Television thread

[Nerf]

Ah, I saw that movie, I thought there was more already ):

[Sky]

Just got around to watching last friday's Maher.

I  Cornel West.

[Abagadro]

Lost is so fucking money this season it is scary.

[Merusk]

I never thought I'd empathize with Ben, EVER.  Fuckers.

[AcidCat]

That episode was fucking amazing.

[Paelos]

Wow, bar none the most awesome episode ever of LOST. I've always kind of liked Ben's character because he's a sly bastard who seems to be in control of every situation even when he's locked up. This episode just makes me like him even more. Whitmore is a dick. Two evil geniuses locked into a battle of wills?

 

[MrHat]

I'm glad you guys like it all.

I'm just confused as hell.

[Ookii]

Lostpedia helped me out a lot, and the best part is it doesn't have any spoilers!

I would highly suggest going there, even though I've seen every episode I couldn't keep up when talking with a co-worker since I didn't play the game or watch the webisodes.

[HaemishM]

I'm glad they are finally giving Ben some depth beyond just evil crazy fucker. That episode was definitely money. Anyone know how many are left in this season? It seems like they are building to a whole bunch of shit in a very short time frame, but that may just be me not knowing how many episodes are left.

Also, Ben teleported off the island to Tunisia. Amirite?

[Triforcer]

The Office was a touch uneven this week.  I'm worried that with Jim and Pam together we have a Moonlighting problem going on- the secondary story was stupid.  However "A month ago, people were worried that if they visited our website they would be molested" is pure fucking gold. 

[Miasma]

Also, Ben teleported off the island to Tunisia. Amirite?

Neither location would explain the parka, unless the travel itself is very cold...

I'm pretty upset they killed the girl, that wasn't very nice.

[tazelbain]

Budget cuts.

[Abagadro]

Also, Ben teleported off the island to Tunisia. Amirite?

Neither location would explain the parka, unless the travel itself is very cold...

I'm pretty upset they killed the girl, that wasn't very nice.

He was wearing a parka with Halliwax's name on it (the dude in all the Dharma videos even though he uses multiple names) so there is whole bunches of shit related to that we don't yet know about. 

I wouldn't put this as the best ep (that would be "The Constant") but it rocked.

[Paelos]

I never got why you all loved "The Constant," but that's different strokes for different folks. Time travel bullshit drives me nuts.

[Abagadro]

I loved that episode for multiple reasons including that it was a reworking of a great TNG episode, that Henry Ian Cusick is a great actor that pulled it off masterfully, that it went a long way to explaining what is going on with the island and that it was seamlessly done.

[Paelos]

I loved that episode for multiple reasons including that it was a reworking of a great TNG episode, that Henry Ian Cusick is a great actor that pulled it off masterfully, that it went a long way to explaining what is going on with the island and that it was seamlessly done.

All good reasons. I liked the episode myself in spite of the time travel theme. I guess that's something. Best ever to me? No.

Watching Ben call down the thunder and watching him deal with a man changing the rules? Sorry, that's pure win for me.

[Abagadro]

Can't argue with that. "The Shape of Things to Come" definitely ranks up in the top five eps for me. It's really hilarious that a guy who was slated for a two ep guest spot is now the central character for the whole series. Ben is freaking Jason Bourne, Moriarity, Dr. Manhattan and Batman all rolled into one. Emerson should win an Emmy but like Greogry Itzin on 24 will be overlooked.

[Abagadro]

Speaking of good TV actors, I've been watching the first season of B5 on hulu and I am continually amazed at how good Katsulas (and to a tiny esser degree Jurasik) are on that series.

[Paelos]

Can't argue with that. "The Shape of Things to Come" definitely ranks up in the top five eps for me. It's really hilarious that a guy who was slated for a two ep guest spot is now the central character for the whole series. Ben is freaking Jason Bourne, Moriarity, Dr. Manhattan and Batman all rolled into one. Emerson should win an Emmy but like Greogry Itzin on 24 will be overlooked.

Agreed. Ben gives Jaime Lannister a run for his money. If yall understand the reference.

[Margalis]

Speaking of good TV actors, I've been watching the first season of B5 on hulu and I am continually amazed at how good Katsulas (and to a tiny esser degree Jurasik) are on that series.

Those two were my favorites. The first season captain was the absolute worst though.

[Abagadro]

I don't think he was that bad. O'Hare is a stage actor and you can really see that aspect in his performance.

[Merusk]

Katsulas was an interesting guy from JMS's comments on the S1 disk.  He'd go completely into character as soon as he had the makeup on, and wouldn't leave until it came off.  JMH said something about even on breaks when smoking he'd be G'Kar smoking a cig which was a bizarre experience. 

Jurasik it was just interesting to find out had been in Tron.  He looked damn different by the time B5 came around. And not just from the hair. Which was, btw, the result of a joke and a misunderstanding. Jurasik came out from makeup the first time with the hair like that and asked JMS "hey what do you think, looks great right?"  JMS thought he was serious and told him it looked fantastic because he thought Jurasik really liked it. Jurasik then didn't have the heart to tell him it was a joke because he thought the same as JMS.

[HaemishM]

If you haven't seen the other seasons of B5, you are in for a treat. Katsulas was just an incredible actor, and you could tell he had some fantastic chemistry with Jurasik. Those two were the heart of the show and the universe, IMO, and that's part of why the later takes in that universe have not been as good. Jurasik has mostly retired from acting, and Katsulas has died. Those two characters, played by those two actors, gave us all the best dramatic beats for that series, and not having that conflict made the other stories weaker.

[MrHat]

So I've been watching Friday Night Lights (just finishing up the first season).  Once I got over the whole "26 year olds playing highschoolers", it's a really fantastic show.

[Tebonas]

I ignored this series because I neither know nor care about American Football. Is it a fantastic show despite this (if for example I pretend they play baseball)?

[MrHat]

Not as much.

[Ookii]

Who saw this weeks House?

Amaza-zing! 

I also read that CBS picked up a show called "Eleventh Hour", it's a US adaptation of a British series and the pilot is being filmed with a budget of 4 million dollars.

[schild]

Probably making up for the fact British shows cost $4 to make. For an entire season.

Including actors.

And food.

[Trippy]

Who saw this weeks House?

Amaza-zing! 

House has been really good this year. The competition storyline to find the replacements was hilarious from start to finish. And then the storyline with Amber being Wilson's girlfriend was a woot as well. I didn't think having double the number of supporting cast members (the 3 that quit at the end of last season but are still in the show and the 3 replacements plus Amber) would work out but it has.

[Merusk]

Who saw this weeks House?

Amaza-zing! 

House has been really good this year. The competition storyline to find the replacements was hilarious from start to finish. And then the storyline with Amber being Wilson's girlfriend was a woot as well. I didn't think having double the number of supporting cast members (the 3 that quit at the end of last season but are still in the show and the 3 replacements plus Amber) would work out but it has.

I think they finally realized we don't give a shit about the supporting characters beyond their interactions with House and doing his bidding.  They were on a dangerous path of giving them too much back story and face time last season with Cutty's baby issues, Wilson's divorce, C&C sleeping together and Foreman's "Omg I'm House" angst.  Taking the focus away from them to the point that we still haven't seen much of the new group's lives made the series better.


Unrelated Tangent:  WTF is with Klondike buying all this ad space and product placements on NBC tonight? They bought the whole background and the banner ads on TVguide.com, too.  If I watched ER I'd expect them to ice a wound with the fucking things.

[Triforcer]

The Office was pure undiluted awesome.  I've never felt as satisfied about the fate of a TV character as I did watching the Ryan scene. 

[Signe]

Summer is almost here.  It's time for ice cream! 

[Trippy]

Never thought I'd see Whedon do another TV series for Fox, but it looks like he's working on a series called Dollhouse starring Eliza Dushku.

Joss Whedon, the creator of acclaimed cult favorites “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel” and “Firefly,” is returning to Fox and reuniting with “Buffy” regular Eliza Dushku for a new action-drama called “Dollhouse.”

Fox has given a seven-episode commitment to the 20th Century Fox Television project for a planned debut next year.

“It deals with our darkest impulses and our best ones,” Whedon says. “It deals with all the things I like to deal with—strength, weakness, power and corruption.”

“Dollhouse” stars Dushku as Echo, one of a group of secret agents living in a futuristic dorm. Each has the ability to be imprinted with custom personalities and abilities for special assignments. When they return, their newly acquired memories are wiped. The show follows Echo as she takes on a variety of assignments—some romantic, some adventurous, some uplifting, some illegal—and gains awareness of her role and confinement.

Any bets on whether or not it will make it past the seven-episode commitment, or if all seven episodes will even air?

Dollhouse trailer up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ul5EUJWxs

[Abagadro]

The Office was pure undiluted awesome.  I've never felt as satisfied about the fate of a TV character as I did watching the Ryan scene. 

The whole Kevin-as-a-retard thing was absolutely hilarious. I hope Amy Ryan is on the show for a while.

[NowhereMan]

Latest episode of Dr. Who was entertaining, remarkably silly and clearly a "filler" but I still enjoyed myself. Don't know how many of you are UK/Proxied into BBC iPlayer but it's probably a better way of killing an hour than a lot of TV. Only if you are definitely a Dr. Who fan though, I don't think it'd really grab anyone who didn't already love it.