What TV shows are people watching? (rock, fan, quote)

**Janszoon** · 11-12-2012, 07:20 PM

Survivors
Pretty good BBC show about the survivors of a deadly global pandemic which unfortunately was cancelled after two seasons. It had its flaws (especially the very formulaic first half of the second season) but I thought it was decent overall. I would liked to have seen another season or two.

Trollheart · 11-12-2012, 07:30 PM

I lost interest in "Survivors" after the first season. There were some good ideas there, but it really wasn't realistic or gritty enough. I mean, they all had perfect hair and makeup, come on! For a REAL look at the world after a catastrophe of that nature, check the original sixties series, also called "Survivors" and written by the late, great Terry Nation.

Just watched the premier of this, it certainly has potential, depending on where it goes from here. Quite gung-ho but not in a "24" way, almost the opposite in fact. I'll be watching how it develops, but for now I'm interested.
(cue cancellation...)

The Batlord · 11-13-2012, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Just watched the premier of this, it certainly has potential, depending on where it goes from here. Quite gung-ho but not in a "24" way, almost the opposite in fact. I'll be watching how it develops, but for now I'm interested.
(cue cancellation...)

Bleh. Watched the first couple of episodes, got bored, didn't care about any of the characters, and decided I'd rather watch something else.

Trollheart · 11-15-2012, 01:12 PM

Well, just lost a ton (sorry blaro!) of material off my Sky box! Wanted to setup the On Demand feature, but due to some mixup over smart cards a new one had to be installed before the system would work, and this one refuses to see any of my recorded material. Well, not ALL of it, but a whole hell of a lot. So I've lost lots of programmes I never got to watch. Sigh.

On the plus side, I've gone from having 58% free to 91....

Trollheart · 02-14-2013, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Just watched the premier of this, it certainly has potential, depending on where it goes from here. Quite gung-ho but not in a "24" way, almost the opposite in fact. I'll be watching how it develops, but for now I'm interested.
(cue cancellation...)

... and the jinx is back! Cancelled, as I thought. Oh well. I guess now I don't have to watch those episodes backed up on my Sky box. More space for me!

The Batlord · 02-16-2013, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

... and the jinx is back! Cancelled, as I thought. Oh well. I guess now I don't have to watch those episodes backed up on my Sky box. More space for me!

You're not missing anything. One of those shows that could have been good if the characters were more interesting and the writing was better. Not terrible, just meh.

11-12-2012, 07:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Survivors Pretty good BBC show about the survivors of a deadly global pandemic which unfortunately was cancelled after two seasons. It had its flaws (especially the very formulaic first half of the second season) but I thought it was decent overall. I would liked to have seen another season or two. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

11-12-2012, 07:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	I lost interest in "Survivors" after the first season. There were some good ideas there, but it really wasn't realistic or gritty enough. I mean, they all had perfect hair and makeup, come on! For a REAL look at the world after a catastrophe of that nature, check the original sixties series, also called "Survivors" and written by the late, great Terry Nation. Just watched the premier of this, it certainly has potential, depending on where it goes from here. Quite gung-ho but not in a "24" way, almost the opposite in fact. I'll be watching how it develops, but for now I'm interested. (cue cancellation...) __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-15-2012, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Well, just lost a ton (sorry blaro!) of material off my Sky box! Wanted to setup the On Demand feature, but due to some mixup over smart cards a new one had to be installed before the system would work, and this one refuses to see any of my recorded material. Well, not ALL of it, but a whole hell of a lot. So I've lost lots of programmes I never got to watch. Sigh. On the plus side, I've gone from having 58% free to 91.... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018