Monty Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 17 minutes ago, D-Money said: To me, I don’t know of a show that has been around for as long as Veep has that remained consistently funny. For me, I really liked Seinfeld and Cheers (and Cosby Show, but I don’t think I can watch that again, as much as I want to), and those always had me laughing, but Veep is so solid. Even The Office (finishing up season 7), which I’ve watched 3-4 times now, gets awful in season 8 and 9. Parks and Rec was good, but it wasn’t great for all 7 seasons. Didn’t start getting good until the tail end of season 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Monty said: To me, I don’t know of a show that has been around for as long as Veep has that remained consistently funny. For me, I really liked Seinfeld and Cheers (and Cosby Show, but I don’t think I can watch that again, as much as I want to), and those always had me laughing, but Veep is so solid. Even The Office (finishing up season 7), which I’ve watched 3-4 times now, gets awful in season 8 and 9. Parks and Rec was good, but it wasn’t great for all 7 seasons. Didn’t start getting good until the tail end of season 2. Frasier was great right from the start. Tailed off a bit at the end, but the humour held up better than Seinfeld (IMO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 21 minutes ago, D-Money said: Frasier was great right from the start. Tailed off a bit at the end, but the humour held up better than Seinfeld (IMO). I still haven’t watched Frasier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Monty said: I still haven’t watched Frasier I didn't watch it much when it came out either - didn't really appeal to me as a teen. But my wife is a huge fan, and got me hooked when it was on US Netflix. Then watched it more on Crave, but when we cancelled that just bought every season on iTunes. Now I've pretty much seen every episode at least once, but it always makes me laugh. Last few seasons tail off, but there's at least 7-8 seasons of hilarious stuff there. And as a bonus, it's mostly safe to watch with the kids around. In fact, my 6 and 4-year-olds actually like it too. Edited April 9, 2019 by D-Money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 The Twilight Zone - Episode 3 I kept on thinking/hoping there was going to be a Twilight Zone twist in this, and it was, without a doubt, the worst thing I have ever seen. No twist at all. Barely a Twilight Zone episode, and more of comment on society of how “white cops hate black people.” Except, we’ve seen movies do this before, and FAR better. To use a Twilight Zone episode for a political message, one that’s been done so many times before, and to do it so poorly, was very sad. I’d rather watch Mississippi Burning, Loving, or ANY of movie, which are countless, do this message. The only thing that made this a Twilight Zone was the rewinding time factor. This was really, really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 3 episodes into The Office, season 8 again. Ed Helms is the central character. This is brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 6:59 AM, Monty said: Veep S07E02 Not nearly as good as the season open but, as usual, had some great jokes thrown in. Selina: Dan f***ed you? What, were you wearing a full length mirror? “Amy, you’ve got some vomit on your moustache.” Tom: You really should have been there. You know, it’s one thing I’ve learned. In politics, a lot of the best stuff happens after hours. Selina: Oh is that so, Captain Morgan? Thank you so much for man-telling me that. Tom: I believe the word you’re fumbling is mansplaining. Jonah: I split the bill on all my dates. Why would I pay for a girl to get fatter? Those last two had me howling. Especially the mansplaining one. Two mansplaining jokes in one This week's episode also didn't live up to the season's opener, but the running gag of how familiar Dan was with abortion procedures really got to me. The peak of the joke was when they were in the doctor's office and he was making small-talk about the type of technology they were using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 New Charlie’s Angels movie will be releasing within the year. How come they didn’t do this one with an “all male” cast? I thought Hollywood liked the gender swap, reboot movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, Monty said: New Charlie’s Angels movie will be releasing within the year. How come they didn’t do this one with an “all male” cast? I thought Hollywood liked the gender swap, reboot movies. They'd have to change the name. Charlene's Boy-toys? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) WHoops, TV thread, not movie thread. Nothing to see, move along. Edited April 17, 2019 by bishopshodan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Hell on Wheels 5/10 I just couldn't get into it. The second time I've tried it now. 6 episodes in and just not feeling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) barry: 6/10 just not that into it. kinda hoped i'd like it, but after the first season i don't have much interest in going on. veep season 1: 7.5??/10 - this is such a weird show. it's a comedy, and it's hilarious. so it automatically does the job. but idk, something about it doesn't feel 'right' if there's a plot, i didn't care about it. it's as if 90% of the sentences exist as a vehicle for a barb or joke, and considering so many of the characters have the exact same voice, it feels borderline exhausting. i've started and stopped this series a few times before, and I guess that's why. maybe it's just not binging material Edited April 25, 2019 by GLASSJAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitecarnage Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 goosebumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 5 hours ago, infinitecarnage said: goosebumps Haven’t seen the first season yet, but heard it was really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitecarnage Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, Monty said: Haven’t seen the first season yet, but heard it was really good. if you like time travel stories that use predestination paradox and the bootstrap paradox, it doesn't get any better than this. well, maybe 12 monkeys. they're both amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Monty said: Haven’t seen the first season yet, but heard it was really good. A lot will depend on how it continues on what been built so far. But the first season was outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bllewellyn Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Discovery of Witches 8/10 Entertaining for another witch, vampire, etc type tv show. The characters were pretty good, sometimes there was to much of a love story feel but not enough to sour me completely. Good enough that I checked to see if there was going to be a second season, there is, so we’ll see where it goes from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Dark - Season 1 Episode 1 Really interesting. Excited to get to ep2 soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bllewellyn Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 McMafia 9/10 Terrible name but actually a very good show. Characters are interesting, I ended up binge watching the entire 8 episode first season and look forward to season two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Maybe I posted here before - but The Leftovers - 9/10, maybe even 10/10. It's only 3 seasons but it's a very.. different show. I'll say that. Carrie Coon is a fantastic, pretty unknown actor and Chris Eccleston the one episode where he's at wits ends.. powerful stuff. I wanted to jump in there and help him out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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