Television

ProfPacker · 12-23-2018, 09:06 AM

I enjoyed Relatable also, laughed hard at some part

Orema · 12-27-2018, 01:09 PM

I am hooked on the crime series Ray Donovan shown on Showtime.

Jon Voight (whose acting I avoid like the plague these days) is damn good in this series. I’m surprised at how good he is because I forgot how good he could be (i.e., Midnight Cowboy, Runaway Train). All of the actors are good in this series, but I think Voight is the glue that holds this show together.
Most of the women are bad asses. And not in a gun-toting, kick-ass way. But, unlike the women on the Sopranos or most crime dramas, these women know who they are and how they fit into the world they live in. There is no pretense nor self pity with them. They know how the world sees them and there is no shame in how they see the world.
This show is more honest about race and sexuality than most shows. In some ways it reminds me of The Americans in this regard. The similarity with The Americans is that both of these series removed the rose-colored glasses often used in love and romantic scenes.
It’s also an indictment of the Catholic Church and how the church looked the other way while priests abuse children (sometimes all of the children in one family!). I often think of the film Spotlight when I watch this series.
Alan Alda joined the cast this season as a psychiatrist. Alda has Parkinson’s disease in real life and it’s not hidden nor highlighted (at least not yet) on the show. I LOVE THAT. We see Alda shaking and the camera doesn’t shy away nor linger.
It’s violent, racist, brutally honest, sexually open, funny and the best thing since the series The Wire as far as I’m concerned.

cathexis · 12-27-2018, 03:50 PM

Television? I always thought that box was for playing Music Choice Smooth Jazz or listening to rock.

homoe · 01-14-2019, 06:21 PM

During the holidays, a friend asked if I'd ever seen A Place To Call Home because she heard they were making some more episodes. Later that evening when they all headed to the casino I did a search on Comcast and found it. I watched the first two episodes back to back and couldn't wait to view three!

charley · 01-18-2019, 03:03 PM

I just watched America's Got Talent: The Champions on E!...2nd episode
um, what can I say - perhaps, if I would have kept up with the skipping rope, or the the yo-yo, or even the hula hoop, I coulda been a contender... right?

ksrainbow · 01-18-2019, 08:08 PM

530am to 800am: Morning Joe ( may flip to CNN )

12 Noon (if home) Local news -

5pm to 6pm Local news-

6 pm to 9 pm: News and more news

Exceptions to above schedule ^^^:
Rachel Maddow/CSPAN/MSNBC:

However: BIG BANG THEORY trumps all of the above (bazinga)

ProfPacker · 01-19-2019, 01:55 PM

Loved, Loved, Loved (did I say Loved?) this season of Grace and Frankie

12-27-2018, 01:09 PM	#2
Orema Superlative Soul Sister How Do You Identify?: Lesbian stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Moving in a single file and sometimes a sinner. Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cottage of Content Posts: 13,748 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 41,512 Thanked 34,778 Times in 8,983 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	I am hooked on the crime series Ray Donovan shown on Showtime. Jon Voight (whose acting I avoid like the plague these days) is damn good in this series. I’m surprised at how good he is because I forgot how good he could be (i.e., Midnight Cowboy, Runaway Train). All of the actors are good in this series, but I think Voight is the glue that holds this show together. Most of the women are bad asses. And not in a gun-toting, kick-ass way. But, unlike the women on the Sopranos or most crime dramas, these women know who they are and how they fit into the world they live in. There is no pretense nor self pity with them. They know how the world sees them and there is no shame in how they see the world. This show is more honest about race and sexuality than most shows. In some ways it reminds me of The Americans in this regard. The similarity with The Americans is that both of these series removed the rose-colored glasses often used in love and romantic scenes. It’s also an indictment of the Catholic Church and how the church looked the other way while priests abuse children (sometimes all of the children in one family!). I often think of the film Spotlight when I watch this series. Alan Alda joined the cast this season as a psychiatrist. Alda has Parkinson’s disease in real life and it’s not hidden nor highlighted (at least not yet) on the show. I LOVE THAT. We see Alda shaking and the camera doesn’t shy away nor linger. It’s violent, racist, brutally honest, sexually open, funny and the best thing since the series The Wire as far as I’m concerned.

01-18-2019, 03:03 PM	#5
charley Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: gentle stonebutch [vanilla] Relationship Status: single Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: canada Posts: 497 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 906 Thanked 1,204 Times in 422 Posts Rep Power: 0	America's Got Talent - The Champions I just watched America's Got Talent: The Champions on E!...2nd episode um, what can I say - perhaps, if I would have kept up with the skipping rope, or the the yo-yo, or even the hula hoop, I coulda been a contender... right?

01-18-2019, 08:08 PM	#6
ksrainbow Member How Do You Identify?: Valued Relationship Status: UNO Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 774 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,760 Thanked 2,193 Times in 574 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	predictable I am.. 530am to 800am: Morning Joe ( may flip to CNN ) 12 Noon (if home) Local news - 5pm to 6pm Local news- 6 pm to 9 pm: News and more news Exceptions to above schedule ^^^: Rachel Maddow/CSPAN/MSNBC: However: BIG BANG THEORY trumps all of the above (bazinga)

01-19-2019, 01:55 PM	#7
ProfPacker Member How Do You Identify?: butch/MOC Preferred Pronoun?: Hy/hym/hys but in circumstances like work and some other places she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: nj Posts: 1,365 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,023 Thanked 4,816 Times in 1,187 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Grace and Frankie Loved, Loved, Loved (did I say Loved?) this season of Grace and Frankie

12-23-2018, 09:06 AM	#1
ProfPacker Member How Do You Identify?: butch/MOC Preferred Pronoun?: Hy/hym/hys but in circumstances like work and some other places she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: nj Posts: 1,365 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,023 Thanked 4,816 Times in 1,187 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	I enjoyed Relatable also, laughed hard at some part

12-27-2018, 03:50 PM	#3
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01-14-2019, 06:21 PM	#4
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	During the holidays, a friend asked if I'd ever seen A Place To Call Home because she heard they were making some more episodes. Later that evening when they all headed to the casino I did a search on Comcast and found it. I watched the first two episodes back to back and couldn't wait to view three!