jazzbo Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 A new season of "Cafe Racer" starts tonight. Quote
Shawn Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 Big Bang Theory Community The Vampire Diaries Quote
kinuta Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 Fringe Wow, WTF happened ! Lon & Shawn be sure to catch this week's episode! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 "Sweet Home Alabama" - BBC4 doc about the Allman Brothers, Lynard Skynard etc. Never knew Jimmy Carter was an Allman Brothers fan! Quote
jazzbo Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 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. . . . Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 22, 2012 Report Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote
jazzbo Posted April 22, 2012 Report Posted April 22, 2012 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! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 23, 2012 Report Posted April 23, 2012 Mountains I want a snow leopard. Quote
Shawn Posted April 23, 2012 Report Posted April 23, 2012 Very cool episode of Fringe. The daughter is quite the stunner I must say. Quote
kinuta Posted April 24, 2012 Report Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 24, 2012 Report Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote
jazzbo Posted April 24, 2012 Report Posted April 24, 2012 Another beautiful (non BBC) set is "The Story of India." I love it. Well-researched, well-filmed, entertaining and educational and just plain gorgeous. Quote
Dave James Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 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 Quote
jazzbo Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 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." Quote
Shawn Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 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. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 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. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 Astonishingly good. Great stereo sound. Fascinating performance. Quote
Shawn Posted April 26, 2012 Report Posted April 26, 2012 Astonishingly good. Great stereo sound. Fascinating performance. Bet that is awesome. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 27, 2012 Report Posted April 27, 2012 HALLELUJAH! Reported today: Fringe is renewed for at least thirteen episodes next year. Fringe Renewed ow ratings be damned — cult favorite Fringe will finish its multi-universe journey with a 13-episode final season. As expected, Fox has closed a deal to renew the sci-fi drama for a fifth season. While a dismal ratings performer in live viewing, Fringe has been a big DVR gainer and a favorite of critics as well as Fox brass. “Fringe has been a point of pride for me, I share the fans’ passion for the show,” Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said in January at TCA, where he also made it clear that a renewal hinged on renegotiating the deal with producing studio Warner Bros TV and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot at a lower license fee. “We lose a lot of money on the show,” Reilly said. “We are not in the business of losing money, so we’re trying to figure out if there a number at which we can continue with the series.” After lengthy negotiations over the past couple of months, the two sides came to an agreement, giving the show and its fans a proper ending. “We are thrilled and beyond grateful that Fox – and our fans – have made the impossible possible: Fringe will continue into a fifth season that will allow the series to conclude in a wild and thrilling way,” series co-creator/executive producer JJ Abrams said. Quote
kinuta Posted April 27, 2012 Report Posted April 27, 2012 HALLELUJAH! Reported today: Fringe is renewed for at least thirteen episodes next year. Fringe Renewed ow ratings be damned — cult favorite Fringe will finish its multi-universe journey with a 13-episode final season. As expected, Fox has closed a deal to renew the sci-fi drama for a fifth season. While a dismal ratings performer in live viewing, Fringe has been a big DVR gainer and a favorite of critics as well as Fox brass. “Fringe has been a point of pride for me, I share the fans’ passion for the show,” Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said in January at TCA, where he also made it clear that a renewal hinged on renegotiating the deal with producing studio Warner Bros TV and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot at a lower license fee. “We lose a lot of money on the show,” Reilly said. “We are not in the business of losing money, so we’re trying to figure out if there a number at which we can continue with the series.” After lengthy negotiations over the past couple of months, the two sides came to an agreement, giving the show and its fans a proper ending. “We are thrilled and beyond grateful that Fox – and our fans – have made the impossible possible: Fringe will continue into a fifth season that will allow the series to conclude in a wild and thrilling way,” series co-creator/executive producer JJ Abrams said. That's good. Have given up the ghost on the increasingly preposterous and annoying Touch. Killing off Danny Glover was the final straw. Quote
Shawn Posted April 28, 2012 Report Posted April 28, 2012 I'm really happy about the Fringe news. Even though I thought this season started out slowly, it really caught fire and I like it just as much as the previous seasons now. Quote
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