TV/Movies Megathread

[Darth Wagtaros]

Everyone should watch The Room.

[Zoupa]

Ok I watched about 30 minutes of Pan Am and couldn't watch it anymore. It's so boring. The show seems to have completely no pay off to investing time in it.

From the previews, it looks like they are trying to do Mad Men in the sky.

Is everything going to be compared to Mad Men these days? Does Mad Men have a hold on all of the '60s?

Yes?

[Darth Wagtaros]

Just what is Mad Men about?

[Eddie Teach]

Post-apocalyptic motorcycle wars.

[MadImmortalMan]

Is everything going to be compared to Mad Men these days? Does Mad Men have a hold on all of the '60s?

No, but it set a trend and created a pretty specific sub-genre of its own. Not the 60s in general, but more of a 60s workplace where the men are cads and the women are exploited. It turned out to be popular, so now it's being copied. No surprise, really. Look at all the vampire shows. Same thing.

[garbon]

I'm not sure I'm buying it. The '60s were bound to become popular as the population ages and Mad Men helped add a boost.

I'm also not sure that one could get away without showing sexism.

http://www.encorebuzz.com/scoop/929931-249/more-than-mad-men-producers-tap-60s.html

Not that Mad Men hasn't had some influence on at least the decision of networks to air these shows, but I think it is brash to simply reduce them to Mad Men clones in other garb.

[11B4V]

Saw Terranova. It was fun.

I'll have to catch that.

[viper37]

Saw Terranova. It was fun.

yeah, it was nice.  We'll have to see next week if they blew out all their special effects budget for the season, like Game of Thrones

[Josquius]

What did GoT blow its budget on?

[Razgovory]

What did GoT blow its budget on?

Hookers and monkey chow.

[Lettow77]

 Ton of animu lately. Just since saturday, I started and finished two new shows. Everything from the old season just finished- debating what i'll watch from the new one, except fate/zero for sure.

Sasameki Koto is hurting for a second season.

[Drakken]

Just what is Mad Men about?

You are tearing me apart, Wag.

[Drakken]

Ok I watched about 30 minutes of Pan Am and couldn't watch it anymore. It's so boring. The show seems to have completely no pay off to investing time in it.

From the previews, it looks like they are trying to do Mad Men in the sky.

Is everything going to be compared to Mad Men these days? Does Mad Men have a hold on all of the '60s?

It's the 60's fad started by the success of Mad Men that allowed Pan Am and The Playboy Club to be made in the first place, only to cash in on that fad. Can't say I blame them, just that Mad Men isn't that awesome.

[Ed Anger]

I know this is heresy, but I was thoroughly unimpressed by Mad Men. Or any of those AMC shows.

[Drakken]

I know this is heresy, but I was thoroughly unimpressed by Mad Men. Or any of those AMC shows.

It's the lamest heresy since the Union Church. Quite a few people are thoroughly unimpressed by Mad Men.

That said, Christina Hendricks is babelicious in that series. I wish Paul Kinsey would come back and fuck up her marriage with that newt. The whole unfinished business between him and Joan made the first season interesting.