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So I'm watching the final season of The Newsroom. Is it just me, or is Jim just a total asshole to his girlfriend while the show tries to paint him as being in the right? It just seems ridiculous, because he's just such a condescending prick to her in every scene, but you can tell Sorkin thinks he's the good guy and his girlfriend is the stupid, new media bitch.
 
So I'm watching the final season of The Newsroom. Is it just me, or is Jim just a total asshole to his girlfriend while the show tries to paint him as being in the right? It just seems ridiculous, because he's just such a condescending prick to her in every scene, but you can tell Sorkin thinks he's the good guy and his girlfriend is the stupid, new media bitch.

I could have done without them both honestly.
 
I could have done without them both honestly.

Definitely, but the whole last season has been pretty weak so far, to be honest. They've gotten away from the whole news reporting angle and are focusing on a bunch of stuff I couldn't give less of a shit about.
 
Just finished the most recent season of Homeland. I thought it was pretty good, better than season the previous season.

This show was very strange for me. I was sucked into the plot and the entire counter terrorism/CIA angle.

However, I despised the female and, up to this past season, the male lead. I hated Carrie and Brody. Then, I wanted to punch Carrie's baby because they found a kid that looked like Brody's clone...it freaked me the fuck out. I hated them all.

But I liked the show. Weird.
 
So after the extended break, seems a bunch of shows have finished their mid-season breaks and are making a return. Along with this, there's a few new shows starting new seasons and some making their debut.

Notably for me: Gotham, Flash, Arrow, Banshee (new season), Empire (new show).

The DC comics duo of Flash and Arrow have far outshone Gotham for me thus far. Probably because I'm a huge Batman fan and feel like the entire concept is being butchered and poorly translated to the small screen.

Banshee - although, kind of strange at times - has been quite enjoyable, and is one of the few shows I'm certainly anticipating the return of. Found the combination of Amish, Native American, Skinheads & homosexual Asian folk to be quite intriguing. Anyone else watch Banshee? I actually only realized a little into the second season that the main actor was a New Zealander who played big roles in a number of Australian films/TV shows.

For those not familiar with Empire, the show stars Terrence Howard as the CEO of a hip-hop record label. Although it's at risk of being too one-dimensional, I'm willing to give it a chance on the basis that TH has the lead role and I've a personal interest in the concept of the operations of record label management. Anyone else planning on tuning in for this one?
 
I can't lie, I love 'Empire.' This was a lot of fun:

 
I'd recommend the man in the high castle if you have Amazon Prime. It's just the pilot right now, if enough watch it they'll pick it up.

Based on the book by Phillip K. Dick and produced by Ridley Scott. It's an alternate history where we lost WW2. Stars Rufus Sewell.
 
I'd recommend the man in the high castle if you have Amazon Prime. It's just the pilot right now, if enough watch it they'll pick it up.

Based on the book by Phillip K. Dick and produced by Ridley Scott. It's an alternate history where we lost WW2. Stars Rufus Sewell.
I thought it was really well done. Hoping it makes it to series. Rufus Sewell is an unsung bad guy, Jackie Aprile showing up lent it some credibility, and I enjoyed the small twist at the end.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIDKPydxAFM
 
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Can't wait to watch it later this week.

I am currently on a "The Americans" binder right now, so once that is done, will take a look at that.
 
I'm definitely a member of the Boyd Crowder fan club!

That's because Boyd, like almost every character on Justified, is awesome. Really, can anyone name a show with more likable characters than Justified? Even the bad guys are just enjoyable to watch.
 
Dewey Crowe was just hysterical. Loved his character.
 

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