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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 10, 2018 23:02:43 GMT -5
Done with The Leftovers. Three seasons total. Really absorbing story in seasons 1 and 2 because you're constantly wondering "What happened to all those people?" And in season 3, things get weird. The penultimate episode is one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of TV. I would rank the most bizarre as follows (just off the top of my head):
1. Final 2 episodes of The Leftovers 2. The writers/producers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fabricating a fake sister Dawn for Buffy 3. Dallas and the ridiculous "dream" revelation 4. The amnesia by Jack Bauer's wife, Teri Bauer, in 24, season 1 5. Multiple plot points in Lost that were never resolved and that never made any sense
I also watch a lot of British drama. If you've ever seen Marcella (gripping detective mystery), the show doesn't answer a couple of key questions. Anything that is important in the show happens while Marcella, the lead character, suffers a dissociative fugue episode (she doesn't remember anything). And the show doesn't resolve it either.
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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 13, 2018 17:09:39 GMT -5
A reminder of one of the best scenes in TV history (from the first season of The Wire): The Wire "F***" scene
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Post by mikegarrison on Feb 13, 2018 18:29:00 GMT -5
Done with The Leftovers. Three seasons total. Really absorbing story in seasons 1 and 2 because you're constantly wondering "What happened to all those people?" And in season 3, things get weird. The penultimate episode is one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of TV. I would rank the most bizarre as follows (just off the top of my head): 1. Final 2 episodes of The Leftovers2. The writers/producers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fabricating a fake sister Dawn for Buffy 3. Dallas and the ridiculous "dream" revelation 4. The amnesia by Jack Bauer's wife, Teri Bauer, in 24, season 1 5. Multiple plot points in Lost that were never resolved and that never made any sense I also watch a lot of British drama. If you've ever seen Marcella (gripping detective mystery), the show doesn't answer a couple of key questions. Anything that is important in the show happens while Marcella, the lead character, suffers a dissociative fugue episode (she doesn't remember anything). And the show doesn't resolve it either. Man, I remember the outrage in the fan community when Dawn was introduced. Especially the WAY she was introduced, with absolutely no explanation at all. Buffy is upstairs talking to her mother and, as if it was completely normal, Joyce says something about, "and your sister". Zoom out and Dawn is there too, and all three are completely oblivious that just a moment before Buffy was an only child. Even though this was a show that featured magic and supernatural events, most fans didn't realize that Dawn's appearance was actually going to be explained several episodes later as a magical intervention.
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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 13, 2018 19:29:01 GMT -5
Done with The Leftovers. Three seasons total. Really absorbing story in seasons 1 and 2 because you're constantly wondering "What happened to all those people?" And in season 3, things get weird. The penultimate episode is one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of TV. I would rank the most bizarre as follows (just off the top of my head): 1. Final 2 episodes of The Leftovers2. The writers/producers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fabricating a fake sister Dawn for Buffy 3. Dallas and the ridiculous "dream" revelation 4. The amnesia by Jack Bauer's wife, Teri Bauer, in 24, season 1 5. Multiple plot points in Lost that were never resolved and that never made any sense I also watch a lot of British drama. If you've ever seen Marcella (gripping detective mystery), the show doesn't answer a couple of key questions. Anything that is important in the show happens while Marcella, the lead character, suffers a dissociative fugue episode (she doesn't remember anything). And the show doesn't resolve it either. Man, I remember the outrage in the fan community when Dawn was introduced. Especially the WAY she was introduced, with absolutely no explanation at all. Buffy is upstairs talking to her mother and, as if it was completely normal, Joyce says something about, "and your sister". Zoom out and Dawn is there too, and all three are completely oblivious that just a moment before Buffy was an only child. Even though this was a show that featured magic and supernatural events, most fans didn't realize that Dawn's appearance was actually going to be explained several episodes later as a magical intervention. One of the worst decisions -- plot-wise and casting-wise -- in the history of TV was the introduction of Dawn. To be fair, wasn't Buffy going downhill at around that time anyway? I don't know because I watched Buffy in its entirety on DVD a few years ago and not during its original broadcast run.
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Post by mikegarrison on Feb 13, 2018 20:29:15 GMT -5
Man, I remember the outrage in the fan community when Dawn was introduced. Especially the WAY she was introduced, with absolutely no explanation at all. Buffy is upstairs talking to her mother and, as if it was completely normal, Joyce says something about, "and your sister". Zoom out and Dawn is there too, and all three are completely oblivious that just a moment before Buffy was an only child. Even though this was a show that featured magic and supernatural events, most fans didn't realize that Dawn's appearance was actually going to be explained several episodes later as a magical intervention. One of the worst decisions -- plot-wise and casting-wise -- in the history of TV was the introduction of Dawn. To be fair, wasn't Buffy going downhill at around that time anyway? I don't know because I watched Buffy in its entirety on DVD a few years ago and not during its original broadcast run. Well, I disagree. I do think most people would say Season 6 was the weakest, and maybe Season 5 the next weakest. And yet, they had some of the greatest individual episodes. The first three seasons were pretty easily understood as "high school is horrible, so what if we showed the horrors as being physically true?" Season 4 dealt a lot with the shift from high school to college. And then ... well after that the characters started dealing with more adult situations (death of parent, need for a job, marriage, etc.), and I think it became harder to have a consistent vision for what the series was about. Season 7 was something entirely different. It was more meta -- instead of Buffy just reacting to every new potential apocalypse every week, Buffy ended up fighting the source of evil in Sunnydale and also completely changing the nature of what it is to be a Slayer. (The story was later canonically continued in comic book form, but I've never read any of them.) I actually grew to like Dawn by the end of the show, although at first she was such a whiny victim that it was hard to accept her.
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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 14, 2018 12:12:33 GMT -5
Ha! I knew it. Not exactly Luke and Darth, but I still saw it coming. How the heck am I supposed to remember what happened 1.5 years ago? Watching Season 2, but I barely remember Season 1. I wonder if Better Call Saul is available. Forget what's going on there, too. The wife and I have this problem EVERY SINGLE TIME we get a new set of DVDs for a TV show. We suffered the worst case of amnesia every time we're about to watch a new season of Orphan Black. We usually took care of that problem by watching the final two episodes from the previous season. If that didn't help, we watched a season recap on youtube. The problem with the latter is that there are a lot of crappy season recap videos on youtube, especially the ones with annoying commentary and photo stills.
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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 14, 2018 12:21:09 GMT -5
One of the worst decisions -- plot-wise and casting-wise -- in the history of TV was the introduction of Dawn. To be fair, wasn't Buffy going downhill at around that time anyway? I don't know because I watched Buffy in its entirety on DVD a few years ago and not during its original broadcast run. Well, I disagree. I do think most people would say Season 6 was the weakest, and maybe Season 5 the next weakest. And yet, they had some of the greatest individual episodes. The first three seasons were pretty easily understood as "high school is horrible, so what if we showed the horrors as being physically true?" Season 4 dealt a lot with the shift from high school to college. And then ... well after that the characters started dealing with more adult situations (death of parent, need for a job, marriage, etc.), and I think it became harder to have a consistent vision for what the series was about. Season 7 was something entirely different. It was more meta -- instead of Buffy just reacting to every new potential apocalypse every week, Buffy ended up fighting the source of evil in Sunnydale and also completely changing the nature of what it is to be a Slayer. (The story was later canonically continued in comic book form, but I've never read any of them.) I actually grew to like Dawn by the end of the show, although at first she was such a whiny victim that it was hard to accept her. Well, I'm not going to say you're wrong because I know you loved the show. I myself liked the show a lot, too, but not enough to put it on any Top 20 list. When I look back, I think you're right that some of the episodes in the latter seasons were of higher quality than the episodes in the earlier seasons. The problem is: I just can't remember them. I remember the one where Buffy lost her mom and the tone of that episode was unlike all the other episodes. It's almost as if it didn't belong in the Buffy universe. (This is not to say that I loved that episode, just that I remember it.) As my wife and I were watching Buffy, sometime around season 4 (or so), I remember us saying to each other: this show needs to end because it is populated by more and more annoying characters.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Feb 18, 2018 7:17:02 GMT -5
Current shows I am watching
1. Riverdale- Fantastic. It has a lot of twist to it, and amazing character development. 2. Once upon a time- The zelena storyline kind of sucked so hoping it picks ups, but overall its fantastic. 3. Supernatural- Doesn't need an explanation. 4. The fosters- Really a touching show that addresses a lot of issues not only plauging teens and young adults, but everyone. 5. Seven deadly sins- Its an anime on netflix, really entertaining and funny.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Feb 18, 2018 7:19:07 GMT -5
Oh I can't forget the greatest reality tv show on television,
RU PAULS DRAG RACE. Such an iconic show.
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Post by loki on Mar 1, 2018 22:19:31 GMT -5
Amazon Prime's got a new series, Phillip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. It's done amazingly well. Perhaps the best science fiction TV series or movie ever. Way better than Black Mirror, Dr. Who or any of the Star Trek's.
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 1, 2018 22:32:49 GMT -5
Current shows I am watching 1. Riverdale- Fantastic. It has a lot of twist to it, and amazing character development. 2. Once upon a time- The zelena storyline kind of sucked so hoping it picks ups, but overall its fantastic. 3. Supernatural- Doesn't need an explanation. 4. The fosters- Really a touching show that addresses a lot of issues not only plauging teens and young adults, but everyone. 5. Seven deadly sins- Its an anime on netflix, really entertaining and funny. Supernatural was one of my favorite shows. But the current angels storyline has been going on since season 4, I believe, and we're now on season 12! Come on, man! You can't keep milking this forever!
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Post by maɡˈnōlēə on Mar 1, 2018 22:34:35 GMT -5
Ha! I knew it. Not exactly Luke and Darth, but I still saw it coming. How the heck am I supposed to remember what happened 1.5 years ago? Watching Season 2, but I barely remember Season 1. I wonder if Better Call Saul is available. Forget what's going on there, too. I need to pick back up with BCS. Loved the first season and a half and I just sort of got busy with life (and several kids in multi-sports)
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Post by maɡˈnōlēə on Mar 1, 2018 22:35:34 GMT -5
I just saw the show "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" for the first time. I guess he takes a guest on an overnight hiking trip in the wilderness. In this show the guest was Vanessa Hudgens and they were at the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. It is a beautiful place that I have been to many times, in the vicinity of Yosemite, Mammoth Lakes and Sequoia/Kings Canyon. I have to say that Vanessa Hudgens is amazingly beautiful!! There she was in hiking clothes, no hair done or makeup and she was absolutely stunning...a natural beauty!! Between her and the scenery it was quite a sight!! Who's Vanessa Hudgens? She was the female lead in High School Musical. I don't know what else she was in - I think this may have been her most well known role.
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 1, 2018 22:37:51 GMT -5
She was the female lead in High School Musical. I don't know what else she was in - I think this may have been her most well known role. Never watched it. Just the mere inclusion of the words "High School" in the title made me stay clear.
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Post by gnu2vball on Mar 14, 2018 19:51:37 GMT -5
Just discovered a Netflix show called "The Travelers." It's not about gypsies. Instead, it's about people from the future trying to "fix" 21st century earth by infiltrating teams into our society. I'm surprised there hasn't been more buzz about this show. There are two 12-episode seasons and a third in the works.
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