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Started by Eddie Teach, March 06, 2011, 09:29:27 AM

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Eddie Teach

Did they include cable shows in the list?
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viper37

I don't think so, unless Netlix and HBO have no new shows this fall.
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Tonitrus

Didn't many of HBO's new shows get hacked and released already?  :P

The Brain

Watched Event Horizon again. [spoiler] Sam Neill is so grumpy sometimes. [/spoiler]
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dps

Quote from: viper37 on August 15, 2017, 04:53:19 PM
Quote from: Liep on August 15, 2017, 03:19:27 PM
Quote from: viper37 on August 15, 2017, 03:00:13 PM
New tv releases for this fall:
http://www.tvguide.com/galleries/fall-tv-2017-new-shows/1/
Out of these, I am somewhat curious about:
The Gifted
Inhumans
The Orville
Seal Team

More Marvel, a star trek spoof and some US military porn?
they are the least worst of the bunch.  I shall read more about it.

Bleh.  I only made it about a fourth of the way through and gave up.  Nothing on there sounded even watchable, much less good.

CountDeMoney

Quote from: The Brain on August 15, 2017, 05:43:38 PM
Watched Event Horizon again. [spoiler] Sam Neill is so grumpy sometimes. [/spoiler]

Meh, still think that's one creepy ass movie. 

But I do believe it was the first film in decades that didn't kill off that most disposable of commodities, the Supporting Black Guy Character.

Tonitrus

Quote from: Liep on August 15, 2017, 03:19:27 PM
Quote from: viper37 on August 15, 2017, 03:00:13 PM
New tv releases for this fall:
http://www.tvguide.com/galleries/fall-tv-2017-new-shows/1/
Out of these, I am somewhat curious about:
The Gifted
Inhumans
The Orville
Seal Team

More Marvel, a star trek spoof and some US military porn?

Indeed.  Nothing but special forces ultra-jock crap.  They should do a TV show on my military world...it'd be like The Big Bang Theory meets JAG.  :P

dps

Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 15, 2017, 05:54:40 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 15, 2017, 05:43:38 PM
Watched Event Horizon again. [spoiler] Sam Neill is so grumpy sometimes. [/spoiler]

Meh, still think that's one creepy ass movie. 

But I do believe it was the first film in decades that didn't kill off that most disposable of commodities, the Supporting Black Guy Character.

Yeah, I think it's really under-rated, though I will concede that there are a lot of problems with it.

See, though, this is the kind of movie they should remake--a movie with interesting ideas, but obvious flaws.

The Brain

Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 15, 2017, 05:54:40 PM
Quote from: The Brain on August 15, 2017, 05:43:38 PM
Watched Event Horizon again. [spoiler] Sam Neill is so grumpy sometimes. [/spoiler]

Meh, still think that's one creepy ass movie. 

But I do believe it was the first film in decades that didn't kill off that most disposable of commodities, the Supporting Black Guy Character.

Yeah on both counts.

It's also part of the select group of movies that touch upon stuff that could be considered W40K-esque.
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garbon

Ooh

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/neil-gaiman-good-omens-michael-sheen-amazon-1202522663/

QuoteMichael Sheen, David Tennant to Star in Neil Gaiman's 'Good Omens' at Amazon

Michael Sheen and David Tennant have been cast in the lead roles in the Amazon series adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's "Good Omens," Variety has learned.

The show is set in 2018 on the brink of an apocalypse as humanity prepares for a final judgment. But Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a demon, aren't enthusiastic about the end of the world, and can't seem to find the Antichrist. Sheen will play the role of Aziraphale, while Tennant will play Crowley. It will consist of six one-hour episodes.

Amazon declined to comment.

Sheen recently starred in the Showtime drama "Masters of Sex," which ended its run on the premium cabler in November after four seasons. He has primarily worked in film during his career, having starred in "Frost/Nixon," "Passengers," both "Underworld" and "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans," and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" among many others. He is repped by ICM, Sanders/Armstrong/Caserta Management, and the U.K.'s Roxane Vacca Management.

"I first read 'Good Omens' as a teenager and it's been one of my favourite stories ever since," Sheen said in a statement to Variety. "To be part of the team entrusted with bringing it alive on screen is a bit of a dream come true to be honest. To work alongside Neil, who I think is one of the greatest storytellers of all time, is incredibly exciting. And, just like the rest of the world, I'm a huge fan of David's so I relish trying to save it with him."

Tennant is well known for playing the title role in "Doctor Who" for three seasons and nine specials. Among his other notable roles, he played the villainous Kilgrave in Season 1 of the Marvel-Netflix series "Jessica Jones," Alec Hardy in the critically-acclaimed series "Broadchurch," and Barty Crouch Jr. in the film "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." He is repped by UTA and the U.K.'s Independent Talent Group.

"Good Omens" was Gaiman's first novel, written in collaboration with Pratchett, who died in 2015. Terry Gilliam was attached at one point to direct a film adaptation. It is the latest Gaiman television project in recent years. Fox premiered "Lucifer," inspired by the character created in Gaiman's Vertigo comics series "The Sandman" and subsequent solo series, in 2015. Earlier this year, Starz debuted Season 1 of "American Gods," based on Gaiman's book of the same name.

"Good Omens" is co-produced by BBC Studios with Narrativia, the production company of Pratchett's daughter Rhianna, and the Blank Corporation and in association with BBC Worldwide for Amazon Prime Video and the BBC. Gaiman, Caroline Skinner, and Chris Sussman are executive producing for BBC Studios, and Rob Wilkins and Rod Brown will executive produce for Narrativia. Gaiman adapted all six episodes of the series and will also serve as showrunner. Following its exclusive launch on Amazon Prime Video, the series will also be broadcast on BBC in the U.K. First-run rights for markets where Prime Video doesn't operate will be distributed by BBC Worldwide, which will also handle second-run rights internationally.
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Syt

Loved Good Omens, but the final chapter was a bit of a letdown after the awesome build up.
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garbon

Ending felt appropriate to me - as in fitting the styles of book/authors.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

viper37

Quote from: Tonitrus on August 15, 2017, 05:55:59 PM
Quote from: Liep on August 15, 2017, 03:19:27 PM
Quote from: viper37 on August 15, 2017, 03:00:13 PM
New tv releases for this fall:
http://www.tvguide.com/galleries/fall-tv-2017-new-shows/1/
Out of these, I am somewhat curious about:
The Gifted
Inhumans
The Orville
Seal Team

More Marvel, a star trek spoof and some US military porn?

Indeed.  Nothing but special forces ultra-jock crap.  They should do a TV show on my military world...it'd be like The Big Bang Theory meets JAG.  :P
Navy Seal got me curious because it features Jessica Paré and his rumored to be among the most expected shows of the fall, so I'll have to read about what it is, maybe watch the pilot.
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.

Eddie Teach

The most expected shows of the fall?  :huh:
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

viper37

Quote from: Eddie Teach on August 16, 2017, 08:46:14 AM
The most expected shows of the fall?  :huh:
TV critics are weird, so who knows? :)
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.