New telly shows thread

[Meow]

This another really odd show. Most of the time I'm like WTF...er....LOL...It's really odd show. The 2nd season gets even better.

[WiteWulf]

Watched the pilot for The Expanse last night. It's a new Syfy original show that's already had a full season commissioned. Feels like a cross between Babylon 5 and Cowboy Bebop from the pilot, which is no bad thing.

[gumboot]

Watched the pilot for The Expanse last night. It's a new Syfy original show that's already had a full season commissioned. Feels like a cross between Babylon 5 and Cowboy Bebop from the pilot, which is no bad thing.

Seems to be a free purchase on Amazon right now. Presumably just as a teaser. I don't imagine they'll offer the whole show for free, episode-by-episode.

[Harlequin]

When does this change take place? I've been sporadically trying to catch up with Arrow, because I'm enjoying The Flash and apparently there are going to be more crossovers between them, but frankly finding it a struggle and haven't got through season 1 yet. Is there a point where it improves, that I could perhaps skip ahead to?

Well we've just started Season 4 and it's still dark, but Oliver is not so troubled and brooding. If you can't get into it in season one then I doubt you'll ever get into it. It does improve, but doesn't change much.

Barry has turned up a few times, just before he becomes the flash, the cross over episode (but both halves are very self contained) and I think he's nipped in again to save the day and nip out. You aren't missing anything by not watching them.

I must admit caught up with the Flash and put Arrow on hold for the crossover. Season 3 of Arrow I think) but there wasn't any point.

Personally I'm the other way, I'm finding Flash more of a struggle than Arrow. Still midway through season one.

The contrast has been highlighted in this week's crossovers. Seeing Ollie's team in the bright sunny outskirts of Central City is almost disconcerting.

[Meow]

This is fun.

[Jonesey]

Yeah - enjoying it a lot! Apparently Virgin Media are showing it in the UK. So if you live in Wales - tough shit.

Other ways to watch, though.

[noodles]

Just finished binge watching the two seasons of Fargo and was blown away with the quality of the series. Incredibly violent but brilliant stuff.

[Misfit]

Just finished binge watching the two seasons of Fargo and was blown away with the quality of the series. Incredibly violent but brilliant stuff.

Season 1 was incredible. The way they built the tension was fantastic and Billy Bob Thornton played evil so brilliantly.

We started season 2 and have watched two or three, but my wife is getting bored, It's moving very slowly and only has one really great character so far. Does it pick up the pace?

Jessica Jones was my last binge watch. Fantastic stuff. Not as bloody as Daredevil, but still very violent and David Tennant is a fantastic bad guy. The Marvel universe on Netflix goes from strength to strength.

[techno12]

I'm loving Ash vs Evil Dead. Season finale next week.

Laugh out loud funny!

[Jonesey]

Ash - "OK look - there is no way in hell they're gonna stay here because they're gonna get possessed then they're gonna be on the night train to Killadelphia."

Kelly - "With stops in Chokelahoma City and Dieami."

LOL!

[Meow]

Just finished binge watching the two seasons of Fargo and was blown away with the quality of the series. Incredibly violent but brilliant stuff.

Season 1 was incredible. The way they built the tension was fantastic and Billy Bob Thornton played evil so brilliantly.

We started season 2 and have watched two or three, but my wife is getting bored, It's moving very slowly and only has one really great character so far. Does it pick up the pace?

Yes. not much faster. Nor is it a patch on season 1.



The Expanse is decent. It takes a while to get into. Took me about 3 episode. There a lot going on and once your up to speed it gets better and better. by the end of the 2nd episode i was drawn in.



First Episode on youtube.

[TFO]

And that was the end of DaVinci's Demons then.
Sadly the show seriously lost its way in season 2, and despite a much improved season 3, was canned.
Shame - no more shots of beautiful Wales pretending to be Tuscany.

General thoughts - some top-notch acting from the two main fellas, matched with some pretty awful stuff from the two main ladies. The plotlines were all very silly, but enjoyable romps through the Florentine renaissance. They even stuck to historical fact occasionallly.
I really enjoyed it - music, sets, costumes and direction all first class - with plenty of closure in the last episode.

[Darkflame]

The Expanse is on my list.

Was the Childhoods End adaption any good? Anyone seen it?

And that was the end of DaVinci's Demons then.
Sadly the show seriously lost its way in season 2, and despite a much improved season 3, was canned.
Shame - no more shots of beautiful Wales pretending to be Tuscany.

General thoughts - some top-notch acting from the two main fellas, matched with some pretty awful stuff from the two main ladies. The plotlines were all very silly, but enjoyable romps through the Florentine renaissance. They even stuck to historical fact occasionallly.
I really enjoyed it - music, sets, costumes and direction all first class - with plenty of closure in the last episode.

Pretty much my thoughts too. Although I think Season3 also meandered a bit after the great opening.
I loved Vlad though. Thoughly entertaining.

My only big issue with the show was not being able to hear what Girolamo Riario was saying half the time due to mumbling. And then he gets drugged and we get his normal mumbles ontop of drunken mumbles? arg. I swear I missed half his plot at times.

[Meow]

The Expanse is on my list.

Was the Childhoods End adaption any good? Anyone seen it?

Disappointing. All the humans acted like sheep and world was destroy by little girl - Which know one attempted to stop. They even let they children float way. without any attempt being made to stop them - Really is was like - beware of Greeks bearing gifts. Accept is was Alien, you get the idea.

[RiK]

Any Terry Brooks fans?



The Shannara Chronicles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shannara_Chronicles
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1051220/