that's how the actor looks like but he appears to me more as a ginger version of the guy from legend of the tweaker

dont worry, he's not in every shot though


they just make things fucking idiotic for maximum number of dolts glued to the screen

"ratings"

this is why boss died btw-- not enough morons could handle

fargo

good show!!

just saw werner herzog on parks & rec haaa haaa haaa

wtf

My wife got me into the Fargo TV show. very very good stuff. Billy Bob Thornton deserved his Golden Globe for best actor in miniseries.

I have been watching the new season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. There may be just one more season after this.

Just finished our Netflix Gilmore Girls binge. The first five seasons are very good. The last two stink, especially season 7.

We're now on to Doc Martin, via Netflix, one of those quirky and endearing Brit comedies. So far, okay.

My wife ground down my resistance to watching another drama, so we are now watching House of Cards on the Netflix. About 5 episodes into 1st season. So far so good. Nothing I have not seen or read about before, but it is well written.

just started VIKINGS

a bit cheesy yes but highly entertaining

the shield maiden is my favorite character in the show.

togetherness on hbo is good; mark duplass from the league and his bro coproduce and mark stars. i have a huge crush on him so that helps.

Chrisley Knows Best. I'm annoyingly addicted.

Actually enjoyed this Shitty Punk BBQ on Portlandia, was funny but possibly just because i jcame up in the crusty scene

hahah, when chase rents the strippers and they show up at Todd's room was pretty funny

Finally watching the final season of 6 Feet Under, 10 years after I saw season 4. I was crying like a baby during the scene when David is washing Nate's dead body, and also at the burial.

ugh. nates death still hurts.

With the perspective of age Nate is way more of a douch than I remember him being before. It was more the family's grief that made me turn on the waterworks.

recently watched all 3 (short, tiny) seasons of LUTHER.

damn good character. nice stories & plots too-- except that they kill too many women (why is that?). one thing that struck me was how crime victims act so defenseless before their attackers. everyone helpless, not even calling the police. cops confronting shotguns with fists? ha ha ha. anyway... good show.

I can highly recommend the UK's Doc Martin. We're into Series 5 via Netflix. A bit silly and fluffy but entertaining in its own right. It is apparently very popular across the pond.

^^ wife and i watched that and couldn't stand doc martin's girlfriend/wife. i mean she hooked up with an eccentric-- she should own that. instead of appreciating the guy for his own qualities she keeps expecting and demanding that he acts normal, and keeps bailing out at the smallest disappointment. she's a fucking idiot.

^ Yep. Agree completely. We love to hate that part. We kept wondering what she found attractive about him, since she kept complaining about him. Go find someone else, then, you nutcase.

The good wife season 1.

Pretty great so far.

Decided to re-watch Carnivale again after a few years.

college bball, all day

BLACK MIRROR (first 2 episodes)

I thought Black Mirror sucked. Carnivale was really good, especially the episode in the abandoned mining camp

I am a huge fan of anthology horror/sci-fi television (twilight zone, outer limits, tales from the darkside, creepshow) I thought the first two eps of Black Mirror were the best of this kind of TV since the 80's! i loved them. i like morality tales (star Trek, Deep space nine)

carnivale was overwrought and pointless apart from costuming and fashion

Probably why it got axed after the 2nd season.

i loved carnivale which i saw fairly recently. good characters, good story, and good period reconstruction. the unwrapping of the mystery of who is who and the larger mythology was pretty great. in that i thought the first season was much better. the 2nd season seemed a bit sloppier--don't know if that was just the way it was done or if they were trying to tie some ends before cancellation. this as i understand was not due to low ratings per se but rather that the cost of production was very high too. a pity it didn't continue, i thought it was great and it had legs to keep it going for a while.

I found it more style than substance. Just me though. My wife loved Carnivale.

mozart in the jungle is delightful

if by substance you mean usable knowledge or an increased understanding of how the world works, like the morality tales you enjoy, then yes, carnivale had very little of such lessons.

but as an alternate reality in which fantastic things happen that capture the imagination and offer relief from the everyday--then it was very well conceived and was a good engrossing tale.

that's about right.

finished watching the last season of TREMÉ

dammit i'm really going to miss that show

New HOUSE OF CARDS

Spoiler: Frank's still a dick

House of Cards

I liked the orig House of Cards. That and The Thick of It were both great. Capaldi and Ian Richardson are a couple of great bastards.

I'll report on Barcelona later. Have Boyhood on the way from Net'.

barcelona please on the movies thread. looking forward to reading your review.

Oops. Ha ha. I'm old and senile, and I've lost my way.