Comments on: Shows to catch up on this summer http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer musings of a wannabe comedy writer Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:35:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Standish http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/comment-page-1#comment-313 Mike Standish Tue, 29 May 2007 21:25:59 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/05/27/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/#comment-313 <p>Another series that occasionally has dud episodes, Rescue Me, even when it's off, is damn fine television. Love that show. And it's coming back soon.</p> <p>More British viewing: Peep Show. Only two DVDs' worth on Netflix, but fun while it lasts. Same with all of Coupling, except for the crap last season without the funniest guy.</p> <p>[ScreenwriterGuy] hates The Wire, but it is awesome and I respect him less for disliking it.</p> <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('313','Mike Standish'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('313','Mike Standish','<p>Another series that occasionally has dud episodes, Rescue Me, even when it\'s off, is damn fine television. Love that show. And it\'s coming back soon.<\/p>\r\n<p>More British viewing: Peep Show. Only two DVDs\' worth on Netflix, but fun while it lasts. Same with all of Coupling, except for the crap last season without the funniest guy.<\/p>\r\n<p>[ScreenwriterGuy] hates The Wire, but it is awesome and I respect him less for disliking it.<\/p>\r\n'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Another series that occasionally has dud episodes, Rescue Me, even when it’s off, is damn fine television. Love that show. And it’s coming back soon.

More British viewing: Peep Show. Only two DVDs’ worth on Netflix, but fun while it lasts. Same with all of Coupling, except for the crap last season without the funniest guy.

[ScreenwriterGuy] hates The Wire, but it is awesome and I respect him less for disliking it.

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]]> By: screenwriterguy http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/comment-page-1#comment-314 screenwriterguy Tue, 29 May 2007 20:46:45 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/05/27/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/#comment-314 Mike, I don't HATE <i>The Wire</i>. In fact I think it's better than much of what's on TV. However, I only have room on my watch list for one edgy cop show, and <i>The Shield</i> solidly fills that slot. (Maybe if McNulty were bald...) That said, the scene with nothing but the f-word for dialogue was just brilliant. Will look into <i>Peep Show</i>. LOVED Coupling, and agree that the latest season was not so great.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('314','screenwriterguy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('314','screenwriterguy','Mike,\nI don\'t HATE <i>The Wire<\/i>. In fact I think it\'s better than much of what\'s on TV. However, I only have room on my watch list for one edgy cop show, and <i>The Shield<\/i> solidly fills that slot. (Maybe if McNulty were bald...) That said, the scene with nothing but the f-word for dialogue was just brilliant.\n\nWill look into <i>Peep Show<\/i>. \n\nLOVED Coupling, and agree that the latest season was not so great.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Mike,
I don’t HATE The Wire. In fact I think it’s better than much of what’s on TV. However, I only have room on my watch list for one edgy cop show, and The Shield solidly fills that slot. (Maybe if McNulty were bald…) That said, the scene with nothing but the f-word for dialogue was just brilliant.

Will look into Peep Show.

LOVED Coupling, and agree that the latest season was not so great.

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]]> By: screenwriterguy http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/comment-page-1#comment-312 screenwriterguy Tue, 29 May 2007 03:33:59 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/05/27/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/#comment-312 Robby, Nice deal on the <i>Firefly</i> season. Where'd you get it?!? One of my housemates loves <i>The 4400</i>, but I couldn't force myself to like it. I think it was the dialogue. I'll have to check out NewsRadio. I've liked what I've seen, and thought the pilot was strong. Just never gotten IN to it yet. Aaron, You're not the only one I've heard say good things about <i>The O.C.</i>, especially in the beginning. Can you get it on DVD? I couldn't find it on Netflix. Tim, I predict you'll really love season two of <i>AD</i>.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('312','screenwriterguy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('312','screenwriterguy','Robby,\nNice deal on the <i>Firefly<\/i> season. Where\'d you get it?!? One of my housemates loves <i>The 4400<\/i>, but I couldn\'t force myself to like it. I think it was the dialogue. I\'ll have to check out NewsRadio. I\'ve liked what I\'ve seen, and thought the pilot was strong. Just never gotten IN to it yet.\n\nAaron,\nYou\'re not the only one I\'ve heard say good things about <i>The O.C.<\/i>, especially in the beginning. Can you get it on DVD? I couldn\'t find it on Netflix.\n\nTim, I predict you\'ll really love season two of <i>AD<\/i>.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Robby,
Nice deal on the Firefly season. Where’d you get it?!? One of my housemates loves The 4400, but I couldn’t force myself to like it. I think it was the dialogue. I’ll have to check out NewsRadio. I’ve liked what I’ve seen, and thought the pilot was strong. Just never gotten IN to it yet.

Aaron,
You’re not the only one I’ve heard say good things about The O.C., especially in the beginning. Can you get it on DVD? I couldn’t find it on Netflix.

Tim, I predict you’ll really love season two of AD.

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]]> By: Tim King http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/comment-page-1#comment-311 Tim King Tue, 29 May 2007 02:14:27 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/05/27/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/#comment-311 Hey, thanks for the list. I'll add my recommendation (for what it's worth) to <em>Firefly</em>, <em>Wonderfalls</em>, <em>Buffy</em>, <em>DS9</em>, and <em>Lost</em>-- At least in the beginning, that is. I tuned out during the first season, because it was just way too intense for me at the time. But I always intended to come back to it, and still do. I'll even agree with <em>Arrested Development</em> though it took me over a season to finally "get" it. I've just finished the first disc of the second season, and I found myself laughing unforgivably. So there are still a few on this list that I've been meaning to look into... Even though my Netflix queue is already filled to overflowing. :) -TimK<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('311','Tim King'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('311','Tim King','Hey, thanks for the list. I\'ll add my recommendation (for what it\'s worth) to <em>Firefly<\/em>, <em>Wonderfalls<\/em>, <em>Buffy<\/em>, <em>DS9<\/em>, and <em>Lost<\/em>-- At least in the beginning, that is. I tuned out during the first season, because it was just way too intense for me at the time. But I always intended to come back to it, and still do.\r\n\r\nI\'ll even agree with <em>Arrested Development<\/em> though it took me over a season to finally \"get\" it. I\'ve just finished the first disc of the second season, and I found myself laughing unforgivably.\r\n\r\nSo there are still a few on this list that I\'ve been meaning to look into... Even though my Netflix queue is already filled to overflowing. :)\r\n\r\n-TimK'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hey, thanks for the list. I’ll add my recommendation (for what it’s worth) to Firefly, Wonderfalls, Buffy, DS9, and Lost– At least in the beginning, that is. I tuned out during the first season, because it was just way too intense for me at the time. But I always intended to come back to it, and still do.

I’ll even agree with Arrested Development though it took me over a season to finally “get” it. I’ve just finished the first disc of the second season, and I found myself laughing unforgivably.

So there are still a few on this list that I’ve been meaning to look into… Even though my Netflix queue is already filled to overflowing. :)

-TimK

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]]> By: Aaron http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/comment-page-1#comment-310 Aaron Tue, 29 May 2007 01:51:20 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/05/27/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/#comment-310 Let me be the lone - no doubt forever - individual who says "Hey, 'The O.C.' ran for 4 seasons, and they weren't all bad." Come on... one of the main characters loves Death Cab and the Legion. It's like he reads my mind.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('310','Aaron'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('310','Aaron','Let me be the lone - no doubt forever - individual who says \"Hey, \'The O.C.\' ran for 4 seasons, and they weren\'t all bad.\" \r\n\r\nCome on... one of the main characters loves Death Cab and the Legion. It\'s like he reads my mind.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Let me be the lone – no doubt forever – individual who says “Hey, ‘The O.C.’ ran for 4 seasons, and they weren’t all bad.”

Come on… one of the main characters loves Death Cab and the Legion. It’s like he reads my mind.

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]]> By: Robby http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/comment-page-1#comment-309 Robby Tue, 29 May 2007 01:27:33 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/05/27/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/#comment-309 I love Arrested Development and I am beginning to watch Firefly (I bought the season for like $15 and I thought I shouldn't pass it up). I recommend NewsRadio (one of the better "Filmed infront of a live audience comedies" and a little older than some of the other ones you've listed) and The 4400 (better story lines than Heroes on a smaller budget).<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('309','Robby'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('309','Robby','I love Arrested Development and I am beginning to watch Firefly (I bought the season for like $15 and I thought I shouldn\'t pass it up). I recommend NewsRadio (one of the better \"Filmed infront of a live audience comedies\" and a little older than some of the other ones you\'ve listed) and The 4400 (better story lines than Heroes on a smaller budget).'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I love Arrested Development and I am beginning to watch Firefly (I bought the season for like $15 and I thought I shouldn’t pass it up). I recommend NewsRadio (one of the better “Filmed infront of a live audience comedies” and a little older than some of the other ones you’ve listed) and The 4400 (better story lines than Heroes on a smaller budget).
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]]> By: carl http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/comment-page-1#comment-307 carl Mon, 28 May 2007 10:19:44 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/05/27/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/#comment-307 just for the record: Lost is in it's 3rd season. In the begining of the 3rd season they are suck in cages. I don't think you can skip episodes in lost. even Expose, which really is a filler is worth watching. but I don't get the season 2 critics anyway...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('307','carl'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('307','carl','just for the record: Lost is in it\'s 3rd season. In the begining of the 3rd season they are suck in cages. I don\'t think you can skip episodes in lost. even Expose, which really is a filler is worth watching. but I don\'t get the season 2 critics anyway...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> just for the record: Lost is in it’s 3rd season. In the begining of the 3rd season they are suck in cages. I don’t think you can skip episodes in lost. even Expose, which really is a filler is worth watching. but I don’t get the season 2 critics anyway…
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]]> By: screenwriterguy http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/comment-page-1#comment-308 screenwriterguy Mon, 28 May 2007 09:30:29 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/05/27/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/#comment-308 Good eye, Carl. I guess I must have thought it had been four years now because season two felt so long. ;) So I'll officially align myself with the season two critics. You can't go that long without giving people some part of the puzzle. Season two just got weirder and weirder, with zero explanations or revelations. Part of why the last part of this season was so great was because we were finally starting to understand some of the junk set up in season two. I guess you're right. It's hard to think of skipping episodes. Now that you're reminding me that it's only three seasons, I guess I'll recommend people watch them all, especially on DVD. This season's finale would make that investment fully worth it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('308','screenwriterguy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('308','screenwriterguy','Good eye, Carl. I guess I must have thought it had been four years now because season two felt so long. ;)\n\nSo I\'ll officially align myself with the season two critics. You can\'t go that long without giving people some part of the puzzle. Season two just got weirder and weirder, with zero explanations or revelations. Part of why the last part of this season was so great was because we were finally starting to understand some of the junk set up in season two.\n\nI guess you\'re right. It\'s hard to think of skipping episodes. Now that you\'re reminding me that it\'s only three seasons, I guess I\'ll recommend people watch them all, especially on DVD. This season\'s finale would make that investment fully worth it.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Good eye, Carl. I guess I must have thought it had been four years now because season two felt so long. ;)

So I’ll officially align myself with the season two critics. You can’t go that long without giving people some part of the puzzle. Season two just got weirder and weirder, with zero explanations or revelations. Part of why the last part of this season was so great was because we were finally starting to understand some of the junk set up in season two.

I guess you’re right. It’s hard to think of skipping episodes. Now that you’re reminding me that it’s only three seasons, I guess I’ll recommend people watch them all, especially on DVD. This season’s finale would make that investment fully worth it.

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]]> By: MaxVonMayerling http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/comment-page-1#comment-305 MaxVonMayerling Mon, 28 May 2007 06:53:51 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/05/27/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/#comment-305 The Shield is a great show and available on DVD.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('305','MaxVonMayerling'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('305','MaxVonMayerling','The Shield is a great show and available on DVD.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The Shield is a great show and available on DVD.
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]]> By: screenwriterguy http://www.screenwriterguy.com/television/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/comment-page-1#comment-306 screenwriterguy Mon, 28 May 2007 05:56:41 +0000 http://www.screenwriterguy.com/2007/05/27/shows-to-catch-up-on-this-summer/#comment-306 Great one, Max. Personally, I'm all caught up on that show, but I highly recommend it to everyone. It's one of my favorite shows on TV. While this year is a little flat, I found seasons one and five in particular to be intense and amazing, and two through four are brilliant as well.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('306','screenwriterguy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('306','screenwriterguy','Great one, Max. Personally, I\'m all caught up on that show, but I highly recommend it to everyone. It\'s one of my favorite shows on TV. While this year is a little flat, I found seasons one and five in particular to be intense and amazing, and two through four are brilliant as well.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Great one, Max. Personally, I’m all caught up on that show, but I highly recommend it to everyone. It’s one of my favorite shows on TV. While this year is a little flat, I found seasons one and five in particular to be intense and amazing, and two through four are brilliant as well.
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