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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
July 11, 2017 at 7:51 pm
I have been enjoying BBC shows lately, since I cannot seem to find anything of real substance on 'Murican television.
One show has its season finale next week; Fearless
Quote:Emma Banville, a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell, who was convicted for the murder of a school girl 14 years earlier.
A new show that just started; In The Dark
Quote:As she grapples with pregnancy D.I. Helen Weeks must return to the hometown she loathes to help her childhood best friend, who finds herself at the centre of a media frenzy following the abduction of two girls.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
July 11, 2017 at 7:55 pm
(July 11, 2017 at 7:51 pm)Lutrinae Wrote: I have been enjoying BBC shows lately, since I cannot seem to find anything of real substance on 'Murican television.
One show has its season finale next week; Fearless
Quote:Emma Banville, a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell, who was convicted for the murder of a school girl 14 years earlier.
A new show that just started; In The Dark
Quote:As she grapples with pregnancy D.I. Helen Weeks must return to the hometown she loathes to help her childhood best friend, who finds herself at the centre of a media frenzy following the abduction of two girls.
I must admit I've been watching Marvel and DC superhero shows over the past couple of years.
Most are pure, unthinking, escapism.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
July 11, 2017 at 11:52 pm
Anyone hear about that Youtube Red series The Thinning? I mean, wouldn't it be possible to get people to stop fucking so much before it got to that point?
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
July 11, 2017 at 11:55 pm
never heard of it.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
July 12, 2017 at 12:15 am
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(July 11, 2017 at 11:52 pm)Astonished Wrote: Anyone hear about that Youtube Red series The Thinning? I mean, wouldn't it be possible to get people to stop fucking so much before it got to that point?
I came across it, but I passed on watching it.
Except all I found was an 81 minute long "movie".
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
July 12, 2017 at 11:01 am
A new show, Salvation, premieres tonight.
Quote:An MIT grad student and a tech superstar bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery--that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth.
This review does not look favorably upon the show.
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Salvation is pretty stupid. Even for CBS, it screams "summertime diversion." This is a show about an MIT grad student named Liam (Charlie Rowe) who has created a formula that can predict when a meteor will hit Earth.
So, just to be clear — this is a show about a meteor that is going to hit Earth — unless someone steps up and fixes the situation. That's it. There is no more, really.
Salvation is a summertime network drama that's not asking anything of you but to give up an hour of your time and lose it forever. In return, you get a low-grade familiar sensation that means nothing but dulls your life a little bit. That's your decision to make, not mine.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
July 12, 2017 at 8:19 pm
Going to check out the British Happy Valley.
Quote:Catherine Cawood is the sergeant on duty when flustered and nervous accountant Kevin Weatherill comes into her West Yorkshire station to report a crime.
It seems promising.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
July 12, 2017 at 11:10 pm
Okay, so Happy Valley was a bust. That show was putting me to sleep.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
July 16, 2017 at 3:22 pm
Midnight, Texas seems like it might be an interesting show to watch.
Quote:Midnight is a safe haven for those who are different, but with the presence of outsiders, the residents band together and form a strong and unlikely family.
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July 16, 2017 at 3:30 pm
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Usually, it's just news, sports, C-SPAN/public affairs, or reality, but BB and Bachelorette have disappointed. So it's mostly YouTube shows for me.
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