New telly shows thread

[Harlequin]

Eep! I had not noticed that Joss Whedon's new Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series is on before it.

Thank Goddess for Channel 4 Plus 1.

[defsdoor]

Elementary is back!

[gravy]

Hey I really liked Agents of Shield

And the new and last IT Crowd.

Coffee Toss Tramp Bitch!

[Darkflame]

Lots of good tv back now.

I enjoyed Shield a lot too. Witty banter, lots of plot threads set up....pretty much what youd expect, but nothing wrong with that. I think its pretty obvious that

Spoiler: show

Agent C is a clone - he was being grown while he thought he was on holiday

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I also saw the end shot coming (as you saw a very brief shot of him exiting a hanger earlier), but supprised they used that classic marvel sillyness in a live action show.

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Anyway, also Person of Interest back. And Parks and Rec. And HIMYM. And Modern Family.
Oh, and Legend of Korra.

[Firefox]

I found Agents Of SHIELD a bit dull, but then first episodes often are - they pretty much just introduce the main characters and the basic premise of the series. I'll definitely watch again next week, though.

My favourite bit was

Spoiler: show

the "we can do this two ways" bit.

IT Crowd - I fell asleep when Moss was in the clothes shop.

[merman]

IT Crowd was good, felt familiar and new at the same time. The only glaring problem for me was Roy's speeches in the second half about their weird life and good things not happening. It almost felt like he was going to go all Truman Show and break the fourth wall.

[gravy]

What was a bit of a shame is the last IT Crowd was so much better than the Count Arthur Strong sitcom Linehan directed and co-wrote. CAS original live stage show is so oblique and odd it could have been something special but ended up kind of bland.

[RiK]

Atlantis starting on BBC tonight.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/atlantis

[Jonesey]

They could've put this on at 4pm. What absolute twaddle.

The sooner Kratos turn up and kill the Scylla the better.

[Misfit]

Just watched the first two Orphan Black.

Loving it so far. Hope it can keep it up. Seems there is a series 2 due, so that has to be pretty positive for popularity, but I hope it doesn't mean they've drawn it out and it becomes another story that neber finishes...

[Darkflame]

Elementary is back!

Nice update of the "icicle weapon" idea, but that really wasn't a very big list of 3d printers sold.

[Governmentyard]

What was a bit of a shame is the last IT Crowd was so much better than the Count Arthur Strong sitcom Linehan directed and co-wrote. CAS original live stage show is so oblique and odd it could have been something special but ended up kind of bland.

Did you watch all the episodes of CAS? I thought after a rough first ep it improved very nicely over the six episodes. Agreed, not at all like the radio show but when he's not being a prick on twitter Linehan seems to be able to build a ramshackle series where you end up really loving certain characters after a bit. I recall only liking Chris Morris when I first saw IT Crowd. Love them all now.

[Governmentyard]

In other news, SHIELD was suffering from the usual US show problem for me - can't tell the women apart. There's oriental girl and English girl who once she speaks is discernable but when Angel man went to the hospital I got confused between generic big eyes brown hair van girl and generic big eyes brown hair hospital girl. Van girl is the new Eliza Dushku though, isn't she? In her interrogation she was directed thus: "Be Faith".

It'll get going though.

Also back is South Park and New Girl. I have no idea why I adore New Girl so much. It's not Deschanel, whose kooky shit I'm bored of, I don't care how fit she is.

[RiK]

I have no idea why I adore New Girl so much. It's not Deschanel, whose kooky shit I'm bored of, I don't care how fit she is.

I really like New Girl too, it's another one like Community that I just gelled with but can't really pin it down to anything specific.

[Governmentyard]

I wouldn't say it's a more realistic portrayal of house share than I'm used to on telly, but it definitely captures some of the house share spirit in a naturalistic if exaggerated way. Alternatives like Fresh Meat fail in comparison, despite FM being, on paper, EXACTLY like a good chunk of my twenties. With the exception that all the girls in the Fresh Meat house are gorgeous. Not so where I lived.