The TV Thread

The Unknown Poster · April 28, 2020

Waco on Netflix is really good, though it does try to paint Koresh pretty sympathetically. Great cast, Michael Shannon (always awesome) as an FBI negotiator and the underrated Taylor Kitsch as Koresh. Also stars Shea Whigham and my favourite, Julia Garner.

I had just seen a documentary on Waco so was feeling pretty Waco'ed out but this is really good. They sort of make the point that the ATF really didnt need to bother with Waco at all, but dont spend any time at all on the weapons they had and they under-play the child abuse (or statutory rape if you want to call it there). Though you do get the sense that Koresh is nuts.

Recommended!

Tracker · April 28, 2020

18 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Waco on Netflix is really good, though it does try to paint Koresh pretty sympathetically. Great cast, Michael Shannon (always awesome) as an FBI negotiator and the underrated Taylor Kitsch as Koresh. Also stars Shea Whigham and my favourite, Julia Garner.

I had just seen a documentary on Waco so was feeling pretty Waco'ed out but this is really good. They sort of make the point that the ATF really didnt need to bother with Waco at all, but dont spend any time at all on the weapons they had and they under-play the child abuse (or statutory rape if you want to call it there). Though you do get the sense that Koresh is nuts.

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Koresh was absolutely nuts. He, along with Jim Jones were the poster boys for Messianic complexes and ought to give you a good insight into Donald Trump's insanity.

iHeart · April 28, 2020

gee I wonder what streaming service this will be on (I'm glad I actually got to check out the original when Teletoon Retro aired it) when I was younger I watched one episode behind my parents back

FrostyWinnipeg · April 29, 2020

Hated the end to Dispatches From Elsewhere.

iHeart · April 29, 2020

I wonder if they'll bring back Henson and Anderson

https://tvline.com/2020/04/29/wipeout-revival-tbs-season-8/

and more importantly which Canadian network will pick it up since we haven't had TBS since the fall of 2007, wait dumb question, it'll probably air on Much or the revamped Family channel

Edited April 29, 2020 by iHeart

The Unknown Poster · April 29, 2020

4 hours ago, iHeart said:

I wonder if they'll bring back Henson and Anderson

https://tvline.com/2020/04/29/wipeout-revival-tbs-season-8/

and more importantly which Canadian network will pick it up since we haven't had TBS since the fall of 2007, wait dumb question, it'll probably air on Much or the revamped Family channel

That show seemed so stupid and then I couldnt stop watching it. But it was mainly the hosts. They were awesome. HAVE to be back.

FrostyWinnipeg · April 29, 2020

https://tvline.com/2020/04/29/the-amazing-race-season-32-premiere-postponed

iHeart · May 3, 2020

Right, it's May

https://tvline.com/2020/05/02/the-lincoln-lawyer-cancelled-david-e-kelley-cbs/

FrostyWinnipeg · May 3, 2020

30 minutes ago, iHeart said:

Right, it's May

https://tvline.com/2020/05/02/the-lincoln-lawyer-cancelled-david-e-kelley-cbs/

Wonder if they even shot a pilot.

iHeart · May 3, 2020

On 2019-05-10 at 12:31 PM, iHeart said:

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/the-cool-kids-cancelled-season-2-fox-comedy/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/the-passage-cancelled-no-season-2-fox/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/station-19-renewed-season-3-greys-anatomy-spinoff-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/how-to-get-away-with-murder-renewed-season-6-abc/

god this show will NEVER end https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/greys-anatomy-renewed-season-16-17-abc-ellen-pompeo/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/the-kids-are-alright-cancelled-no-season-2-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/the-fix-cancelled-abc-season-2-marcia-clark/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/i-feel-bad-cancelled-season-2-nbc-comedy/

one I've been waiting to hear news on https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/kenan-thompson-comedy-series-order-nbc-snl/ but for some reason he isn't leaving SNL

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/splitting-up-together-cancelled-season-3-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/speechless-cancelled-season-4-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/dancing-with-the-stars-renewed-season-28-abc/ (and so was the bachelor)

https://deadline.com/2019/05/man-with-a-plan-renewed-season-4-cbs-matt-leblanc-1202607035/

to make room for Kelly Clarksons talk show https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/steve-harvey-talk-show-cancelled-no-season-3/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/lethal-weapon-cancelled-season-4-fox/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/new-york-undercover-revival-abc-passes/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/fresh-off-the-boat-renewed-season-6-abc/ (and Constance Wu isn't happy about it)

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/american-housewife-renewed-season-4-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/single-parents-renewed-season-2-abc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/the-rookie-renewed-season-2/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/blindspot-renewed-final-season-5-nbc/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/star-cancelled-at-fox-after-3-seasons/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/nypd-blue-revival-pilot-reshot-midseason-abc/ (still waiting to see if Northern Exposure is going to go forward since I haven't heard much about it since it was announced)

and for CBS's stuff

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/life-in-pieces-cancelled-no-season-5-cbs/

sadly we all knew this was coming, if only they would put the rest of the original run on dvd https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/murphy-brown-cancelled-cbs-revival-candice-bergen/ at least it didn't end on a cliffhanger

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/fam-cancelled-season-2-nina-dobrev-cbs-comedy/

https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/happy-together-cancelled-cbs-season-2/

It's been a year and it still hasn't aired? what's going on at NBC? is it going straight to the peacock? but I think I would have heard something by now

This week might be the week where tv show fates are decided of course the virus is out there I Don't know if we'll get news this week

Edited May 3, 2020 by iHeart

FrostyWinnipeg · May 3, 2020

29 minutes ago, iHeart said:

It's been a year and it still hasn't aired? what's going on at NBC? is it going straight to the peacock? but I think I would have heard something by now

Heck Amazing Race 32 taped in Nov/Dec 2018 and still has not aired.

FrostyWinnipeg · May 4, 2020

Westworld S3 thoughts?

Fatty Liver · May 4, 2020

Billions is back for season 5, apparently they only got through 6 episodes when the pandemic halted production, so it will not be a full season but something is better than nuthin..

FrostyWinnipeg · May 4, 2020

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/joe-exotic-nicolas-cage-series-tiger-king-1234574979/

iHeart · May 4, 2020

10 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/joe-exotic-nicolas-cage-series-tiger-king-1234574979/

that's a rather unexpected casting choice, but then again he's probably the only person that hasn't begged be play that role

iHeart · May 4, 2020

uh you k now what, I'd better spoiler this link

Spoiler

https://tvline.com/2020/05/04/westworld-season-4-evan-rachel-wood-leaving-dolores-dies/

The Unknown Poster · May 5, 2020

On 2020-05-04 at 12:07 AM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Westworld S3 thoughts?

This season, the show has me like "Im not sure I still like...whoa, I love it!", like every episode. Its a weird one. I think its brilliant. Im not too sure it can be one of those shows you watch over and over again though. I have to go back and watch Season 1 again but Im not sure I'd watch 2, 3 again.

I found 3 not as good as 1...maybe better than 2 though. It was such a departure. But the acting, casting, set design, visual effects are all tremendous. The ideas are interesting. They didnt seem to build as much of a mystery box in season 3. I do like that they dont seem obsessed with tricking fans...they write their show and they have their mysteries or revelations and they make sense, whereas a show like Lost just created swerves for the purpose of tricking viewers.

Im really intrigued for Season 4 based on the post credit seasons of the season 3 finale. If Bernard was sitting there for 1000 years, it implies something really bad happened really quickly cause how could he have gone undisturbed? Was that an abandoned hotel? The manager never checked on him? lol And what of Stubbs??

I also like, amidst the shiny advanced SFX, they make time for emotional scenes. Bernard visiting Arnold's wife, for example. Delores' reveal of her real motives concerning humanity. Charlotte's reaction to her family etc. Great stuff.

One thing I had forgotten that i saw pointed out on youtube was the man in black host may have been seen before. i guess it was Season 2 where we saw him back at the park being kept by his daughter and trying to decide if he was real or not. It appeared to be a flash to the future so that could be the host. Which leads to questions of, if you share all the memories and experiences but are in a manufactured body, are you real or not?

18 hours ago, iHeart said:

uh you k now what, I'd better spoiler this link

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https://tvline.com/2020/05/04/westworld-season-4-evan-rachel-wood-leaving-dolores-dies/

Well since its over now, not a spoiler right? If you read the article they actually say they hope Wood isn't gone. Remember, there are still two Delores pearls (two right?). Lawrence and Charlotte. Oh and the Yakuza dude...the hooker took his head.

iHeart · May 5, 2020

https://tvline.com/2020/05/05/the-right-stuff-space-race-drama-disney-plus/

iHeart · May 5, 2020

On 2020-04-29 at 2:49 PM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

https://tvline.com/2020/04/29/the-amazing-race-season-32-premiere-postponed

https://deadline.com/2020/05/cbs-sets-premieres-game-on-tough-as-nails-pushes-amazing-race-later-2020-1202921091/

The Unknown Poster · May 5, 2020

55 minutes ago, iHeart said:

https://tvline.com/2020/05/05/the-right-stuff-space-race-drama-disney-plus/

Fantastic, I love this stuff! And it sounds like it will go beyond the original film/books premise:

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The Right Stuff takes a "gritty, anti-nostalgic look at what would become America's first reality show as the obsessive original Mercury Seven astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that will either kill them or make them immortal. The one-hour drama will follow the protagonists from the Mojave Desert to the edges of space, with future seasons carrying through to humankind’s greatest achievement: the moon landing

FrostyWinnipeg · May 5, 2020

5 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Im really intrigued for Season 4 based on the post credit seasons of the season 3 finale. If Bernard was sitting there for 1000 years, it implies something really bad happened really quickly cause how could he have gone undisturbed? Was that an abandoned hotel? The manager never checked on him? lol And what of Stubbs??

I doubt it was a 1000 years. Any motel woulda collapsed long before then. Not to mention that based on a show like Walking Dead, every house, every room in murica would be ransacked. Maybe it was just a dream.

i also thought...oh so now Westworld has become Terminator...in the future.

3 hours ago, iHeart said:

https://tvline.com/2020/05/05/the-right-stuff-space-race-drama-disney-plus/

Surprised they made this. The movie is like 3 hrs on it's own.

Edited May 5, 2020 by FrostyWinnipeg

The Unknown Poster · May 5, 2020

2 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

I doubt it was a 1000 years. Any motel woulda collapsed long before then. Not to mention that based on a show like Walking Dead, every house, every room in murica would be ransacked. Maybe it was just a dream.

i also thought...oh so now Westworld has become Terminator...in the future.

Surprised they made this. The movie is like 3 hrs on it's own.

It wouldn’t surprise me if season 4 returns to its roots so to speak with multiple time lines. Perhaps Bernard can communicate with himself in the past.

Re: The Right Stuff, seems tailor made for a series.