TV IV Couch Chat: One is a genius, the other's insane. (The Pinky & The Brain Thread)

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Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Sometimes a ratty old futon will do the job.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2013 17:03

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# ¿ May 11, 2024 10:13

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

I always felt like the best finale is The Shield's. Not everyone gets what they deserve, but the tragic way everything falls out feels like the only way it could have ended.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2013 23:43

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Rarity posted:

Putting it in spoilers:

One of the main characters (male) was possessed by an agent of Satan and the only way to exorcise it was for another male character to gently caress the demon out of him. Yes, this is the magical healing power of rape. Misfits has always been an edgy show and that's why I loved it but this was even for me.

On the plus side, it also had satanist Scouts.

Ah, I see Misfits has started to employ fanfiction writers in its writing staff.

# ¿ Oct 25, 2013 01:49

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

CaptainHollywood posted:

If you thought Girl Meets World was big news- think again!

http://disneytreasures.com/blogs/news/9834370-full-house-2014-sequel-series-in-development-will-you-watch

This seems to be copied from a Screenrant article, only it's missing the "APRIL FOOL'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" from said article.

http://screenrant.com/full-house-sequel-tv-show/

So, sorry to anyone who got their hopes up over this news.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2013 06:33

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Mu Zeta posted:

I think Parenthood and The Good Wife are my favorite dramas. I'd take them over anything on HBO or Showtime right now.

Parenthood is, as always, well-acted, but the plots this season are driving me up the wall. Kristina's mayoral bid and the Joel/Julia possible infidelity story are awful.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2013 18:19

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Parenthood's the same team that did Friday Night Lights (for the most part) and is really well done as a family drama. And I trust the writers won't send everything into a tailspin, season 5 has been pretty groanworthy.

The Fitz and Ward teamup in the latest AoS is pretty rad.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2013 18:49

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

zoux posted:

Holy poo poo:
http://video.bobdylan.com/desktop.html

Press up and down on your keyboard to "flip channels"

Haha holy poo poo they got the Property Brothers. Brilliant!

# ¿ Nov 21, 2013 16:58

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

I'm giving SHIELD to the end of this season - if they can make a compelling arc to take us into season 2, I'm game. I keep reminding myself how yawn-worthy most of the first season of Fringe was, and look what that turned into.

(At least in seasons 2 and 3. I haven't seen 4 or 5.)

# ¿ Nov 22, 2013 04:24

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

I want a Hank/Max spinoff from Parenthood.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2013 17:10

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Camille's a boss this season. She does what she wants.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2013 17:29

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Lugaloco posted:

Gives me an excuse to blather about Boardwalk so it's all cool to me

I'm a couple of episodes behind, but this has been a pretty solid season of Boardwalk all things considered. Doubling up on the villains was a good idea - like Justified season 3, which had Quarles and Limehouse. I have about 2 episodes to go, so hopefully I'll get to them over the Thanksgiving holiday.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2013 15:41

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

I made it through all of Cheers but got burned out on Frasier mid-season 5. "The Two Mrs. Cranes" is likely one of the funniest episodes of a sitcom ever, though.

Cheers, man, I can't say enough about that show. I started a thread months ago but I'm sure it's in the archives now.

# ¿ Dec 3, 2013 02:27

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

I loved the boxing episode!

# ¿ Dec 4, 2013 16:27

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

I like Cougar Town but I don't love it.

And I can't figure why.

# ¿ Dec 24, 2013 04:45

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

That dude had no luck with helicopters.

# ¿ Dec 24, 2013 06:51

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

piratepilates posted:

That time the old guy got hit in the nads with a football on The Simpsons, holy cow that was good tv.

Give that man the ten thousand dollars!

# ¿ Jan 1, 2014 17:32

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Seriously, though, the Lost season 3 finale blew my mind a bit. I also was blown away by the New Caprica arc on Battlestar, Adriana's death in The Sopranos, and THIRTEENTH! in HBO's Rome.

# ¿ Jan 1, 2014 17:36

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Did anyone see that Spoils of Babylon miniseries thing on IFC? It's some sort of parody of the whole Downton Abbey drama miniseries genre and stars Kristen Wiig and Tobey Maguire. Looks worth a shot.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2014 08:24

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

zoux posted:

For a different take, let's hear from me,

That show was rear end.

It was a hell of a lot better than Cougar Town.

# ¿ Jan 15, 2014 15:08

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

It stays good for a good long while, so enjoy that.

I'm a little over half through Hannibal, and hope to catch up by season 2's premiere, but it is quite amazing.

# ¿ Jan 20, 2014 02:12

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

The first two or three seasons of House are pretty good. And the beginning of season 4 with the game that introduces Olivia Wilde and Kal Penn is pretty fun, too.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2014 07:55

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

If nothing else, having that finish line in sight is helping HIMYM throw together a few strong episodes near the end.

Except the kung-fu slap episode. Only Boyz 2 Men saved that one.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2014 23:39

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Actually, we mostly get the reputation of being the worst forum.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2014 02:17

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Twee as gently caress posted:

Anyone watching The Crazy Ones? I was really surprised by how funny it was. SMG and Robin Williams are actually the weakest part of the show for me, the supporting cast really shines through and are just absolutely hilarious.

I'm kind of sad there's no thread. More people should be watching the show. The episode with Josh Groban as an old co-worker made me lose it a few times.

I kinda fell off it, but it is definitely enjoyable. They keep the Robin Williams-ing to a minimum.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2014 04:16

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Oh hey, the American Gods series is still kicking around? Neat.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2014 17:52

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

I was hesitant about True Detective (all the ads made it look like "if you work a dark case the darkness will get to YOU" cliche), but drat if I'm not impressed after the first three episodes, and from what I hear episodes 4 and 5 are brilliant.

With this, House of Cards, and Hannibal to watch, I'm watching some drat good TV recently.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2014 17:40

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

JR is getting a little old, but making his dad The Fonz was kind of spectacular.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2014 18:10

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Manos del Sino posted:

The Final Jeopardy category is Movies and here's your clue:

"Archibald Leach, Bernard Schwartz and Lucille LeSueur"

Who are... three people who have never been in my kitchen?

# ¿ Feb 28, 2014 03:06

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

DirtyRobot posted:

Parks and Rec really, really needs to go for a change, because it's getting super stagnant, and I say this as someone who really loves the show. Something like Leslie goes for Senator or Congressman, April grows up and becomes a city councillor, Tom actually starts a large, very successful business and hangs out with the celebrities he idolizes. Move things forward, even if that means big scary change (i.e. a new set or something*).

* I don't know enough about TV to know how totally unfeasible that is or isn't.

I could see that as an endgame for the series, but they seem to have introduced a new conflict that should carry them to the end of this season, at least.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2014 19:00

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

IRQ posted:

Maybe he hadn't seen him before? But nah, the VHS video was fine, I recognized him right away.

Just like Mitch Hurwitz last week, Gilligan isn't immediately recognizable unless you're a nerd like us and have read/seen interviews with the guy. Show runners aren't really public faces, unless it's something like a Tina Fey/30 Rock situation.

# ¿ Mar 15, 2014 05:40

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Hootie's got himself a career singing country music now.

# ¿ Mar 15, 2014 20:56

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Haddie's been off-screen for a while, but she'll be back sometime around the finale.

I dunno, this season has been okay, but the Joel/Julia plotline is frustrating as hell.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2014 04:04

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Bad things happen to the Bravermans, but everyone's sort of happy anyway.

Except Ray Romano.

(edit: I'm still like 2 episodes behind but I still expect this Joel/Julia thing to work itself out before the season's done)

# ¿ Mar 28, 2014 20:41

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

And the voice of that can of mixed veggies? H. Jon Benjamin.

# ¿ Mar 29, 2014 17:07

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

When yall were hyping it last year I bought it on Amazon.

No real regrets, even though I think it's free now. It was spectacular and season 2 is reaching new heights.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2014 02:47

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

They committed to an ending in season 2 and never thought about changing it all the way up to season 9.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2014 05:12

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

I was catching up on old Modern Family episodes on the DVR, and I just watched their Vegas episode with Fred Armisen, Patton Oswalt, and Stephen Merchant. Holy crap, that's probably the best one they've done in years. It's up there with Woody's wedding from Cheers and "The Two Mrs. Cranes" from Frasier.

# ¿ May 1, 2014 15:30

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# ¿ May 11, 2024 10:13

Chamberk: Jan 11, 2004; when there is nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire

Argue posted:

There was some talk of the Buffy ep "Restless" in the other thread, which got me wondering--what episodes of TV shows have had "accurate" portrayals of dreams? By that, I mean eps where the dreams take on a surreal, illogical quality--where maybe that guy from high school was an owl working for Ben Linus and for some reason you're jogging in place the whole time--as opposed to them basically being largely indistinguishable from reality until the reveal that it was all a dream.

The Sopranos was pretty well-known for those; "The Test Dream" in season 5 stands out because I think at least half the episode was a dream.

# ¿ May 27, 2014 14:17

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