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[proximoception]

We're watching Walking Dead and American Horror Story right now, which are both usually terrible but undeniably lively. A recent episode of the latter was absurdly well-directed - but I fear that echoes the previous season, which seemed like it might be becoming good around halfway through, then quickly fell apart.

Girls is coming out. Is Girls good? I couldn't tell based on the free one.

We'll probably return to Fringe soon and watch it through to its finale, despite my vow I'd only tolerate it during the pregnancy. We've experimentally watched a couple movies together, but they end up taking several hours, whereas if we're careful when we start them television episodes tend to fit the available time windows.

Shows I actually like seem to be disappearing - The Ricky Gervais Show ended, Louie's going on hiatus till 2014 after a slightly weak summer run, Community's lost both the CSI: Cirque du Soleil producer and his Mr. Show writing buddy so will probably die on the vine, Breaking Bad's ending after a few more episodes this spring, Futurama's deep in sub-Simpsons level latterday doldrums. Hence zombies and whatever's going on in American Horror Story Asylum (no, there's not even a colon), hence soon again Fringe. There's Law and Order sets we've missed but that show requires you're pretty awake.

Julie lost her Bored to Death though she still has Parks and Recreation, which is growing on me.

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[andalus.livejournal.com]

parks and rec is my netflix savior. After season 1 that is.

The Hour season 2 is way more even than the first. But English seasons are so short.

I've been watching it's always sunny in philadelphia, which had a great madcap energy for a while but started getting formulaic after the three main actors stopped writing all the scripts.

has some moments though.

Adventure Time is still the best.

[proximoception.livejournal.com]

We need subtitles for British things, given how low we have to keep the volume, so we couldn't follow The Hour. Parks definitely has the record for season 1 to season 2 improvement.

[vexed-vitality.livejournal.com]

Have you ever seen Wilfred? I got into that this summer and really love it now. It can be sick and surreal, or goofy and heartwarming, and often manages to be both. Bob's Burgers is pretty good too, though not as consistently so as much of the first season was. The Life and Times of Tim, though now canceled after three seasons, is a must-see if you're not familiar with it. Too bad the exact same three-season fate happened with Bored to Death, which I loved too, though I'd admit toward the end it wasn't quite as good, except for say the Dick Cavett episode. Community, though it's supposed to return in February, I'm already kinda counting as gone after this season because of all the behind the scenes turmoil I've heard about it. I'm grateful for those first three seasons, though. I agree about Louie not being that great this summer, but he's tireless and prolific and I'm hopeful he can keep it going another good season or two.

[proximoception.livejournal.com]

I didn't mean to criticize him, it just seemed to be the subtext behind his decision. I don't even know that it was inferior - John Cleese said about Fawlty Towers that he had to write his ass off for the second season and then end the show because people always judge the average of the new work against the best of the old.

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I hadn't even heard about that hiatus til you mentioned it. I'll admit I misinterpreted you, though I still think the episodes weren't as plain funny as earlier ones. However, instead he seems to be taking a more subtle artistic and dramatic direction with the show, which may prove more interesting anyway, since his comedy derives less from zaniness and more from human pathos.

[proximoception.livejournal.com]

Makes sense.

[vexed-vitality.livejournal.com]

Oops, the anonymous there was me. I forgot to log in, sorry.