"I Don't Know What This Is But I'm Watching It" or " The New Fall TV Season!" - Page 2

Nique · 10-07-2011, 12:18 PM

I think the only new progrums I'm currently watching are Who, Community, and Adventure Time.

Community's opening episode for this season was pretty good. Really liked the musical opening and John Goodman's guest appearance.

Magus · 10-07-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Seil

Well, I kinda get what they're going for - Lizard people and all, don't ya know - but once (spoilers, I guess.) Laura Vaandervoort starts wearing this, all arguments against the show are a moot point.

Vapid yet attractive actress wears a bed robe and less? I think we can find better sci-fi shows that easily meet this criterion.

Also I loled at how you couched that as "spoiler I guess", it seems to be a straight-up massive spoiler. Luckily, I don't care.

walkertexasdruid · 10-14-2011, 08:01 PM

New shows I have been watching:

Revenge: pretty good, kinda like Dallas meets Damages meets Harper's Island, plus the protagonist is really cute.

Damages: Just ended its fourth season, though I only discovered it in the late spring this year. Glen Close does a superb job as Patty Hewes and Rose Byrne is really good as Ellen Parsons (I did not know that she was British until they interviewed her). Also great performances by Ted Danson, Martin Short, and John Goodman as the villain of the season (Daryl Hammond has pretty creepy role in season two as well). My only problem is that I have to wait until next summer for season five.

Person of Interest: Interesting show, a little on the creepy side. I will give it a chance.

Unforgettable: Another good crime drama, and I a definitely a fan of Poppy Montgommery.

Pan Am: Ehhh.... Just watched the pilot so far, I will give it a chance.

Up All Night: A really cute sitcom with Christina Applegate (whom I have loved since Married with Children) and Maya Rudolph (I wish she was still on Saturday Night Live).

Free Agents: A pretty funny sitcom with Hank Azaria, that is almost Simpsonesque (which is fine by me).

Magus · 10-14-2011, 10:25 PM

I have to say that Homeland (on Showtime) is shaping up to be a pretty great new series. The gist of the series is that an NSA agent (or it might be CIA, not sure) realizes that a returning POW who has been missing for 8 years has been "turned" by a terrorist named Abu Nazir, and he has been planted to commit a major act of terrorism under his "cover" as a returning hero.

The final scene of the first episode was disturbing and made me want to watch the whole seris. The final scene of the second episode was both chilling and beautiful at the same time. Definitely an A-rated show.

If you're thinking 24, though, it is not. It's a very understated drama with actors attempting to deliver real emotion and accurate portrayals of mental illness, PTSD, CIA/NSA procedure, brainwashing, religious devotion, etc. Obviously there are some leaps in logic (even with 8-10 years time, it's difficult to believe a person can be turned from a middle-America-esque Marine into a radical Muslim who acts on his own, even with the level of torture and brainwashing involved to achieve the act seen in flashback at the end of the first episode), but I think once you get past that you see a very interesting show, one that doesn't "cash-in" on what the antagonist has become.

Like I said, the final scene of episode 2 is both chilling and beautiful at the same time. There is clearly real religious devotion there, and a peace that comes from it, combined with the hatred and zealotry of terrorism. It's very complex and beautifully delivered. They could have been very hamhanded about their portrayal of Islam, it would be so easy, but they seem to definitely be trying to show that it is a religion of peace, that is used by evil men to get the devout to commit violent acts.

Also the opening is one of the most unique I've seen, with its distorted progressive jazz soundtrack, news clips about terrorism, flashbacks of the main characters' pasts, and the symbolism of the protagonist and antagonist searching after each other in a hedge maze.

walkertexasdruid · 10-19-2011, 03:41 PM

Last Man Standing: A really cute sitcom staring Tim Allen, kind of like Home Improvement but with 3 daugthers instead of three sons. Also his oldest daughter has a two year old son, so we get to see Tim as a grandpa. Pretty good so far.

Man Up: A pretty funny new sitcom a about three guys around 40 who are best friends and their families. I like it so far.

10-14-2011, 08:01 PM	#13
walkertexasdruid I am the One Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Infinate Layers of the Abyss Posts: 533	New shows I have been watching: Revenge: pretty good, kinda like Dallas meets Damages meets Harper's Island, plus the protagonist is really cute. Damages: Just ended its fourth season, though I only discovered it in the late spring this year. Glen Close does a superb job as Patty Hewes and Rose Byrne is really good as Ellen Parsons (I did not know that she was British until they interviewed her). Also great performances by Ted Danson, Martin Short, and John Goodman as the villain of the season (Daryl Hammond has pretty creepy role in season two as well). My only problem is that I have to wait until next summer for season five. Person of Interest: Interesting show, a little on the creepy side. I will give it a chance. Unforgettable: Another good crime drama, and I a definitely a fan of Poppy Montgommery. Pan Am: Ehhh.... Just watched the pilot so far, I will give it a chance. Up All Night: A really cute sitcom with Christina Applegate (whom I have loved since Married with Children) and Maya Rudolph (I wish she was still on Saturday Night Live). Free Agents: A pretty funny sitcom with Hank Azaria, that is almost Simpsonesque (which is fine by me). __________________ Naive Optimist

10-14-2011, 10:25 PM	#14
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	I have to say that Homeland (on Showtime) is shaping up to be a pretty great new series. The gist of the series is that an NSA agent (or it might be CIA, not sure) realizes that a returning POW who has been missing for 8 years has been "turned" by a terrorist named Abu Nazir, and he has been planted to commit a major act of terrorism under his "cover" as a returning hero. The final scene of the first episode was disturbing and made me want to watch the whole seris. The final scene of the second episode was both chilling and beautiful at the same time. Definitely an A-rated show. If you're thinking 24, though, it is not. It's a very understated drama with actors attempting to deliver real emotion and accurate portrayals of mental illness, PTSD, CIA/NSA procedure, brainwashing, religious devotion, etc. Obviously there are some leaps in logic (even with 8-10 years time, it's difficult to believe a person can be turned from a middle-America-esque Marine into a radical Muslim who acts on his own, even with the level of torture and brainwashing involved to achieve the act seen in flashback at the end of the first episode), but I think once you get past that you see a very interesting show, one that doesn't "cash-in" on what the antagonist has become. Like I said, the final scene of episode 2 is both chilling and beautiful at the same time. There is clearly real religious devotion there, and a peace that comes from it, combined with the hatred and zealotry of terrorism. It's very complex and beautifully delivered. They could have been very hamhanded about their portrayal of Islam, it would be so easy, but they seem to definitely be trying to show that it is a religion of peace, that is used by evil men to get the devout to commit violent acts. Also the opening is one of the most unique I've seen, with its distorted progressive jazz soundtrack, news clips about terrorism, flashbacks of the main characters' pasts, and the symbolism of the protagonist and antagonist searching after each other in a hedge maze. __________________ The Valiant Review Last edited by Magus; 10-14-2011 at 10:28 PM.

10-19-2011, 03:41 PM	#15
walkertexasdruid I am the One Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Infinate Layers of the Abyss Posts: 533	Last Man Standing: A really cute sitcom staring Tim Allen, kind of like Home Improvement but with 3 daugthers instead of three sons. Also his oldest daughter has a two year old son, so we get to see Tim as a grandpa. Pretty good so far. Man Up: A pretty funny new sitcom a about three guys around 40 who are best friends and their families. I like it so far. __________________ Naive Optimist