haltz wrote:Just watched the first two episodes of Agent X. If you like an insane premise and somehow even more insane weekly premises, do I have the show for you. On the plus side, Sharon Stone is still insanely hot.
I DVRed it, have not had a chance to watch yet.
The Player on NBC is similar, and Wesley Snipes is at his Wesley Snipyest in it. It has already been cancelled with only 10 eps. filmed.
Plus, Charity Wakefield is easy on the eyes and ears.
There is a stark contrast between the first season and second season in that the 2nd season really sucks. It's gone from straight comedy to complete downer and half the time i don't even know what is going on.
Jimmy and Gretchen aren't as funny anymore because they are becoming painfully human, but the ancillary characters, especially Lindsay and the Tyler the Creator dude (building forts to ward off anxiety, the rap war etc), are hysterically funny. It's just a really good show that gets dark instead of funny sometimes. Kinda like Louie. I thought the episode where she follows around the millenials before insinuating herself into their lives was phenomenal.
heyzeus wrote:Master of None is really, really good. It's a bit like Louie in a sense, except it's funny. Intentionally funny, not "oh, the world is absurd and life is meaningless" funny like Louie. Which is also a good type of funny, just to be clear.
The first series (6 episodes) was fantastic. A bit corny here and there, definitely over the top here and there. Idris Elba is just so damn good, though. This second series is intense.
heyzeus wrote:Master of None is really, really good. It's a bit like Louie in a sense, except it's funny. Intentionally funny, not "oh, the world is absurd and life is meaningless" funny like Louie. Which is also a good type of funny, just to be clear.
I was a little skeptical going in, because I thought it looked exceedingly mediocre from the trailer. However, the actual show is much better. It's basically a sitcom version of Aziz's standup routine, which is a good thing. I'm only 3 episodes in, but I'm loving it so far.
The first series (6 episodes) was fantastic. A bit corny here and there, definitely over the top here and there. Idris Elba is just so damn good, though. This second series is intense.
IMO the plots are increasingly ridiculous, but for some reason that becomes fine anytime Alice shows up. I think it comes down to needing an over the top character for an over the top story. It doesn't quite work with Luther by himself.
Kyle wrote:I was a little skeptical going in, because I thought it looked exceedingly mediocre from the trailer.
How important are trailers? When the trailers for Parks and Rec came out, I really thought it was just a terrible knockoff of the Office. Didn't bother with it for several seasons until others convinced me it was good. Now it's my favorite sitcom of all time. I almost did the same thing with Brooklyn 99 because FSMW ran that same dumb trailer for the show a dozen times during every Cards broadcast over the summer before the first season. I was determined not to be late to the party, so I skeptically watched from the beginning. It's one of my favorite comedies now.
