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, 20187 yr by The Unknown Poster

and another ABC cancellation

http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/secrets-lies-cancelled-no-season-3-abc/

 

the longer I wait for news about Once's renewal the more I'm thinking that it's done

and just as I have posted that....

http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/once-upon-a-time-renewed-season-7-reset/

 

now we just have to wait and see who will be back next season and who won't, my guess is that it won't be Jared Gillmore either

Edited May 12, 20178 yr by iHeart

I bare a supersized load of news because I have been busy

http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/good-girls-series-order-nbc-mae-whitman/

http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/agents-of-shield-renewed-season-5/

http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/designated-survivor-renewed-season-2-abc/

shocker http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/american-housewife-renewed-season-2-abc/

http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/the-real-oneals-cancelled-abc-no-season-3/

NBC hasn't had a really good year for new shows aside from the Good Place and This is Us

 

http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/powerless-cancelled-season-2-nbc-final-episodes/

iHeart, I want you to go and stand in the sun for 10 minutes okay? 

I stood in the sun enough today waiting for the bus after leaving work

and come on, Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles could have seen this coming

http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/imaginary-mary-cancelled-abc-season-2/

Edited May 12, 20178 yr by iHeart

yeah ABC is on a bit of a massacre

http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/the-catch-cancelled-abc-no-season-3/

 

but it wasn't as bad as last year when they cancelled the Muppets and Nashville

well that didn't take long for Freddie Highmore to get a post-Bates gig

http://tvline.com/2017/05/11/the-good-doctor-abc-freddie-highmore-medical-drama-series/

Edited May 12, 20178 yr by iHeart

and Once's season finale massacre continues, which sucks because I was starting to like her a little

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/once-upon-a-time-rebecca-mader-leaving-zelena-not-in-season-7/

Edited May 12, 20178 yr by iHeart

some spinoffs aren't just meant to be

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/the-blacklist-redemption-cancelled-nbc-no-season-2/

 

and what will this mean for Elementary

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/lucy-liu-difficult-people-castelementary-renewed-cancelled/

2 hours ago, iHeart said:

and Once's season finale massacre continues, which sucks because I was starting to like her a little

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/once-upon-a-time-rebecca-mader-leaving-zelena-not-in-season-7/

I fell out of Once Upon A Time in the second season.  I do think it was a brilliant concept and was very well executed, well acted etc.  I just couldn't invest time in the massive mythology they were building.  And I joke to my gf who still watches to let me know when Mickey Mouse shows up.  The gf has said this season sucks.

Also Rumpel should never have cut his hair.

1 minute ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I fell out of Once Upon A Time in the second season.  I do think it was a brilliant concept and was very well executed, well acted etc.  I just couldn't invest time in the massive mythology they were building.  And I joke to my gf who still watches to let me know when Mickey Mouse shows up.  The gf has said this season sucks.

Also Rumpel should never have cut his hair.

he kind of did in the fourth season, and there was an in-joke at the end of the season that suggested that some guy named Walt was the original Author. I applaud the writers for doing their homework

Just now, iHeart said:

he kind of did in the fourth season, and there was an in-joke at the end of the season that suggested that some guy named Walt was the original Author. I applaud the writers for doing their homework

wow.

19 minutes ago, iHeart said:

some spinoffs aren't just meant to be

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/the-blacklist-redemption-cancelled-nbc-no-season-2/

 

and what will this mean for Elementary

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/lucy-liu-difficult-people-castelementary-renewed-cancelled/

Thought it was a given Ele would end this year.

4 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

wow.

because let's face it, Once is mostly Disney Fan fiction. But then again you would ask why bother covering Hanzel and Gretel and Rumplestiltskin and Red Riding Hood and the Wizard of Oz if they  never got the animated treatment, but then again it might not be necessary for Disney to cover the wizard of oz

2 minutes ago, iHeart said:

because let's face it, Once is mostly Disney Fan fiction. But then again you would ask why bother covering Hanzel and Gretel and Rumplestiltskin and Red Riding Hood and the Wizard of Oz if they  never got the animated treatment, but then again it might not be necessary for Disney to cover the wizard of oz

Well OUAT is a great vehicle for Disney.  It might seem counter-intuitive involving non Disney properties (public domain) but if it creates interest in the program that benefits Disney and it's owned properties. 

Since it's Disney, have they referenced an evil Emperor yet, or his "Dark Lord apprentice?"

3 minutes ago, iHeart said:

but then again it might not be necessary for Disney to cover the wizard of oz

Disney did put out a Oz film recently.

2 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Well OUAT is a great vehicle for Disney.  It might seem counter-intuitive involving non Disney properties (public domain) but if it creates interest in the program that benefits Disney and it's owned properties. 

Since it's Disney, have they referenced an evil Emperor yet, or his "Dark Lord apprentice?"

if they do star wars, then I quit

2 minutes ago, JCon said:

Disney did put out a Oz film recently.

yes yes I know great and powerful, but it's not animated

so I guess it's safe to say that Scream Queens is cancelled because Fox just picked up ANOTHER Ryan Murphy produced series

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/ryan-murphy-911-angela-bassett-series-order-fox/

a VR drama? why?

 

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/reverie-series-order-sarah-shahi-dennis-haysbert-nbc/

1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I fell out of Once Upon A Time in the second season.  I do think it was a brilliant concept and was very well executed, well acted etc.  I just couldn't invest time in the massive mythology they were building.  And I joke to my gf who still watches to let me know when Mickey Mouse shows up.  The gf has said this season sucks.

Also Rumpel should never have cut his hair.

He had to cut it for Trainspotting 2.

and some more news

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/brooklyn-nine-nine-renewed-season-5-fox/

 

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/cbs-new-series-fall-2017-seal-team-swat/

 

Since Me, Myself and I got picked up Bobby Moynihan will depart SNL

Edited May 12, 20178 yr by iHeart

well this was kind of expected

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/2-broke-girls-cancelled-season-7-cbs/

this on the other hand wasn't

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/the-exorcist-renewed-season-2-fox/

 

this is going to end up running longer that Law and Order OG isn't it?

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/law-order-svu-renewed-season-19-nbc/

 

meanwhile at ABC:

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/fresh-off-the-boat-renewed-season-4-abc/

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/speechless-renewed-abc-season-2-comedy-minnie-driver/

 

And Fox has announced two live productions:

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/a-christmas-story-musical-live-fox/

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/rent-live-fox-musical-event-air-date/

 

 

well Is New Girl cancelled or not?

 

Edited May 13, 20178 yr by iHeart

53 minutes ago, iHeart said:

well this was kind of expected

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/2-broke-girls-cancelled-season-7-cbs/

this is going to end up running longer that Law and Order OG isn't it?

http://tvline.com/2017/05/12/law-order-svu-renewed-season-19-nbc/

well Is New Girl cancelled or not?

2 Broke...should make critics happy. I thought original L&O was 20 seasons?

I think New Girl will get a go for another.