The Syndicate

Didn't see a general thread for this, so I thought i'd create one!

Currently I'm watching Joss Whedon's Dollhouse (episode 3). I went in blind, no clue what the premise was, but i'm loving it so far. I really appreciate the contrast of between the characterization and growth of the supporting cast versus the lack of growth of the protagonist.

After a quick google search, I learned the show got cancelled so hopefully it doesn't end on a cliff hanger!
(Btw, It's on netflix!)

The Office (US version) marathon. I had only ever seem one episode before. I'm currently somewhere early-mid season 3.
Dwight is the greatest.

Made - dollhouse is awesome! enjoy it. No spoilers - but the last season they did know about the cancelation. Things get wrapped up but you can tell how they shrunk longer arcs to fit everything in.

splintsy - dwight is the best.

fingersplints wrote:The Office (US version) marathon. I had only ever seem one episode before. I'm currently somewhere early-mid season 3.
Dwight is the greatest.

I watched an episode in class last week, and almost started watching too. It's humor is just straight up my alley.

I'm not really watching anything at the moment! I'm in an awkward phase of nearly every show I watched being finished for good. I just have Doctor Who for now and Supernatural when it comes back in October.

Made wrote:

fingersplints wrote:The Office (US version) marathon. I had only ever seem one episode before. I'm currently somewhere early-mid season 3.
Dwight is the greatest.

I watched an episode in class last week, and almost started watching too. It's humor is just straight up my alley.

I think you will like it. I was a bit unsure before I started it. I think I am always just a bit wary of sitcoms, but it really is pretty funny!

The Office is an awesome show. As an accountant, I imagine it's even funnier to me, but I can't imagine not enjoying watching it nonetheless.

Right now, I've been (re)watching Futurama (though I never saw the last couple of seasons before) whenever I need something quick to watch as a mind break. Too bad it got canceled (again), but I suppose it had a good run.

I love Futurama. We had a marathon of it when I moved to England. Zoidberg is my favorite.

I'm also watching the current season of Boardwalk Empire as it airs. The first two episodes have been really good.
And I just watched episode 1 of Outlander. (I've read the book) It's ok so far but I am not sure how I feel about most of the casting. I pictured most of them so differently.

Futurama is so underrated, it is so much better than The Simpsons and Family Guy. Zoidberg, Bender and Professor Farnsworth are all amazing characters.

I just finished rewatching House of Cards (UK), as even Kevin Spacey couldn't keep me watching the US version. Just got a bit bored, but I'd recommend the UK show to anyone.

I've been watching the third season of Miranda (UK). My MIL said her the physicality of her humor reminded her of me, so I watched it and absolutely love it. However, I'm American and am forced to wait for its slow trickling release onto Hulu. I watch and rewatch the episodes; I love them so much.

dude jerjer I looove Dollhouse

My boyfriend and I are catching up on season 3 of Continuum. it's soooo dark this season D:

We're in season 3 of misfits.

I love Simon so much.

Lately I've now been re-watching Arrested Development.

Tonight we started Once Upon a Time.

Epignosis wrote:Tonight we started Once Upon a Time.

I love once upon a time!!! Are just you and your wife watching it, or the kids too? (I'm unsure of the ages. My 8 year old niece watches it with my sister and also loves it)

bea wrote:We're in season 3 of misfits.

I love Simon so much.

yessss <3

season 3 goes downhill though, the end of it combined with most of the characters leaving left me too jaded to keep watching (plus enri says s4 is bad) but I might finish it eventually

I only watched the first few eps of season 4. Nothing huge against it, it's just a completely different show at that point. Can't really top the original cast, and while it was a silly show from the beginning, every episode is just further and further out there.

Nothing as bad as the Nazi episode tho. Nope. Season 3 was alright but that seriously might have been the worst episode of television I've seen.

Getting ready to watch Gotham tonight!

fingersplints wrote:

Epignosis wrote:Tonight we started Once Upon a Time.

I love once upon a time!!! Are just you and your wife watching it, or the kids too? (I'm unsure of the ages. My 8 year old niece watches it with my sister and also loves it)

We're all watching (our oldest son says he doesn't want to watch it, but he does).

DharmaHelper wrote:Getting ready to watch Gotham tonight!

Eww, why? You're bad and should feel bad about being bad.

boo wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:Getting ready to watch Gotham tonight!

Eww, why? You're bad and should feel bad about being bad.

You a damn fool.

DharmaHelper wrote:

boo wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:Getting ready to watch Gotham tonight!

Eww, why? You're bad and should feel bad about being bad.

You a damn fool.

The Flash CW show is almost everything I could have asked for so far.

Epignosis wrote:

fingersplints wrote:

Epignosis wrote:Tonight we started Once Upon a Time.

I love once upon a time!!! Are just you and your wife watching it, or the kids too? (I'm unsure of the ages. My 8 year old niece watches it with my sister and also loves it)

We're all watching (our oldest son says he doesn't want to watch it, but he does).

Once Upon A Time is good so far this season.

We're nearing the end of season 1.

It's hokey and contrived (and apparently, according to ABC, "true love" means lying and vandalism), but I think it's very well put together.

Parks and Recreation

Just started Twin peaks. Great show once you make it through the pilot

MovingPictures07 wrote:Parks and Recreation

tell me how you like that. Finished (most of ) 30rock a while back, and made it through 2-3 episodes of Parks and recs, but it never really hooked me.

Made wrote:Just started Twin peaks. Great show once you make it through the pilot

MovingPictures07 wrote:Parks and Recreation

tell me how you like that. Finished (most of ) 30rock a while back, and made it through 2-3 episodes of Parks and recs, but it never really hooked me.

I'm loving it. I had the same problem; did you start with Season 1? Season 1 episodes are pretty weak, comparatively anyway, and it didn't grab me -- struck me as a poor man's The Office.

If you can just make it through those first six episodes though, they get better, and Season 2 it starts really kicking ass. The show benefits from a really great cast and it develops its own identity. Definitely worth watching, you could honestly skip to starting Season 2 and always go back and watch the rest of Season 1, I think.

I don't feel like finishing twin peaks, interesting show, but i'm not invested in any of the characters enough to continue watching. Finished Season 1

Just marathoned Season 1 Orphan black tho. OMG. The thing i like about this show so much is that, while pretty trope/stock character heavy, I don't just like every main character, i want to be them. Not sure if the writing or Tatiana Maslany is more to blame for that tho.

Also naming my son Felix

YES. ORPHAN BLACK, SO GOOD. Especially season 1. The pacing of that season is phenomenal and all the character are so fully realized.

Turnip Head wrote:YES. ORPHAN BLACK, SO GOOD. Especially season 1. The pacing of that season is phenomenal and all the character are so fully realized.

Just finished season 2....OMG

Just started season 2 of Ripper Street - its better than the first season!

Orphan Black huh?

Yes Roxy. You gotta watch it. Trust.

Turnip Head wrote:Yes Roxy. You gotta watch it. Trust.

A lot of good show choices! I loved Dollhouse. Paul Ballard was pretty much the coolest. And both the US and UK offices were good. Though I thought the US one went on a little too long and kind of ran out of good ideas. Right now I'm liking the Flash, Gotham, American Horror Story and oddly enough Jane the Virgin haha.

The Comeback is one of the best, most under-appreciated shows in television, and you should all be watching it. After it was cancelled in 2005(!), HBO brought it back this fall, and it's even better this time around.

Just watched over the garden wall.
10/10 omg. Amazing cartoon by the creators of adventure time. It's a mini series with 10 10 minute episodes, so if you have 2 hours to kill, I can't recommend it enough.

I finally watched series 1 of Dr Who as promised during that game

I am in the middle of a Brotherhood rewatch. That show was on Showtime maybe 8 years or so ago? It only lasted a few seasons, but i loved it. It was loosely based on Whitey Bulger & his brother (as was the movie The Departed, which I also really liked, it's one of my favorite movies ever) and set in Providence, real working class gangster stuff.

I will start Dr Who after that

I just watched Black Mirror, which is an anthology series. It's good but wildly uneven.

Mongoose wrote:I just watched Black Mirror, which is an anthology series. It's good but wildly uneven.

4 episodes in. I'm loving it so far. Favorite episode is probably "fifteen million merits" atm.

The Librarians is good.

Orange is the new OMFGOJDFBKJFSLDTKLFESBJLKS

I'm in love. Finished season 1 and started season 2, and iunneven. I just can't even.


Anyone else have recommendations for tv shows with the word black in them? I've been a pretty big fan of those recently.

DharmaHelper wrote:The Librarians is good.

What's that bout yo?

The Twilight Zone

MovingPictures07 wrote:The Twilight Zone

I love watching the marathon every year. One of the best shows ever

sabie12 wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:The Twilight Zone

I love watching the marathon every year. One of the best shows ever

That's exactly what I was doing! I wouldn't consider myself a huge fan, but I won't argue that it's freaking amazing. I don't know why I don't watch it more. I totally should.

We had a Twilight Zone marathon last year. We still have some to finish up so should do that.

I'm a couple episodes into the second series of Doctor Who.

fingersplints wrote:We had a Twilight Zone marathon last year. We still have some to finish up so should do that.

I'm a couple episodes into the second series of Doctor Who.

How do you like it?

So far so good! I don't think its the greatest show ever, but thats what I like. It's fun

I'm onto the 10th Doctor, and the episode I just started has his HP dad in it too! I like seeing actors I know from one thing in something else

fingersplints wrote:So far so good! I don't think its the greatest show ever, but thats what I like. It's fun

I'm onto the 10th Doctor, and the episode I just started has his HP dad in it too! I like seeing actors I know from one thing in something else

Good to hear! Yeah, I feel the same way about it. I really love Doctor Who, but I wouldn't say it's my favorite show.

Haha, yeah, don't we all? I always see actors from LOST as their characters from LOST, despite their different roles, and I know I do the same for other shows/movies as well.