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Re: General/Random Discussion and Thoughts (TV & Sports)
« Reply #1440 on: January 08, 2017, 07:57:27 PM »
Favorite TV Shows of 2016:
1. Atlanta (FX)
2. High Maintenance (HBO)
3. Stranger Things (Netflix)
4. The Grand Tour (Amazon)
5. Man Seeking Woman (FXX)
6. The Night Of (HBO)
7. Last Chance U (Netflix)
8. Black Mirror (Netflix)
9. Son of Zorn (Fox)
10. Westworld (HBO)

*2016's 2015 Show of the Year: Fargo (FX)

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Re: General/Random Discussion and Thoughts (TV & Sports)
« Reply #1441 on: January 08, 2017, 08:39:44 PM »
Have you seen Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley. 1SO?
I looked up her IMDB and I haven't seen a thing she's in.

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Re: General/Random Discussion and Thoughts (TV & Sports)
« Reply #1442 on: January 08, 2017, 09:37:27 PM »
Happy Valley as well as Last Tango in Halifax.  I like both of these performances, but the story of Happy Valley is so gripping I'd have to rank it higher.

I really like Olivia Colman, but I didn't much like Broadchurch.  She is great in The Night Manager.
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Re: General/Random Discussion and Thoughts (TV & Sports)
« Reply #1443 on: January 08, 2017, 11:10:21 PM »
Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin? is the best stand-up special I've seen in a while. Superb.

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Re: General/Random Discussion and Thoughts (TV & Sports)
« Reply #1444 on: January 09, 2017, 09:13:48 AM »
Ranked list of new and returning 2016 TV Shows:

New TV Shows in 2016:

The OA (Netflix)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (BBC America, Netflix)
The Young Pope (Sky Atlantic, HBO)
Westworld (HBO)
Good Girls Revolt (Amazon)
Travelers (Showcase CA, Netflix)
The Get Down (Netflix)
Class (BBC)
Crazyhead (E4 UK)
The Night Manager (BBC)
Lucifer (Fox)
Limitless (CBS)
Animal Kingdom (TNT)
The Girlfriend Experience (Starz)
Wynonna Earp (Syfy)
Lucky Man (Sky One)
Pretty bad: Preacher, The Expanse, The Magicians, The Crown, Hooten & the Lady
Worst: Stranger Things
Pilot or a couple of episodes only: Angie Tribeca, Colony, Fleabag, Luke Cage, Outsiders, Quarry, Queen of the South, Timeless, Trepalium, Vinyl

TV Shows returning in 2016:

Black Sails S3 (Starz)
Rectify S4 (Sundance)
The Fall S3 (BBC)
Halt and Catch Fire S3 (AMC)
Okay: Banshee S4, Outlander S2, Orphan Black S4, Gravity Falls S2, Dark Matter S2, The Americans S4, Game of Thrones S6, iZombie S2, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life S1, Elementary S4, Black Mirror S3, Killjoys S2, Person of Interest S5
Poor: Penny Dreadful S3, Daredevil S2, Agent Carter S2, Mr. Robot S2
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Re: General/Random Discussion and Thoughts (TV & Sports)
« Reply #1445 on: January 10, 2017, 10:39:42 PM »
I've been in the mood for ancient prehistory for the past month, so I've been watching documentaries about prehistoric life spanning from the Cenozoic era to the famous Mesozoic to the Paleozoic one. Okay, so for the most parts, it was the "Walking with..." series, but there was also "Planet Dinosaur", an amazing-looking production since the Walking with series.

Now I'm up to life after the prehistory and I'm watching docs about early human life, from ancient Greece to Egypt and so on. Currently I'm finishing up this doc called "The Incredible Human Journey" talking about humans travelling out of Africa, our cradle of life. After that, I'll be exploring the book of Exodus and other biblical wonders. Quite a journey for me indeed.

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Re: General/Random Discussion and Thoughts (TV & Sports)
« Reply #1446 on: January 12, 2017, 02:41:59 AM »
Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin? is the best stand-up special I've seen in a while. Superb.

Thanks, MT, it was superb.  I never would have found it without your post.
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Re: General/Random Discussion and Thoughts (TV & Sports)
« Reply #1447 on: January 12, 2017, 08:31:12 AM »
I also watched that because of MT's mention. The part I related to most was being a mind whore for people in relationships. :)

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Re: General/Random Discussion and Thoughts (TV & Sports)
« Reply #1448 on: January 12, 2017, 10:00:36 AM »
Yay, glad you liked it! I've always liked Kirkman, but this is best work I've heard from her. I can't recall a single clunker in the whole set.

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Re: General/Random Discussion and Thoughts (TV & Sports)
« Reply #1449 on: January 12, 2017, 11:56:50 AM »
Now I'm going to backdate to the other special on Netflix and the two e-audiobooks that hopefully the library will add.