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Guys, this is basically the best new show since AHS. The protagonist has a massive dent on his forehead, which gives him traumatic flashbacks and moodswings. The violence hyper-style is refreshing: http://youtu.be/HAeOJLXyl3Y And the whole atmosphere is seemingly shot with an opiated fugue, which actually works really well.  The bad guy is also excellent. osietra fucked around with this message at Mar 1, 2013 around 22:08 |
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Wow, that was awful. Nothing in that ~6 minutes made me consider watching another frame, sorry. Also, I'm guessing you meant to reply to a thread rather than make a new one?
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| # ? Feb 11, 2013 15:48 |
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My wife & I actually caught up on this show this past weekend and really like it. The plot is ridiculous and over the top but hey, it's on Cinemax. It's also already been renewed for Season 2.
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| # ? Feb 11, 2013 16:31 |
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I like this show quite a bit. It's a lot of fun and completely ridiculous. But at the same time I do find the story pretty intriguing and want to know where it goes next. I know it's Cinemax, but I could do without the gratuitous sex scene that's wedged into every episode as well. This is also the first Cinemax show I've seen that actually looks well made. As if the people making it know how to actually make a TV and shoot it well.
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| # ? Feb 11, 2013 16:48 |
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I'm rather enjoying this series so far. And the linked fight scene is probably the most brutal I've ever seen on television.
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Deadpool posted:I know it's Cinemax, but I could do without the gratuitous sex scene that's wedged into every episode as well. This is also the first Cinemax show I've seen that actually looks well made. I've never found it "gratuitous". It seems like it's just the same as True Blood or any other HBO/Starz/Showtime show. Also, the female lead is incredibly hot and neither my wife nor I mind when she's naked on the screen.
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agreed, my woman gets a wet spot for her too. I love Banshee and Spartacus night.
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Deadpool posted:This is also the first Cinemax show I've seen that actually looks well made. As if the people making it know how to actually make a TV and shoot it well. Never watched Strike Back then?
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Rocksicles posted:agreed, my woman gets a wet spot for her too. I love Banshee and Spartacus night. This show is basically modern day Spartacus when it comes to sex and violence. Personally, I love it. The main character is kind of raw in way that you rarely see. I constantly have the feeling that he might kill someone horribly at any moment. I also find the main villain great. Want to know how he went from Amish to crime lord. His creepy henchman/assassin is awesome too.
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if you havent seen these its worth checking http://www.welcometobanshee.com/episodes/episode_1.html also source the prequel comic, it is the story of the events leading up to the robbery of the Diamonds. Check out your man in his native New Zealand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibew-vGffH0 Team BBQ Sauce.
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Rocksicles posted:Never watched Strike Back then? Strike Back is just a re-air of a Sky1 (UK) show. Production values are pretty low but it's sorta enjoyable. Cinemax will be doing the same thing this summer with the Transporter tv series.
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Rocksicles posted:Never watched Strike Back then? Yes, I have. It's not very good at all. suddenlyissoon posted:Strike Back is just a re-air of a Sky1 (UK) show. Production values are pretty low but it's sorta enjoyable. Cinemax will be doing the same thing this summer with the Transporter tv series. That's terrible as well.
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| # ? Feb 13, 2013 02:31 |
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We talking about the co production Strike Back, not the original with Richard Armatidge ? The new one is freaking brilliant.
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Deadpool posted:Yes, I have. It's not very good at all. Wow. Strike Back is awesome and I really think it has some of the best production values i've ever seen in a series. It's well-shot, has great locations, action scenes, everything, it's pretty much movie-quality. Every episode is like a mini action movie. The Transporter show is completely awful though and is orders of magnitude worse than Strike Back. e: quote:Strike Back is just a re-air of a Sky1 (UK) show. Actually it's a Cinemax co-production, it airs on Cinemax first. I'm enjoying Banshee as well, it's got a fun over the top feel and moments like the fight in episode 3 in the OP are fantastically brutal. Still think the lead is a little bland but he's got menace I suppose. Also does anyone think it's a little bit dangerous for him to live in such a prominent place next to the bar without even door locks apparently?
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Seriously... how does this suck? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx0IF-qtSUs
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Rocksicles posted:Seriously... how does this suck?
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hahaha, cool i'm down for that.
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| # ? Feb 13, 2013 04:27 |
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I've been enjoying the show so far. Its a bit brutal at times but I like it. Strike Back is good too..
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Dantes posted:Because next season they are going to hunt down Longinus lance in a temple with mystical monks ? I kind of hate you for reminding me of that  But yeah, I'm catching up on this show because of my love for Strike Back, and even though I'm only on episode 2, it's enjoyable so far. Job is pretty amazing, I think he's my favourite character and hope he shows up in Banshee. Characters like him and Lafayette have a direct line to my heart.
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Yeah Alan Ball likes his tough fighting gay men, in ladies clothes. he's already in Banshee, he turned up at the end of the second last episode and he was in the last one casing an armoured car. He met Butch Rocksicles fucked around with this message at Feb 13, 2013 around 06:34 |
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Wandle Cax posted:
Fot the lead of the show he's very bland but that seems to be the whole point. We don't even know his real name, just that he's been in jail for 15 years thinking of nothing else but getting back with Anna/Carrie and now he's found her she has a new life she values more then getting back with him. His fake identity he picked up on an impulse is pretty much all he's got now. quote:Also does anyone think it's a little bit dangerous for him to live in such a prominent place next to the bar without even door locks apparently? Better not make it too difficult for the insanely gorgeous Amish girl going to get in.
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| # ? Feb 13, 2013 09:29 |
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I really enjoy Banshee. It's a stereotypical action show, but it's enjoyable for the most part. One of the more enjoyable things on TV lately, to be honest.
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| # ? Feb 13, 2013 18:20 |
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Everyone that watches this is aware of the fact that there's a short scene after the credits on every episode right? I mean it's never anything too important, but I wanted to make sure that everyone did know that in case they turned it off during the credits.
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Last episode was really great. Nice insight into Girl Deputy's personality. I rather enjoyed her dropping it on Hood that she already expects them to hook up.
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Deadpool posted:Everyone that watches this is aware of the fact that there's a short scene after the credits on every episode right? I mean it's never anything too important, but I wanted to make sure that everyone did know that in case they turned it off during the credits. I did not know this! poo poo. So with Strike Back, is it only the latest season with Cinemax that's really good/has the awesome production values? After digging this and hearing a ton about the cinematography on that show, I'd like to get into it, but it's not the sort of thing I'm usually into so I have no problem skipping the early seasons if they're not as good.
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Bown posted:I did not know this! poo poo. The first season isn't Cinemax, but the following two (subtitled Project Dawn and Vengeance) are. The first season with Richard Armitage wasn't bad, I actually enjoyed it quite a bit, but you can definitely see the difference when they get that Cinemax budget. More expansive shots, better practical and computer effects, and a bigger cast. So yeah, you could technically go into Cinemax's Strike Back without watching the previous season, because they almost wipe the slate clean (different cast, different locations, even the organization has a more military feel than the first season), but the Armitage season is still a good watch on its own. Also it's really short, 6 episodes if I remember that right? And each Cinemax season is only 10 episodes, split into five 2-episode arcs. If you have the free time, I'd say just go ahead and watch it all, it can't hurt any.
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Yeah, there have been 2 seasons on Cinemax so far, both are really good. It really starts to pick up at episodes 5 & 6 of the first Cinemax season. If you have the time and can find it, the original UK Sky 1 series of Strike Back is worth watching too, if quite a bit different from the Cinemax version.
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Hey OP, if I write up a nice summary will you replace your low content post?
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Do it, this show deserves a strong opening post, put in the links for the prequel comic and the prequel episodes from the website. they really open up the story
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Rhyno posted:Hey OP, if I write up a nice summary will you replace your low content post? Absolutely!
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osietra posted:Absolutely! Sweet, on it in a bit.
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The team are plagued by the continuing flu outbreak, Hood and the rest of team are pushed to the brink as they find it hard to deal with the flashbacks. A man's efforts to track down his ex-wife result in a car crash, but once Sheriff Hood knocks some sense into him, he reveals how she might be able to save their son, the boy she abandoned as a baby 10 years ago. This is tonight's plot.
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I see this thread is dead as hell but I just wanted to say that Albino is one of the best villains I've ever seen.
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I get that surprise sex is a thing of having power over another being but letting anyone with a grudge free access to your genitals seems like the worst idea ever next to trying to gently caress a power outlet.
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I'm a huge fan of this show. Its pretty stupid, but its really satisfying to watch. The lead guy is a total badass, the villain is really cool and I'm a big fan of the violence. When that guy falls into the anvil in the first episode I basically lost my poo poo. This show is heavy on rapists getting beaten up. I don't know how many more times they can play that card, but I could probably accept one more.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2013 06:31 |
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I never thought it would be Chief Burrell who got to kill Maurice Levy.
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Yodzilla posted:I see this thread is dead as hell but I just wanted to say that Albino is one of the best villains I've ever seen. I love him. He's so ridiculous. The world's most straightforward prison rapist. Another fun episode. I think this is to me what Pretty Little Liars/Revenge are to some people, it's so dumb but I enjoy watching it a lot more than some technically "better" TV.
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Yodzilla posted:I see this thread is dead as hell but I just wanted to say that Albino is one of the best villains I've ever seen.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2013 23:02 |
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Holy poo poo. I'm pretty sure the albino was brit too, he failed at quite a few hurdles of enunciation. And there was a PSVita.
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yeah hes Rocksicles fucked around with this message at Feb 18, 2013 around 01:15 |
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