We just moved to Virginia into a loft complex that has free Directv. On that, there is the Chiller Channel. They play the X-Files on Sunday afternoon. This is the first time in years that I've seen that show on TV. I can't wait!
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We just moved to Virginia into a loft complex that has free Directv. On that, there is the Chiller Channel. They play the X-Files on Sunday afternoon. This is the first time in years that I've seen that show on TV. I can't wait!
Now I am watching season 8 of the new Doctor Who. I enjoyed the first two episodes. Also saw the pilot episode of The Cosmopolitans featured on Amazon Instant Video. Totally awesome. Prime Whit Stillman.
Report back!I faded on the series.
The series, all around, was brilliant. I am a big fan of the movie, so to me the series has so many connections to the movie. It was brilliant. The casting was unreal, the music was perfect, the feel was straight out of the 1996 film. I highly recommend it.
I''m so sad. I just found out that Parks and Recreation will be it's final season this year and there will only be 13 episodes. It won't be on till most likely after the new year just like what they did with 30 Rock.
I honestly don't have much else to watch this year.
I honestly don't have much else to watch this year.
I blind bought S1 of BBC's Ripper Street. It's very similar in style to the Sherlock Holmes movies (Downey/Law). Reviews said that it has more historical accuracies than most period shows, so that's a plus. However, plot-wise, so far it's just alright. The pilot episode was very good, but the subsequent couple episodes I watched were a little less interesting. I'm not a big fan of crime-solving procedural dramas, but I'll finish the first season and see where it stands at that point.
I just got finished binge-watching the first two seasons of the Netflix-exclusive Orange Is The New Black.
I'll confess to be seeing more than a little skeptical at first. I'd watched the HBO prison drama OZ a couple of years ago, and was wary of the pitfalls of premium TV prison dramas.
The good news is that OITNB avoids pretty much every goofy mistake that plagued OZ. And in fact shows every promise of developing into outstanding entertainment.
Initially focussing on the experience of pretty, white, upper-middle class Piper - by the end of season 2 the show has developed a credible universe to the point that Piper is but one of an ensemble of fascinating and compelling characters.
One of the many things that bugged me about OZ were the ridiculous, utterly unbelievable, plot arcs. (In one storyline am inmate kills another, and apparently is tried and executed for the crime within the space of a single episode.)
While OITNB certainly takes a few liberties from the brutal truths of prison life, it overall seems far more realistic in its portrayal of life in Americas penal archipelago.
I'll confess to be seeing more than a little skeptical at first. I'd watched the HBO prison drama OZ a couple of years ago, and was wary of the pitfalls of premium TV prison dramas.
The good news is that OITNB avoids pretty much every goofy mistake that plagued OZ. And in fact shows every promise of developing into outstanding entertainment.
Initially focussing on the experience of pretty, white, upper-middle class Piper - by the end of season 2 the show has developed a credible universe to the point that Piper is but one of an ensemble of fascinating and compelling characters.
One of the many things that bugged me about OZ were the ridiculous, utterly unbelievable, plot arcs. (In one storyline am inmate kills another, and apparently is tried and executed for the crime within the space of a single episode.)
While OITNB certainly takes a few liberties from the brutal truths of prison life, it overall seems far more realistic in its portrayal of life in Americas penal archipelago.
Checking out Outlander, The Knick, Hell on Wheels, Peaky Blinders, Masters of Sex, and of course the two geek shows: Halt and Catch Fire and Silicon Valley.
Star Trek Next Generation is on Netflix! I need to see if the digital quality of this presentation is better that the complete set on DVD that I own. On a big screen the DVDs have horrid quality. It has been released in BluRay but I don't feel like paying several hundred dollars for the set.
American Experience: Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid- fantastic PBS documentary about these two famous outlaws especially if you are a fan of the 1969 movie of the same name. Viewed on Netflix.
Interesting notes- The Pinkerton Detective Agency had more employees and paid informants than the US Army.
After their famous train robbery of the Union Pacific, members of the gang were tracked by Pinkertons by virtue of where associated serial numbers of stolen bills appeared at banks.
The gang received support from the local populace, I assume because of the resentment common folks had for large corporations and banks. The same sentiment was portrayed in Bonnie and Clyde.
They initially fled to Argentina to go straight, but when discovered by the Pinkertons and threatened with arrest, they end up fleeing to Bolivia and you probably think you know the rest, but there is a surprise element that would not do for the movie.
Interesting notes- The Pinkerton Detective Agency had more employees and paid informants than the US Army.
After their famous train robbery of the Union Pacific, members of the gang were tracked by Pinkertons by virtue of where associated serial numbers of stolen bills appeared at banks.
The gang received support from the local populace, I assume because of the resentment common folks had for large corporations and banks. The same sentiment was portrayed in Bonnie and Clyde.
They initially fled to Argentina to go straight, but when discovered by the Pinkertons and threatened with arrest, they end up fleeing to Bolivia and you probably think you know the rest, but there is a surprise element that would not do for the movie.
I'll second this. Excellent, and engaging. Documentary filmmaking at its best.
What I found most fascinating was the way the Hollywood version flirted with the real history. There really was a Katherine Ross-like girlfriend; and they really did blow up a train car, scattering banknotes over the prairie. Butch and Sundance's last stand wasn't quite the way it was in the movie - but sad and brave all the same.
Almost finished with season one of Entourage. A true HBO classic. Funny, very touching, and perhaps a dash too sexist. It was a contrast to SATC at the time. Now one can see the female counterpart in Dunham's show Girls.
If you like Damian Lewis and wonder what he did before Homeland, I'd like to offer up a treat Life, a 2007-2009 NBC crime drama available on Netflix. Only 2 seasons though. Why was it cancelled? No clue, I did not know it existed until my wife found it. Maybe the title was not edgy enough for a crime drama.
The series includes several appearances by Garrett Dillahunt, one of my favorite character actors who appeared in Deadwood as two different characters.
The series includes several appearances by Garrett Dillahunt, one of my favorite character actors who appeared in Deadwood as two different characters.
If you like Damian Lewis and wonder what he did before Homeland, I'd like to offer up a treat Life, a 2007-2009 NBC crime drama available on Netflix. Only 2 seasons though. Why was it cancelled? No clue, I did not know it existed until my wife found it. Maybe the title was not edgy enough for a crime drama.
The series includes several appearances by Garrett Dillahunt, one of my favorite character actors who appeared in Deadwood as two different characters.
Don't forget his portrayal of Major Winters in Band of Brothers. He was great in that too.