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Parcy v2.0

Watched the first 2 episodes of Caprica yesterday. So far so good, I liked it. 
 
Also love House. 
 
Lost interest in, er.. Lost after season 1 and a bit, when it became clear they were making it up as they went along and had no fucking clue where their show was going.

MN5

[quote name='Parcy Dal PaÃ¯s']Watched the first 2 episodes of Caprica yesterday. So far so good, I liked it. 
 
Also love House. 
 
Lost interest in, er.. Lost after season 1 and a bit, when it became clear they were making it up as they went along and had no fucking clue where their show was going.[/QUOTE] 
 
Lost lost me too. How anyone can actually watch that shit is totally beyond me.

TeeJay

[quote name='Parcy Dal PaÃ¯s'] Watched the first 2 episodes of Caprica yesterday. So far so good, I liked it.[/QUOTE] 
 
 
As in Battlestar? Is this a Gallactica spin-off or am I confusing myself? 
 
[quote name='Parcy Dal PaÃ¯s']Lost interest in, er.. Lost after season 1 and a bit, when it became clear they were making it up as they went along and had no fucking clue where their show was going. [/QUOTE] 
 
Awww, you should you have stuck with it. They thought up a lot of good things as they went along - then got some proper writers in to make it a good series. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

taniwharugby

I also watch Criminal Minds, but not religiously, it is one of the better Crime ones where they deal with the psycho's, seems to have a little more realism to it than some of the CSI's. 
 
Been watching all the X-Files on The Box, been good watching the ones I some how missed all those years ago. 
 
Can't wait for the new series of 2.5 Men and Big Bang theory. 
 
As to Lost, which I have watched since the start, I have a horrid feeling we will get to the end and we will get some pathetically lame ending (like Jack wakes from a nightmare) or one that simply leaves loads of doors open for a spin off....

Tim

Season 3 of Underbelly is coming up soon isn't it?

rustycruiser

New shows from 2009/2010 US season that I am watching and enjoying include (1) Caprica (2) Community (3) Modern Family (4) Castle (5) Glee (6) White Collar (7) The Good Wife. Also enjoyed the 2nd season of Dollhouse, which just ended. Joss Whedon got to speed it up and really advance the show once he knew it was DOA. 
 
I watched the Lost 2hr premiere last night. Pretty good. So many small details and things to notice. But no spoilers in this thread. 
 
The "must see" shows on my DVR series record list currently include (1) Friday Night Lights (best show on TV!) (2) Better off Ted (3) Chuck (4) Breaking Bad. And Season two of Party Down which starts in April.

rustycruiser

[quote name='TeeJay']As in Battlestar? Is this a Gallactica spin-off or am I confusing myself?[/QUOTE] 
Prequel. Set 50 years or so before the Cylons nuke the 12 colonies. The show centers around how the first Cylons where created, and the role of two families in the creation, the Greystones and the Adamas.

Tim

And Eric Stoltz is in it. He's good, but they need to let him be more creepy.

Tim

Maybe they should get Cronenberg to direct some episodes. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

Nepia

[quote name='rustycruiser']New shows from 2009/2010 US season that I am watching and enjoying include (1) Caprica (2) Community (3) Modern Family (4) Castle (5) Glee (6) White Collar (7) The Good Wife. Also enjoyed the 2nd season of Dollhouse, which just ended. Joss Whedon got to speed it up and really advance the show once he knew it was DOA. 
 
I watched the Lost 2hr premiere last night. Pretty good. So many small details and things to notice. But no spoilers in this thread. 
 
The "must see" shows on my DVR series record list currently include (1) Friday Night Lights (best show on TV!) (2) Better off Ted (3) Chuck (4) Breaking Bad. And Season two of Party Down which starts in April.[/QUOTE] 
I will get Community, Modern Family and White Collar on your recommendation Rusty as we have usually agreed on tv shows. Although I am worried your tastes have been corrupted what with glee being included in there. 
 
Dollhouse was good but also annoyed me - I thought the bad guy choice was a cop out but probably forced on them by the ending of the series. 
I actually think Epitaph would have been a good series on its own (without the new characters who annoyed me also). 
 
Friday Night Lights is a good show (actually great in S1 and S3) but it has taken me until the latest episode to warm to the new characters (who have seemed like poorly drawn retreads of Matt, Tara, and Smash, less so Smash I guess.)

Tim

White Collar is cheesy crap. Heard good things about Community and Modern Family though.

Nepia

Hmm, now I'm conflicted - oh well, I'll just watch the first episode and see.

rustycruiser

Glee, once you get past the singing, is actually a black comedy, much like the Broderick/Withersoon movie Election. Jane Lynch is superb on it (see the aforementioned Party Down for more of her, and all of Rob Thomas's friends and cast from Veronica Mars days). 
 
Community, Better off Ted, and Modern Family are all smart comedies in the vein of 30 Rock, Arrested Development etc. Lots of subtle zingers and references to popular culture. White Collar stars (and is a vehicle for) the guy who played Bryce Larkin on Chuck. He plays a conman who is working with the FBI agent who caught him to catch other criminals. In return, he gets to leave jail under a work release program. Not a bad show, but so so. It is a USA show (like Burn Notice and Royal Pains). They tend to be more light hearted than a real drama. 
 
The key part of Friday Night Lights is Coach Taylor and Tami. Their marriage on the show is portrayed so lifelike, that I forget it is just acting. The transition to the new school and cast has been pretty good. The usual Hollywood BS would have Coach Toylor whip the team into shape from zeros to heroes, and miraculously make the semis in the first season. FNL doesn't go there. The team sucks, and the coach and players are all just hanging on. Great TV.

mariner4life

On the negative side, recently in Aus we have had the return of FGA (Fucking Grays Anatomy), Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, and Gossip Girl. You cannot imagine how much i am looking to getting the second TV back from the shop tomorrow. 
 
Yea Tim, the Underbelly marketing machine is in full effect over here, so can't be far off. Being that is based in Kings Cross, it should follow the usual formula of drugs, guns, and a whole heap of titties. And if its like the last one, that will lose its interest about halfway through the series. 
 
Waiting for new Top Gear, currently watching new Entourage and Two and a Half Men, and Cold Case (i like Lily Rush), and hanging out for the football codes to start so i can reclaim my TV from wife/M4L Jr. 
 
Oh and apparently new 24 coming too, lets hope who ever gets it doesn't keep fucking around with the scheduling.

Nepia

[quote name='rustycruiser']Glee, once you get past the singing, is actually a black comedy, much like the Broderick/Withersoon movie Election. Jane Lynch is superb on it (see the aforementioned Party Down for more of her, and all of Rob Thomas's friends and cast from Veronica Mars days). 
 
Community, Better off Ted, and Modern Family are all smart comedies in the vein of 30 Rock, Arrested Development etc. Lots of subtle zingers and references to popular culture. White Collar stars (and is a vehicle for) the guy who played Bryce Larkin on Chuck. He plays a conman who is working with the FBI agent who caught him to catch other criminals. In return, he gets to leave jail under a work release program. Not a bad show, but so so. It is a USA show (like Burn Notice and Royal Pains). They tend to be more light hearted than a real drama. 
 
The key part of Friday Night Lights is Coach Taylor and Tami. Their marriage on the show is portrayed so lifelike, that I forget it is just acting. The transition to the new school and cast has been pretty good. The usual Hollywood BS would have Coach Toylor whip the team into shape from zeros to heroes, and miraculously make the semis in the first season. FNL doesn't go there. The team sucks, and the coach and players are all just hanging on. Great TV.[/QUOTE] 
I like Better of Ted - just haven't got around to watching a decent number of episodes yet. 
I couldn't stand Bryce Larkin on Chuck, maybe he's less annoying on this. 
 
Agree with you completely about Friday Night Lights re: coach and Mrs Coach.

Tim

Yeah, he's a total douche on White Collar. Wears a waist coat and very douchy hat most episodes.

cd_wilson

[quote name='mariner4life']Oh and apparently new 24 coming too, lets hope who ever gets it doesn't keep fucking around with the scheduling.[/QUOTE] 
 
Season eight of 24 started on 7Two tuesday ... or did in nsw ... Look to be doing 2 hours at a time ...

mariner4life

So that was S8 then, i recorded it, will watch on the weekend. excellent.

Bones

[quote name='TeeJay']Awww, you should you have stuck with it. They thought up a lot of good things as they went along - then got some proper writers in to make it a good series. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />[/QUOTE]That was a fucking polar bear on a fucking tropical island you fucks! You don't just walk off from that without saying another word! And you're what? Going fishing? Eat the fucking polar bear!

Lise

I have seen the first episode of Lost for Season 6. The general consensus seems to be that it was very good and I agree. The first hour dragged but it picked up in the second hour. TVNZ have cut the episode in half by the looks of the TV Guide which is pretty usual for them. Last season bored me to tears but for the most part was a filler season. It'll be interesting to see where they take it from here. I defintely don't think all of the questions will be answered but the major ones will. 
 
I liked V. I'm looking foward to the rest of the episodes. 
 
I will give Flash Foward a go, too. I've heard different things about it - both good and bad so I will have to check it out for myself.

The Silver Fern

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