It’ll be a season of ten episodes and I’m all for it!
Once I saw this at the 50 second mark, I wanted to see it again. Google Image Search told me the gif was from Tumblr, but I couldn’t find it anywhere on it to give credit to the person who took the time to do it.
I’m all about Rachel Keller as Sydney Barrett!
Though I’m the worst as I have not watched Fargo Season Two yet, and I really should!
Jemaine Clement should have a larger role and looks he gets to have a blast with Aubrey Plaza too!
Navid Neganban has the Shadow King’s comic persona, Amahl Farouk, is amazing casting! Neganban has been in everything!
He was in American Sniper and he’s going to be the Sultan in the upcoming live action Disney adaption of Aladdin. Which made me think they were going to take a darker approach to the film. Then I saw Will Smith as the Genie and now I’m not sure what type of film that is going to be. The Pink Power Ranger from the latest film is going to be Jasmine. They are now filming that movie so no photos of people in their costumes. I still need to watch that Power Rangers film, I heard it was pretty fun.
He was Maz in the Season Five Episode 22 “Memorial Day” of West Wing, which I’ll have to rewatch one of these days. I’m sure it was a smaller role.
He was Omar, Sayid’s supervisor in Lost, as seen in Season One Episode 9 “Solitary.” Can’t believe Lost and West Wing were on at the same time, they feel like two completely different eras of television in my mind.
He was in eight episodes of 24’s 8th Season, yes the FPJr season!
He was season one’s big bad on Homeland, Abu Nazir.
He was in Season 2 Episode 5 “League of Assassins” of Arrow as Al Ow-Al.
He was Ali Hasan in Season Four Episode 1 “Panopticon” of Person of Interest, as the PoI!
So many great shows he’s already been in!
Hopefully Hulu carries it again, and ideally, releases the episodes regularly two days after the new one is supposed to be out. They were good about the first few then the last ones were out a week later or something. We tried out SlingTV and that didn’t seem to work for us and we’re currently using Philo and that’s been nice. I wish they had a back catalog of shows, they do to a certain extent but the app is supposed to be more used to stay current on live shows. I really wish they had FXX. I’ll see how I have to figure that out as I really want to be able to watch this show as it is airing.
The show is very British and I couldn’t stop thinking about that, as they drive cars and always getting on the wrong side of it and their steering wheels are wrong too! I kid, I kid but I kept noticing it as the characters do drive for a bit.
Alex Lawther plays James and Jessica Barden plays Alyssa.
The show is based on a comic by Charles S. Forsman.
Thanks to Fantagraphics Books Inc. for hosting their own video regarding the book.
I’ve added the book to my wife’s Amazon list so maybe I’ll get it, one of these days.
The two cops are amazing and I really liked their chemistry too.
I like how the show can be broken down to three plots or scenes: Where it starts, when they get to the house and the aftermath. I probably could rewatch the show and get more of a two episode breakdown, as I bet every two episodes work as a chapter but maybe it doesn’t quite neatly fit into that, as well.
Vulture goes into detail about the differences between the book and the show. The comic sounds even more intense (which makes sense) and covers more space, which also makes sense. I should really check it out. Amazon had a hardcover for only $15, which seems very reasonable.
I’m not sure how else I can convince you fine people to check out the show but each episode is between twenty to twenty-two minutes but move so quickly that I had saw the first three before realizing I was already almost halfway done with the show.
I found this video last night –
Thanks to YouTuber GossipVal1 for hosting the video.
I found several other fun tribute videos but I went back to this one at the end. Such an interesting couple and the show lends itself to so many great songs!
My wife has agreed to rewatch Game of Thrones, so that I can finally watch the series. We’re three episodes in and I’m liking it, thus far. The fantasy elements haven’t really appeared yet. I’m mostly watching the scenes with Daenerys and Jon Snow with great intent. I know they are the Big Two of the show, my wife tells me to round out the Big Three, I should pay greater attention to Cersei too.
The show clearly has great production values and I love that my wife gets to share all of her nerdiness for the series, like how I often get to with the superhero shows.
I’ll probably not chronical my entire viewing of the series but I thought I should let you all know that I’m finally trying Game of Thrones and so far, it is pretty fun. I’m trying to allow myself to forget any of the Film Theory videos I’ve seen on YouTube or forget which “key episodes” I’ve heard about. I’m also trying to not look at episodes titles either so I let her press the buttons that get us to the episode.
We also tried SlingTV Blue and already thinking of cancelling that free subscription and just paying for Showtime and HBO. We want Showtime for Shameless, but I have to be honest, I have been just going through the motions with that show for the past two seasons. I keep wanting to go on Facebook and ask if the current season is better than the previous one or is it pretty much the same. Does anyone know?
I get that the characters live hard lives and make worst decisions, but at some point, I’m not enjoying the way the story is being told or the characters.
For Game of Thrones, I’m also tempted to stop watching the CW hero shows and just make sure I’m current with FOX’s The Gifted (which should be ending soon) and NBC’s This is Us. I can’t think of any other show that I’m really excited to watch the next episode for. Most shows, we can still catch up with but I wouldn’t mind taking a break and letting some episodes build up.
There are a couple shows on TBS that have catching my attention as I’ve been watching lots of their promos and a few sound interesting. Unfortunately, the TBS app doesn’t really have the first episodes of the series so I’m out of luck with the bulk of them. Maybe once they come to Netflix, I’ll catch up on them. The shows I’m interested in are – Angie Tribeca, People of Earth, Wrecked, Search Party (which has every episode on TBS’ app), and The Guest Book. We tried Snoop Dogg’s Joker’s Wild and that first episode was hard to watch. It seemed fun but that male contestant sure was hamming it up.
Also on the television front, Hulu has the fifth and final season of the Nick Ninja Turtles so Walker Dennis and me have started that, we’re one episode down. I’m going to miss this show when it is over. I do wish the theme song had words, besides some “not catch phrases” being used. Tales of the TMNT, is the official title for the final season.
We’re also having to find time to watch Game of Thrones when our son isn’t quite around as it can get pretty graphic.
We finished The Office and are trying Schitt’s Creek, which I’m not loving yet. I like the children and the motel lady but I hate Chris Elliott as the mayor and I get that’s his character but oooof, I want less of that guy and maybe more interesting stories. My wife heard good things about the series and we’re only five episodes in. That fifth episode, The Cabin, was probably the first really good episode, so maybe time will tell. I’m committed for the rest of season one but I’m ready to drop the series if it doesn’t get better. I see the fourth season started last week so Netflix should get it after it finishes, I’m sure. So people like it but I’m not there yet.
I still think of Riverdale so maybe I’ll try that show again. I checked on Amazon Prime and they finally released the tenth season of Doctor Who so I want to jump back into that. Amazon Prime also had the last two Christmas specials, besides the very latest one, so that’s nice.
Unfortunately, I’m already pressed for television watching time. My son has gotten way into Knight Rider so that’s the show I’ve been watching the most. We were going back and forth with the original series and the 2008 series but he’s since committed to watching the original series and we’re at episode 17 of the first season so we’re doing it. I need to find the 2000 television film and if I can find Team Knight Rider, that’ll be fun to finally watch that show.
I keep finding myself thinking about the upcoming Fall Television season.
I’m using the above Wikipedia page to keep track of upcoming shows that we are interested in, if you want to follow along.
Sunday
I doubt I’ll be watching CBS’s Wisdom of the Crowd but it has Monica Potter of Parenthood and Head Over Heels fame, I’m glad she got another series not too long after Parenthood ended.
I am tempted to give FOX’s Ghosted a chance as I’ll watch anything that has Adam Scott in it and Craig Robinson is always funny, so the two of them should work wonders together. I doubt it makes it a full season, but I’ll give the show a couple episodes. I’ll probably end up watching it by myself.
Looking ahead at a few series, I’m glad that America is finally coming around to the British way of doing television, with ten or 13 episodes making up one season. Not every series needs 22 episodes, and even those series, probably could do without one or two episodes.
I’m definitely going to follow Star Trek : Discovery onto CBS All Access. 15 episodes sounds like it will be pretty stellar. Pun intended!
Count me in with FOX’s The Orville, at least the first episode. I imagine how involved Seth MacFarlane is with this, this being his show, it should be super watchable. Adrianne Palicki probably isn’t coming back to Agents of SHIELD, any time soon. Not like we are watching that show anymore, with my wife’s ban on Joss Whedon continuing. Plus, we are so far behind on shows that, even when that ban lifts, Palicki might be back on that show or in today’s modern television era, her contract might have availability for that show.
Monday
We’ll be watching ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, expect a post regarding that cast once that is known. Which should be soon, I imagine as the season is set to start in the middle of September.
We’ll be skipping The Good Doctor, good that kid from Bates Motel got a new gig so quickly. West Wing’s Richard Schiff is part of that show, which is nice.
Bobby Moynihan’s comedy version of This Is Us, CBS’s Me, Myself & I is a show I’ll be passing on. He left SNL for this (or it timed out that way) so I hope it works for him.
My wife is still watching Scorpion, it does seem like a good show, the few segments I’ve seen of it.
We’re still on for CW’s Supergirl. We’ll probably watch Arrow and Legends on Netflix, unless we can squeeze those shows in (and if we can finish Arrow in time).
Entertainment Weekly states that there will be a proper four part crossover in November, so no word on any secret two-parters like Flash and Supergirl last season.
I’ll be watching FOX’s The Gifted, the new X-Men series. Hopefully it is good. I’ll be watching it just for Amy Acker, if for nothing else.
We’ll also be watching The Voice, now with Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Hudson. Cyrus has proven herself on the show but the clips seem to be turning Hudson into someone that makes me weary of her inclusion. I’ll be missing Alicia Keys but she did win a season, so she has to go. That’s the rule. I see on the Wikipedia page that Kelly Clarkson will be a coach, replacing the Gwen Stefani / Cyrus coach position.
Dancing and The Voice, in the Fall, is what puts us so far behind on our television watching. At least Dancing is once a week (I hope they never go back to two nights) and it is good pretty much from the start. I wonder how many Blind episodes of The Voice will there be.
I deifnitely have no interest in Young Sheldon, on CBS, and I can’t imagine that show lasting a full season. It is going to be this odd little footnote into the series.
Tuesday
We’ll be watching ABC’s Black-ish, they added another baby, so I wonder how many more seasons will there be. Tracee Ellis Ross keeps winning awards, and the only one to do so, so expect those wins to earn another season for the show. Will this be Yara Shahidi’s last season? I know Zoey is supposed to be “off to college” but she’ll probably still pop up from time to time.
I like the idea of ABC’s The Mayor, but I’ll hold out an opinion until I see a trailer for it.
I do like Jason Ritter, but I’m not sure we’ll watch ABC’s Kevin (Probably) Saves the World. Maybe if it gets high praise reviews, we’ll give it a shot.
Still be watching CW’s The Flash and keeping an eye out for Legends of Tomorrow in November.
We’ll be watching FOX’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
We’ll be sticking with The Voice on NBC and of course, This is Us. We really love that show. The short season means no filler too, which is outstanding. Once Upon a Time and Revenge as really killed my buzz for 23 episode series. Be it comedy or drama though my patience with comedy seems to be greater.
NBC’s Law & Order True Crime is tackling the Menendez Murders (for some reason), my wife got caught up in the original case, so we’ll probably give this eight episode series a look. Though, whenever I think of this show, I always think of that incredible skit from SNL.
First Got Horny 2U
Thanks to Saturday Night Live for hosting that video!
So good!
That show has Anthony Edwards, Sam Jaeger and Healther Graham in it, so that’s cool.
Wednesday
We’re still in for ABC’s The Goldbergs. I’ve been eagerly awaiting this show’s return as I’m all about Bryan Callen now and he did an interview with Bill Goldberg with Fighter and the Kid, where they confirm that Goldberg is playing Callen’s Coach Mellor’s brother. That should be super fun.
Thanks to The Fighter and the Kid for hosting their own videos.
It is a pretty good episode.
I’m still working on my Fighter and the Kid post, the way I have it now, it has like 30 videos in it and I really don’t think all of those are necessary, so I’m still tweaking it.
How are they going to work Hayley Orrantia’s Erica into the upcoming season? Or does she have one more high school year left? She’s going to Georgia for college so she should only appear for the holiday episodes and a phone call now and again, right? I’m going to miss her on the show.
We’re still watching Modern Family, still not enough Alex for my taste. That show has to be ending soon too, right? Their lack of award nominations tells me that the industry is moving on and the writers seem to be right behind them too.
My wife moved ahead with Designated Survivor so she’ll probably keep with that show.
Speaking of which, CBS’s Survivor’s theme is Heroes v Healers v Hustlers. We’ll be watching it, I like the competition elements but I do lose interest in the parts surrounding the comps. Tribal is still good, but it takes me longer and longer to learn people’s names, with each new season.
I’m all in with CW’s Riverdale, Luke Perry is going to survive the gun shot, right? Right!?! Probably the only season finale that I’m still thinking about. Flash was okay but it is clearly going to resolve itself before minute the fifth minute.
My wife will be watching FOX’s Empire. I’m not sure if she watches Star, it sounds like she does but I don’t know.
Thursday
My wife is still watching ABC’s Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder. I know it is Scandal’s final season.
We still really enjoy CBS’s Life in Pieces, we do miss that show when it is Thursday and we want to watch the episode but we have to wait until Friday to do so.
We’re catching up with CW’s Arrow but not sure if we’ll be watching it live.
There are times when I wouldn’t mind catching up with FOX’s Gotham. Orville being on Thursday is a nice sign of confidence. The Sunday timeslot must have been a premiere night.
I’ve also been tempted to get caught up with NBC’s Superstore. I’m not sure if I’m watching Will & Grace, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the show, towards the end, but I do like these reunion series that we’re getting now.
Friday
ABC’s Once Upon a Time is being “treated” to a time jump, so don’t expect that show to get renewed. I’m not sure if we’re even attempting Inhumans, it doesn’t look like any Whedon is involved with this show so maybe we’ll give the first episode a look. I do like it only being eight episodes.
We still watch CBS’s Blue Bloods, I like the show and I’m glad it continues. It is one of those rare shows where they can just keep releasing season after season, like an old school procedural. Though Frank always seems like he’s ready to retire, which would probably be the last season. I wonder if they are going to do more with Erin and Jamie this season, outside of the two spotlight episodes that they have to get.
I really want to watch Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on the CW, but it is so hard to see an episode on Netflix.
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I guess that’s the 2017 element of the 2017 – 2018 Television Schedule.
I still see series listed By Network, that are not included in the above chart.
ABC has a Dancing with the Stars Junior competition that I’m sure my wife is going to love.
The CW is having Black Lightning, which is NOT part of the Arrow-verse so I’ll probably be passing on that until it is considered part of the Arrow-verse. Seems pretty dumb to not be included in the fun but Greg Berlanti said that they can jump in at any time, which is really nice of him. I completely understand wanting to stand on their own feet but it just feels like a shame to not be included, especially being on The CW. Might as well be on FOX with Gotham.
FOX has New Girl that I didn’t see above, which is also on its final season. They are bringing 9-1-1 back, now with, Angela Bassett. FOX also has The Resident that Emily VanCamp is in, she was the only reason to keep watching Revenge and after rewatching Civil War, I could be up for watching her new series. She looks to be the main nurse on that series but fourth listed on the Wikipedia page. Though I don’t recognize the first two names, I do know Bruce Greenwood. I looked them up, the top guy is Logan from Gilmore Girls and the other was in the fourth season of Agents of SHIELD. I still don’t recognize him.
NBC, the network that spurred this post, has The Awesome Show, with Chris Hardwick. Which reads, to me, like his Wall renewal contract stated he get a show that is more in line with his actual interests. It’ll be six episodes, like his BBC show was. But without the pop culture, it looks like.
I’m not tempted by The Brave show, at all, though it is getting all the Hulu advertising. Odd for a show that doesn’t have a September or October start date. Oh, I missed it above, it is on Monday nights, after The Voice.
I wonder if my wife will watch Ellen’s Game of Games.
NPH is hosting Genius Junior, a kid quiz show, in prime time!
They also have Good Girls with Christina Hendricks (maybe on a show I’ll actually watch) and Mae Whitman! Hey, Matthew Lillard is on it too! Retta of Parks and Recreation fame is the third lady of the series.
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman are going to host a reality show, Handmade Project, which might be interesting.
Reverie is a show with Person of Interest’s Sarah Shahi as well as Dennis Haysbert, so that could be good too.
And, finally, due to alphabetical order, NBC’s Rise! The show that I’m super eager for! It stars HIMYM’s Josh Radnor as the teacher that inspires a city, via the high school drama department. It also features Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho as well. I’m surprised Disney didn’t throw a series at her but I’m glad to have her involved in this show. Still no release date. Here is an interview with Josh Radnor, regarding the show –
Thanks to Josh Radnor Videos for hosting the above video.
It is only a minute long but from the upfronts, it sounds like the trailer was well received.
Shannon Purser of Riverdale and Stranger Things (she’s Barb) will have a recurring role in it, which seems awkward. Is she only in six of the ten episodes?
Marley Shelton will be playing Radnor’s wife on the show. I know her as being the object of affection from Trojan War, though she had no chance against Jennifer Love Hewitt. She’s in Pleasantville and Never Been Kissed but I don’t recognize her from those films. I still need to watch Sugar and Spice as it has James Marsden in it. I’ve seen clips of Bubble Boy, so I know she’s The Girl in that film. She’s The Customer in Sin City, whatever that means. From in W, a horrible film. The deputy in Scream 4, which might be familiar. Shelton has these great eyes, which do leave an impression, which helps me remember her. So I’m as familiar with her as probably a small margin of people but she should be good in the role.
This all reminds me that I still need to watch Mercy Street. I started the first episode, months ago, and didn’t even get to the Josh Radnor scene! I did like seeing Mary Elizabeth Winstead, again, I don’t see nearly enough of her work.
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Going down the Renewals and Cancellations section.
ABC’s The Middle is ending, a show I’ve seen like three minutes of. Scandal is ending.
CW’s Originals is ending, my wife likes that show too.
New Girl is ending and probably about time for it too.
I thought there would be more shows to confirm.
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So that’s the list of what we’re mostly watching and what a few things I know I’m already not tempted by.
Cameron Chase, my all time favorite DC Character – I’m that guy – is coming to CBS’ Supergirl. I’m hoping for a mutli-episode role. Couldn’t be happier that Emma Caulfield is going to portray her. Though I haven’t seen Caulfied in anything, since Buffy, but that’s more on me than anything else.
Chase was an awesome seven issue issue, plus a millionth issue, over at DC and it was awesome. Dan Johnson and JH WIlliams III slayed that title. She first appeared in Batman 550, which was also pretty great. The character has appeared in Manhunter, Pre52 and in Batwoman, Post52. Titles that I still need to seek out but from what I’ve read, she’s still pretty great.
We still haven’t watched Supergirl, being two episodes behind but I’m hoping we can marathon it soon.
In response to Who is DC’s Jessica Jones, Chris Sims had this to state –
Back in 2011, Chris also had a series retrospective, which is quite good.
I really should hunt down those Manhunter and Nu52 Batwoman trades.
Since, initially, typing this post, we have watched the first three episodes of Supergirl – pretty good so far. I’ve read that CBS has given it a full series order, so that’s even better news!
Shadow and Flame with Magik 