Must See TV Thread (2012-2014)

[UMDNats]

Newsroom is back?  I must abandon my schoolwork immediately and watch this

its the same as last season (at least appears so after 1 episode). sorkin will make all the female characters look weak-minded and behind the men, and he will get angry at the news media for making a mistake or not covering an event perfectly like he would in his mind

i still watch it, but sorkin is literally so predictable

[mimontero88]

its the same as last season (at least appears so after 1 episode). sorkin will make all the female characters look weak-minded and behind the men, and he will get angry at the news media for making a mistake or not covering an event perfectly like he would in his mind

i still watch it, but sorkin is literally so predictable

Predictable but thought-provoking.

[HalfSmokes]

Predictable but thought-provoking.

in the, most people now realize the news media is a joke for a myriad of reasons, but here's a show about it with witty dialog

[hammondsnats]

newsroom was so liberal last year, i gave up after 4 episodes, but i can see myself picking it back up. 

still need to catch up with how i met your mother and boardwalk empire.  i like ray donovan so far.  didn't get to watch the bridge, but will do this week. 

[GburgNatsFan]

I think the first 15 minutes of the very first episode was some of the best television I've ever seen.

The rest of the show is okay. But I tend to agree with last season's anti-TEA Party groove, so... maybe I'm disqualified.

Sorkin also has the benefit of 20/20 hindsight. He's setting up a height-of-journalistic-accomplishment that cannot be matched.

its the same as last season (at least appears so after 1 episode). sorkin will make all the female characters look weak-minded and behind the men, and he will get angry at the news media for making a mistake or not covering an event perfectly like he would in his mind

i still watch it, but sorkin is literally so predictable

[DPMOmaha]

If you liked "Whose Line is it Anyway" back with it was on ABC, well, it's coming back tonight on CW.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/14/whose-line-is-it-anyway-premiere-lauren-cohankevin-mchale-review

[UMDNats]

Predictable but thought-provoking.

eh, doesnt really break any new ground. look at last year. sorkin saying THE NEWS MEDIA OVER-COVERED CASEY ANTHONY AND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES ARE STUPID isnt new information. he presents his perfect world of news media that i would hope would be realistic but is probably not.

i also have a major issue with how he makes every female character incredibly weak.

but my roommate and i still watch it because it's not a bad show, just very flawed and at times just absurd.

[HalfSmokes]

he presents his perfect world of news media that i would hope would be realistic but is probably not.

bbc news is pretty close, if you stream NYT and WSJ have content that is great, if you prefer reading, you can add the economist to the list. Just because mass market journalism is crap - then again, if you read historic papers, it hard to argue this hasn't always been the case, doesn't mean good journalism doesn't exist (just that there is no appetite for it)

[Frau Mau]

I'm enjoying Under the Dome, too bad Barbee killed Peter (do we really know for sure?) cause he's seems like a good guy compared to 'Big Jim'. Oh, and the butt doesn't hurt. 

[UMDNats]

bbc news is pretty close, if you stream NYT and WSJ have content that is great, if you prefer reading, you can add the economist to the list. Just because mass market journalism is crap - then again, if you read historic papers, it hard to argue this hasn't always been the case, doesn't mean good journalism doesn't exist (just that there is no appetite for it)

no, of course. im talking about TV news. there are obviously lots of good journalistic outlets. im talking about mass media/TV networks, which is what sorkin is comparing his fake TV station too.

[comish4lif]

Check out "Orange is the New Black" - a new Netflix original series. Watched the 1st two episodes tonight. Looks good.

[Lintyfresh85]

I watched the first episode and liked it. Will have to get back to it soon.

[nats2playoffs]

TODAY, cable TV's Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is airing several films with baseball themes:

11 am - 12-48 pm The Babe Ruth Story (1948) Starring William Bendix

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm It Happens Every Spring (1949) - A professor (Ray Millan) becomes a phenomenal baseball player after discovering a wood-repellant formula. (Comedy).

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) Starring Jackie Robinson portraying himself.

4:00 pm - 5:42 pm Angels in the Outfield (1951) Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh. Coach of a losing team gets help.

6:00 pm - 7:41 pm The Winning Team (1952) Ronald Reagan, Doris Day. Regan portrays pitching great Grover Cleveland Alexander.

[imref]

anyone else stop what they are doing when a new MIMITW commercial airs?  The new one is great:
- he once parallel parked a train
- his 2 cents are worth $37 and change
- it has never been "his bad" (maybe the best line they've ever had)

[madj55]

Another good episode of Suits coming our way tonight

[Optics]

Another good episode of Suits coming our way tonight

Poor Louis. As much as an ahole as he was early on, he's really turned into a likeable character. I feel like the show would have been better if Mike went with Louis. Now it's just him back with Harvey. I know that's what the show is built around but it would be a nice change of pace and good for story evolution.

And forget Rachel, Donna is sooooo hot.

[hammondsnats]

watched the premiere of The Bridge ... pretty good (diane kruger is so hot).

and btw if you aren't watching Ray Donovan, you're not living.

[madj55]

Poor Louis. As much as an ahole as he was early on, he's really turned into a likeable character. I feel like the show would have been better if Mike went with Louis. Now it's just him back with Harvey. I know that's what the show is built around but it would be a nice change of pace and good for story evolution.

And forget Rachel, Donna is sooooo hot.

Yeah, I actually like Louis now. Harvey was being a total doucher I'm disappointed they made the predictable move and had Mike go back to him. Hopefully some other form of shake up happens.

And Scotty is my favorite lady on the show, she's beautiful.

[Frau Mau]

Just finished Orange is the new Black. Some of the flashback pieces seem a little slow in the beginning, but after the first couple when they start going to the backstories of the other convicts it moves very quickly, and the end of episode 13 is epic. I already want them to do another season of this show.

[cmdterps44]

The Walking Dead Season 4 trailer was very cool but I felt like it either spoiled a lot of things or opened up a lot of room for unnecessary questions and assumptions.

[Frau Mau]

Naked and Afraid....let me just say some of these folks should not be naked. 

[houston-nat]

Just finished Orange is the new Black. Some of the flashback pieces seem a little slow in the beginning, but after the first couple when they start going to the backstories of the other convicts it moves very quickly, and the end of episode 13 is epic. I already want them to do another season of this show.

God this show is amazing. Midway through ep 4 and completely addicted.

[Frau Mau]

God this show is amazing. Midway through ep 4 and completely addicted.

Oh, just wait. crap gets crazy with capital K.

[Vega]

Luther is quite good.

[Mathguy]

Under The Dome has gotten us hooked.  Last week was about a government missile not penetrating the dome.