Doesn't Michael Bay have something to do with that show? I honestly don't remember for sure...

Everything Tyler Perry does is a mess--the guy clearly has no sense of balance or consistency--so I can hardly say this surprises me.

Im watching the Highlander TV series....pretty good, heard it gets better, im still on season 1 at the moment.

its 90s as fuck with the cheesy music and all.

Yeah I liked it too, it has potential. We'll see. Starz has made some decent stuff and some crappy stuff.

Also looking forward to the other pirate show on NBC I think, Crossbones with John Malkovich.

There's a lot of awful Tyler Perry out there (the Medea stamp guarantees a horrible two hours), but some of his plays and most of his films adapted from those plays are genuinely decent entertainment. He got famous for a reason, he's just spread himself too thin these days.

So my girlfriend and I started watching "Lost" the other night. So far it seems extremely...predictable. I've seen bits and pieces here and there when it was still on air, but it all just seems ludicrous.

It ends up being addicting, BUT I hated how it ends. So much that I thought it made the whole show a waste.
If you haven't, check out Breaking Bad. I guarantee that you'll watch season 5 in nearly one setting. Before the series finale came on, people were hoping that it didn't end like Lost. Without spoiling anything, it answers everything and it was a satisfying ending.

Certainly a more satisfying ending than the ending to Dexter, I'll tell you that right now.

I watched Breaking Bad for the first two seasons I believe. I would have to look at Netflix again to confirm, but the last episode I remember watching was Jesse moving into his new townhome and sleeping with the land lords daughter.

The Dexter ending wasn't that bad. Not great, but not as horrible as some make out. The rest of the season before it was shit though.

Anyone watch The Following? Friends are telling me to check it out. Kevin Bacon is always fun.

So I've just finished House of Cards. It's a lot of fun, well shot, well acted, very glossy, etc etc. But I'm not convinced by the way the plot is so totally in thrall to one central character. No one really has any agency beyond his machinations, and it's hard to believe that nominally independent characters' actions don't contribute to more things going awry. I'd like the second series to have more disasters for him to cope with, everything has been rather too convenient up til now (though that got a little better towards the end). Overall, I'd recommend it though, and will certainly be watching season 2 when it launches in a couple of weeks.

Just watched the first episode of The Spoils of Babylon. Not funny in the least.

Guess that figures.

I gave up on that show a little more than halfway through the first season. Didn't really care for any of the characters, and the central premise just got too ridiculous after a while. But I know some people who were happy enough with season 1 that they're now into season 2, so maybe I'm in the minority here.

Speaking of shows I'm about to give up on, I really can't believe how much less I'm enjoying season 3 of American Horror Story compared to season 1. The S3 finale is tonight, and I'm only one episode behind so I will finish it eventually, but unless the concept of season 4 is incredibly interesting I don't think I'll bother. So many things wrong with "Coven":


Episodes 12 and 13 need to knock my socks off for this season to have been worthwhile.

Nope, it's bad, that's for sure. I can't quite say whether Hannibal is as bad but they're both far fetched trash that virtually have no progression to speak of. The convoluted triple-cross plot twists are laughable and the never-ending rings the main bad guy makes Kevin Bacon jump through is cartoonishly implausible. I was half expecting him to fly a zeppelin to a top secret serial killer army base in the sky by the time I stopped watching.


I've used to have a love/hate appreciation of AHS but by the 3rd season the increasingly cruel nature of the show became too predictably negative and monotonous, or perhaps I tired of it's masochistic formula, so I gave it a miss. I'm not regretting it.

I enjoyed Asylum a lot. Coven has been less interesting to me, but I've only seen the first 3-4 episodes. Lots of people love it, so I need to catch up eventually.

Bates Motel returns in March! Can't wait for that.

Yes, Bates Motel season 1 was a nice surprise.


Well I finished the final two episodes of AHS: Coven, and I wish I could say "Just stick with it - it's totally worth it in the end!" but I can't. I didn't care all that much about the issue they were trying to resolve in the finale, plus that thing I complained about in the spoiler happened yet again.

My new favorite show is no doubt True Detective. Amazing cast of very well known actors, semi known actors and not known actors that are making a very colourful gritty portray of New Orleans. Its slow its very picturesque and as some one mentioned its the neo-noir of 2014 and I have to agree with that. The conflict between (Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson) is so well played. I'm surprised no one mentioned it yet, its been running for a month already.

While it was good, I think my problem with it is that it was about 2 episodes too long.

Yep, great show. Look forward to each new episode.

It's a mighty fine bit of drama, the best in years in my opinion and very much welcome after the large hole Breaking Bad left. What I really like is it's slow pace and how it doesn't cater to those who thirst for quick conclusions, at the same time there's an undeniable progression as each episode unwraps just a bit more of the story. It's slow burn pace gives plenty of room to develop the main characters with each episode and it challenges the viewer with thought provoking subject matter, both physically and verbally. There's an undeniable negativity/realism that Cohle brings and I like that there's next to no comic relief to make his deep reflections easily digestible. Needless to say Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are bringing their a-grade acting chops and you can almost cut the tension with a knife.

Brenda in SFU pisses me off so much. Making a big deal out of Nate having the affair/baby when she's been fucking everything with 2+ legs!

Great show, really. The drama/situations and emotions are so real.

I should watch SFU again, I own the DVDs, one of my favorite series and it's been a while since I watched it. Michael C. Hall is insanely good in that.

I restarted Castle (I <3 Nathan Fillion), I'm gonna do a marathon of season 2 and 3!

Thanks for the tip, gents. Just watched the first two episodes last night; excellent stuff so far.

True Detective indeed starts very promising, with so little progress per episode that it could still head in every possible direction. McConaughey has the more intriguing character to play and should be a strong contender for winning in the category of Best (Lead) Actor at next year's Golden Globe and Emmy Awards, whereas Harrelson is always fun to watch, no matter what role he plays. Also, I love the intro sequence, both visually and musically, it always sets me in the right mood for the show.

Regarding Six Feet Under: As much as I love the acting of and chemistry between Peter Krause and Rachel Griffiths, I enjoy other storylines more in the first season. Especially Ruth's problems of adapting to life as a single and her desperate attempts to be involved in her children's lives. Plus, I think Lauren Ambrose couldn't have better portrayed the character of a young person not knowing what to do with life after high-school; but all main characters are spot on with their performances, so quality differences in their various stories are easily smoothed out.

TD is definitely one of the best shows on right now, certainly the best I'm aware of. Everything's in order, but Matthew McConaughey especially does an amazing job. It's an addicting performance, really.

Man, you guys are making me want to get into television again, so bad. I wonder if True Detective is out on Hulu or Amazon yet...

It's HBO, so you'll have to torrent :/

Just finished season 1 of Lost and it's pretty gripping. I would say that they definitely found a formula to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire series. I'm just glad I never got into this show when it was on air, otherwise the suspense between episodes would kill me.

But holy hell, Claire pisses me off so much. I understand that she is pregnant, but jesus christ she is annoying.

Don't bother with the rest. Those questions you have, will never be answered, they'll just troll you the entire time.

Ehh, by the time you get to a few episodes in the final season, you'll just be thinking 'this is bullshit'. Just watch Breaking Bad instead, if you haven't.

Seriously. He's an actor who has just been getting better and better. This show is outstanding.

Anyone started Helix? I watched the pilot this week and I'll definitely continue. It's in the near future, in an arctic scientific base and the CDC has to deal with a virus infecting the base. Good acting and I feel the mystery will be fun to unveal!

Morrigan won't like that it's made by some people who did Battlestar Gallactica and Lost but the similarities doesn't seem to be quite there or at least not yet.


Oh and yeah, I have to watch True Detective!

^The five episodes so far have been quite decent. I think it succeeds in getting its own kind of feel and creating something whole. Also, I like the creepily contrasting, cheery music!

Is it really set in the near future, though? I don't think it's ever explicit about it, but I got the impressions that events take place in the present.

The technology is a bit too high tech to be set in the present in my opinion, I read somewhere that it was in the near future (maybe 10-15 years) but I can't remember where!

Mixed feelings about Helix, but I need to watch the two latest episodes. I'll probably do that tonight.

I watched True Detective cause all ya'll were talking about it ... and it rules! holy shit new favorite show! thank you.

new True Detective tonight was really good!

Yep, True Detective gets better and better... and there's still so much to unfold, it's almost ridiculous how good it already is at this early point. The soundtrack and the ending of the newest episode are just absolutely flawless.

The show is half over. I would hardly call it an early point in the story arc. Great show but the season is too short for the amount of awesomeness.