Hell On Wheels Anybody watch the first season? A couple of really recognizable faces in it and an interesting plot. In some respects it reminds me of Deadwood.
Portlandia I just started catching this on IFC and it has really grown on me. It's sketch comedy without an audience, and the comedic style is pretty similar to "Mr. Show" and "Kids in the Hall". Most of the sketches poke fun of the white liberal yuppie population common in a place like Portland. Apparently it's been on for a year now. EDIT: Found a better clip. The "Oh, damn!" at 9:10 had me giggling for a few minutes.
I watched Alcatraz last night. I really like the premise. If you're a fan of Fringe, you'll be into this as well. Good show to record and then watch on weak TV Saturday night.
It's only 2 episodes in right now but afte the "pilot" episode they did in the fall stretch of Bones, I am really liking the show Finder. We have IHTSBIH good ole Geoff Stults and Michael Clarke Duncan which are entertaining in their own right. Don't know if reviews are good, but I've found it entertaining for it's absurdity I think.
Anybody out here watch Doomsday Preppers? This show is simultaneously hilarious and informative. If you like to learn primitive skills and self-reliance, there were quite a few thought provoking ideas talked about. I was really intrigued by the guy who was actually producing methane for energy from the home septic tank that also connected to the pig pens waste chute. The younger woman in Houston was hilariously wacko. I am going to hole up in my 700 square foot apartment in central Houston for a month (until things get really bad) and then attempt to walk out, through neighborhoods you are uncomfortable walking in now? Awesome. Oh, and she is also going to execute her pet cats with brain stem shots as she walks out the door. The topper though was her final destination: Mexico! I want this woman's email address, I intend to bring her on board as my chief doomsday strategist. The way the show couches the subject is a little suspect at times. In instances where the people say they are preparing for an EMP event or massive polar shifts they rightly point out that the probability of this event happening or happening to the magnitude at which these people believe it will happen are extremely small. However, when they have individuals preparing for financial market shocks or hyperinflation they really cop out by saying most economists do not believe this will happen. Which given economists ability to predict anything is a really flimsy statement.
I caught an episode last night and was blown away as to the delusions some of these people have. Nat Geo in my mind produces the best programming out of all the "learning" channels. So they don't go for faux drama like Discovery or The History Channel. Basically they just interview nut jobs and tell them how well their plan would work out with ill defined probability statistics. It's still fun, they told this fat dude that even though he specialized in amateur radio equipment his ill health would lower his survival chances drastically, he responded in an "update" video that he doesn't have money for stomach stapling and unless his luck changes he never will and he is simply aware of their warnings. Another fat ass women was stock piling all sorts of food (she claimed 100k worth) so that she could eat gourmet foods after doomsday and be the only one still needing to lose 100lbs while everyone else starved. Another group of hippies were trying to plan a future post doomsday community based on shared sacrifice, no guns, and good vibes. One dude claimed that he'd invite marauding bands of criminals to their community and share feast with them, if they didn't turn out to be friendly he'd "just have to poison them or cut their throats in their sleeps I guess."
This was pointed out to me by someone else I spoke to about the show. Seems as though Nat Geo needs to do a little more due diligence on their subjects prior to going to air. I would guess that they have bankrolled their prepper lifestyle off the backs of would-be commercial real estate agents.
Plus one for Sherlock. The first episode was cool as hell, Moffat does the part very well. The Girlfriend and I really enjoyed the pilot, which was rare.
What? A delusional paranoid is also a scam artist? Stop the presses. I don't remember Nat Geo claiming these people were rational or ethical human beings ( I did miss the first ten minutes of the show). Though I do usually find their material a little more well thought out. In any case her chances of survival drastically drop when all the idiots she lives off of now die off first. Leaving her with about two weeks worth of food (lets be serious no way 100 k in food last more than a month for her).
Antone else following Person of Interest on CBS? It is actually turning out to be less of a cookie cutter show than it originally seemed. Developing quit and interesting story arc and pretty decent main/recurring cast as well. Now too Hollywood on the action and conspiracy/corruption stories either; fairly believable. Would recommend it if you're into the action, conspiracy or government cover-up type shows.
I've been watching it from start and it's pretty enjoyable. I like how we're getting their histories in bits and pieces, too.
Don't wanna be a dick, but how the fucking hell are there threads for 'How I Met Your Mother' and 'Big Bang Theory' but there isn't one for 'Life's Too Short'?
There was, nobody cared: <a class="postlink-local" href="http://www.theidiotboard.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4692" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4692</a>
Yeah my brother sat us down and had us watch the whole first season. It is a great show I just think it went under the radar. Ill say this though, it is basically Extras with a Dwarf. Warrick Davis' character is the exact same as Ricky Gervais' character in Extras. They really don't try anything new at all. But it is still funny as hell. His secretary was perfectly cast as a odd looking bimbo.
Breaking in with Christian Slater is back for a new run, but they added Megan Mullally to the cast. I'll be giving this anouther go as I liked the first run.
The Last Enemy Conspiracy/thriller BBC miniseries in 5 parts, made in 2008. Britain is struck by a series of terrorist attacks. In response, armed policemen are patrolling the streets and all citizens are required to carry IDs. Brilliant mathematician Stephen Ezard returns home from abroad for the funeral of his brother, and ends up being recruited for a national security project involving a real-time data analytics system. He also begins to suspect that foul play may have been involved in his brother's death. This was a pretty solid series with a labyrinthine plot and some interesting material on the security/liberty tradeoff. It kind of lost steam by the end, but on average it is still good enough to recommend it (though it's not nearly as good as the outstanding The Shadow Line).
I watched a lot of new shows while on vacation. Most of them sucked worse than ballsack's mom. (Parks and Recreation, for instance) However, one of them had me absolutely hooked; Pawn Stars. If you haven't heard of the series, it follows a middle-aged pawnshop owner, his father, and his son buying strange items from customers on the Las Vegas strip. Everything from a 19th century cane gun to Olympic gold medals. In addition to the bizarre wares and amusing negotiations, there is also neat historical background on the items and the market for them. This is seamlessly integrated into the presentation of the goods and discussion of their price. In fact, that is one of the show's biggest strengths; Pawn Stars has a lightning pace, never pausing for drawn-out interviews or explanations. It's pure entertainment, and you never know what crazy piece of junk someone will try to hawk next.
I started watching Workaholics last year when it was on Netflix. Comedy central just had the second season premiere tonight. If you haven't seen this show, its about three 20-something year old roommates who work at a telemarket place. All three are hilariously retarded with crazy dilusions about their lives both at work and at home and have pretty funny antics. Tonight, they dropped acid at a telemarketing convention. If you have some time to kill, look it up on Netflix, then new episodes are on every Tuesday night.
I've watched two shows recently that I liked. Men at Work on TBS: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.tbs.com/shows/menatwork/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.tbs.com/shows/menatwork/</a> It's a show about 3 guys that work for a magazine. It's been pretty funny so far. Longmire on A&E: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.aetv.com/longmire/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.aetv.com/longmire/</a> It's a show about a small town sheriff's department. It has Katee Sackhoff from Battlestar Galactica as a deputy sheriff.