The TV thread

I watched the opening sequence and caught the timeline mistake with the Dr. J/Reebok Pump deal.

 

Genius move bringing Brad Garrett in - Robin Williams needed someone to joust with.

 

Yeah, kind of like Adam Sandler's "The Wedding Singer." The movie was set in 1986, but he tells his girlfriend to take off his lucky Van Halen shirt before she jinxes the band and they break up, which they did ... in 1985.

 

I'm sure we have an Eastbound and Down thread somewhere, but I'm not looking for it. This show has pretty much reached rock bottom with one more episode left. There's nothing that can be done to redeem it. I can't think of show that has gotten so progressively worse with each season.

 

The Shuttle Disaster movie is pretty terrific on Discovery. William Hurt and Bruce Greenwood don't disappoint. Throw in Brian Dennehy and that is a cast I will watch do about anything.

 

DVR'd it tonight (last night, actually) and am looking forward to it.

 

I know it's sacrilege around here to not overly laud Breaking Bad...but Sherlock is the best television series of the 21st Century.

 

The Wire is the answer. But Sherlock has had ninesix episodes, and two or three of them have had very weak central mysteries. It's pretty, but Mad Men is prettier.

 

I love Sherlock, but no, it's definitely not. The acting and dialogue is great, but as Verse said, some of the mysteries were not as strong as they could have been. Also, it's only had six episodes, even if each one is basically a movie. The next three episodes will be very important to see if they can continue the series in a way that keeps it as strong as it was in the first 2 seasons.

 

Sounds like they're airing the 90-minute BBC produced movie, The Challenger, that was originally shown back in March in the UK. Too bad they've added 30 minutes of commercials to stretch it to two hours. BBC produced shows are better viewed without the annoying breaks.

 

We've only seen six episodes so far...unless, of course, you work at the BBC and have seen series 3. If so...we need to be best friends, pronto.

 

I found the timing curious on a show which has shown considerable promise. I mean, it was so blatant, throwing Garrett into the middle of an episode almost like he's been there all along. And I'm sure he'll be quietly slipped high into the opening credits by week 2. He's got a strong back story and all; I just thought it felt a little off-key.

As far as a foil for Williams, I thought James Wolk was doing a great -- no, an incredible job to this point. I had absolutely no idea he had that sort of comedic chops. Hamish Linklater, who I didn't think I'd ever like in anything, has found the rare role that makes him likeable.