TV Season 2013

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

Yes, I watch a lot of TV.

What I have learned so far.

'Dads' and 'Mom' both are poor which should be expected.

I am liking (or desperately trying to like) Brooklyn 99. Andre Braugher is the best thing about the show. But it still needs to be funnier.

Blacklist. A police procedural that was really well done but it seems to be a bit of the same. Will keep watching for now.

Micheal J. Fox Show. Like it. The creators of this show spent a lot of time watching Modern Family.

The Crazy Ones. Too soon to tell. It might be better just to have Robin Williams rif for twenty minutes. When he was on The Daily Show promoting, he was hysterical.

Sleepy Hollow. I like it more than the Queen does. I will keep watching until she throws things at me.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. I like it but don't know if they will be able to keep up the quality.

Glad to see Person of Interest, Elementary, and Castle back on my TV.

[El Dingo]

I liked "Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." (henceforth to be referred to as "Agent of SHIELD" or "AoS") only because it's a 'Where's Waldo' of the Marvel universe. I'm a DC guy but know my share of X-Men/Spiderman/Fantastic Four trivia. Looking for things like the partial "Stark Industries" sign on a bus in the background is a hoot for me.

I'm hoping various superheroes make cameos throughout the season.

"Sleepy Hollow" has a lot of decapitations and linking to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will make me watch a couple more episodes.

"The Tomorrow People" is another "Heroes" clone so we'll see where that goes. "Wonderland" is a "Once Upon a Time" spinoff so I'll give it a go.

Aside from that I'll stick to "Once Upon a Time", "Grimm", "Supernatural" and Gordon Ramsey.

Damn - I guess I watch a lot of TV too. Like I always say - "We can't all be authors, every once and a while someone has to read something"

[Drunk Monk]

I'm a chronic TV addict, so I must really control my viewing and always struggle with new programs or fresh seasons. Heck, I've never even watched an episode of Breaking Bad. Seriously. TV is my heroin.

Legend of Korra - Season two has been really unimpressive so far. By trying to make it appeal to an older demographic with older characters (Korra is basically Katara and Aang fused and baring more midriff) they've totally lost childlike charm of the original series.

Scandal - Silly show, but Kerry Washington is so watchable.

The Crazy Ones - Robin Williams can still amuse me. And surprisingly, I don't mind Buffy, who I previously could not stand. The rest of the cast is really weak however.

Elementary - I was really torn on this show because I like Miller and dislike Liu. But it's growing on me and I watched more episodes last season than I care to admit. It will fall apart for me if they hook up. That's what killed Castle and Kim Possible for me.

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

You know you want to. Plus it's free.

I still like Castle. I still like Elementary. On the fence about the Crazy ones but I haven't seen this week's episode. The funniest thing I saw Williams do in years was when he appeared on The Daily Show last week. It seems like someone should just give him a forum to rif on once a week. He could join the Daily Show in much the same capacity as Lewis Black.

[Drunk Monk]

if i fall into that hole, i'd have no time to post here anymore.

i saw robin on letterman just before the daily show. he did a few of the same lines, so that sort of spoiled it. there was this whole bit with him hitting on letterman that was bizarrely funny.

i've been meaning to get around to revenge. s said the season opener was good. best ninja show ever.

[Drunk Monk]

Revenge. On Hulu and Xfinity (when I'm at my mom's). Still love that show.

Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Just discovered I can watch the new episodes on Xfinity. Nice.

Legend of Korra. Actually, no that's online. We don't have Nick.

Homeland. Ok, not really. We have last season on iTunes and I'm working my way up to this season. Then I'll be stuck.

That's all for now. I have a huge queue of backlogged movies.

[El Dingo]

For us it looks like:

S.H.I.E.L.D. - It's doing the twisty-turny Joss Whedon thing
Gordon Ramsey - Anything. I love that guy.
Sleepy Hollow - Time Travel? Over-the-top end-of-the-world conspiracy? I'm there!
Arrow - I liked Mike Grell's 'Green Arrow' so I'm curious to see where it goes.
Supernatural - Dee Dee likes it.
Once Upon a Time and Wonderland - It's like reading, but without books!

Anyway - this is why I won't be joining the revolution about NSA spying and the massive inequality of wealth in this country.

Oh look! A new 'Pawn Stars'!

[Drunk Monk]

I'm still watching Castle too. I really liked that Time Traveler episode last week. And the last episode? Two words.

Sword fight

[Drunk Monk]

Revenge - needs to go back to the ninja action
Scandal - love to watch Kerry look worried.
Korra - finally got back to the original series with Uncle Iroh. The new characters all pale by comparison.
The Good Wife - starting to return to its former glory.
Castle - okay, okay, Greg you were right.

Still haven't been tempted by S.H.E.I.L.D., still superheroed out. Might have to tune into Netflix's Iron Fist when that goes live.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

SHIELD. Doo eet!

[Drunk Monk]

Well, it was supposed to be single stick. Does Victory sell those fencing masks with egg mounting brackets over the forehead?

I have become woefully addicted to Rabbids Invasion. My kid likes it. She laughs so hard that she has to leave the room because her stomach hurts. It's a French cartoon based on a videogame, akin to the minions of Despicable Me only they are id-driven rabbids. There's elements of French film, which I despise, but it works with rabbids. Here's a taste (complete with sharpie sword fight):
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[Drunk Monk]

Korra was weak, paled by comparison. An insider told me they tried to go with Studio Ghibli, but Ghibli balked at the CG use for some reason and the merge was scrapped. You can see that they tried to go all Spirited Away with this season, but it came off lame.

More single stick in Elementary. When is Victory going to start carrying single stick gear?