The TV thread

Does anyone else watch Shameless?

 

I did, but stopped when I moved and didn't re-up on Showtime.

 

I bet YF +/or his wife do since they named their baby Fiona Gallagher.

I'm about three seasons behind but the entire series is included in my Comcast OnDemand feature so I'm planning to catch up in late May/early June when the 2015-2016 U.S. TV season ends.


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A new, promising 6-part crime drama, Undercover, starring Sophie Okonedo and Adrian Lester starts tomorrow on BBC One in the UK. Dennis Haysbert is also part of the cast. Plans are to air the series on BBC America later on this year. As a UK property owner who pays a yearly £145.50 "colour TV licence", I'm legally entitled to view the BBC iPlayer. I plan to watch it tomorrow from the comfort of my suburban Chicago area home.

reviews: Trailer: New BBC1/America Drama Series 'Undercover' Starring Sophie Okonedo & Adrian Lester

Is Undercover going to be the new Night Manager?

 

I like Shameless and like the ensemble, but at the same time it's one of a few shows I wonder if could be really great if they narrowed the focus and trimmed the cast. A more dramatic show about Lip's struggles to realize his potential and not become Frank could be amazing. The first few seasons had some great comedy writers on staff, so that's the tone, but Lip's story has so much potential to either be triumphant or tragic.

I also imagine Nashville cut down to be a reboot of Three Men and a Baby. The three up-and-coming country dudes living together with the one having a kid with his superstar ex would be better than about 60 percent on the other storylines.

 

I got hooked on Togetherness in the first season and every episode was must-watch. I don't know exactly what happened, but I have lost interest in the second season. Probably because the relationship between Alex and Tina got so fucked up.

 

They really did shift from the Alex-Tina dynamic to the Bret-Michelle relationship as the focal point, so I can understand that. Curious to see how they circle back to Alex and Tina in the final two episodes.

 

Season 6 of Archer dropped on Netflix. New season starts on FX.
The last two season starting with Vice are nowhere near as good as the previous ones. It's fading fast for me.
The same with "It's Always Sunny ..."

 

This switch to a PI firm seems like it has potential.

 

Season 2 of Catastrophe drops on Amazon this week.

Also thinking of dropping $15 to for the streaming HBO package. I figure I only need it for a month to catch up on GOT (I'm two seasons behind) plus the new episodes.

 

GODDAMMIT LENA DUNHAM KEEP THAT THING TO YOURSELF

 

Also, circling back to Togetherness ... I noticed on the teaser for the series finale, it said "The last episode of Togetherness ... on HBO." Maybe there's hope for a Netflix revival or something.

 

This is pretty good.