The Official Field Gulls OT Thread - In Which We Gush About Our Favorite TV Shows

But they are making a movie for it as well

…that any new season/movie they do will be met with disappointment, especially after the heavy Michael Cera/Will Arnett backlash.

Just let it got and cherish the good memories.

A movie could be fun though.

You already know I’m the nerdiest mod on FG. Don’t make me embarrass myself further.

I gave up on Walking dead very early this season and I’ve heard nothing that suggests I made the wrong decision.

I would like to watch the new Clash of Kings trailer, but all I find are terrible fan made knock-offs, If you could provide a link, that would be swell

Love all of those, except I’m lukewarm on The Office. Just started getting into 30 Rock and it’s consuming my essence…in the most enjoyable way possible.

Alec Baldwin is good on 30 rock, but did anyone doubt that he would win the SAG award? I mean the former president of the screen actors guild is up for a screen actors award, and people were surprised that he won?
On a lighter note, whenever I think of SAG, I think of Team America (F*CK, YEAH!), and the Film Actors Guild.

They have the first season on Netflix. I’ve heard nothing but good things about it.

I’m missing out. The Robert Downey movies were fun, but they just don’t feel like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s work (obviously). I mean, the spirit isn’t there. I’d rather watch Peroit for a good mystery.
I miss the BBC. I mean The Office with Ricky Gervais, Peroit, Red Drawf, and Doctor Who. And a little Red Green is always a great pick me up.

Ignore the prequels/special editions, find the original Laserdisc rips on Ebay, and enjoy your Han shooting first.

Star Wars (it is STAR WARS, NOT A New Hope, and ESPECIALLY NOT Episode IV) is my favorite movie of all time. Mainly because it’s a familiar story told in a different way that an eight year old loved. All his movies are geared towards children, phantom Menace had freakin’ Olson twin references in it for kids. The series is great for kids. It has stand alone episodes that kids can enjoy, but as was stated before, it shows the galactic struggle in a much better way than two hours can.
Lucas figured that people had seen the two seasons of the 2003-04 Clone Wars cartoon prior to seeing Revenge of the Sith, but because most didn’t see it, he wanted to expand upon what was missed in the new Clone Wars series.
I’m pissed off at him for not living up to my expectations. Raiders of the Lost Ark ruined movies for me. Before that movie, you didn’t see more than a couple of climaxes. Even Star Wars only had one, with many mini-climaxes, but Raiders had so many that everyone wanted to be like it, and Jerry Bruckheimer came along. I’m not defending him, per se, but his movie making never grew with his audience. The one time he did try to grow, we got Howard the Duck.(GREAT comic.)

Zooey’s character is so over the top it kinda ruins it (and now they have the exact male version of her on the show, yay…)

Two great seasons. Glee can fuck itself forever for stealing Jane Lynch, too.

So happy that Adam Scott finally found a place on Parks and Rec.

The Other Side has saved the day

I’ve never been a sci fi junky, or fan even. Outside the occasional movie, its just not my thing. Never liked Star Wars, or Trek, or any of those other movies/shows.

I was so excited when the show came out. I was a huge fan of the original. Couldn’t get beyond things like how come no one asked Baltar if he still had a nuclear device when one went off, and they couldn’t figure out where it came from. The show had so much potential. I loved how they used inertia in their battles, how it took time to transmit messages. Then they’d say that Cylons could communicate instantaneously over light years! there were just too many contradictions.
Also, the cylons in the original series were reptilian. Their warriors, the Cylon Warriors were mechanical. I could get past that, Starbuck and Boomer becoming women, Col. Tyghe becoming white, even little things that all sci-fi productions do, but the writing was just too schizophrenic. The writing couldn’t follow through on a truly coherent thought.
A Robot Chicken sketch summed it up perfectly for me: The Battlestar Galactica producers were trying to decide who would become a cylon. They had everyone’s pictures on a wall, and were throwing darts at them.

They don’t seem to make any jokes. Instead they just say things and then a laugh track appear.Like so. That’s just…owtch?

But then I figured out that I didn’t care any more after a while. I’m not sure what changed, but it definitely died for me.

In real life.

but I was spoiled with X – files and nothing else really compares.

Then missed a bunch, and havent caught up. so sad…

Serials like Lost, The Wire, Breaking Bad, etc have ruined the “let’s solve a different case each week!” format for me.

Hilarious. But as a contractor I get to see that all the time, and I make money off it. Sometimes people watch DIY too much and forget why there’s professionals out there.

Then I can die happy.

And there is definitely a top tier of TV occupied by The Wire, but I would put Breaking Bad right up there with it. Both are fantastic, captivating, and incredible in their own ways.

Heroes took a slow nose dive after the first season, kinda sad but oh well.

A lot of stuff i’ve watched on there over the years that i didnt know or wondered about were answered. good show!

Then i’ll toss out Pawnstars and American Pickers. These 2 shows i look at as the low budget version of Antique Roadshow lol

/swishes cape

while it lasted.
Unfortunately that actor got to hot and they couldn’t keep the cast together past 2 seasons.

Is that gif from Parks and Rec?

I couldn’t get on board with any of his other shows.

character.

Also, Benne, what about a thread for worst show? I nominate any reality show, especially Mob Wives. Channel surfing is not a good thing when you stop on that show. I have to wonder, who would put make-up on a reptile?

I watched it without the laugh track, and enjoyed it more.

More as the kind of mindless action movie type entertainment. Ever since KINDA SPOILER the other burned spy becomes part of the cast it just completely lost me, season 4 I think? That whole story line was just uninteresting and frustrating.

Just a good lighthearted detective show that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

What could be more emasculating than the “fat lady” from Harry Potter as the first female vicar in a small English village. My girlfriend and I would laugh through every episode.

But I was mostly sticking to ongoing shows. There’s too many great shows in the past. Including Carnivale, speaking of HBO series.

If so, then she’s freakin’ awesome. Also, gotta like anyone that wears a Snoopy t-shirt.

And was disappointed. If you’ve seen Watchmen Ultimate Cut, then you understand.

That series was so far ahead of its time, and for them to revisit it in a prequel stage, it would have to be set in the 60s-70s. Not sure how that will hold up. But there is a chance for them to do some actual character development about them.

They’ll probably screw it up of course, but here’s to hoping they don’t mess up one of the best 12 shot series in history, other than Squadron Supreme.

Watchmen movie: yay or nay?

Personally, I’m in the “yay” camp. For starters, it’s probably the best Watchmen movie we could hope for—Snyder went to great lengths to keep the costumes and 80’s paranoia theme intact. He even recreated the most iconic images from the comic wholesale. Love or hate Snyder on his legitimate weaknesses, but the man has a gift for visuals, and I hope we can all agree on that.

I mostly like the movie, and to most of the detractors who keep harping on how it condensed the comic? It’s a movie. There’s a reason Moore’s comic was considered unfilmable for 2 decades. They were so invested in reaching out to fans that they made an animated miniseries and a faux-documentary to cover the popular subplots without them drowning out the main film.

The whole project was a love letter to comic nerds, and I’m sad, not because it sucked (it didn’t), but because its perceived box-office failure ensures that no major studio will take a big risk like that again.

It turns out I have one major bias. Interesting stuff. A very elegant conception, isn’t it?

Season two has been great because things are starting to become clearer.

Always liked Timothy Olyphant. The first couple episodes of Justified are great. The first season finale was incredible. The second season was a little farfetched, but it was still really good. Man, can that show make villains that you just want to hate.

I’ve liked Timothy Olyphant since he had the best line in “Gone In 60 Seconds”:

Drycoff: “Are you alright?”
Bashed Cop: "I think so… "
Drycoff: “Are you sure? ’Cause, you just went through a wall.”

He was also in Deadwood.

I love it so much. I think it’s a bit weird that a show that seems to try to keep a modicum of reality has him shooting at least one person per episode, but I kind of love that too.

Otherwise you were conned.

Bean would be right at home in the Deadwood world…before he gets killed off at the end of Season 1.

Damn you Lucas….damn you…

Otherwise, meh. I’m about 50/50 on whether to watch it at all.

Sounds like the old school Jackass/CKY video prank.