TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery

[JL21]

can't remember if the money was ever found/recovered?

It wasn't.

[cardsfansince82]

Anybody planning on watching the new 24? I can't tell if it's going to be any good based on the commercials.

I of course did. But I'm a 24 addict. I've seen each episode of the 8 seasons 4 times each! The first time was with a good friend when we did a 24 marathon of the first 6 seasons when I was introduced to it. Then I saw it once each with my ex's. It's a highly addictive show. Last nights episodes were quintessential 24.

I loved the first several seasons of 24. The last few I saw were terrible, not sure if I even made it through all 8.

[BrntOrngStud]

Anybody planning on watching the new 24? I can't tell if it's going to be any good based on the commercials.

I of course did. But I'm a 24 addict. I've seen each episode of the 8 seasons 4 times each! The first time was with a good friend when we did a 24 marathon of the first 6 seasons when I was introduced to it. Then I saw it once each with my ex's. It's a highly addictive show. Last nights episodes were quintessential 24.

I loved the first several seasons of 24. The last few I saw were terrible, not sure if I even made it through all 8.

Season 1 was one of my favorites. IMO season 5 was the best season of 24 and it was the one that won the Emmy. I do agree that the last few (particularly s8) were terrible by 24 standards. Season 6 was barely watchable.

[MrSaigon]

Has anyone explored whether tv can sustain this much tv? There are so many shows. So many. Lots of them excellent, lot's of them horrible and a dozen or so about pastries. Anyway, while I ought to be trying to catch up on stuff that's on and delivering (I hardly watch anything), I'm always intrigued by this stuff:

http://grantland.com/features/pilot-season-nbc-abc-tv/

Love to see FOX doing a 13-episode series. As I've said, I'm excited by tv becoming such a great place to tell stories that don't have to be told in one 6-hour miniseries or in as-long-as-(bear cages)-possible runs--and now it's coming to network.

Most excited by Fey/Kemper, Mulaney, and Vince Gilligan.

[ghostrunner]

I'm curious about Penny Dreadful. Could be awful, but pretty good reviews so far. Consensus seems to be that the story is a little weak and convoluted, but good performances and atmosphere. What's interesting to me about TV these days - if this show was done as a movie, I'd be worried about a lot of ill-conceived set pieces, cheesy one-liners and poor characterization (see League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). But a tv show is forced to try and supplement, if not forego completely, some of those things. Particularly overlong fights and bloated battle scenes that I'm not very interested in. And with the shortened seasons, you don't have to deal with 22 episodes where the writers are forced to stall and digress in uninteresting ways.

[BW23]

I'll give Gotham a try, but I worry about any sustained success.

[thrill]

HANNIBAL = RENEWED

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

HANNIBAL = RENEWED

SWEET!!!!

[Vidor]

"Community"=not renewed!

[ghostrunner]

HANNIBAL = RENEWED

I can't wait to see whatever leads to this interaction.