TV: The What I'm Looking Forward To thread

Is Amazon Prime really worth it? How does it compare to Netflix and Hulu?

Amazon Prime is awesome! Free two day shipping on damned near everything, and the selection of movies and TV shows they have available tends to be stuff different than what other services have.

Generally, what happens is people get Amazon Prime for the free shipping, and then keep it for the streaming video. (Don't take my word for it, the episode of Cordkillers podcast which was posted on this past Monday makes that claim.)

On a recent episode of The Gist podcast, they interviewed famed tv producer Norman Lear (All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, etc.) and he's a huge fan of Transparent (and South Park!). He calls it some of the best tv ever made.

If you have kids, Amazon had lots of children's programming, and they've inked a deal with some of the cable networks to make their stuff available via Prime streaming. CBS was also making some of their content available through Amazon Prime the next day after it aired. Under the Dome being the one that I remember, but there are others as well.

i took the 30 day trial to watch Transparent - I can't afford a $99 hit all at once - but to be by far the most attractive thing is that they have the whole HBO library.

I'm looking forward to The Newsroom, Season 3 in one week.

something else SyFy is doing that sounds promising:

http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse

Aviation: The Invisible Highway

This looks spectacular. I hope it lives up to the trailer!

Netflix Original: Marco Polo



Releases this Friday!

I watched the first three episodes of Marco Polo. I probably won't finish the series. It doesn't grab me.

Huh, looks like this has been renamed to "Living in the Age of Airplanes".

I suppose that's a cooler title.

My problem with the series is that it's really more about Khan than Polo. I think they should have called it that and just had Polo as a secondary charcter/story line

Anyone think that the show "Backstrom" with Rainn Wilson is going to be any good?

It looks to me like it's going to he "House, M.D. The Detective"

It's possible that Kublai Khan will cease to be a central character in future seasons. The real Marco Polo did travel elsewhere than Yuan China.

Except by then, I may not be watching.

DIG

Looks very interesting. Now, if they just don't turn the conspiracy into something over hoky.

Looks nice, but I hope they're paying Dan Brown royalties. He's a hack who can't write for the sake of his life, but they just took everything he ever came up with and made it a series.

Okay...which book?

Also, if you have a .edu email or know someone that does you get the yearly rate half off. I still pay $30 but I have had it for three years and they haven't changed it knock on wood.

House of Cards, Season 3 releases this Sunday on Netflix!

Friday! http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/22/8088663/house-of-cards-trailer-season-3

http://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/423581-history-picks-up-fourth-season-of-hit-series-vikings


Vikings season 4! woohoo

I'm waiting for Fox to become a hardcore channel so gradually that we don't notice.

12 Monkeys is frying my brain but in a very good way. Causality loops everywhere!

12 monkeys should have its own thread.

Several things turning up soon that might be interesting, though at the moment I'll mention only one

Wayward Pines

Looks derivative as hell but might still be a fun ride

So, the grid is complete for the Fall Season. Here's my take on new shows that catch my eye:

Supergirl - I'm all in. Can't see how I could possibly not love it. Not saying it will be "The Wire" or anything but I anticipate lots of fun.

Blindspot - fascinating premise, execution could be impressive or cliched. Not sure if I'll give it a go or add it to the list of shows I'll eventually get around to (such as, for example, The Blacklist) because my plate is too ful

Minority Report - not overwhelmed, and I figure it will go the way of Almost Human anyway so I'll probably pass.

The Muppets - could be great fun, could be childhood-destroying disaster. I'll surely tune in to find out which.

Limitless - I have an irrational grudge here because this ought to be PoI's spot still, but I don't need a grudge to note the similarities in premise to last year's "Intelligence" - they'll need to execute better.

Scream Queens - only if my horror movie fan son decides to try it, I like it when we enjoy the same shows.

Heroes Reborn - Yeah, I remember. But I'll give it a try anyway because I'm a sucker for this kind of thing.

NPH - not typing out the whole name. I'll give it a go.

Lucifer - completely insane premise, but trailer was intriguing in it's over-the-topishness

Might also try "Of Kings & Prophets" though it's not so much my thing as it once was.

Will KEEP watching:
Castle
Gotham
The Flash
Agents of SHIELD
Arrow
Nashville
And maybe OUAT

The Top U.S. TV Shows over the last 12 months:

- Drama

NCIS
Blue Bloods
Major Crimes
NCIS: Los Angeles
*White Collar - Ending after 6 seasons.
Longmire
NCIS: New Orleans
*The Mentalist - Ending after 7 seasons.
*Forever- Ending after 1 season.
The Good Wife
*Covert Affairs - Ending after 5 seasons.
Madame Secretary
Person of Interest
Unforgettable
*CSI - Ending after 15 seasons. Plus two hour movie this fall.
Hawaii Five-0
Bones
Castle
The Mysteries of Laura
CSI: Cyber

- Comedy

Last Man Standing

from SDCC

Not much of a fantasy fan but this looks to be so "big" that I might need to check it out:
http://io9.com/first-breathtaking-look-at-mtvs-new-shannara-chronicles-1717112666

Ooooookay Haven't been near MTV in so long ... stopped being a music video site which lost my interest. Now... I just might go back

Not a video yet, but The Expanse sounds incredibly good.

http://io9.com/the-expanse-is-the-show-we-ve-been-wanting-since-battle-1717279167

Trailer: