Do we live in a golden age of television?

[Foe]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is absolutely brilliant.

Well done, TTH.

[Ian]

Enjoying my re-watch of Parks and Rec.

[John]

Did you finish it? I remember you saying there was a season missing when you ran through it the first time.

'Ron and Leslie'.

[Ian]

Nah, I'm halfway through season 5 just now.

[Boydy]

I watched the first episode of The Americans last night. It seems pretty good.

Anyone watch it?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Enjoying my re-watch of Parks and Rec.

Ron is quite possibly one of the greatest characters created.

[John]

Fox are doing a Lethal Weapon remake with Damon Wayans in the Danny Glover role.

I wonder if ISIS do contract work.

[Mike]

I've been rewatching house the last few months. Just started season 4, which means...

[Smiffy]

.....

[Kikó]

I'm powering through Sons of Anarchy. It's brilliant stuff. So easy to watch and keep you hooked.

[phonics]

I've been rewatching house the last few months. Just started season 4, which means...

[Foe]

I'm powering through Sons of Anarchy. It's brilliant stuff. So easy to watch and keep you hooked.

Seven seasons Andy. Seven.

It's pretty good but once you get to 3/4 you start to question where it's going. What season are you on?

[John]

As is always the case I arrive a little later than planned.

Better Call Saul is very good indeed.

The second season of that starts tonight.

[Reg]

Really looking forward to it. It's the US that get to watch it tonight. UK Netflix tomorrow.

[Alex]

Is anyone going to watch that new thing that's started on HBO, "Vinyl"? It's about a record executive in the seventies. Martin Scorsese seems to have been involved in creating it (along with Mick Jagger, but I think he's a bit of a wanker so that doesn't really add much for me), and it looks like he directed the first episode too. Bobby Cannavale is in the lead role as well, I like that guy. I'll probably give it a go.

[Manc]

This is captivating.

[Kikó]

Seven seasons Andy. Seven.

It's pretty good but once you get to 3/4 you start to question where it's going. What season are you on?

Just season 2 so not got to the meandering stage.

[Mike]

Is anyone going to watch that new thing that's started on HBO, "Vinyl"? It's about a record executive in the seventies. Martin Scorsese seems to have been involved in creating it (along with Mick Jagger, but I think he's a bit of a wanker so that doesn't really add much for me), and it looks like he directed the first episode too. Bobby Cannavale is in the lead role as well, I like that guy. I'll probably give it a go.

Just watched. Seems pretty great! And Thirteen from house is in it she's just above this post playing with her boobs

[Baz]

Just season 2 so not got to the meandering stage.

Goes South once they get to the "moss-covered shithole," but it picks back up again. Worth the effort.

[Alex]

Just watched. Seems pretty great! And Thirteen from house is in it she's just above this post playing with her boobs

I've just watched it, and I really liked it as well.

I didn't realise it would be based in real life music history quite as much, that was cool. The guy playing Robert Plant was awful though. I don't know what accent he was supposed to be aiming for but it wasn't the right one, whatever it was meant to be.

[John]

Terence Winter, a man with one of the most incongruous career progressions of all time, is the most attractive presence on that project for me. Obviously Martin Scorsese is a draw but he's basically there as a hands off producer, a role in which he's put his name to all manner of shite.

For reference, Terence Winter went from writing for Sister, Sister, to Xena Warrior Princess, to The Sopranos, to Boardwalk Empire, with a few standalone projects including the 50 Cent film and computer game in between.

I watched the first episode of 'The Magicians' the other night, and while it's an absolute mess in general, the final scene is creepy and strange enough that I'll definitely be downloading at least another episode or two at some point.

[Ian]

Made a start on Gotham season 2 last night. Obviously some of the actors are still struggling to step through the wreckage of chewed scenery (I realise that the acting will be intended to be that way, to an extent) but it feels like an improvement over season 1 so far.

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Still some odd decisions though, such as spinning out Bruce firing Alfred for all of about ten minutes.

[The Merse]

Parks & Recreation has taken up full morning ruining, body clock warping form for me. I watched season 1 around the time that John was harping on about it and enjoyed it, but season 2 really hooked me and season 3 sees a step up in quality.

[Giggles]

Made a start on Gotham season 2 last night. Obviously some of the actors are still struggling to step through the wreckage of chewed scenery (I realise that the acting will be intended to be that way, to an extent) but it feels like an improvement over season 1 so far.

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Still some odd decisions though, such as spinning out Bruce firing Alfred for all of about ten minutes.

Need to catch up on that next. I think I got around 6 or 7 into it and the things like Making a Murderer took over. Was definitely a massive improvement on the first series.

[Browning]

Did anyone else watch The People Vs OJ Sinpson last night? I quite enjoyed it and it's got a decent cast for a TV drama, but Travolta looks like a shit wax work of himself.

[Mike]

I've just watched it, and I really liked it as well.

I didn't realise it would be based in real life music history quite as much, that was cool. The guy playing Robert Plant was awful though. I don't know what accent he was supposed to be aiming for but it wasn't the right one, whatever it was meant to be.

The sound track is top too.

Here it is on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/user/vinylh...uwrdu1Bf9u19Ov

[randomlegend]

I watched 'Plebs' over the last couple of weeks. Thought it might be shit but it's pretty funny.

[Reg]

I wasn't thrilled by the new Saul episode, but I think it's setting up the season and will pick up in pace. It's always at least interesting though, the camera work and music etc give it quite a unique feel.

What did you think, @John and others?

[Boydy]

Yo @phonics, when does Orphan Black start again?

[phonics]

I follow Tatiana on Twitter and she hasn't even mentioned being in filming. Not for a while I fear.

edit: Yeah just went into production. Filming won't start for a month or two. Maybe June?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I follow Tatiana on Twitter and she hasn't even mentioned being in filming. Not for a while I fear.

edit: Yeah just went into production. Filming won't start for a month or two. Maybe June?

http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/orph...rns-april-2016

http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/articl...soon/38148.htm

April.

[Boydy]

Too long.

[John Arne]

Started watching Deutschland 83 after my brother recommended it to me - he was born and raised in Germany in the late 70's/early 80's so he bloody loved it - and much to my surprise it has been very good so far, and the music is quality.

[wullie]

I thought it was great fun, but you have to stop yourself questioning the logic of quite a bit of it. It made East Germany look quite nice too.

[igor_balis]

I wasn't thrilled by the new Saul episode, but I think it's setting up the season and will pick up in pace. It's always at least interesting though, the camera work and music etc give it quite a unique feel.

What did you think, @John and others?

I really enjoyed it, but I'm a massive fan of the show. I actually really like the slow considered pace of it and how low-key it is. Makes a nice contrast to more mile a minute stuff you tend to get from TV drama. I'm not gonna claim it is better than Breaking Bad but I honestly prefer it in a lot of ways.

[Reg]

I really enjoyed it, but I'm a massive fan of the show. I actually really like the slow considered pace of it and how low-key it is. Makes a nice contrast to more mile a minute stuff you tend to get from TV drama. I'm not gonna claim it is better than Breaking Bad but I honestly prefer it in a lot of ways.

Yeah, I definitely know what you mean. It's less similar to Breaking Bad than I expected and I'm quite glad for that, it certainly stands on its own well. There were a couple episodes of the first season that were up there with the best TV I've seen.

[John]

The only episode from the first season I'd put anywhere close to the best TV I've seen was also the only one to go for the same tone as Breaking Bad. The Mike Ehrmantraut episode.

I haven't watched the new one yet but I'll get to it at some point over the weekend.

[Alex]

I've started watching American Crime Story, has anybody else been watching it? It's basically a dramatisation of the OJ Simpson trial. Cuba Gooding Jr plays OJ, John Travolta and David Schwimmer are his lawyers. It seems really good so far.

[Browning]

I've started watching American Crime Story, has anybody else been watching it? It's basically a dramatisation of the OJ Simpson trial. Cuba Gooding Jr plays OJ, John Travolta and David Schwimmer are his lawyers. It seems really good so far.

Yea I mentioned it a little bit up the page. Really enjoyed the first one looking forward to the car chase episode tomorrow.

[John]

I watched a couple of episodes of Superstore last night, and it's surprisingly good fun. The creator was a writer, and later a producer on The Office. Colton Dunn is fucking great.

[John Arne]

I finished Deutschland 83, I thought it was really good. As Wullie said, you have to take it with a pinch of salt towards the end of the season, but it is still great. The music and the set design are proper 80's, and they pull it off with ease. Also the main guy, Jonas Nay, looks more like Daniel Agger in each episode.

The only thing that had me scratching my head was..

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Just why was Schweppenstette so hell-bent on war? He must have realised that nuclear war would be a complete disaster for everybody - he even read as much in the NATO report - yet he still kept pushing for it.

[leedsrevolution]

Currently 9 episodes into the season 1 of American Horror Story. I still don't know if I'm enjoying it or not.

[wullie]

The only thing that had me scratching my head was..

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Just why was Schweppenstette so hell-bent on war? He must have realised that nuclear war would be a complete disaster for everybody - he even read as much in the NATO report - yet he still kept pushing for it.

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I think he was so blinded by his own personal advancement he either didn't think that far ahead or just didn't care. I'm glad they didn't do a Darth Vader/Luke Skywalker thing between him and Stamm, I was sure that was coming

[John Arne]

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I think he was so blinded by his own personal advancement he either didn't think that far ahead or just didn't care. I'm glad they didn't do a Darth Vader/Luke Skywalker thing between him and Stamm, I was sure that was coming

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Yeah, I'd guessed the relationship pretty early on.
It's kinda worrying (if true), that so little people were in charge of such big decisions - also, a little surprised that the Russian guys making the actual decisions took everything that he said as gospel.
I'm being hypercritical - generally, I really enjoyed it.

[Toby]

Anybody watching Judd Apatow's new thing on Netflix, Love?

Couple episodes in it seems quite good. Definitely not a patch on Freaks & Geeks, but then very little is.

[Baz]

Just had my first TO BE CONTINUED on X-Files (S02E05) and it was so worthy.

Also saw the advert for the new series. Scully looks like a completely different person.

[Henry]

Finally watched the first episode of War and Peace.

Thought it was excellent, with the exception of the incest bit that wasn't in the book and didn't add anything. Looking forward to the rest.

[Reg]

Anybody watching Judd Apatow's new thing on Netflix, Love?

Couple episodes in it seems quite good. Definitely not a patch on Freaks & Geeks, but then very little is.

I didn't like the first episode much, thought the second was really good.

[QE Harold Flair]

This American Crime Story is quite excellent. I just wish I could watch it all in one go.

[Bernanke]

Billions is actually pretty solid.