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The Television Thread

Started by Bedrockbrendan, May 21, 2017, 09:15:00 AM

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Omega

#1
May 26, 2017, 06:15:06 PM
The new Battlestar Galactica sucked!
There. I said it. You happy now? :o

Spike

#2
May 26, 2017, 06:28:01 PM
TV is a wasteland.

I think.  I mean, I haven't watched anything live since the early seasons of Castle or True Blood... in fact I was shocked to learn just how many seasons went on AFTER I stopped watching.


Then again, my TV watching has been pretty spotty since Full House.   I missed (Gratefully?) the apparently amazeball phenomenons of both Power Rangers AND Saved by the Bell, among other shows that seem have taken over the pop culture landscape.

I may, or may not, be the actual Unabomber. That Kazinsky guy was just staying at my crib for a little while.
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Voros

#3
May 26, 2017, 10:01:48 PM
Recent TV shows I consider excellent and of interest for gaming: Fargo (Fiasco obviously), Legion (superheroes) and Taboo (not sure what system but it would be awesome).

Ratman_tf

#4
May 26, 2017, 10:13:10 PM
I got one.
While watching the new Voltron on Netflix, I thought of a specific idea about multiple players, playing a gestalt combiner robot. Normally, I would be concerned about who gets to decide what the big robot does each turn.
Each Lion in the show had a specialty weapon and power.
Each pilot takes a turn controlling the combined robot. When it's a specific player's turn, if they use their component's special ability, they get a bonus of some kind.
So, I don't think in most systems we want to give the combiner thing 5 "actions" per turn (unless the system is designed for it) but this gives each player a turn at running the big robot, and encourages them to use their specific component's ability during their turn.
It's a very rough idea that I haven't fleshed out yet.
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Ratman_tf

#5
May 29, 2017, 05:29:53 PM
Samurai Jack, final season.

I pretty much liked it. Moving to Adult Swim allowed them to do some things that they couldn't do in the original time slot.

I have one major nitpick though.

Spoiler
I don't have a problem with a sad ending like this,  but if Aki disappeared because Aku did not exist to "create" her, then Aki did not exist to send Samurai Jack back in time to destroy Aku.
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Ratman_tf

#6
May 29, 2017, 11:16:11 PM
Quote from: Ratman_tf;965107Samurai Jack, final season.
I have one major nitpick though.

Spoiler
I don't have a problem with a sad ending like this,  but if Aki disappeared because Aku did not exist to "create" her, then Aki did not exist to send Samurai Jack back in time to destroy Aku.

Responding to myself because I'm crazy like that.

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On reflection, I think the contradiction can be reconciled with the idea of alternate timelines. Though I tend to dislike alternate reality time travel stories. If Aki "travelled" to Jack's alternate reality where he defeated Aku, then she might cease to exist, because the original timeline still exists for her to exist and to send Jack back in time. :/
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crkrueger

#7
May 30, 2017, 01:26:17 AM
I like Taboo, Frontier too, although Taboo is stronger so far.

The Expanse and Dark Matter are decent Sci-Fi.  The Expanse is better, Dark Matter is a little more of a guilty pleasure/Sy-Fy class show.

Vikings and The Last Kingdom are good, especially if you like Bernard Cornwell.  Vikings has a much better lead though.

Benedict Wong is amazing as Kublai Khan in Marco Polo.  Season Three is going to have Prester John, how can you not love it?

Black Mirror of course is the best show of it's kind since the original Twilight Zone.  Watch S03E01 Nosedive, you'll never "like" or "+1" anything again.

Seems like there's 17 Borgia/Medici shows on right now.  Watch the one with Jeremy Irons.

Penny Dreadful is kinda sorta League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Series, but done really well.

If you feel like binging great old shows do: The Wire, The Shield, Deadwood, Homicide: Life on the Street, and Breaking Bad.

Hand of God is a downright bizarre show that rests solely on the ability of Ron Perlman to sell, and he's just killing it.
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Voros

#8
May 30, 2017, 08:42:09 PM
So many recommendations for Black Mirror but I got to finish Taboo first. Got one episode left.

Magpie Games has an interesting game, PtbA I believe, in their pipeline called Cartel that is inspired by shows like The Wire.

Dumarest

#9
June 18, 2017, 10:19:46 PM
Quote from: Omega;964541The new Battlestar Galactica sucked!
There. I said it. You happy now? :o

I seriously thought it sucked. But more that that, they changed so much I wonder why they didn't just steal the bits they wanted and make it something new.

Dumarest

#10
June 18, 2017, 10:23:46 PM
I'm about five episodes behind but I really enjoy The Americans and it always makes me want to get out my James Bond 007 game and start a campaign set in that era. Unfortunately no one I know seems interested in playing that.

One thing that always tickles me is that I lived in Falls Church at exactly the time in which the show is set and my mom worked for the FBI in D.C., so I see a lot of familiar things when I watch.

All the actors are really good and they have some unpredictable writing, too. Much better than the usual "spy show" full of shootouts and over-the-top stunts and cheesy "revelations."

Voros

#11
June 18, 2017, 10:30:22 PM
I think the first season of BG was awesome. After that things were a bit uneven but it was only its terrible lack of payoff regarding The Plan and the bungling of Baltar's visions that really hurt the series. I know there are those who hated the 'angel' subplot but the series was so clearly edging towards the mystical and transcendent (like Childhood's End or 2001) that the sudden turn towards a banal 'rational' explanation was far more harmful.

Taboo was absolutely dynamite. Apparently the second season will be shot in the Pacific Northwest so they're likely to skip the trans-Atlantic trip. I expect some amazing visuals of the indigenous people, perhaps akin to Valhalla Rising?

Dumarest

#12
June 18, 2017, 11:38:34 PM
Yes, Battlestar Galactica's remake turned me off with the mysticism and religious nonsense. Killed it for me. That, and breeding with toasters.

Voros

#13
June 19, 2017, 12:21:00 AM
Did the mysticism of 2001 turn you off? I thought it was what made it great. Despite its surface rationalism a lot of sf is mystical (Clarke, Dick, Heinlein).

Dumarest

#14
June 19, 2017, 11:35:05 AM
Quote from: Voros;969733Did the mysticism of 2001 turn you off? I thought it was what made it great. Despite its surface rationalism a lot of sf is mystical (Clarke, Dick, Heinlein).

Yes. Plus I thought it was boring as hell and then sitting through 30 minutes of rainbow psychedelia was also not for me. I think it's a lousy movie aside from some interesting bits here and there and good special effects.
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