Television General Discussion

So Girl Meets World finally got picked up as a series. To celebrate, I present this potentially NSFW image of Topanga/Danielle Fishel in a spoiler tag.

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Im really enjoying graceland right now. Are all usa shows like this because I definitely get the same vibe from suits. I do wish the main guy was different from mike Ross though. They could be brothers or something. Serinda swan in daisies and bikinis all day.

Dexter comes back next week. Im really waiting for breaking bad though.

USA still had some bombs though.

That one buddy cop show they had was trash…and Barely Legal was tough to watch even though the lead girl (Sarah Shahi) is hotness.

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finally got picked up? its been a disney show from the start lol…they were always picked up

Hadn’t realized Master Chef USA had started

USA Network, Thursday nights for Summer 2013: Shows featuring guys named "Mike."
If a certain other show was part of the schedule, there would be a trifecta/hat-trick/etc. going on, lol.

To me, Graceland feels like a number of USA Networks’ shows (Suits, Burn Notice, Covert Affairs, White Collar) put together into one, particularly for instances where you have a lead character living a dual-life scenario in regards to their workplace environs, which often makes for some interesting entertainment with interactions between other characters.

Paige is cool and nice to watch, lol.

I’m surprised you don’t mention any Jaime Murray stuffs, in regards to her role on Defiance, or am I thinking of someone else who is fond of her?

You late, lol.
It’s been airing with back-to-back eps for this season.
Next week should be fun, considering the promo that was shown.

Thoughts on the season so far;

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Hoping for the J’s (Jordan, Jessie, James) to go far, with maybe one of them taking it in the end.

Team Challenges are kinda lolz; Win, and your team is safe. Lose, and some of your team is safe.

lol I’ve missed Wilfred as well smh.

Anyone catch Hannibal last night? This show deserves a few awards!

suits was the first usa show i watched and now graceland. even from the promos they all FEEL like the exact same show. with suits and graceland that isn’t necessarily a bad thing but i’m not rushing out to watch those other shows because then it’d be too much.

i do love jamie murray and julie benz (rip gaia+rita :frowning: ) but i don’t watch defiance because the pics i saw of her in it made her unrecognizable so i didn’t see the point. i heard the show kinda sucked anyways.

Defiance doesn’t add anything new to the post-apoc sci-fi genre, but I don’t think it’s a bad show per se. It’s pretty in line with other original SyFy series, in that the writing isn’t premium cable level, but it still has interesting characters in a unique world. Jamie Murray plays her part very well, and I think she would have been a great Circe Lannister in an alt world. They also give her some surprisingly sexual scenes. I guess Lost Girl showed SyFy writers what’s up lol.

I caught Hannibal, but too bad no one else did lol!

I think there is one notable loose end in terms Will Graham’s situation, and that is Miriam Lass. The mysterious killer was supposed to have killed Miriam because she was suspected to have gotten close to figuring things out. So how can Will be legitimately tied to her death?

I don’t remember Miriam’s death being tied to this series of deaths, Hannibal pinned it on Dr. Abel Gideon (Izzard).

It is a bit much at times, especially if you follow all those shows, which I somewhat do, lol.

It’s all about those scenes when Stahma is featured bathing (preferably by herself) or when she was in bed with Kenya, lol.

I also watched the season finale of Hannibal last night.
That featured meal made for an interesting scene/conversation.
Now to wait for a cookbook of featured recipes and new episodes next year.

Hmm…
It appears that 72 Hours has made the move to Friday nights on TNT.
Tonight’s episode featured the Island on Lana’i in Hawaii…
…and some drama cause someone quit the competition.

He wasn’t though, it was Abigail’s friend, some other girl whose name I can’t remember, Doctor Sutcliffe and the girl in the oxygen chamber thing. Miriam Lass is associated with the Chesapeake Ripper

[details=Spoiler]Crawford and the FBI haven’t connected the dots that the Copycat/Chesapeake Ripper are the same killer. Will figures it out(maybe not that he’s the Chesapeake), but that Hannibal was the copycat and set Will up.
That was a great scene in the Hobbs house. Will’s realization was well done and Will gets shot and ends up in the identical spot that Hobbs died when Will shot him. I remembered that scene early in the season when Abigail said Hannibal should play the voice on the phone and Will gave them both a look…that was cool that it was a piece to Will figuring it all out.
The implication that the “veal” Hannibal and his doctor were eating was Abigail was pretty fucked up too, she knows what Hannibal is…interesting to see how that will play out, looks like series is not gonna be bound to Will working with Hannibal on serial killer of the week setups, but actually be driven by story.
Final scene was great too, uses the same piece of music from Hannibal,same front perspective shot they used on Clarice in SOTL. Series was getting a little tiring with Will’s constant psychological breaks, but can’t wait to see how they’re gonna play Will clearing himself and going after Hannibal[/details]

Good show though, season finale was great.

USA shows do mostly live up to their slogan of “Characters Matter”. Basically they take simple TV premises and slightly tweak them, and then they cast/write characters that have personality or some sort of chemistry that makes it work. You know relatable enough personalities to an audience, quirky humor, and a nice dash to keep things interesting.

I don’t watch the network’s shows too much because of other stuff that grabs my attention, but they do have a successful formula that works most of time. Not to mention advertising any new programming well ahead of airing time.

I knew [details=Spoiler]Gideon was tied to Miriam’s death but I thought that Will and Jack knew (or heavily suspected) he was being manipulated into thinking he was the Chesapeake Ripper. Therefore still leaving some doubt as to who really killed her.[/details]

Ah, thanks for all that! I actually forgot I missed a pivotal episode involving Abigail’s secret. Oh well, great season anyways and I look forward to the next season in 2014.

oh shit new season of uk skins and they’re bringing some old cast members back!!! effie, cassie, cook, naomi? the twins???

can some make a list of halarious tv shows

done with:
curve your E
sunny in phily
workaholics

Try The IT Crowd.
I’m also starting to watch Parks & Recreation. It starts slow, but grows on you.

Now that Hannibal and Mad Men are over, what’s next? When’s Boardwalk Empire back? feels like that show hasn’t been on for ages.

Edit: 8th of September :frowning:

Dexter is back this weekend, breaking bad late summer?

Falling Skies is good imo. It won’t win Emmys, but it’s a fun watch.

I’d say it is better than The Walking Dead in terms of character interaction. Not everyone is blatantly brooding and shitting on one another in the middle of trying to survive.

And the alien invasion angle has more room for exploration than the zombie apocalypse, you still have selfish humans and alliance issues but with a little more subtly. It’s not quite as dark or gory, but the writing is better.