Comments on: Sunday cable finals: World War II in HD beats Curbed, Dexter, Prisoner and Californication

By: lindsey

lindsey — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:58:48 +0000

JanieJones, I am not sure where you heard that Californication only gets 8 episodes this year. It gets 12 just like always. Didn’t you see the previews for next weeks episode? They were on right after the episode.

By: Gob

Gob — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:14:06 +0000

The reason I get Showtime is for Dexter and Inside the NFL. Dexter is a great show but I think it would benefit the show if it weren’t based on one main killer,Trinity. Dexter’s way to smart to let him get away. That said, his wife has got to go. I kinda like that not to many people watch these shows. People still don’t know Larry David co-created Seinfeld. When David left Seinfeld the show was awful.

By: jay

jay — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:48:04 +0000

To me, after the Sopranos and Deadwood bit the dust, you have to be high on ” Weeds ” to find much to like in premium cable. Maybe if today’s comics were anything CLOSE to being as funny as George Carlin and even Robin Williams, or they showed movies you don’t already see over and over – and I realize both those things are out of their hands – I might find something to like in their original shows. ( After all, whom among us has’t not watched Cinemax After Dark, verily, to looketh at the silicon jobs and laugheth at the astoundingly poor – pantomime? I can’t use acting in the same sentence.)

By: JanieJones

JanieJones — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:45:39 +0000

I agree with setting an end date to Dexter. It’s gotten stale. Even with Lithgow on board, nothing about the season has moved me. I do watch faithfully on Sunday nights but Curb has been infinitely better. Californication is a show I love but I’ve been actually a bit disappointed this season. Sunday night’s episode, The Apartment, was a bit too slapstick for me. I enjoy Hank when he is displaying his self-loathing. I’m also disappointed that Californication is only 8 episodes this season. However, compared to many other things on television, it’s unique and keeps me watching.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:02:58 +0000

how do ratings for curb… compare to last season? i know the show never got big numbers.

By: Nick V

Nick V — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:02:17 +0000

I’m with you Robert. Dexter is disappointing me for a second straight season now. This is definitely a show that would greatly benefit quality wise by setting an end date. Then again, judging by the ratings, it doesn’t have any reason to do so.

Meanwhile, Californication has rebounded from what I thought was an incredibly disappointing second season.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:49:17 +0000

perhaps it is just played out for me and that they got two great seasons from the premise is nothing to be ashamed of. But “better than last year” is not exactly high praise.

I like Lithgow, but “The Trinity Killer” role isn’t really doing anything for me. That’s not a slam on Lithgow, I’m just not that interested in the character, or the story.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:45:01 +0000

Robert what aren’t you digging Dexter this year? I agree it’s not as good as seasons 1 or 2, but it’s much better than last year. Lithgow has been great.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:21:18 +0000

WW II In HD is incredible, it actually plays out like a movie. I became immersed with the sounds and war footage so much that I felt like I was there. Truly epic in every detail. I wish everyone would watch it and learn about true sacrifice to restore freedom to the world.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:35:29 +0000

Dexter set its season and series high a couple of weeks ago w/1.876 million.

And no, History Channel is not a subscription channel like Showtime and HBO and it is available in ~97 million homes while HBO is in ~32 million and Showtime is in 21 million.

By: lindsey

lindsey — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:24:38 +0000

Was this World War II on a pay channel too?

Love Californication. This past Sundays episode was all kinds of wrong. Too funny!!

By: Samuel

Samuel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01:23 +0000

Wow for Dexter, this is a season high right? If not network high, since Stargate anyway.

By: Corey3rd

Corey3rd — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:01:56 +0000

how dare anyone miss Californication and the treat of seeing Rick Springfield creep his image out