The Sofa (General Chat Thread)

CastorTroy wrote: »

Imagine the reaction if they made them animated. Loads of ones complaining they're not kids and want the real episodes.

Sadly I agree with you. Plenty of people who still associate animation with kids cartoons even though Castlevania which is animated is clearly not for kids. Personally I couldn't care less if it was animated, it would at least allow shows to finish this season's plot lines

I'm even currently making my way through the DC animated films.
But another reason for not doing animated is because they already have some of the episodes nearly ready to go and wouldn't want to waste the money they've spent. As it stands it means they have a head start on the new seasons.

To me animation is just another storytelling device. It also means they can do some things they couldn't do with live action.
Like DC have done an entire animated movie universe of about 15 films since 2013. Imagine if they were to do that in live action how long it would take.

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I wonder will we see a rise in animated shows being made the longer social distancing continues.

Animators can work digitally from home and voice-over artists can also work from home and everything can be edited online.

This could be a great opportunity for cartoons that studios are considering or rejected in her past.

Since there will be a delay in live action the various studios will need something new to keep people interested.

Modern 2d animation doesn't take as long as it used to. I'm no expert but the fact they can reuse computer models quickly really helps. Looking online it looks like the time between announcement and release of these films has been less than a year. Just finished the most recent one. Have a couple left to watch that aren't part of the universe.

I know it's not high grade animation but look at South Park. They can get an episode out within a a week which is how some episodes can be so topical.

Reminds me I need to get back to that. Stopped at season 5

CastorTroy wrote: »

Modern 2d animation doesn't take as long as it used to. I'm no expert but the fact they can reuse computer models quickly really helps. Looking online it looks like the time between announcement and release of these films has been less than a year. Just finished the most recent one. Have a couple left to watch that aren't part of the universe.

I know it's not high grade animation but look at South Park. They can get an episode out within a a week which is how some episodes can be so topical.

I thought there must be a significant amount of work done on them by the time they announce them.

The Black Oil wrote: »

For the Monk fans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4W2xmqjvx4

So much better than the Parks & Rec attempt imho. They all look pretty well too, age has been kind.

CBS have revealed their fall schedule which looks very optimistic

The long-delayed new season of The Amazing Race will follow Survivor on Wednesdays, bumping S.W.A.T. to midseason.

♦ Chuck Lorre’s new sitcom B Positive has scored Thursday’s post-Young Sheldon perch, sending The Unicorn to 9:30.

♦ The Queen Latifah-headlined Equalizer reboot will follow 60 Minutes on Sundays, replacing the cancelled God Friended Me.

♦ New Silence of the Lambs sequel series Clarice is being held for midseason

MONDAY
8 pm The Neighborhood
8:30 pm Bob Hearts Abishola
9 pm All Rise
10 pm Bull

TUESDAY
8 pm NCIS
9 pm FBI
10 pm FBI: Most Wanted

WEDNESDAY
8 pm Survivor
9 pm The Amazing Race
10 pm SEAL Team

THURSDAY
8 pm Young Sheldon
8:30 pm B POSITIVE
9 pm Mom
9:30 pm The Unicorn
10 pm Evil

FRIDAY
8 pm MacGyver
9 pm Magnum P.I.
10 pm Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
8 pm Crimetime Saturday (drama series encores)
9 pm Crimetime Saturday (drama series encores)
10 pm 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7 pm 60 Minutes
8 pm THE EQUALIZER
9 pm NCIS: Los Angeles
10 pm: NCIS: New Orleans

When I was looking up about Carnival Row Season 2 I found this article from a couple days ago
https://deadline.com/2020/05/czech-republic-host-of-amazons-carnival-row-marvels-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-says-it-is-ready-for-film-tv-resumption-1202928608/

So filming is being allowed to resume in Czech Republic on shows such as Carnival Row, Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Wheel of Time.

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Does anyone know when Black Mirror is beginning new episodes? I heard its this month.

We're actually living in the latest series of Black Mirror...

They've really upped the ante after Bandersnatch...

Anyone else find that when you plan on catching up on a series that it seems to put seasons out faster than normal? Like you see a show is on season 1 episode 5. "Oh must start that" Couple weeks later (maybe an exaggeration) it's on season 6 episode 7.
Just restarting season 2 of 13 Reasons Why after starting it before back near its release and it doesn't feel like 2 years since it was released.

The last episode of Quatermass is on Talking Pictures next Tuesday.

On the following Tuesday (16th June) Budgie a 1971 series staring Adam Faith starts.

This series was before my time but I did watch a repeat sometime in the 80's I think. I will watch it again.

There are 26 episodes over two series. The first four episodes of series one were made in B/W due to a strike.

I watched the first few episodes and enjoyed them and never even noticed they didn’t have guns to be honest till I read that a few days ago.

But then they would need to find a word to rhyme with scythe

Is All4+ HD?

NBC Fall 2020

MONDAY
8 pm The Voice (Get scoop on returning/leaving coaches)
10 pm Manifest

TUESDAY
8 pm The Voice
9 pm This Is Us
10 pm New Amsterdam


WEDNESDAY
8 pm Chicago Med
9 pm Chicago Fire
10 pm Chicago P.D.

THURSDAY
8 pm Superstore
8:30 pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9 pm Law & Order: SVU
10 pm LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME (Stabler show)

FRIDAY
8 pm The Blacklist
9 pm Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8 pm Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
10 pm SNL Encores

SUNDAY
7 pm Football Night in America
8 pm Sunday Night Football

I used to follow all the news of new TV drama that I wouldn't get to keep up to date with.

I got lazy with Netflix etc. and now just concentrate on not being able to keep up to date with those. :P

Have many upcoming new shows been badly affected by the lockdown? Any good series that was struggling in ratings been canned because of the virus?

Any series on the horizon that looks particularly good?

Basq wrote: »

Brendan looks the part anyways..

Michael Collins, Martin Cahill, Winston Churchill and now Donald Trump, Brendan Gleeson is a chameleon :P

Held for Midseason

• ABC: $100,000 Pyramid, American Idol, The Bachelor, black-ish, CALL YOUR MOTHER, Card Sharks, For Life and mixed-ish
  
• CBS: CLARICE, S.W.A.T. and Undercover Boss
  
• FOX: 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Beat Shazam, CALL ME KAT, Duncanville, THE GREAT NORTH, Hell’s Kitchen, HOUSEBROKEN, Last Man Standing, Prodigal Son, The Resident and any returning shows not yet renewed (e.g. LEGO Masters)
  
• NBC: Ellen’s Game of Games, Good Girls, KENAN, MR. MAYOR, SMALL FORTUNE, THAT’S MY JAM, TRUE STORY, YOUNG ROCK, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
  
• THE CW (Early 2021): All American, Batwoman, Black Lightning, Charmed, The Flash, Legacies, Nancy Drew, Riverdale, SUPERMAN & LOIS, WALKER… (Spring 2021) DC’s Legends of Tomorrow; Dynasty, In the Dark, KUNG FU, THE REPUBLIC OF SARAH, Roswell New Mexico, Supergirl and any returning shows not yet renewed (e.g. Katy Keene)

https://tvline.com/2020/06/18/fall-tv-schedule-2020-nbc-network-cbs-primetime-abc-shows/

CastorTroy wrote: »

He's the Irish Michael Sheen

No, Michael Sheen is the British Brendan Gleeson.;)