The TV thread

West Wing is an all time fave but based on how awfully the Newsroom was written Im pessimistic this special will be overwrought with thinly veiled Trump gotchas and winks

 

"B Positive" seems like a really stupid premise, but I will say that Chuck Lorre shows all seem to "hit" on one level or another. Like, even stuff I didn't think was all that great like "Two and a Half Men" and "Young Sheldon" still has some decent gags from time to time. Also, I like most of the people in the cast of "B Positive," so, good on them for cashing them checks, as Jalen Rose would say.

 

Yes, it was. That was a fantastic episode. They really do a nice job blending stuff from the comics, like Homelander's final scene of the season, with original twists on the story.

 

Don't be a ––––.

 

I started watching "Graves" today. Good show, but man, is Nick Nolte old.

 

Epix has/had some decent shows that they killed after two or three seasons. Deep State is good and like Perpetual Grace Ltd. (which supposedly they will tie off with short season/or movie).

 

The Boys Season 3 will include two key elements from the comics: Soldier Boy and Herogasm.

Soldier Boy is a parody of Captain America. Jensen Ackles will play the role.

Herogasm is a superhero retreat paid for by Vought. Just use your imagination.

 

I thought that’s what Homelander did on the city.

 

Last Man Standing is ending after this season. There could be some funny episodes post-election. Tim Allen getting mocked, jeered, he's going through withdrawals, "at least we still have COVID-19, something you can remember him by" wife cracks.

 

I am going through The West Wing for the first time right now and it is some damned fine television. I watched The Newsroom when it aired and I agree the writing was worse (but not terrible, I have watched way way worse) but there are some great episodes in there. The one with Sam Waterson's character's funeral is beautiful.

Since I'm hella behind on TWW I just got to the part where Mark Harmon's character was killed in the Korean deli and why do they have to kill off awesome characters in the season finale?! (I know all about sweeps but first Mrs. Landingham and now THIS?!) Kill off someone I don't care about for once, Aaron Sorkin!

 

Just a guess, but Harmon probably had to be knocked off or written out of the show because he was going to start in NCIS?

Plus CJ had to be unencumbered for her hookup with Matthew Modine at her 25 year HS reunion.

 

Read somewhere once that the producers of NCIS actually got the idea to cast Harmon when they saw that secret service arc on West Wing. “That’s Gibbs” was the reaction