[TV] Talk about the last TV you watched, the catchall thread

[GasBandit]

DS9:

"For the Uniform"

Who wrote this drivel?

Gah. This is one of the major problems with star trek - too many different writers, all wanting to do different things with the characters. Some want Sisko to be reserved, some want to turn him into Ahab at the drop of a hat, and I get whiplash watching more than one episode at a time, often enough. Plus, there's no consequences for Sisko's behavior in this episode? It should have cost him his command.

Sigh.

The only thing DS9's writers seem to agree on is that Keiko is an intolerable shrew and Jake is a spectacularly sissified man-child.

 

[PatrThom]

The only thing DS9's writers seem to agree on is that Keiko is an intolerable shrew and Jake is a spectacularly sissified man-child.

And that Odo should be in almost every episode. Like Data, or Seven, or now Saru.

—Patrick

 

[GasBandit]

And that Odo should be in almost every episode. Like Data, or Seven, or now Saru.

—Patrick

Ehh, there were a few he wasn't in, but at least Odo gets to grow as a character. Keiko's always a bitch, and Jake is always a wuss.

 

[PatrThom]

I just meant that the writers decide that SOMEbody has to be the Mary Sue, and then we have to follow their every little adventure.

—Patrick

 

[GasBandit]

Also Kira stopped dying her hair red and now I don't like her any more.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

WB Movie Execs: "Ugh, we just can't get this shared universe thing working!"
WB TV Execs: "Hey guys, check this out!"

 

[PatrThom]

Also Kira stopped dying her hair red and now I don't like her any more.

Good thing you still have Tilly.

—Patrick

 

[GasBandit]

Good thing you still have Tilly.

—Patrick

I'm not watching Discovery.

Though, you did remind me of how in my mind I've been mentally labelling two certain bajorans "Kira" and "Sexy Kira."

 

[AshburnerX]

The only thing DS9's writers seem to agree on is that Keiko is an intolerable shrew and Jake is a spectacularly sissified man-child.

Keiko got drug to the ass end of the quadrant because Miles got transfered, had to give up her career as a botanist so his could advance, has a husband who would rather hang with his best friend at the bar than spend time with her (He fucking built a workshop in their bedroom!), and effectively lives on the intersection of two different warzones with her very small children. That's not counting the times she's almost been killed or been told that Miles has been killed. Or the school bombing. Or the time Miles was kidnapped and came back with 20 years of false memories of being in prison and she had to put up with it. This is just the stuff that has happened up to your current episode (For the Uniform, 109).

She has EVERY reason to be upset. Shit was bad on the Enterprise, but it wasn't THIS bad. The worst that happened to her there was getting turned into a kid and having Miles get possessed.

 

[GasBandit]

Keiko got drug to the ass end of the quadrant because Miles got transfered, had to give up her career as a botanist so his could advance, has a husband who would rather hang with his best friend at the bar than spend time with her (He fucking built a workshop in their bedroom!), and effectively lives on the intersection of two different warzones with her very small children. That's not counting the times she's almost been killed or been told that Miles has been killed. Or the school bombing. Or the time Miles was kidnapped and came back with 20 years of false memories of being in prison and she had to put up with it. This is just the stuff that has happened up to your current episode (For the Uniform, 109).

She has EVERY reason to be upset. Shit was bad on the Enterprise, but it wasn't THIS bad. The worst that happened to her there was getting turned into a kid and having Miles get possessed.

I'm just saying it's worth noting the Pah Wraith was a nicer fucking wife.

And that means it's writing/direction, not the actress, that is the problem.

 

[Null]

I'm just saying it's worth noting the Pah Wraith was a nicer fucking wife.

And that means it's writing/direction, not the actress, that is the problem.

I was going to say not to talk shit about Rosalind Chao. She's great.

But yeah, Keiko's life sucked and Miles was responsible for most of it, so she had a reason to be pissy, but the writers took it way too far.

 

[Null]

Also: Finished watching Jessica Jones. That was intense but very well done.

3 episodes into Luke Cage. I love how it takes some of the trappings of Blaxploitation and uses them for a series about Black Empowerment. A smart, well acted show so far.

 

[Yoshimickster]

Supergirl

DAMMIT MAN-who the fuck waits until the LAST minute for a dramabomb like that?

 

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Stranger Things 2
Stranger Things 1 (rewatch)

I binged ST 1 over the holiday because something felt off about 2. There is really no comparison. ST 1 >>>>>>>>>> ST 2. Season 2 is watchable, sure, and it's a damn sight better than most television now. But it lacked the mystery. On the technical side, the direction was far less inspired, too. There's no amazing shot of Hopper walking down the lab corridor into the Upside Down, for example.

 

[GasBandit]

Stranger Things 2
Stranger Things 1 (rewatch)

I binged ST 1 over the holiday because something felt off about 2. There is really no comparison. ST 1 >>>>>>>>>> ST 2. Season 2 is watchable, sure, and it's a damn sight better than most television now. But it lacked the mystery. On the technical side, the direction was far less inspired, too. There's no amazing shot of Hopper walking down the lab corridor into the Upside Down, for example.

I know what you mean. Unfortunately, villain (or in this case, mystery) decay was inevitable. You can only pop the "upside-down" cherry once.

 

[Yoshimickster]

Oh sweet baby Antichrist the first half of Crisis on Earth-X fucking RULED! It was SO awesome it stopped all the whiney fucking SJWs on Tumblr from bitching about nazis! And I AM an SJW too most of the time, THAT is how annoying they were.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Man, catching up with these shows on Netflix next year is going to be fun.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Stranger Things 2
Stranger Things 1 (rewatch)

I binged ST 1 over the holiday because something felt off about 2. There is really no comparison. ST 1 >>>>>>>>>> ST 2. Season 2 is watchable, sure, and it's a damn sight better than most television now. But it lacked the mystery. On the technical side, the direction was far less inspired, too. There's no amazing shot of Hopper walking down the lab corridor into the Upside Down, for example.

I think another issue is that, character-wise, we're not in an appreciably different place than we could've been at the end of season 1. I think the only real changes that couldn't have believably happened earlier are Eleven and Hopper's daughter/father relationship and Steve's character growth.

But still, agreed, better than most television.

 

[Tiger Tsang]

Two things,

I just recently started rewatching Brisco County, Jr.

It definitely still holds up.

Hail to the King!

Pour one whiskey out for Lord Bowler.


I finally got all the Earth-X CW episodes, I got to watch some of the Flash Ep live, but watching the vow scene I just realized The Greatest American Hero was performing the ceremony. *squee*

 

[GasBandit]

Two things,

I just recently started rewatching Brisco County, Jr.

It definitely still holds up.

Hail to the King!

Pour one whiskey out for Lord Bowler.


I finally got all the Earth-X CW episodes, I got to watch some of the Flash Ep live, but watching the vow scene I just realized The Greatest American Hero was performing the ceremony. *squee*

Nobody touches Pete's piece!

#UtahJohnnyMontanaWasHere

 

[PatrThom]

"That's the thing about being killed by Chinese death stars...thirty minutes later, you're alive again!"

That series always had SO MUCH going on, all at the same time.
You have to watch it multiple times in order to catch it all.

--Patrick

 

[evilmike]

The Orville is adding words to the dictionary.

Spoiler

laforge -- verb -- to promote a bridge officer to the head of engineering

Ex: "Last night on #TheOrville , they laforged Lt. LaMarr."

 

[AshburnerX]

The Orville is adding words to the dictionary.

Spoiler

laforge -- verb -- to promote a bridge officer to the head of engineering

Ex: "Last night on #TheOrville , they laforged Lt. LaMarr."

Star Trek's been doing it for years. Just wait till they O'Brien a guy into the main cast.

 

[GasBandit]

Star Trek's been doing it for years. Just wait till they O'Brien a guy into the main cast.

Then he'll get beat up all the time because of the Worf Effect. But the show will Grow the Beard.

 

[AshburnerX]

Then he'll get beat up all the time because of the Worf Effect. But the show will Grow the Beard.

I'll say this; by DS9, the Worf Effect is all but gone. If he gets into a fight on DS9, someone's getting their ass beat and it's not him.

 

[GasBandit]

I'll say this; by DS9, the Worf Effect is all but gone. If he gets into a fight on DS9, someone's getting their ass beat and it's not him.

Ironically, it was the Jem'hadar that were most subjected to the Worf effect.

 

[PatrThom]

Ironically, it was the Jem'hadar that were most subjected to the Worf effect.

That’s because they were subjected to Worf.

—Patrick

 

[AshburnerX]

That’s because they were subjected to Worf.

—Patrick

The entire time Worf was in the prison camp was to make up for TNG. Just days of beating the crap out of people.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

So I'm catching up on The Flash. I was hesitant to after episode 6, which was by FAR the worst of the whole show.

But this episode, showing The Thinker's origin? FANTASTIC.

What I love most is it's kind of another "Goddammit Barry" episode, but it's The Thinker playing Barry like a violin. He WEAPONIZED "Goddammit Barry."

 

[Yoshimickster]

Devoe is EASILY becoming one of the best Arrowverse villains. Also when "Wells" recognized him...that was glorious.

 

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So.............

Is IT Crowd one of those shows that grows a beard? Because I tried the pilot, and it was nothing but boring, overused "weird computer guy" tropes.

 

[GasBandit]

So.............

Is IT Crowd one of those shows that grows a beard? Because I tried the pilot, and it was nothing but boring, overused "weird computer guy" tropes.

As the series progresses it becomes less about computer guy stuff. But I liked the computer guy stuff. They stop saying "Hello IT have you tried turning it off and on again" by the third episode.

 

[MindDetective]

Yeah, it gets better. I don't remember it being much about technology jokes but rather about the weird personalities of the main characters.

 

[Yoshimickster]

Supergirl Mid-season finale

...HOLY SHIT!

 

[fade]

Yeah, it gets better. I don't remember it being much about technology jokes but rather about the weird personalities of the main characters.

Yeah, that's true even of the pilot. But the personality jokes so far are off-the-shelf and done to death.