The TV thread

Season 1-2 are outstanding. I remember really liking season 3, but that may just have been Eva Amurri. I also remember really liking Season 4, but that just may have been Addison Timlin.

Season 5 was very mediocre, but there was Camilla Luddington.

Season 6-7 were not good, or at least not at the level of the rest of the show.

 

I thought that A to Z was cute. Caught it On Demand and haven't decided whether to add the season pass.

How to Get Away with Murder is insanely campy and over the top (and as a lawyer, it is so impractical), but Viola Davis is really good and I think that we are in for the near future.

 

I've only seen the first episode of How to Get Away with Murder and I'll keep watching. It seems like it will be a fun, guilty pleasure like Scandal.

 

The same things that bother other people with Scandal -- they bother me with How to Get Away with Murder. The far-fetchedness, the over-the-top storylines. The idea that she'd bring college kids to crime scenes to help her with her game plan.

 

Law students, but point taken...

 

"Gotham" just isn't doing it for me. Series 8 of "Doctor Who" is hit and miss halfway through. "Gracepoint" is fine so far, think I'm waiting to pass judgment based on where and how the story starts to veer from the original. Gotta wait for the wife to get home to check out "The Flash" and the new season of "Supernatural." Eagerly awaiting the new seasons of "Arrow" and "The Walking Dead."

 

I really liked the first episode of The Flash. Plenty of action mixed in with the exposition. They also made it very clear how this series is going to be different in tone from Arrow, which is a good thing.

 

There are so many beautifully done scenes in Transparent. I have four episodes left to watch in the first season, and it's already one of my favorite shows. I'm not binge-watching it, not because I don't want to, but because I want to savor each episode.

 

It's just such a well-crafted show, encompassing everything from the writing to the acting to the way the scenes are put together.

 

The Good Wife remains the best show on network TV. Decided against Madam Secretary; just too many other things take TV priority. Watched the first two eps of Stalker, though, and I'll likely keep watching it.

90% of my network TV viewing is on CBS, but I did like ABC's Blackish. And I'll probably give State of Affairs a try on NBC next month.

Really liked The Affair and how they split it into two POVs. Will definitely keep watching that.

 

Madam Secretary and The Good Wife will be a two-hour block for me all season. Didn't Marguiles just make an outstanding career choice? It's a fabulous character, and she just keeps getting better, peeling off layers.

The Affair ... I liked it. The twin-story concept is a little challenging for some (re: my wife), but it's the type of show that fits well on Showtime.

 

Watched a minute of Madam Secretary when Leoni was delivering a monologue of sorts and switched it off immediately. Zero emotion.