Just a blurby bullet point post about the summer TV show slate
It's summer! This shouldn't be happening! And yet it is. A brief rundown on all the TV shows staring at me in the face at the moment, in the order they occur to me.
Game of Thrones, Season 5
I have such an ambivalent relationship with this show. On the one hand, their unrepentant over-dependence on sexual violence towards women is pushing me towards overt action to vocalize this directly to HBO and/or the showrunners. On the other, we have episodes like "Hardhome" (Episode 8) which are far and away the best storytelling on television by a country mile. It's very much a case of "I just can't quit you", but it is tinged with some self-disgust that I can't.
The final episode airs on Sunday, and I CANNOT WAIT.
True Detectives, Season 2
Although there is no temporary respite on Sunday. We went straight from the season finale of "The Walking Dead" to "Game of Thrones", and now we'll segue directly into this show at the same time slot.
I'm not sure about this season, though. I watched last season because Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, and by the end, I did wind up enjoying it, but mostly because of the character interaction and their acting. This season stars Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn, and neither of those actors appeals to me the same way, so I'm...dubious.
Still, I expect we'll give it at least one episode and go from there.
Daredevil, Season 1
So it's Netflix, but it's in a show format and they've been blurring the line for a few years now, so I'm just going to go with it.
E-- and I have been working our way through this season, but it's been slow--we're on Episode 8 of 13 and have had many weeks where we've stopped mid-episode for one reason or another. Knowing absolutely nothing about the Daredevil canon other than the bits of info E--'s been dropping as we watched, I'm enjoying the show quite a bit.
Orange is the New Black, Season 3
It's available as of today! *twirl!* I watched a teaser for it, and it served its purpose. But between trying to finish up "Daredevil" and a replay of Telltale's "Game of Thrones" (*incoherent noises of happiness*), finding time to watch this on Friday nght's is going to be tough. Or take a while. :)
Sense8, Season 1
And then there's this one, another Netflix series that merlinofchaos twigged me to, the big draws being that it's helmed by JMS of "Babylon 5" fame and the Wachoski siblings of "The Matrix" and Jupiter Ascending. It also has Naveen Andrews from "Lost" and The English Patient in what appears to be a mentor role and an interesting sci-fi'ish premise, so I want to at least give it a shot.
Sleepy Hollow, Season 1
O' course, all three of those are competing with getting back to this, the show we discussed waaaaaaay back last summer as what we'd watch once I'd caught up on "Agents of SHIELD". I've gotten exactly one show into it--the pilot--but with everything else going on...ugh. :)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Seasons 2 & 3
Finally, something not competing for Friday night's attention. :)
I love this show so very, very much. So much so that immediately after finishing watching Season 2 as part of the Wednesday night movie nite, I attached myself to E--'s watching of the show with her friend in order to re-watch it.
E-- and her friend are just about to hit the end of Season 2, while E--'s been downloading Season 3 as it airs in Australia that we've been watching on Wednesdays. The first two episodes of the season left me a little nonplussed, but the third episode that we just watched on Wednesday was a little better. Fingers crossed they're over the b.s. that put me off the first two eps.
And they're looking into making a feature-length film! \o/
Orphan Black, Season 3
Not having cable or satellite hasn't been much of a burden until this show started back up again and the only way to get it anytime close to airtime was ether to download it or Amazon Prime. Because of that, we put off re-starting it Wednesday nights until after we got through S2 "Miss Fisher" and "Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency". It's still not free, but we went ahead and bit the bullet and bought the season. :P Started watching it last week, so we're up to Episode 2 of 10.
Tatiana Maslany continues to be amazeballs, and if you had told me I would be ardently in lurve with [Character and minor show spoiler]Helena back in Season 1, I would've called you nutso. Felix is being underused so far this season, though, as anything more than a facilitator and "gay best friend", which is criminal given how good a character he is. I hope this improves as the season goes on.
Key & Peele, Season 4
They changed up the format this season from the previous three and...I'm not entirely sure I like it. I miss the energy of the studio audience bridges between the skits, while at the same time at least understanding that the new bridges and opening credits are a flagrant spoof of Season 1 "True Detectives" (which, given my entry above, I find ironic :).
But there have been a few really good skits. "Old Ladies and Satan" in Episode 4.3 had me howling. And then there was the fangirly flailing moment at the end of Ep 4.5 (which we just watched on Wednesday) where they used a 10 second clip from "Leaving Earth" from Mass Effect 3 which I identified after maybe five notes and spent the rest of the episode lol'ing over. (And that's pretty much the reason I wanted to mention this show with all the rest).
Season 5 of this apparently begins in a few weeks (!!!), so hopefully Season 4 will go to free-to-watch on Amazon streaming here soon.
Game of Thrones, Season 5
I have such an ambivalent relationship with this show. On the one hand, their unrepentant over-dependence on sexual violence towards women is pushing me towards overt action to vocalize this directly to HBO and/or the showrunners. On the other, we have episodes like "Hardhome" (Episode 8) which are far and away the best storytelling on television by a country mile. It's very much a case of "I just can't quit you", but it is tinged with some self-disgust that I can't.
The final episode airs on Sunday, and I CANNOT WAIT.
True Detectives, Season 2
Although there is no temporary respite on Sunday. We went straight from the season finale of "The Walking Dead" to "Game of Thrones", and now we'll segue directly into this show at the same time slot.
I'm not sure about this season, though. I watched last season because Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, and by the end, I did wind up enjoying it, but mostly because of the character interaction and their acting. This season stars Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn, and neither of those actors appeals to me the same way, so I'm...dubious.
Still, I expect we'll give it at least one episode and go from there.
Daredevil, Season 1
So it's Netflix, but it's in a show format and they've been blurring the line for a few years now, so I'm just going to go with it.
E-- and I have been working our way through this season, but it's been slow--we're on Episode 8 of 13 and have had many weeks where we've stopped mid-episode for one reason or another. Knowing absolutely nothing about the Daredevil canon other than the bits of info E--'s been dropping as we watched, I'm enjoying the show quite a bit.
Orange is the New Black, Season 3
It's available as of today! *twirl!* I watched a teaser for it, and it served its purpose. But between trying to finish up "Daredevil" and a replay of Telltale's "Game of Thrones" (*incoherent noises of happiness*), finding time to watch this on Friday nght's is going to be tough. Or take a while. :)
Sense8, Season 1
And then there's this one, another Netflix series that merlinofchaos twigged me to, the big draws being that it's helmed by JMS of "Babylon 5" fame and the Wachoski siblings of "The Matrix" and Jupiter Ascending. It also has Naveen Andrews from "Lost" and The English Patient in what appears to be a mentor role and an interesting sci-fi'ish premise, so I want to at least give it a shot.
Sleepy Hollow, Season 1
O' course, all three of those are competing with getting back to this, the show we discussed waaaaaaay back last summer as what we'd watch once I'd caught up on "Agents of SHIELD". I've gotten exactly one show into it--the pilot--but with everything else going on...ugh. :)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Seasons 2 & 3
Finally, something not competing for Friday night's attention. :)
I love this show so very, very much. So much so that immediately after finishing watching Season 2 as part of the Wednesday night movie nite, I attached myself to E--'s watching of the show with her friend in order to re-watch it.
E-- and her friend are just about to hit the end of Season 2, while E--'s been downloading Season 3 as it airs in Australia that we've been watching on Wednesdays. The first two episodes of the season left me a little nonplussed, but the third episode that we just watched on Wednesday was a little better. Fingers crossed they're over the b.s. that put me off the first two eps.
And they're looking into making a feature-length film! \o/
Orphan Black, Season 3
Not having cable or satellite hasn't been much of a burden until this show started back up again and the only way to get it anytime close to airtime was ether to download it or Amazon Prime. Because of that, we put off re-starting it Wednesday nights until after we got through S2 "Miss Fisher" and "Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency". It's still not free, but we went ahead and bit the bullet and bought the season. :P Started watching it last week, so we're up to Episode 2 of 10.
Tatiana Maslany continues to be amazeballs, and if you had told me I would be ardently in lurve with [Character and minor show spoiler]Helena back in Season 1, I would've called you nutso. Felix is being underused so far this season, though, as anything more than a facilitator and "gay best friend", which is criminal given how good a character he is. I hope this improves as the season goes on.
Key & Peele, Season 4
They changed up the format this season from the previous three and...I'm not entirely sure I like it. I miss the energy of the studio audience bridges between the skits, while at the same time at least understanding that the new bridges and opening credits are a flagrant spoof of Season 1 "True Detectives" (which, given my entry above, I find ironic :).
But there have been a few really good skits. "Old Ladies and Satan" in Episode 4.3 had me howling. And then there was the fangirly flailing moment at the end of Ep 4.5 (which we just watched on Wednesday) where they used a 10 second clip from "Leaving Earth" from Mass Effect 3 which I identified after maybe five notes and spent the rest of the episode lol'ing over. (And that's pretty much the reason I wanted to mention this show with all the rest).
Season 5 of this apparently begins in a few weeks (!!!), so hopefully Season 4 will go to free-to-watch on Amazon streaming here soon.