Topic: The TV Show Thread

Anyone intersted in Robot Wars there is another program with Robots battles on 5 star not sure what it is called though but looks like the same format

Hunters starts this week looking forward to that.

@dryrain: Is it BattleBots?

I was interested in Hunters but after learning it got cancelled after 1 series, I lost that interest...

@BAMozzy yeah it is Battlebots. I did not realise Hunters got cancelled thats kind of annoying. If I like the show then it will annoy me even more

@dryrain: I always check with Syfy shows now as they seem to show a lot of cancelled shows these days. Quite enjoy Bitten but know that got cancelled after season 2, but hunters only lasted 1 series...

@Speedy67: Sorry for the slow reply, but yeah, Nuts was definitely the best. I hope they get to do more series, I love it. Great Sunday telly.

Also, the most important television event of the year began last week - Great British Bake Off is back. Hope you've all been watching

@quintumply I did not want to be the first to mention the Bakeoff but I do love that show. You have Mary Berry who loves a it of alcohol in her bakes her eyes light up. Paul who dunked a jaffa cake to some that would be grounds to throw him out of your house. I also enjoyed Nadia's program about going back to Bangladesh with little cooking segments. I hope she does more TV work.

@dryrain: Someone had to start the conversation! I love Bake Off. Didn't see Nadia's programme, but I'm glad she did well off the back of winning last year.

@Splat: Great show and I'm not even an 80's kid! can't wait for season two, season 1 ended on a great cliffhanger

Finished up Hibana -Spark- (Netflix Original) today.

As I mentioned before, it follows the ups & downs of the career of a young Manzai comedian, Tokunaga, throughout the 00's. It was pretty decent, but I'd only recommend it if you're into Japanese content (and even so I'd recommend Good Morning Call & Atelier first).

Great British Bakeoff going over to channel 4. I just do not see it working as well on channel 4. Plus you have all the adverts which will make the program shorter. Anyway wait and see how it turns out next year, lets hope its not a soggy bottom

Started rewatching season 1 of Supergirl on Netflix.

It has it's issues, but it'll give me something to watch until Marvel's Luke Cage (Netflix original) premiers. Also, I didn't get to see many of the later episodes anyway, when the rest of the family started losing interest.

Like alot of you I watched Stranger Things over 3 nights..absolutely loved that show!
Watched all the Marvel Netflix shows and so far Jessica Jones is by far the best but loved The Punisher in Daredevil season 2..can't wait for him to get his own show.
So obviously like @RR529 I am eagerly awaiting Luke Cage

Other shows I am watching are The 100,Bloodline,It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia,The Strain,Ice Road Truckers,Ray Donavon,Scream,Containment.
A few others but my mind has gone blank.
Not a bake off person myself more of an Australian Masterchef person...Shame it drags on for months though..

Finished up season 1 of Supergirl last week, BTW.

Like I mentioned before, it has it's issues (mostly the fact that I think capturing the escapades of a hero of this calibur is a bit too much for the budget of a 20 something episode network TV show to handle), but overall is was still a fun time.

Now Netflix is going to pile on the shows with no remorse. Luke Cage on Friday, new seasons of Arrow & Flash next week, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow the week after that. Also they added a Japanese TV romantic comedy called Mischevious Kiss (don't judge, I actually liked the last show of this type I watched, lol) recently. How am I going to find the time to watch it all!?!

Looking forward to Luke Cage - so far I don't think Netflix and Marvel have put a foot wrong. Jessica Jones was a pretty out there show for Marvel and it worked perfectly.

@KratosMD, I should note that I'm talking about last year's episodes when it comes to the CW superhero shows.

Netflix is a year behind when it comes to network shows, so it's Arrow season 4, Flash season 2, and LoT season 1 (Netflix is where I watch them though, so they'll be new to me). I'm sure the genuinely new seasons will start around the same time on the CW, though (I think Supergirl season 2 starts Oct. 10, for example).

Yeah, Luke Cage has been great. I love how they're not holding back with him, having him just tear through anything in his way (in comparison, Jessica didn't get many opportunities to go all out). I've also really never watched anything so steeped in black culture, so the vibe is really new to me (I especially liked the segments at the barber shop). So far I've watched the first 6 episodes, though I won't be able to watch another until Sunday night, probably.

In terms of references to the other Netflix MCU shows: Claire, the nurse who often finds herself intertwined with Daredevil's exploits, and who also showed up in Jessica Jones, has involved herself here as well, and even discussed in detail the Hand's attack on the hospital in Daredevil S2. On the radio there was a Trish Talk segment regarding Luke's heroics, the radio show hosted by Jessica Jones' adoptive sister. There was even a mention of Fisk's arrest, after they got Cottonmouth. One of the low ranking gangsters also mentioned that he was leaving for Hell's Kitchen, which was safer.

In terms of references to the greater MCU: Mentions of the events of the Avengers are on the uptick in comparison to the other Netflix shows, probably because Luke is becoming more public in the use of his powers. The guns Cottonmouth are dealing are Hammer tech, the company of Tony Stark's business rival in Iron Man 2 who tried using that Russian guy to build him Iron Man suits. Also, Cottonmouth tried to get his hands on a new Hammer prototype bullet developed with alien tech acquired after the Avengers, that he believes can hurt Luke.

Oh yeah, and Zelda (the series) exists in the MCU, lol. In episode 5, at around the 5 minute mark, when Cottonmouth is holding a meeting, the gangster sitting in the middle of the couch has a shirt that's decorated with the Hyrulean Crest. I doubt they did that on purpose, but it was still neat to see.

Taskmaster tonight! That's where it's at. Apparently new Red Dwarf is great as well. Aside from new stuff, I recently watched through Spaced for the first time, and before that watched through The Mighty Boosh - now I'm on to Black Books. They are all genius.

Finished up Marvel's Luke Cage (Netflix Original) today!

It was a very solid show, which I'd say I enjoyed more than season 2 of Daredevil. While the novelty of an edgy MCU series has kind of worn off after Daredevil & Jessica Jones, Luke Cage's roots in black culture give it a unique vibe no other MCU property has, which helps it to stand out, IMO (and is often quite topical in light of recent events).

While still feeling very alternative to the usual MCU fare, Cage's exploits are the most "super" yet in terms of the Netflix series', which I personally enjoyed a lot. This is enhanced by the deeper connections to the other Netflix series & general MCU Luke Cage has in comparison to what's come before. I'd also say it has my favorite villain out of all the Netflix series. While he's not as vile as the baddie from Jessica Jones, he's very meticulous yet just unhinged enough that you never quite know who he's going to kill next, and he provides the absolute best climactic final battle of any of the Netflix MCU shows.

Also, In the last episode, Claire picked off the phone number from a martial arts flier, so there we have her connection to the Iron Fist, which will be the next hero to get a Netflix series.

As it happens, they got season 2 of the Flash in today, so that's what I'll be watching next (alongside Arrow season 4, which is coming in tomorrow).

@RR529: Season 3 of Flash primers tonight on CW as well!!!

@Tasuki, that'll be next year for me, but I hope you enjoy it.

Anyhow, I watched the first 2 episodes of season 2 tonight, and so far the show is just as fun as it was last season. Can't wait to get further into it.