The Idiot Box: TV Season 2010/2011

[Crafty_Pat]

Game of Thrones Series Trailer: Don't get too excited, it's pretty short

Boardwalk Empire Series Trailer: This one, on the other hand...

[Desertpuma]

Boardwalk looks awesome BTW!! ... It is so ripe for a 10KB game that it ain't funny but required.

[Wolverine]

It's new show time....

The Good Guys - Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks make a pretty good team of mismatched cops. Just enough laughs and just enough action to keep my interest, and a pretty good soundtrack too.

Persons Unknown - It's like Lost, but the island is now an abandoned (kinda) town, and the people were placed there for some unknown reason, not victims of a plane crash. It's hard to say if it's going to be as good as Lost or not at this point; I'll give it four episodes and see how I feel.

True Blood Season 3 - Most of the male cast walking around naked at one point or another is the easiest way to keep my missus happy.

Rubicon (Pilot) - Old school mystery/espionage goodness. Shadowy cabals, Illuminati-esque activities, big names in background roles. May be a little too slow for some people, but I can't wait for the actual release in August.

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I especially like how all the big action sequences don't happen to or around the main character, he just learns about them and has to react.

[foproy]

i have enjoyed true blood since i saw season one on dvd, then again i like most things vampire that is not twilight. as far as boardwalk, Buscemi and Scorsese count me in. i dont feel like going through the whole thread, what were opinions on the finale of nurse Jackie?

[Mister Andersen]

Having just seen The Pandorica Opens I am unbelievably jazzed for a finale in a way I haven't been since Season 1's Bad Wolf

[Mister Andersen]

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Sweey Baby Jesus, but when someone hands Young the idiot ball he takes hold of it with both hands, doesn't he? He should have voided the atmosphere of the gate room the moment the Alliance started dialling in (personally I would have done it the moment I sealed the room). Not telling his minions about what he had planned for Telford was also a tactical error given past behaviour on their parts in past situations, especially the whiny accountant who thinks she should be in charge despite not being in the least bit qualified to be so.

Young, Greer and pilot boy's survival next season are pretty much a given, as is TJ's. Telford's and Rhona Mitra's futures are far more problematic, as are those of Chloe and TJ's kid.

[Crafty_Pat]

Persons Unknown - It's like Lost, but the island is now an abandoned (kinda) town, and the people were placed there for some unknown reason, not victims of a plane crash. It's hard to say if it's going to be as good as Lost or not at this point; I'll give it four episodes and see how I feel.

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I'm a wee bit disappointed they went full sci-fi (or full implausibility) in episode 2, but it's an interesting show nonetheless.

Also, it's intriguing that pretty much everyone's backstory so far reveals their hidden wickedness. By the end of episode 3, except that it seems to promise abuse for the abandoned daughter, I find myself wanting to root for the folks behind the town.

Rubicon (Pilot) - Old school mystery/espionage goodness. Shadowy cabals, Illuminati-esque activities, big names in background roles. May be a little too slow for some people, but I can't wait for the actual release in August.

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I especially like how all the big action sequences don't happen to or around the main character, he just learns about them and has to react.

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Hell, we don't even get to see them (mostly sharing the main character's POV). I found the train sequence especially effective as a result.

[Crafty_Pat]

Having just seen The Pandorica Opens I am unbelievably jazzed for a finale in a way I haven't been since Season 1's Bad Wolf

I'm holding off to watch both parts together, but I'm glad it's living up to the promise for you.

[Wolverine]

My completely spoiler-free review of the last episode of Doctor Who:

F#@k yeah!

[Crafty_Pat]

My completely spoiler-free review of the last episode of Doctor Who:

F#@k yeah!

"Something old, something new..." Steven Moffat remains my favorite writer still living on this tiny little sphere of ours.

[Sletchman]

Just finished watching the Season 4 premiere of The IT Crowd and I have to say: Ruddy Fantastic!

First episode that I remember having some mention of roleplaying games too, which is an additional bonus.

[Mister Andersen]

...as it does for its preexisting fans:

Jeph Loeb has been named Marvel VP Head Of Television.

The same Jeph Loeb who was fired off Heroes for being unutterably crap at his job, and who irrevocably buggered up the Ultimate Marvel franchises, amongst many other creative sins. It makes the theory that  Disney execs are setting up the "upper echelons" at Marvel to take a big nose dive on numerous points only to replace them with more "qualified" personnel from Disney and Pixar's ranks seem plausible.

[glimmerrat]

In parts of Florida, Disney can legally claim certain extra-territoriality rights. How scary is that?

[Wolverine]

Doesn't Disney also have the second largest submarine fleet in the world?

[Crafty_Pat]

Doesn't Disney also have the second largest submarine fleet in the world?

They also have their own currency, police force, and if I remember correctly, an isolated utility grid.