What TV shows are people watching?

**Frownland** · 10-31-2021, 07:02 PM

Ja it kinda fizzles out towards the end and the undercover cop subplot could've been resolved more interestingly.

The gangster dude was a good villain, loved to hate him.

Trollheart · 10-31-2021, 09:04 PM

Started watching Paris Police 1900, French drama set at the turn of the century (duh) which I'm finding quite visceral. If you thought Life on Mars gave a view of how much policing has changed, you want to see how the Paris Police treat people! Oh but if you have a problem with animals being slaughtered (no animals, you'll be glad to hear, were harmed in the making of this program, says the disclaimer) or women - or parts of them - in suitcases, might be best to avoid. Also deals with heavy antisemetic themes and basically beating down the poor (well, they are the police AND they're French...)

The Batlord · 10-31-2021, 09:25 PM

Like the Dreyfus Affair?

Trollheart · 11-01-2021, 07:57 PM

It's exactly based on that.

debaserr · 11-04-2021, 10:15 AM

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Breezed through the first season of Mr. Mayor. All right, but basically if you've seen 30 Rock you more or less have already seen this. Co-written by Tina Fey, but not different enough from 30 Rock to make it stand out. Kind of a mixture of that and Veep maybe? Danson gets to do some self-deprecatory humour based on his age and out-of-touchness, so that's good, but overall I'd say worth looking at, but don't expect too much. Some pretty cliched characters mostly carried over in spirit from 30 Rock. Sorry, you can't watch it without the name popping up in your head all the time.

On the other hand, if you haven't seen 30 Rock you may enjoy this on its own merits.

Interesting, this is the first I've heard of it. I liked 30 Rock well enough and then Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, I guess I'm signed up for the pilot now.

30 Rock was good but also annoying at times. I think that's just my relationship with Fey.

adidasss · 11-04-2021, 07:30 PM

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My verdict on Squid Game, with, er, spoilers:

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I guess you missed the last big reveal then?

The Batlord · 11-04-2021, 09:31 PM

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Interesting, this is the first I've heard of it. I liked 30 Rock well enough and then Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, I guess I'm signed up for the pilot now.

30 Rock was good but also annoying at times. I think that's just my relationship with Fey.

30 Rock was the canonization of terrible comedy for a generation. **** all of that ****.

adidasss · 11-04-2021, 09:39 PM

I loved 30 Rock. Definitely one of the better comedy shows in the last decade or so.

The Batlord · 11-04-2021, 10:35 PM

I guess if you like pseudo comedians hammering you over the head with terrible dialogue while not quite looking you in the eye as if you're supposed to take their non-jokes as brilliant commentary. I legitimately despise 30 Rock in a way I don't more mediocre sitcoms that don't try as hard.

adidasss · 11-05-2021, 12:25 AM

No, I like actual comedians and funny jokes and memorable characters with zany dialogue that doesn't try at all to make some kind of commentary (unless Tina Fey farting into blankets is some kind of veiled comment on the vapidity of our consumeristic lives, which then went over my head), which is what 30 Rock gave me. I guess we watched 2 different shows, or have a very different sense of humour. :/

10-31-2021, 07:02 PM	#6881 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Ja it kinda fizzles out towards the end and the undercover cop subplot could've been resolved more interestingly. The gangster dude was a good villain, loved to hate him. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Started watching Paris Police 1900, French drama set at the turn of the century (duh) which I'm finding quite visceral. If you thought Life on Mars gave a view of how much policing has changed, you want to see how the Paris Police treat people! Oh but if you have a problem with animals being slaughtered (no animals, you'll be glad to hear, were harmed in the making of this program, says the disclaimer) or women - or parts of them - in suitcases, might be best to avoid. Also deals with heavy antisemetic themes and basically beating down the poor (well, they are the police AND they're French...) __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-01-2021, 07:57 PM	#6884 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	It's exactly based on that. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-04-2021, 09:39 PM	#6888 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	I loved 30 Rock. Definitely one of the better comedy shows in the last decade or so. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

11-05-2021, 12:25 AM	#6890 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	No, I like actual comedians and funny jokes and memorable characters with zany dialogue that doesn't try at all to make some kind of commentary (unless Tina Fey farting into blankets is some kind of veiled comment on the vapidity of our consumeristic lives, which then went over my head), which is what 30 Rock gave me. I guess we watched 2 different shows, or have a very different sense of humour. :/ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm