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

4 minutes ago, JCon said:

Admittedly, I'm avoiding talking about the game I just witnessed but I wanted to update on the Country Music doc.

I'm through the third episode and Hank Williams (no spoiler, ;)) has just passed. I'm really enjoying this series. So much so, that I was out today and picked up a Roy Acuff album. Incredible how the Grand Ole Opry is just a mecca. Always knew it but this series is hammering it home. 

I thought Hank passed away the first ep?

As for the Bombers, that franchise is dead to me. I welcome their demise.

 

49 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

I thought Hank passed away the first ep?

As for the Bombers, that franchise is dead to me. I welcome their demise.

 

Nope, end of the first episode is Jimmie Rodgers passing. 

Ya the series starts in like the early 1900s and Hank doesn't die till 52. There's a lot of info. The stuff from the 50s thru the 70s was probably most entertaining to me. 

7 hours ago, Noeller said:

Ya the series starts in like the early 1900s and Hank doesn't die till 52. There's a lot of info. The stuff from the 50s thru the 70s was probably most entertaining to me. 

OMG i missed an ep then. This is joy.

PS JOY: I thought Peter Coyote was dead as well. Glad to see he still kicking.

8 hours ago, Noeller said:

Ya the series starts in like the early 1900s and Hank doesn't die till 52. There's a lot of info. The stuff from the 50s thru the 70s was probably most entertaining to me. 

I didn't know Country Music went that far back.

1 hour ago, iHeart said:

I didn't know Country Music went that far back.

What you don't know about stuff would fill a warehouse.... 

First episode of The Watchmen aired Sunday.  Oh boy what a premiere!! Very excited for the rest of the season. 

8 episodes and likely next fall

https://tvline.com/2019/10/24/stranger-things-season-4-eight-episodes-premiere-date/

On 2019-10-22 at 9:52 AM, Jimmy Pop said:

First episode of The Watchmen aired Sunday.  Oh boy what a premiere!! Very excited for the rest of the season. 

I watched it last night. Didn't know what to expect. This is going to be good!! 

On 2019-10-22 at 9:52 AM, Jimmy Pop said:

First episode of The Watchmen aired Sunday.  Oh boy what a premiere!! Very excited for the rest of the season. 

As a Don Johnson fan...not so much.

well this is great news for Batwoman AND Nancy Drew

https://tvline.com/2019/10/25/batwoman-full-season-1-order-episode-count-the-cw/

and I consider it fantastic news because I've been watching Nancy Drew

Edited October 25, 20196 yr by iHeart

https://tvline.com/2019/10/29/game-of-thrones-prequel-spinoff-cancelled-hbo-pilot/

50 minutes ago, iHeart said:

https://tvline.com/2019/10/29/game-of-thrones-prequel-spinoff-cancelled-hbo-pilot/

I’m really surprised by this.  

1 hour ago, iHeart said:

https://tvline.com/2019/10/29/game-of-thrones-prequel-spinoff-cancelled-hbo-pilot/

Hodor

 

On 2019-10-20 at 10:42 AM, iHeart said:

I didn't know Country Music went that far back.

Yeah, life started in 2003. Jeezus. 

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/29/20938710/hbo-max-rick-morty-south-park-ridley-scott-looney-tunes-conan-obrien-price-launch

 

On 2019-10-20 at 2:15 AM, Noeller said:

Ya the series starts in like the early 1900s and Hank doesn't die till 52. There's a lot of info. The stuff from the 50s thru the 70s was probably most entertaining to me. 

The Story of George Jones. His struggle with drug addictions, alcoholism,  four wives then put in straight jackets & committed to mental institutions more than once on both counts. Missed so many shows because of drugs & alcohol he was nicknamed "No Show Jones" & was sued for millions by angry promoters.  From multi millionaire & fame to bankruptcy & homelessness. Then makes the huge comeback with He Stopped Loving Her Today in 1980. That is just unbelievable stuff.

Edited October 30, 20196 yr by SpeedFlex27

14 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Yeah, life started in 2003. Jeezus. 

No need to be mean.

On a related note...there is a 5 CD Deluxe version of this show available. Xmas/Dreidel/Kwanzaa comes early.

this is an ENTIRELY different spinoff

https://tvline.com/2019/10/29/game-of-thrones-house-targaryen-spinoff-series-hbo/

1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

No need to be mean.

On a related note...there is a 5 CD Deluxe version of this show available. Xmas/Dreidel/Kwanzaa comes early.

As mean as...

1 hour ago, iHeart said:

this is an ENTIRELY different spinoff

https://tvline.com/2019/10/29/game-of-thrones-house-targaryen-spinoff-series-hbo/

The cancelled prequel was set 10,000 years before GOT.  The one they ordered is set 300 years before.  I wonder if that’s why?  Perhaps they thought 10,000 years was too far removed. 

So weird they had were considering 2 prequels.

9 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

So weird they had were considering 2 prequels.

they were considering MULTIPLE spinoffs

9 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

So weird they had were considering 2 prequels.

HBO confirmed a while ago that while they had multiple concepts (5 according to GRRM), they only planned to have one show.

"We had four scripts in development when I arrived in LA last week, but by the time I left we had five," George RR Martin said in a blog post.

But HBO's President of Programming Casey Bloys then took it upon himself to clarify what was actually happening, announcing that while several shows are in development, HBO only expects to produce one in the end: "The idea is not to do four shows [or five, as we now know]."

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a835085/game-of-thrones-prequel-spin-off-show-cast-date-ideas/

1 hour ago, bigg jay said:

HBO confirmed a while ago that while they had multiple concepts (5 according to GRRM), they only planned to have one show.

"We had four scripts in development when I arrived in LA last week, but by the time I left we had five," George RR Martin said in a blog post.

But HBO's President of Programming Casey Bloys then took it upon himself to clarify what was actually happening, announcing that while several shows are in development, HBO only expects to produce one in the end: "The idea is not to do four shows [or five, as we now know]."

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a835085/game-of-thrones-prequel-spin-off-show-cast-date-ideas/

Toughest part in all of this might be to convince people to come back and the ship-show ending.