Official Television Thread v2.0

[lockman21]

I cannot stand The Newsroom

[rconverse]

The Newsroom is garbage. I watched about 5 episodes and realized it was dumb and boring.

[dre2142]

Originally Posted by dmbetc

I have high expectations because of The West Wing.

I hate Newsroom. Its junk. And the acting for a few of the characters is horrendous and over the top. Maybe thats Sorkins fault, but whatever.


I had never seen West Wing prior to watching Newsroom.

I really enjoy West Wing.....Im into the 3rd season now.

[K3nTaKa0s]

Didn't really care for Season 2 of The Wire. Ziggy, Vondas, The Greek.. none of those guys did anything for me. The Sobotka's were fine.

I'd go Season 3 > 4 > 1/5 > 2

I plan on watching Season 1 again soon. Took me nearly the entire season just to figure out what everyone's names were. lol.

Also.. from season 5...

Still don't like how Omar went out. Would've rather have seen Michael pop him on the street. Kennard? Really?

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[Beebz]

Him going the way he did was perfect. It was true to everything Simon was trying to say about the streets.

[dre2142]

Originally Posted by Beebz

Him going the way he did was perfect. It was true to everything Simon was trying to say about the streets.

exactly....it was very fitting in that omars reputation exceeded the true character.... I remember some articles comparing him to the legend outlaws of the wild west, who were all killed by "lesser men". There was a lot of foreshadowing in earlier seasons and earlier in that season of Kenards future actions. And wasnt Omar hurt and getting sloppy? Perfect way for him to go out.

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[RJP2741]

I thought this most recent Parks and Rec episode was one of the more laugh out loud episodes they've done. Sick Ron Swanson was killing me.

[dmbetc]

I enjoyed the pilot to Newsroom. Absolutely loved the opening speech. Will continue to watch.

[thebestauntie]

Originally Posted by Beebz

Him going the way he did was perfect. It was true to everything Simon was trying to say about the streets.

I'm with K3nTaka, I didn't like the way he went. I understand why, but I still didn't like it.

[Beebz]

Originally Posted by dmbetc

I enjoyed the pilot to Newsroom. Absolutely loved the opening speech. Will continue to watch.

Unfortunately, that's easily the high point of the series.

[junior94]

Beebz, how did you feel about the whole "Fix You" montage at the end of the one Newsroom episode?

[dre2142]

Originally Posted by junior94

Beebz, how did you feel about the whole "Fix You" montage at the end of the one Newsroom episode?

overdone, but historically accurate as NPR did jump the gun and everyone followed. Except AP. Because I was in the newsroom that day and a similar situation took place in that newsroom as was done in the show.

But of course its a tv show so it has to be overly dramatic.

[Beebz]

Originally Posted by junior94

Beebz, how did you feel about the whole "Fix You" montage at the end of the one Newsroom episode?

Absolutely terrible song choice and completely unnecessary, but I thought the scene was well written. Which pretty much encapsulates my feelings on the entire show: there's good stuff in there buried under cloying, sappy scenes.

[lockman21]

Originally Posted by K3nTaKa0s

Didn't really care for Season 2 of The Wire. Ziggy, Vondas, The Greek.. none of those guys did anything for me. The Sobotka's were fine.

I'd go Season 3 > 4 > 1/5 > 2

I plan on watching Season 1 again soon. Took me nearly the entire season just to figure out what everyone's names were. lol.

Also.. from season 5...

Season 2 is easily the weakest from The Wire. Ziggy was just obnoxious. Everyone except Nick Sobotka were just annoying. None of them, like you said, did anything for me.

[DMBzilla]

Bringing this over from the movie thread, but I still want to know how someone could enjoy the concept of Hannibal as a show but not Bates Motel. Both stories have an inevitable end (unless the writers want to completely depart from the source material) and focus on the development of an iconic horror character.

I can see someone liking the writing, acting, production, development, etc. more on one than the other, but I cannot see how you could trash one's concept and not the other.

[UNC41]

Originally Posted by lockman21

Season 2 is easily the weakest from The Wire. Ziggy was just obnoxious. Everyone except Nick Sobotka were just annoying. None of them, like you said, did anything for me.

Five is easily the worst.

[thebestauntie]

Originally Posted by lockman21

Season 2 is easily the weakest from The Wire. Ziggy was just obnoxious. Everyone except Nick Sobotka were just annoying. None of them, like you said, did anything for me.

This is how brilliant I think that show was though, Ziggy drove me nuts and at first I hated any scene that he was in. However, by the end of the season my heart was breaking for Ziggy and everything he was going through. And I still thought he was irritating and obnoxious! That's how brilliant The Wire is.

[dre2142]

Originally Posted by UNC41

Five is easily the worst.

no way...season 5 was brilliant.

[UNC41]

Originally Posted by dre2142

no way...season 5 was brilliant.

The fake serial killer subplot was by far the worst of the series.

[Beebz]

It's amazing to me that people don't understand Ziggy is supposed to be unlikeable.

[thebestauntie]

I understand that Ziggy is supposed to be unlikable. That's why I think it's so brilliant that even though I didn't like him, I still empathized with him in the end.

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by Beebz

It's amazing to me that people don't understand Ziggy is supposed to be unlikeable.

People can get that and still find him so annoying that it's hard to actually watch the show. That's how I felt the first time around.


Second time around was completely different. I got that he was trying, really hard, and I just felt really sorry for him.

I enjoyed S2 immensely more the second time around.

[ExistenceNow]

And I'm with Beebz and Dre on Omar.

[K3nTaKa0s]

Maybe I'll come around to Season 2 when I watch the series again. That's how it was when I watched Season 6 of The Shield. Although I think third time was a charm with that one.

[ExistenceNow]

Just watched the first season of Parks and Rec.

Amy Poehler is unfunny and practically insufferable. Aziz, who I usually enjoy, is pretty meh in this. 'Ol Swanson, who is supposed to be the new pinnacle of one line wisdoms, has yet to make me crack more than a smile.

Feels like a dumb Office spin-off in a different setting. Going to have to be cattle prodded into watching Season 2.

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by K3nTaKa0s

Maybe I'll come around to Season 2 when I watch the series again. That's how it was when I watched Season 6 of The Shield. Although I think third time was a charm with that one.

I truly HATED season 2 of The Wire the first time I saw it.

Not saying you'll see what I saw on round two, but I'd definitely recommend you give it a round two, if only on your way through a rewatch of the whole series.

[AllifromOhio]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Just watched the first season of Parks and Rec.

Amy Poehler is unfunny and practically insufferable. Aziz, who I usually enjoy, is pretty meh in this. 'Ol Swanson, who is supposed to be the new pinnacle of one line wisdoms, has yet to make me crack more than a smile.

Feels like a dumb Office spin-off in a different setting. Going to have to be cattle prodded into watching Season 2.

Season one was truly awful. Please watch the next season as it is 100% better.

[RJP2741]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Just watched the first season of Parks and Rec.

Amy Poehler is unfunny and practically insufferable. Aziz, who I usually enjoy, is pretty meh in this. 'Ol Swanson, who is supposed to be the new pinnacle of one line wisdoms, has yet to make me crack more than a smile.

Feels like a dumb Office spin-off in a different setting. Going to have to be cattle prodded into watching Season 2.

Watch Season 2. It stops feeling like a weak spin-off of The Office and becomes the best comedy on TV.

[water_into_wine]

Yeah, most people would have told you just to start with Season 2 of Parks & Rec. The writers learn a lot. By the end of Season 2 it is one of the best comedies on television.

[junior94]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Just watched the first season of Parks and Rec.

Amy Poehler is unfunny and practically insufferable. Aziz, who I usually enjoy, is pretty meh in this. 'Ol Swanson, who is supposed to be the new pinnacle of one line wisdoms, has yet to make me crack more than a smile.

Feels like a dumb Office spin-off in a different setting. Going to have to be cattle prodded into watching Season 2.

Yea it definitely took me a bit to get into P&R, granted I'd never really watched the American version of The Office but Leslie Knope was playing like a poor Michael Scott knockoff to me, I wasn't at all impressed. Plus I found Andy very unlikeable a lot in season 1, now I regard him as one of my favorite TV characters of all time, let alone right now.