Up until the punching, it was a real nice party.

Kaylee ,'Shindig'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


beekaytee - Mar 30, 2016 10:34:58 am PDT #18637 of 30003
Compassionately intolerant

I am so sorry for your loss, Liese and sj. May peace be on the hearts of all who love your loved ones.


DavidS - Mar 30, 2016 10:38:27 am PDT #18638 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Maybe a quick audit on what TV shows everybody is watching right now?

Now that HBO's stuff is up on Amazon Prime I've been watching Girls. So I was reading old AVClub reviews of the show and was taken aback by the vitriol of people offended by Lena Dunham's body. I realize this is old news now, but sheesh. Lena Dunham Doesn't You You a Boner, Assholes! The sense of entitlement about what a woman on a TV show owes a male viewer was gross.

Side note: I personally find Lena Dunham's body to be attractive, but (a) I'm very put off by a lot of modern beauty standards including breast implants et al; and (b) she doesn't owe me a boner either.

Also, it's interesting watching her in the behind-the-scenes material with the other cast because she's so Obviously The Boss and not all that much like Hannah. But people can't seem to help conflating her and her character.

Old news, I realize.

Also, been very into The Magicians. Loved the books, but thought they had a lot of pacing problems. The TV show has gotten stronger as it's taken more chances with the storytelling and claiming the material for their own interpretation. From episode four onward it's gotten stronger and stronger.

Also Adventure Time, finishing Jessica Jones, haven't watched new Daredevil yet. And excited to see Game of Thrones again.


msbelle - Mar 30, 2016 10:45:54 am PDT #18639 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I have been watching the normal network stuff for me

The Good Wife, Elementary, Arrow, Flash, Criminal Minds, Agents of Shield, iZombie

I've been watching Teen Wolf off Vudu

Finally finished White Collar on Netflix.


Jesse - Mar 30, 2016 10:48:16 am PDT #18640 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Aw, my coworker left me popcorn! Nice.

I'm about to quit half my shows -- Scandal, Agents of Shield, I forget what else I'm over.

I'm watching People vs. OJ Simpson, and kind of want to start Lucifer? I love that guy.

My reality competition shows, which right now I think is just RuPaul's Drag Race.


Jesse - Mar 30, 2016 10:50:03 am PDT #18641 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh! Also enjoying Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which both called out how they fail the Bechdel Test a lot of the time the other week.


beekaytee - Mar 30, 2016 10:50:50 am PDT #18642 of 30003
Compassionately intolerant

Interesting about the Magicians. I'd given up by episode 3, so might try again.

I've been watching a lot of Nevermind the Buzzcocks on youtube. Finished rewatching all of the West Wing recently. My usual appointment tv isn't grabbing me lately, but I am definitely finishing off The Good Wife.


Steph L. - Mar 30, 2016 10:52:12 am PDT #18643 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

We're behind on everything (including the last 3 episodes of Agent Carter), but: SHIELD, Flash, Arrow, Sleepy Hollow, Elementary, and Legends of Tomorrow (but I may drop that, Captain Cold notwithstanding). Oh! And Archer is back tomorrow!

I keep meaning to watch Steven Universe on Hulu, but like I said, we can't even keep up with what we're watching now.


Scrappy - Mar 30, 2016 10:52:37 am PDT #18644 of 30003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

The Americans, Survivor, The Grinder, Daredevil, Good Wife, Arrow, Flash, Beter Call Saul, Brooklyn 99, Silicon Valley (coming back soon), Agents of Shield, @Midnight--and we're behind on everything.


Tom Scola - Mar 30, 2016 10:53:08 am PDT #18645 of 30003
hwæt

Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl have their moments, but I'm getting tired of just how stupid the protagonists are required to behave in order to advance the plot (see also, Daredevil). S.H.I.E.L.D. has suddenly regained my interest as it begins to tie into Civil War, although Ward is still the most boring villain ever.

I know that Publick and Hammer tried shaking things up this season on the Venture Bros., but it just seemed like more of the same, especially compared to Rick and Morty, which is fresh and imaginative.

Really liking Adventure Time. Still my favorite show. The upcoming Voltron reboot has piqued my interest, because it's being made by Joaquim dos Santos, who directed the good JLU and Korra episodes.

Elementary remains solid entertainment. There's not much else right now that I'm interested in.

In conclusion, yay BASEBALL!


Steph L. - Mar 30, 2016 10:57:48 am PDT #18646 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

If we can catch up on iZombie over the summer, that'll be cool, but we just don't have time right now. And I really liked it last season, so it suck to not watch it right now.

I still need to get my brother's Netflix password so we can watch Jessica Jones. (When I went to Colorado, we used my Hulu account to catch up on stuff he had missed, and I know he's still using it, so he owes me Netflix.)