Television Discussion Thread

[thefalconer]

Originally Posted by Ron

Not really sure if this is the right place for it but has anyone been watching Seinfeld's new web series "Comedians in cars getting coffee". Im lovin it

yeah, i saw the one with larry david and kinda forgot about it. your post reminds me to watch the new one with ricky gervais. danke.

[vidae]

I'm not a fan of his as a director, but seeing as it's a put-pilot we'll be seeing it sooner rather than later.

[killxswitch]

Signs and The Happening were unforgivably bad movies.

[dabears10]

Originally Posted by killxswitch

Signs and The Happening were unforgivably bad movies.

I am unsure how Signs was unforgivably bad. You can not like it but I thought it was well made.

It's ten times better than Lady in the Water or The Village.

[vidae]

[Splat]

Originally Posted by killxswitch

Signs and The Happening were unforgivably bad movies.

[Bert Macklin]

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by Bert Macklin

The **** is Maeby wearing?

[vidae]

The **** is George Michael wearing?

[Bert Macklin]

I want to know what Gob is lookin at.

[Dr. Gonzo]

Great episode of Louie. The end was ******* hilarious.

[killxswitch]

Just circling back on Suits. Great episode, though I am surprised that they drew the lawsuit to a close so abruptly and jumped on the Hardman takeover so fast.

[SuperMcGee]

Louie was good yesterday. I actually liked the opening better, but it was pretty good throughout.

[Bert Macklin]

Why on earth did Blue Mountain State get canceled?

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by Bert Macklin

Why on earth did Blue Mountain State get canceled?

Because it ******* sucks.

[Bert Macklin]

Originally Posted by Brodeur

Because it ******* sucks.

That's the type of show you just have to take it as it is. To make fun of college football and be stupid funny. I enjoy it. The kicker is hilarious.

[Brodeur]

Greek did college life better, and that was on ABC Family.

[Bert Macklin]

Originally Posted by Brodeur

Greek did college life better, and that was on ABC Family.

It's a ******* show on spike and even because of that it was decent.

[Bulldogs]

I think I mentioned it before, but 3-4 of my teammates were in Blue Mountain State as random members of the team. Show blew though.

[fenikz]

I liked BMS :/

[CashmoneyDrew]

Speaking of college, I'm really surprised that a great college show isn't out there. That kind of show should be a writer's dream.

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by CashmoneyDrew

Speaking of college, I'm really surprised that a great college show isn't out there. That kind of show should be a writer's dream.

Undeclared got canned after one season.

[CashmoneyDrew]

Originally Posted by Brodeur

Undeclared got canned after one season.

Did it even get a full season?

That's just such an interesting time of life. It has comedy, drama, romance. Should be pretty easy to write well and you would think draw a large enough audience.

[Cigaro]

Originally Posted by CashmoneyDrew

Speaking of college, I'm really surprised that a great college show isn't out there. That kind of show should be a writer's dream.

This is sort of the problem, it is both seemingly too easy and appealing. The companies who would be producing such a show usually would be doing so just to capitalize on the audience, an audience who in their opinion wouldn't be that hard to appeal too. Just have lots of drinking, doing drugs, doing dumb ****, having sex, and they think the people will watch. And in way, they kind of do. But outside of rare shows like Jersey Shore, even though those types of shows are constantly popping up, they usually don't last too long. Overall, it seems the strategy of those who put out such type of shows is to make something cheap with consequently cheap thrills/'plots' let them run for a season or two until the appeal wears off, then prepare for its equally cheap replacement. They know their shows are ****, they know they wont last too long before people get bored, but they also know there is a simple enough audience who will still tune in for a season or two of their recycled garbage, and consequently bring in the money.

You are much more likely to find a college-based show created simply to capitalize on a non-too-critical audience rather than a college-based show created to tell actual stories and actually illustrate quality.

[Cigaro]

To continue above, as an example of how little effort companies that would put out such shows exert when dealing with that type of subject, look at MTV's version of Skins. Skins(the UK version) certainly has a lot of drinking, drugs, dumb **** and sex, but there is so much more to the show, those things are there simply because they are there in real teens' lives. Skins tries to create an actual drama, tell actual stories with the characters(and does so pretty well IMO). So what does MTV do when they decide to make an American version? Just do a shot-by-shot remake, except a lot shittier. Literally the bare minimum of exertion was put into that show, just hoping to gather an audience capitalizing of the supposed controversy of what Skins shows.

And all of this heavily affects those with actual television writing, directing and producing talent. We are so used to the ****** stuff put out, that that genre becomes associated with it and most likely see it as lowerclass of storytelling, that those involved with that genre are likely striving to be elsewhere and either aren't their yet or aren't good enough to ever get there. There are plenty of great serious, adult dramas out there, and consequently that is what most people aspire to be when they want to be involved with television. With all the great television and movie talents out there, how many are like John Hughes? Very, very few.