TV you watched, the catchall thread
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I've been wantin' to catch that. Speakin of which, how good is the comic?
New season of Adventure Time, not a bad start. I like how they went straight off from where last season ended. Oh Finn, you are the ultimate metaphor for puberty.
First time I've heard of it. I'll have to check it out.
I caught an episode of the new Avengers cartoon. Man it was terrible. Why doesn't Marvel do good TV?
Besides 90's X-Men and 2010's Spider-man
Besides 90's X-Men and 2010's Spider-man
What episode? The new Avengers series has some weak episodes, but the new season just started with a fucking bang with Doctor Doom and the Fantastic Four. It was pretty wonderful. Not JLU wonderful, but better than anything Marvel's done before. Watching Dr. Doom calmly fuck up the entirety of the Avengers (sans Thor and Giant Man) and the Fantastic Four at once and then proceed to kindly ask them to get the fuck out of his country was one my favorite moments in any super hero related property I've seen in forever.
If were talking marvel cartoons, what's everyone think Ultimate Spider-man gonna be like?
X-men without angst is like a day with-out sunshine in my opinion. Though yeah it did get pretty soapy, "Were not married!" "In our hearts we are" UUUUUUUUUUUGH.
South Park was...interesting. Wondering if Cartman will
remain Jewish.
fade
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WHAT? I love the new Avengers cartoon. It's like 50 X the show the 90s X-Men was. The only good episode of the 90s X-Men (in all its Liefieldesque glory) was when they crossed over with Spider-Man and had Webhead make fun of their over the top corniness in the show.
For me, I just watched the first 2 episodes of Breaking Bad. Pretty good. Reminds me of a combination of Firefly and Sopranos. Not on content of course, but on feel and style.
For me, I just watched the first 2 episodes of Breaking Bad. Pretty good. Reminds me of a combination of Firefly and Sopranos. Not on content of course, but on feel and style.
Been cathin' up on Star Trek. I saw the ep where the Enterprise met that ship that looked like a giant glowing honey comb sphere. I won't spoil it for anyone but it was interesting.
Heh, his voice sounded weird.
Saw South Park last night. I felt the ending joke was okay but...I don't get it at all.
Saw South Park last night. I felt the ending joke was okay but...I don't get it at all.
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More on Breaking Bad
This is a really good show. I'm up to the fourth episode, and I'm loving it. The interjection of dark humor and quirkiness is nice. Mostly I love the central exploration of the blurred line between good and evil, and the way the show focuses on the good that bad people do and the bad that good people do. It also very nicely does the Seinfeld wrap-around where everything comes back into play by the end of the episode.
This is a really good show. I'm up to the fourth episode, and I'm loving it. The interjection of dark humor and quirkiness is nice. Mostly I love the central exploration of the blurred line between good and evil, and the way the show focuses on the good that bad people do and the bad that good people do. It also very nicely does the Seinfeld wrap-around where everything comes back into play by the end of the episode.
Man I need to finish Breaking Bad. I finished the first two seasons, and haven't seen any since.
The 90's X-Men show has not aged well AT ALL. The current Avengers cartoon? Flipping awesome.
As for what I'm watching, now?
Castle
A friend of mine has been bugging and bugging and bugging me to watch this. So I just finished watching the first episode.
Dammit, I'm hooked.
As for what I'm watching, now?
Castle
A friend of mine has been bugging and bugging and bugging me to watch this. So I just finished watching the first episode.
Dammit, I'm hooked.
GasBandit
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It was kind of mashing together the whole recent anti-bullying awareness stuff with references to Kony2012. Jason Russell, the guy who made the Kony2012 video, had a mental breakdown and was arrested for masturbating in public in San Diego. It was both illustrating the hypocrisy of so many "awareness" movements that are, in reality, just cashing in, and throwing in some demonstration that coercion is part and parcel of human interaction. And, of course, playing the ironic/absurdist angle where Butters' bully is his grandma.
Oh no I get the bullyin subtext. I mean the ...jacking it in San Diego. It felt like a really forced joke.
GasBandit
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I wouldn't say it was forced. It was the absurdist "payoff" to the multiple offhanded references Kyle had made earlier throughout the show. At the time, it just sounded like a vulgar way of saying "you're going to turn into Jason Russell, because like him, you care more about money and fame than the cause about which you are trying to 'raise awareness'." Then at the end of the show, the only solution left is to literally travel to san diego and jerk it naked in public.
Man Fade, you are in for a treat because Breaking Bad is far and away one of the best shows on TV... ever. The characters are all complex and the story-lines draw you in and pay off. I think the episode in the 3rd season, "Fly", is one of the best 40 minutes of television I have ever watched and it is one among many for this show.
I don't know what it was, but I made it to the end of Breaking Bad's first season and haven't returned to it. I liked it, I see what others like about it, but it just wasn't engrossing enough for me to continue.
Yeah that was a good one. The show really does balance Walt's criminal and emotional life well in the first season.
Oooooooooooooh, I get it now. That actually is a lot funnier in retrospect.
Almost out of Parks and Rec on Netflix... damn. We've really been enjoying this show.
Just finished season 5 of Doctor Who (or first Matt Smith season for those counting from the very beginning).
Watched the last two episodes back-to-back; that was pretty damn epic.
Watched the last two episodes back-to-back; that was pretty damn epic.
The reveal about Amy's parents was a total mindfuck--I can't believe I didn't even consider that before.
Is this the first season of the show where Stan has almost at no point been the voice of reason? He seems to be the character going off the rails lately.
Green Lantern - I am starting to warm up to the show, the pilot movie was pretty bad. But now that they are in space having adventures, the show has picked up a bit. I'll give it some more time on my DVR list.
Ultimate Spider-Man - oof. I am not a fan of constant 4th wall breaking and repeated Family Guy cut-away jokes. The action and animation is pretty good, but the humor is too forced.
Ultimate Spider-Man - oof. I am not a fan of constant 4th wall breaking and repeated Family Guy cut-away jokes. The action and animation is pretty good, but the humor is too forced.
GasBandit
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And Kyle's been turning almost nihilistic, and Cartman's converted to Judaism. All that's left is for Kenny to strike it rich.
Yeah, I had a bad feeling about it just from the trailer. Not only did it look like a glorified toy commercial, with new suits and the Spider-cycle, but then he turned into a toaster when he was fighting Electro. I haven't bothered with even once episode. In the meantime, however...
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
It doesn't have the deep characterization like the DCAU stuff was, but it's got great action and some hilarious moments. Hulk so far has been my favourite, especially in the running gag of "Hulk, stop hitting him!" and then he hits the dude one more time.
That's never going to get old for me. Curious to see when they're going to pull the trigger on the Skrull/Kree war, though. They're slowly sowing the seeds.Also...
Eureka
Ah, it's nice to have it back, even if it's only for half a dozen more episodes. It's one of those shows that makes jumping the shark its bread and butter. Like this week's episode, for example. I was literally bouncing in my chair, saying, "It's wibbly wobbley timey wimey! I love it!" And then early into the episode, they threw a curve ball that made me think something else was going on. By the end of the episode, that suspicion was correct. I can't wait to see what the outcome of all this will be.
It just makes me sad we're only getting five more episodes. I'm going to miss this show.
It's sort of like seeing a new Harry Potter movie and seeing all the old faces in the background again. After all these years, every new episode makes you feel like you're a part of the town. I can't think of too many shows that has that kind of effect.