New telly shows thread

[Darkflame]

iZombie also seems pretty fun based on the first two episodes.

[Misfit]

Daredevil launched last week on Netflix. All 13 episodes in one go.

There may have been some fanfare, but i missed it if there was.

Noticed it be accident tonight, imdb seemed positive, so when the good lady had an early night I thought I'd give it a go.

It's now quite late and if I didn't have to be up early I'd still be watching as it's really rather splendid.

Dark and adult like Arrow. But more believeable and better dialogue/acting. Well worth a try if you have access. If not get the free month trial of Netflix and binge...

[Harlequin]

Dark and adult like Arrow. But more believeable and better dialogue/acting. Well worth a try if you have access. If not get the free month trial of Netflix and binge...

I would not say that it is necessarily better acted but it is played entirely straight with none of the exuberance, gloss and humour of Arrow or The Flash, or of other Marvel Cinematic Universe films or series (although I like that they make clear that it is the same universe). I do find some of the violence to be a little overly graphic after Drew Goddard's opening two episodes. This aspect might perhaps be inspired by Frank Miller's run on the comic. Apparently, Murdock's initial costume is also based on that in his Daredevil: The Man Without Fear miniseries.

[Misfit]

I would not say that it is necessarily better acted but it is played entirely straight with none of the exuberance, gloss and humour of Arrow or The Flash, or of other Marvel Cinematic Universe films or series (although I like that they make clear that it is the same universe). I do find some of the violence to be a little overly graphic after Drew Goddard's opening two episodes. This aspect might perhaps be inspired by Frank Miller's run on the comic. Apparently, Murdock's initial costume is also based on that in his Daredevil: The Man Without Fear miniseries.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Arrow, but the acting/scripts sometimes make it feel rather awkward (and I don't mean the intentional humour). Even after 3 series.

Flash I'm not quite as sold on. It's kind of a lite version of Arrow you could watch with the kids.

[Baggypants]

Daredevil launched last week on Netflix. All 13 episodes in one go.

There may have been some fanfare, but i missed it if there was.

They had some dirty great billboards in London for it.

[Misfit]

They had some dirty great billboards in London for it.

They weren't big enough to see from Nottingham!

The excellent W1A returns to BBC 2 at 9pm tonight.

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[Harlequin]

Twin Peaks meets The Prisoner?

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Something like that. M. Night Shyamalan’s first venture into TV and buzz on it seems very positive. If you are in the US you can watch the pilot online now. One to catch early to avoid the inevitable spoilers about the main mystery or mysteries.

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Can't come soon enough.

Called off but now on again, with extra episodes.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/71539

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And a couple of extended promos appeared in the last couple of days, for Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl





They both look a bit meh, to be honest, though both videos are mostly setting the scene, so don’t feature much actually being super/legendary. Maybe they will improve as they get around to saving the world etc..

[Harlequin]

Supergirl looks like it has potential in a Smallville sort of way. As for Legends of Tomorrow…

So, after having a (partially) bulletproof flying man with super strength, super vision and heat blasts played by an ex-Superman we have a time-travelling adventurer played by an ex-Rory Williams/Pond With the Arrow season finale seeming like a series ending to me (although there is apparently to be at least one more season) I did wonder if the explosion Ray caused at the end was related to the acquisition of the Atom's signature ability. Questions the trailer raises to my mind (for those who follow Arrow and The Flash): Was that the Lazarus Pit that Sara was leaping out of? Wouldn't her body have seriously decayed by now? How do the Prison Break team of Captain Cold and Heatwave end up with the good guys? And we've seen Dr Stein but where is his other half, Ronnie?

[RiK]

Quite looking forward to this 7 parter from the BBC

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

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Me too. The book is something special, and the adaption looks to have mostly done it justice. Probably helps that there isn’t that much magic in the book, so it won’t tax the BBC’s budgets too much. Only problem is with such a rich adaption you will never be able to read the book again without imagining the characters as the BBC portrayed them.

[RiK]

Me too. The book is something special, and the adaption looks to have mostly done it justice. Probably helps that there isn’t that much magic in the book, so it won’t tax the BBC’s budgets too much. Only problem is with such a rich adaption you will never be able to read the book again without imagining the characters as the BBC portrayed them.

I think I might save them up and read the book first then.