Current fav US TV series

[Lino]

I have seen the Trailer Park Boys live show twice. The first time it was just Bubbles, Ricky and Julian which was good, but when they came to town last year they also had Lehey and Randy with them which added a whole new dimension. John Dunsworth (Lehy) is a classically trained actor, and on stage the guy was hilarious as he proceeded to get more and more “drunk” as the show went on of course. He is the best at this shtick there ever was, and some of his interactions with the audience had me in tears I was laughing so hard. In fact both he and Randy spent a good chunk of the show out in the audience just riffing with people. Randy was also hilarious (never wore a shirt the whole show) and of course Bubbles closed the show singing “Closer To The Heart” from Rush and then the whole crowd sang along to “Liquor And Whores”. Highbrow entertainment it ain’t, but damn what a blast that was.

Saw them live with the same main 5 guys, and to be honest, my expectations were low. Wife and I bought the kids and us tix for Christmas. As it turns out I laughed my fuckin ass off, the show was so well done, incorporating videos and stuff so all the spoofs didn't have to be "live". But you're right, leahy was brilliant. So was Ricky. At one point Leahy was chasing Ricky and they took it in to the audience. They made their way pretty close to us...they were so in character, it was mind blowing. Nobody does a drunk like Leahy, he's THE KING.

Small gossippy side note. A good friend of mine was a small part-time promoter here in town. One time he booked Randy and Leahy for a local club. To save money, they agreed just to stay at his place for the night. Buddy told me the bong was going till the wee hours, and that the both of them were great partiers, they had a great time and went almost to sunrise lol.

[progeezer]

Glad you lads got on the Santa Clarita bandwagon. It's such a great juxtaposition of screwball comedy & "eeeeewwww"!

[SteveSly]

Saw them live with the same main 5 guys, and to be honest, my expectations were low. Wife and I bought the kids and us tix for Christmas. As it turns out I laughed my fuckin ass off, the show was so well done, incorporating videos and stuff so all the spoofs didn't have to be "live". But you're right, leahy was brilliant. So was Ricky. At one point Leahy was chasing Ricky and they took it in to the audience. They made their way pretty close to us...they were so in character, it was mind blowing. Nobody does a drunk like Leahy, he's THE KING.

Small gossippy side note. A good friend of mine was a small part-time promoter here in town. One time he booked Randy and Leahy for a local club. To save money, they agreed just to stay at his place for the night. Buddy told me the bong was going till the wee hours, and that the both of them were great partiers, they had a great time and went almost to sunrise lol.

I knew Randy and Lehy do shows by themselves, but have not seen them. They were actually booked here last fall (at a MUCH smaller venue than the full TPB show), but something happened and it got cancelled. Would have like to have caught that.

[Hal...]

I'm still enjoying The Walking Dead flaws n all.

Is it just me – am I confused – or has this season's second half been much better than the first? I haven't noticed any real flaws at all. Maybe I'm getting senile.

[SteveSly]

Is it just me – am I confused – or has this season's second half been much better than the first? I haven't noticed any real flaws at all. Maybe I'm getting senile.

I have thought the 2nd half has been pretty strong for the most part.

[progeezer]

Neflix's Five Came Back, which debuted on Friday, is a 3 part documentary about the 5 Hollywood directors (Capra, Wyler, Huston, Ford & Geo. Stevens), who left Hollywood behind during WWII to make films for the armed forces and saw action up close & personal (Stevens & Ford were wounded).

If you are a WWII buff (I'm not but still was moved & impressed), this is required viewing. Amazing never before seen footage (incl the real thing that makes Private Ryan's re-creation of Normandy look tame by comparison). The insights into all the politics involved behind the scenes is something else.

[Klonk]

On Paulie's recommendation, I just started to watch Netflix series The Fall

Very dark! 2 episodes in and I'm lovin' it so far!

[Progatron]

Finale of Big Little Lies is on tonight. Really looking forward to it, and really sorry to see it over already (for now anyway). Just excellent!

[NogbadTheBad]

On Paulie's recommendation, I just started to watch Netflix series The Fall

Very dark! 2 episodes in and I'm lovin' it so far!

It's very good, we're just stating season 3 and the darkness just continues.

[SteveSly]

Neflix's Five Came Back, which debuted on Friday, is a 3 part documentary about the 5 Hollywood directors (Capra, Wyler, Huston, Ford & Geo. Stevens), who left Hollywood behind during WWII to make films for the armed forces and saw action up close & personal (Stevens & Ford were wounded).

If you are a WWII buff (I'm not but still was moved & impressed), this is required viewing. Amazing never before seen footage (incl the real thing that makes Private Ryan's re-creation of Normandy look tame by comparison). The insights into all the politics involved behind the scenes is something else.

I plan on watching this.

[Klonk]

It's very good, we're just stating season 3 and the darkness just continues.

good to hear!

[Paulie]

HBO just continues to blow my fkn mind. Big Little Lies was nothing short of a masterpiece. The finale still lingers in my brain.

9.5 out of 10 scandalous first graders.

Can't wait for the long overdue return of Curb Your Enthusiasm, the final season of The Leftovers (which, from the teasers, looks to be a complete mind-fuck), and of course, Game of Thrones. More high caliber stuff in the works as well, judging from the new series teaser they played before the BLL finale.

[Progatron]

HBO just continues to blow my fkn mind. Big Little Lies was nothing short of a masterpiece. The finale still lingers in my brain.

9.5 out of 10 scandalous first graders.

Can't wait for the long overdue return of Curb Your Enthusiasm, the final season of The Leftovers (which, from the teasers, looks to be a complete mind-fuck), and of course, Game of Thrones. More high caliber stuff in the works as well, judging from the new series teaser they played before the BLL finale.

Agreed with everything here, and I'll add in Fargo and Better Call Saul (not HBO, I know). Good viewing ahead!

[Paulie]

Yes, really looking forward to these as well (was just keeping it HBO'centric).

[Klonk]

The Leftovers has me by the balls yet I still have absolutely no idea what is going on!

[Paulie]

Right?!

[Progatron]

I thought season 1 of The Leftovers was stronger overall, but I'm still interested to see where they're going with it. I sure hope they restore that excellent title sequence from season 1 too.

[Klonk]

I sure hope they restore that excellent title sequence from season 1 too.

I agree!!

[Lino]

Yeah THE FALL Very excellent, we binge watched that so fast I barely remember it lol.

[Lino]

HBO just continues to blow my fkn mind. Big Little Lies was nothing short of a masterpiece. The finale still lingers in my brain.

9.5 out of 10 scandalous first graders.

Can't wait for the long overdue return of Curb Your Enthusiasm, the final season of The Leftovers (which, from the teasers, looks to be a complete mind-fuck), and of course, Game of Thrones. More high caliber stuff in the works as well, judging from the new series teaser they played before the BLL finale.

yeah, Big Little Lies is awesome...just disappointed in the short season. Hope it's not too long before they back on. lol

[Paulie]

I'm pretty sure this was a limited series as it was based on a book. Not unlike The Night Of, which was also fantastic!

[Jerjo]

Anyone catch the series finale of Grimm last Friday? They pretty much nailed it and gave us fans a decent closure.

[Sturgeon's Lawyer]

Anyone catch the series finale of Grimm last Friday? They pretty much nailed it and gave us fans a decent closure.

Yeah, they pretty much hit all the notes. They even did something that I thought was an unworkable cliche and made it work (no spoilers here).

There are some plot threads left hanging: for example, what happened to the Royals? etc.

[Jerjo]

Yeah, the whole issue of the Royals was left hanging and Black Claw was just dismissed in a hand wave. I know what you mean about the cliche and it did work. My wife started tearing up during the coda, especially with the line "the triplets are coming too!".

[SteveSly]

Neflix's Five Came Back, which debuted on Friday, is a 3 part documentary about the 5 Hollywood directors (Capra, Wyler, Huston, Ford & Geo. Stevens), who left Hollywood behind during WWII to make films for the armed forces and saw action up close & personal (Stevens & Ford were wounded).

If you are a WWII buff (I'm not but still was moved & impressed), this is required viewing. Amazing never before seen footage (incl the real thing that makes Private Ryan's re-creation of Normandy look tame by comparison). The insights into all the politics involved behind the scenes is something else.

I just finished this and really enjoyed it. I am kind of surprised at the low rating it seems to be getting from Netflix viewers (2 Stars last time I looked), as I thought it was really well down and covered a subject that I have never seen examined before. My guess is people were expecting something else? Not sure.

BTW I also noticed that Netflix have added several of the films depicted in the documentary to their new releases list. I watched the Frank Capra “Prelude To War, Why We Fight” film today, and it is very interesting if you have seen the documentary. Several other ones from the documentary are also showing on Netflix now.