saturdaygig Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Breaking bad, 1st series 2nd episode was my highlight, the bathtub Extraordinary. I'd rate that as the worst epsiode of them all, and yes, I include the fly episode in that. E2 was a rather slapstick and silly, I was worried at that point that E1 might just have been lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Parks and Recreation , The Office , Modern Family, Community , 30 Rock , Tosh.0 , and New Girl are all starting new seasons right about now and can be viewed on t'web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Just watching through Community season 3 and have to say this show is losing its lustre. Loved 1 & 2 but season 3 seems all a bit too clever & self-indulgent. Way too many dance numbers and fantasy sequences and too much repetition of the same old jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoD Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Just watching through Community season 3 and have to say this show is losing its lustre. Loved 1 & 2 but season 3 seems all a bit too clever & self-indulgent. Way too many dance numbers and fantasy sequences and too much repetition of the same old jokes. Well the creator will not be involved with season 4 due to the problems you have stated so it'll still be worth checking it out. I miss the episodes that just used to be about the classes they were taking that would focus on character development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted September 30, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2012 Just started watching Homeland, very promising after 2 episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Homeland become ridiculous quickly Is the West Wing to dated now to watch? I was thinking of watching it but feel it might be dated now. Opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 30, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2012 1st season of Homeland was excellent. But I said at the time, I worry that the longevity of it isn't there. Struck me as one of those shows that had a great storyline for 1 season, and when it gets comissioned for a second, they're like "oh shit, we need to write something else" (see Heroes and Prisonbreak as prime examples) Hope I'm wrong as I loved the first season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted September 30, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2012 I thought the 1st season of Homeland started very well but then just completely lost the plot half way through, and the characters just got really annoying...specially the FBI girl. Tried to watch the new Fringe.... think they've lost the plot a bit too.... won't be long til that's cancelled now... Dexter is back tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Tried to watch the new Fringe.... think they've lost the plot a bit too.... won't be long til that's cancelled now... Pretty certain they've announced it has one or two more seasons to run, so they can polish of the story in that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted October 1, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2012 Tried to watch the new Fringe.... think they've lost the plot a bit too.... won't be long til that's cancelled now... Pretty certain they've announced it has one or two more seasons to run, so they can polish of the story in that time. Yeah I can see it lasting a final season. But the storyline has got a bit of a mess now. Think it's time for them to call it a day. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Set in Birmingham and it doesn't look crap :shock: Will it hit the heights of Crossroads? New BBC Two drama, Peaky Blinders, commences shooting with cast led by Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill and Helen McCrory Peaky Blinders, an epic gangster saga, has started shooting in Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool, boasting a distinguished cast that includes Cillian Murphy (Inception, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, 28 Days Later), Sam Neill (The Tudors, The Piano, Jurassic Park), Helen McCrory (Hugo, Harry Potter, The Queen). The cast also features Annabelle Wallis (Snow White And The Huntsman, The Tudors), Iddo Goldberg (Secret Diary Of A Call Girl) and Charlie Creed-Miles (Nil By Mouth, Wild Bill). The story begins in 1919 in the lawless slum neighbourhoods of post war Birmingham. Returning soldiers, newly-minted revolutionaries and criminal gangs all fight for survival in an industrial landscape gripped by economic upheaval. Guns smuggled home from the trenches find their way onto the streets and become lethal currency. Communists don't just dream of revolution - they are planning for it and the Government is expecting it. As Churchill mobilizes his Special Branch forces, illegal bookmakers make fortunes in speak-easy betting shops and traumatised infantrymen drink away their shell-shock in riotous ale houses. There is still a gentler city at the fringes, where gypsies and canal boatmen deal horses and tell fortunes but sitting at the top of this industrial jungle are the extended Shelby family, whose many brothers and sisters, cousins and uncles, make up the fiercest gang of all, the 'Peaky Blinders'. Named for their practise of sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps, the Peaky Blinders make their money from off track betting, protection and robbery. Their boss Tommy Shelby (Murphy) is the most ruthless brother of them all, but his leadership is about to be put to the test. A ruthless new Police Chief C.I. Campbell (Neill) arrives in town from Belfast to clean up the city and, perhaps more lethally, a beautiful woman Grace Burgess (Wallis) arrives in the neighbourhood with a mysterious past and a dangerous secret. McCrory plays Aunt Polly Gray, the Shelby family matriarch. Peaky Blinders is a dazzling picture of England which will blow away preconceptions even though the characters and events are taken directly from the pages of our secret history. They will now burst into life in a vibrant evocation of a hedonistic age where the clothes will be razor sharp, the music fast and the dancing outrageous. The real Peaky Blinders were a scandal and this fiction will be the same. The Shelbys will be a family not to be taken lightly. This is the first TV drama by series creator Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things and Eastern Promises) who says: "The story I want to tell is based on family legend and historical fact. It is a fiction woven into a factual landscape which is breathtakingly dramatic and cinematic, but which for very English reasons has been consigned to historical text books." Executive Producer and Chief Executive, Caryn Mandabach Productions, Caryn Mandabach, says: "Speaking on behalf of all the producers who are fortunate enough to be associated with this ground breaking work, we couldn't be more honoured or more lucky to be supporting Steven's vision. This is television at its best." Greg Brenman is Executive Producer for Tiger Aspect. Controller BBC Drama Commissioning, Ben Stephenson, says: "Building on BBC Two's reputation for world-class drama, Peaky Blinders is a phenomenally authored drama series shedding light on a piece of hidden British history. Authentic, bloody and utterly compelling, Peaky Blinders welcomes Steven Knight and Otto Bathurst to BBC Two and adds another boldly crafted drama to our roster of upcoming shows." Peaky Blinders is the first recipient of finance from the new Yorkshire Content Fund, which is managed by Screen Yorkshire, and will film throughout Yorkshire. Sally Joynson, Chief Executive of Screen Yorkshire, said: “This is the first project to receive investment from the Yorkshire Content Fund and what a project it is. It is the type of production we are looking to attract to Yorkshire - big budget, epic storyline and with immense talent involved across the project. Peaky Blinders shows how our new fund is attracting productions of scale to the region.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 New series of Dexter, holy **** at the first episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Fellow Red Dwarf fans, are we looking forward to the new stuff which starts on Dave on Thursday or a little aprehensive? Should they have just left it alone? The 3 parter a few years back was really dissapointing although it really missed the canned laughter imo. Apparently the new series has been filmed in front of a studio audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Fellow Red Dwarf fans, are we looking forward to the new stuff which starts on Dave on Thursday Not really, but Ill see how it is. I have enjoyed the old shows when theyve been on though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Continuum looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I've also been ploughing my way through Spooks seasons on Netflix, absolutely brilliant t.v. in my opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarpet Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Fellow Red Dwarf fans, are we looking forward to the new stuff which starts on Dave on Thursday or a little aprehensive? Should they have just left it alone? The 3 parter a few years back was really dissapointing although it really missed the canned laughter imo. Apparently the new series has been filmed in front of a studio audience. I'm a little aprehensive, i wasn't a big fan of back to earth and i didn't think the last series was really up to scratch either. However I'm hoping they surprise me and its as good as series 3/4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted October 2, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2012 I can't decide if Claire Danes is really hot or really annoying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 2, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 2, 2012 Fellow Red Dwarf fans, are we looking forward to the new stuff which starts on Dave on Thursday or a little aprehensive? Should they have just left it alone? The 3 parter a few years back was really dissapointing although it really missed the canned laughter imo. Apparently the new series has been filmed in front of a studio audience.A little apprehensive? It is going to be shit. Charles & Barrie have become too self-aware as the characters. The newer stuff isn't just less funny, it's poorly acted too. It's like Craig Charles is uncomfortable being Lister now that he's a recognised actor. Same for Barrie despite Barrie being well-known even before RD. I hope there's no Kochanski. Only Grogan was ever any good as her. Annett is atrocious. I'll watch it and I expect the Cat & Kryten to be good, but I hold out no hope that it matches anything pre series 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 2, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2012 Dave is a godsend for old Red Dwarf episodes! I have 0% expectation for the new series however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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