That's how I feel about Shameless right now.

Me too. Shameless is well done. There must be a dozen main-ish characters on that show, each with their own storylines, and the show juggles it all beautifully without it seeming at all muddled.

It has taken me far, far too long to give Bob's Burgers a try. I kept hearing that it takes a season or two to get good. Turns out everyone who said that was wrong, 'cause it's hilarious from the start. Really funny show, well worth giving it a chance.
Also, I heart H. Jon Benjamin's voice.

Disclaimer: if you dislike the tone of a post I make, re-read it in a North/East London accent until it sounds sufficiently playful

I love Louise and Gene, then Bob and Tina, then Linda, Teddy, and the supporting cast.

Also, I love that they get stand-up comedians to do infrequent characters. It gets great talent and also supports people in what tends to be a feast-or-famine career. I also like that they don't use many celebrity guest stars; they almost always suck on The Simpsons.

Same with me, I've watched it once and my mind just didn't wanna stick with it. I'll probably revisit it at some point.

Mainlined Season 1 of Hannibal on DocSub and others' recommendation. I was really hating it for the first 4-5 episodes as it just comes across as an edgier trying-too-hard version of CSI. Overly elaborate murders, schlocky techie characters, violence for violence sake. True Detective this ain't.

That being said it really starts to click about halfway through though, and the last couple eps are great and manage to tie everything together. Am very excited for season 2.

Ya, it's really weird like that. I'm literally now trying to pare down which episodes are essential and which are skippable so I can tell other people "Watch 1, 3, and 6 onwards", otherwise I can see how it would be tough to get someone new into the show.

Finally started watching it. I'm dying. This is pure gold.

"Things you can do with ______ but not your girlfriend" is routinely my favorite sketch. I haven't watched much of it since they revived the US series, but a thousand points to everyone for bringing it back.

Yeeeep.

It's really sad. I've tried to start watching probably half a dozen times by now, and I just can't get it to click. And it's weird because I watched Colin and Brad's two man improv show, and that thing is absolutely hysterical, I just don't know why the New Whose Line feels so grating and painful.

In other news.

I just finished the first episode of Mrs. Browns Boys. Laughed my fucking ass off. Will be continuing.

Well...in part...definitely. But it's more just a general vibe the show puts out. It's really weird.

I've watch a few of the new version and could it be:

The whole show feels like an event organised at an OAP home, with Aisha in charge explaining everything slowly and in excruciating detail for the residents / contestants. And yes we know the points don't matter, but telling us that before each game feels too much. Also seeing 90 year old lie on top of a female guest looks kinda icky. Or could it simply be having a young female host instead of the old Drew Carey brings a different dynamic to the proceedings - she doesn't partake in the hoesdowns, right ?!

That said, I loved the original US series more than the UK version and have a whole bunch of hoedowns on my HD (legally of course) + a link to the youtube "Naroshi" clip.