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Post by bigdfromla on May 13, 2016 0:21:38 GMT -5
Orphan Black...damn good show, just started a new season on BBC America.
Ray Donovan. Season Three of this show, which concluded last fall, was one of the best seasons of television I have ever seen on any show. Looking forward to the show's return in July on the Showtime network.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 17, 2016 15:25:53 GMT -5
True Detective (s2) - really bad dialogue. I cringed a lot.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 15:37:19 GMT -5
I don't know why that was in Fargo either. It's not really that kind of series -- i.e., Twin Peaks. But, wait, maybe that is exactly what it is.
It will be interesting to see where they go with Season 3. I still need to finish watching Season 1, now that you mention it. Must be available somewhere.
I've started watching Silicon Valley. I can only speak for the current season, but it's very funny.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 17, 2016 16:20:48 GMT -5
Speaking of funny, I laughed or chuckled (really hard) while watching the following shows:
King of Queens It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia The Big Bang Theory
I know some people, including critics, don't like Big Bang Theory. I agree some of the jokes are lame, but for the most part, they make me laugh. Simon Helberg, the actor who portrays Wolowitz, is really talented. I can't stand Kaley Cuoco -- any actress can play the dumb blonde role. Jim Parsons, who plays Sheldon Cooper, lucked into that role. They are underutilizing Kunal Nayyar, the actor who plays Raj.
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Post by azvb on May 18, 2016 12:34:44 GMT -5
King Of Queens is great.
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Post by azvb on May 30, 2016 20:14:27 GMT -5
I'm about 1/2 way through the 1st season of Fargo. What a great show. I'm hooked.
If I ever had a desire to visit Minnesota in the winter, that desire is gone.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 21:20:26 GMT -5
I never watched The Good Wife, although I knew it was a critics' favorite. Now that it's over, I've been catching up (now in Season 3). For a network drama, and ANOTHER lawyer drama at that, it is very well-written and acted. I especially like the complex connections between all of the characters (and there's a lot of them). The semi-recurring characters are really good, too. Carrie Preston and the girl who plays Becca, for two.
Oddly, my least favorite is MJ Fox.
It's also amusing to see all those fine actors in bit roles as judges.
I like it much better than The Americans, fwiw. (I like them both, but this one is better.)
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Post by Wolfgang on Jun 8, 2016 21:43:13 GMT -5
All the judges are great. I think it's because the writers inject little quirks into them, like that female judge who keeps insisting on the lawyers to say, "...in my opinion."
Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep's daughter, is also good. She plays Nancy Crozier, the lawyer who likes to play the dumb blonde card, but who is actually very cunning and evil. Probably the only role she's good at in her entire career.
The only aspect of The Good Wife I hate is the Kalinda character who seems to be the world's greatest investigator bar none. There's nothing she isn't good at. And she can unearth the most critical bit of information in such a short amount of time. It's so phony and contrived. The show doesn't need that.
The Carrie Preston character is good, too. A ditzy free spirit who is able to miraculously come up with insights and connections between seemingly unrelated facts. My mom also is notorious for this nonlinear way of thinking. In real life, it's very irritating because no one in my family can understand what the frick she's saying or why she's asking a particular question until several hours or days later when the rest of us see the relevance. Maddening to live with.
Almost every actor who guest-stars in this show is good. I personally love Michael J. Fox's portrayal of the sleazy lawyer even though I hate the character.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 12:37:32 GMT -5
Yeah, Kalinda's a bit too much of a super-hero, but it's a good character. There's depth there, which is true with all of them. That's why it's a cut above.
They keep using "between you and I" in their dialogue, however. That's inexcusable. Why don't writers know that is wrong? Lawyers would.
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Post by azvb on Jun 10, 2016 19:42:08 GMT -5
The Good Wife is one of my favorite shows of all time. The finale, however, sucked. Big time.
FYI lots of Broadway stars have bit parts on the show. Same with Madam Secretary.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2016 17:23:03 GMT -5
TV is so incestuous. All these actors from previous TV series (and movies). It's so weird. And it's not even PAST TV series; they are appearing on concurrent shows.
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Post by Wolfgang on Jun 13, 2016 2:29:00 GMT -5
Now watching The Fall (s1), with Gillian Anderson as a detective on the hunt for a serial killer.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Jun 13, 2016 14:21:15 GMT -5
All the judges are great. I think it's because the writers inject little quirks into them, like that female judge who keeps insisting on the lawyers to say, "...in my opinion." Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep's daughter, is also good. She plays Nancy Crozier, the lawyer who likes to play the d umb blonde card, but who is actually very cunning and evil. Probably the only role she's good at in her entire career. The only aspect of The Good Wife I hate is the Kalinda character who seems to be the world's greatest investigator bar none. There's nothing she isn't good at. And she can unearth the most critical bit of information in such a short amount of time. It's so phony and contrived. The show doesn't need that. The Carrie Preston character is good, too. A ditzy free spirit who is able to miraculously come up with insights and connections between seemingly unrelated facts. My mom also is notorious for this nonlinear way of thinking. In real life, it's very irritating because no one in my family can understand what the frick she's saying or why she's asking a particular question until several hours or days later when the rest of us see the relevance. Maddening to live with. Almost every actor who guest-stars in this show is good. I personally love Michael J. Fox's portrayal of the sleazy lawyer even though I hate the character. i'm sensing wolfgang's "type" ...
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Jun 13, 2016 14:26:38 GMT -5
The Good Wife is one of my favorite shows of all time. The finale, however, sucked. Big time.
FYI lots of Broadway stars have bit parts on the show. Same with Madam Secretary. i agree, i was disappointed with the finale. i didn't expect the showrunners to wrap up every story line ... but they really didn't bring any satisfying closure for anyone. and it felt to "gimmicky" with the slap at the end too. i get that that's how the show started. and they wanted to come full circle. but it felt too 'on the nose' and i kinda just rolled my eyes at it. maybe they wanted things to be ambiguous at the end, but it was also a disappointing way to end a great series.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Jun 13, 2016 14:27:32 GMT -5
Now watching The Fall (s1), with Gillian Anderson as a detective on the hunt for a serial killer. i really enjoyed the fall. anderson especially is great in it.
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