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If it were on cable, or a streaming platform, I'd give it a chance, but NBC isn't exactly a healthy place for a show to find its footing and I don't want to waste time watching weak episodes for a show that will probably be cancelled in a few months.
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I thought Powerless was ok, but yea it needs to do better because an 'ok' pilot means usually it's gonna slide to 'this is actually poo poo' real fast. It had good moments, Funches is great in it and the scene with the Kryptonite window was solid. They clearly know how to write DC universe jokes, they just need to actually, ya know, do it.
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AbsolutelySane posted:It looked like they half-assed tried to crib from Better Off Ted, but totally missed all the things that made that funny. Even the fake commercial at the beginning is like an inferior version of the Veridian commercials. Emily is no Ted. If you want more Ted Crisp, watch 'Santa Clarita Diet'. Timothy Olyphant basically plays Ted with Linda as his zombie wife.
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ToastyPotato posted:If it were on cable, or a streaming platform, I'd give it a chance, but NBC isn't exactly a healthy place for a show to find its footing and I don't want to waste time watching weak episodes for a show that will probably be cancelled in a few months. Community, Parks and Rec, and Office started out questionably. Severely doubt this show will anywhere near those shows, but NBC comedies have a history of starting off bad. Don't watch it if you don't want to time is precious. But comedies are so often based on cast chemistry and actors finding a character. Probably will get cancelled tho...
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Dexo posted:Community, Parks and Rec, and Office started out questionably. Those were also started years ago and within a relatively short time of each other. 30 Rock was also in that grouping wasn't it? And My Name is Earl? Has NBC had a healthy comedy since then? Community also didn't exactly survive the NBC environment. It was cancelled and moved elsewhere. But yeah, with sitcoms I typically avoid the rough initial period in general anyway.
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Community lasted five seasons on NBC, that's hardly not surviving
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howe_sam posted:Community lasted five seasons on NBC, that's hardly not surviving Weren't both 4 and 5 only half length? People weren't even sure 5 was going to happen.
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Yeah and a lot of those shows remind since NBC wanted its Thursday comedy block, but that's gone so who knows.
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NBC was also much more willing to take chances back then and let ratings poor but critically great and niche shows survive a bit longer. Since they've had a little success recently, they've been much more likely to axe a show if it's not a hit from go.
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Yeah, I remember Parks and Rec and particularly Community weren't ratings juggernauts like The Office was. But they pretty much had nothing else to fill the slots, and everything else they were producing at the time just ended up cancelled.
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Powerless was bloody awful. But now i have to watch it, because Alan Tudyk is so charming.
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Rocksicles posted:Powerless was bloody awful. But now i have to watch it, because Alan Tudyk is so charming. I hate comedies in general and this one in particular, but he really elevates every scene he's in.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:I hate comedies in general
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The Good Place on NBC had a great first season, glad to see it's getting a second.
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Dacap posted:The Good Place on NBC had a great first season, glad to see it's getting a second. Also Jameela Jamil would make an amazing Vampirella, just putting that out there.
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I have no idea where or if I can stream Legion in NZ. Stupid positive review hype. TV shows, go give your international rights to Netflix, like Riverdale. It's very convenient!
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Nothing in that makes the premise or the character of Danny seem super exciting or fresh to be honest, but I'm excited for Madama Gao and that last shot makes me hopeful that they're holding a lot of the good stuff back
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It looks generic, but not in a bad way - just as in it doesn't bring a lot of new stuff to the Netflixverse.
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Barry Convex posted:New Iron Fist trailer It comes out on St. Patrick's day... I suppose there are much worse ways to nurse a hangover.
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Barry Convex posted:New Iron Fist trailer That looks very boring. 
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Barry Convex posted:New Iron Fist trailer It's definitely not as hype as Cage's trailers were, but I don't care. I'm already on board here, I have yet to be let down by Netflix Marvel.
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SonicRulez posted:It's definitely not as hype as Cage's trailers were, but I don't care. I'm already on board here, I have yet to be let down by Netflix Marvel. Yeah, Netflix Marvel never fails... until the last few episodes which seem to be consistently disappointing. e: Oh wait, Jessica Jones had a good last episode, it just had way too long of a middle.
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Cast of Runaways has been revealed http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/03/runaways-marvel-announces-cast-for-hulu-series quote:The Hulu series -- which is written by The OC and Chuck creator Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (The OC) -- will star Rhenzy Feliz (Teen Wolf) as Alex Wilder, Lyrica Okano (The Affair) as Nico Minoru, Virginia Gardner (Goat) as Karolina Dean, Ariela Barer (New Girl) as Gert Yorkes, Gregg Sulkin (Faking It, Anti Social) as Chase Stein, and Allegra Acosta (Just Add Magic) as Molly Hernandez.
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The guy created Chuck. He's okay in my book. I also thought that the OC was good when it started? I never watched it, but I thought that was the impression.
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Codependent Poster posted:I also thought that the OC was good when it started? I never watched it, but I thought that was the impression. Convention wisdom is that the OC started out real good, burned through way too much plot way too quickly, then floundered.
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howe_sam posted:Convention wisdom is that the OC started out real good, burned through way too much plot way too quickly, then floundered. See also Gossip Girl and Chuck. Schwartz is great at getting you hooked but it comes at the cost of burning through ideas really fast.
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Agents of SHIELD continues to be solid, but this week's episode felt strangely like they were just treading water. I'm sure there will be fallout from Senator Nadeer getting blown up but aside from that I don't feel like the plot advanced a whole lot. Mace stepped up and is a hero, which I think we all knew he would in the clutch, and someone / a group wants Coulson dead, which... is probably just a day at the office for him? I found myself hoping for something more for the entire episode and not getting it.
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It's always that way. They have 22 episodes and usually only 7 or 8 of plot.
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RevKrule posted:See also Gossip Girl and Chuck. Schwartz is great at getting you hooked but it comes at the cost of burning through ideas really fast. Chuck was good all the way through. The only bad part was the ending and going with a tired amnesia/losing memories thing. They also always had no idea if they'd get renewed for the next season so had to plan things that would be good series enders just in case.
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Codependent Poster posted:Chuck was good all the way through. The only bad part was the ending and going with a tired amnesia/losing memories thing. They also always had no idea if they'd get renewed for the next season so had to plan things that would be good series enders just in case. The big problem with the last season of Chuck was that Shaw should've been the last boss, and not some random dude who pops up halfway through. Although the amnesia stuff wasn't great either.
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howe_sam posted:Although the amnesia stuff wasn't great either. An evergreen statement.
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howe_sam posted:Convention wisdom is that the OC started out real good, burned through way too much plot way too quickly, then floundered. It had a really good last season, too.
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howe_sam posted:Convention wisdom is that the OC started out real good, burned through way too much plot way too quickly, then floundered. I thought, at least with the OC, that this was because of the network. Like, the entire plot of the first season was planned to be three seasons, but he was forced to do it in one. Then, obviously, he had burned too much plot and floundered. mikeraskol fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Feb 8, 2017 |
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