MinnesotaNorthStar
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Re: TV 10: Blacklisted Sons: The Musical
So.....how many weeks until it gets cancelled?
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TV 10: Blacklisted Sons: The Musical
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Re: TV 10: Blacklisted Sons: The Musical
The only two shows I started watching from the beginning in the last 5-6 years have been The Americans (still holding strong) and Alcatraz (cancelled after one season; and it was known about halfway through said season).
That's why networks fail (generally) at super-in-depth shows. They don't give it time to develop/come to fruition. People are hesitant these days. They don't want to "waste" their time until a series is (or will be) established. I'm guilty of this, for the most part.
The only two shows I started watching from the beginning in the last 5-6 years have been The Americans (still holding strong) and Alcatraz (cancelled after one season; and it was known about halfway through said season).
dxmnkd316
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Re: TV 10: Blacklisted Sons: The Musical
Yeah, this is one of those shows that's going to take a while for it to find its self. If that makes sense.
It needs to find its own niche it the batman world. People are going to go in expecting a continuation of the Nolan series and they're going to wind up disappointed if they don't stick with it. It definitely has hints of the Nolan feel but is more comic-like. I think it's going to be fantastic.
Yeah, this is one of those shows that's going to take a while for it to find its self. If that makes sense.
It needs to find its own niche it the batman world. People are going to go in expecting a continuation of the Nolan series and they're going to wind up disappointed if they don't stick with it. It definitely has hints of the Nolan feel but is more comic-like. I think it's going to be fantastic.
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The stressed is EXACTLY what I'm talking about.
The stressed is EXACTLY what I'm talking about.
aparch
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It's difficult to support the networks when they're so eager to cut the middling shows and air repeats or extra seasons of Wipeout, Survivor, or America's Got Talent.
I'm pretty sure shows like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, maybe even SOA would have been cut in their first or second seasons on network TV.
I think the only "appointment" TV my wife and I watch are Blue Bloods, Once Upon a Time, and Nashville. Even then, we'll watch the episodes we miss a day or so later on Hulu.
Speaking of Hulu, we've both gotten interested in watching Manhattan because of the commercials on Hulu, but fear "it will get cancelled quickly." How has it been so far?
Re: TV 10: Blacklisted Sons: The Musical
Watched Gotham. Liked it. Will continue.
Dallas' season finale was last night (do NOT post anything here, I have not watched yet) and I'm glad because if I like everything I recorded last night, Monday will be a packed night. Sleepy Hollow and The Blacklist came back last night and I'm checking out Scorpion and Forever as well. Forever moves to Tuesday and then Castle comes back next week.
Watched Gotham. Liked it. Will continue.
Dallas' season finale was last night (do NOT post anything here, I have not watched yet) and I'm glad because if I like everything I recorded last night, Monday will be a packed night. Sleepy Hollow and The Blacklist came back last night and I'm checking out Scorpion and Forever as well. Forever moves to Tuesday and then Castle comes back next week.
Re: TV 10: Blacklisted Sons: The Musical
Says the person who apparently watches the Amazing Race.
Says the person who apparently watches the Amazing Race.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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Oh, if you want to rebut my taste in TV there's waaaaaaaaaay worse examples you could use than AR.
Speaking of shows that the teasers made look dreadful, I was mildly surprised by Gotham, a.k.a. Jim Henson's Batman Muppet Babies. There was much less hyperventilation than Wagnerian Nolan, the character relationships were less insipid than you'd expect, there was less "I'm out of ideas, let's 'splode stuff," and the lead (McKenzie) appears to be a decent actor who accidentally wandered onto a prime time set. Way less self-important than the usual comic book product; I'd definitely give it a second shot next week.
Oh, if you want to rebut my taste in TV there's waaaaaaaaaay worse examples you could use than AR.
Speaking of shows that the teasers made look dreadful, I was mildly surprised by Gotham, a.k.a. Jim Henson's Batman Muppet Babies. There was much less hyperventilation than Wagnerian Nolan, the character relationships were less insipid than you'd expect, there was less "I'm out of ideas, let's 'splode stuff," and the lead (McKenzie) appears to be a decent actor who accidentally wandered onto a prime time set. Way less self-important than the usual comic book product; I'd definitely give it a second shot next week.
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I know you watch worse stuff but I figured AR was totally (mostly) on you and not on Mrs. Kep.
Oh, if you want to rebut my taste in TV there's waaaaaaaaaay worse examples you could use than AR.
I know you watch worse stuff but I figured AR was totally (mostly) on you and not on Mrs. Kep.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: TV 10: Blacklisted Sons: The Musical
Nope, AR is on Mrs. My worst is probably Sleepy Hollow.
I know you watch worse stuff but I figured AR was totally (mostly) on you and not on Mrs. Kep.
Nope, AR is on Mrs. My worst is probably Sleepy Hollow.
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I don't know about the ratings, but it's prestige-y enough that it should get a second season regardless. They'll keep it around just to show WGN should be taken seriously as a network(Like AMC started to be when Mad Men began, and will cease to be when Mad Men ends). The first season has been pretty good overall and is worth watching, regardless.
I don't know about the ratings, but it's prestige-y enough that it should get a second season regardless. They'll keep it around just to show WGN should be taken seriously as a network(Like AMC started to be when Mad Men began, and will cease to be when Mad Men ends). The first season has been pretty good overall and is worth watching, regardless.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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I've only seen the pilot; it was mixed. It has the potential to be a very slick, highly intelligent "wheels within wheels" prestige piece. It also has the potential to be a massively-priced, LCD Peyton Place family drama where every woman in Los Alamos is a super model.
I've only seen the pilot; it was mixed. It has the potential to be a very slick, highly intelligent "wheels within wheels" prestige piece. It also has the potential to be a massively-priced, LCD Peyton Place family drama where every woman in Los Alamos is a super model.
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Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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Your guide to the avalanche of horrible TV sliding towards you as we speak.
Your guide to the avalanche of horrible TV sliding towards you as we speak.
French Rage
NICKERSON HAS [CENSORED]
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Way too many of those are in seasons 3 or 4. They're giving writers way too much credit on being able to draw anything out anymore.
Way too many of those are in seasons 3 or 4. They're giving writers way too much credit on being able to draw anything out anymore.
FadeToBlack&Gold
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Hahahaha...no, seriously. Hahahaha.
Is it me, or has NBC pretty much always been the runt of the scripted programming litter with only a couple of exceptions?
Selfie could have been an OK modern re-telling if they did it as a lighthearted mini-series, but those aren't allowed on American TV anymore because they can't drag out the inevitable boning over the course of multiple seasons, thereby selling more ads.
Red Band Society - what the actual * is this supposed to be? Hell's serialized teen adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
Jane the Virgin - this could've had the potential to be "So Bad, It's Hilariously Good", but it's on the CW, which means they will keep it family-safe and bland instead of going for the outlandish angle.
The rest of this - good God, how many *ing times can we recycle Law & Order, House, and Big Bang Theory?
Hahahaha...no, seriously. Hahahaha.
Is it me, or has NBC pretty much always been the runt of the scripted programming litter with only a couple of exceptions?
Selfie could have been an OK modern re-telling if they did it as a lighthearted mini-series, but those aren't allowed on American TV anymore because they can't drag out the inevitable boning over the course of multiple seasons, thereby selling more ads.
Red Band Society - what the actual * is this supposed to be? Hell's serialized teen adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
Jane the Virgin - this could've had the potential to be "So Bad, It's Hilariously Good", but it's on the CW, which means they will keep it family-safe and bland instead of going for the outlandish angle.
The rest of this - good God, how many *ing times can we recycle Law & Order, House, and Big Bang Theory?
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Red Band Society is actually pretty well done. I liked the pilot. My only question, as I have with many shows that aren't procedurals, is how will they keep it going if it's a huge success. It's narrated by a kid in a coma and the cast is made up of kids with various illnesses. Either some will die or get better so they have to leave the hospital.
Jane the Virgin has received excellent reviews already do I'm going to watch it to see if I agree with them. At least it's not another vampire show, which seem to make up most of the CW's programming.
Did anyone watch Scorpion? It looks kinda interesting. I dvr'd it last night.
Red Band Society is actually pretty well done. I liked the pilot. My only question, as I have with many shows that aren't procedurals, is how will they keep it going if it's a huge success. It's narrated by a kid in a coma and the cast is made up of kids with various illnesses. Either some will die or get better so they have to leave the hospital.
Jane the Virgin has received excellent reviews already do I'm going to watch it to see if I agree with them. At least it's not another vampire show, which seem to make up most of the CW's programming.
Did anyone watch Scorpion? It looks kinda interesting. I dvr'd it last night.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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The problem with those "band of ostensible geniuses" shows is the geniuses are always idiots. TV Production Land thinks anybody who understands the Central Limit Theorem and has an affect disorder is a genius. Then again, they're producing for a mass audience and, in the immortal words of Paul Krugman, "Newt Gingrich is a dumb person's idea of what a smart person sounds like."
The one thing Constantine has going for it is the dude they cast looks exactly like Constantine. Other than that, there is no way they can do an honorable TV treatment of the original character -- he's way too dark and morally ambiguous for network TV.
The problem with those "band of ostensible geniuses" shows is the geniuses are always idiots. TV Production Land thinks anybody who understands the Central Limit Theorem and has an affect disorder is a genius. Then again, they're producing for a mass audience and, in the immortal words of Paul Krugman, "Newt Gingrich is a dumb person's idea of what a smart person sounds like."
The one thing Constantine has going for it is the dude they cast looks exactly like Constantine. Other than that, there is no way they can do an honorable TV treatment of the original character -- he's way too dark and morally ambiguous for network TV.
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