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

well apparently it's neither a revival or a reboot

https://tvline.com/2019/01/02/90210-reboot-cast-beverly-hills-premise/

35 minutes ago, iHeart said:

well apparently it's neither a revival or a reboot

https://tvline.com/2019/01/02/90210-reboot-cast-beverly-hills-premise/

That sounds absurd.  Although the Seinfeld revival on Curb was great, but that was, what, one season?  And not the entire focus either.

7 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

That sounds absurd.  Although the Seinfeld revival on Curb was great, but that was, what, one season?  And not the entire focus either.

speaking of, RIP Bob Einstein!  

Hoping Blue Bloods makes it to Season 10. It should but the end is near I'd say. 

36 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Hoping Blue Bloods makes it to Season 10. It should but the end is near I'd say. 

Never dipped in quality.  Still awesome.

https://tvline.com/2019/01/04/vikings-cancelled-final-season-6-ending-history/

hoo man the purists are going to be pulling their hair out when they find out what the synopsis is

 

"Beautiful Boy" Steve Carell in a dramatic role, kills it.  

Edited January 8, 20197 yr by Throw Long Bannatyne

Not sure how I missed this unfortunate development: https://tvline.com/2019/01/04/vikings-cancelled-final-season-6-ending-history/

It looks like viewership is down this season, so they'll wrap the series after next season (season 6). Great series but I guess it, like any other, has a shelf life.

Although information is limited at this point, it sounds like a spin-off is being planned.

 

Well CBS has put Criminal Minds on a one year moratorium

https://tvline.com/2019/01/10/criminal-minds-renewed-final-season-15-cbs/

On ‎2019‎-‎01‎-‎02 at 3:13 PM, The Unknown Poster said:

Never dipped in quality.  Still awesome.

Blue Bloods is  my favourite on tv as of now & has been for almost a decade. Would like to see it make 10 years & finish the run of the show with Frank retiring. However, the ratings are down. Especially in the 18-49 demographic. It still consistently draws 8-9 million an episode which is down from the 10-12 million it was drawing just 2 years ago. CBS deserves to treat loyal fans of the show the right way & if it's determined the series will be cancelled then let it go out the right way & finish off some of the series ongoing storylines.

I've never understood how NCIS remains such a ratings bonanza for CBS especially with the departure of Michael Weatherly, Cote De Pablo & now Pauley Perette. I swore off that show when De Pablo left 3 or 4 years ago. Perrette apparently left as she couldn't stand working with Mark Harmon. Things got so bad between them that by season's send last year she refused to be filmed in any scene with Harmon. This all stems from an incident where Harmon brought his dog on set. It attacked a member of the production team mauling him severely.  Harmon was told not to bring the dog back but he ignored the directive & did so anyway. Perrette felt Harmon was being selfish & putting everyone at risk. They had words & an argument ensued. She felt his dog was a risk to attack someone else. Fed up she quit. When she left the series last year, she tweeted that Harmon is "dead to me".

Speaking of Weatherly, just can't into Bull. I hear the ratings have dropped significantly for that show since last year as well.

Edited January 11, 20197 yr by SpeedFlex27

oh that's why she left?

Just now, iHeart said:

oh that's why she left?

Yep.

well that's kind of a relief I thought it was #MeToo related, though that might be the reason why Bull's numbers are dropping

5 minutes ago, iHeart said:

well that's kind of a relief I thought it was #MeToo related, though that might be the reason why Bull's numbers are dropping

Very well could be. CBS has a lot of money invested in Weatherly & Bull so it'll be interesting how things play out.

One of the stars of Blue Bloods is Winnipegs’s own Lou Cariou! 

3 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

One of the stars of Blue Bloods is Winnipegs’s own Lou Cariou! 

Cariou & Selleck are less than 10 years apart in age. 

I wonder what the real Chicago PD thinks of the tv series with bad & dirty cops beating up,  torturing their prisoners or killing them in fits of rage? I happen to like Chicago PD but some of the characters & plot lines extend beyond belief unlike Blue Bloods which for the most part likes to stick to reality for the most part on the subjects they broach.  The tv series Chicago PD sure doesn't paint the real police dept in a good light. 

Edited January 11, 20197 yr by SpeedFlex27

2 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I wonder what the real Chicago PD thinks of the tv series with bad & dirty cops beating up,  torturing their prisoners or killing them in fits of rage? I happen to like Chicago PD but some of the characters & plot lines extend beyond belief unlike Blue Bloods which for the most part likes to stick to reality for the most part on the subjects they broach.  The tv series Chicago PD sure doesn't paint the real police dept in a good light. 

 

The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/24/chicago-police-detain-americans-black-site

 

 

uh oh, Tom Green is going to be relevant again for awhile...my money is on either Scaramucci or Lindsay Lohan's mother being kicked out first

https://www.cbs.com/shows/celebrity-big-brother/photos/1008620/who-s-in-the-famous-cast-of-celebrity-big-brother-season-2-/132626/don-t-miss-the-two-night-premiere-event-on-monday-jan-21-and-tuesday-jan-22-/

APRIL 14TH

https://tvline.com/2019/01/13/game-of-thrones-premiere-date-season-8-april-2019-hbo/

On ‎2019‎-‎01‎-‎11 at 9:41 AM, JCon said:

 

The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/24/chicago-police-detain-americans-black-site

 

 

So, a little fiction based on fact. Interesting. 

https://tvline.com/2019/01/14/matthew-rhys-perry-mason-hbo-limited-series-cast/