Topic: The TV Show Thread

@LN78
Regarding Rise of Skywalker,. even more is around now...

Yeah, I was surprised at the episode length initially, but I think it's actually a good move. It's a relatively slowly (but well) paced affair so far and lends itself well to the format. The story telling is concise and direct and it doesn't seem like it's going to feel particularly drawn out, meandering or padded out like the vast majority of American shows seem to be.

I've got one for here first about Doctor Who - which I'm more interested in.

While I quite like Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor and took to her companions after really disliking them at first. The season wasn't all that great. Some highlights here and there, but sod all time in the TARDIS and some of the stories were very weak.
I was quite enthused by the rumoured departure of showrunner Chris Chibnall earlier this year. Sadly, that has turned out to be quite, quite false and Chibnall has proceeded to hire some rather dire writers and directors for the new season who have no sci-fi experience between them, let alone any Doctor Who (but they have collectively written for Emmerdale and 4 'women in prison' shows).

On to the recent spoilers.

!!!POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOR DOCTOR WHO 'SEASON 12' BELOW!!!

@KALofKRYPTON Yeah, that's what I've heard. I've haven't read or watched any reviews so far to avoid spoilers. I have seen some thumbnail images of baby Yoda on YouTube, though and he looks so cute.lol

@callumthompson If that is the same show I'm thinking of, it was on BBC a couple of years back. Didn't Hardy write it with his dad or something?

@JohnnyShoulder That's it - it's bloody awful!

'Tom Hardy voice #2' very much deployed for a show that seems mostly about filming TH from wacky angles wandering about in his coat and hat! hahaha

Marvel's What If...? footage.

Had a feeling it was gonna be GG and not hand drawn. At least it looks great.

I'm not really into nature documentaries, but Seven World, One Planet is stunning in UHD and by far the most visually impressive thing I've seen since getting my new tv. You can only get UHD content from BBC on the iPlayer I believe, and this is the only programme I've noticed in UHD so far.

Apparently there is gonna be a big update to the service next year, with more content available for longer periods and hopefully more stuff in UHD.

Been watching The Mandolorian on Disney + these past few weeks and I am really enjoying it. Now I dont like the new Star Wars movies and I didn't have high expectations for the show but it has definitely surprised me.

Teaser trailer for season 2 of The Boys

Tom Welling returns as Clark Kent in Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover.

I read that Brandon Routh is playing Kingdom Come's version of Superman too.

Don't think the other guy in the clip is big or buff enough to play Superman, though.

@WanderingBullet
TH is a better Supes than I thought he would be, I must say. He's appropriate for the show he's in if you know what I mean.

Also, could be a bit spoilery, but there is a fantastic clip of Routh KC Supes and TH CW Supes out today. I fanboyed out a bit at work... No one here cares!

@KALofKRYPTON No, I don't know what you mean. I don't follow Supergirl. Watched a few Season 1 episodes and thought they weren't very good.

@WanderingBullet
Say if he was Routh's size as he is in as the Kingdom Come Superman, he'd just look a bit too big in comparison with everyone else. It's a scale thing. If you've ever watched Lois & Clark, imagine if Dean Cain was 5 inches taller and the size of Henry Cavill.

@KALofKRYPTON Cavill's huge and would make the other characters look skinny in comparison.lol Routh is fine. Even Tom Welling's size during his Smallville days would still be okay.

@WanderingBullet
If you aren't fussed about the spoilers, have a look for the clip with Routh and Hoechlin - the still doesn't do them justice

@KALofKRYPTON Thanks but I probably try to watch the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover episodes if possible. If I can't then I'll search for the clip you're talking about.

@WanderingBullet The clip is from the 2nd Crisis episode I think.

I'm largely leaving them alone until the first three are done. Then I'll grab them and wait until next year for the final 2.

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 1 (Netflix) - A far darker & more dramatic take on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, that goes all in on the more Satanic mythologies of witchcraft (I'll admit I was a bit nervous checking it out at first as I generally heavily dislike such theming, however I decided it's ultimately not that different than things like the Exorcist or the Omen which I can stomach, so I decided to try it out).

It was pretty decent, not bad, but not great either. I think it has the same showrunners as the CW Arrowverse shows, and I can definitely feel that same vibe from it, though a bit more higher quality production all around (like Supergirl & I assume Batwoman, it definitely has very strong modern feminist leanings, though it's not as amateur in terms of how it's implemented).

I started watching it for Halloween (just shows how long it takes me to work through a show, lol), and I liked it enough that I'll probably look into the next season once the holiday rolls around again.

@RR529 Sabrina is pretty good. There's the odd eye-rolling 'right-on' moment (ans the big, very much not feminist one that's signposted from the start), but it is well put together.

Unfortunately unlike the rest of the Arrowverse shows, there really isn't anything positive to say about Batwoman. Top to bottom, production value, scripting, direction, editing, continuity, story, acting and casting are all markedly worse than the poorest episodes of the the other shows.

Man, that Marvel abs program. Been watching Silicon Valley Season 6 and noticed that Kumail Nanjiani looks really buffed now.

https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kumail-...

The guy got in shape for his role in The Eternals.