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I never had any hesitancy, I just missed the start and I like to watch things from episode 1. Happens more often than not actually. I was never current with The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under . . . many many more. Some shows I catch up and become current for later seasons. Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey.

True Detective or Mad Men where I have watched along with the world from the beginning are in the minority.

My problem is too many things to watch combined with not enough time.

This whole having-a-job thing really cramps my style.
 
Blitty
Didn't you see the South Park episode making fun of Game of thrones.

Fantasy soap opera with a plot based on dicks flopping around.

No thanks.
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That is exactly how I felt about it about it at first. But once you start getting into the politics and family dynamics of the show, it gets pretty intense. Then there's bonerific Emilia Clarke and her dragons.

Solid shit boys.

Did not see Lena on SNL, will look for it.
 
True Detective (2014)

Regarding the finale, I found it workmanlike. Not particularly inspired but fine. They chased down the main bad guy who was suitably loopy. He put up a fight but went down as he needed to do ---> the end.

I don't know what to think about all the false clues and misdirection throughout the series that went nowhere, like with Marty's daughters. That was odd. Different. Mixed feelings on that. In a way I like it because I am trained to always think that everything that is shown to me has a definite purpose towards the conclusion - and that can have a spoiling effect. Like as soon as Meryl Streep coughs conspicuously in One True Thing it's ---> oh she's sick and is going to die. You just get to recognize conventional signs. If I am being shown something there is a reason for it. So it was interesting to be misdirected. They out-smarted the smarty-pantses. On the other hand it seemed self-conscious and unnecessary. Mixed feelings.

Or you could just chalk it up to building mood and atmosphere. :dunno:

Ultimately I found it to be a very good show. Could have been tighter for my taste. A little too much filler. But very good.

Low on the rewatchability scale though. Doesn't seem like something I would ever revisit. But well done.

8.4 out of 10


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Tosh -

This is easily the best show on TV, hilarious every time except Cami and I have learned the hard way that eating dinner while watching could be a questionable decision. We get some deep philosophy as well:

"I like to be dominated for a bout 20 minutes a day, it helps me relax" - Daniel Tosh

Genius
 
Mudcat
True Detective (2014)

Regarding the finale, I found it workmanlike. Not particularly inspired but fine. They chased down the main bad guy who was suitably loopy. He put up a fight but went down as he needed to do ---> the end.

I don't know what to think about all the false clues and misdirection throughout the series that went nowhere, like with Marty's daughters. That was odd. Different. Mixed feelings on that. In a way I like it because I am trained to always think that everything that is shown to me has a definite purpose towards the conclusion - and that can have a spoiling effect. Like as soon as Meryl Streep coughs conspicuously in One True Thing it's ---> oh she's sick and is going to die. You just get to recognize conventional signs. If I am being shown something there is a reason for it. So it was interesting to be misdirected. They out-smarted the smarty-pantses. On the other hand it seemed self-conscious and unnecessary. Mixed feelings.

Or you could just chalk it up to building mood and atmosphere. :dunno:

Ultimately I found it to be a very good show. Could have been tighter for my taste. A little too much filler. But very good.

Low on the rewatchability scale though. Doesn't seem like something I would ever revisit. But well done.

8.4 out of 10


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Right with you on this. I expected some kind of more diabolical twist than the lawnmower guy being a psycho. Heck until it faded out at the end I really thought they might get killed off just keep it from being all puppy dogs and ice cream to close it out. That being said you cannot deny the writing, acting and scenery they provided the entire way. Outstanding but like Matty eluded to it is/was still a detective show and it is not the X files, you can only go so far with it.

Nothing like listening to these two give each other shit though, great every time. I'm not sure who the cast will be for future work in this series but if it's anything like this we'll be watching.

The finale let me down a little but I'm going 8.9 on this Muddy.
 
Yeah that is strange. I'd say a one villain a year approach would be cool. I'd like there to be more of a battle between them though, more fucked up. I really think there was a shitload of improv going on between Harrelson and Mcconaughey and without both of them I'm not sure where you could go with it.
 
I really enjoyed the last half of the season of True Detective. I'm not sure if there's any real reason for that. Perhaps because I felt like it was finally building. I think I was spoiled with Breaking Bad expecting something phenomenal that I hadn't expected to happen, actually happen in nearly every episode. I even fell asleep during the first few episodes of TD and had to re-watch them. It gets some extra points from me for excellent musical choices. MM is stealing the acting sho for me. Harrelson is good, but not on Matthew's level right now, although I wasn't entirely convinced in the crying in the wheelchair bit. I thought he may have been over-doing it a tad. Great start.

8.2 Cougars for Season 1 :cougarbait:
 
True Detective started at 10 and ended in the low 7's. Final score is about an 8.

Note to TV screenwriters everywhere: if you don't want the audience to have crazy high expectations for your finale, don't paint yourself into a corner.

TD could've coasted forever just on McConaughey's genius, there was no need for all the convoluted mythology and red herrings. You had that magical anti-chemistry between both your leads and you kinda blew it by the end.

Still a solid effort overall.

We move on.
 
House of Lies really slipping imo. Glad the crew is back together but the plot with the rap people has been a bad call, and a yawner. It was funny at first. I like more of the sales strategy and less of the pseudo-drama. Big surprise there I know.

Shameless has had a strong season but dude with the extended momo scenes. I'm cool and non judgmental about that stuff. We get it. But dude the extended scenes, I get pushing the envelope yes but come on you're killin me. Frank finally dying and where they go from there should be interesting.
 
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