TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery

[stlouie_lipp]

Season 2 of The Blacklist starts tonight. Anyone else watching?

[33anda3rd]

Anyone watch The Spoils of Babylon on Netflix? All in all, it's a B, there are some good bits, but nothing in it better than Will Ferrell channeling Orson Welles.

[go birds]

Vince Vaughn will be joining True Detective Season 2

http://www.avclub.com/article/yep-vince ... ive-209588

[MrSaigon]

Gotham was okay. They didn't tease every villain in the first hour but the did get to; Catwoman, The Riddler, Poison Ivy, The Joker, The Penguin and whoever I may have forgotten or didn't catch. That role is a little too straight/cliche for Donal Logue, so hopefully he gets to stretch out a bit later. The lead isn't bad. The tone seems appropriate. Could be alright.

[MrCrowesGarden]

Gotham was okay. They didn't tease every villain in the first hour but the did get to; Catwoman, The Riddler, Poison Ivy, The Joker, The Penguin and whoever I may have forgotten or didn't catch. That role is a little too straight/cliche for Donal Logue, so hopefully he gets to stretch out a bit later. The lead isn't bad. The tone seems appropriate. Could be alright.

I liked it. The guy who played The Penguin was the best part to me. Donal Logue seemed like a grittier version of the Detective Bullock I remember from Batman The Animated Series, and I think I'm okay with that. If he can make the character unique and entertaining, I'm all for it; still, I'd rather see a cliche than something that's inventive but poorly done.

[SHOW]

I'm guessing that comedian in Fish Mooney's place was The Joker like Saigon intimated, but I can't say I'm a hundred percent sure yet. I also read on imdb that Bane will be introduced later this season, but we'll see.

[MrSaigon]

I just can't believe they got to so many villains in the pilot. Also, isn't the whole show sort of pre-spoiled? I mean, we know he doesn't catch any of these bad guys.

I'll probably watch a couple more episodes at least. Pilots are hardly ever great because they have to do so much telling and spread so wide (Lost is a notable exception, I suppose), but this one was alright. Promising, anyway.

[MrSaigon]

I just can't believe they got to so many villains in the pilot. Also, isn't the whole show sort of pre-spoiled? I mean, we know he doesn't catch any of these bad guys.

I'll probably watch a couple more episodes at least. Pilots are hardly ever great because they have to do so much telling and spread so wide (Lost is a notable exception, I suppose), but this one was alright. Promising, anyway.

Wow, speak of the Jacob. I guess I've gotten so good at trying to sound credible by regurgitating Grantland that it's happening before I even read it:
http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospect ... rsary-abc/

[Vidor]

I just can't believe they got to so many villains in the pilot. Also, isn't the whole show sort of pre-spoiled? I mean, we know he doesn't catch any of these bad guys.

I have no interest in this show, am sick of comic books taking over the world--but this is like saying one shouldn't go to "Lincoln" because everyone knows he gets shot.

[ghostrunner]

I just can't believe they got to so many villains in the pilot. Also, isn't the whole show sort of pre-spoiled? I mean, we know he doesn't catch any of these bad guys.

I have no interest in this show, am sick of comic books taking over the world--but this is like saying one shouldn't go to "Lincoln" because everyone knows he gets shot.

And Hannibal manages to be great despite most viewers having a general idea what will happen.

[MrSaigon]

Well, it's not like Batman ever gets them for good himself. A bit shortsighted complaint, I suppose.