Second season of Orange is the New Black launched today.

 

Anyone else into this?

 

I have to admit to being a bit of a TV/movie-phile.  I generally buy Blu-Rays when there's a movie I want to see rather than just watching it on PPV or In-demand (I like to collect).

 

Premium TV has really been leading a creative resurgence in recent years, probably dating back to The Sopranos.  Its nice that Netflix has become a legitimate competitor for HBO (which puts out some really great shows like Sopranos, Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire, True Blood etc).

 

House of Cards was tremendous.

 

While cable channels like AMC are getting in on the act, I annoys me a bit.  The Walking Dead would be so much better on Netflix or HBO where they could truly appeal to adults (HBO passed on The Walking Dead when Thomas Jane was attached).

 

As for Orange, it took me a few episodes to get into last season but Im looking forward to banging out a few episodes tonight.

 

As an aside, for you Trekies, it was recently the 20th anniversary of the finale of TNG, one of the best Series' Finales in TV history.

Edited February 5, 20188 yr by The Unknown Poster

Fuller House trailer. About 2 minutes in. Actually looks funny...

 

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/watch-the-tanner-family-reunite-in-first-fuller-house-trailer-20160209

             

Deadline is reporting that Bryan Fuller has been hired as the showrunner for the 2017 CBS series. For those unfamiliar with the man's body of work, his career started on STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, and continued into STAR TREK: VOYAGER in the early 2000s. However, Fuller has gone on to create the amazing--yet short-lived--series PUSHING DAISIES, as well as the highly-acclaimed--and also short-lived--series HANNIBAL. 

Fuller had the following to say about his being brought on to helm the series:

“My very first experience of STAR TREK is my oldest brother turning off all the lights in the house and flying his model of a D7 Class Klingon Battle Cruiser through the darkened halls. Before seeing a frame of the television series, the Star Trek universe lit my imagination on fire. It is without exaggeration a dream come true to be crafting a brand new iteration of STAR TREK with fellow franchise alum Alex Kurtzman and boldly going where no STAR TREK series has gone before.”

Alex Kurtzman, executive producer, as well as writer of the previous two STAR TREK films had the following to say:

Any one from the movies going to stick around for this one which I'm guessing will take place post ST:Beyond?

Edited February 9, 201610 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

51 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Any one from the movies going to stick around for this one which I'm guessing will take place post ST:Beyond?

Lot of speculation but no one knows.  The only thing stated is that it would be "new characters, new civilizations" not connected to the films or original TV show.

Many fans think it will be the Prime (or original) universe but past the last Next Generation film.  I hate that idea.  Its not practical.  Enters into science fantasy when you go that far in the future.

Others think it has to be the JJ Abrams new film universe since Alex Kurtzman (writer on the films) is producing this show.  But there are legal issues surrounding that (CBS owns the original characters and licenses them to Paramount to make movies, so for TV it would be CBS licensing to paramount who then licenses to CBS...not a good set up).

Kurtzman is a new universe guy.  Fuller wrote for Deep Space 9 and Voyager and talked of the adventure that came with the original series.  Hard to tell....

I think they should fill in the history.  Original Enterprise, Captain April (he was the first captain of the Enterprise before Christopher Pike).

1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I think they should fill in the history.  Original Enterprise, Captain April (he was the first captain of the Enterprise before Christopher Pike).

So basically Enterprise again?

2 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

So basically Enterprise again?

No. Not all prequels are the same just bexajse they take place before TOS. Although Enterpise's concept was the best idea they ever had. Just lousy execution. 

I dunno if that was my fav walking dead episode but def top 5.  well worth the wait

7 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

I dunno if that was my fav walking dead episode but def top 5.  well worth the wait

Just about to watch. And don't forget the debut of Vinyl later tonight! 

just finished Vinyl, it was pretty good, except I hope the 2 hour showing was just for its premiere. an hour would have sufficed cuz after an hour i was starting to get a little bored

1 hour ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

just finished Vinyl, it was pretty good, except I hope the 2 hour showing was just for its premiere. an hour would have sufficed cuz after an hour i was starting to get a little bored

Just for its premiere. It's great though!

 

Better Call Saul season 2 starts tonight. Giddy up.

X-Files was hilarious last night.  It was probably a good choice since I assume next week's finale will be pretty heavy.  The content of Babylon was interesting and they sort of skirted it to provide comedy.  But the comedy was tremendous.  If the season was longer, they'd have more opportunity to explore darker issues and more relevant topics.

I see the ratings are "so-so".  Hopefully good enough to warrant another season and a larger order.

The mushroom trip was funny, but ive found a few of the episodes a little stupid tbh. like the werelizard, and even yesterdays suicide bomber one. so I can see why ratings have been so/so.  Ill still watch cuz it works perfectly with my evening tv viewing,  7-10 raw,  10-11 xfiles,  11-12 lucifer

15 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

The mushroom trip was funny, but ive found a few of the episodes a little stupid tbh. like the werelizard, and even yesterdays suicide bomber one. so I can see why ratings have been so/so.  Ill still watch cuz it works perfectly with my evening tv viewing,  7-10 raw,  10-11 xfiles,  11-12 lucifer

But thats classic X-Files.  They do funny.  They do ridiculous.  In a season of 24 episodes, there is enough for everyone.  But in a six episode season perhaps its a bit too funny.  Although I bet those episodes resonate with viewers easier than the more serious ones.

I ad to rewind the mushroom trip scene as I didnt even recognize Skinner dancing or the Lone Gunmen.  Hilarious.

Not watched X-Files, in fact i stopped at the first movie but im guessing from the description of this one they will not close everything off with the last ep?

18 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Not watched X-Files, in fact i stopped at the first movie but im guessing from the description of this one they will not close everything off with the last ep?

After watching episodes 1 (part 1 and 2) and 2 of this season i thought there was going to be a straight theme to the season with the ability to have a conclusion, but it's kinda derailed since that which I think for me was the biggest let down.  

5 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

After watching episodes 1 (part 1 and 2) and 2 of this season i thought there was going to be a straight theme to the season with the ability to have a conclusion, but it's kinda derailed since that which I think for me was the biggest let down.  

Next week's finale returns to the mythology.  Im glad they didnt just do six episodes of mythology.

X-Files was really good around the time of it's first movie.  It just collapsed under the weight of its own mythology and having to keep changing the "truth" the longer the series got renewed and coming up with reasons why they didnt just kill Mulder off if he was such a threat.  There was an episode in the later seasons where they just flat out revealed the "truth" but by then it was a bit late.

This new season has been great though.

did i miss what purpose this guy had in his brief  "they re opened the xfiles" at the beginning?

 

4 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

did i miss what purpose this guy had in his brief  "they re opened the xfiles" at the beginning?

 

You mean when Smoking Man said that?  Presumably they dont want Mulder going back to investigating the mythology.  It will come up again next week.

yeah thru his throat hole lol

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11 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Take it for what it is...a rumour!

http://galleryroulette.com/news/the-walking-dead-season-6-to-be-norman-reedus-last/

An exact date has been set for Norman Reedus last day on The Walking Dead. The date is April 1st…April Fools!

If Norman Reedus were really leaving, I wouldn’t be writing this, I’d be in the corner crying.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1378706694/the-original-goodtimes-cast-movie

On 16/02/2016 at 3:50 PM, The Unknown Poster said:

An exact date has been set for Norman Reedus last day on The Walking Dead. The date is April 1st…April Fools!

If Norman Reedus were really leaving, I wouldn’t be writing this, I’d be in the corner crying.

i wouldnt be surprised to start seeing a lot more of the main cast start dying off.  as popular as TWD is after 6 seasons, they've kinda explored every aspect of post apocalyptic life including 2 separate "towns" they've lived comfortably in for a spell (if you wanna consider the prison one).

IMHO Fear the walking dead has a whole lot more upside and possibilities to it because the moment the outbreak happens and how the world first reacts to it sweeping over.  sooo many possibilities of initial survival attempts to be had.  that might be where the writers start focusing their minds after this season or next