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[MrGamer]

3 minutes ago, Water Bottle said:

 

I watched some repeats a few weeks ago of old South Park episodes. Apparently Cartman froze himself to get a Wii and went to the future. Didn't laugh once.

[Water Bottle]

1 minute ago, WrathOfHan said:

The Netflix poster is literally a guy staring at his phone in bed with an erection up against it. Why the hell would it be good?

 

Your literally making it sound like the show is pretty much Ethan's story.

[YM!]

1 minute ago, WrathOfHan said:

The Netflix poster is literally a guy staring at his phone in bed with an erection up against it. Why the hell would it be good?

It appeared under recommended for me under Bojack Horseman. Critics seem to like it. It has an 100% on RT.

[Water Bottle]

Just now, MrGamer2558 said:

 

What passes for smart satire in today's world:

"What if we show atheists fighting religious wars? LOLOLOL that'll show people"

 

Trash.

[cookie]

Big Mouth looks unappealing af but I've heard good things.

[robertman2]

Just now, YourMother said:

It appeared under recommended for me under Bojack Horseman. Critics seem to like it. It has an 100% on RT.

how the fuck

[Water Bottle]

1 minute ago, Robertman2 Floats Too said:

how the fuck

 

TV critics are far more lenient than film critics.

[cookie]

7 minutes ago, Water Bottle said:

 

I'd argue the formula doesn't work when you've grown the hell up.

I don't disagree. Even years before it started getting on my nerves that the show thought it had shit to say when it kept proving it didn't.

Edited October 22, 2017 by cookie

[robertman2]

Just now, Water Bottle said:

 

TV critics are far more lenient than film critics.

And there's only twelve reviews. Well now I know RT is useless for TV reviews.

[YM!]

You know what, I’ll watch an episode and see if it’s decent. There’s other things worse on Netflix like 13 Reasons Why or Death Note.

[Water Bottle]

1 minute ago, Robertman2 Floats Too said:

And there's only twelve reviews. Well now I know RT is useless for TV reviews.

 

As always the best way to figure out if you'll like something is to check it out yourself.

[That One Girl]

12 minutes ago, Water Bottle said:

 

I watched some repeats a few weeks ago of old South Park episodes. Apparently Cartman froze himself to get a Wii and went to the future. Didn't laugh once.

 

but that's a great episode.

[robertman2]

1 minute ago, Water Bottle said:

 

As always the best way to figure out if you'll like something is to check it out yourself.

Eh, reviews help a lot.

 

Like if a big AAA game somehow goes below a 75 on Metacritic that's a good indicator to stay the fuck away from it.

[robertman2]

Just now, That One Guy said:

 

but that's a great episode.

Nah that one was lame

[Water Bottle]

1 minute ago, Robertman2 Floats Too said:

Eh, reviews help a lot.

 

Like if a big AAA game somehow goes below a 75 on Metacritic that's a good indicator to stay the fuck away from it.

 

Well sure if TV shows got $60 like a video game, you might want to check out the reviews or play the demo first.

 

1 minute ago, That One Guy said:

 

but that's a great episode.

 

South Park is definitely no longer for me if that's considered a great episode.

[YM!]

2 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

but that's a great episode.

I liked the Towelie and Oprah episode better in that season but both were good.

[That One Girl]

2 minutes ago, Robertman2 Floats Too said:

Nah that one was lame

 

it was my first episode I watched I'm pretty sure.

[That One Girl]

Just now, YourMother said:

I liked the Towelie and Oprah episode better in that season

 

WTF?

[cookie]

Gonna see Passengers now

[Eric the Ape]

12 minutes ago, Robertman2 Floats Too said:

And there's only twelve reviews. Well now I know RT is useless for TV reviews.

RT's television section is absolute garbage. TV critics not only account for far less than movies, but TV critics only get the first couple of episodes, and few get reviews for the second season onwards, so there's no good gauge to tell whether the season as a whole is good or not, and most shows slowly get abandoned as time goes on (Empire Season 1 had 47 reviews, Season 2 33, Season 3 32, the latest only 6). Almost every review there is pretty much for the first 5 or 6 episodes (outside of Netflix stuff, for obvious reasons)

 

Really, the best way to follow TV is to just follow certain critics (My faves are Alan Sepinwall, Daniel Fienberg, and Todd VanDerWeff)

Edited October 22, 2017 by CoolEric258