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[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Doodlebug

Anyone watching Duck Dynasty on A&E? Has to be one of the funniest shows on TV lately. The dad and vietnam war vet uncle are hilarious.

I am, but the Jess (always wears black and is the master duck call maker) that dude is TV Gold tm

[fatso]

Originally Posted by kdogg

TV Cancellation Watch from Metacritic

Thanks for posting this. Interesting to see a lot of shows that clearly had high budgets on the verge of cancellation - Awake, Alcatraz, The River.

Also glad to see Happy Endings looks to be back. Would love to see a third season.

[OilKiller]

Originally Posted by fatso

Thanks for posting this. Interesting to see a lot of shows that clearly had high budgets on the verge of cancellation - Awake, Alcatraz, The River.

This is also a good source for TV news, ratings, cancellation watch, etc.:

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/

[kipperfan]

Originally Posted by Doodlebug

Anyone watching Duck Dynasty on A&E? Has to be one of the funniest shows on TV lately. The dad and vietnam war vet uncle are hilarious.

Yeah, I watched it one day when nothing else was on, expecting nothing, and found it rather funny and have kept watching since. The poster a few above me is right though, Jase is the best part of the show, that guy is a comic genius!

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by kdogg

TV Cancellation Watch from Metacritic

It seems like there is consensus that it won't be back, but I enjoyed Bent. The premise was terrible, but the writing was witty and Jeffrey Tambour (Arrested Development) and J. B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) were great.

[fatso]

Originally Posted by OilKiller

This is also a good source for TV news, ratings, cancellation watch, etc.:

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/

Thanks for posting. That is a very comprehensive and interesting site. Looks like it keeps up-to-date on renewal/cancellation news for series.

Originally Posted by Mike F

It seems like there is consensus that it won't be back, but I enjoyed Bent. The premise was terrible, but the writing was witty and Jeffrey Tambour (Arrested Development) and J. B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) were great.

My understanding of 'Bent' was that NBC passed on it after filming 6 episodes, so they aired them just to burn them out. I don't believe they were ever intending to continue it. I agree though, great supporting cast. Jeffrey Tambor was fantastic in all of his scenes. I thought Marcia Gay Harden was great, too, in her brief stint as his ex-wife.

[zamler]

Fringe just became 10 levels of amazing.

[metallicat]

Maybe I shouldn't have stopped watching that series last season?

The Ricky Gervais Show premiered last night on HBO.

[Azure]

I stopped watching Fringe last season too because it got ridiculous with double characters and two worlds.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

Maybe I shouldn't have stopped watching that series last season?

The Ricky Gervais Show premiered last night on HBO.

It's on the PVR and when there is several episodes I'll probably watch them, but with how annoying I've started to find Ricky Gervais I'm having a hard time being excited to watch these.

Just hope Karl shines.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

It's on the PVR and when there is several episodes I'll probably watch them, but with how annoying I've started to find Ricky Gervais I'm having a hard time being excited to watch these.

Just hope Karl shines.

He does, Clive Owen returns!

[metallicat]

Karl ALWAYS shines. But these podcasts aren't anywhere near Karl's best stuff. Their old radio show on XFM is where you get the best Karl.

[flames_1987]

This is what I wish all Thursday nights on NBC would be. Parks and Rec, Community, 30 Rock and....ugh....the Office. Parks and Rec has Paul Rudd guest starring again tonight, it's Community's Law and Order episode and 30 Rock is LIVE tonight.

[cal_guy]

Originally Posted by zamler

Fringe just became 10 levels of amazing.

And it's just been renewed for it's 5th and final season.

[zamler]

Originally Posted by cal_guy

And it's just been renewed for it's 5th and final season.

Unfortunately they will probably go back to the played out story lines. How long can they keep Peter in limbo anyway, just resolve it and move on. I'd love if they did an entire season based on this last episode, so much promise. But I doubt it will happen.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

Karl ALWAYS shines. But these podcasts aren't anywhere near Karl's best stuff. Their old radio show on XFM is where you get the best Karl.

I have always thought his best stuff was An Idiot Abroad

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by zamler

Unfortunately they will probably go back to the played out story lines. How long can they keep Peter in limbo anyway, just resolve it and move on. I'd love if they did an entire season based on this last episode, so much promise. But I doubt it will happen.

I don't think so, with only 13 episodes they do need to wrap things up pretty quickly

They should be able to come up with a good final arc

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by zamler

Fringe just became 10 levels of amazing.

I only just got caught up with it last night, but I agree, I love where it's at right now. Midway through this season, I was really questioning where they were going with it, but I'm fully on-board again, and 16 episodes seems like just enough time to wrap it up correctly. I'm actually glad it's not dragging out too much more; a nice, tight 13 episode season would be perfect.

Spoiler!

Seems like there's two plot arcs left to resolve in the series: David Robert Jones trying to collapse the two universes, and the observer invasion. I think the first plot arc gets resolved this season, and the second plot arc takes up the final season. Probably there's a connection there, such as that the observers can't travel back until the universes are collapsed (I'm guessing that the 2036 setting is the collapsed universe, since there's no mention of an alternate universe or alternate characters). Will we get William Bell again? He seems to have played a pivotal role in the past based on the last episode...
My guess is that in the final season, we move back and forth between the 2036 setting and the 2012-2015 setting.