That reminds me, I need to update my 2019-20 rankings.
TV - What's your passion (NON-sports)?
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Here are my updated rankings for Mr. Slim's personal Top 10 shows of the 2019-20 season*, as of June 19, 2020:
* - excludes streaming-exclusive shows
Falling out of the Top Ten: The Flash (-6), Good Girls (-4)
(NR) - Not Previously Ranked
Ranking increase noted in blue
Ranking decrease noted in red
The Flash had a strong comeback, after the crossover, but the shutdown killed its momentum dead. Same thing happened to Supergirl. Good Girls was also hurt by the shutdown, but it wasn't having nearly as strong a season, and didn't have the margin for error to afford the drop off.
One other item of note: this is the first time, in the three years since I started doing this, that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. did not debut at Number One. If that doesn't tell you how highly I thought of Watchmen, I don't know what else could... I am also slightly anxious for what my 2020-21 rankings will look like, whenever they get back to filming television, since four of my Top 5 shows have/will have ended by then.
- Watchmen (-)
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (NR)
- The Good Place (-1)
- S.W.A.T. (-1)
- Arrow (-1)
- Stumptown (-1)
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow (+1)
- Vagrant Queen (NR)
- Supergirl (-)
- Batwoman (-3)
* - excludes streaming-exclusive shows
Falling out of the Top Ten: The Flash (-6), Good Girls (-4)
(NR) - Not Previously Ranked
Ranking increase noted in blue
Ranking decrease noted in red
The Flash had a strong comeback, after the crossover, but the shutdown killed its momentum dead. Same thing happened to Supergirl. Good Girls was also hurt by the shutdown, but it wasn't having nearly as strong a season, and didn't have the margin for error to afford the drop off.
One other item of note: this is the first time, in the three years since I started doing this, that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. did not debut at Number One. If that doesn't tell you how highly I thought of Watchmen, I don't know what else could... I am also slightly anxious for what my 2020-21 rankings will look like, whenever they get back to filming television, since four of my Top 5 shows have/will have ended by then.
Catch up as quickly as you can. As good as it was last season, it's easily just as good if not better thus far this season.
Hoovtrain
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Catch up as quickly as you can. As good as it was last season, it's easily just as good if not better thus far this season.
yeah I think I’m going to catch up tonight. This season looks great.
Without spoiling anything, I'm just going to say there was one scene when I honestly applauded. I'll be interested in seeing if you can figure out which one it was.
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Without spoiling anything, I'm just going to say there was one scene when I honestly applauded. I'll be interested in seeing if you can figure out which one it was.
will let you know once caught up. I’m now intrigued
I’m pretty disappointed with myself. Yellowstone has always been a show that I have to watch that night. But now with these other shows that I watch with my wife, I’m so tired on sundays lately to watch it after those 2 lol. I’m getting older and my 3 and 5 year old kids are literally with me 24/7 lately
United We Fall premiered tonight on ABC. I think it's a keeper, provided they can keep up the writing.
Favorite line thus far:
Mom: I love her (referring to their 6 year old daughter) but she's just strange.
Dad; You know, she names all her bananas and then does their screams while she eats them.
Favorite line thus far:
Mom: I love her (referring to their 6 year old daughter) but she's just strange.
Dad; You know, she names all her bananas and then does their screams while she eats them.
will let you know once caught up. I’m now intrigued
I’m pretty disappointed with myself. Yellowstone has always been a show that I have to watch that night. But now with these other shows that I watch with my wife, I’m so tired on sundays lately to watch it after those 2 lol. I’m getting older and my 3 and 5 year old kids are literally with me 24/7 lately
Did you get caught up yet?
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lol no
. Almost though. You will be the first person I let know and discuss with though. My goal is to be caught up by Friday
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I did however just watch an episode of this. Was pretty funny. I really like Will Sasso
I like the daughter. She reminds me a lot of my younger grand-daughter. Smart and scary at the same time.
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Ok, it took me sacrificing sleep, a lot of wine and falling asleep on the couch, but I am almost caught up. Finished episode 4 last night. Fantastic season. Now refresh my memory, what episode did you mention a specific scene that you wanted to see if I would pick up on?
Episode 4 - Going Back to Cali
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lol now I feel like I need to rewatch it, was starting to get tired once I was at episode 4. Did it have to do with the bikers?
Yep,
The ranch hands are fighting the bikers. Rip shows up and immediately mows down all the bikes. Pretty apparent he wasn't worrying about losing the fight at all. He made sure none of them could get away. I love his character!
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When typing a post, highlight the text you want to spoiler and then look for the little "..." and down arrow to the right of the smiley face button above the dialogue box you are typing in. Boom.
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ah ok. Thanks
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Tetsujin
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DC has been working on perfecting the CW superhero TV show for almost a decade now and Stargirl is the first time where I think they've perfected that balance of superhero show and teenage melodrama. (Also I love the JSA and Luke Wilson so I naturally love this show)
I love the mythology of Pat Dugan. Do I dare have a comic book nerd-out about that?
If you're not following along with the movie draft, you might want to check out my last few posts in that thread, before you answer that.
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I watched the first couple episodes and while I enjoyed the concept, it was too teenage melodrama-y for my taste. To each their own.
Tetsujin
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I watched the first couple episodes and while I enjoyed the concept, it was too teenage melodrama-y for my taste. To each their own.
It gets better, like waaaaayyyyy better, around episode 5 or 6.
The melodrama is still there, as any work of fiction that is set in high school should, but the pace starts picking up once the team starts coming together. Of course, I am watching the show as someone who's read a lot of the stuff this is based off of so some of my joy just might be coming from a "Wow, they're really incorporating all of that from the comics" stance. Also the few changes they have made from the comics only serve to improve the story from my point of view.
The cinematography on this show is probably the best overall in superhero TV aside from some of the gimmicky tracking shots in Daredevil and the VFX work is employed well enough that the show can stay on budget without occasionally looking really really cheap and/or having to fire their most expensive cast members *coughcoughLegendsofTomorrowcough*
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/elisabeth-moss-shining-girls-apple-series-1234714687/
I'll tell you what: ten years ago, there is literally no chance you could have convinced me that the breakout star of Mad Men would be Elizabeth Moss.
I'll tell you what: ten years ago, there is literally no chance you could have convinced me that the breakout star of Mad Men would be Elizabeth Moss.
Thanks, but I'll take your word for it. I've never read the comics this was based on so I don't have that "draw". I've got more on my plate to watch now than I can handle, and that's enough.
I stopped watching Batwoman, Stargirl, Legends, and Arrow last year. Still like Flash, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Agents of Shield, Blacklist (and one or two more? - hard to remember with no new episodes recently). Just watched the last episode of Blindspot the other day and the ending was a bit of a letdown (vague ending that didn't satisfy me).
Also, signed up for HBO Max....actually dumped HBO off Direct tv and just joined it for the same price just because I’m able to pull up more stuff like Succession which is a series I’ve been told about and will watch.
For the Ridley Scott fans out there, he has a series coming in September called Raised by Wolves. I’m a big Sci Fi fan and the trailer for this has me excited. Sure looks like the planet from Aliens but it is not but has that feel.
For the Ridley Scott fans out there, he has a series coming in September called Raised by Wolves. I’m a big Sci Fi fan and the trailer for this has me excited. Sure looks like the planet from Aliens but it is not but has that feel.