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

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/the-cool-kids-cancelled-season-2-fox-comedy/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/the-passage-cancelled-no-season-2-fox/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/station-19-renewed-season-3-greys-anatomy-spinoff-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/how-to-get-away-with-murder-renewed-season-6-abc/

god this show will NEVER end https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/greys-anatomy-renewed-season-16-17-abc-ellen-pompeo/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/the-kids-are-alright-cancelled-no-season-2-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/the-fix-cancelled-abc-season-2-marcia-clark/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/i-feel-bad-cancelled-season-2-nbc-comedy/

one I've been waiting to hear news on https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/kenan-thompson-comedy-series-order-nbc-snl/ but for some reason he isn't leaving SNL

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/splitting-up-together-cancelled-season-3-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/speechless-cancelled-season-4-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/dancing-with-the-stars-renewed-season-28-abc/ (and so was the bachelor)

https://deadline.com/2019/05/man-with-a-plan-renewed-season-4-cbs-matt-leblanc-1202607035/

to make room for Kelly Clarksons talk show https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/steve-harvey-talk-show-cancelled-no-season-3/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/lethal-weapon-cancelled-season-4-fox/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/new-york-undercover-revival-abc-passes/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/fresh-off-the-boat-renewed-season-6-abc/ (and Constance Wu isn't happy about it)

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/american-housewife-renewed-season-4-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/single-parents-renewed-season-2-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/the-rookie-renewed-season-2/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/blindspot-renewed-final-season-5-nbc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/star-cancelled-at-fox-after-3-seasons/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/nypd-blue-revival-pilot-reshot-midseason-abc/ (still waiting to see if Northern Exposure is going to go forward since I haven't heard much about it since it was announced)

 

and for CBS's stuff

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/life-in-pieces-cancelled-no-season-5-cbs/

sadly we all knew this was coming, if only they would put the rest of the original run on dvd https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/murphy-brown-cancelled-cbs-revival-candice-bergen/ at least it didn't end on a cliffhanger

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/fam-cancelled-season-2-nina-dobrev-cbs-comedy/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/happy-together-cancelled-cbs-season-2/

Edited May 11, 20196 yr by iHeart

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/proven-innocent-cancelled-season-2-fox/ (I hope for Kelsey Grammer's sake that the Frasier revival is successful, but then again his role was more supporting than lead in this show)

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/the-goldbergs-renewed-season-7-schooled-spinoff-returning-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/americas-got-talent-champions-world-of-dance-renewed-nbc/ (well if they're going to do another champions season, can they PLEASE bring in Sagkeeng's finest who won the one and done Canada's Got Talent, and Landau Eugene Murphy Junior? and Anna Graceman? and Andrew De Leon, I could name a few more, but Melissa Villasenor and Issac Ryan Brown are doing bigger and better things, besides IRB never made it to the live shows)

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/the-orville-renewed-season-3-fox/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/lincoln-series-order-nbc-bone-collector-adaptation/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/sarah-drew-jennifer-morrison-pilots-passed-on-at-cbs/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/kim-cattrall-filthy-rich-series-order-fox-drama/

Edited May 12, 20196 yr by iHeart

I'm glad Madam Secretary has been renewed as Elizabeth McCord is now running for President which should inject some intruiging plot lines into the series. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. I'd expect she'll win the Presidency & the series will go out with her taking The Oath Of Office.  

Edited May 11, 20196 yr by SpeedFlex27

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I'm glad Madam Secretary has been renewed as Elizabeth McCord is now running for President which should inject some intruiging plot lines into the series. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. I'd expect she'll win the Presidency & the series will go out with her taking The Oath Of Office.  

The writers of that series, simply sit around the table, drink beer,  and watch Trump.   Quite a lot of this past season's episodes write themselves....

5 hours ago, do or die said:

The writers of that series, simply sit around the table, drink beer,  and watch Trump.   Quite a lot of this past season's episodes write themselves....

Next season it's going to be all about winning the Democratic Presidential Nomination as she resigned as Secretary Of State. So, she won't be battling world hunger & climate change as  she did in the past. I'm hoping a little less preachy & a lot more political intrigue.

Edited May 12, 20196 yr by SpeedFlex27

9 hours ago, iHeart said:

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/proven-innocent-cancelled-season-2-fox/ (I hope for Kelsey Grammer's sake that the Frasier revival is successful, but then again his role was more supporting than lead in this show)

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/the-goldbergs-renewed-season-7-schooled-spinoff-returning-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/americas-got-talent-champions-world-of-dance-renewed-nbc/ (well if they're going to do another champions season, can they PLEASE bring in Sagkeeng's finest who won the one and done Canada's Got Talent, and Landau Eugene Murphy Junior? and Anna Graceman? and Andrew De Leon, I could name a few more, but Melissa Villasenor and Issac Ryan Brown are doing bigger and better things, besides IRB never made it to the live shows)

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/the-orville-renewed-season-3-fox/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/lincoln-series-order-nbc-bone-collector-adaptation/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/sarah-drew-jennifer-morrison-pilots-passed-on-at-cbs/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/11/kim-cattrall-filthy-rich-series-order-fox-drama/

The Orville is terrible.  Hope the Fraser revival happens. That show was hilarious. 

well didn't the show runners or the creator say that this was meant to be a 6 season series? https://tvline.com/2019/05/12/this-is-us-renewed-season-4-5-6-nbc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/12/whiskey-cavalier-cancelled-season-2-abc/

4 minutes ago, iHeart said:

well didn't the show runners or the creator say that this was meant to be a 6 season series? https://tvline.com/2019/05/12/this-is-us-renewed-season-4-5-6-nbc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/12/whiskey-cavalier-cancelled-season-2-abc/

Wonder if Lauren Cohen ends up back on The Walking Dead. 

36 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Wonder if Lauren Cohen ends up back on The Walking Dead. 

sometimes I wonder if leaving one show for another show only for that show to be cancelled is even worth it?

Edited May 12, 20196 yr by iHeart

7 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Wonder if Lauren Cohen ends up back on The Walking Dead. 

Thought they killed her off-screen?

2 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Thought they killed her off-screen?

Nope. She went off to visit another community. 

so it looks like Family Guy is pulling a Nedna and letting the fans decide what happens next, except this time the fans get to decide who will be the next mayor of Quahog

https://tvline.com/2019/05/12/family-guy-recap-adam-west-dies-new-mayor-season-17-episode-20/

 

FOX released their 19-20 schedule and wait, they're going to treat the Masked Singer the same way NBC treats the voice aren't they?

https://tvline.com/2019/05/13/super-bowl-the-masked-singer-season-3-premiere-fox-2020/

also the next season of empire will be the last 

https://tvline.com/2019/05/13/empire-cancelled-final-season-6-taraji-p-henson/

 

https://tvline.com/2019/05/13/the-biggest-loser-reboot-new-episodes-usa-network-2020/

 

Arthur has gone where NO PBS Kids show has gone before (yes Arthur is still on the air, I'm old enough to remember when the show debuted on PBS Kids, I was actually looking forward to that more than Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego)

https://tvline.com/2019/05/13/arthur-mr-ratburn-gay-wedding-episode/

Edited May 14, 20196 yr by iHeart

On 2019-05-11 at 2:24 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

I'm glad Madam Secretary has been renewed as Elizabeth McCord is now running for President which should inject some intruiging plot lines into the series. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. I'd expect she'll win the Presidency & the series will go out with her taking The Oath Of Office.  

funny you should mention that

https://tvline.com/2019/05/15/madam-secretary-final-season-6-cancelled-cbs/

 

oh spoon.

https://www.newsarama.com/45215-the-tick-canceled.html?fbclid=IwAR0mxoEZKyPuR6CFOXSvW1sL-baCnjAIJCdoTrd26OOP5UOyAHTJ3iFCfMk

Edited May 16, 20196 yr by iHeart

so I can't remember is Leslie Stahl still with the show? because with him gone it seems that all the hosts from my era are gone, with Wallace, Safer, Bradley and Rooney gone

https://tvline.com/2019/05/17/60-minutes-steve-kroft-retiring/

2 hours ago, iHeart said:

so I can't remember is Leslie Stahl still with the show? because with him gone it seems that all the hosts from my era are gone, with Wallace, Safer, Bradley and Rooney gone

https://tvline.com/2019/05/17/60-minutes-steve-kroft-retiring/

60 Minutes has so many its crazy.

 

Ha! Steve Kroft feels like a newbie to me. 

Phone-a-Friend won't get them out of this one

https://tvline.com/2019/05/17/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-cancelled-syndication-chris-harrison/

we'll always have that John Carpenter moment, and the celebrity millionaire shows

Edited May 17, 20196 yr by iHeart

so, no surprise, Sesame Street WILL be doing a 50th anniversary special (which is fine with me since they didn't do one for their 40th or 45th anniversary) no airdate yet but look at the cast list, we'll be seeing muppets we haven't seen in several dogs ages (kermit included)

On ‎2019‎-‎05‎-‎15 at 7:34 AM, iHeart said:

funny you should mention that

https://tvline.com/2019/05/15/madam-secretary-final-season-6-cancelled-cbs/

Sorry to see MS reduced to just 10 episodes. How many series have strong women leads running for President? Some fans on socialmedia have commented that they are happy to see the show go because it became too partisan after the election of Trump as President. While I agree that it became much to preachy & self righteous, I still enjoyed watching it Sunday nights. However, it definitely became anti Trump administration. I will miss Madam Secretary.

so I guess it's safe to say that Big Bang had a more satisfying ending than Game of Thrones did 

Spoiler

You can't deny that the end of the young sheldon episode that followed was tear inducing, oh and btw they actually show Howard and Bernadette's kids, I didn't expect that, or that lovely acceptance speech. I knew that the final scene was going to be them eating take out food (because it didn't really look like Chinese food this time)

 

On 2019-05-18 at 3:04 PM, iHeart said:

so, no surprise, Sesame Street WILL be doing a 50th anniversary special (which is fine with me since they didn't do one for their 40th or 45th anniversary) no airdate yet but look at the cast list, we'll be seeing muppets we haven't seen in several dogs ages (kermit included)

 

I listened to the Jim Henson biography. It was really good talking about the origins of the Muppets, including Sesame Street. It was interesting that Jim turned the ownership over to Children's Television Workshop to preserve the educational quality of the show. 

https://www.amazon.ca/Jim-Henson-Brian-Jay-Jones/dp/0345526112

It's available at the library, including in audiobook. The first half is great but it becomes long by the end.  

 

9 minutes ago, JCon said:

I listened to the Jim Henson biography. It was really good talking about the origins of the Muppets, including Sesame Street. It was interesting that Jim turned the ownership over to Children's Television Workshop to preserve the educational quality of the show. 

https://www.amazon.ca/Jim-Henson-Brian-Jay-Jones/dp/0345526112

It's available at the library, including in audiobook. The first half is great but it becomes long by the end.  

 

Speaking of Biography...it's back on A&E or did it never go away?

28 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Speaking of Biography...it's back on A&E or did it never go away?

well we can't say it never went away considering all the reality shows and original scripted programming they had this decade, I mean if anything went away the Biography Channel did