Television thread

[Merusk]

They totally fucked up Ming.

The whole damn show put me to sleep.  Too much angst and "wahhh, DADDY" not enough action. It's fucking FLASH GORDON, and the most action we got was him beating up a robot with a frying pan at the midway point.  Maybe they can salvage it, but the "Coming up" preview looked like too many disparate episodes mashed together to show action.

[angry.bob]

They totally fucked up Ming.

In every way. They should have gotten George Takei. I bet he's cheap and available, and he's proven to be able to do hamfisted, over-the-top self importance. Slap on a sequined robe, skullcap, a Fu Manchu goatee and BAM! Ming. I have no idea what they're going for with a 30 year old blonde surfer ming. He lloks like he would have had his daughter when he was 8. And his daughter needed to be way hotter. She reminded me of a bank teller. I don't want Ming's daughter to remind me of a bank teller.

[Tebonas]

I don't think George Takei is either cheap or available right now, being in Heroes and all.

The rest I agree with. What the fuck was that? Why did they call that thing Flash Gordon, just so that they could reuse some names and don't have to think up ones on their own?

[HaemishM]

Yeah, I blogged about the great big pile of meh that was Flash Gordon. It had nothing in common with any of the Gordon mythos, and just ended up being generic, mediocre schlock.

[Sky]

I had it lined up for the DVR, but I watched the first fifteen-twenty minutes and cancelled it. That show sucked. Never got to see Ming get fucked up.

I am mildly enjoying Blade, though. They're airing the series in HD and I've been DVRing it. Pretty schlocky, but not too bad. They have also been doing Stargate Atlantis, but is suprises me how many filler episodes that show has already. I've skipped about half of them. Mostly waiting for it to catch up to the SciFi timeline and start watching new eps in HD.

Also, when is BSG's next season starting in HD fer crissakes.

[Merusk]

Also, when is BSG's next season starting in HD fer crissakes.

The HD season was about 3-6 months behind the regular season, wasn't it?   If so you've got ~8 months to a year.  The next regular season doesn't start until Januaryish of '08.  Bastards.

[Yegolev]

Yep.  TV sucks.

I'm totally excited about that GEICO caveman show.

[Margalis]

Is Blade the vampire show? I enjoyed that; in fact I wrote a review of it here.

[Johny Cee]

Anyone else enjoying Damages as much as I am?  Loving Danson and Glen Close.  Great to see a show where you can't tell the good guys from the bad guys.

[Yegolev]

I saw an episode of Magnum P.I. last weekend where Ted Danson was the villain.  His bald spot was pretty obvious during a couple scenes.

[Xanthippe]

Anyone else enjoying Damages as much as I am?  Loving Danson and Glen Close.  Great to see a show where you can't tell the good guys from the bad guys.

Yeah, I look forward to watching it.  Compelling.

Right now it's Damages and Flight of the Concords.  Big Love had what I thought was a terrific episode 2 or 3 back - it really sucked me in.  Rescue Me is another favorite, although weaker this season, I think. 

The Shield is my most-looking-forward-to series.  I swear, it's the best series I've ever seen on TV, and it keeps getting better and better.

[Margalis]

I love Glenn Close. But after weeks of pimping Damages I've managed to miss the last episode and a half. It's not the kind of show you can just have on while you do other stuff and I haven't had the time for it.

[Johny Cee]

Anyone else enjoying Damages as much as I am?  Loving Danson and Glen Close.  Great to see a show where you can't tell the good guys from the bad guys.

Yeah, I look forward to watching it.  Compelling.

Right now it's Damages and Flight of the Concords.  Big Love had what I thought was a terrific episode 2 or 3 back - it really sucked me in.  Rescue Me is another favorite, although weaker this season, I think. 

The Shield is my most-looking-forward-to series.  I swear, it's the best series I've ever seen on TV, and it keeps getting better and better.

I don't love Flight of the Concords.  Just not my style of humor.  I occassionaly watch it and Entourage,  but neither is really compelling.

Entourage has been pretty uneven,  though they do make the most of the relaxed HBO atmosphere.  The storylines just aren't great,  even though Drama and Ari can both be entertaining as hell.

[trotski]

Love Flight of the Conchords, and Entourage.  Although I do agree that Entourage is pretty uneven, writing-wise. I've got a bunch of Damages waiting to watch, keep forgetting I have them Tivo'd.

Has anyone watched 'Live From Abbey Road' on Sundance? This is a great show. Last night the artists were The Kooks (meh), Wynton Marsalis, and Muse.  Muse blew my fucking mind.  I love their albums, but had never seen them live -- awesome. Any music fans should check this show out.

[HaemishM]

The 2nd episode of Flash Gordon was even worse than the first. I'm only going to give this crappy show one more go, and only because the previews for next episode showed Flash on Mongo where the story should be.

[Yegolev]

Why do you continue to punish yourself with things you do not enjoy?

[tazelbain]

The 2nd episode of Flash Gordon was even worse than the first. I'm only going to give this crappy show one more go, and only because the previews for next episode showed Flash on Mongo where the story should be.

WHAT? THE HEART FELT DRAMA OF MING AND DAUGHTER DOESN'T MOVE YOU?

[Reg]

If it's "Things you don't Enjoy" you're looking for, allow me to recommend Torchwood. It's a spin-off from the new Doctor Who series on BBC featuring Captain Jack from season 1. Ironwood warned me that it was awful but I couldn't fully appreciate just how awful awful could be until I downloaded it from a torrent site and watched the first few episodes.

[Yegolev]

Oh ho, thanks for the warning.  The wife asked me what was up with the Captain Jack show.  I think I should tell her it was canned.

[HaemishM]

Why do you continue to punish yourself with things you do not enjoy?

Because there is an insatiable need inside me to find out just how bad the shit can get. And it's Flash Gordon. Somewhere, deep in the subcockles of my blackened, jaded heart is the glimmer of hope that they can pull this stinker out of the shitpile and bring it up to at least Dresden Files quality, because it is Flash Gordon and even Uwe Boll shouldn't be able to fuck up the goodness that is Flash Gordon.

[Ironwood]

I WARNED YOU !!  I TOLE YOU !!!

DO NOT LOOK AT TORCHWOOD !  AVOID THE GIMLET STARE !!!!

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH.


And whatnot.

Seriously, if you're going to watch Torchwood, you're in for some extreme pain.  It's fucking awful.

[schild]

I can't imagine anything being as bad as Painkiller Jane. It's unpossible.

[Furiously]

You've never seen an Uwe Boll movie?

[Signe]

Painkiller Jane and Flash Gordon were pretty bad but, then, I don't think I actually have ever seen a Uwe Boll film.  I think I almost watched "Alone in the Dark" but Righ knew better and read me some reviews first so I didn't bother.  If I remember, the reviews were about the worst I'd ever heard.

[Johny Cee]

I can't imagine anything being as bad as Painkiller Jane. It's unpossible.

Umm.  Painkiller Jane and Flash aren't that bad.  They're unwatchably boring,  but not bad.  Black Scorpion,  which was on a few years ago,  made my eyes bleed. That was bad.

It was incredibly campy, bad superhero stuff.... with awful fight scenes, a plot you could drive cars through, terrible actors, and Adam fucking West hamming it up as a villain who,  no shit, got his super powers from toxic waste.

It was if someone took Family Guy and tried to make a serious low budget drama-action series out of it.

[Miasma]

I just bought South Park season ten and it has a 14 day WoW trial disc inside it .

[Xerapis]

I liked Torchwood.  I even bought Jack's coat from an UK military surplus site.

SO :P

[pants]

I watched the first episode of Torchwood - and thought it was ok except for the whole 'WE'RE IN WALES!  YES, WALES!  NOT LONDON, CARDIFF.  ITS IN WALES!  ALL THE PEOPLE ARE WELSH!  WELSH PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE TOO'.  I was expecting a bloody men's choir to start singing the end credits or something.

[DraconianOne]

I watched the first episode of Torchwood - and thought it was ok except for the whole 'WE'RE IN WALES!  YES, WALES!  NOT LONDON, CARDIFF.  ITS IN WALES!  ALL THE PEOPLE ARE WELSH!  WELSH PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE TOO'.  I was expecting a bloody men's choir to start singing the end credits or something.

Cymru am byth!

[Ironwood]

I liked Torchwood.  I even bought Jack's coat from an UK military surplus site.

SO :P

So what ?

Are you trying to prove the existance of mentally damaged people ?  I'm aware they exist.

[Yegolev]

I watched the first episode of Torchwood - and thought it was ok except for the whole 'WE'RE IN WALES!  YES, WALES!  NOT LONDON, CARDIFF.  ITS IN WALES!  ALL THE PEOPLE ARE WELSH!  WELSH PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE TOO'.  I was expecting a bloody men's choir to start singing the end credits or something.

Rather like the new Doctor Who.  What's the deal with Cardiff?

[schild]

I really felt John from Cincinatti was unbearable. I watched the first episode and, oh my god the dialogue. Jesus. Bad.

Also, THE OCEAN WASN'T LOUD ENOUGH. DO WE HAVE TO BE REMINDED WE'RE NEAR WATER EVERY SECOND OF THE GODDAMN EPISODE?

[HaemishM]

I'm definitely done with Flash Gordon. They can't even make a trip to Mongo interesting, or a dryhumping scene with Aura and Flash in any way tittilating. Aura is just such a terrible, terrible actress. The goddamn bounty hunter is more interesting than the entire cast, and I hated her character's introduction. The show is just so bland and uninspired, it doesn't attempt to be anything but a dead fish.

[tazelbain]

Ya, it looks like they have brought over their Saturday Night "cheap chum" to Fridays.

[Mrbloodworth]

I really felt John from Cincinatti was unbearable. I watched the first episode and, oh my god the dialogue. Jesus. Bad.

Also, THE OCEAN WASN'T LOUD ENOUGH. DO WE HAVE TO BE REMINDED WE'RE NEAR WATER EVERY SECOND OF THE GODDAMN EPISODE?

Hold up! You dislike the dialog in J.F.C, but enjoy it in Disgaea 2? *shutters*

I completely understand how we disagreed about that title now.

I think the differences between us are now hard codded. lol.

Andy way, continue with thread. I currently do not watch TV, Through various means, i watch shows in DvD form, IF i like them. And no commercials are a dream (for non HBO type shows). So i am getting recommendations from this thread.