Yes, there is. There's a hurry, Xander. I'm dying...I may have as few as fifty years left.

Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


DavidS - Mar 30, 2016 11:03:36 am PDT #18649 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I just downloaded the most recent ep of People vs. OJ Simpson. Have you been reading the interviews with Marcia Clark in Vulture? Fascinating stuff.

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.

I do feel like this last season was kind of a return to form. Everything was sharp and looked cool. But as you note, it's not nearly as surprising/fresh as Rick and Morty or the comparable Archer (which itself isn't quite as much fun as it used to be.)

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.

You gotta! Also, it comes in nice digestible 11 minute chunks. It's so funny - when it first started I felt a mild disappointment that it was as densely built out as Adventure Time or Gravity Falls. And it turns out to be incredibly rich in its own mythology and backstory and range. It just takes a little time to get going, but it builds out such a great supporting cast too.

Plus great songs, great humor, characters you root for, fist-pumping moments of Awesome and gorgeous visual appeal.

Reality Shows: Matilda has gone from Project Runway to The Voice. Hmph. Not my favorite kind of singing.

Shows I Didn't Watch But Want To Get To: Hannibal, Kimmy Schmidt, Agent Carter (all of which JZ has watched)


Beverly - Mar 30, 2016 11:12:29 am PDT #18650 of 30003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

I dropped Sleepy Hollow last year when they whitewashed the cast and pushed romance forward of the plot. They may have backtracked on that, but working partnership friends or comrades is so much more interesting to me than another fricken romance.

We're watching Peggy Carter every time it airs, Arrow (and Blue Bloods, 'cause David Ramsey), Flash, and Criminal Minds. Loving The Magicians. I'd watch it twice a week if they could film that fast. Agents of Shield, Elementary, and Grimm, in spite of ourselves. Grantchester, we're about to start S2 of Daredevil. H loves NCIS--I tell him between that and Criminal Minds (and the original CSI with Wm. Petersen), he just likes crimesolving by old white guys. He doesn't argue with that.

Shows I'd pay money for new episodes of? Almost Human, Firefly.


msbelle - Mar 30, 2016 11:14:57 am PDT #18651 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Shows I was bingeing or have warched before but have't finished/caught up on:

Kimmy Schmidt, OITNB, Daredevil, Nurse Jackie, Hannibal,


Tom Scola - Mar 30, 2016 11:15:57 am PDT #18652 of 30003
hwæt

Shows I should be watching, but haven't yet: Mr. Robot, The Magicians.


msbelle - Mar 30, 2016 11:16:55 am PDT #18653 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Yes on what Scola just said. I think this summer will be a lot of library DVD use.


Sue - Mar 30, 2016 11:23:10 am PDT #18654 of 30003
hip deep in pie

Work has been stressful so I've been mainly binging on cosy mysteries like Poirot. Other than that Peggy Carter and Sleepy Hollow were my only weekly regulars this winter.


Connie Neil - Mar 30, 2016 11:27:27 am PDT #18655 of 30003
brillig

Agents of SHIELD, random stuff on PBS I catch if I'm surfing by and am intrigued, mostly DVDs of old British shows with the occasional Stargate: Atlantis and Avengers cartoons. I seem to have lost my patience for letting new series develop enough to catch my interest.


Kate P. - Mar 30, 2016 11:28:43 am PDT #18656 of 30003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

I completely forgot that the Magicians TV show was a thing. A thing that I want to watch. Is it available anywhere else besides Amazon Prime?

I finally finished Parks & Rec a few weeks back, and M and I just started watching Community. We're on S1E6 and loving it.


msbelle - Mar 30, 2016 11:35:52 am PDT #18657 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Sue, I feel like I need to drag you into some of the trashy pretty shows I watch and we could commiserate over the pretty on skype.


Steph L. - Mar 30, 2016 11:50:41 am PDT #18658 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I did indeed take a walk! Super nice weather.

M and I just started watching Community. We're on S1E6 and loving it.

The first 3 seasons are utterly wonderful. I love that show so much.