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[BenjaminBirdie]

Horse meat is a really weird critique. Is that a common expression I'm just heretofore unfamiliar with?

Yes. It's when troops run out of munitions and have to eat the horses.

 

[maxcriden]

Yes. It's when troops run out of munitions and have to eat the horses.

Ah, weird. Have you ever used it in your comic reviews?!

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Premiering today:

Wicked City - ABC - 10/9c

Reviews:

The tone-deaf play for major league issues in a drama is recognizable for the disaster it is within mere minutes.... You shouldn’t bother with any of it.

In the absence of a believable or captivating story, Wicked tries to shock, but this is broadcast commercial TV. Ryan Murphy can and does more in two minutes on basic cable than Wicked­ can achieve in an hour.

It's a profoundly unnecessary, formally cloddish collection of grating cop-show cliches, antiseptically scuzzy nihilism, and just stupid, stupid stupidity, wrapped in cheap, loud nostalgia for the L.A. of the hair-metal '80s.

 

[berzeli]

Trailer for London Spy is up. Not what I expected, but damn it does look so good.

 

[chris121580]

I saw that Life in Pieces and The Grinder both got picked up for full seasons...by far my 2 favorite new shows. Just a fantastic cast in both of them

 

[Pachimari]

Are we gonna have a new thread for the shows coming out in Spring? Or will this one be updated?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Are we gonna have a new thread for the shows coming out in Spring?

Yes, it will go up late December.

 

[TheOddOne]

Yes, it will go up late December.

Never doubt RatskyWatsky.

NEVER.

 

[Sober]

Yes, it will go up late December.

It's like your Christmas present to all of us <3

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Premiering today:

Saints & Strangers - Nat Geo

Reviews:

An often engrossing attempt to explore the way needful alliances between Indians and settlers may have had a transforming, even enlightening, effect on some of the English.

The serious intent of Saints trips it up at times; many characters remain one-dimensional, and some sequences are plodding or repetitive. That said, the mini features nuanced work in a number of the Native Americans portrayals--often the best-developed characters on the screen.

Though neither ["Saints & Strangers" and "The Pilgrims"] are particularly notable examples of their genre, they are welcome additions, and perhaps antidotes, to a historic holiday increasingly driven by gluttony and football. Used as companion pieces, they should make excellent viewing for families able to persuade their children to watch historic dramas and/or documentaries.

 

[Cornballer]

- Deadline: 'The Magicians' First Episode To Air Ahead of January Premiere on Syfy

Syfy confirms we’ll be getting a sneak peek at its anticipated drama series The Magicians. The first episode of the network’s adaptation of Lev Grossman's bestselling fantasy book trilogy will air commercial-free at 10 PM December 16, following the final installment of miniseries Childhood’s End. The series will air regularly on Syfy Mondays at 9 PM beginning January 25.

 

[JustAnotherMike]

- Deadline: 'The Magicians' First Episode To Air Ahead of January Premiere on Syfy

Nice. That's one of the few new shows I was interested in this season.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

(btw if anyone is aware of any cool foreign language series that are coming in the first quarter in January, feel free to shoot me their titles in a pm so I can include them in the spring 2016 thread)

 

[TheOddOne]

I put up the OT for Billions because of the early release.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

The Spring TV thread is live!