kinuta Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 The White House Blues Concert on PBS, ended up watching the Motown Gig and parts of the Latin bash. All very enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Touch on Fox. It's a bit cheezily contrived, but I love the way it shows the connections between persons, and I love to see actress Gugu Mbatha-Row, she's so lovely and she's also a pretty good actress in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Touch on Fox. It's a bit cheezily contrived, but I love the way it shows the connections between persons, and I love to see actress Gugu Mbatha-Row, she's so lovely and she's also a pretty good actress in my opinion. Indeed, she's a real doll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Finished up Life season 2 (too bad the show didn't last longer, I really liked it). Now moving on to: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Re-watched Season 3 of Battlestar Galactica, now on to Season 4 again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Fringe Flying mutant porcupines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) Mad Men I've followed the show since the start and have never made any comments but fat Betty just took the wind out of my sails. I'm also wondering just when Roger is going to keel over again. In literally every scene he has a glass or a cig in his hand. The general gluttony is striking, Harry ate 20 hamburgers and Betty had no qualms about finishing two ice cream parfaits. Edited April 2, 2012 by kinuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 They sure went for the surprise factor: we don't see Betty for a double episode and then we see her fifty pounds heavier! Interestingly, I believed the transformation and am glad that the thyroid cancer scare was just that. Also that she isn't yet on diet pills. It was interesting that there's Dawn the receptionist now, glad that the firm followed through with hiring one of the surge of applicants from the end of the last episode. And it seems one recurring theme this season will be the growing exposure of the generation gap, evidenced quite clearly by the Rolling Stones portions of the show, and Don's growing alienation from the changing marketplace and possibly the gap in age between himself and his new wife. Going to be an interesting season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 They sure went for the surprise factor: we don't see Betty for a double episode and then we see her fifty pounds heavier! Interestingly, I believed the transformation and am glad that the thyroid cancer scare was just that. Also that she isn't yet on diet pills. It was interesting that there's Dawn the receptionist now, glad that the firm followed through with hiring one of the surge of applicants from the end of the last episode. And it seems one recurring theme this season will be the growing exposure of the generation gap, evidenced quite clearly by the Rolling Stones portions of the show, and Don's growing alienation from the changing marketplace and possibly the gap in age between himself and his new wife. Going to be an interesting season. I agree with all of that. Also watched The Killing 2 hour episode last night. I liked it well enough that I'm going to hang in there with the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I watched The Killing premier this morning on DVR. A good kickoff to the new season, and I really enjoyed last season. Both Mad Men and The Killing. . . I've been watching the Blu-rays and the step down in quality to my cable's broadcast version is not subtle. Will be enjoying watching these new seasons on Blu-ray when they come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 They sure went for the surprise factor: we don't see Betty for a double episode and then we see her fifty pounds heavier! Interestingly, I believed the transformation and am glad that the thyroid cancer scare was just that. Also that she isn't yet on diet pills. It was interesting that there's Dawn the receptionist now, glad that the firm followed through with hiring one of the surge of applicants from the end of the last episode. And it seems one recurring theme this season will be the growing exposure of the generation gap, evidenced quite clearly by the Rolling Stones portions of the show, and Don's growing alienation from the changing marketplace and possibly the gap in age between himself and his new wife. Going to be an interesting season. I agree with all of that. Also watched The Killing 2 hour episode last night. I liked it well enough that I'm going to hang in there with the show. I've watched a few episodes of The Killing (American) but I missed even more, so I wasn't sure if I wanted to bother with the 2-hour season premiere. Well, I ended up watching the thing and getting really wrapped up in it. Maybe I'll keep watching. There's something kind of hypnotic about that show. In last night's Mad Men, I was impressed all over again with how decent and NORMAL Henry Francis is. Except when it comes to Don; he loathes Don. I suppose that's "normal" too, certainly understandable, but after being so kind and generous with everyone else his treatment of Don as almost a pariah stands in stark contrast. But that very human reaction was perhaps put there so Henry didn't come off as some sort of saint. I liked the direction of the episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 H-y-p-n-o-t-i-c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I've watched a few episodes of The Killing (American) but I missed even more, so I wasn't sure if I wanted to bother with the 2-hour season premiere. Well, I ended up watching the thing and getting really wrapped up in it. Maybe I'll keep watching. There's something kind of hypnotic about that show. In last night's Mad Men, I was impressed all over again with how decent and NORMAL Henry Francis is. Except when it comes to Don; he loathes Don. I suppose that's "normal" too, certainly understandable, but after being so kind and generous with everyone else his treatment of Don as almost a pariah stands in stark contrast. But that very human reaction was perhaps put there so Henry didn't come off as some sort of saint. I liked the direction of the episode. I can definitely recommend viewing the first season of The Killing. It's very well done, hypnotic I guess, it's a nice portrayal of a police procedural and human emotions and obsessions. I agree, Henry proves himself time and again to be the person with reasonable, honorable intentions and actions. I hope he gets treated well this season and beyond, but with this series that may be too much to ask for. . . . Shawn, I thought you would like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Scott & Bailey House Some more from The Mentalist season 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave James Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 People who don't like The Killing complain that it moves too slowly. I'd call it deliberate. I'm totally hooked on this. It's obvious at this point that the roots of this conspiracy run pretty deep. Bring it on. Nice to see Mark Moses ("Duck" Phillips from Mad Men) making an appearance as the new Lieutenant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) I'm digging The Killing as well and have no qualms at all over the pace of the show. It's so layered and more than once they had me convinced that they were on to the killer only to have the story take yet another twist. As I mentioned before, Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden is excellent in her role and really carries the show. I also really like Joel Kinnaman as her assigned partner, Stephen Holder. Edited April 4, 2012 by mikelz777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 All this talk about The Killing got me curious, I just watched the series Pilot and it was excellent. I'm looking forward to the rest of season 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 All this talk about The Killing got me curious, I just watched the series Pilot and it was excellent. I'm looking forward to the rest of season 1. Don't bother with the Andorran version. Get the original! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 All this talk about The Killing got me curious, I just watched the series Pilot and it was excellent. I'm looking forward to the rest of season 1. I think you'll enjoy the rest of Season 1 Shawn, it's of the same quality of the pilot, and I think you'll like the way the story unfolds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 (edited) After finishing Season Four of Battlestar Galactica, I've turned to the standalone "Razor" (extended) episode (in my case as part of the complete Blu-ray collection). Nice to watch Stephanie Jacobsen in her feature role here. Edited April 5, 2012 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Oh man, best "Community" of the season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) Right now? The Evening and Local News. Next: Jeopardy. Edited April 6, 2012 by GoodSpeak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 All this talk about The Killing got me curious, I just watched the series Pilot and it was excellent. I'm looking forward to the rest of season 1. Don't bother with the Andorran version. Get the original! I'm not so sure about that, Bev. Before watching the Canadian version I would have dismissed it out of hand as being unable to match the Danish original. In all fairness, I think it stands up well although I'm sure almost everyone will disagree. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 I haven't seen the original, but this AMC one is quite good. AMC knows what they're doing, for example Mad Men, Breaking Bad. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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