Good show. Sadly, only 8 episodes this season as well.
and I disagree with all three of them.
52 weeks in a year
minus week off for memorial day during the GoT season = 51 weeks till new episodes.
minus a 10 week season = 41 weeks till new episodes.
minus christmas week = 40 sundays to fill
It just so happens there are 40 episodes of GoT. I watched 1.1 today. It was gloarius, mostly because Boromir was yet again tempted by the ring.
GoT always goes by too quickly. In fact, all HBO series are like that, which of course includes Boardwalk Empire.
And it makes me want a burger, multiple burgers, everytime I watch it.
^Re: bob's burger.
Rick and Morty is the best Adult Swim show out there right now.
House of Cards... Damn good show
i like house of cards but IMO OITNB is a better watch
No Mad Men either for a while. For Sunday nights, I am currently watching Halt and Catch Fire, although usually I just DVR it and watch it later in the week. It's an alright show. AMC-produced so pretty good quality.
Anyone know when The Newsroom comes back (yes, I can just look this up, but for discussion purposes) ...it's airing it's 3rd and final season soon I think.
It is loosely based on the story of Compaq -- there are subtle dramatic tensions that look to me like the people making it know what they are doing -- like the wife of the lead engineer, who solves his basic architecture problem for him in about five seconds at their kitchen table -- what will happen to her? I think the Mad Men influence is apparent in that story line...
But a lot of the rest of it is still a bit raw -- it doesn't have the polish of Mad Men. Part of that is that the period is harder to capture -- the early 1980s is a transitional period. But there is hope, I think, that it will improve and the characters will acquire more depth as the story moves forward.
[EDIT: Just watched the fourth episode -- so I guess the foreshadowing about the wife was not as subtle as I thought, since they cashed it in right away.]
I'm looking forward to that HBO show they were advertising all during GoT: The Leftovers. Looks pretty good.
I thought that looked cool until I saw two words...
"Damon Lindelof"
There is a very high density of nerve endings between a woman's legs.
The more you know....
Well, I guess once this silly vampire show is done, Boardwalk Empire will be back. I mean, the best characters are dead, but still...
show)
I'm still pissed about the Viper's death scene.
Despite knowing it was coming.
Anyone watching True Blood? I am watching out of obligation, since I have seen every other episode, I might as well see the last ones.
It's not a super fantastic show but it's still worth watching in my opinion.
I can't get enough of this show. It's pretty brilliant.
"My father wants me to give a speech in front of all his friends today, but I can't. Because I'm a no good turkey and I'm going to strawberry jam the whole thing up!"
The "rapture" show, right? But from the extended trailer, it looks a lot different from the normal rapture fare, and even quite different from shows like The 4400. I'll definitely be tuning in, as well.
Orphan Black is awesome. My wife and I stumbled across this gem and can't get enough of it.
Before the second season started, we watched like first few minutes of the very first episode and just weren't in to it. Fast forward to last week, we watched it again and we can't believe how stupid we were. In less than a week we are already 1 episode away from the season 2 finale. It really is an amazing show.
...I really, really think that SoA is fairly awful. The script is just flat-out bad. I am told it gets better, but I gave it a go, and got stuck somewhere in the Belfast episodes (Season 3?) I just think the writing is lazy. How many times can they use "I love you," followed by "I love you, too"? I was saying it before the actors were. I asked a friend of mine who is heavily into the show, but also heavily into motorcycles (which I, admittedly, am not), would you still watch the show if it had more or less the same storyline, but was about car enthusiasts, or mobsters? And he said no, probably not.
So tell me -- does it get better?
Anyway, I heartily endorse every other show you have listed here, but I'd say the first season of Deadwood, then quit, and I'd recommend more than one season of 24, although yeah...the first season is still the best.
I found the script lazy and most of the acting just flat-out bad. I guess it's entertaining, to a degree, of course. But just not my cup of tea, and compared to other TV shows I enjoy, it just falls way short for me. I just don't like ANY of the characters, either -- and when you hate Jax Teller, the main character, well...
I'm willing to hop on the bike again and see where the road takes me.
Timothy Olyphant is great in this.
Can't comment on Justified but I loved Timothy Oliphant in Deadwood.
So if you're looking for something new, a good choice would be one of the shows only available on Netflix. House of Cards is awesome like others have said. Orange is the New Black is a good one too. There's also a some really cool documentaries. Blackfish is one worth checking out. Plus lots of good sports documentaries including the 30 for 30 series. Actually, I believe of all of them The Fab Five has gotten the highest ratings which is pretty darn cool.
My personal recommendation though would be Dexter which Netflix just added. Definitely one of my favorites. It's pretty suspenseful and has a unique and interesting plot. The only thing is that it's one of those shows that makes you anxious to see the next episode and then unintentionally watch for like eight hours straight.