What Are You Watching

[BruceH]

Netflix finally has the second and third seasons of That Mitchell and Webb Look, so I've been enjoying Sir Digby Chicken Caesar and the gang...

Ah, love them! Not quite A Bit of Fry & Laurie, but plenty of good moments.

[Dave James]

I'm late to the party on both of these, but I'm almost to the end of the 3rd season of Mad Men and, at the same time, getting into Foyle's War. Not to beat a dead horse, but Mad Men is around the bend terrific and Foyle's War has the makings of something that could easily crack my all-time Top 5.

Also, with respect to an earlier reference to Office Space, I believe it's pieces of flair.

Edited February 18, 2011 by Dave James

[kinuta]

Public Speaking - Martin Scorsese (HBO) (2010)

Amazingly interesting talk marathon.

[BruceH]

"House." More Hugh Laurie.

[kinuta]

South Riding BBC Episode 1 of 3

Dodgy accents notwithstanding, it was interesting.

[jazzbo]

Bored to Death, Season One, on Blu-Ray. Laughing my ass off. Just my style of stuff.

[A Lark Ascending]

'The Promise' - Episode 3.

Excellent, thoughtful drama. The devices to get the main characters into places of tension are a bit of a stretch; but as a way of making some sense of the British/Israeli/Palestinian troubles in the '40s and today, works superbly.

[Jazzmoose]

Random hockey games on Hulu.

[kinuta]

The Promise 3

This week's-

Fringe

House

The Mentalist

The Defenders. Daft but I like Jim Belushi.

[jazzbo]

I like the character Belushi plays in this one too. His hard-nosed empathy and his deep concern for children tug at my heart strings.

Edited February 26, 2011 by jazzbo

[Shawn]

[Matthew]

Michigan State vs. Purdue, while listening to cds. Am I the only one who listens to music while watching sports with the sound off?

[EyeSpeech]

No, I've been known to do that and I have a vinyl-head buddy whose whole existence is based on watching ESPN with the sound off while spinning records.

[kinuta]

Better late than never department, Breaking Bad, the first season.

Wow, what a show. I liked the hydrofluoric acid in the bath tale, incredible.

[BruceH]

Better late than never department, Breaking Bad, the first season.

Wow, what a show.

Yes, isn't it though? I resisted it for a while, then gave in and became a rabid fan.

[kinuta]

Better late than never department, Breaking Bad, the first season.

Wow, what a show.

Yes, isn't it though? I resisted it for a while, then gave in and became a rabid fan.

It's taken over my viewing to the exclusion of films. Finished S2 and ready to roll S3.

Addicted big time.

[jazzbo]

"Harry's Law," wherein albinos make Tommy Jefferson nauseous.

[Chicago Expat]

Michigan State vs. Purdue, while listening to cds. Am I the only one who listens to music while watching sports with the sound off?

It's my routine to tear through a hundred pages of jazz new releases samples on emusic over the course of a night while watching sports on mute. I find it relaxing, though I can't really put my finger on why this is so.

Me, I've been watching season two of Justified. New episode tonight.

Edited March 2, 2011 by Chicago Expat

[Shawn]

ALIAS - season one

[kinuta]

Marchlands ITV

Mediocre.

The few reviews I read applauded this but I was seriously underwhelmed. The manic cutting between the three time fields nearly drove me bonkers and the storyline was poorly developed. At least the delectable Shelley Conn provided some welcome eye candy.

On a brighter note I'm now up to date on Breaking Bad which was excellent. :tup

Edited March 6, 2011 by kinuta

[A Lark Ascending]

'The Killing' (Episode 13/14) continues to grip.

Seems like the version relocated to America is already in the offing. Trailers seem carbon copies of the original, but presumably in real-life places like New York rather than the fantasy country of Denmark.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637727/

Edited March 6, 2011 by A Lark Ascending

[sidewinder]

'The Killing' (Episode 13/14) continues to grip.

Really? I fell asleep with boredom during the first episode (but maybe that's me..)

[kinuta]

'The Killing' (Episode 13/14) continues to grip.

Really? I fell asleep with boredom during the first episode (but maybe that's me..)

I stuck with it to the end but felt it was too long and as it progressed the padding out of the episodes with red herrings became more and more apparent. I think it is being overrated by the likes of The Guardian. Ten episodes could have told the story in a more effective and more focused way. Can't hold a candle to Breaking Bad !

[A Lark Ascending]

It's the slow unfolding that really gets to me. Really like the uncelebrity characters too. The antithesis of contemporary, amphetamine TV.

I liked the comment I read somewhere about the main female detective being unusual in that she didn't look like she was trying to solve a crime in a fifteen minute break from the catwalk.

Edited March 6, 2011 by A Lark Ascending

[Chicago Expat]

I'm really enjoying "Bob's Burgers", a new half hour animated show on Fox. It's got a lot of the adult swim "Home Movies" crowd involved in it, and you can tell. It's got that modern-day-Peanuts absurdism and warmth. Every episode I've seen thus far has reduced me to tears, usually from some of the silliest things. The voice of the youngest daughter is done delightfully by the female stalker/biggest fan from Flight of the Commodores, Bob is the voice from "Home Movies" Coach. The show is terribly clever.