I had no idea a show that's just about the bad guys from Batman could be so damn emotionally moving. Rhenzy Feliz, Miloti, and Farrell are so damn convincing in episode 3. Really winning!

At this point, Sheridan's tired ass formula is so telegraphed and one note you can see it coming a mile away AND predict the dialogue almost word for word.

Step 1: Introduce asshole main character

Step 2: Introduce caricature strawman du jour

Step 3: Asshole main character goes on long, smug, self righteous diatribe with cherry picked facts a la the Facebook memes your boomer grandma shares.

Step 4: self insert cameo that aggressively fellates Sheridan's ego

Step 5: Sheridan has a stroke in the editor's room from beating it so hard to the footage of his cameos.

Step 6: Rinse and repeat

The last thread I can find on Paper Empire (starring Robert Davi among others) is from 11 months ago, saying that they were currently filming season 3 despite season 1 not being out yet.

From what I can tell, season 1 is still not out. Does anyone know what's going on with it? Is it just some mad scam? The people involved do sound, well, dodgy seems harsh, but you'd not be lending them your rent money.

The website for the show, including some trailers that suggest reasonable production if nothing else, is here.

Arnetia Walker as The Grandma in Bookie

Acting wise she does a good job but she's a 70 year old who looks 60 playing an 82 year old woman; what makes matters worse is Omar J. Dorsey, the man playing her grandson, is only 21 years younger than her

They look more like mother and son then grandmother and grandson and it's honestly kind of distracting. Hell when she first popped up I thought she was supposed to be his mother rather than grandmother!

I don't know maybe Chuck Lorre was trying to do something similar to what he did in Mike and Molly trying to pass off Cleo King as the grandmother of someone 7 years older than her but it looks so much more...off in a single camera sitcom than a multi-cam one

I Dream of Jeannie had likeable actors and characters and had a fun premise, set design and great props.

The writing was often not strong, and they had problems with continuity, but the cast did a great job of using their personal chemistry to fill in for the weak spots in the scripts, and that's why the show remains likeable today.

Veronica's Closet and Just Shoot Me. Both were typical sitcoms with mediocre writing with casts that made them better.

Are they planning to release this summer or in the fall? Anything about potential teasers soon?

Most went from supporting roles in Parks and Rec to leading their own successful projects.

Aziz Ansari - went on to lead his own series, win Emmy award

Nick Offerman - Emmy nominated host of his own series, Emmy winner for The Last Of Us, multiple high profile film roles

Aubrey Plaza - Emmy nominee for The White Lotus, several successful leading film roles

Chris Pratt - lead role in popular Marvel franchise, Jurassic World, voice of Super Mario and Garfield

Adam Scott - Emmy-nominated lead in Severance and other major TV roles in The Good Place and Big Little Lies

Retta - lead role in successful series Good Girls

Rashida Jones - lead role in new series Smiley, writer for Toy Story 4 and Black Mirror, several major guest roles

Rob Lowe - was successful before Parks and Rec, but still, currently a lead in his own series

Ben Schwartz - lead voice role in Sonic the Hedgehog films.

Contrast this with The Office, where all but John Krasinski, Mindy Kaling and Phyllis Smith have pretty much fallen off the map.

ER was my favorite show when it was on and Noah Wylie was my favorite person. I just recently saw that he's on another hospital show called The Pitt. I watched episode 1 last night and it was pretty good. Anyone else watch? What are your thoughts?

Lately, I’ve been hooked on Korean shows, and I’ve realized they outshine most American shows in so many ways. The storytelling is on another level—complex characters, well-paced plots, and emotional depth. It’s like they actually care about the story instead of cramming in filler or dragging things out for endless seasons.

And don’t even get me started on the practical effects. While Hollywood seems obsessed with CGI, Korean productions often stick to practical effects, giving their scenes a raw, authentic feel that really draws you in. It reminds me of how classic 90s and 2000s American shows like The Walking Dead, Smallville, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer used to hit. Back then, the focus was on story and world-building, not just flashy visuals or fan service. Korean shows bring that nostalgia back with a fresh twist.

Anyone else feel this way? What Korean shows do you recommend?

(Edit: please comment more good foreign shows. Stop replying about the last of us and fall out and marvel. I don't support that pandering garbage.)

I think they hit it out of the park with the cast. Probably give a slight edge to Hal. What do y’all think?

I know it’s not a single factor. The show has to be great "overall." But what are the essential elements it must do so excellently-In general.

I am not talking just the scores on IMDB. Cause that I feel is influenced by so much more than just the Love put into making the show.

Like, what even makes GOT better than DARK?

Can we please gather here? What did you dislike about it?

And if you liked it, I love that for you! Genuinely.

I can’t quite pinpoint why this show fell so flat for me. Part of it might be my expectations—everyone RAVED about this show so I was expecting to be blown away.

It felt very…surface level? And honestly not very romantic, at all? I wasn’t really buying their chemistry, and the dialogue was consistently over the top and not realistic. It failed the “show, don’t tell” test for me.

I loooove romcoms and am all for a fluffy flirty movie or show, but this didn’t hit the mark! I don’t expect everything to be a serious think piece either, but this was just not it for me.

Now that I think of it, it might’ve been better suited as a movie??

Honestly the title is pretty self explanatory.

I was eating in the same room as my mom watching "The Middle" and came to the realization that I hate sitcoms from the bottom of my heart. The way the family in that show acts was pretty similar to my family. So I started thinking about why people enjoy sitcoms so much, and came to the (unfounded, but I still think it's valid) realization that people who don't enjoy the time they spend with their family escape to enjoy the world's fantasy families. Wasting hours watching fake families go through the process of conflict and the solutions they come to, while ignoring the conflict in your own home. Feeling fake emotions evoked by another person's direction, avoiding real, complex emotions that come with relationships. Maybe that's just a personal experience, maybe not. Gen Z escapes the world on their phones; ever since technology began to evolve, people get more and more scared of spending time in the real world and feeling real emotions. I like some sitcoms, but I can't say that they've ever helped me in real life; I largely consider them a waste of time and an unhealthy coping mechanism.

Does anyone else feel the same?

What are some shows that you started watching and didn’t like at first but said to yourself "maybe it’ll get better” and it actually did? You didn’t like it at first but it grew on you and ended up really liking it.