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

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

I have a problem with anyone who has admittedly drugged and robbed people. 

What did I miss here?

49 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Well this thread feels mildly racist, sexist and who knows what else.... 

I just don't like Queen Latifah. 

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

I have a problem with anyone who has admittedly drugged and robbed people. 

Look, I told you I was sorry for that..... uh, I mean, yeah, me too!

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Queen Latifah stars as The Equalizer on CBS. Is this a joke? Is this a comedy? I watched the original Equalizer back in the 80's & liked it a lot. But how can anyone take this show seriously with Queen Latifah as the lead character? I'm out before it even starts. What terrible casting. 

It may suck, and it’s another re-tread, and you just may not like Queen Latifah in general, but don’t judge just on the casting beforehand. No one thought that Bruce Willis of Moonlighting fame could ever pass as an action star when Die Hard came out, and who would peg Liam Neeson as an action star either before Taken, given his work in Schindler’s List and Love Actually?

9 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Look, I told you I was sorry for that..... uh, I mean, yeah, me too!

It may suck, and it’s another re-tread, and you just may not like Queen Latifah in general, but don’t judge just on the casting beforehand. No one thought that Bruce Willis of Moonlighting fame could ever pass as an action star when Die Hard came out, and who would peg Liam Neeson as an action star either before Taken, given his work in Schindler’s List and Love Actually?

Well, if I don't watch it certainly won't make or break that series.

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

Well this thread feels mildly racist, sexist and who knows what else.... 

Noeller is triggered lol

3 hours ago, MOBomberFan said:

Surely you're thinking of someone else?

Cardi B was the one who would drug and rob people,   she's a horrible person all around.   

 

16 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Queen Latifah stars as The Equalizer on CBS. Is this a joke? Is this a comedy? I watched the original Equalizer back in the 80's & liked it a lot. But how can anyone take this show seriously with Queen Latifah as the lead character? I'm out before it even starts. What terrible casting. 

It's not out of the norm. Edward Woodward didn't exactly go full Liam Neeson on anyone.

14 hours ago, Noeller said:

Well this thread feels mildly racist, sexist and who knows what else.... 

There are standards to be upheld on MBB

 

 

I can't wait to see what outrageous characters we will see, I predict we will see a Moose, a Cabbage, a whatdahellisthat (thingamajig and watchamacallit were already taken), a Polar Bear...did they do a heart already? Toilet Paper, a can of beans...oh what the hey I want to see another puppet and another duo costume (those snow owl costumes were awesome) of course these are all joke predictions I'll be shocked if any of my predictions are right

 

https://tvline.com/2021/02/08/the-masked-singer-season-5-premiere-date-niecy-nash-fox/

 

Edited February 8, 20214 yr by iHeart

https://tvline.com/2021/02/09/superstore-series-finale-airdate-march-season-6-last-episode/

https://tvline.com/lists/pilot-season-abc-cbs-cw-fox-nbc-2021-2022/

 

they're still going through with this? I am eager to see a first look though

https://tvline.com/2021/02/09/the-powerpuff-girls-live-action-series-pilot-order-the-cw/

 

When was the ---oh wait when Action! because Adult Swim Canada (I was thinking about the last time we got any new channels)

https://support.shaw.ca/t5/service-updates-outages/feb-22-book-television-and-fashion-television-to-cease/ta-p/32189

Edited February 10, 20214 yr by iHeart

https://tvline.com/2021/02/10/clone-high-reboot-hbo-max-new-episodes/

https://tvline.com/2021/02/10/velma-series-hbo-max-scooby-doo-prequel-mindy-kaling/

well the latter is kind of a curiosity piece since in Scoob we got to see a bit of Shaggy's life before he met the rest of Mystery Inc, I'm curious about Velma's

https://tvline.com/2021/02/11/jamie-chung-dexter-revival-cast-season-9/

 

I wonder what it's Canadian home will be, it won't be the same without Henson and Anderson though

https://tvline.com/2021/02/11/wipeout-revival-premiere-date-john-cena-tbs/

Edited February 11, 20214 yr by iHeart

https://www.thewrap.com/brooklyn-nine-nine-end-season-8-next-year-nbc/amp/

eh the show's been on long enough, it probably would have been a matter of time before it would end up cancelled again, I'm eager to see how it will end though

My wife and I who were big fans of Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon decided to give Mayim Bialik's new series "Call me Kat" a try. This may be one the worst shows we've ever seen,  absolutely dreadful all around with terrible one liners, unnatural acting,  bad breaking 4th wall bits,  and super bizarre endings where everyone breaks character and smiles and waves at the camera.  

It reminded me of the bad parts from a cheese 80's sitcom mixed with early 2000's disney channel kids stuff (Hannah Montana).   I'll be amazed if it even lasts a full season. 

6 minutes ago, Brandon said:

My wife and I who were big fans of Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon decided to give Mayim Bialik's new series "Call me Kat" a try. This may be one the worst shows we've ever seen,  absolutely dreadful all around with terrible one liners, unnatural acting,  bad breaking 4th wall bits,  and super bizarre endings where everyone breaks character and smiles and waves at the camera.  

It reminded me of the bad parts from a cheese 80's sitcom mixed with early 2000's disney channel kids stuff (Hannah Montana).   I'll be amazed if it even lasts a full season. 

Yeah, that's pretty much what I expected from the promos. Wife and I are the same...really into BBT and YS, so we wanted to give this a run, but the promos just looked so terrible...I didn't hold out hope. 

6 minutes ago, Brandon said:

My wife and I who were big fans of Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon decided to give Mayim Bialik's new series "Call me Kat" a try. This may be one the worst shows we've ever seen,  absolutely dreadful all around with terrible one liners, unnatural acting,  bad breaking 4th wall bits,  and super bizarre endings where everyone breaks character and smiles and waves at the camera. 

This is Richard Thornburg, speaking to you live from Winnipeg... where Brandon has joined the sad but world wide fraternity whose only membership requirement is watching the awesome spectacular fail of Call Me Kat...

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/donald-glover-phoebe-waller-bridge-team-for-mr-mrs-smith-series-at-amazon

 

On 2021-02-08 at 5:46 PM, iHeart said:

I can't wait to see what outrageous characters we will see, I predict we will see a Moose, a Cabbage, a whatdahellisthat (thingamajig and watchamacallit were already taken), a Polar Bear...did they do a heart already? Toilet Paper, a can of beans...oh what the hey I want to see another puppet and another duo costume (those snow owl costumes were awesome) of course these are all joke predictions I'll be shocked if any of my predictions are right

 

https://tvline.com/2021/02/08/the-masked-singer-season-5-premiere-date-niecy-nash-fox/

 

So far we are getting a chameleon and the monster is being recycled again

https://ew.com/tv/the-masked-singer-season-5-first-costumes-revealed/

 

https://tvline.com/2021/02/16/ncis-hawaii-spinoff-cbs-new-series/

Edited February 16, 20214 yr by iHeart

The Young Rock premiered yesterday. It was alright. Same with Kenan that had a pilot episode after.

6 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

The Young Rock premiered yesterday. It was alright. Same with Kenan that had a pilot episode after.

Young Rock wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but it was alright. Most of the fun, for me, was the portrayal of actual old time wrestlers. They did a fairly good job with casting (the Andre didn't really look like Andre, I didn't think...but when you need a guy that big, your options are limited...). 

As much as I love Kenan Thomson and Chris Redd, that show is definitely not for me...good for them for getting a full time scripted show, tho....

19 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Young Rock wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but it was alright. Most of the fun, for me, was the portrayal of actual old time wrestlers. They did a fairly good job with casting (the Andre didn't really look like Andre, I didn't think...but when you need a guy that big, your options are limited...). 

As much as I love Kenan Thomson and Chris Redd, that show is definitely not for me...good for them for getting a full time scripted show, tho....

Yeah I'm hoping it gets better. It was a decent start though.

The kenan show I'm not totally sold on, but again I think it has good potential. Most shows aren't super good right out of the gate.

1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

Yeah I'm hoping it gets better. It was a decent start though.

The kenan show I'm not totally sold on, but again I think it has good potential. Most shows aren't super good right out of the gate.

I think if I had kids, I might appreciate that type of show a little more. I just have absolutely no interest in that kind of "family comedy". It seems like Full House for a new generation, which is all fine and dandy if you're into that sort of thing...

I'm assuming this will end up on Teletoon, but I haven't watched the show in years, I mean the Ridonculous Race was fun to watch but I'm no longer invested in this franchise, I didn't even see Total Dramarama

 

 

https://www.cinelinx.com/movie-news/tv/total-drama-island-is-receiving-new-seasons-on-cartoon-network-and-hbo-max/

Edited February 17, 20214 yr by iHeart

On 2021-02-05 at 10:12 PM, TrueBlue4ever said:

 who would peg Liam Neeson as an action star either before Taken, given his work in Schindler’s List and Love Actually?

DElta force, darkman, Rob Roy  SW:TPM? Batman begins? He had all the talent, just missing the vehicle.