OT: New Fall Series

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:30 pm

vader29 wrote:
Diablo25 wrote:Anyone see the promo for "The Bionic Woman" series that was advertised for next fall? I loved the original Six Million Dollar Man. I wish they would release those on DVD. I'd get them in a heart beat.
I loved the originals also and rewatched all of the Six Million Dollar Man episodes when they were on the Sci Fi channel a few years ago. I would definitely pick up that dvd set if it ever comes about. That was one of my favorite shows as a kid and I even had the Steve Austin 12 inch figure with the bionic hand and eye and also the Oscar Goldman with the exploding suitcase.

I had all of that stuff too

Hell, look at my avatar!

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:46 pm

So I finally got around to watching the first episode of Cane last night on my dvr and then caught the second episode as well, really liked what I have seen so far and this show will be definitely be added to my must see shows from here on out. Paola Turbay, the actress playing Jimmy Smits wife in this show is absolutely gorgeous. Also watched the Cavemen show and it wasn't too bad, they even had them playing a Nintendo Wii in the episode.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:56 pm

I think we could of went with a new thread.

Early picks:

1. Reaper

2. Life

3. Journeyman (this wont last requires too much thinking for the average American viewer)

4. Chuck

Not so sure of:

1. Bionic Women

2. Heroes (2nd season isn't doing much for me)

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:19 pm

Pushing Daisies is suppose to be good.

Dexter and Brotherhood season 2 just started last Sunday. Good reason to get Showtime. But they have Weeds going too.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:33 pm

I really liked both "geek shows," Chuck and Reaper. I'm concerned about Reaper's ability to be good week to week, as the premise is excellent but seems more suited to a movie than a series.

I had low expectations for Chuck, but loved the visual style and the writing. And if they insert a clip of the lead girl getting dressed every week that's good enough for me.

I also liked Aliens in America.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:56 pm

The pilot of "Dirty Sexy Money" sucked. Think of every rich family soap opera cliche, and you have it in one pilot.

Very disappointing.

Then again, the bar was set so ridiculously high this summer by AMC's "Mad Men" that I don't think any new fall shows will come close to matching it. Every episode of "Mad Men" is like a small film; it's that good.

I'm more than happy with my fill of quality American TV with "Friday Night Lights" and "Mad Men." Unfortunately, "Mad Men" only has three episodes to go this season. But thankfully AMC picked it up for another season next summer.

Take care,
PK

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:14 am

Danimal wrote:I think we could of went with a new thread.

Early picks:

1. Reaper

2. Life

3. Journeyman (this wont last requires too much thinking for the average American viewer)

4. Chuck

Not so sure of:

1. Bionic Women

2. Heroes (2nd season isn't doing much for me)

We have very similar tastes Dan

I'm loving Reaper and LIFE. Its weird looking at Damien Lewis and not thinking of Dick Winters (Band of Brothers). Journeyman is super but I agree that it may scuffle due to the requirement of brain activity. Chuck is a solid show. It doesn't hurt that the girl is smokin' either. And I mean smokin'

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:16 am

Well, a lot of those shows sound like they will never get to air over here (even Friday Night Lights, which I don't think is on), but Sky have just started showing season 2 of my favourite show from last year, Eureka (or A Town Called Eureka, as it is called in the UK, for some reason).

Heroes is shown quite quickly on Sky, and has even made it onto the BBC, but for some reason it just doesn't grab me. Still, it's better than that interminable shite-fest known as 'Lost', which wins my 'Twin Peaks Award for Wilful Obscurantism'. All it needs to do now is to start referencing other shows and itself more obviously, and it can become a meta-serial, which will keep the Media Studies idiots in undergraduate degree questions for decades.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:47 am

davet010 wrote:Well, a lot of those shows sound like they will never get to air over here (even Friday Night Lights, which I don't think is on), but Sky have just started showing season 2 of my favourite show from last year, Eureka (or A Town Called Eureka, as it is called in the UK, for some reason).

Eureka, The 4400 and Burn Notice are 3 of my favorite shows. When my Tivo HD crashed I lost the whole season of unwatched 4400 and also the last 5 or 6 episodes of Eureka. I like to watch the 4400 in one sitting.

Anyway I think they are running a Eureka all day marathon on this season on Saturday or Sunday and I am going to Tivo all of them. I would advise anyone who wants to see a good show to do the same.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:22 am

Dave:

You can grab the entire first season of "Friday Night Lights" here:

http://www.tvtorrents.com/loggedin/show.do?id=563

Take care,
PK

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:51 am

After getting burned so many times by starting to watch a show only to have it cancelled I was very selective with which shows I would give a shot this season. A lot interested me but I narrowed the list down to 3.

1. Chuck - I'm an IT geek, the chick is unbelievably hot, and Linderman from My Bodyguard is in it. I've checked out the first 2 episodes and really like it. It feels different from a lot of tv shows and has a certain charm about it.

2. The Big Bang Theory - I already enjoy How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men and this comes on right in the middle. Another plus is if they cancel a sitcom I'm not heartbroken because 5 more will pop up. I've only seen the pilot episode but I have the 2nd episode on the DVR. It's been a while since a sitcom impressed me with a pilot episode. I usually have to see 3 or 4 episodes before I can tell if it will be funny. It was refreshing that this show was very funny in the pilot. I guess geek is chic this season.

3. Pushing Daisies - It's on the DVR but I haven't watched it yet. It looks different and that's why I went with it.

Shows I wanted to check out but didn't make the cut: Journeyman, Dirty Sexy Money, Hot Shots, Reaper, Bionic Woman, Life.

Cane looks like something that would interest me but after seeing shows like that on HBO, network tv doesn't do the genre justice.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:09 pm

I haven't seen too many new fall shows, but I've been watching Damages on FX, the one with Glenn Close, and wow, that show is outstanding. It's a really good, tough, unsentimental, smart, mean show. The whole cast is outstanding, especially Close and a vanity-free Ted Danson as the white haired billionaire ass hole at the center of the main case around which the story is built.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:44 pm

Scoop, i've watched both episodes of the Big bang theory and i'll continue to watch it until it's cancelled. There is a dude on that show that's not even one of the main two characters that steals the show for me.
I also watched "Carpoolers" which wasn't to bad but then again I usually like crap comedies.

WillHunting · Post by **WillHunting** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:58 pm

I must not like TV very much, because I hated almost all the new shows.

OTOH, Dexter season 2 is looking to be spectacular.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:35 pm

anyway to watch

Reaper
dexter

online?

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:09 pm

ScoopBrady wrote: 1. Chuck - I'm an IT geek, the chick is unbelievably hot, and Linderman from My Bodyguard is in it. I've checked out the first 2 episodes and really like it. It feels different from a lot of tv shows and has a certain charm about it.

If you like this show, you really should be watching Reaper. IMO the best new dramedy of the season. I won't say best new show, as Life is really my favorite.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:00 pm

Sudz wrote:anyway to watch

Reaper
dexter

online?

sho.com may have one or two episodes of Dexter. They had a free preview this past weekend.

Otherwise, insert PK's usual suggestion here.

HipE · Post by **HipE** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:07 pm

I think the lame new Landry/Tyra storyline may have killed FNL for me. Way to take a show that I really enjoyed because of how realistic the interactions between characters were and turn it into a daytime soap opera.

At least the music was good

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:14 pm

HipE wrote:I think the lame new Landry/Tyra storyline may have killed FNL for me. Way to take a show that I really enjoyed because of how realistic the interactions between characters were and turn it into a daytime soap opera.

At least the music was good

You might be right HipE. The other storylines are pretty engaging, but the Landry/Tyra storylines has been seen in other shows and movies. Their immediate reaction should have been to call the authorities.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:36 am

sportdan30 wrote:
HipE wrote:I think the lame new Landry/Tyra storyline may have killed FNL for me. Way to take a show that I really enjoyed because of how realistic the interactions between characters were and turn it into a daytime soap opera.

At least the music was good
You might be right HipE. The other storylines are pretty engaging, but the Landry/Tyra storylines has been seen in other shows and movies. Their immediate reaction should have been to call the authorities.

Of course it SHOULD have been. But they're 16 and 17 years old, panicking. Most kids in their situation, especially those from broken homes like Tyra and Landry, would do the exact same thing they are.

The show is realistic, as usual. Great show. I want to see Mrs. T nursing that baby!

Take care,
PK

SoMisss2000 · Post by **SoMisss2000** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:25 pm

pk500 wrote:
sportdan30 wrote:
HipE wrote:I think the lame new Landry/Tyra storyline may have killed FNL for me. Way to take a show that I really enjoyed because of how realistic the interactions between characters were and turn it into a daytime soap opera.

At least the music was good
You might be right HipE. The other storylines are pretty engaging, but the Landry/Tyra storylines has been seen in other shows and movies. Their immediate reaction should have been to call the authorities.
Of course it SHOULD have been. But they're 16 and 17 years old, panicking. Most kids in their situation, especially those from broken homes like Tyra and Landry, would do the exact same thing they are.

The show is realistic, as usual. Great show. I want to see Mrs. T nursing that baby!

Take care,
PK

I didn't like the storyline either but after thinking about it. I agreed with PK. They're just kids that panicked. Not too far from reality. Of course you can predict, it'll get out and they'll eventually get off with a light punishment. I guess kids don't think about self defense.

I didn't like the story of Eric being away in Austin for 8 months. You mean to tell me, that he is in the same state and couldn't get home to Dillion for 8 months? They may have said "weeks" but I could've swore they said months.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:26 pm

SoMisss2000 wrote:I didn't like the storyline either but after thinking about it. I agreed with PK. They're just kids that panicked. Not too far from reality. Of course you can predict, it'll get out and they'll eventually get off with a light punishment. I guess kids don't think about self defense.

Plus consider their family situations. No adult guidance or counsel. Tyra's father is long gone, and her mother is local irresponsible whore. There have been references to how Landry tried out for the football team only to make his asshole old man proud of him.

So it's not like these kids have stable homes with daily adult guidance. Their actions are easily plausible considering those circumstances and considering they're 16 and 17.

SoMisss2000 wrote:I didn't like the story of Eric being away in Austin for 8 months. You mean to tell me, that he is in the same state and couldn't get home to Dillion for 8 months? They may have said "weeks" but I could've swore they said months.

Yeah, that's a bit odd. The dude is a D-I coach: He must be making some coin. Something tells me he can break away from film for a day or two and fly home.

That said, Taylor will be back on the sidelines in Dillon soon. It's obvious he misses the kids, and Tami is going to force him to make a choice between her or the TMU job very soon. Plus that new Dillon coach -- the Tennessee Tyrant -- is an asshole and is rubbing Buddy Gerety and other important people in the town the wrong way. He'll be gone soon, opening the door for Taylor to return.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Tennessee Tyrant is fired because he either hits a kid or runs a kid -- maybe Riggins -- so hard in practice that he causes the kid to have a seizure or cardiac arrest. So he'll be canned before the season is out.

Fellas, one other thing you need to remember about this show: It's TV. It's never going to be 100 percent realistic. Plus I think the writers are under pressure from NBC to "sauce up" the plot to increase ratings, unfortunately.

Almost any other show would have been gone after one season with ratings like those "FNL" received last season. Thankfully it's back, and hopefully the writers can strike a balance between the realism we loved from last year and the "pizzazz" one of the plot lines in the script might get to increase ratings.

I have no problem with one or two of the plot lines getting semi-cheesy if it saves the show. If most or all of the plot lines get stupid, like "Lost" has done in the last 1 1/2 seasons, then I'll be done with this show.

I still thought last night's season premier was very, very good, better than a VAST majority of the current dramas on TV.

Take care,
PK

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:30 pm

Whoa, thanks a lot guys. I thought we were talking about NEW tv shows in this thread. Nice spoilers on FNL which I have sitting on my DVR.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:49 pm

Sorry.

Take care,
PK

TheGamer · Post by **TheGamer** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:15 pm

I like Journeyman, but could it be a more blatant ripoff of Quantum Leap? Same premise except that the primary character gets to come back home. Also, wonder if Steve Austin will ever be introduced into Bionic Woman, seeing as how he was her fiance, and the reason she got bionics in the orginal series.