I've been binge-watching the original Will and Grace show.

[FlamingGlobes]

Originally Posted by ilikeplanets

really hate that old roseanne shows have been ruined forever now

sucks to learn someone you thought you liked was actually pretty awful. rip

I dunno...

The thing with Roseanne, if you've ever enjoyed her stuff, you were already compartmentalizing. A racist tweet is nothing against falsely accusing your family of molesting you or treating your writing staff like scum. She was always a shithead, but age + social media have magnified it.

The revival was good, in spite of her shitty persona. I mean, she was tweeting shit against the Parkland survivors, and Disney did nothing. It took a fucking Planet of the Apes remark to sink that ship. Makes no sense.

[redbreegull]

she also supported obama, no? I think she's just a crazy asshole

[D.]

I think Roseanne flew under the radar for so long, at least to me, is because her show was pretty progressive for the time - the show tackled a lot of heavy topics and her acceptance of LGBT, black characters, "stickin' it to the man" etc only bolstered that.

I didn't really follow her after the show ended but she never stuck out as one way or the other so maybe that's my fault for not paying attention.

It's not a great loss. If you watch the old show, it's not like you're financially supporting her. I have the show burned on dvd so

[redbreegull]

I mean it's whatever, half of us paid money to Billy "SJWs are the same as the KKK" Corgan in order to catch a glimpse of James Iha

[D.]

Yeah, that's true. We can't boycott everything.

I wasn't able to go to the H town date but if I could have afforded it, i would have liked to have gone

[FoolofaTook]

Originally Posted by FlamingGlobes

I mean, when King of the Hill is on the table, all other options seem irrelevant.

That and Futurama.

yes. but boondocks is better than both of those.

can't wait for season three of black jesus. the actor that played vic died tho. rip vic.

[FlamingGlobes]

Yeah, Charlie Murphy.

Harvey Birdman is also coming back (for a half hour special).

Life is good.

[D.]

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

yes. but boondocks is better than both of those.

can't wait for season three of black jesus. the actor that played vic died tho. rip vic.

I could not get into Boondocks. I wanted to and tried and it seems right up my alley but that shit was grating on me after a few episodes.

[vixnix]

Originally Posted by D.

I remember watching the original AD a few years ago and once it was over i never felt the need to revisit it at all.

There are a few funny scenes that pop into my head, most notably the chicken dance thing. And when the matriarch said "here's some money, go buy a star war or something".

AD is a gag a minute, at least...what about “There’s always money in the banana stand”, or Gob’s Steve Holt smear campaign video that ends with George Michael in the garage...

[buzzard]

Shame about the Netflix era, though...

[vixnix]

Originally Posted by redbreegull

Frasier is still pretty funny, yeah. I dunno if you guys ever watched Cheers, but it seems horribly dated now.

Lost is still a pretty impressive show to me in some ways, especially the first 2-3 seasons. The work put into the pilot episode was crazy. BTW, did you know that a lot of the sound fx and even some of the instrumental noises in the "theme song" were done on scrap parts from the airplane they used? I enjoyed it all at the time, but in hindsight the show loses itself in its own ridiculousness after a few seasons and becomes more of a niche science fiction show, whereas earlier they did a lot to make it feel universal like touching on social issues, current events, and playing up the multicultural aspect of the survivors' identities

Yeah we’re at the start of the second season...so it’s beginning to lose itself already, but there’s still a slim hope of resolution...

I used to love Cheers as a kid, so I guess I’ll be sad to watch it, now. I haven’t been presented with the opportunity yet...

[D.]

Originally Posted by buzzard

Shame about the Netflix era, though...

I'm gonna check the new W&G after getting through the original. I'm on like season 5 already because i don't have a job.

[FlamingGlobes]

BoJack Horseman

Just sayin'. I love BoJack Horseman.

[D.]

Originally Posted by redbreegull

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Lost is still a pretty impressive show to me in some ways, especially the first 2-3 seasons. The work put into the pilot episode was crazy. BTW, did you know that a lot of the sound fx and even some of the instrumental noises in the "theme song" were done on scrap parts from the airplane they used? I enjoyed it all at the time, but in hindsight the show loses itself in its own ridiculousness after a few seasons and becomes more of a niche science fiction show, whereas earlier they did a lot to make it feel universal like touching on social issues, current events, and playing up the multicultural aspect of the survivors' identities.

I had a friend who posted on her LiveJournal insanely detailed plot conspiracies and analysis after every episode. I admired her absolute detail - the posts were always like 6 paragraphs with pictures and diagrams.

I think i only watched the first ep when it aired but forgot about it right after. Any show like that, where I'd have to wait a week to pull clues together and remember names and faces and plots (esp in the late 90s when i still had dial up i think) was 100% not my thing

[FoolofaTook]

Originally Posted by D.

I could not get into Boondocks. I wanted to and tried and it seems right up my alley but that shit was grating on me after a few episodes.

oh man i love boondocks. its up there with king of the hill for me.

[FlamingGlobes]

I'm currently working my way through a rewatch of 30 Rock (an episode or two before bed). I'm getting to the end of season two, and I must say it is aging rather nicely. In fact, I'd say this show is ageless.

[Disco King]

Anybody hear that Mike Judge has been contemplating bringing King of the Hill back? Says that he thinks that the Hills might have something to say in the whole Trump era.

I can kind of see it. The character of Buck Strickland is pretty much Donald Trump. And then the relationship Hank has with Strickland seems pretty similar to that some conservatives have with Trump. Hank weirdly admires Strickland, and is so naïve that he looks past all of Strickland's qualities that are diametrically opposed to Hank's values. Hank has little flashes of realizing that Strickland is just a terrible person, but he usually reverts back to supporting him. It's only in the later seasons that Hank seems less eager to tolerate Strickland's shit.

Hank was a solid Bush supporter, but his faith waivered when Dubblya had a limp handshake. What would Hank think of a Republican from (BWAHH) New York?

[FlamingGlobes]

Part of me thinks, no, please leave KOTH alone. But then I remember that the Beavis & Butt-Head revival was somehow even better than the original run and I want to say, in Judge I trust.

Either way, if he does it, I will definitely watch. But I'd rather creators create new things than keep going back to the well.

[FoolofaTook]

Cool post Discount King.

You guys seen Office Space? Pretty neat Judge film.

[D.]

I'm always afraid of reboots because I'm afraid it's essentially going to be the same show but shoehorned with updated "modern problems".

[FoolofaTook]

the new arrested development sucks

[buzzard]

It really, really does.

[FlamingGlobes]

Hi, welcome to five years ago!

[buzzard]

May 2018 was five years ago?

[FlamingGlobes]

No, but May of 2013 (when the show came back) was.

[FoolofaTook]

5 years behind isn't bad considering that i am usually 15 years out of date.

[buzzard]

Did you mean to refer to the new Arrested Development episodes released in May 2018 or to the not-as-new episodes of May 2013?

(all the abovementioned were shit)

[FoolofaTook]

For once we agree (or twice if you count Sleep). The original three seasons are fine. Everything after blows, well, you know, cthulhic dong.

[buzzard]

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

For once we agree (or twice if you count Sleep).

Life is full of coincidences.