What Are You Watching

[spangalang]

[Shawn]

Buffy - season 4

[BruceH]

Anyone catch "Mad Men" last night? Excellent episode! I love that Don hates the 'burbs now. Who'd have thought that Ken would start writing science fiction stories? And the fight was great. I figured Lane would win, despite the difference in ages. With a father like his, he'd have to have learned how to take a few punches.

Edited April 16, 2012 by BruceH

[jazzbo]

It was a good episode. I loved Pete getting knocked down a peg or three!

I loved the little exchange between Roger and Don, and Don drawing the curtains.

[jazzbo]

Again. . .it's so good!

Watched this last night. What an experience! Shows why Joel Dorn said of Kirk: "the late, great, one of a kind miracle,baddest motherfucker ever, Rahsaan Roland Kirk."

[kinuta]

The dvd from the Ray Charles Complete Atlantic box.

Absolutely sublime.

[BruceH]

It was a good episode. I loved Pete getting knocked down a peg or three!

I loved the little exchange between Roger and Don, and Don drawing the curtains.

And the whole bit with the plumbing!

[Soulstation1]

LG Jr = Bad A$$ MoFo

[jazzbo]

A new season of "Cafe Racer" starts tonight.

[Shawn]

Big Bang Theory

Community

The Vampire Diaries

[kinuta]

Fringe

Wow, WTF happened !

Lon & Shawn be sure to catch this week's episode!

[A Lark Ascending]

"Sweet Home Alabama" - BBC4 doc about the Allman Brothers, Lynard Skynard etc.

Never knew Jimmy Carter was an Allman Brothers fan!

[jazzbo]

Fringe

Wow, WTF happened !

Lon & Shawn be sure to catch this week's episode!

My cable was messing up. . .I'll catch it "On Demand." Man I hope this gets renewed. . . .

[A Lark Ascending]

I suspect I'm the only person in western civilisation who's never seen this. Saw some clips as part of a Geography lesson I had to teach and was utterly enthralled. So I did a rare thing and bought a DVD set.

First episode - Pole to Pole. Utterly staggering!

Edited April 22, 2012 by A Lark Ascending

[jazzbo]

Fringe

Wow, WTF happened !

Lon & Shawn be sure to catch this week's episode!

My cable was messing up. . .I'll catch it "On Demand." Man I hope this gets renewed. . . .

Watched it. Whoa!

[A Lark Ascending]

Mountains

I want a snow leopard.

[Shawn]

Very cool episode of Fringe. The daughter is quite the stunner I must say.

[kinuta]

I suspect I'm the only person in western civilisation who's never seen this. Saw some clips as part of a Geography lesson I had to teach and was utterly enthralled. So I did a rare thing and bought a DVD set.

First episode - Pole to Pole. Utterly staggering!

Indeed. I bought that in Sheffield for about 1/4 of the Tokyo price. Since then I've watched in on NHK in HD.

The Beeb is in a class of it's own with this kind of documentary. I was also extremely impressed by 'Ganges' My link,one of the few that can match Planet Earth in fantastic photography. If you've missed it then I recommend it with the highest praise.

Edited April 24, 2012 by kinuta

[A Lark Ascending]

I suspect I'm the only person in western civilisation who's never seen this. Saw some clips as part of a Geography lesson I had to teach and was utterly enthralled. So I did a rare thing and bought a DVD set.

First episode - Pole to Pole. Utterly staggering!

Indeed. I bought that in Sheffield for about 1/4 of the Tokyo price. Since then I've watched in on NHK in HD.

The Beeb is in a class of it's own with this kind of documentary. I was also extremely impressed by 'Ganges' My link,one of the few that can match Planet Earth in fantastic photography. If you've missed it then I recommend it with the highest praise.

Thanks, kinuta. I'll keep that in mind. I've got 'Planet Earth', 'Blue Planet' and 'Frozen Planet' lined up for the next few months. But 'Ganges' looks good too.

Edited April 24, 2012 by A Lark Ascending

[jazzbo]

Another beautiful (non BBC) set is "The Story of India." I love it. Well-researched, well-filmed, entertaining and educational and just plain gorgeous.

[Soulstation1]

[Dave James]

For fans of Mad Men, Bill Simmons' Grantland website provides regular commentary that is both insightful and amusing, After each show on Sunday night, they also publish what they call the Mad Men Power Rankings where they rate the characters in terms of their contribution to a given episode. It's worth a look. My link

[jazzbo]

Some clunky acting in this show and the direction can often be unintentionally confusing, but it explores some great themes and ideas. The episode I'm watching right now is a re-working of concepts in Philip K. Dick's "UBIK."

[Shawn]

I plan on revisiting Dollhouse in the near future, I think it's a show that probably works better once you already know the story and are able to just "absorb" each episode. Thankfully Whedon's stuff tends to stand up to repeat viewings.

[A Lark Ascending]

Another beautiful (non BBC) set is "The Story of India." I love it. Well-researched, well-filmed, entertaining and educational and just plain gorgeous.

Sounds good. I'll keep it in mind.

I did the fresh water programme last night - loved the otters winding up crocodiles. And the piranhas stripping down a fish in seconds. Though the crocks grabbing wildebeest at the lake edge was pretty unnerving.