Topic: The TV Show Thread

@RogerRoger Honestly, the Paul McGann one really isn’t as bad as its reputation. Eric Roberts is just so incredibly hammy as The Master that it’s hard to take any of it seriously. It’s good fun though, even if not much of it makes sense and it’s very American.

@RogerRoger I’m onto Jon Pertwee’s third series now, so he’s still stuck on Earth but it’s not long until he’s back out in the TARDIS. I have to say, the earthbound element has somewhat overstayed its welcome so it’ll be sweet relief to go to other planets and time periods. The Master has been the baddie for an entire season (literally) and now he’s back again so it’s been a bit samey. Still, the extended cast are great and have good chemistry together.

@RogerRoger I totally get that they did it for budgetary reasons and stuff, it just feels like the stories are quite similar now. I think I miss the more interesting companions too! It’s definitely getting into the ‘sole female companion’ stage of things that we’re used to in New Who.

"bring back manly muppets"

That's my post.

@zupertramp

@nessisonett rofl. Exactly!

Just finished Bosch great show, great final season, great final ep… and great set up for a spin-off.

@RogerRoger Buff Kermit means a lot to me.

@RogerRoger Might make a little shrine/pentagram dedicated to him.

@RogerRoger @nessisonett it was a suspiciously quick reply now that you mention it lol.

@zupertramp @RogerRoger Don't forget, @nessisonett is a paid commentator and I bet that comes with its own set of privileges. Including a picture of buff kermit to post at any given time.

@JohnnyShoulder It was part of my signing on bonus.

Started watching The Exorcist show from a few years back and really enjoying it. Fittingly uber-dark, utilises the existing lore really well as well as digging deep into the Old Testament. Quality show!

Sad to hear about Markie Post. Among the many characters she played (like Elliott's mom, crazy) I feel like I grew up on Night Court. Not like I knew the woman but still, cancer is dumb.

@zupertramp Searching that up really cements my hatred of the heavy handed way that these deaths are reported. Like do they have to be like DEAD AT 70 or MARKIE POST DEAD instead of a slightly more sensitive way of putting it?

@nessisonett some are certainly a lot worse than others. But yeah not a fan of the TMZ, Deadline style of reporting. I guess for you all overseas it's The Sun or The Mirror or something.

So What If...? is fun. I can't imagine going an entire season where I only get a half hour cartoon once a week though. Netflix has spoiled me. So probably have to wait it out and watch them all later.

@zupertramp Yeah I quite liked the first one. Obviously not the most chunky of programs but it’s decent for what it is.

@zupertramp @nessisonett Yeah I really enjoyed the first episode of What If. Quite surprised how much story they crammed in the running time without it feeling rushed. I'd be up for a whole series of 'Captain Carter'. I thought the standard of the animation was impressive, stylised but also very accurate to the actors. I was a little surprised they didn't get Chris Evans for the voice as they had pretty much everyone else but the stand-in did a great job I thought.

I'll watch each week as they are stand-alone stories unlike Falcon/Winter and Loki neither of which have I started yet. Decided to re-watch most of the movies to refamiliarise with the characters first and only just started that today.

@BearsEatBeets yeah weirdly Steve Rogers sounded a lot like Chris Evans whereas Bucky really sounded nothing like Sebastian Stan to me, even though it was actually him.

And I'd definitely take a Captain Carter series.