Decent Recent TV

[ZedLeg]

This week’s Westworld had a great slow burn payoff that my missus and I had been discussing since S1. Brilliant episode.

Ooh, specifically what?

Spoiler

The storylines from the first series being quite far apart in time and William & the man in black being the same person

[unzippy]

I'm finding Legion a bit tiresome. Overly arty and pretentious. It is very well shot, but looks more like a film school arty production rather than a believable sci fi/comic based series.

I binned it off after 4 episodes for the same reasons, in favour of Agent Carter, life's too short.

[Richard]

Westworld again was great. EXCELLENT fight scenes in this episode, and some quality gory moments

[Beany]

Westworld again was great. EXCELLENT fight scenes in this episode, and some quality gory moments

Also some quality 'goofy' fun moments (such as one storyline playing out again). They really do have a knack for keeping the tone even without it seeming silly.

Quite looking forward to where this is going. I mean, I don't know quite where it is going, but it's gonna be fun at this rate.

[ZedLeg]

Yeah another great episode. The stuff in Shogun World felt like a bit of an aside but it was good fun, any excuse to get Hiroyuki Sanada onto your show is alright with me.

The writer having to defend his hackery made me laugh.

[Nathan]

Chelsea Flower Show this week

[Richard]

Chelsea Flower Show this week

I’d love to go, but it’s REALLY expensive, and busy

[David_Yu]

I'm finding Legion a bit tiresome. Overly arty and pretentious. It is very well shot, but looks more like a film school arty production rather than a believable sci fi/comic based series.

I binned it off after 4 episodes for the same reasons, in favour of Agent Carter, life's too short.

Agent Carter was binned years ago! S2 was a bit dull.

Blindspot continued to throw some, er, blinding curve balls. My bloody wife spoilt the jawdropping twist to the season finale by guessing it completely out of the blue!
All completely, utterly ludicrous, but very entertaining and some great one-liners.

This week's UK screening of Marvel Agents of SHIELD also had one of the best one-liners ever too. (The one about a certain 90s rap star)

[ZedLeg]

I'm finding Legion a bit tiresome. Overly arty and pretentious. It is very well shot, but looks more like a film school arty production rather than a believable sci fi/comic based series.

I binned it off after 4 episodes for the same reasons, in favour of Agent Carter, life's too short.

You lot are heathens, it's one of the best shows on TV just now imo. I like how it actually connects to the comic source in small ways as well.

[Nathan]

Chelsea Flower Show this week

I’d love to go, but it’s REALLY expensive, and busy

Yep, £105 on the door.

[JLv3.0]

So I was enjoying Billions as it was - and then they introduce John Fucking Malkovich as a hard-as-nails Russian oligarch.

Bravo

[Nathan]

Sort of disappointing how the Bobby v Chuck fight just fizzled out

[JLv3.0]

Yeah, a bit I guess. But hey. Life is good, Nathan.

[David_Yu]

Sort of disappointing how the Bobby v Chuck fight just fizzled out

Not only that, it's hard to see how it can ever be resurrected seeing the enormous amount of sh1t they both have on each other now.
Main problem with Billions is that there isn't a single sympathetic character to root for. They're all morally bankrupt and reprehensible with the dubious exception of Taylor.

[Nathan]

Sort of disappointing how the Bobby v Chuck fight just fizzled out

Not only that, it's hard to see how it can ever be resurrected seeing the enormous amount of sh1t they both have on each other now.
Main problem with Billions is that there isn't a single sympathetic character to root for. They're all morally bankrupt and reprehensible with the dubious exception of Taylor.

The previous few episodes revealed their hands a bit too quickly to quell that battle narrative.

Obviously they will become friends when Bobby is squeezed in the coming series.

[RobYob]

This week's UK screening of Marvel Agents of SHIELD also had one of the best one-liners ever too. (The one about a certain 90s rap star)

This season is tying into the new movie, which is good in that the epicness level is building rather well and bad because I doubt I can be arsed seeing said movie until it's on DVD.

Encouraging news on Amazon picking up The Expanse for season 4, fingers crossed.

[Rich B]

I’ve just started watching arrested development (yes, welcome to about 10 years ago) - it’s quite funny, but it would be so much better without the narrator.

[JLv3.0]

At least Scottie (Abigail Spencer) made an appearance, she's awesome in every sense.

Totally agree, and started watching Timeless recently on the basis of it (I thought it was a recommendation made in this thread, but can't find it for some reason). Anyway it's normally the sort of show I'd be very meh about - goodies vs baddies plus time machines to change history and so on - and then all of a sudden I'd watched them all and am waiting for them to be released each week going forward. Very well acted and shot, and enough "reality" to keep me interested. Nice pretty cast, strong characters - don't over-Nathan-think it, just turn your thinker off and enjoy it.

[Nathan]

Just looked at the trailer.

It has Johnson from PeepShow

[David_Yu]

I'm finding Legion a bit tiresome. Overly arty and pretentious. It is very well shot, but looks more like a film school arty production rather than a believable sci fi/comic based series.

I binned it off after 4 episodes for the same reasons, in favour of Agent Carter, life's too short.

You lot are heathens, it's one of the best shows on TV just now imo. I like how it actually connects to the comic source in small ways as well.

The only thing that might drag me back to Legion (when I've caught up on all my other programmes) is Jemaine from the Conchords. I keep expecting Murray to pop up and say "present".