TV Shows

• vball10set

  SportsAndLady;1838669 wrote:Watched the first 3-4 episodes of This Is Us when it came out. It was good but so damn dramatic. I found myself thinking to myself "my god, get the fuck over it!" after a lot of scenes. So I stopped watching.

  lol, it is listed as a 'TV drama', so you definitely got it pegged correctly
• Benny The Jet

  

  wildcats20;1838663 wrote:This Is Us is so damn good. Honestly, I have no idea how it could get better.

  I steered clear of This is Us because I just assumed it was a chick flick, along the lines of Parenthood. Is it not?
• vball10set

  Benny The Jet;1838706 wrote:I steered clear of This is Us because I just assumed it was a chick flick, along the lines of Parenthood. Is it not?

  It is along the lines of Parenthood, but I wouldn't classify it as a chick flick...btw, you prolly watch the Kardashians, amirite?
• vball10set

  Benny The Jet;1838706 wrote:I steered clear of This is Us because I just assumed it was a chick flick, along the lines of Parenthood. Is it not?

  I guess you could say it's along the lines of the series Parenthood in that it revolves around one particular family, is cast brilliantly and is well written with constantly changing story lines, but 'chick flick'?!? Nope...sorry.
• SportsAndLady

  

  vball10set;1838704 wrote:lol, it is listed as a 'TV drama', so you definitely got it pegged correctly

  Oh I love drama's. This was just a little too much for me. I'm sure it's a really good show just not for me.
• Benny The Jet

  

  vball10set;1838708 wrote:I guess you could say it's along the lines of the series Parenthood in that it revolves around one particular family, is cast brilliantly and is well written with constantly changing story lines, but 'chick flick'?!? Nope...sorry.

  I was wrong. Wife and I watched first 2 episodes last night, it's legit.
• wildcats20

  

  Benny The Jet;1838833 wrote:I was wrong. Wife and I watched first 2 episodes last night, it's legit.

  It only gets better, imo.
• Benny The Jet

  

  wildcats20;1838836 wrote:It only gets better, imo.

  The ending of the first episode has me hooked. Nice little curve ball I didn't see coming.
• jmog

  wildcats20;1838663 wrote:This Is Us is so damn good. Honestly, I have no idea how it could get better.

  This is Us maybe one of the top 5 or 10 shows of all time.
  
  The last show I REALLY thought was close to this excellent was Parenthood, before that all the way back to The Wonder Years.
  
  This Is Us is probably better than Parenthood and on par with The Wonder Years.
  
  Seriously best show by far on TV, but do NOT start watching now, you HAVE to start on episode 1, HUGE cliffhanger that sets up the whole show...don't go looking for a synopsis or that will ruin it as well.
  
  The first episode will hook you, just go watch it...you will be like "WTF???" near the end of the first episode.
• jmog

  Benny The Jet;1838837 wrote:The ending of the first episode has me hooked. Nice little curve ball I didn't see coming.

  The first episode hooks you, and you won't be let down. The whole series so far has been really good.
• SportsAndLady

  

  jmog;1838844 wrote:This is Us maybe one of the top 5 or 10 shows of all time.
  
  The last show I REALLY thought was close to this excellent was Parenthood, before that all the way back to The Wonder Years.
  
  This Is Us is probably better than Parenthood and on par with The Wonder Years.
  
  Seriously best show by far on TV, but do NOT start watching now, you HAVE to start on episode 1, HUGE cliffhanger that sets up the whole show...don't go looking for a synopsis or that will ruin it as well.
  
  The first episode will hook you, just go watch it...you will be like "WTF???" near the end of the first episode.

  Best show on sitcom television? Or best show on tv period?
  
  I highly doubt it's better than some of the premium tv shows out there right now.
• Heretic

  

  SportsAndLady;1838709 wrote:Oh I love drama's. This was just a little too much for me. I'm sure it's a really good show just not for me.

  That's how I felt from seeing commercials for it. Just too much of the "family values; for the feelz; normal families going through live and all its trials" vibe for my interests, when I prefer stuff with action and intrigue.
  
  But I'm a person who lost a lot of interest in Dexter throughout the first season because of how much it focused on the soap opera "I'm a sociopath killer...so watch me try to have normal(ish) relations with my girlfriend, my sister and my co-workers, so they don't know how screwed up I really am" stuff at the expense of him being a killer who hunted down other killers, so I don't know how aligned my tastes are with the general public, lol.
• vball10set

  Benny The Jet;1838837 wrote:The ending of the first episode has me hooked. Nice little curve ball I didn't see coming.

  indeed...very "Sixth Sense-ish"
  

  jmog;1838845 wrote:The first episode hooks you, and you won't be let down. The whole series so far has been really good.

  yup
• jmog

  SportsAndLady;1838847 wrote:Best show on sitcom television? Or best show on tv period?
  
  I highly doubt it's better than some of the premium tv shows out there right now.

  I have watched a lot of the premium series from Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, etc and yes, while the production/spec fx are better on premium channel series, the story/weaving of story lines in This Is Us is better.
  
  And I thoroughly enjoyed Sopranos, and at least the first two seasons of GoT.
• jmog

  vball10set;1838865 wrote:indeed...very "Sixth Sense-ish"
  
  
  
  yup

  Best way to put it, Sixth Sense ish, as in no one saw it coming. Although about 30 seconds to 1 minute before it was revealed in episode 1 I did pause it and tell the wife and kids "um...I think I just figured out 'X'". And was right.
• Benny The Jet

  

  jmog;1838870 wrote:Best way to put it, Sixth Sense ish, as in no one saw it coming. Although about 30 seconds to 1 minute before it was revealed in episode 1 I did pause it and tell the wife and kids "um...I think I just figured out 'X'". And was right.

  My wife picked up on it before I did in the final couple of minutes. She's a lot more observant than I am haha
• wildcats20

  

  Has anyone watched Ripper Street? Just came across it on Netflix. It was on BBC America and I guess it's done now. Takes place during/after the Jack the Ripper murders. Gonna check it out today.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  I tried to watch Legion on FX. Just couldn't get into it.
• justincredible

  

  We recently started watching Parks & Rec again. We just started season 3 yesterday. Ron Swanson is the greatest tv comedy character of all-time, IMO. By a lot.
• Benny The Jet

  

  justincredible;1841315 wrote:We recently started watching Parks & Rec again. We just started season 3 yesterday. Ron Swanson is the greatest tv comedy character of all-time, IMO. By a lot.

  I've been doing the same. The Snake Juice episode may be my favorite. (Or anything with Jean-Ralphio)
  
• justincredible

  

  
• justincredible

  

  We watched the first episode of Veep last night and it was pretty funny. I will continue watching.
• justincredible

  

  We watched the first 3 episodes of Bates Motel tonight. Great show so far.
• Terry_Tate

  

  justincredible;1841315 wrote:We recently started watching Parks & Rec again. We just started season 3 yesterday. Ron Swanson is the greatest tv comedy character of all-time, IMO. By a lot.

  I almost put a picture of breakfast food in my new office solely because of Ron Swanson. GOAT.
• justincredible