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

How do you have enough time to watch all these shows?

You need to tell me your secret!

16 hours ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

How do you have enough time to watch all these shows?

You need to tell me your secret!

No kids. 

1 hour ago, JCon said:

No kids. 

this is probably fair.......

The wife and I watch all 3 Law and Order's, Young Sheldon and Young Rock on network TV (she watches Days Of Our Lives....sigh...). We (or I) stream Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Poker Face, Righteous Gemstones and Winning Time when they're "in season". The trouble is fitting them around sports...especially hockey season when there's seemingly a game every night (either Oilers or Jets). But we make it work...

34 minutes ago, Noeller said:

this is probably fair.......

The wife and I watch all 3 Law and Order's, Young Sheldon and Young Rock on network TV (she watches Days Of Our Lives....sigh...). We (or I) stream Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Poker Face, Righteous Gemstones and Winning Time when they're "in season". The trouble is fitting them around sports...especially hockey season when there's seemingly a game every night (either Oilers or Jets). But we make it work...

We definitely don't have that many shows on the go but then my wife is often busy with other stuff and I can easily lose hours (days?) gaming... perks of being a dink!   😂

6 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

We definitely don't have that many shows on the go but then my wife is often busy with other stuff and I can easily lose hours (days?) gaming... perks of being a dink!   😂

my wife and I laugh about being DINK's all the time.... we may regret it in 20-30 years, but for now, it's a healthy lifestyle for us. I've never really been a gamer, aside from retro stuff.... we'll occaisionally pull out the Wii or N64, but that's about it. 

45 minutes ago, Noeller said:

 I've never really been a gamer, aside from retro stuff.... we'll occaisionally pull out the Wii or N64, but that's about it. 

You're missing out. There is some mighty fine story telling in video games these days...

Last of Us

Last of Us 2

God Of War

God of war Ragnarock

Red Dead Redemption 2

Ghost of Tsushima

Mass Effect Series

 

Pick up a PS5 and substitute one or two of your least favourite shows with a game or two. 

6 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

You're missing out. There is some mighty fine story telling in video games these days...

Last of Us

Last of Us 2

God Of War

God of war Ragnarock

Red Dead Redemption 2

Ghost of Tsushima

Mass Effect Series

 

Pick up a PS5 and substitute one or two of your least favourite shows with a game or two. 

Yep, these are my kind of games, the ones with the great stories. Haven't touched GOW (yet) but can vouch for the rest of em!

woof...that's a big no thanks for this guy. I've thought about getting one of the new units (PS or XB) but only for sports games. Even then, the controllers are way too complicated for this 43 year old man. I could handle my Genesis for NHL 97 just fine....now....there's way too many buttons/joysticks going on. 

You know what game got me closest to buying one? The new Bassmaster video game where you can play as Jeff "Gussy" Gustafson (from Kenora) on the pro bass fishing tour. Ha ha. That's more my style...

17 minutes ago, Noeller said:

woof...that's a big no thanks for this guy. I've thought about getting one of the new units (PS or XB) but only for sports games. Even then, the controllers are way too complicated for this 43 year old man. I could handle my Genesis for NHL 97 just fine....now....there's way too many buttons/joysticks going on. 

You know what game got me closest to buying one? The new Bassmaster video game where you can play as Jeff "Gussy" Gustafson (from Kenora) on the pro bass fishing tour. Ha ha. That's more my style...

Don't sell yourself short. I agree it looks daunting, but if you give it a shot with a bit of patience- it will eventually be second nature. Age has nothing to do with it- there are a nice selection of quality of life and accessibly settings that can make a game more friendly to someone just playing for the story. You can literally customize the different areas of difficulty. 

I'm 48 and have no problems with the controllers- granted, with every new game the controller map out changes and it takes some time to get used to. 

Also, the jump from wii or n64 controller to PS5 or Xbox controller is not that huge.

But seriously, just jump in and try it out- I personally think that some of the best story telling these days is in these games. 

 

Edited May 12, 20232 yr by Wanna-B-Fanboy

https://tvline.com/2023/05/12/lopez-vs-lopez-renewed-season-2-george-mayan-nbc/

 

Sounds like because of the strike most shows are going to premiere during midseason

 

and apparently Deal or No Deal Island is going to be a thing, and they ordered YET another AGT spinoff

https://tvline.com/2023/05/12/nbc-fall-schedule-2023-lineup-la-brea-organized-crime-midseason/

 

well they don't surprise me, Big Sky wasn't packing the punches it threw in the first season, and let's face it Alaska Daily and The Company you keep relied too much on their leads (one of them fresh off of This Is Us) but they gotta make room for the Incoming 911 (and hopefully The Good Lawyer)

https://tvline.com/2023/05/12/abc-cancelled-shows-2023-list-big-sky-the-company-you-keep/

Edited May 12, 20232 yr by iHeart

10 hours ago, Noeller said:

this is probably fair.......

The wife and I watch all 3 Law and Order's, Young Sheldon and Young Rock on network TV (she watches Days Of Our Lives....sigh...). We (or I) stream Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Poker Face, Righteous Gemstones and Winning Time when they're "in season". The trouble is fitting them around sports...especially hockey season when there's seemingly a game every night (either Oilers or Jets). But we make it work...

If you haven’t checked out Line of Duty on Netflix, Slow Horses and The Capture on Apple, you should. I really enjoyed them. 

 

Yay more Masked Singer (because well like I told someone in the comments non tvline when bringing up Farmer Want a Wife that "They may have to bring it back...Writer's Strike" no I don't watch FWAW) with the strike there won't be much to watch (except for sports of course...but that's not til the fall)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/the-masked-singer-renewed-season-10-fox-i-can-see-your-voice-season-3-1235366597/

 

speaking of FWAW

https://deadline.com/2023/05/farmer-wants-a-wife-renewed-season-2-fox-1235366529/

 

and making a grand return

https://deadline.com/2023/05/kitchen-nightmares-returns-to-fox-after-10-year-absence-1235366568/

 

https://tvline.com/2023/05/15/archer-ending-final-season-14-fxx/

Edited May 15, 20232 yr by iHeart

okay so if we add the Conners soon to be 100 eps plus the sequel season how many episodes of the saga will that be (counting Roseanne of course)

https://tvline.com/2023/05/16/the-conners-renewed-season-6-abc/

https://tvline.com/2023/05/16/abc-renewed-shows-2023-list-not-dead-yet-shark-tank/

 

Seriously?

https://tvline.com/2023/05/16/the-golden-bachelor-ordered-abc-dating-show-older-people/

Edited May 16, 20232 yr by iHeart

"America Decides" had to be the worst episode of Succession I can ever recall watching, they made the election coverage so real it was near boring.

4 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

"America Decides" had to be the worst episode of Succession I can ever recall watching, they made the election coverage so real it was near boring.

easily one of the best episodes of the series.... so many incredible moments. Absolutely terrifying speeches by Connor and Menken..... Roman going full Nazi. Some absolute classic Tom/Greg moments... man what an ep. Can't believe they're going to somehow wrap this all up in only 2 more eps!!!!!

On 5/13/2023 at 12:51 PM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

 

I just can't get excited about anything Walking Dead related anymore; gotten so predictable.

19 hours ago, Wilbur said:

I just can't get excited about anything Walking Dead related anymore; gotten so predictable.

The comics are still the best.

Peaky Blinders' final season has been quite a ride. I'm looking forward to the last episode, which should be a real gooder.

Cillian Murphy is a gem.

11 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Peaky Blinders' final season has been quite a ride. I'm looking forward to the last episode, which should be a real gooder.

Cillian Murphy is a gem.

I stopped watching in the 3rd season, I think? I still want to continue it but I've been short on time. 

 

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I finally watched and finished Picard. That was a lot of fun but not really sustainable. I would watch Star Trek: The Next Next Generation, without Raffi. I did not enjoy that character. 

Laura Ingraham is out at Fox News...are we witnessing the beginning of the end of FOX News?

https://deadline.com/2023/05/fox-news-sean-hannity-tucker-carlson-1235370288/

13 minutes ago, iHeart said:

Laura Ingraham is out at Fox News...are we witnessing the beginning of the end of FOX News?

https://deadline.com/2023/05/fox-news-sean-hannity-tucker-carlson-1235370288/

Cue the accusations, counter-accusations and lawsuit threats. 

On 2023-05-12 at 9:36 AM, Noeller said:

this is probably fair.......

The wife and I watch all 3 Law and Order's, Young Sheldon and Young Rock on network TV (she watches Days Of Our Lives....sigh...). We (or I) stream Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Poker Face, Righteous Gemstones and Winning Time when they're "in season". The trouble is fitting them around sports...especially hockey season when there's seemingly a game every night (either Oilers or Jets). But we make it work...

PVR?

Or stream them later. I do that.

37 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Cue the accusations, counter-accusations and lawsuit threats. 

Love the exodus from that network.

40 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Cue the accusations, counter-accusations and lawsuit threats. 

Fox says she's not leaving. 

https://deadline.com/2023/05/deal-or-no-deal-returns-to-nbc-survivor-like-twist-agt-spinoff-1235364925/

On 2023-05-12 at 12:11 PM, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

You're missing out. There is some mighty fine story telling in video games these days...

Last of Us

Last of Us 2

God Of War

God of war Ragnarock

Red Dead Redemption 2

Ghost of Tsushima

Mass Effect Series

 

Pick up a PS5 and substitute one or two of your least favourite shows with a game or two. 

With the kids, and an otherwise busy life, I just finished BTOW after only 6 years...lol. Picking up Tears of the Kingdom today for my Switch....I'm good until next decade.