TV Thread

[whiteevo]

i still hold out hope that shane will **** everyone up.

 

[supraman]

i still hold out hope that shane will **** everyone up.

I'm still trying to figure out how everyone is becoming walkers by just dying since that was new. Time to nerd out. It can't be airborne because then everyone would become walkers when they came in contact with the virus. Here's proof it can't be airborne. If you get scratched by a zombie you are turned. Shane and the prisoner were not harmed by zombies.



It is a plot hole so fucking big you can drive a 787 through it.

 

[whiteevo]

i agree, but at this point i just take it for what it is, a zombie show. i just root for carl and his mom to get killed every second of the show.

 

[supraman]

i agree, but at this point i just take it for what it is, a zombie show. i just root for carl and his mom to get killed every second of the show.

Carl is getting interesting finally. His mom. Yeah bye. the blonde yeah bye. Dale died so that made me happy but they killed Shane, who's descent into madness was great TV.



Couldnt they just have made it The Shane and Darryl Kick Zombie Ass Show.

 

[winos5]

My son pointed out to me last night that both characters that turned into zombies within minutes of dying got covered with zombie splatter after killing a few up close and personal.



It will be interesting to see what happens as far as transmission. Can't be airborne or they are all fucked and the show is over unless they find a stash of HEPA respirators that just happen to fit perfectly. Some illnesses present with different symptom clusters when ingested vs skin contact vs blood/body fluid contact in an open wound..

 

[whiteevo]

c'mon now. obviously the doc at the CDC told rick they are all infected. you die, you're a zombie. or something like that.

 

[winos5]

Didn't remember that. Maybe I should go back and watch that episode again. So everybody is infected and waiting to turn into a walker when they croak.

 

[roshinaya]

I've been watching the HBO series Luck. It's by David Milch who was behind Deadwood. I know nothing of horse racing but it's oddly captivating. It stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte among others.

 

[supraman]

I've been watching the HBO series Luck. It's by David Milch who was behind Deadwood. I know nothing of horse racing but it's oddly captivating. It stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte among others.

I tried to like the show. I gave it 3-4 episodes before giving up on it. First I can't understand Dustin Hoffman half the time. 2nd I don't know dick about horse racing. Lastly I can't figure out what the show is about exactly. What do the group of 4 idiots have to do with anything besides being annoying with the exception of the guy with a gambling problem?



I normally like any HBO show I watch but this one just wasn't for me. Starz has one about hotels and the mob in late 50s Miami, that looks good.

 

[roshinaya]

It's a slow burn for sure. I just like the dialogue and the characters. I am sure all the different groups will be connected somehow, the latest episode showed some indication that the degenerate gamblers will have a connection to Hoffman's character. The lack of exposition and sometimes incomprehensible speech is a conscious choice by Milch.

 

[supraman]

It's a slow burn for sure. I just like the dialogue and the characters. I am sure all the different groups will be connected somehow, the latest episode showed some indication that the degenerate gamblers will have a connection to Hoffman's character. The lack of exposition and sometimes incomprehensible speech is a conscious choice by Milch.

Yeah I hear you. It just seems to be not panning out to my tastes but there were a couple characters I liked. The irish jockeys (both the guy and woman) were interesting, especially the woman. The spanish trainer though I couldn't understand him half the time either was a good character too.

 

[supraman]

Actually looks like Luck isn't terribly popular

[font=georgia, serif]Despite its critical praise, 'Luck' has been a ratings underperformer for the network, averaging about 625,000 total viewers. The series was renewed for a second season immediately after its lackluster premiere in order to fit production into the window between racing at Santa Anita.[/font]

 

[TSD]

I've been watching the HBO series Luck. It's by David Milch who was behind Deadwood. I know nothing of horse racing but it's oddly captivating. It stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte among others.

I thought Deadwood was awesome, a shame it got cancelled before they could put together a real finale.

 

[supraman]

Luck has been officially cancelled due to they keep killing horseys

 

[roshinaya]

Yeah, just read it. Too bad. I doubt they would have done so if it had higher ratings, but on the other hand ratings don't really matter to HBO as it does to network TV.

 

[Ymono37]

Saw the frist ep of the re-tooling of Breaking In... doesn't seem to have the slickness it did before. I like Megan Mulally and her character is great, but I wonder if her addition is going to help keep it alive... again. Also sucks to see that they got rid of Michael Rosenbaum.



Anyone catch Awake? I've only see the first ep, but I really thought it had potential - they took a somewhat difficult premise and made it very "believable." I just worry how much stamina a concept like that can have...

 

[Bringmepie]

Saw the frist ep of the re-tooling of Breaking In... doesn't seem to have the slickness it did before. I like Megan Mulally and her character is great, but I wonder if her addition is going to help keep it alive... again. Also sucks to see that they got rid of Michael Rosenbaum.



Anyone catch Awake? I've only see the first ep, but I really thought it had potential - they took a somewhat difficult premise and made it very "believable." I just worry how much stamina a concept like that can have...

I'm not saying this to be mean but I wasn't aware that Michael Rosenbaum had a career outside of Smallville. There seemed to be some very real animosity between him and the producers over his character largely being written out of the show. Lex Luthor's presence was still there but the few physical glimpses of the character were always played by a Shemp until the last episode. He kind of gave a "yeah, I'm doing this last episode for the fans" but I'm sure he needed the exposure and the paycheck.



It's hard to believe the guy's on the brink of 40 years old already.

 

[Ymono37]

I'm not saying this to be mean but I wasn't aware that Michael Rosenbaum had a career outside of Smallville. There seemed to be some very real animosity between him and the producers over his character largely being written out of the show. Lex Luthor's presence was still there but the few physical glimpses of the character were always played by a Shemp until the last episode. He kind of gave a "yeah, I'm doing this last episode for the fans" but I'm sure he needed the exposure and the paycheck.



It's hard to believe the guy's on the brink of 40 years old already.

He's really one of those guys who just seems to randomly show up in things... besides Smallville he's done some voice-over work (as the Flash, actually) for the animated DC shows/movies. Oh, and the classic transvestite gem, "Sorority Boys."



The other thing I noticed about Breaking In is that Trevor Moore (of "Whitest Kids U Know" fame) wasn't back either...

 

[TSD]

I'm still trying to figure out how everyone is becoming walkers by just dying since that was new. Time to nerd out. It can't be airborne because then everyone would become walkers when they came in contact with the virus. Here's proof it can't be airborne. If you get scratched by a zombie you are turned. Shane and the prisoner were not harmed by zombies.



It is a plot hole so fucking big you can drive a 787 through it.

Not really. If you get it by fluid transmission it could kill living flesh then zombify, there could be an airborne aspect that only affects dead flesh as long as the brain is intact.



and was sundays episode the season finale? Or is there one more?

 

[TSD]

Yeah, just read it. Too bad. I doubt they would have done so if it had higher ratings, but on the other hand ratings don't really matter to HBO as it does to network TV.

It kind of does. Most people get these movie channels now because of the series and the movie availability is just a bonus. If no one is watching a show, then thats a person that might not continue their subscription when other shows go off the air. They try to introduce new shows when the current hot items only have maybe 2-3 seasons left in them, so when those go off the air they are hooked into something else.