Twin peaks was excellent, but I was equally hooked on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, never missed an episode 😳
Has anyone mentioned Joss Whedon yet?
I worship at the church of Whedon, I'm afraid. Here he is, signing my Firefly DVD.
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Has anyone mentioned Joss Whedon yet?
Watching Buffy from the start again as my eldest daughter has got into it, poor Joyce :sob:
i was wondering if someone would mention Bob's Burgers. Utter genius (and bob is voiced by the guy who voices Archer).
also up there for me is The League, Arrow, The Flash, Modern Family, Agent Carter...
I started watching Constantine and The Librarians too; both fairly new and both so far quietly impressive. XBMC is ace, means I can easily watch all of this stuff whenever I want.
finbarHas anyone mentioned Joss Whedon yet?
So much guff. Inoffensive guff, but guff nonetheless.
xherbivorex
I started watching Constantine ......so far quietly impressive
Have you read any of the Hellblazer comics? I was never a massive fan of them, but that tv show is so far removed from them it's impossible to enjoy for me.
I worship at the church of Whedon, I'm afraid. Here he is, signing my Firefly DVD.
Oh... jealous!
Have you heard the single he released with Shawnee Kilgore? If you like the soundtracks to his shows, you'll love it. Called "Big Giant Me".
So much guff. Inoffensive guff, but guff nonetheless.
Jimjam, I think some of Whedon's output is actually pretty important. Buffy basically introduced series-long story arcs. Which all the other programmes cited in this thread rely on.
finbarJimjam, I think some of Whedon's output is actually pretty important. Buffy basically introduced series-long story arcs. Which all the other programmes cited in this thread rely on.
Important purely in the context of pop culture. I can't be bothered researching but I'm positive Joss Whedon didn't invent the concept of long story arcs. Off the top of my head, X-Files was in there long before him, and no doubt there were many more, probably going back decades.
Even as a 14 or whatever year old I used to cringe at how bad Buffy was in many ways. But I couldn't get enough of seeing Sarah Michelle Gellar kicking things 😀
Buffy basically introduced series-long story arcs.
Hill Street Blues has an earlier claim.
Okay, I stand corrected 😳
Have you read any of the Hellblazer comics? I was never a massive fan of them, but that tv show is so far removed from them it's impossible to enjoy for me.
no, i haven't, so considering i don't have that point of reference i can watch it as a standalone thing and i'm sure that makes it bearable.
For you Welsh speakers (or readers of subtitles) the best thing that has been on TV is "Gwlad yr Astra Gwyn". Hilarious.
The Wire is still king of television shows, nothing else gets close IMO
Other greats:
The Sopranos
The Killing
Spiral
True Detective
The Bridge
Never understood what the fuss was about with Breaking Bad. Walt and Jessie are two of the most annoying characters to grace the screen. Not in the same league as the shows above. Saul was great though. I'm looking forward to the spin-off.
xherbivorexno, i haven't, so considering i don't have that point of reference i can watch it as a standalone thing and i'm sure that makes it bearable.
The comics are just jet black. Pure horror with some gallows humour thrown in. Tonally I think the closest thing to it on tv was True Detective. Even that was a bit light hearted by comparison.
yeah, i guess on the tv series he's just a bit of a dick but not that dark really. it's entertaining.
i've not watched true detective yet; to be fair, i kind of went off dark gritty unpleasant stuff a good few years ago and this is the nearest i've got to going back to it so far. i've never even bothered with most of the HBO stuff that people bang on about, i'm more into comedies really!
and with that in mind, i forgot about new series' of parks & rec and always sunny that are making me smile this week too...
