Is anyone watching Houdini and Doyle? (Or would that be in procedurals?) Is it any good? It certainly looks lovely. I had no idea this show existed until tonight.
Gunn: Well, how horrible is this thing? Lorne: I haven't read the Book of Revelations lately, but if I was searching for adjectives, I'd probably start there.
'Hell Bound'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
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Amy - May 30, 2016 4:39:56 pm PDT #29732 of 30001
Because books.
Zenkitty - May 30, 2016 4:40:42 pm PDT #29733 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I just turned on Houdini & Doyle. It does look good.
Amy - May 30, 2016 4:58:45 pm PDT #29734 of 30001
Because books.
It's episode 5 or something, too! I may go back and watch the first four.
quester - May 30, 2016 7:20:07 pm PDT #29735 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I was watching H & D when I still had broadcast tv, but I haven't bothered with trying to keep up with it online. It wasn't quite captivating enough.
Vortex - May 31, 2016 7:26:06 pm PDT #29736 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
H&D didn't really grab me. I think because the guy who plays Houdini reminds me too much of the guy who played Ted on How I Met Your Mother. Which I liked for a while, but by the end, he annoyed the crap out of me.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 31, 2016 8:17:24 pm PDT #29737 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
You didn't watch the original British Coupling? He was the best thing about it.
billytea - May 31, 2016 9:58:24 pm PDT #29738 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
You didn't watch the original British Coupling? He was the best thing about it.
You're not getting him mixed up with Richard Coyle?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 01, 2016 6:55:38 am PDT #29739 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hand over heart, I thought it was Richard Coyle in Houdini and Doyle. They look eerily alike.
Tom Scola - Jun 01, 2016 7:47:23 am PDT #29740 of 30001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Every TV character death, 2015-16. (SPOILERS, of course).
One last aspect of this project I have to address: Once again, it only tallies characters who had been in three episodes or more. If I were logging all the deaths to occur on television, I probably would have given up four episodes into Law and Order: SVU. There are, quite simply, too many.
And so those nameless or very minor characters who die randomly, all those corpses of the week and cannon fodder, were not counted — and they themselves paint a picture of just whom the TV industry sees as disposable.
But I still caught sight of them as I compiled this list. As I scoured hundreds of show summaries, character breakdowns, and IMDB credits, I realized that the overwhelming majority of tossed-off deaths belonged to women. I saw the same clause over and over again: "When a woman is found killed..."
SailAweigh - Jun 01, 2016 9:26:46 am PDT #29741 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Well, my brother and I don't call it the Special Vagina Unit for nothing. I'm sure that's including other shows, but some are just skewed way towards it than others.