Travis Sheldon Posted March 15 Posted March 15 3 hours ago, J.H. said: All of Little House On The Prairie is on Peacock and that first episode is very... rugged? It is beautifully shot but that 1st episode is very Oregon Teail to the point that I now have dysentery! James I enjoy watching episodes of TV that was popular when I was a kid. With most of the shows it's interesting for me to see them in a new way, not only with adult eyes and brain, but they usually have a cleaned up print or HD remaster. After seeing them on old black and white TVs when they originally aired, it's interesting to see them looking good. My wife was watching The Waltons one day and I watched most of the episode with her, but it's a tough watch for me even though it looked great. Have the feeling Little House would be the same.
driver Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Any episode of LHOTP or The Waltons would be light years ahead of an episode of Family.
Mike Campbell Posted March 16 Posted March 16 The wife and I have been watching "The Pitt" on Max, it's more or less a spiritual successor to ER. It's a great show, but the concept of each episode only covers one hour of the shift, and the entire season is only one day, is a bit odd. If it continutes after Day 1, I'd hope to see something more traditional. And being on Max, you see a lot more action (if that's the right term) than you'll see on your other medical dramas on the Networks. 1
Travis Sheldon Posted March 16 Posted March 16 1 hour ago, Mike Campbell said: The wife and I have been watching "The Pitt" on Max, it's more or less a spiritual successor to ER. It's a great show, but the concept of each episode only covers one hour of the shift, and the entire season is only one day, is a bit odd. If it continutes after Day 1, I'd hope to see something more traditional. And being on Max, you see a lot more action (if that's the right term) than you'll see on your other medical dramas on the Networks. My wife is really into this show. I haven't felt a need to devote any time to a hospital procedural since Green Wing, but that might not count.
driver Posted March 16 Posted March 16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4fqvJT_Ek4&ab_channel=LostTVPilots An unsold pilot from 1974 starring Sam Elliott as Even Knievel. 1
Greggulator Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Things I have watched lately: 1) Long Bright River on Peacock. As a Philadelphian, I am required by law and civic code to watch anything about life in Philly. Amanda Seyfried plays a beat cop in drug-plagued Kensington who is on the lookout for her addicted sister in the midst of the hunt for a serial killer. Started out like something I was going to love and then something I was disappointed in as I wanted it to be better to absolutely awful to something I enjoyed as a hate watch. It’s so bad with stupid plot twists, predictable plot twist, inexplainable plot twists, and more. The “Philly” stuff in it is also so weird. It has really local references but does not feel like it’s true at all to the part of the city it is about. Or that they even made an attempt to make things look like Philly while trying to make the setting a huge part of the story. Have to do more than stick a Jason Kelce jersey on a random family member during a holiday party. 2) Dope Thief on Apple Plus. Another Philly drug scene story. I only caught the first episode. Directed by Ridley Scott. It’s about two low level rip-n-run dudes (starring Brian Tyree Henry) who pose as DEA agents but then end up in over their heads. It’s so much fun. Reminds me a lot of Pulp Fiction, Fargo and Pineapple Express. Really pumped to keep this going. 3) Adolescence on Netflix. Four-episode show. UK crime drama about a 13-year-old charged with murder. Acting is at a high level even for acclaimed British crime dramas. I am only through one episode but man this is fantastic. Also, each episode is only one long shot. I would have had no idea unless I read it. I mean that as a compliment because so much “one take” stuff is just kinda masturbatory but this just adds to the claustrophobia and drama and intensity of what happens when a family’s life is turned upside down. 2
driver Posted March 19 Posted March 19 On 3/17/2025 at 11:59 PM, Greggulator said: Things I have watched lately: 2) Dope Thief on Apple Plus. Another Philly drug scene story. I only caught the first episode. Directed by Ridley Scott. It’s about two low level rip-n-run dudes (starring Brian Tyree Henry) who pose as DEA agents but then end up in over their heads. It’s so much fun. Reminds me a lot of Pulp Fiction, Fargo and Pineapple Express. Really pumped to keep this going. Great show.
colonial Posted March 20 Posted March 20 https://youtu.be/s7mVac4XAF4?si=gJCBNZmYHnoppPp1 A mashup of five candidates auditioning to replace Bob Barker as host of The Price is Right in 2007 before Drew Carey was selected. We could have had TPiR hosted by AC Slater or J. Peterman.
Contentious C Posted March 21 Posted March 21 I'm here for J. Peterman skipping the pet spaying talk in favor of admonishing people for their opium usage. 1
Curt McGirt Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 3/17/2025 at 10:59 PM, Greggulator said: 2) Dope Thief on Apple Plus. Another Philly drug scene story. I only caught the first episode. Directed by Ridley Scott. It’s about two low level rip-n-run dudes (starring Brian Tyree Henry) who pose as DEA agents but then end up in over their heads. It’s so much fun. Reminds me a lot of Pulp Fiction, Fargo and Pineapple Express. Really pumped to keep this going. This is what pisses me off so much about streaming platforms. In the '90s you'd just have to have HBO or Showtime or Cinemax to see this, now everything is all over and you have to give Apple money and Disney money and it's a trainwreck of ripoffs where I can't even see new Futurama episodes unless I bootleg them. Glorious, glorious capitalism.
Greggulator Posted March 22 Posted March 22 Adolescence is going to stay with me for a long time. Absolutely frightening look at modern Internet culture and the manosphere and what it is doing to kids. But it’s also one of the most shockingly well-done pieces of television ever made. The acting is just at a level that’s incomprehensibly good. The third episode especially. The kid playing the 13-year-old has never been in anything before and feels like he’s going to be a star for the rest of my lifetime. Absolute must watch.
tbarrie Posted March 25 Posted March 25 On 3/22/2025 at 10:15 AM, Greggulator said: Adolescence is going to stay with me for a long time. Yeah, it does that. ...oh, there's a TV show by that name? 1
driver Posted March 26 Posted March 26 The Residence on Netflix is great. Great cast and some witty dialogue.
RIPPA Posted March 27 Author Posted March 27 CBS has cancelled After Midnight after two seasons and will no longer program the 12:30 AM time slot There is a bit of they said, they said going on as Taylor Tomlinson reportedly was going to leave anyway since she wanted to focus on her standup career (which she had repeatedly said was her #1 job) So depending on the story - it was either cancelled because she is leaving or it was cancelled and now they are going with the "well she wanted to do standup anyway" line 1
Curt McGirt Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Colbert said they were picked up for a third season last night (he is/was a producer) and that Taylor wanted to go. My guess is they decided to say "well we looked hard enough the first time for a host, let's just not bother". How long has it been since there has been no (technical) late-late show on CBS? FWIW I liked to watch it though I was an even bigger fan of the first iteration with Hardwick too. She's a fine comedian but it's a pretty dead-end gig. I mean 90% of it is her standing there cracking up over other comedians' jokes. Internet memes... I mean, really.
J.H. Posted March 27 Posted March 27 I really like Taylor Tomlison and enjoyed @AfterMidnight so I'm sad she leaving. CBS just axing the show seems harsh and just cedeing 1230 confuses me James 4
Curt McGirt Posted March 27 Posted March 27 If they make more money airing an informercial there than @Midnight or anything else then that really sucks.
J.H. Posted March 27 Posted March 27 2 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: If they make more money airing an informercial there than @Midnight or anything else then that really sucks. I'm all for running WKRP and Odd Couple reruns! James 4
elizium Posted March 27 Posted March 27 They should just get Very Important People and put it in the timeslot, its the only good talk show 1
Curt McGirt Posted March 28 Posted March 28 Just remembered: before, they had that one show that was just a bunch of comedians sitting around cracking jokes, it had people you hadn't seen in years, it'd be like "well hey there's David Alan Grier" along with the same working comedians that populated @Midnight. The host was a black dude who's been around forever but I can't remember his name. Name of the show was something like a generic comedy club. Just For Laffs or something.
Technico Support Posted March 28 Posted March 28 Watching the season finale of Reacher, at first I was thinking "this fight is cool. It reminds me of Banshee." But then, "nah, if this was Banshee, somebody would have had their dick bitten off by now." 2
J.H. Posted March 28 Posted March 28 16 hours ago, elizium said: They should just get Very Important People and put it in the timeslot, its the only good talk show Or... reruns of the Pam Andetson V.I.P. James 1
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