The Unknown Poster Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 I loved the film so I’m hoping this is in the same vein SPuDS, blue_gold_84 and Jimmy Pop 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Pop Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 2 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said: I loved the film so I’m hoping this is in the same vein Agreed! Will be tough to top that movie soundtrack though! The Unknown Poster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Interesting. Spin on the comic or sequel. More importantly will Dr. M wear boxers or briefs. Just kidding, it's HBO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 I know I'm late to the game about talking about the Orville, but I actually enjoy it. There is a bit of stupid humor in it that doesn't seem to fit at times, but it still has a sense of star trekiness about it. I'm not a fan of the pot humor or the dumb gags. If they pulled that stupidity out of the show I think it would be really good. Otherwise for now it's filling my "sci fi" needs. Maybe I'm just really thirsty for another sci fi show and I'm taking anything I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 23 minutes ago, Logan007 said: I know I'm late to the game about talking about the Orville, but I actually enjoy it. There is a bit of stupid humor in it that doesn't seem to fit at times, but it still has a sense of star trekiness about it. I'm not a fan of the pot humor or the dumb gags. If they pulled that stupidity out of the show I think it would be really good. Otherwise for now it's filling my "sci fi" needs. Maybe I'm just really thirsty for another sci fi show and I'm taking anything I can get. I have a feeling Star Trek is going to blow it away. Just the SFX alone look 100 times better. I only watched a few minutes of Orville last night but right off the bat we get another **** joke. But they seemed to be tackling an important social issue. The gag of the holodeck and Girls Just Wanna Fun was stupid and a good example of the weakness of the show where its very much Seth trying to do Family Guy without the benefit of the animation and absurdity that allows the cut aways to be funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Pop Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 For fans of Seinfeld, Jerry's new Netflix special is more of the same old, same old.... in a good way. Special is 1 hr long; mostly a standup set where he returns to the club in NYC he started out at in the 70s. New material is relevant and on point, gives you the standard chuckles here & there. I'm pretty nostalgic & picked up on his older classics too... "you can tell how bad someone's relationship is when they touch their face....higher up they go, worse it is..." Still waiting on Comedians in Cars getting to Netflix.... all I can find is "sometime late 2017".... :/ blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 39 minutes ago, Logan007 said: I know I'm late to the game about talking about the Orville, but I actually enjoy it. There is a bit of stupid humor in it that doesn't seem to fit at times, but it still has a sense of star trekiness about it. I'm not a fan of the pot humor or the dumb gags. If they pulled that stupidity out of the show I think it would be really good. Otherwise for now it's filling my "sci fi" needs. Maybe I'm just really thirsty for another sci fi show and I'm taking anything I can get. See I watched the latest episode and it hit me why that show is falling so flat. Seth McFarlane is just making shitty Star Trek fan fiction. It's neither Star Trek nor a comedy show. If he'd pick one or the other and make that it would be a lot better. Personally I think he should have made a pure comedy show that was a parody of Star Trek, but he seems to be more interested in playing at making Star Trek. The Unknown Poster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 18 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said: I loved the film so I’m hoping this is in the same vein Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 31 minutes ago, 17to85 said: See I watched the latest episode and it hit me why that show is falling so flat. Seth McFarlane is just making shitty Star Trek fan fiction. It's neither Star Trek nor a comedy show. If he'd pick one or the other and make that it would be a lot better. Personally I think he should have made a pure comedy show that was a parody of Star Trek, but he seems to be more interested in playing at making Star Trek. Seth is also the weakest link in the show. He's a lousy actor and his "What!" exclamation to everything happening is unconvincing and silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 38 minutes ago, 17to85 said: See I watched the latest episode and it hit me why that show is falling so flat. Seth McFarlane is just making shitty Star Trek fan fiction. It's neither Star Trek nor a comedy show. If he'd pick one or the other and make that it would be a lot better. Personally I think he should have made a pure comedy show that was a parody of Star Trek, but he seems to be more interested in playing at making Star Trek. I actually just watched the second show, so I'm not sure if they're on their third episode or not. I'd actually just like them to be more serious then do comedy. Like I said, it's just a guilty pleasure for sci fi right now. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 11 minutes ago, Logan007 said: I actually just watched the second show, so I'm not sure if they're on their third episode or not. I'd actually just like them to be more serious then do comedy. Like I said, it's just a guilty pleasure for sci fi right now. Last night was Episode 3 and their first on their new night of Thursdays. They are no longer on Sundays. I agree. if they were more serious and let the comedy come organically from the situations and relationships it could be a light sci fi drama that uses the alien concept to explore serious subjects. It will never be Star Trek because it looks cheap even compared to TNG which was 30 years ago. But i think there is a market for a Star Trek-lite. SPuDS and Logan007 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Logan007 said: I actually just watched the second show, so I'm not sure if they're on their third episode or not. I'd actually just like them to be more serious then do comedy. Like I said, it's just a guilty pleasure for sci fi right now. That's what I am talking about though, they're trying to straddle the middle ground between two things and not succeeding terribly well as either. As Star Trek it doesn't compare, as a comedy it's just not funny enough. I wanted to give it a chance but it's really just all around crappy. McFarlane is a funny dude but he is hella weak as the lead in a show like that. Patrick Stewart he ain't. The Unknown Poster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 This is kind of depressing to hear. It kind of makes me wish CBC would revive air farce, but maybe it's better off as a annual thing http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rick-mercer-report-1.4305331 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 While Mercer isn't as good as he once was (his strength is biting political commentary....I'm not much for the On The Road Again stuff...) this is still a show I watch regularly, and will definitely miss. Here's hoping he's not gone from TV for too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 http://tvline.com/2017/09/26/gilmore-girls-second-revival-netflix-amy-sherman-palladino/ why won't they let it go? but then again I don't know why I ask that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 well that didn't take long http://tvline.com/2017/09/27/young-sheldon-season-1-full-order-cbs-ratings/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 9 minutes ago, iHeart said: well that didn't take long http://tvline.com/2017/09/27/young-sheldon-season-1-full-order-cbs-ratings/ a 5 week layoff until ep 2......wow that is really weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, Noeller said: a 5 week layoff until ep 2......wow that is really weird. yeah no kidding, the big question I have is....why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 13 minutes ago, Noeller said: a 5 week layoff until ep 2......wow that is really weird. Weird in this era but they used to do this with test pilots all the time. Sometimes episode 2 would never come. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Atomic said: Weird in this era but they used to do this with test pilots all the time. Sometimes episode 2 would never come. I woulda thought with a show that was a virtual lock, as this would be, that they'd have prepped 13, but maybe not. I guess there's no such thing as a sure thing in entertainment anymore..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 oh man do we really need a Party of Five reboot? I mean the twist is interesting though...if anyone cares tvline said the new Party of Five would chronicle a Latino clan’s highs and lows as they learn to make it in a new country. (No word on whether Mom and Dad survived or not this time around.) http://tvline.com/2017/09/27/party-of-five-reboot-latino-family/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted September 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 I loved Party of Five. But this seems a bit weird. Like, it sounds like an entirely different show. Even if you call it Party of Five for some reason, its not a reboot. If anything, there might be value in resiting the original. They all still act but arent *that* huge that you couldnt get them for a reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 2 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said: I loved Party of Five. But this seems a bit weird. Like, it sounds like an entirely different show. Even if you call it Party of Five for some reason, its not a reboot. If anything, there might be value in resiting the original. They all still act but arent *that* huge that you couldnt get them for a reunion. I don't know for some reason I think it would work better if the kids were born in the US but their parents were illegal immigrants and their parents were deported, I mean at least they would still have the struggle of living without parents, but I already know my idea probably has some holes as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 (edited) OH NO! PLEASE BE GENTLE....can Kate McKinnon play one of the witches? http://tvline.com/2017/09/28/hocus-pocus-remake-movie-disney-channel/ no one can out Winifred Bette Midler Edited September 28, 2017 by iHeart SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 26 minutes ago, iHeart said: OH NO! PLEASE BE GENTLE....can Kate McKinnon play one of the witches? http://tvline.com/2017/09/28/hocus-pocus-remake-movie-disney-channel/ no one can out Winifred Bette Midler I'd imagine Disney would series it up more so then a movie remake but its been 25 so maybe it is just remake. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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