Watched all six episodes. This is one of the rare cases where a series is good when it really shouldn't be. The premise is utter shit, but the show makes up for it with brilliant casting and pacing.
Tron Uprising is a show based on the Tron: Legacy film. I watched the first episode and it was beautiful and fun. If you enjoyed the movie, the show will not disappoint.
'Copper' on BBC America is a pretty good show about an Irish immigrant detective in New York City towards the end of the Civil War, I'd give it a solid 8/10. A couple of the reviews I read called it 'Deadwood Lite' but considering they're set in two entirely different environments--and that BBC doesn't have the luxury of titties, proper cursing and Al Swearengen--it's an unfair comparison and I think Copper is a good show in it's own right.
Anyone else watching Last Resort on ABC? Pretty damn good. I watched the first 4 episodes on demand and I'm hooked. Great premise, but I don't know how their going to stretch the plot beyond a season or two.
The Following Fox - Mondays at 10:00 I gave this show a shot initially because it didn't look like another CSI, crime happens, sunglasses pull, YEAAAAAAAH, computer over-exaggerations, car chase, crime doesn't pay, lock 'em up in under an hour, poop flinging fest. None of what follows is a spoiler... Essentially, Kevin Bacon is an ex-FBI agent who had captured a serial killer. Serial killer escapes prison, Kevin Bacon nabs him again when the FBI calls him back to assist, and he goes back to prison. Turns out, the serial killer had built a cult-like following who also like to kill people. So now Kevin Bacon is back in the thick of it, trying to help the FBI capture these other people who are doing this guy's bidding. The best way to categorize this show is that it's Fox's attempt to compete with intense AMC programming. The show is bloody, it's creepy at times, and the story continues from episode to episode without that some formulaic crap that everyone else is doing. Plenty of decent twists and turns. If you want to know what's going on, you have to start at the beginning. That said, and I won't give anything away here, if you're paying attention, there are certain cues that can be excrutiatingly obvious that I wish were absent or made more obscure. They've aired two episodes already, and I'm going to stick with it to see how they continue to develop the characters.
Banshee Best new fiction show on TV, easily. An awesome main character, it's violent, sexy and has lots of great potential plotlines. It you like "Justified" this is right up your alley. See it.
Good summary, though I think "bloody" is an understatement. The hacksaw dripping blood was as gory as anything I've ever seen on network TV. Great premise for a series. I'll stick with it as well. I also liked "The Americans" that debuted on FX last night.
House of Cards was just released on Netflix as an original series. Have only watched the first episode so far but looks very promising. Stars Kevin Spacey and a couple of other somewhat known people, pretty good for a political drama.
The Americans - I believe the first episode aired in the U.S. on January 30th on FX. It stars Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Noah Emmerich and is produced by Graham Yost (yep, from Justified) and written by Joe Weisberg (who was a CIA agent). It's set in the early 1980's and is about two KGB sleeper agents (Russell and Rhys) living in the United States. Things get complicated fast for them when an FBI agent (Emmerich), who specialises in counter-intelligence, moves in next door. So far, we've only had episode one here but it looks to be a decent show and worth a watch.
Utopia The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. But when a small group of previously unconnected people find themselves in possession of an original manuscript, their lives suddenly and brutally implode. Targeted swiftly and relentlessly by a murderous organization known as The Network, the terrified group are left with only one option if they want to survive: they have to run. Two thumbs up.
The Vikings New dramatic series from the History Channel, actually focusing on (whaaaaa?) History!!! The story follows the life of Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the first Danes to sail West to England, and will presumably eventually go on to focus on his sons, Bjorn Ironside, Ubba Lothbrok and Ivarr the Boneless, who almost conquered all of England (except a guy named Alfred the Great decided otherwise). It's got good action, some strong performances, and it really gets in there with historical accuracy (sometimes the expository dialogue gets a bit much if you're clued in about the period, but it's still interesting). Definitely check it out if you're into Vikings. Also, Ragnar Lothbrok is one bad dude. His thousand-yard-stare puts Clint Eastwood's to shame.
I watched the first two episodes of this last night and agree that this could be well worth watching.
I'll throw in one more recommendation for the vikings. The two guys playing Ragnar and the earl are great actors, and no complaints here from the rest of the cast. From what I understand the historical sources for Ragnar and the time period are hazy, but the show seems to make a concerted effort to stay true to the setting. So far the plot has managed not to get bogged down and the second half of season has every promise of keeping the pace.
Yeah, I fucking love this show right now. Ragnar's crackhead boatmaker buddy is awesome, I have such a hate boner for Gabriel Bryne's character, and I like the violence a LOT. History Channel gets a +1 in my book. Also, the guy playing Ragnar is a Skarsgard...which means he's automatically in my spank bank. He's incredibly hot and I agree with whoever mentioned his thousand-yard stare.
Actually Ragnar is played by Travis Fimmel, who much like his Norse God buddy Thor, is Australian. Gustaf Skarsgard is Loki the Boatmaker. But hey, if you're into that...
Top of the Lake. Too lazy and imperceptive to give a proper summary, but it's the best miniseries produced since Band of Brothers. And it ain't got shit to do with war, either, so you know it's real real good to deserve such a comparison. I highly encourage everyone here to watch it.
Mr. Show a.k.a Mr. Show with Bob & David This recently came back up onDemand, a show that I have not seen since it originally aired in the mid 90's. It is, in my eyes, America's greatest sketch comedy show. Completely abstract from the norm, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross attacked every single demographic in existence passive aggressively and nobody was safe. Odenkirk is SOMETIMES funyny, but often seems forced and uncomfortable with his characters. Cross is the reason to watch, mark my words. He's relentlessly funny and talented on this show, a great singer and songwriter, and fearlessly bite the hand that feeds him. It's the funniest work he's ever done. The show also has a LOT of future talent appearing as regulars and extras. It shockingly has lost little of its punch in the past 15 years. Take my word and from anybody on here who has watched this. The part in season 1 when Cross, unexpected, broke The Fourth Wall in the middle of the Ronnie Dobbs sketch and tore HBO a new one for their cheap surroundings was one of the greatest things I've seen. Odenkirk refused to cut it out of the show and the result got them a huge studio and gallery the following season. Here it is, watch him right at 6:00: