What TV series are you watching at moment?

[Rubin Farr]

 

the world has raped American heroes LOL.

Are you twelve?

It's called a sense of humor. Look into it.

[Rubin Farr]

wow Jonathan Nolan is bring the Foundation Trilogy to HBO. If anyone can do it justice, this might be the place if they do a Game of Thrones approach.

 

http://io9.com/what-absolutely-everyone-needs-to-know-about-isaac-asim-1660230344?utm_source=recirculation&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=wednesdayPM

[azatoth]

wow Jonathan Nolan is bring the Foundation Trilogy to HBO. If anyone can do it justice, this might be the place if they do a Game of Thrones approach.

 

http://io9.com/what-absolutely-everyone-needs-to-know-about-isaac-asim-1660230344?utm_source=recirculation&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=wednesdayPM

I have been dreaming of a GoT-type show but in space. Who knows if this one could be it.

[Perezvon]

crazy that people are un ironically watching the big bang theory. wtf yall

This and How I met your mother. How could you even like this shit? I don't get it.

[Guest Roksen Creek]

 

wow Jonathan Nolan is bring the Foundation Trilogy to HBO. If anyone can do it justice, this might be the place if they do a Game of Thrones approach.

 

http://io9.com/what-absolutely-everyone-needs-to-know-about-isaac-asim-1660230344?utm_source=recirculation&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=wednesdayPM

I have been dreaming of a GoT-type show but in space. Who knows if this one could be it.

 

 

If you don't have an aversion to anime (it's not typical anime anyway), you should watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It was GoT in space before GoT and much better too.

[azatoth]

Shit, I feel old now that you said you used to watch HIMYM when you were 15. When I was 15, Friends were the equivalent.

[pcock]

yeah my childhood shit was 30 rock from the sun, friends, simpsons + fresh prince of bel air at 6 every day etc. also robot wars. robot wars every day.

[Perezvon]

yeah. himym i would watch when i was 15 or so but there are many more high octane and creative laughs to be had elsewhere, right?

Yeah sitcoms are nowhere near anything I would describe as "creative", nor "funny". It's quite an antithesis to "creative laughs" really, more like "déjà-vu sighs".

[azatoth]

 

 

wow Jonathan Nolan is bring the Foundation Trilogy to HBO. If anyone can do it justice, this might be the place if they do a Game of Thrones approach.

 

http://io9.com/what-absolutely-everyone-needs-to-know-about-isaac-asim-1660230344?utm_source=recirculation&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=wednesdayPM

I have been dreaming of a GoT-type show but in space. Who knows if this one could be it.

 

If you don't have an aversion to anime (it's not typical anime anyway), you should watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It was GoT in space before GoT and much better too.

 

Thanks for the recommendation, but I do have an aversion to anime, although I did manage to watch the whole Cowboy bebop thing some years ago and liked it, but dunno how I would if I watched it again. That said from the little I've checked on anime/manga they seem to cover some awesome sci-fi settings and themes, that usually tickles me fancy. It just the style I can't handle.

[Guest jasondonervan]

 

Trailer Park Boys. Somehow managed to miss the entire thing until now, apart from the episode with Conky which I do remember seeing once. Tearing through it on Netflix, quite entertaining. Bubbles is probably my favourite character, closely followed by Ricky and his frequently entertaining fumbling of words ("Nice job, Lahey... my Dad has parallel-sis")

Edited November 20, 2014 by jasondonervan

[Perezvon]

Also watching Gotham right now. It's nicer than I thought it would be thanks to the lore and the actually pretty good actors overall, but the realisation really is quite terrible. The way it's filmed and set is gross, feels like it should have been broadcasted years ago as a failed mainstream series. Which is too bad because it's not what it is...

 

@meshgearfox : I dunno really since I have avoided pretty much anything called a sitcom because of that.

Edited November 20, 2014 by Perezvon

[Guest Roksen Creek]

 

 

 

wow Jonathan Nolan is bring the Foundation Trilogy to HBO. If anyone can do it justice, this might be the place if they do a Game of Thrones approach.

 

http://io9.com/what-absolutely-everyone-needs-to-know-about-isaac-asim-1660230344?utm_source=recirculation&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=wednesdayPM

I have been dreaming of a GoT-type show but in space. Who knows if this one could be it.

 

If you don't have an aversion to anime (it's not typical anime anyway), you should watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It was GoT in space before GoT and much better too.

 

Thanks for the recommendation, but I do have an aversion to anime, although I did manage to watch the whole Cowboy bebop thing some years ago and liked it, but dunno how I would if I watched it again. That said from the little I've checked on anime/manga they seem to cover some awesome sci-fi settings and themes, that usually tickles me fancy. It just the style I can't handle.

 

 

Well, the whole series is on youtube if you ever want to give it a chance. It's a lot more subdued and staid than most other anime (which I agree most of which are ridiculously over the top). The animation is dated, but the writing and character development is still unmatched. It's hard to keep track of all the characters at first, but you get used to it.

 

I don't really think the Foundation trilogy is comparable to GoT. It's a very different sort of thing. Though who knows what Nolan will do with it. I shudder to think.

[azatoth]

I want a crazy sci-fi epic spanning thousands of years involving AIs, posthumans and interstellar wars. No aliens. In fact I have no idea how drama could be made around a setting where people are immortal, can mind upload and whatever else a very advanced civilization can do. Maybe it's a bad idea. Then again Banks Culture novels spin a good yarn in a setting like that, mostly to do with how the Culture meddles with less advanced civilizations.

Edited November 20, 2014 by azatoth

[Perezvon]

Okay I've just checked "sitcom" in wikipedia lol, and I do love Scrubs to death. Malcom in the middle was cool too. and if we're counting the Simpsons as one then yes, plus Family Guy.

 

@azatoth : did you watch Battlestar Galactica ? I'd say it's at least a good start for what you're asking for. Maybe a bit too "earthian" though.

Edited November 20, 2014 by Perezvon

[pcock]

i think british sitcoms have always outshone american, father ted, alan partridge, the IT crowd.

[azatoth]

Of the McFarlane shows, American Dad is the superior one.

[Guest Roksen Creek]

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the best US "sitcom" at the moment imo.

 

Curb Your Enthusiasm was great too, but havent watched it in a while.

[pcock]

do its always sunny and curb class as sitcoms? a sitcom to me has always involved canned laughter and just a couple of rooms/sets.

Edited November 20, 2014 by messiaen

[Guest Roksen Creek]

Yeah, I'm not sure what counts as a sitcom anymore. It says it's a sitcom on wiki so I'll just go with them I guess lol

[olo]

South Park - Cock Magic

 

aired last night. Thoroughly enjoyed.

The Oculus Rift episode from last week was good to.

 

Kinda tuned out of this show years ago. Glad I came back to it.

[Guest]

The Newsroom started again. Despite it's sometimes too sharp, too witty, too idiosyncratically spergtastic humor, I dig watching it; it has an interesting take on the whole ethics concept, and well.. sometimes I just like to zone out watching it.

 

South park too sometimes, but other than that I watch nothing

Edited November 20, 2014 by Guest

[cruising for burgers]

Sitcoms goes in here:
http://forum.watmm.com/topic/61930-comedy-tv-series/page-5

 

 

also:
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls071067164/

Edited November 20, 2014 by THIS IS MICHAEL JACKSON

[Guest bitroast]

so this thread is only for srs shows?

 

here, this thread is for posting about tv series that you are watching at the moment - http://forum.watmm.com/topic/70725-what-tv-series-are-you-watching-at-moment

 

finished star trek TNG. watched the last ep last night.

season 7 had a handful of good episodes but overall kind of running out of steam..

that last episode though...

 

[Guest murphythecat8]

I love Orange is the new black.

 

Im also listening to park and recreation

[Guest murphythecat8]

Louie season 4 - watched the first two. wow the exaggeration of scenarios shiz is on full non-stop whack. which is funny in itself because that was something people moaned about before when it happened occasionally. the garbage men or whatever they're called thing was funny. oh man, bin ben are noisy.. lol. but yeah, it was alright.

I personally cannot stand the fourth season of Louie. its becoming pathetic, but the first three were genius imo.