From the studio point of view, I can see how it could play much better on TV screen. So it is better for them.
From the studio point of view, I can see how it could play much better on TV screen. So it is better for them.
I shall be starting Six Feet Under and The Sopranos. Both for the first time.
And I need to watch seasons two and three of Deadwood. And finally catch up on Parenthood, at the urging of so many.
Life is so hard.
OMG, you will be rebornOriginally Posted by dyedred19
I discovered an old BBC show called My Life in Film, most of which is on YouTube, and it's basically Community before Community was even a glimmer in Dan Harmon's brain. (Yes Dent. I will never live down calling him Mark Harmon.) It's absolutely fascinating from that perspective, too, as it does a lot of Community's themed conceits better than it did - I've only seen the episode focused on Top Gun, but taking the tropes and ideas from Top Gun and moving them to the mundane locale of a driving school works surprisingly well. It's not concerned so much with aping the concept to the letter, but conveying the feel of it through the settings, lighting, musical cues, etc. I just really like this show after one episode, and from what I've heard, the episode focused on The Shining is amazing. So my first big discovery of 2013 is My Life in Film.
Pan Am was a good show.
Episode Two of My Life in Film, focused on Rear Window, didn't go far enough in its conceit, I felt, though I loved the use of over-saturated film and colors to get the visual language of the film. However, Episode Three, which focuses on The Shining, is one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen. I can't recommend it highly enough.
I didn't realize how hot Six Feet Under-era Peter Krause was.
I also didn't realize how strangely Michael C. Hall has been typecast. There is a moment in SFU when he's obsessing over a dead body and the ghost of his father comes to speak to him, I was wondering if I had popped in the wrong DVD.
Michael C. Hall's hair is...unfortunate though circa Six Feet Under. He's much hotter as Dexter.
At least I get to see him make out with dudes.
This is true. One of the main reasons I used to periodically check out the show years ago.
Six Feet Under had such a strange Emmy run. Like Mad Men, not a single member of its main cast managed to win for acting (Patricia Clarkson won twice for her guest role, though). It also received a truckload of nominations in 2002 because both seasons 1 and 2 of the show were eligible, but the only major award it won was for directing (and it was snubbed in writing).
Lauren Ambrose needs a good TV role... she's been languishing since the show ended.
I've just got into Parks and Recreation and the first season was alright but the second season is loads better (so far). And Ron Swanson is like one of the best characters on TV. Ever.
Ugh is it really time for the annual Six Feet Under lovefest?
I've been rewatching Season 7 of the Simpsons. Still the golden era and a surprising number classics ("Which ones the any key?") Maybe my favorite Treehouse of Horror segment, too (Homer3).
Looove season 7. Three of the best episodes of the series (Home Sweet Home-diddly, Mother Simpson, Lisa The Iconoclast) and lots of other gems. Oakley and Weinstein had such a clear vision of what they wanted the show to be and it really shows. More subdued humor than under Mirkin (at worst some episodes could get kind of dull) but lots of great stories and character moments.
I might've (minus the might've) watched the first fourteen episodes of Suburgatory today...
Well, it's awesome. And just keeps getting better,I might've (minus the might've) watched the first fourteen episodes of Suburgatory today...
It really is. I kept telling myself I'd watch one more episode and then go see The Impossible.
Needless to say, I did not go see The Impossible today.
It really has gone down in the TV critical community's estimation since it ended. I know some people disliked it from the beginning but there were also quite a few people who would swear it was the best thing on TV (especially during the first three seasons).
Season 7 is great, though I would dispute it featuring the best Treehouse of Horror segment (for my money, that's Time and Punishment). But, really, all Season 7 needed to feature was A Fish Called Selma/"Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want To Get Off!" and it'd be a classic.
Oh my God, the last 5 minutes of the Suburgatory Season One finale went from(the percocet influenced dream of Yakult?!?!) to
So, so good. Now I just need to get caught up with Season Two on Hulu, lol.
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