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Been pimping this on the Fx thread...want to get word out to those who might not be aware

LEGIT Series Premiere Review; Jim Jefferies Co-Created and Stars in New FX Comedy LEGIT | Collider

Jefferies comes off as an affable guy who takes the path of least resistance, but who genuinely doesn’t want to do anyone any harm. The humor and situations are not as caustic as Louie, nor or they are universally perceptive or layered as Curb Your Enthusiasm. But while many of the predicaments feel predicable, one cannot deny a growing investment in the characters with each passing episode. In Legit, Jefferies has created something legitimately good and cool and worth watching.
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Getting universally good reviews, and if you aren't aware of him, Jefferies is a really funny stand up.
 
I watched Alphas too, but I also watch the Oprah network, lol, so I'll watch anything.

And no, my man card hasn't expired, because I never got one. I was in the restroom when they were passing them out. mhihi:

Oh, but seriously, Alphas is a good show. Still, I am not as sad as when they cancelled Pushing Daisies.
 
Daniel Knauf's Dracula Finds His Mina | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central

We are still as giddy as schoolgirls regarding the news that the creator of "Carnivale" is bringing the world a new series about "Dracula." The possibilities are endless, we tell ya! In any event more casting news has hit the interwebs.

Deadline reports that Australian actress Jessica de Gouw (The Dinner Meeting, "Arrow") has landed the female lead opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers in NBC/Sky Living‘s 10-episode series "Dracula."

Described as “Dangerous Liaisons meets 'The Tudors'”, the series is set in 1890s London. It centers on Dracula (Meyers), who arrives in London posing as American entrepreneur Allen Grayson, who maintains that he wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. In reality, he hopes to wreak revenge on the people who ruined his life centuries earlier, but he falls hopelessly in love with a woman who seems to be a reincarnation of his dead wife. De Gouw will play that woman, Mina Murray, a striking medical student who is engaged to Jonathan Harker, but upon meeting Grayson, both are instantly mesmerized by the other’s uncanny resemblance to someone from their past.
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Awww...Carnivale...damn you HBO. Damn you.
 
Last night's Once Upon a Time included a Star Wars ringtone. Disney not wasting any time.
 
SmytheKing said:
I saw the first episode last year at ComicCon and I believe I told you then that it was pretty enjoyable. I can't speak for the entire season obviously, but I liked it a hell of a lot more than Revolution. Take it with a grain of salt. :)
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I am still on board with thinking this looks good. I LOVE Sepinwall. I find he, more than any other critic, tends to get it right. But if you read this appraisal it seems to suffer from the same thing a LOT of opinions suffer from these days. That being that in light of the tragic events in Connecticut ANY tv violence is disrespectful and hard to stomach. It's typical overreaction and trying to find blame for the actions of an untreated mental patient w/access to weapons he never should have been able to access. Everyone seems to want to show how evolved they are, whether it's the continuing moments of silence at sporting events(really??? Cause football is the stage for presenting social issues) or the increasing 'let's look at TV violence as a cause for real violence' chestnut that rears its ugly head every so often. Lets get Tipper Gore out of mothballs and look at how heavy music causes all sorts of social issues while we are at it. Meanwhile...I will be watching the Following, relishing the violence, and knowing that I will still get up and go to work tomorrow morning.
 
The Joe Schmo Show on Spike is my new favorite show, followed closely by (the unintentionally funny) Amish Mafia. That is all. Carry on.
 
My DVR is so full from vacation in Nov and Dec that I shouldn't watch anything new (worst offender is that I'm 7 eps behind on Arrow). Tried 20 mins of The Following and thought it was 'meh'. Watched first Ep of Banshee and while it was decent, I have no time for it.
 
Anyone here watch "Justified"? We saw the pilot episode the other night, it was okay. Is it worth it to keep going?
 
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