Fall TV

[Jouster]

I'm still waiting for HBO to air East Bound and Down, the Danny McBride comedy series. I saw the pilot and it was incredible.

Early '09 at the earliest.  Production on the season began sometime within the past few weeks, so it's gonna be a bit.  I'm guessing they'll pair it with Flight of the Conchords, when that show returns.

I thought I heard Conchords is going to take a long time. I remember an interview where the band said they used like 99% of their songs for the show, so before they even start writing a new season, they want to have new songs ready. Personally, I don't like the songs on the show and think it'd be fine without them.

Their season ended in September of 2007 and they're supposed to come back in early 2009.  That is a long time.

[Denim Gremlin]

I watch approximately 67,000 hours of television a day.  I can't afford to be too discriminating.  I will, however, shun most crime dramas and reality shows and many sit coms.

that's like 95% of tv

[Sarah]

See?  A useful way to narrow the field.

[jamesp]

I'm watching True Blood right now and already 20 minutes in, I can tell I'm never going to watch it again. When is HBO going to get a good new drama series? I secretly enjoyed In Treatment but it's not back for another year.

Did anybody here watch Fringe? I'm a casual Lost fan and I'm not too interested in Fringe, but I've still got it DVRed.

[Jouster]

I'm watching True Blood right now and already 20 minutes in, I can tell I'm never going to watch it again. When is HBO going to get a good new drama series? I secretly enjoyed In Treatment but it's not back for another year.

Yes, it is.  It's the other therapy show, "Tell Me You Love Me," that isn't coming back.

[Denim Gremlin]

I'm watching True Blood right now and already 20 minutes in, I can tell I'm never going to watch it again. When is HBO going to get a good new drama series? I secretly enjoyed In Treatment but it's not back for another year.

Did anybody here watch Fringe? I'm a casual Lost fan and I'm not too interested in Fringe, but I've still got it DVRed.

trueblood stinks

fringe stinks

[Martin]

I can't say I hated True Blood. I like Anna Paquin! Still not sure I'm going to keep watching it though - the next two eps will decide.

[Denim Gremlin]

I can't say I hated True Blood. I like Anna Paquin! Still not sure I'm going to keep watching it though - the next two eps will decide.

i dunno, i felt like they took a really cool concept and turned it into a really boring show. plus that hearing thoughts shit seems so out of left field and pointless.

i'd be way more interested if it was from the vampire's point of view.

[Sarah]

I didn't hate True Blood, although Anna Paquin's acting makes me nervous (she's sometimes pretty good and sometimes really awful, and wondering what will come next makes me tense).  Fringe, however, was terrible.  I was startled by how lousy it was.  I will, of course, watch it again.

[Martin]

Anna Paquin = Holly Hunter Jr.

[Beth]

Anna Paquin = Holly Hunter Jr.

Literally, in The Piano.



I can totally see Holly Hunter giving her "pointers" on the set.  They were both fantastic in that movie, I think. And looked eerily like actual mother and daughter.

[Martin]

She sure picked up some of her mannerisms.

[senorcorazon]

I'm still waiting for HBO to air East Bound and Down, the Danny McBride comedy series. I saw the pilot and it was incredible.

Early '09 at the earliest.  Production on the season began sometime within the past few weeks, so it's gonna be a bit.  I'm guessing they'll pair it with Flight of the Conchords, when that show returns.

I thought I heard Conchords is going to take a long time. I remember an interview where the band said they used like 99% of their songs for the show, so before they even start writing a new season, they want to have new songs ready. Personally, I don't like the songs on the show and think it'd be fine without them.

Their season ended in September of 2007 and they're supposed to come back in early 2009.  That is a long time.

Conchords is apparently scouting locations - I saw a flyer up in Greenpoint looking for a house with a big kitchen to take over. Let's all hope that this is not like when Tenacious D had to write songs after their first batch. Ewww brother.

[jamesp]

Anybody catch last night's premiere of Always Sunny? The first episode was so-so (not a good choice for a premiere) but the second one was classic.

[erechoveraker]

I laughed harder at the first episode than the 2nd, but the 2nd felt more like a Sunny episode, if that makes sense.

Sweet Dee was awesome in both though, she's really stepped up her chops since the start of the show.