What are you watching on the television?

andyman949 wrote:

Is that what set Balla off?   

The straw that broke the camel's back, if you will. I do feel that a thread about "What you are watching on TV" in a Nintendo forum becoming a DS discussion proves my point, though!

I think it could've been pulled up regardless of what the game was this time at least! Not many people sympathise with my crazy gaming habits.

andyman949 wrote:

Is that what set Balla off?   I know there is a story but it's not a key part of the game like TWD or Mass Effect. There's basically no use of sound that matters so I can enjoy a good TV show at the same time.

Hmmm.. should I answer this here? sorry balla but I have to   

The sound can matter quite often in souls, its helped me many a time with enemies sneaking up on me & its essential in one particular boss fight where a tell for a certain attack can only be dodged by listening for the audio cue.


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On topic: TV is good.

Balladeer wrote:

andyman949 wrote:

Is that what set Balla off?   

The straw that broke the camel's back, if you will.  I do feel that a thread about "What you are watching on TV" in a Nintendo forum becoming a DS discussion proves my point, though!

You will never escape Dark Souls.   

On topic - the season 4 opener of Game of Thrones was good! A little bit too fast paced, but it is the opener after all, and they have to remind everyone of all the characters.

Yeah, there were times where the episode felt like one long "last time on Game of Thrones" but each character's plot wiggled forwards a bit.

Spoiler:

beyond the show spoilers:

I'm not watching GoT (too dark and depressing for me), but this seems relevant.

Balladeer wrote:

I'm not watching GoT (too dark and depressing for me), but this seems relevant.

That would be a funny satire article if the Metro hadn't already done that on page 3 of their paper.

Red Dwarf XI starts filming in October: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a563796/red-dwarf-series-11-to-air-late-2015-says-danny-john-jules.html#~oB3oEifJTy6l4T

Hooray and hurrah! Love me some Red Dwarf. The X series was even nearly good... if you watched the 'Making Of' documentary on the DVD's, it's amazing it existed at all. 

There were laughs to be had in X, even if it wasn't up there with the classic seasons. Definitely happy to see more Red Dwarf.

Rewatching boston legal season two, after finishing season one. If only the normal goings on in court were as colourful as the goings on in the show.

Warehouse 13 is back for a final season. They've upped the cheese, but it's a lot of fun.

Finally watching season 8 of 24. I tried to watch it when it first aired but it was terrible on a laptop screen and 24 works better when a season is binge watched than trying to do it week by week. Then I tried to watch it on love film but my then girlfriend wasn't into it, so evenings were off the table and my crap internet meant I couldn't watch it in the day.
Now I'm using that Sky box set thing which let me download the whole season at once.

Also been watching stuff like Adventure Time on Cartoon Network. When did kids shows get so good?

Drunkalilly wrote:

Also been watching stuff like Adventure Time on Cartoon Network. When did kids shows get so good?

I've yet to get into Adventure Time, but it seems to have a MASSIVE following online. Does it live up to the hype?

I've mostly managed to avoid it online, but ive enjoyed what I've seen. Very funny, in an incredibly silly but also an OMG, kids watch this? kind of way. I don't see myself getting obsessed but it's a chuckle whenever I can catch it.

Adventure Time is utterly brilliant. One thing that I love about it is how it starts off pretty innocently, albeit with some weird, slightly adult characters and storylines, but as you get into it you get genuinely terrifying characters (Lemongrab, oh god Lemongrab) and complex relationships and backstories (oh Ice King!). The comics are amazing too.

HIGNFY! I do love it so. I don't respect Clarkson for much, but he makes a good guest host.

I've been watching a fair bit of NMTB, just on YouTube on my kindle when I can't be arsed to get out of bed. I love watching Amstell take on the world!

Yet another Nordic Noir series: Mammon, on More 4. Also, MasterChef is back. Love that programme.

My family had it on the other day. The sight of Greg Wallace just makes me wish Stu came on here more often.  

It also gives us an excuse to dig Swede Mason's masterpiece out again.

Balladeer wrote:

HIGNFY!  I do love it so.  I don't respect Clarkson for much, but he makes a good guest host.

Just watched (a bit more) that. Didn't he look young in the clip of the old episode?

Watched the end of Warehouse 13. A great penultimate episode and a good, fun and relaxed final episode. It's nice to see a show end on a small note.

Also watched the season episode of Castle. Good, but rage inducing.

Later this week: season finales of Agents of SHIELD and Arrow.

I both love and hate how shows are much more willing of taking risks than they used to. Arrow and Agents of SHIELD will be very tense, as there are multiple people in both shows who I can see getting killed.