The TV thread

Just watched it. That was incredible. The debate portion of it was some of the funniest scenes of television you'll ever see.

 

Why don't they do this on the teevee anymore?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv5TB-sq_fg#t=94

 

I'm watching Season 2, Episode 1 of Orange is the New Black and I can't get past the unlikelihood that young Piper was one of about 12 people to see Dazed and Confused in the theater or that her mom would have any idea what the movie was or that it was rated R.

 

Oh, I can, Jake, especially the second. Mommy was a Stepford wife.

I'm through three episodes. Even better than Season 1.

 

After two days of binge watching, I just finished the finale. Loved the end.

Morelles, or whatever the demented wannabe bride's name is, had a great perspective on "Toy Story."

The whole Alex/Larry/Polly thing bores me. Piper is almost the most blah character there. (Pennsatucky wins there; what an awful season for that character, and God, her forehead is so big it's distracting) Everyone else is far more interesting. I'd like to see Poussey run the place.

Crazy Eyes plays prominently in the finale again.

 

Saw the first "Halt and Catch Fire" really liked it.

 

I've only watched the first episode so far and thought it was pretty good. Looking forward to the rest of the season. But you bring up some interesting stuff. How often on TV shows is the main character one of the worst? It seems like it happens more often than it should. And about the worst reviews I've seen from the second season is Larry.

 

Tyrant a new series from the executive producer of Homeland and 24 starts tonight (in about an hour) on FX. Anyone planning to watch the premiere?

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tyrant-fx-review-what-critics-714309

 

I've heard nothing but bad things from Sepinwall and the AV Club on Tyrant. Too much to watch on TV right now, not enough time. Those non-endorsements are all I need to hear to pass.

 

It seems racist.

 

Watched. It's fairly over the top.

 

For one thing, they cast a white actor in the lead role for some reason.