TV Serieseseses
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Wasn't overly impressed with the last series of Sherlock. The show just seemed to become a parody of itself and way too gimmicky.
I do think it created one of the best TV villians ever in its version of Moriaty though and a spinoff show for Mrs Hudson has potential.
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@Crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
Wasn't overly impressed with the last series of Sherlock. The show just seemed to become a parody of itself and way too gimmicky.
I do think it created one of the best TV villians ever in its version of Moriaty though and a spinoff show for Mrs Hudson has potential.
Yeah, that ending almost seemed like I was watching a Pegg/Frost creation, overall rather enjoyable though.
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@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
@Crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
Wasn't overly impressed with the last series of Sherlock. The show just seemed to become a parody of itself and way too gimmicky.
I do think it created one of the best TV villians ever in its version of Moriaty though and a spinoff show for Mrs Hudson has potential.
Yeah, that ending almost seemed like I was watching a Pegg/Frost creation, overall rather enjoyable though.
Yeah, there is certainly worse crap on TV but this was a show I used to really look forward to each episode and became one I'd catch up on.
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Watched Episodes 1 & 2 on Sunday... and it felt like there was a jarring difference between the two. But then I thought... that's probably a good thing, it's not as formulaic as most TV stuff.
Then Episode 3 last night... I seem to recall being quite drawn in for the first 30 minutes maybe?... a few WTF moments...
but then it devolved into a checklist of all the stuff that needs to happen in a Sherlock episode: "Moriarty being a camp nutter, check. Moriarty with creepy over-acting, check. Sherlock figuring something out inside his head but with hand-movements and figures visible to the viewer, check. Watson being just a generally nice/moral guy, check. Sherlock having an emotional revelation, check." -
while there is not much in the posts above about Sherlock, best to ensure you note any spoilers...
I have only watch 1.5eps, is a bit meh, 2nd ep in particular is odd so far.
Given the time between series, you expect the standard to be so high.
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@jegga was channel surfing and came across the 'new' MacGyver...haha, pisstake surely, choreography was shite, stunts looked average, and yep dude needed more of a punch than the piss weak baddie gave him tonight...he did make a parachute off the back of a canvas topped military truck in 30seconds though!
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I can't work out how to search the 4000 posts in this thread, but has anyone on here watched all the seasons of the UK TV series Skins? I'm just about at the end of the 2nd season and have enjoyed it so far, but reading online it says that they replace basically all of the regular characters with new ones for the 3rd and subsequent seasons.
Kinda sounds like a recipe for disaster for me, so was wondering if any of the Ferners had seen the 3rd-7th series and could give advice on whether it's worth carrying on?
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@aucklandwarlord said in TV Serieseseses:
I can't work out how to search the 4000 posts in this thread, but has anyone on here watched all the seasons of the UK TV series Skins? I'm just about at the end of the 2nd season and have enjoyed it so far, but reading online it says that they replace basically all of the regular characters with new ones for the 3rd and subsequent seasons.
Kinda sounds like a recipe for disaster for me, so was wondering if any of the Ferners had seen the 3rd-7th series and could give advice on whether it's worth carrying on?
I watched all of the first change episodes (3 - 4) but I think they changed again for 5 to 7 which I didn't watch. The first change episodes were pretty good.
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@aucklandwarlord said in TV Serieseseses:
I can't work out how to search the 4000 posts in this thread, but has anyone on here watched all the seasons of the UK TV series Skins? I'm just about at the end of the 2nd season and have enjoyed it so far, but reading online it says that they replace basically all of the regular characters with new ones for the 3rd and subsequent seasons.
Kinda sounds like a recipe for disaster for me, so was wondering if any of the Ferners had seen the 3rd-7th series and could give advice on whether it's worth carrying on?
First 2 seasons were my favourite. But I still enjoyed the later seasons also. Definitely worth sticking with it
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I've finally got round to watching season one of The Fall and thought it was bloody good. I've heard that season two isn't much cop, nothing much happens just the two antagonists mumbling all the time. Can anyone advise please?
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@Catogrande season 2 is ok, it's S3 that goes downhill fast, although I have only watched 2 eps, just a bit meh I am in no rush to finish.
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Very late to the party, but am hammering through Peepshow at the moment. Those guys are absolutely brilliant.
Got through Last Chance U as well. Really good. Can't wait for series 2.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TV Serieseseses:
Very late to the party, but am hammering through Peepshow at the moment. Those guys are absolutely brilliant.
Got through Last Chance U as well. Really good. Can't wait for series 2.
I found Last Chance U to be a tough watch. Really brings home the culture and the desperation involved in making it in professional sports in the US. The head coach needs professional help.
The worst part was the teachers literally bending over backwards to give the kids the marks they needed to stay in the team. While the kids refused to put in any effort what so ever.
I never could get a good read on the guidance counselor. I wanted to believe she was someone who genuinely cared about the boys, but part of me couldn't help but think she cares more about the team winning, and once they have left, she just moved on to the next batch.
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I think she was totally genuine and did a fantastic job. At the end of the day, if she gets these boys to class and to graduate then she's done them an enormous service regardless of how their future football careers pan out.
The coach was a psycho, but he certainly got results. Which was all he apparently gave a shit about. He didn't seem to have much of a bond with the players.
I know very little about NFL and have never been able to get into it. But I really enjoyed those JC highlights. Maybe they lower levels are more entertaining than the big league?
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TV Serieseseses:
I think she was totally genuine and did a fantastic job. At the end of the day, if she gets these boys to class and to graduate then she's done them an enormous service regardless of how their future football careers pan out.
The coach was a psycho, but he certainly got results. Which was all he apparently gave a shit about. He didn't seem to have much of a bond with the players.
I know very little about NFL and have never been able to get into it. But I really enjoyed those JC highlights. Maybe they lower levels are more entertaining than the big league?
Did they really get anything from the classes though? I wish they had a bit more focus on what they were actually learning. There must have been some kids in that team that actually cared about studying. They didn't show them though. They really portrayed the education part as a necessary evil for these guys.
Agree the coach was nuts and seemed to have 0 rapport with the players.
Looking forward to season 2 as well, it was compelling.
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To be honest mate, I'm not sure degrees from East Mississippi Tech are particularly sought after. I also suspect that these guys are studying the kind of subjects that quality you for a position at Starbucks. But at least they are given every opportunity to get to really good colleges and to get a proper education. To me the idiotic part is that institutions that are supposed to be elite places of learning are a vital and essential part of the pro sport ladder.
I suppose schools are also pretty vital for future rugby stars as well. But Id like to think rugby schools also place more importance on the academic aspects than these colleges.
