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Even though Hell On Wheels falls several miles short of Deadwood I do enjoy watching it.

bada wrote:Terriers was perfect.

I miss that show.

Fargo is really good too. Haven't caught up with the last two episodes, but everything before it has been captivating.

Is the so-called Golden Age dying? It's probably on the downturn, but there's a lot of good stuff still out there.

To answer the thread question - No. Network TV has never been weaker. It's bound to improve and contribute to the whole.

@SkitchP wrote:I thought the killing was done?

Nope. New season starts this week.

Also, Longmire is really good.

Also, this is the third and final season of Newsroom, isn't it? I thought I remember reading that.

And I've heard the same about House of Cards.

I don't think the golden age is close to over. But the multi-season format might drive it kill it off, if they aren't careful. I think the short season, fewer seasons format is the future. No more than 10 episodes an no more than 5 seasons.

That's the way you keep the golden age going.

Hannibal (the latter half of season 1 + the whole of season 2 specifically) is beautiful. Probably as good as Breaking Bad.

The first half of season 1 is meh.

If you can get hold of it, Utopia is a fantastic show that doesn't look like anything else on TV right now.

theplatypus wrote:Hannibal (the latter half of season 1 + the whole of season 2 specifically) is beautiful. Probably as good as Breaking Bad.

The first half of season 1 is meh.

I just started watching Hannibal (I'm about 5 episodes in) and I'm loving it. So it's exciting to hear that these first episodes are actually the worst part of the series and it only gets better.

Is it weird that watching this show makes me hungry? Should I be concerned?

CopperTom wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I think The Bridge and The Killing are both excellent.

And The Americans and American Horror Story.

The Americans is good, but it's definitely not excellent. Way too networky at times.

Farmer John wrote:

theplatypus wrote:Hannibal (the latter half of season 1 + the whole of season 2 specifically) is beautiful. Probably as good as Breaking Bad.

The first half of season 1 is meh.

I just started watching Hannibal (I'm about 5 episodes in) and I'm loving it. So it's exciting to hear that these first episodes are actually the worst part of the series and it only gets better.

Is it weird that watching this show makes me hungry? Should I be concerned?

What really bogs down the first half of season 1 for me is that it's too close to being a regular network police procedural. Once it really gets going, it becomes something else. Something... sublime.

As for feeling hungry, don't worry. You're not the only one.

Broadchurch, The Returned, Wallander, The Fall, The Americans ... there's plenty of stuff to get excited about.

Is Sherlock still on? The Cumberbatch one.

Yes. It will be a while before they do anything new though.

bada wrote:Yes. It will be a while before they do anything new though.

They have a special and S4 in the works now!

True Detective and Fargo were both very solid for their first season.

Is Fargo a series that's going to reoccur? If so, why did the emmys classify it as a mini series?

@SkitchP wrote:Is Fargo a series that's going to reoccur? If so, why did the emmys classify it as a mini series?

I believe that is how FX submitted it. The second season has been confirmed, but likely will not air until late 2015 or early 2016.

ABNorman wrote:If you can get hold of it, Utopia is a fantastic show that doesn't look like anything else on TV right now.

THIS

CopperTom wrote:The Walkind Dead deserves to be mentioned even if it isn't liked at RM. It's by far the best produced show on TV.

I'm not sure that I agree with that.

@SkitchP wrote:Is Fargo a series that's going to reoccur? If so, why did the emmys classify it as a mini series?

Each season is going to be a seperate story. True Detective was also eligible for the mini-series category. I would guess the makers of Fargo didn't want to go up against Mad Men, Breaking Bad, True Detective... etc.