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Departments => Movies and TV => Topic started by: Peter Ahlstrom on September 03, 2009, 05:07:59 AM
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Wow, I'm interested in precious few shows this coming year, and two of them will be competing for time with two others (hello Hulu).
Monday: House, Lie to Me.
Monday (Winter): Chuck (will Hulu House), Day One (will at least check this out and Hulu Lie to Me)
Wednesday: Eastwick (Will try it, though it could go horribly wrong)
Thursday: FlashForward
That's it. Nothing else looks any good. (Well, may catch the Simpsons every once in a while.) And we don't get cable, so Stargate: Universe will have to wait for DVD.
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Heh. I haven't watched TV since I went to college. Can't be bothered to keep the channels/schedules straight, can't match my schedule to theirs, can't stand commercials, CERTAINLY can't afford a DVR. Hulu would be TVs saving grace if:
a) It had more shows, and
b) The networks didn't pull the back catalog after a few weeks.
Seriously. I only watch TV on Hulu, and then only when I can, and usually that means I would miss some episodes because they pull the old ones too soon (I quit watching Heros and House for this reason).
Someday, there will be no "broadcast" cable TV. Internet streaming on-demand, with full back-catalog, will replace it. Even if it has to wait until either all of the old studios or all of their old executives are dead. Maybe then I'll be interested in TV again.
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I haven't looked at the new schedule, but the only show I really watch these days is Leverage on TNT (technically, on TNT.com since I don't have cable either).
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with a combination of DVR and Netflix, we are going to experiment on a lot of shows this year.
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I am curious as to how many people don't have cable and get their TV from the internet. We live in a place that gets no broadcast signal, (or didn't at least) so everyone has cable/satellite and look at us oddly when we say we don't have them.
Comments/opinions?
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I have cable, but I wasn't given a choice in the matter. Provo housing, y'know? I don't actually use it, though. All my TV, when I watch anything, is through the Internet.
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I have some kind of extreme basic cable that includes local networks plus History, Discovery, and Travel. Aside from stuff like late night Mythbusters and No Reservations, all the TV I watch is online.
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Dollhouse is quite good this season. That's the only show that I'm really watching. I have seen a few episodes of Psych on Hulu, but only because I was tired and wanted to laugh. <shrug>
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I dont really do hulu much because only a few of the shows have closed captioning
I also stopped watching most Fox shows because the captioning gets all screwed up on almost all of the shows.
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We have been watching Stargate: Universe on Hulu, and are liking it so far, even though it's different from previous Stargate series. (But it does not have closed captioning. That seems lame.)
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SG:U has been OK so far. It feels like Stargate Galactica, which could be good or bad. I feel like the story and characters all have potential, so I continue recording it on the DVR. I really like the actor who plays Rusch. He was great in 28 Weeks Later, and this shows his skills. I do, however, feel that he is really similar to Baltar for BSG, only with no humor.
This is the challenge I see the show having; getting away from the BSG comparisons, and not getting stuck in the "We only have 12 hours on this planet, and we'll solve the issue 5 minutes before the gate closes" rut.
I'm patient, so I can wait a while to see where they go with it.
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Peter, try "The Middle" on ABC. Surprisingly wholesome and kooky. I usually dislike sitcoms, but this one is laugh-out-loud for me.
If you have not watched "Journeyman" on Fancast, you are missing out. It was so good and canceled after one season while the "Bionic Girl" (Woman?) and lots of other nonsense was renewed.
I know Castle is bad, but I watch it anyway. I'm a girl! It works for me as a guilty pleasure and I love Castle's relationship with his daughter and his eccentric mom. I know, the drawn out sexual tension is as old a T.V. plot device as dirt, but a good romantic comedy is refreshing sometimes, as long as it stays outta the gutter. Dollhouse is decidedly gutter for me. But I am practically Victorian.
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We watched Journeyman when it was on and loved it. Are not in the mood for any sitcoms.
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It's probably not that funny if you don't have teenagers yet, anyway. But the racist boss is so funny. And the really eccentric eight-year-old. And the parental dilemmas are written so well. I don't even know why I started watching it because I also am never in the mood for sitcoms. Except for Sunday nights at 8:30 PT now. Heehee.
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All that matters is that Chuck is back on in January.
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you got that right BG. And for nearly a full episode order too! 19 eps! And they must be high on it all of the sudden because it is getting some serious promotional attention.
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19? Hallelujah! They better not cut that short.
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You guys turned me on to Chuck and the whole fam loves it. Oh, and The Middle was on tonight, not Sunday. It really is funny! It might be funnier than Chuck. Truly LOL.
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I wouldn't say it is funnier. It's a different humor. Though last week's episode of The Middle had me laughing pretty hard. It still feels a tad too similar to Malcolm in the Middle though.
As for Chuck. Thank. Heavens. 19 glorious episodes. I cannot wait. Adam Baldwin kills me as John Casey.
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last week's episode of The Middle had me laughing pretty hard. It still feels a tad too similar to Malcolm in the Middle though.
As for Chuck. Thank. Heavens. 19 glorious episodes. I cannot wait. Adam Baldwin kills me as John Casey.
What about the scenes with the awkward daughter's boyfriend last week? Those were well-written and the comedic timing was amazing. I never saw M in the M, so it is all fresh for me. And I like to support the few conservative Hollywood actors, which Patricia Heaton is.
Adam Baldwin is a comic genius. Just watching Firefly episodes with the hubby for my second time and really appreciating him. He did get lots of the best lines, though.
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Adam Baldwin is by far the best Baldwin of them all. Everything he touches is gold, although the box office/ratings do(es) not always show it.
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What about the scenes with the awkward daughter's boyfriend last week?
Yes. Those scenes were timed perfectly. They killed me.
Adam Baldwin is by far the best Baldwin of them all. Everything he touches is gold, although the box office/ratings do(es) not always show it.
I will say that Alec Baldwin in his 30 Rock character is freaking awesome as well. That show is one of the best comedies on. But yeah, other than those two Baldwins, the rest are awful.
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Alec has had a lot of stinkers too, but you are right, he can be very very funny in the right roles.
I also have tons of respect for him for doing all those episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine.
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I dont really do hulu much because only a few of the shows have closed captioning
I also stopped watching most Fox shows because the captioning gets all screwed up on almost all of the shows.
I think pretty much everything I watch on hulu has captions, though sometimes it takes them a few days to get them up.
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yeah, some of them have it. But it is hit or miss.
I dumped netflix specifically because their streams were not captioned. Not a one.
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What about the scenes with the awkward daughter's boyfriend last week?
Yes. Those scenes were timed perfectly. They killed me.
Adam Baldwin is by far the best Baldwin of them all. Everything he touches is gold, although the box office/ratings do(es) not always show it.
I will say that Alec Baldwin in his 30 Rock character is freaking awesome as well. That show is one of the best comedies on. But yeah, other than those two Baldwins, the rest are awful.
At first I said, wait a minute! There's a fifth Baldwin bro? Would the universe really be that unkind?
Now I realize you two are either pulling our collective legs or just plain wrong. It's OK, I've been wrong once, I think. In my one minute of research, though, I did discover that Adam Baldwin is a conservative/libertarian. Cool, another one in Hollywood who is employable. There really aren't many.
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Adam Baldwin, in addition to being incredibly good at acting, is also a very vociferous individual.
http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/author/abaldwin/
while he may not be related to "The Bladwins" - he is still a Baldwin and still, in my opinion, the best of the bunch.