Official Television Thread v2.0

[junior94]

Originally Posted by OK_Ant

It will be interesting to see how Edmund Kemper is portrayed in Mindhunter. He's an interesting guy to see interviewed.

Edmund Kemper's a real guy? wow, did not know that. I mean I know the show is based around the origination of the bureau's profiling unit (& apparently Fincher's talked about how they have generally about a 5 season plan where they want to go) but didn't realize they'd be featuring depictions of any genuine serial killers.
and man, I thought I'd had a crush on Anna Torv being a blond in Fringe all those years, she's been missed dearly from TV and looks even better now.

[dre2142]

Originally Posted by junior94

Edmund Kemper's a real guy? wow, did not know that. I mean I know the show is based around the origination of the bureau's profiling unit (& apparently Fincher's talked about how they have generally about a 5 season plan where they want to go) but didn't realize they'd be featuring depictions of any genuine serial killers.
and man, I thought I'd had a crush on Anna Torv being a blond in Fringe all those years, she's been missed dearly from TV and looks even better now.

based on actual quotes.....comparison of real kemper footage with mindhunter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDYBmNYc8IA

[OK_Ant]

Originally Posted by junior94

Edmund Kemper's a real guy? wow, did not know that. I mean I know the show is based around the origination of the bureau's profiling unit (& apparently Fincher's talked about how they have generally about a 5 season plan where they want to go) but didn't realize they'd be featuring depictions of any genuine serial killers.
and man, I thought I'd had a crush on Anna Torv being a blond in Fringe all those years, she's been missed dearly from TV and looks even better now.

Oh yeah, he's a real guy. Go check out some interviews on Youtube. He's also a genius, incredibly tall, and crazy. And a serial killer.

[junior94]

Originally Posted by dre2142

based on actual quotes.....comparison of real kemper footage with mindhunter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDYBmNYc8IA

daaaaaaaaaaamn

but it's not just that the actor's done a good job portraying him, there's a very matter-of-fact quality (& he's obviously very intelligent) to the guy's perspective. like a calm awareness that, when you really think about it and put it into context with everything about Kemper's story, I don't know, it's like it makes it all the more chilling.

[OK_Ant]

Oh, and I really disliked the 5th season of Fringe. They should have never paired those two characters up. It turned the story into a bit of a soap. Also, the final season felt rushed.

[junior94]

Originally Posted by OK_Ant

Oh, and I really disliked the 5th season of Fringe. They should have never paired those two characters up. It turned the story into a bit of a soap. Also, the final season felt rushed.

well for what it's worth, near the start of the series the writers straight up said "we will NOT be having a whole will/won't they romance for these two just because that's what you do in television, you have a man and a woman lead who are both single and attractive, and hook them up because reasons". I was absolutely in favor of that.
and they wound up having them together because they honestly felt after a certain point that's where the characters were telling them they wanted to go. And I absolutely bought it, it felt 100% natural to me. Call me naive, maybe but that's how it all progressed

Also, it's very interesting to hear you say that about the end. Because they were one of the few TV shows who got to do their ending with full awareness. I mean we knew into the offseason the last couple years, it was very touch and go due to the ratings. But then after 4 (which if I recall did have an ending that could've functioned as a sufficient finale) they 100% knew going into it, network says okay you're back, but only 13 shows, so it was constructed top to bottom as the ending they wanted. I haven't watched any of those episodes since original airing, I should do a rewatch soon, I liked it.

[OK_Ant]

I didn't hate Season 5, but I do feel there was a significant drop-off in quality. Maybe it's because they weren't given the usual amount of episodes to finish up their story?

[Rodey]

Re: Mindhunter. I think all of the people they interview are real.

[TheLastPig]

That show LA to Vegas looks like one of the corniest pieces of crap to ever grace network tv

[dpduke5173]

Going to finally give Peaky Blinders a go. Downloaded the first few episodes for the flight back from Denver tomorrow.

[dre2142]

Originally Posted by Rodey

Re: Mindhunter. I think all of the people they interview are real.

pretty sure youre correct.

[snow1868]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

That show LA to Vegas looks like one of the corniest pieces of crap to ever grace network tv

I think that's the intention.

[Gene Parmesan]

Finished season 2 of Narcos. Have enjoyed it but the casting of Escobar was a little distracting. Feels like they were influenced more by Entourage than by the real Escobar.

Also noticed the new season of Peaky Blinders is coming out December 21st.

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by Gene Parmesan

Finished season 2 of Narcos. Have enjoyed it but the casting of Escobar was a little distracting. Feels like they were influenced more by Entourage than by the real Escobar.

Also noticed the new season of Peaky Blinders is coming out December 21st.

he had a vinny chase in a fatsuit look to him for sure, but he was an excellent choice.

No movie or show really depicts him accurately physically, i mean the guy was like 5'5 200 lbs

[GSUdawg521]

Didn't mind the actor for Escobar. Just started season 3.

Finished Atlanta in a week or two. It had some pretty funny moments, but it's so odd. And I didn't feel much of a connection to Atlanta as far as seeing and hearing all kinds of locations we were familiar with. Like it might as well have been filmed anywhere.

[TheLastStop123]

anyone ever watch Terriers on FX? about a recovering alcoholic and his buddy that start their own PI gig. It only lasted one season (2010), from the creator of The Shield - pretty entertaining show that had a ton of potential. not really sure why they canceled it.

anyway, it's being removed from Netflix on December 1st if you still want to catch it. with only 13 episodes at about 42 minutes a pop, it's a pretty quick watch.

[dre2142]

Originally Posted by TheLastStop123

anyone ever watch Terriers on FX? about a recovering alcoholic and his buddy that start their own PI gig. It only lasted one season (2010), from the creator of The Shield - pretty entertaining show that had a ton of potential. not really sure why they canceled it.

anyway, it's being removed from Netflix on December 1st if you still want to catch it. with only 13 episodes at about 42 minutes a pop, it's a pretty quick watch.

awesome show and one of the shows that shouldve been picked up by someone else

[Ascf33]

The show Shot in the Dark on Netflix is a reality version of Nightcrawler. Dispite some of the fake drama elements, it was very good.

[smokew11]

Terriers was great, wish they never cancelled it


also saw Friday Night Lights is off Netflix and I was just trying to get my wife into it

[TheLastPig]

Anyone check out Futureman on hulu?

I watched the first 3 last night. Its okay, not really sure how to feel about it. Whole thing feels cheesy and kinda half-assed.

[WidespreadMule3]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

Anyone check out Futureman on hulu?

I watched the first 3 last night. Its okay, not really sure how to feel about it. Whole thing feels cheesy and kinda half-assed.

Those words are synonymous

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by WidespreadMule3

Those words are synonymous

well a handmaids tale is far from that.

I was reading stuff of people saying this is the "best show Hulu has put out to date by a mile" etc.

If thats the case, I dont ever wanna hear that person's opinion on TV again, because the production quality of this show is baad.

[TheLastStop123]

the season finale of better things was incredible, especially the final scene.

[HeyBrother]

Silicon Valley is hilarious. One of my favorite comedy series.

[junior94]

I forget which specific organization it was, I mean it was a big, legit one, but one already named Better Things as the Best Show of 2017. I suppose I must have back after it first came out saw a tiny bit here or there of that song's music video, all the dancing on that platform, cause as the scene played out in the BT finale, something felt vaguely familiar to me about it. It's a pretty cool little tune.

[ExistenceNow]

Stranger Things is the most overrated show on "TV".


Yea, I said it.

[smokew11]

it really is just because it transcended to a pop culture phenomenon, which it really should have. Somehow this trend started with BrBa, where people like my wife who's TV bread and butter is Hallmark Christmas movies, were glued to the screen. It followed to GoT and now ST.

I don't really get it. Love ST, but it's absolutely overrated

[TwoStep2888]

just started Godless on netflix, I enjoy westerns so I'm into it

[thebridge15]

didn’t like stranger things. was painful at times getting through S1, didn’t even consider watching S2

[GSUdawg521]

I like Stranger Things, but I will agree with the sentiment that it's overrated.