A properly done LA Confidential always seemed really off brand for CBS so this isn't really all that surprising.
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A properly done LA Confidential always seemed really off brand for CBS so this isn't really all that surprising.
Exactly. There's nothing wrong with a network not ordering a show that they know is unlikely to perform well, even if it is well done. There's no reason to think a show like this would succeed on CBS.
Young Sheldon (and this latest BBT) has done a good job of showing that Sheldon has a tendency to embellish his past on top of the odd filter through which he perceives everything.
Is Young Sheldon stand-alone or do you need to be up to date with TBBT to really appreciate it?
I think it can stand on its own--there have only been a handful of winks at BBT references. One of the best things about the show is all of the other family members. This latest one actually had very little Sheldon in it.
I mean, same with the brother and the sister really. That's why I feel like they're two different shows. Even Young Shelden isn't an asshole like Old Sheldon.
The big bang theory episode showed that Sheldon had a complete different point of view. His brother did things to protect him that he thought where bullying. Even his grandmother has gone from really sweet old lady to a really sweet old lady to Sheldon but with a mean streak. Anything we know about his dad is still viewed with that filter. Young Sheldon is showing he cares but he doesn't understand his son.
I mean, the reality is one is written as a standard ABC family sitcom and one is written as a Chuck Lorre sitcom with cartoon characters who are loud and have a particular gimmick and now they're trying to reconcile one with the other.
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Also, fucking Blindspot made Bill Nye a real person in their universe and made him Patterson's father. I don't think I've seen this before. I mean yeah sometimes shows will use real people playing versions of themselves, but I don't think they've made real people be related to fictional characters before. lol
Oh my god, they also made a Stargate: Atlantis reference because he was a real character in that show. So fucking Blindspot is in the Stargate universe now. lol
I just looked and I guess Martin Gero, a former writer/producer on Atlantis is also on Blindspot, so he must have worked that in.
I have no idea how these deals work. I guess "Rodney Mckay" is generic enough that it could refer to anyone and not the Stargate character so there's no lawsuits to worry about, but it was such an odd callback.
Still, I'd like to think that Stargate is happening in parallel to this show now. It's still better than the dumb tattoo stuff. lol
Bones actually ended? Huh. I stopped watching that after season four. The brain tumor hallucination with Stewie Griffin probably did it for me.
Found a clip of it, pretty amusing to watch the characters geek out over Bill Nye lol.
"Who is this guy?"
"He's a really famous scientist. I'm sorry sir, she has memory issues."
lol how did that work?
Yeah, it was pretty stupid. lol
The Stargate Atlantis one was the weirdest though...
Billy Gibbons played the father of one of the characters, Angela. Though they never actually say that he's Billy Gibbons or that he's a member of ZZ Top, just heavily imply it.
This is hilarious. Blindspot is enjoyable when it doesn't take itself too seriously. Like with all those Rich Dotcom episodes and this. I should catch up.
It was probably the worst episode of the series, and for a show that lasted 12 seasons that's saying something.
Are the upfronts early this coming week or next week? Which days will we find out what shows will be renewed/canceled?
Wow SEAL Team had a great action sequence this week including a helicopter getting shot down that didn't look like complete crap on a tv budget.
Decided to check out Cobra Kai last night and it's definitely cheesy ABC Family level of drama, but it was shockingly enjoyable and engaging. Also good to see Victor getting some work post Parenthood and not looking like a stiff board while delivering his lines.
I know right? That locked fucking good, I wonder if they had a stunt pilot doing that and had smoke effects pouring out.
Yeah, I watched half of it yesterday afternoon. It's super entertaining.
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'Final Space' Animated Comedy Renewed For Season 2 By TBS
Thanks for posting, it's pretty darn neat.
It might mean it's so good in its current format that they wouldn't want to edit parts out of it to make it work on TV. By putting it on All Access, they're free to ride with whatever violence, nudity and swearing they deem important to the plot points. I'm glad The Good Fight is on All Access and not on regular CBS for that very reason.
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I do kinda miss the ways they would work around swears. The one episode where there was a wonky window in the courtroom that conveniently opened and let very loud outside noises in every time someone was about to say a "bad" word. That the episode itself is about broadcast standards was just peak Good Wife (I do love how they work in meta narratives/jokes).
Then again, The Good Fight has used the newfound ability to say naughty words to some terrific extent. The f-bomb drop in episode two of the second season was just so damn good.
Also I think this forum is responsible for like 90% of all mentions of The Good Fight on the internet.
I'm a fan of the nudity in episode one of season 2. Hard to work around that on regular CBS.
First time i'm hearing about an LA Confidential show. Given the movie is in my top 5 favorite movies ever made, i can't see myself getting into it, it would never live up to Hanson's masterpiece, especially from CBS of all places. It's still the only movie where i actually like Russell Crowe's acting lol
EDIT: ok and The Nice Guys.
That's great to hear, really have enjoyed the first season.
Yeah, it's a good read - lots of entertaining quotes. I haven't watched many of his shows, so it was useful background for me. It'll be interesting to see how things progress with his Netflix deal and his continued work elsewhere.
I'm a little surprised to be honest. Maybe this just had that Emily VanCamp glow?
he needs to knock that procedural stuff off and restart Angel.
Seemed like it,
Also probably why they specified they would use those helicopters, instead of using cg or expensive modern/upgraded helicopters for that scene.
That was really well done and can't wait for that next episode.
Im glad they haven't gone crazy and tried to CG in the stealth blackhawk like Valor did, looked so bad.
You can watch Young Sheldon as a standalone, but it ties into some things that Big Bang Theory has covered, as you'd expect. It's a surprisingly good show, too, and I enjoy it more than its parent these days. They did a good job with the casting, especially Sheldon, his sister, the mom and the grandma.
Casting the mom was easy, but the sister and the grandmother are absolutely perfect.
THR article on Jeffrey Tambor (note that there's a thread regarding the article here) includes this tidbit:
re: the final season - the writing was on the wall well before the Tambor scandal, so no surprise there. Very curious to see how they write out Tambor given that it was his show to begin with.
Another day, another show Fuller leaves
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/27...tv-series-pilot-is-written-but-fuller-is-out/
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/27...tv-series-pilot-is-written-but-fuller-is-out/
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