We’re all screenwriters here, right? Alright, some of us are screenwriters. Most of us watch some television during the week. With an array of cable networks pumping out some creative shows, and a few networks stepping up their game, there are many solid choices for you to consider. Over the past few seasons, some of my favorite shows have been Narcos, Longmire, Peaky Blinders, Californication, Better Call Saul, Glitch and Dreamland. I also love period pieces like Ripper Street, Marco Polo, The Medici’s and Versailles.
What are you watching and why? Are the shows you're viewing influencing your work?
I've been binging on "Shameless" which I only very recently discovered and am totally in love with. Just started season 2 of The Get Down. Watched some of The Santa Clarita diet and Love. Really just waiting for GOT to start, which has been delayed till July instead of the usual April season start. Ugh.
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Feud. Been loving it. A sucker for Hollywood "history." Homeland. Eagerly awaiting the return of Silicon Valley. Took a liking to Designated Survivor.
The Walking Dead... The Strain... Penny Dreadful... Blacklist... Empire... and Lost Girl
I used to watch Stargate SG-1 a lot, until they cancelled it, Legend of the Seeker, Hercules:Legendary Journeys, Xena the Warrior Princess(Loved that Hercules Xena battle scene!! They made two Hercules movies and I don't know why Kevin Sorbo didn't act in any of them- It would've been awesome) and(not a TV show, I know) I used to watch A Haunting a lot....:) Maybe unconsciouslly they inspire me, one of my characters is based on a Stargate one, but I'd never purposely "steal" their concepts...
Man....there are so many great shows on.....but I only have time to watch Modern Family and The Strain.....I also watch old episodes of The Flip Wilson Show, The Ernie Kovacs Show, Playboy After Dark, and Eastside and Down....Danny McBride is the funniest person in the world. And of course...I watch my animal documentaries.....never mess with a Killer Whale....no sir......
Love shows like the Vikings and Outlander. I love the period pieces on public television.
Bates Motel, The Americans, The Magicians, Jane The Virgin, Black Mirror, Grace and Frankie, Canadian fare like the recent Anna Paquin project Bellevue and science fiction like Orphan Black, Dark Matter, and Killjoys. I like and learn from strong female characters.
It's nearly mind boggling how many great shows have already been mentioned. Some, I've never heard of and will check out like Project Bellevue. Hope I can find that one.
BIll C: I love that you mentioned *Playboy After Dark
, which I used to watch the later version of that. Probably reruns in the mid-seventies. And I watched Earnie Kovac reruns and loved Percy Dovetonsils. The guys in Earnie's crew would bust up when he did that bit.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQUbDGrPg9U
Phillip: Bellevue aired on a Canadian network called CBC and her costar was a border crosser named Shawn Boyle who appeared on a fair number of episodes of Big Love and had an arc on House of Cards.
Nothing, now that Vikings isn't on. RIP Ragnar Lothbrok!
My husband wants me to watch the hockey game (go Leafs go!)
lol, I just realized Toronto's hockey team is grammatically incorrect. Leaves, not leafs!
Xena: Warrior Princess (my all time favorite), Vikings, Friends, Modern Family, Life Unexpected, Lost Girl, The Walking Dead, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Weeds, Gilmore Girls...
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Vikings, Black Sails, Billions, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Preacher, Younger, Designated Survivor. I watched the newest episode on Billions and I think the writing is absolutely BRILLIANT. It's one of the best shows on TV.
Netflix original stuff is good. HBO epic stuff and nearly anything BBC. I can recommend an Aussie SciFi (could be a thriller) called Glitch. Very twilight zone. Really good.
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Outlander Season II begins tomorrow. Pretty stoked. Better Call Saul has started. Slightly disappointing 1st episode. Binging on Billions on Amazon. I like Glitch too.
Into the Badlands. Great action (Shameless plug) by my writing partner Andy Cheng!
I am loving the miniseries offerings on HBO (The Night Of, Big Little Lies), on STARZ - Power and Survivor's Remorse, The Affair and Ray Donovan on Showtime, Greenleaf on OWN, Atlanta and You're the Worst on FX. On Netflix - The Get Down, Luke Cage, Black Mirror, The OA, Peaky Blinders (BTW - Adrien Brody joining the PB cast - woohoo!)
I just think these shows are great with compelling characters and layered storylines. Some of them drew me in with their subtlety, which I find unique.
The Good Fight.... awesome TV. And if you're here in the UK, the current series of Car Share is as cute a comedy as you'll ever see.