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[Cornballer]

- Mad Men Season 6 thread is up.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Premiering today:

Rogue on DirecTV at 9/8c

How To Live With Your Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life) on ABC at 9:30/8:30c

Reviews:

AV Club - How To Live With Your Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life)

like a lot of mid- to high-concept TV comedies, How To Live With Your Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life) just might place too much faith in its out-of-the-ordinary premise. There are only so many ways in which Sarah Chalke can wince her way through Elaine’s attempts to set her daughter up with friends who “look like various stages of Kenny Rogers.” (Points for specificity; points off for that being the show’s second variation on the gag.) Lonow has lived a unique life, and it’s a story that ought to be told—it’s just that this version is too insistent on pointing out how unique Lonow’s life is. And that existence comes at the expense of jokes worth laughing at and characters worth warming up to.

LA Times - How To Live With Your Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life)

It is the sort of neither-here-nor-there sitcom that can make me feel faintly sad for the form, and by extension for the health of the nation, and yet it is no worse than so many others that come and go and sometimes, to my surprise, come and stay. If it can only stop pawing at your leg and licking your face for a moment, it may settle down into something you would allow in the house.

Tim Goodman - Rogue

Nobody has the necessary magnetism to force a rooting interest. It’s not like Thandie Newton is a badass detective. She’s more runway model than "Oaklandish," as they say in Oaktown. Less provincially, she’s just not like Raylan in Justified or any of the supporting players in Game of Thrones, nor even the central character in Orphan Black. Meaning there’s not a strong enough main character to lure you in while Rogue finds its way and better develops the ancillary characters.

Viewers probably will overlook Rogue for a drama on another channel much the same way people in the Bay Area tend to overlook Oakland for San Francisco.

LA Times - Rogue

The recent explosion of scripted dramas from outlets as disparate as History and Netflix has created such a surfeit of fine television that it's become increasingly difficult for even the most dedicated viewer to keep up. For those who already feel overwhelmed, a bit of good news: DirecTV first foray, the mob-cop thriller "Rogue," is pretty terrible, a moody, broody jumble of clichéd characters, pregnant pauses and sex scenes that border on the pornographic.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I'm debating whether or not to watch 'Rogue'.

"Rogue," is pretty terrible, a moody, broody jumble of clichéd characters, pregnant pauses

My head tells me no.

sex scenes that border on the pornographic.

But my other head tells me yes.

 

[Steelyuhas]

I'm debating whether or not to watch 'Rogue'.

My head tells me no.

But my other head tells me yes.

 

[Gila]

Have there been any early reviews of Goyer's - Da Vinci's Demons?

Is it going to be hyped enough on here to get it's own thread also?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Have there been any early reviews of Goyer's - Da Vinci's Demons?

Is it going to be hyped enough on here to get it's own thread also?

I already have a thread made for it, which I'll put up either tomorrow night or Friday. I haven't heard anything regarding its quality, however; I don't think critics have seen it yet.

 

[TheOddOne]

Budget Halle Berry got her own show. LOL.

 

[Clevinger]

Budget Halle Berry got her own show. LOL.

What?

edit: Oh, that Rogue show.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

What?

Thandie Newton on 'Rogue'.

 

[Cornballer]

Have there been any early reviews of Goyer's - Da Vinci's Demons?

Is it going to be hyped enough on here to get it's own thread also?

I think the only brief comments I've heard about it are along the lines of "better than I expected, but still pretty bad". Should be more reviews coming out next week.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I think the only brief comments I've heard about it are along the lines of "better than I expected, but still pretty bad". Should be more reviews coming out next week.

Variety and Tim Goodman seemed to like it well enough!

 

[Cornballer]

Variety and Tim Goodman seemed to like it well enough!

Are there full reviews out or just some Twitter jibber jabber? I haven't looked. I'm curious to check it out, but I have a full plate at the moment and don't have high hopes for the series.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Are there full reviews out or just some Twitter jibber jabber? I haven't looked. I'm curious to check it out, but I have a full plate at the moment and don't have high hopes for the series.

Full reviews!

Variety

THR

 

[Cornballer]

Full reviews!

Variety

THR

Oh cool. Seems to fall in the "goofy fun w/ nudity" genre. I'll check out a few when I have time. By the way, Laura Haddock was the daughter who got kidnapped in Africa on Strike Back.

 

[Tamanon]

How to live with your parents was....okay. The characters are created with a hammer to make sure you understand their identity though. I'll probably skip it.

 

[Cornballer]

I'm debating whether or not to watch 'Rogue'.

Did you end up watching it? Did anyone check it out?

 

[Uno Venova]

I actually liked How to live with your parents, will add to the watch list and see how it goes.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Did you end up watching it? Did anyone check it out?

Not yet. I'll try to check it out in a few days.

 

[TheOddOne]

Does anybody watch Top Of The Lake? Really slow series, but still really interesting.

Already half the season is done, so a OT would not matter that much.

 

[Cornballer]

Not yet. I'll try to check it out in a few days.

Cool. I haven't heard anyone talking about it so far. DirecTV can't be happy with the buzz and reviews for it.

Does anybody watch Top Of The Lake? Really slow series, but still really interesting.

I've been meaning to watch it, but I haven't had time just yet.

 

[TheOddOne]

I've been meaning to watch it, but I haven't had time just yet.

I can't recommend it over any of the shows running right now. It's a show you have to see when all the episodes are released.

FYI Rogue is as terrible as they say. Really low budget and Thandie Newton is horrible in it.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

FYI Rogue is as terrible as they say. Really low budget and Thandie Newton is horrible in it.

How was the sex?

 

[TheOddOne]

How was the sex?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Wait, are you saying the graphic sex scene(s) were unpleasant and/or gross?

 

[TheOddOne]

Wait, are you saying the graphic sex scene(s) were unpleasant and/or gross?

At least I though so :\

Everything was just bad, just cringe worthy everything :\

 

[RatskyWatsky]

At least I though so :\

Everything was just bad, just cringe worthy everything :\

How so? Were the people ugly or something? How graphic was it compared to Spartacus or GoT?

 

[TheOddOne]

How so? Were the people ugly or something? How graphic was it compared to Spartacus or GoT?

Have not watched Spartacus after the initial pilot so I can't say. It's in the ballpark of GoT though.

NSFW:

Spoiler

Thandie Newton's tits are flying around and she does cowgirl on her man.

A detective's dick is flashed for a couple of seconds in one scene, but that scene has a pretty hot asian chick (kinda makes up for it :lol).

 

[Vert boil]

I watched Rogue last night, poor show. No one was believable as the character they were trying to portray. The story was just as bad as well. I'm watching Life at the moment and as strange and laughable as that show is, it's leagues ahead of Rogue.

As for the sex scenes. They were Fucking, not making love. The scenes were a little generic if anything but it was nice to see a scrotum freely swinging around in a tv sex scene. I can't remember that last time I saw that in a tv drama but I like that tv/films are heading back in that direction.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Premiering today:

Mad Men on AMC at 9/8c

Have not watched Spartacus after the initial pilot so I can't say. It's in the ballpark of GoT though.

NSFW:

Spoiler

A detective's dick is flashed for a couple of seconds in one scene, but that scene has a pretty hot asian chick (kinda makes up for it :lol).

As for the sex scenes. They were Fucking, not making love. The scenes were a little generic if anything but it was nice to see a scrotum freely swinging around in a tv sex scene. I can't remember that last time I saw that in a tv drama but I like that tv/films are heading back in that direction.

That settles it - I'm definitely making a spot for this on my schedule. Perhaps next weekend, after some of the other shows that I watch have ended.

 

[mujun]

I can't recommend it over any of the shows running right now. It's a show you have to see when all the episodes are released.

FYI Rogue is as terrible as they say. Really low budget and Thandie Newton is horrible in it.

I am personally loving it. Think it is amazing. I do agree with you that that could all change if the ending doesn't tie it up nicely.

Seems very similar to Twin Peaks to me.

 

[mackaveli]

Anyone watch Spies of Warsaw?

Is this good?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Premiering today:

Da Vinci's Demons on Starz at 10/9c

Reviews:

Sepinwall - Da Vinci's Demons

Ultimately, I found "Da Vinci's Demons" ridiculous but fairly amiable. (I could imagine 14-year-old Alan really enjoying it, and not just because of the topless women.)

Poniewozik - Da Vinci’s Demons

I had a good enough time watching the three review episodes, but I’ll probably never watch another. It could have been a fun, no-budget syndication-style drama; or a lighter-hearted costume lark like the British Merlin. For once, I have the opposite of the complaint I’ve had about so many shows: Da Vinci’s Demons might have been really good, if only it hadn’t had the freedom and budget of cable.

Tim Goodman - Da Vinci's Demons

Some no doubt will say Da Vinci’s Demons is too slight or glossy. And while it might not be as serious-minded as Game of Thrones, it’s also not too distant a cousin. There’s a lot of material to mine here, and Goyer, Starz and Da Vinci’s Demons are off to an entertaining start.

 

[drkOne]

I am personally loving it. Think it is amazing. I do agree with you that that could all change if the ending doesn't tie it up nicely.

Seems very similar to Twin Peaks to me.

Don't do this to me... You know I'll blindly hate you forever... If my heart survives that is.

 

[beat]

What's up with ABC's upcoming Family Tools starting in May? Isn't May still a sweeps month? Usually a very late 'mid'season start means a burnoff, but in that case, why burn off in May?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Returning today:

The Borgias on Showtime at 9/8c

Nurse Jackie on Showtime at 10/9c

Veep on HBO at 10/9c

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Premiering today:

Hemlock Grove on Netflix

Reviews:

Sepinwall - Hemlock Grove

t's a supernatural thriller larded with teen angst, which has value in the age of "Twilight" and "The Vampire Diaries." And it has a movie pedigree as well: Eli Roth is an executive producer and directed the pilot, and the cast includes Famke Janssen and Dougray Scott.

But it's also a mess: a horror series with a weirdly slow build (you don't even see the lead werewolf character transform until the end of the second episode), a mix of campy performances and competent ones, and just enough intriguing ideas to make me wish the entire thing was a lot better than it is.

Tim Goodman - Hemlock Grove

Outside of Liboiron and probably young Skarsgard, this is an effort that likely won’t pop up on a lot of résumés. Hemlock isn’t scary. It isn’t creepy. It barely makes sense, much less sense you want to decode. The mutant giant does a voiceover that sounds like it’s from an elementary school play. There’s a girl who maybe got pregnant by a spooky angel. Roman asks whether it was a real angel. The girl says, “How do you explain dancing to a person who has no legs?” And Roman says, “I have legs that won’t quit.”

Is there a bong big enough for this show?

LA Times - Hemlock Grove

The discovery of everyone's true nature is what propels "Hemlock Grove," which vacillates between being a monster mash version of "Glee" and a hard-R rip-off of "Grimm." The scenery is evocative enough, and every once in a while, a truly chilling moment will unfold. It may turn out to be campy enough to catch on, but mostly, "Hemlock Grove" has a straight-to-Netflix feel that diminishes rather than promotes its "original series" aspirations.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Premiering today:

Rectify on Sundance at 10/9c

Reviews:

Sepinwall - Rectify

For some, the six hours of "Rectify" will feel like a very slow sentence indeed. For others, the performances, the very clear sense of time and place, the beautiful images and the thoughtful things the series has to say about life, death and spirituality will feel like no time at all.

Mo Ryan - Rectify

Its pace is deliberate, and sometimes that leads to hauntingly evocative moments of tenderness and regret, and sometimes that prevents the drama from accruing even a modicum of suspense from one event to the next. It's admirable that the production wanted to be so truthful to the experiences of the damaged men who emerge from long prison stints, but there are a few too many languid shots of Daniel staring at things that mystify him.

But it's worth sticking with "Rectify," which often achieves a tone of conflicted, bittersweet sincerity.

Poniewozik - Rectify

The greatest thing about Sundance’s haunting, transporting Rectify is that it’s willing to be timeless, and to take its time. It’s pokey, atmospheric, and the opposite of plot-driven. And it’s one of the best things I expect to see on TV all year.

Tim Goodman - Rectify

With the aid of a well-cast lead in Aden Young, Rectify avoids predictability -- not just in its bold choice of immersive pacing, but its complicated characters -- and makes a familiar story seem new.

 

[Cornballer]

Sounds good to me, though that'll probably end up on the list of shows that I intend to watch but don't get around to for a while (see: Top of the Lake.)

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Sounds good to me, though that'll probably end up on the list of shows that I intend to watch but don't get around to for a while (see: Top of the Lake.)

Same here. Let's hope it shows up on Netflix in a few weeks.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

The summer thread is up!