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Post by nowimnothing on Dec 30, 2013 10:15:58 GMT -5
What's this?TV Reviews are just a new set of boards I've tacked onto the TI where people can write reviews of TV series (or webseries, and hey, who knows what else we'd branch out into). Why is this?TV Club Classic on the AV Club is going to end. Many beloved series will never be covered, others will never have their coverage finished (like Cheers and likely Babylon 5 and not to be alarmist but maybe also Gilmore Girls. This was started as a reaction to that, sometimes if you just want a beloved TV series to be given an in-depth look you gotta do it yourself. How do I sign up?Really, all you need to do is to tell me you want to write a review... but more specifically, that you plan to do it soon. Specify you want to write your first review sometime in the next week (not that you'll be kept on any timetable after that, you understand) and I'll set you up your own board where you can write your posts. What if I don't want to start within a week?You can indicate here you want to review a show anyway. Here is my provisional list of forumless future potential reviews: Band of Brothers. PearBlackadder. Lone Locust of the ApocalypseCharlie Jade. Douay-Rheims-ChallonerCheers. Douay-Rheims-ChallonerColumbo. Ron Howard VoiceDead Like Me. MissBeaHavenDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Liz n DicksgivingEZ Streets. clytieFinal Fantasy VI. @pugsmalone, SensitiveSethPutnamFrasier. Douay-Rheims-ChallonerKing Of The Hill. El SidLife on Mars (U.K.). CaradeMurder She Wrote. Liz n DicksgivingPhineas and Ferb. @otherguy Quantum Leap. E.Buzz MillerThe Rockford Files. Liz n DicksgivingWalker, Texas Ranger. Liz n DicksgivingStargate (various). Douay-Rheims-ChallonerSpiral. Douay-Rheims-ChallonerThe Wire. @hairdresser ThunderCats (1980). William T. Goat, Esq.What kinds of shows can be reviewed?I have a preference, for obvious reasons, for series that have not been covered by the AV Club or will not be covered (The Wire is a certainty.) Series that will not be fully covered by the AV Club also qualify here. The shows are not exclusively the kinds of shows that would be covered on TV Club Classic, mind, as there are regular TV shows that don't get covered either - whether you're a fan of K-dramas or Continuum, there is a case to be made for covering some current shows too. Can more than one person review a show?Yes. You may collaborate on the reviews or write your own, separate reviews, either way you share a board so play nice. If @hairdresser is not up for The Wire, I can jump in. I may not write much for each episode, but I just finished the second episode and it would be interesting to have some commentary as I go along. I plan on watching about 2 episodes a week. Thanks. |
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Post by Lone Locust of the Apocalypse on Jan 2, 2014 8:15:08 GMT -5
Hello, Hello. I've been dying to find some comprehensive reviews of some cult classic cartoons of the late 90s early 2000s, and I've come up a little short. SO I figure I wouldn't mind creating my own reviews if people are interested in reading them. I'd like to start with Samurai Jack. What say you, @douay-Rheims-Challoner? You should do Courage the Cowardly Dog next. |
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Post by Tea Rex on Jan 2, 2014 10:36:06 GMT -5
Hello, Hello. I've been dying to find some comprehensive reviews of some cult classic cartoons of the late 90s early 2000s, and I've come up a little short. SO I figure I wouldn't mind creating my own reviews if people are interested in reading them. I'd like to start with Samurai Jack. What say you, @douay-Rheims-Challoner? You should do Courage the Cowardly Dog next. It's certainly on my list! The current Jack series should run into mid-summer, give or take a week if vacations come up. I'm thinking of doing Zim next, and then Courage. By the way, I skipped last week as I was reveling in Christmas spirit. But there will be a new review up tomorrow evening.  |
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Jan 4, 2014 11:22:54 GMT -5
Columbo reviews will be ready to start this week.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jan 4, 2014 11:28:43 GMT -5
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Jan 4, 2014 13:48:18 GMT -5
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Post by Tea Rex on Jan 7, 2014 12:14:24 GMT -5
Sorry it's late, ladies and gents, but there's a new Samurai Jack review - episodes IV-V. I promise, this week I'll have episodes VI - VII up by Friday and keep all others on track |
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Post by nowimnothing on Jan 8, 2014 14:44:40 GMT -5
First review for The Wire is now live!
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Post by ann03 on Jan 9, 2014 1:16:56 GMT -5
I am beyond excited at "Frasier" being on this list. Can't wait for those reviews to start .
I'd love to do this as well, but most of the shows I own on DVD have already been reviewed on AV Club, so I don't know if people would be up for reading that stuff all over again. There is one show I wouldn't mind doing reviews of...but practically nobody else here watches/likes it ("Criminal Minds", for those who are wondering). |
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Post by Tea Rex on Jan 10, 2014 13:50:07 GMT -5
Already breaking my promise. Samurai Jack's gonna be up on Sunday this week, because I'm taking an impromptu trip over the weekend. It's an interesting two episodes! Anyone following along should watch them!
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Post by Prole Hole on Jan 17, 2014 10:59:51 GMT -5
Yeah, if it hadn't been for Zack's DS9 reviews, I probably never would have started visiting AVC. This is just a ploy by Zack to get out of doing Voyager. Is Zack going to do Voyager (I'm out of the DS9 reviews for the now so I don't know if it's been mentioned/covered)? If not I'm officially voulteering to do Voyager (yes, all seven seasons!) here, either starting now or when Zack finishes up his DS9 reviews, whatever people prefer. |
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jan 17, 2014 12:03:29 GMT -5
Prole Hole There has been no mention of Zack doing Voyager. A lot of people thought that Brandon Nowalk's 100 Episodes post about Voyager is as close as the AV intends to get. Also, duly noted.
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Post by Prole Hole on Jan 17, 2014 13:00:13 GMT -5
Prole Hole There has been no mention of Zack doing Voyager. A lot of people thought that Brandon Nowalk's 100 Episodes post about Voyager is as close as the AV intends to get. Also, duly noted. That was my assumption as well, that the 100 Episodes was as close as we would get, especially given the demise of TV Club Classic... *sobs* So... I'm up for it! |
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Post by Post-Lupin on Jan 19, 2014 13:14:16 GMT -5
Quick note: am on deadline for paid written work, so there's a longer-than-planned hiatus on Ultraviolet reviews until the end of the month. They shall return!
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Mar 14, 2014 11:40:09 GMT -5
I know they did reviews for it over on the Old Country, but would anyone be interested in Rectify reviews? I need more things to waste my free time on, after all!
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Post by Pear on Mar 14, 2014 12:10:00 GMT -5
I know they did reviews for it over on the Old Country, but would anyone be interested in Rectify reviews? I need more things to waste my free time on, after all! Sure. |
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Mar 14, 2014 12:23:57 GMT -5
I know they did reviews for it over on the Old Country, but would anyone be interested in Rectify reviews? I need more things to waste my free time on, after all! Sure. Awesome! I'm gonna do my third watch soon (after finishing my rewatch with @ifwewait) and thought I'd start reviews then. |
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Mar 14, 2014 12:26:43 GMT -5
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Mar 14, 2014 12:45:14 GMT -5
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Mar 18, 2014 21:23:39 GMT -5
You can go ahead and create one whenever you have a chance! Watching the first episode now! For the 7th time ever. I may love this show a bit too much. |
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Post by Pear on Mar 28, 2014 1:13:09 GMT -5
I just wrote up some thoughts on the BSG miniseries. I'd be ready for a forum, and I'd expect you to know better than me what the tagline should be.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 12:01:00 GMT -5
I just wrote up some thoughts on the BSG miniseries. I'd be ready for a forum, and I'd expect you to know better than me what the tagline should be. So say we all? |
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Mar 29, 2014 7:25:52 GMT -5
Pear Your BSG forum is ready. Sorry for the delay.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2014 0:09:28 GMT -5
I'm going to review The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles a.k.a The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.
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Post by signsofrain on May 21, 2014 21:08:41 GMT -5
I'm actually a big Steven Universe fan - AV Club coverage has been spotty at best. The fact that they didn't review Rose's Room yet is friggin' criminal. Anyway, I'd be happy to do a once-a-week (or maybe more - I spend a lot of time watching cartoons by myself) review, starting from the first episode. I could post the first one early Tuesday morning... if that's interesting to anybody. I'm not the world's greatest writer but I'd be honored to get notes from and have discussions with so many SMRT people.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on May 22, 2014 5:50:56 GMT -5
Got a quote from Steven Universe you would want to use signsofrain? |
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Post by signsofrain on May 22, 2014 9:58:12 GMT -5
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Post by signsofrain on May 27, 2014 10:56:59 GMT -5
I've posted my first Steven Universe review. It was a lot tougher to write than I'd imagined when I volunteered, but I look forward to improving my technique and hopefully introducing the show to some new viewers! |
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Post by MarkInTexas on Jun 20, 2014 10:42:07 GMT -5
I'm going to throw out three shows that I'm interested in doing, in (respectively) the short (i.e. this summer), medium (this fall/winter), and long term (next year).
Short term: The Good Wife. I know it gets regular coverage at TV Club, but not until the beginning of the second season. That's OK, since I didn't start watching regularly until the second season. This summer, I plan to go back and watch Season 1, and wouldn't mind reviewing it along the way.
Medium term: Friends. It looks pretty obvious that the Classic reviews aren't coming back, so I'd like to write up the remaining nine seasons. Actually, I'd like to write about all ten seasons, but I can start with season two if we're avoiding seasons already covered by TV Club.
Long term: All in the Family. I plan on starting that show relatively soon, and since I know it won't ever be covered by Classic, I'd love to write about the contrast about what's timeless in each episode vs. what's hopelessly dated (which, from the episodes I've seen--maybe a quarter of the series total--is surprisingly not much, given that plots often revolved around the hot button issues of the day).
Anyway, if anyone has any objections (or encouragement), let me know! If anyone wants to claim these series for themselves first, I'm OK with that, as well (well, I'm OK with Friends and Good Wife. I really want to do All in the Family, though).
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jun 20, 2014 10:46:38 GMT -5
MarkInTexas I can put up your Good Wife forum now if you got a quote to be used as a tag.
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