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Which TV Series Are You Binging On?
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I just finished season 1 of "Scorpion" and found the first episode to range from nothing special to unwatchable. After a little while, I was able to enjoy the impracticality of some plots as campy and find humor the characterizations of genius. The writers take a lot of liberty regarding physics and technology, but if you can put that aside or laugh at it, the season is quite well paced and filled with obligatory, over-the-top sentimentality.
I just finished season 1 of "Scorpion" and found the first episode to range from nothing special to unwatchable. After a little while, I was able to enjoy the impracticality of some plots as campy and find humor the characterizations of genius. The writers take a lot of liberty regarding physics and technology, but if you can put that aside or laugh at it, the season is quite well paced and filled with obligatory, over-the-top sentimentality.
quite an easy watch over dinner
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I'm trying to work on getting through a lot of seasons of TV shows that I've started but haven't finished yet.
The two that I'm working on now are Spartacus: War of the Damned and Orphan Black season 2. Next up is Rectify season 1 and You're All Surrounded! (this K-drama on Netflix--don't judge me).
The two that I'm working on now are Spartacus: War of the Damned and Orphan Black season 2. Next up is Rectify season 1 and You're All Surrounded! (this K-drama on Netflix--don't judge me).
I'm busy hate-watching StrikeBack the Sky(UK) action/military series currently shown on Cinemax here in the US.
I have no illusions about this show. The acting - for the most part - is tolerable, barely up to the questionable standards of action television series. The plots are twisted without actually being interesting or informative. The sex is cliched and gratuitous. And the realism (to say nothing of the morality) of a supposedly clandestine British military intelligence unit flying around the world getting into massive gun battles in the middle of some of the most populous cities in the world beggars belief.
StrikeBack suffers from a peculiarity common to many British-produced television series: the actors it casts as Americans seem almost universally inauthentic. Sullivan Stapleton, cast as former US special forces operative Damien Scott, is natively Australian. And for the first two seasons proved his bona fides as a genuine Yank by calling everybody "buddy" - at least five times per episodes. Perversely the steely eyed, iron-jawed Michael Stonebridge, (a Brit) is played by Phillip Winchester, who was actually born and raised in Montana, although he subsequently spent enough time living and studying in the UK to develop a realistic, if somewhat amorphous, received-English voice.
On the bright side, the numerous action sequences in every episode are exciting, if only for the numerous explosions, car crashes, athletic leaps, and bursts of automatic fire. The show provides a colorful, if again not particularly realistic, travelogue to some interesting parts of the world, although for budgetary (and presumably security) reasons a lot of the action is filmed in South Africa.
Cinemax alerted me to the existence of this show by announcing the premiere of the Fifth season with the tag-line "All Missions End" - prompting me to see what I'd been missing. Not, it appears, great television. But a pleasant enough diversion to while away the long, long dog days of summer.
I have no illusions about this show. The acting - for the most part - is tolerable, barely up to the questionable standards of action television series. The plots are twisted without actually being interesting or informative. The sex is cliched and gratuitous. And the realism (to say nothing of the morality) of a supposedly clandestine British military intelligence unit flying around the world getting into massive gun battles in the middle of some of the most populous cities in the world beggars belief.
StrikeBack suffers from a peculiarity common to many British-produced television series: the actors it casts as Americans seem almost universally inauthentic. Sullivan Stapleton, cast as former US special forces operative Damien Scott, is natively Australian. And for the first two seasons proved his bona fides as a genuine Yank by calling everybody "buddy" - at least five times per episodes. Perversely the steely eyed, iron-jawed Michael Stonebridge, (a Brit) is played by Phillip Winchester, who was actually born and raised in Montana, although he subsequently spent enough time living and studying in the UK to develop a realistic, if somewhat amorphous, received-English voice.
On the bright side, the numerous action sequences in every episode are exciting, if only for the numerous explosions, car crashes, athletic leaps, and bursts of automatic fire. The show provides a colorful, if again not particularly realistic, travelogue to some interesting parts of the world, although for budgetary (and presumably security) reasons a lot of the action is filmed in South Africa.
Cinemax alerted me to the existence of this show by announcing the premiere of the Fifth season with the tag-line "All Missions End" - prompting me to see what I'd been missing. Not, it appears, great television. But a pleasant enough diversion to while away the long, long dog days of summer.
BBC's Sherlock holmes, a great show that really engages your mind. Love it! too bad there are so little episodes.
I absolutely agree. The cast is excellent (Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs and Andrew Scott), and each episode really makes you think ... but 3 or 4 episodes per season is ridiculous.
It's a quick binge as there is only 1 season so far but Mozart in the Jungle on APrime is really great. Very funny.
And if you've never seen it, Pushing Daisies is one of my favorite shows of all time. One of Brian Fuller's first series, starring Lee Pace. This show was the greatest tragedy of the writers strike. (Though Jesse Pinkman was spared during that break. He was originally supposed to be killed off.)
In the realm of dark comedy, Dead Like Me is also great.
I've just started watching Parks and Recreations and it's very, very good.
Up to the middle of series four now. Took a while to get going (series one and two weren't great) but once you get to know the characters a bit more it's fantastic.
It's a shame there's no legal way to get series 5, 6 and 7 here. Will have to wait until they are shown on Dave.
Up to the middle of series four now. Took a while to get going (series one and two weren't great) but once you get to know the characters a bit more it's fantastic.
It's a shame there's no legal way to get series 5, 6 and 7 here. Will have to wait until they are shown on Dave.
Unfortunately the later seasons don't live up to what the earlier seasons are like (and how the storyline was, or at least seemed to have been, set up originally).I am watching Lost and I can't stop.I would suggest to everyone to watch it.
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And here's a spoiler alert: the finale makes zero sense and leaves many, many questions unanswered.
Started "Orphan Black" and watched the first five episodes in one day. Jeez. I'm really digging it. It's one of those shows that doesn't let up on plot development, but it also doesn't constantly random enigmatic junk to continue the narrative. Despite plenty of opportunities for cliché melodrama, the characters are fun and their motivations are compelling.
lolI am watching Lost and I can't stop.
Michael
Just wait, it gets weirder!
I had to rewind last night's episode of *that scene* 3 times. WHAT?! It had me thinking of a particular movie that had a similar premise.
(This was intentionally vague so as not to spoil it but hopefully people who have seem this show know what I'm talking about. lol)
Maybe we need a TV show sub-forum on MR? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
