OT- AMC's Turn
I still watch The Walking Dead, but man, the people behind that show were close to getting me to stop watching it. The last season is pretty boring, but it did end well and I will continue to watch.
I enjoyed it. Halt and Catch Fire was a fail, though.
You think so? Halt and Catch Fire has my attention more than Turn does (see below for my opinion about Turn).
I am guessing Law and Order has a different, broader target audience. I hope Turn gets additional seasons.
No one in TV seems to understand niche marketing any more. It seems to all be about broadening sales rather than deepening brand loyalty. Hmmm ....
I agree about Simko. At first he seemed to be a cool bad guy, but "over the top" as you said is a great description of him.
I think this is only semi-OT. Craig Silverstien, the showrunner/creator of Turn is a Wolverine. I believe Turn is the only show currently on TV run by a UofM grad.
As an American history buff, it was slow for me too. It amped up pretty quickly after 3 and I hope they give it another go
Have you guys seen Breaking Bad? I've heard that's pretty good.
The full five seasons of The Wire is Amazon Prime so I've finally had a chance to watch the show. It's fantastic. Outside of Walter White, Bubbles and Omar are probably my favorite characters ever.
My question is, how can you pick a favorite character from The Wire?
I watched one episode because I thought Dennis from It's Always Sunny was on the show. It wasn't Dennis so I thought it sucked.
That was Fargo...which is amazing.
But he was terrible in it. Good show though.
I have all of the Turn episodes recorded, but I haven't had time to watch them. So, I'm not helpful for this thread, other than to say that I enjoy the historical aspect of the show. I'm not sure how accurate it is, but it should be entertaining to me, at the very least.
I've got every single episode of Turn on my DVR. I'll watch it. Or I won't. Never can tell.
I've got every single episode of Turn on my DVR. I'll watch it. Or I won't. Never can tell.
I was really hopeful for Turn - so hard to find any American Revolution period entertainment, let alone a quality series. I think it started off quite strong but went downhill even faster. I gave up on it two weeks ago. Too much drama, over-the-top characters, and not enough about, you know, the revolution and the historical period.
I might watch the rest of the season at some point and do still withhold my final judgement. Sort of.
Turn is solid and has a nice historical take, but it is not nearly as fun as Sleepy Hollow, which I thought was going to be complete crap, and was actually a very entertaining 13 episodes. I also liked the american revolution with a twist that the show excelled at. I would agree with the fact that more people should watch Turn though. I wish Hannibal was being watched by more people, because I think that show is the best thing on TV, and I really enjoy Game of Thrones, but this season of Hannibal was absolutely epic.
Yeah, Hannibal is great, I was pretty surprised by how good it was.
It's not better than GoT, but probably the 2nd best show currently airing.
Yeah, Hannibal defintely has that in its favor, in terms of not having some boring/horrible characters.
GoT obviously has to cover a lot of different plots/storylines so inevitably there are going to be some characters that just take away from the show.
In Hannibal, it seems like at least one of Will, Jack, or Hannibal is in every scene, and they're all good characters.
I'm just surprised a show like it is on NBC, can't remember the last time I would rate a show on one of the major networks as one of the best on air.
and I want to like it. Maybe I am dumb, but I have some trouble following the plot and understanding the motives of different characters. It must be me, because I am having the same trouble following The Amerikans and 24. BTW, I've been wondering if there is a relation to the recent book, Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring, or if they are coincidental.
I have not seen the season finale yet (tonight I will), but do like the show. That said, it's not a show I come home and can't wait to see like Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones. Turn is good thus far and still has me interested. I'm worried, however, that it won't last long. It's well made though, but if it does get canceled eventually, I won't terribly miss it like I will when Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire end.
How was the 4th season of Boardwalk Empire?
I saw the first two episodes and haven't finished yet.
I almost gave up on the show during the third season, which was painful to watch at times, before the final two or three episodes where it ended strong.
Definitely worth your time.