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

2 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I loved the film so I’m hoping this is in the same vein 

Agreed!  Will be tough to top that movie soundtrack though! 

Interesting. Spin on the comic or sequel.

More importantly will Dr. M wear boxers or briefs. Just kidding, it's HBO!

I know I'm late to the game about talking about the Orville, but I actually enjoy it.  There is a bit of stupid humor in it that doesn't seem to fit at times, but it still has a sense of star trekiness about it.  I'm not a fan of the pot humor or the dumb gags.  If they pulled that stupidity out of the show I think it would be really good.  Otherwise for now it's filling my "sci fi" needs.  Maybe I'm just really thirsty for another sci fi show and I'm taking anything I can get.

23 minutes ago, Logan007 said:

I know I'm late to the game about talking about the Orville, but I actually enjoy it.  There is a bit of stupid humor in it that doesn't seem to fit at times, but it still has a sense of star trekiness about it.  I'm not a fan of the pot humor or the dumb gags.  If they pulled that stupidity out of the show I think it would be really good.  Otherwise for now it's filling my "sci fi" needs.  Maybe I'm just really thirsty for another sci fi show and I'm taking anything I can get.

I have a feeling Star Trek is going to blow it away.  Just the SFX alone look 100 times better.  I only watched a few minutes of Orville last night but right off the bat we get another **** joke.  But they seemed to be tackling an important social issue.  The gag of the holodeck and Girls Just Wanna Fun was stupid and a good example of the weakness of the show where its very much Seth trying to do Family Guy without the benefit of the animation and absurdity that allows the cut aways to be funny.

For fans of Seinfeld, Jerry's new Netflix special is more of the same old, same old.... in a good way.  Special is 1 hr long; mostly a standup set where he returns to the club in NYC he started out at in the 70s.   New material is relevant and on point, gives you the standard chuckles here & there.  I'm pretty nostalgic & picked up on his older classics too... "you can tell how bad someone's relationship is when they touch their face....higher up they go, worse it is..." 

Still waiting on Comedians in Cars getting to Netflix.... all I can find is "sometime late 2017"....  :/ 

39 minutes ago, Logan007 said:

I know I'm late to the game about talking about the Orville, but I actually enjoy it.  There is a bit of stupid humor in it that doesn't seem to fit at times, but it still has a sense of star trekiness about it.  I'm not a fan of the pot humor or the dumb gags.  If they pulled that stupidity out of the show I think it would be really good.  Otherwise for now it's filling my "sci fi" needs.  Maybe I'm just really thirsty for another sci fi show and I'm taking anything I can get.

See I watched the latest episode and it hit me why that show is falling so flat. Seth McFarlane is just making shitty Star Trek fan fiction. It's neither Star Trek nor a comedy show. If he'd pick one or the other and make that it would be a lot better. Personally I think he should have made a pure comedy show that was a parody of Star Trek, but he seems to be more interested in playing at making Star Trek. 

18 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I loved the film so I’m hoping this is in the same vein 

 

31 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

See I watched the latest episode and it hit me why that show is falling so flat. Seth McFarlane is just making shitty Star Trek fan fiction. It's neither Star Trek nor a comedy show. If he'd pick one or the other and make that it would be a lot better. Personally I think he should have made a pure comedy show that was a parody of Star Trek, but he seems to be more interested in playing at making Star Trek. 

Seth is also the weakest link in the show.  He's a lousy actor and his "What!" exclamation to everything happening is unconvincing and silly.

38 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

See I watched the latest episode and it hit me why that show is falling so flat. Seth McFarlane is just making shitty Star Trek fan fiction. It's neither Star Trek nor a comedy show. If he'd pick one or the other and make that it would be a lot better. Personally I think he should have made a pure comedy show that was a parody of Star Trek, but he seems to be more interested in playing at making Star Trek. 

I actually just watched the second show, so I'm not sure if they're on their third episode or not.  I'd actually just like them to be more serious then do comedy.  Like I said, it's just a guilty pleasure for sci fi right now.

11 minutes ago, Logan007 said:

I actually just watched the second show, so I'm not sure if they're on their third episode or not.  I'd actually just like them to be more serious then do comedy.  Like I said, it's just a guilty pleasure for sci fi right now.

Last night was Episode 3 and their first on their new night of Thursdays.  They are no longer on Sundays.  I agree.  if they were more serious and let the comedy come organically from the situations and relationships it could be a light sci fi drama that uses the alien concept to explore serious subjects.  It will never be Star Trek because it looks cheap even compared to TNG which was 30 years ago.   But i think there is a market for a Star Trek-lite.

2 hours ago, Logan007 said:

I actually just watched the second show, so I'm not sure if they're on their third episode or not.  I'd actually just like them to be more serious then do comedy.  Like I said, it's just a guilty pleasure for sci fi right now.

That's what I am talking about though, they're trying to straddle the middle ground between two things and not succeeding terribly well as either. As Star Trek it doesn't compare, as a comedy it's just not funny enough. 

I wanted to give it a chance but it's really just all around crappy. McFarlane is a funny dude but he is hella weak as the lead in a show like that. Patrick Stewart he ain't. 

This is kind of depressing to hear. It kind of makes me wish CBC would revive air farce, but maybe it's better off as a annual thing

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rick-mercer-report-1.4305331

While Mercer isn't as good as he once was (his strength is biting political commentary....I'm not much for the On The Road Again stuff...) this is still a show I watch regularly, and will definitely miss. Here's hoping he's not gone from TV for too long.

http://tvline.com/2017/09/26/gilmore-girls-second-revival-netflix-amy-sherman-palladino/

 

why won't they let it go? but then again I don't know why I ask that

well that didn't take long

 

http://tvline.com/2017/09/27/young-sheldon-season-1-full-order-cbs-ratings/

9 minutes ago, iHeart said:

well that didn't take long

 

http://tvline.com/2017/09/27/young-sheldon-season-1-full-order-cbs-ratings/

a 5 week layoff until ep 2......wow that is really weird.

3 minutes ago, Noeller said:

a 5 week layoff until ep 2......wow that is really weird.

yeah no kidding, the big question I have is....why?

13 minutes ago, Noeller said:

a 5 week layoff until ep 2......wow that is really weird.

Weird in this era but they used to do this with test pilots all the time.  Sometimes episode 2 would never come.

1 minute ago, Atomic said:

Weird in this era but they used to do this with test pilots all the time.  Sometimes episode 2 would never come.

I woulda thought with a show that was a virtual lock, as this would be, that they'd have prepped 13, but maybe not. I guess there's no such thing as a sure thing in entertainment anymore.....

oh man do we really need a Party of Five reboot? I mean the twist is interesting though...if anyone cares tvline said

 

the new Party of Five would chronicle a Latino clan’s highs and lows as they learn to make it in a new country. (No word on whether Mom and Dad survived or not this time around.)

 

http://tvline.com/2017/09/27/party-of-five-reboot-latino-family/

I loved Party of Five.  But this seems a bit weird.  Like, it sounds like an entirely different show.  Even if you call it Party of Five for some reason, its not a reboot.  If anything, there might be value in resiting the original.  They all still act but arent *that* huge that you couldnt get them for a reunion.

2 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I loved Party of Five.  But this seems a bit weird.  Like, it sounds like an entirely different show.  Even if you call it Party of Five for some reason, its not a reboot.  If anything, there might be value in resiting the original.  They all still act but arent *that* huge that you couldnt get them for a reunion.

I don't know for some reason I think it would work better if the kids were born in the US but their parents were illegal immigrants and their parents were deported, I mean at least they would still have the struggle of living without parents, but I already know my idea probably has some holes as well

OH NO! PLEASE BE GENTLE....can Kate McKinnon play one of the witches?

http://tvline.com/2017/09/28/hocus-pocus-remake-movie-disney-channel/

 

no one can out Winifred Bette Midler

Edited September 28, 20178 yr by iHeart

26 minutes ago, iHeart said:

OH NO! PLEASE BE GENTLE....can Kate McKinnon play one of the witches?

http://tvline.com/2017/09/28/hocus-pocus-remake-movie-disney-channel/

 

no one can out Winifred Bette Midler

I'd imagine Disney would series it up more so then a movie remake but its been 25 so maybe it is just remake.

18 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

I'd imagine Disney would series it up more so then a movie remake but its been 25 so maybe it is just remake.

Can it be an all guy remake?? I thought that was the hip trend......gender reversal for everything!!!