Dynamite Duane Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 I see Heroes is back on, recorded it ready see but I don't have high hopes for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Au Posted January 12, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2010 Also, last night on US TV saw the return of Chuck. I'm looking forward to seeing him all powered up. Really? Because at the end of the last season, that's the last thing I wanted to see. The final scene looked awkward as all hell and it was clear that Levi was going to need an awful lot of training before filming the next season if he was going to be able to pull it off. Not to mention that it would completely fuck up the dynamic we've seen so far. Â Having now watched the first two episodes, I'm glad to see they've had the common sense to not go down that route. Chuck is powered up but hasn't grasped how to use the powers he has so he's still the awkward geek that made his character so likable. Â Good start so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted January 12, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 12, 2010 Watched the first episode of Glee last night (recorded the second of the double bill). Â It was fun! Â Some really funny characters (the principal is brilliant) and a lot of funny moments. Â It got a bit lame at times, especially towards the end when there seemed to be no jokes at all for the last 10 minutes or so and it was all the emotional crap. But there was enough good that I'll keep watching, though I realise this means I'm going to have to endure a lot of singing if I keep up with the show. Â Only time will tell if the good outweighs the bad, but for now I'm definitely willing to watch a few more episodes to find out. A good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Mortimer Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 (edited) Au, I had the opposite reaction to you, if still thinking they handled the new-power thing well. They essentially hit the reset button, and hit it hard - the characters introduced in season 2 are all gone, the character dynamic is essentially identical to what it was at the end of the very first episode, and they're doing the same things.  The phrase "same shit, different day" seems to apply here. There's only so much I can bear of watching these characters do these things, knowing they're never going to take them in a different direction. I just expected more from this show, and they've shown they're not prepared to do it. So unless it changes soon, I'm done with it. I joked with my flatmate that as they were showing two episodes last night, that they would have hit the reset button by the end of the second one. I was proved wrong, in that it only took them one episode to completely resotre the status quo.  The <-- click on 'spoiler' to show/hide the spoiler way they ended Chuck and Sarah's relationship at the train station  [close spoiler] ");document.close(); just didn't ring true, and spoiled the rest of it, I thought. EDIT: All my criticisms are as naught, though, when we take into account the ludicrously wonderful fanservice that the show provides:  Edited January 12, 2010 by Famous Mortimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladstones Bitch Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Just finished watching series 2 of True Blood last night and it was even better than the 1st, the series finale was a bit of an anticlimax though I thought. Â I could of sworn there was a True Blood discussion thread on here before but can I hell find it, I avoided it till I was up to speed with everyone but now its gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members unfitfinlay Posted January 13, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 Dollhouse is getting ridiculously good now that it's already been cancelled. Â I've got no sympathy for Joss Whedon though. He knew the show was on thin ice but the season still started with a bunch of stand alone episodes that were pretty much irrelevant to the over all plot. If they'd cut even just a few of those and got to this good shit when it actually mattered, it might have had a chance of being on next year. Â The guy that plays Victor is just awesome though. Hopefully he's in more things after Dollhouse is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted January 13, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2010 Watched the first episode of Glee last night (recorded the second of the double bill). It was fun!  Some really funny characters (the principal is brilliant) and a lot of funny moments.  It got a bit lame at times, especially towards the end when there seemed to be no jokes at all for the last 10 minutes or so and it was all the emotional crap. But there was enough good that I'll keep watching, though I realise this means I'm going to have to endure a lot of singing if I keep up with the show.  Only time will tell if the good outweighs the bad, but for now I'm definitely willing to watch a few more episodes to find out. A good start.   Apparently this show did E4's biggest rating ever or somesuch. No-one else I know watched it apart from my friend I watched it with. No-one else on here watch it either? Who was watching?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 13, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) What sort of age Glee is aimed at? I.e. if it was a movie, what rating would it have? My daughter is desperate to watch it because the ads make it look like High School Musical. it looked more like the sort of OC/Dawsons Creek age group to me. Edited January 13, 2010 by tiger_rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted January 13, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2010 It's a bit more adult that what I imagine High School Musical is like, but I can't remember anything particularly risqu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 13, 2010 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2010 Yeah, I found that the other week. Mouse Hunt has two instances of "bastard" and something else, I think was "son of a bitch". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted January 13, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2010 Actually, yeah. Come to think of it there was a little subplot about dealing weed. Maybe not the show for your daughter. Â Again though - there is nothing majorly explicit and I would have thought that a lot of the allusions would just go over her head. I don't know what stuff you let her watch and not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathrey Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) I watched Glee, enjoyed it for the most part, some f the musical bits were a little too cheesy and made me cringe a little, particularly when the male teacher would sing (i can't remember his name) but i liked it enough to tune in again next week. It seems like a relativley light hearted show that i can miss a couple of episodes of, but pick up where i left off next time i watch it, which is a good thing for me as i find it difficult to 'commit' to a whole season of a TV show Edited January 13, 2010 by deathrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Mortimer Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Dollhouse is getting ridiculously good now that it's already been cancelled.  I've got no sympathy for Joss Whedon though. He knew the show was on thin ice but the season still started with a bunch of stand alone episodes that were pretty much irrelevant to the over all plot. If they'd cut even just a few of those and got to this good shit when it actually mattered, it might have had a chance of being on next year.  The guy that plays Victor is just awesome though. Hopefully he's in more things after Dollhouse is done. You are inside my head, plz get out  But yes, you're entirely correct. I could have cried with frustration after they whacked on a load of standalone eps. Victor (the wonderfully named Enver Gjokaj) is absolutely brilliant and deserves more work. A frighteningly good mimic of other peoples' mannerisms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted January 14, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) I watched Glee, enjoyed it for the most part, some f the musical bits were a little too cheesy and made me cringe a little, particularly when the male teacher would sing (i can't remember his name) but i liked it enough to tune in again next week. It seems like a relativley light hearted show that i can miss a couple of episodes of, but pick up where i left off next time i watch it, which is a good thing for me as i find it difficult to 'commit' to a whole season of a TV show  Oh man.. I forgot about the bit where he was playing the acoustic guitar and singing on his own in the auditorium. That was awful.. Are you trying to make me not want to watch the second episode?? Edited January 14, 2010 by Chest Rockwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Apart from wrestling and football these days I only seem to watching Comdey Store, Balls of Steel and Extreme Universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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