danielpholt Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I tried with Dollhouse, but it fell short of keeping me intrigued. Eliza Dushku doing some sci-fi/fantasy thing seemed to be a winning combo. But, I couldn't bring myself to care about any character on there, and there seemed to be a lack of reason in the show. If anything, Eliza Dushku is the only reason to watch it. Alan Tudyk. He comes along in the s1 finale and blows the doors off the show. And could the reason you didn't care about any of the characters be that they're essentially different people at the start of each new episode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 http://www.nerdist.com/2014/08/grant-imahara-kari-byron-and-tory-belleci-to-leave-mythbusters/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=31g0YE61PLQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eleven Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Will they be building behind the scenes? Wasn't Kari a builder behind the scenes? Also I think Grant twas too... I dunno... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Yeah, Kari was working for Jamie when they first started doing the show, so she shows up on a couple episodes here and there in the first season as one of the background helper people. Most notably it's her butt they scanned for the airplane toilet suction myth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheMightyEthan Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 lol, blocked by my office firewall for adult content. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Makes sense. Butts are the most adult content around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Doublepost, I know, but it's been a week-ish. Watched the new Netflix series Bojack the Horseman and quite liked it. Glad it got renewed. I suggest you check it out if you like or liked any of the following shows: Venture Bros Ugly Americans Bob's Burgers That is all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) I, too, just finished Bojack Horseman on Netflix. Boy, this show really defied my expectations. I went in expecting your average raunchy Family Guy-style sitcom, but this show can be very cynical and even depressing at times. Bojack himself is a profoundly flawed character who says and does some truly terrible things to the people in his life, and yet it's hard not to pity him. I can't remember the last time I've seen a sitcom character who was so consumed by loneliness and self-loathing. At times I actually found it a little hard to watch, but I also couldn't stop until I finished the season. If nothing else, this show is a downright brutal deconstruction of the so-called glamour of show business and the celebrities it chews up and spits out. Is it funny? Well, I wouldn't say it's Archer funny or Rick and Morty funny, but it's definitely funnier than a lot of those other "edgy" toons you usually see on the likes of Fox or Comedy Central. If you already have Netflix then it's not like you have anything to lose by giving it a try. On a minor note, I really like the opening for some reason. I just feel like it conveys the tone of the show really well. It looks like the sort of opening you'd expect to see on an AMC or HBO drama...only it's on a Netflix show about an animated anthropomorphic horse. Still, not too shabby. Edited August 31, 2014 by Mister Jack 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I totally wrote this show off as another try-hard absurdist adult cartoon. Will totes give it a swatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I find the art style incredibly off-putting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Just a little background on the show: it follows BoJack Horseman, a horseman who starred in a Full-House-esque sitcom for about ten years from the late 80's through the mid-90's and is now just coasting on his ample money and waning fame. Kenshi: The absurdism is kept to a minimum, focusing mainly on the idea that a lot of people are anthropomorphic animals that occasionally act like their animal part. Like, there will be a woodpecker man in the background pecking at the wooden bar, or a dog person dropping a comment about how really hates the postal service, or a cowwoman waitress acting offended when a patron orders a steak. That aspect gives off a very Ugly Americans vibe (as does the art style, to some degree). The show is more akin to Bob's Burgers than Aqua Teen Hunger Force; the characters dealing with their empty lives and self-sabotage serves as the source for much of the humor, although, as I said, there are a few wacky and/or zany gags, some of which fall flatter than the others. Amy Sedaris is wonderful as BoJack's agent/ex-girlfriend, and Paul Tompkins is pretty great as Mr. Peanutbutter, BoJack's dogman frenemy who starred in a sitcom remarkably similar to the one BoJack was in. Aaron Paul is good as BoJack's stoner housemate, too. Ethan: Not every animated show can be My Little Pony; Friendship is Magic, no matter how much you want it to be. Edited August 28, 2014 by Mr. GOH! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I have never seen MLP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Ethan doth protest too much. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I've only watched the first episode so far, but I was sold after the conversation with his agent/ex-girlfriend: "Then as my agent, do you think I'm getting fat?" "No way. You are in the prime of your life, never looked better." "What about as my ex-girlfriend?" "You look like a pile of crap ate a second pile of crap and then crapped out a third pile of crap." "Wait, wait, so which pile of crap do I look like?" "The third one." "What?! That's the worst one!" I knew Patton Oswalt did voice-acting, obviously, but I was impressed with his range (though you could still tell it was him as various characters). Aaron Paul seems like a waste so far though; why hire him if you're not gonna get him to sound like Jesse Pinkman? He just sounds bored. Alison Brie sounded a little more subdued, too. Okay, those aren't real complaints, just musings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Patton Oswalt voices so many characters that I think it's some sort of joke among the production crew. I still love the guy, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I find the art style incredibly off-putting. Not this again. Watch Rick & Morty already, you frickin' dweeb! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Colleague gave me Rick & Morty's first three episodes on a pen drive. Gotta get onto that. GOH: the Ugly Americans name drop sold me. I give UA a free pass because it's not trying to be cool the whole time. It's just being it. Which is so refreshing in these adult cartoons. Hots: that dialogue is good. Edited August 28, 2014 by kenshi_ryden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) I always many to watch dexter but as the number of series started to mount up the prospect became increasingly daunting. So... Is the whole thing worth watching. Could you just watch the first series and be satisfied or is there a massive cliff hanger. I don't want to start something that will drag on past its welcome. Edited September 10, 2014 by TheFlyingGerbil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 WWE is having fun with the celeb photo scandal. Honestly, I laughed out loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) Could you just watch the first series and be satisfied or is there a massive cliff hanger. I don't want to start something that will drag on past its welcome.I watched only the first season, really enjoyed it and dont see the need to watch any further. From what ive heard it's really not worth following through to the end, and for me season 1 deffo feels like enough. No cliffhangers or anything IIRC. Though im desperate to see more of John Lithgow. I heard he's amazing in it. That alone is almost enough to push me into watching seasons 2-6 (or whatever). Edited September 10, 2014 by kenshi_ryden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 I think the general consensus with Dexter is that S1, 2 and 4 (the Lithgow season) are really good. 3 is alright. Everything after 4 is pretty rubbish. I actually watched S7 & 8 because the 'status quo' changed, plus it featured Yvonne Strahovski. Sadly, 7 had its moments, but on a whole the last two seasons were pretty terrible. Up until S7, I think it was pretty formulaic so easy to drop in and out. New big bad serial killer each season, Dexter trying to keep his murderous ways a secret, some more back story mixed in. The occasional big event here and there (mainly, 2 and 4). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) I can't think of a single series which deservedly ran for more than 6 seasons... Except perhaps It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Just glorious. edit: I am neglecting a bunch of classic US sitcoms which ran for forever and are almost all amazing, but I guess I'm talking about 21st century stuff Edited September 11, 2014 by kenshi_ryden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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