The TV thread

[rlipps]

You know what happened. The question is, can you live with it?

That episode was as good as any from Breaking Bad.

It was great, Jonathan Banks is an amazing actor.

[tinnitus photography]

We never got through season 1 of House of Cards but are thinking of picking it back up again. Everything about it was good, it was just very draining. It didn't lend itself to binge watching at all as I think if I saw two episodes in a row I might have jumped off a building. Maybe I'll fee differently the second time around.

The first few episodes of season one are very draining. I stopped, but jumped onboard a year later. it gets much better and easier to follow as it progresses.

I more or less binge watched all of S1 before I got my wife onboard, started over and binge watched together. S2 also a couple of episodes each night for about a week. Now, with S3 we are slacking somewhat with only one episode every other night or so. Ep7, I think, is up tonight.

we've been doing about 1 episode a night... finished #7 last night, and it was great.

[Duke Silver]

We're now 3 episodes behind on Better Call Saul, and I'm honestly not feeling a sense of urgency to catch up. We'll probably end up marathoning it at some point.

The Jinx, on the other hand -- WOW. Watched two of those last night and thought hard about calling in sick today to slam through the rest.

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We're now 3 episodes behind on Better Call Saul, and I'm honestly not feeling a sense of urgency to catch up. We'll probably end up marathoning it at some point.

The Jinx, on the other hand -- WOW. Watched two of those last night and thought hard about calling in sick today to slam through the rest.

Episode 6 of Better Caul Saul (Five-O) was the best one of the season by far.

[cortez the killer]

We're now 3 episodes behind on Better Call Saul, and I'm honestly not feeling a sense of urgency to catch up. We'll probably end up marathoning it at some point.

The Jinx, on the other hand -- WOW. Watched two of those last night and thought hard about calling in sick today to slam through the rest.

Episode 6 of Better Caul Saul (Five-O) was the best one of the season by far.

No doubt. That was one for the ages. I watched the last 10 minutes of it last night before Episode 7. Powerful.

Last night's episode (#7) was pretty good, too. Only three more episodes left this season and I'm already looking forward to Season 2.

[cortez the killer]

You can have your own talking Clay Davis bobblehead doll. Just head over to Isiah Whitlock Jr.'s Kickstarter page.

[Tequila Cowboy]

This week's Justified may or may not have been the best of the season but things did happen. It could been called "Everyone's Shit Gets Fucked Up". Damn I will miss that show.

[oilpiers]

2 episodes left watching Netflix Bloodline. Halfway through the first episode I thought it was schmaltz, but it got interesting, and more interesting as it progressed. Ben Mendelsohn Is amazing. He is like Phillip Seymour Hoffman, in the fact that he is so good, he makes all the others look like they are acting and he is a real person. It even manages to make Chloë Sevigny look super hot as a white trashy chick. Never thought I would say that. Plus, it makes me long for the week I spent in the Florida Keys 10 years ago.

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BTB should probably not click on the link below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32074921

[beantownbubba]

This week's Justified may or may not have been the best of the season but things did happen. It could been called "Everyone's Shit Gets Fucked Up". Damn I will miss that show.

I am through episode 5 or 6 and I just remarked to my son and co-watcher "damn a lot of people are gonna die pretty soon." I don't know if that's what happened but it sounds like it's at least along the same lines.

[Tequila Cowboy]

Trevor Noah a 31 year old comic from South Africa is taking over for Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. I've only seen bits and piees of this guy but I kind of think it's an inspired choice. We shall see.


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/arts/ ... -show.html

[Markalanbishop]

The least surprising revelation on HBO's Scientology documentary last night was that the "church" used Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to torture people.

[beantownbubba]

This week's Justified may or may not have been the best of the season but things did happen. It could been called "Everyone's Shit Gets Fucked Up". Damn I will miss that show.

Watched episode 10 today and am now all caught up. Damn that was one hell of an episode w/ one hell of an ending. You could say I did not expect that but that wouldn't quite capture the flavor of how floored my son and I were. Sorry to be caught up (now we have to wait each week like everyone else) but looking forward to what should be a thrilling finish.

Chances are I probably heard something about the Durst case when it was happening but I don't remember it. Watched episodes 1 - 4 tonite, courtesy of a freebie from Verizon. I never, ever thought I'd see prosecutors in a major case as incompetent nor a jury as stupid as the ones in the OJ trial but this has to top that by a Texas mile. Absolutely incomprehensible verdict. It made me ill to watch it unfold. The only reason my TV survived to live another day is that I knew the outcome in advance.

As a documentary I found the show to be less than great television but the story is good enough to carry it a fair ways. I feel more like I have to watch the last 2 episodes than that I want to.

[cortez the killer]

The caviar of the South

[Flea]

The caviar of the South

Shouldn't that be on white bread?

[cortez the killer]

The caviar of the South

Shouldn't that be on white bread?

I don't recall having an opportunity to peek inside Mike's brown bag to confirm the bread type.

[Beebs]

Rarely have time for anything feature length by the time I'm down for the night, so I've been trying to get everything out of TV episode length stuff of Netflix streaming.

LUTHER

1st episode so far. I like the main character and actor but the rest seems to be average police procedural stuff. I'll probably watch more but don't (now, anyway) feel compelled to watch every episode and see it through.

THE FALL

Sometimes it plods along, occasionally there are daring twists and character developments. Has only once or twice made me role my eyes. I've seen roughly every other episode as Mrs Beebs watches more than I.

UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT

Good clean fun with an unmistakable 30Rock feel (produced by Tina Fey).


Alternate title to this post: God I miss Breaking Bad

[Slipkid42]

Am I the only one to have been suckered in by Last Man On Earth?

[cortez the killer]

A simple Chicago sunroof....

[Smitty]

A simple Chicago sunroof....

Love this first season. The stage is set for it to really get going now.

[Penny Lane]

2 episodes left watching Netflix Bloodline. Halfway through the first episode I thought it was schmaltz, but it got interesting, and more interesting as it progressed. Ben Mendelsohn Is amazing. He is like Phillip Seymour Hoffman, in the fact that he is so good, he makes all the others look like they are acting and he is a real person. It even manages to make Chloë Sevigny look super hot as a white trashy chick. Never thought I would say that. Plus, it makes me long for the week I spent in the Florida Keys 10 years ago.

Chloe was hot in the last season of Big Love--they gave Nikki a complete makeover. That's the only time I've seen her NOT looking trashy in anything..
I want to start this next--I loved Coach Taylor in Friday Night Lights and have heard this is good.

Enjoying The Americans Season 2 and new eps of Louie.

[beantownbubba]

1 episode in to True Detective. The possibility for epicness has been demonstrated. I'm eager to find out if they deliver on the promise. I know the show's been "well reviewed" here.

[Tequila Cowboy]

1 episode in to True Detective. The possibility for epicness has been demonstrated. I'm eager to find out if they deliver on the promise. I know the show's been "well reviewed" here.

There are 472 red herrings, but about 397 legitimate clues as the thing progresses. Good luck figuring out which is which. Truly amazing TV.

[Flea]

1 episode in to True Detective. The possibility for epicness has been demonstrated. I'm eager to find out if they deliver on the promise. I know the show's been "well reviewed" here.

There are 472 red herrings, but about 397 legitimate clues as the thing progresses. Good luck figuring out which is which. Truly amazing TV.

And Alexandra Daddario's puppies.

[LBRod]

A simple Chicago sunroof....

Love this first season. The stage is set for it to really get going now.

Yes

[cortez the killer]

[Flea]

They have a steep climb to avoid a Sophomore Slump.

[bovine knievel]

Just started a trial for HBO Now. This could be the push I need to cut the cord from traditional satelite TV. Kiss my ass DirecTV.

[oilpiers]

Just started a trial for HBO Now. This could be the push I need to cut the cord from traditional satelite TV. Kiss my ass DirecTV.

The problem is the providers will likely amp up the unbundled internet fees to rival cable prices. Same companies. They are not going to let everyone cut the cord without making it up somewhere else.

[beantownbubba]

This week I saw the final episodes of both Justified and True Detective. Some SPOILER references below.

I've pretty much come to the conclusion that it's impossible to satisfyingly end a long-running well loved show. That said, I think the Justified folks did a really fine job. For the most part, the right people stayed alive, all the dead people deserved it and the device of briefly checking in "4 years later" was a good way of tying off loose ends. SPOILER ALERT: Once they showed that Raylan wasn't w/ Winona, I really thought that he and Ava would get together. Just as well they didn't - as Jim Carrey said in Dumb and Dumber, "so there's still a chance!" Anybody know anything about Joelle Carter? I don't think I've ever seen her in anything else. I will really miss this show.

I thoroughly enjoyed True Detective from beginning to end. Really well done in all respects from the story to the dialog to the acting to the locale etc etc. SPOILER ALERT: While I was glad both main characters lived, that was a bit of a stretch. Was the implication when Marty met Maggie at her new house that Maggie had married well the second time? I thought the parallels and the related sexism between Marty and his older daughter were really well done - clear but they didn't hit you over the head w/ it. Every time she was on screen, I couldn't help wondering how Tom Brady could have left Michelle Monaghan until I remembered each time, oh, yeah, he wound up w/ Giselle Bundchen. Some guys... But I digress. I guess because of the character he played on Cheers any comment about Woody Harrelson always starts or ends w/ how surprising his excellent performance was. I think we can finally conclude that he's actually a pretty good actor. And of course McConaughey has already placed himself on the A+ list and did nothing to diminish that status. He was annoyingly hard to hear too often but I can't really hold that against him - his speech pattern really fit the character. I understand that later seasons of the show will feature different leads. I will certainly watch, I just hope they can match the standard that has been set.