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The Duke posted:I just finished season 2 and several moments made me laugh out loud in their absurdity. Ava Moore turning out to be the "ultimate transexual" and the scene with Sean raping the real doll stand out in particular. Oh and the Carver is kind of cool, too. I think the problem is that the overlying arch of Season 1 and the sudden branching to Season 2. I absolutely LOVED Season 1 when I first saw it and was amazingly bored when starting to view Season 2. The only times I perked up was when the Barksdale parts came back into focus. However, after the second and third viewing, Season 2 is arguably one of the best seasons, in my opinion. Edit: So I just started watching the Shield and Season 1 is incredible so far. Can I expect this to continue??
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Specialbear posted:So I just started watching the Shield and Season 1 is incredible so far. Can I expect this to continue?? The Shield gets less "realistic" as the series goes on, but that's about its only fault. There's a bit of a temporary drop in quality during Season Three (the writers attempted to stretch out the plot-arc for a few additional episodes and it shows), but everything else is great, especially Season Two which makes some of what happened in Season One look like Disneyland by comparison.
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Specialbear posted:So I just started watching the Shield and Season 1 is incredible so far. Can I expect this to continue?? Every season builds on the events of the past and eventually the poo poo has to go down, and it does, and it's awesome.
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Jan 25, 2009 02:38
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Binged through Mad Men recently. Not sure why it took me so long to watch, but I was not disappointed.
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Freaks and Geeks, and I really don't see why everybody gets all hot and bothered over it. Most of the time it's bullshit dramatic crap or way too cheesy. Also, seriously, gently caress deadheads. gently caress them.
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How I Met You Are Mother. A friend had been bugging me to watch this stupid show for like two years and I always said no, but I finally gave in and watched the first 3 1/2 seasons in a week. It's a cool show, not great but you know better than other laugh track sitcoms. I wish there wasn't a laugh track but it's not too bad, they don't use anything other than a basic laugh. thizzmalion posted:Freaks and Geeks, and I really don't see why everybody gets all hot and bothered over it. Most of the time it's bullshit dramatic crap or way too cheesy. pwn fucked around with this message at 14:04 on Jan 25, 2009 |
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Jan 25, 2009 13:58
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thizzmalion posted:Freaks and Geeks, and I really don't see why everybody gets all hot and bothered over it. Most of the time it's bullshit dramatic crap or way too cheesy. I just finished Freaks and Geeks and honestly, it's in my top 5 favorite shows ever now. There is nothing about that show that wasn't either hilarious or touching. And I'm starting How I Met Your Mother Now. I've only gotten through the first disc of Season 1, but it's really good and makes me wish I had actually kept on watching it when it first came out.
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I haven't been going overly fast, but I've just finished the final series of Red Dwarf. It's a fantastic show, and it ends on an absolutely perfect note. I can't wait for the specials on 'Dave', even though I don't actually have it.
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I finished going through Generation Kill this past week. That was some good poo poo. Ziggy's redemption!
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thizzmalion posted:Freaks and Geeks, and I really don't see why everybody gets all hot and bothered over it. Most of the time it's bullshit dramatic crap or way too cheesy.   Show's one of the more believable period dramas that I know of, and it actually uses age-appropriate actors, so...
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I've also been binging through The Wire lately. I'm halfway through season 2 and apparently I've just gotten over the worst of what the series has to offer. I can't believe the consensus seems to be that season 2 is the slowest, I thought it was some of the most engaging TV I've ever seen. There's always some crazy hyperbole flying back and forth about The Wire but I think it's completely warranted. I fell in love with this show in episode 3 of season 1, when Omar steal's Avon's money from D'angelo's crew and shoots one of them in the leg . The slow buildup of tension from the first two episodes seemed to come together in that one scene. So badass.
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Jan 26, 2009 04:57
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The second season of The Wire is my favorite  Though season 4 is pretty close, too.
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I am watching Twin Peaks, I don't get this show. Some say its one of the best shows on TV but something isn't clicking for me.
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I suddenly feel like going through Band of Brothers again.
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My wife rented the first season of Chuck on a whim. In the course of a few days, we've plowed through 1.5 out of 2 seasons. Fun show.
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JustV posted:The Shield gets less "realistic" as the series goes on, but that's about its only fault. There's a bit of a temporary drop in quality during Season Three (the writers attempted to stretch out the plot-arc for a few additional episodes and it shows), but everything else is great, especially Season Two which makes some of what happened in Season One look like Disneyland by comparison. I just finished Season 5 last night, and I've been buzzing all day from how loving intense this show is. Unfortunately the s5 finale had been spoiled for me, but it was so emotional and tense even knowing beforehand what happens. It's probably the only show I have ever seen that starts off great and consistently builds in awesomeness every season. Really looking forward to more Mackey v Kavanaugh in season 6 with Aceveda as a wildcard, Claudette running the barn and Shane trying to cover up Lem's murder.
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Plowing through The Wire S2 and wow, if this is the worst season my brain is going to explode when I watch S3-5 because I am loving S2 so far!
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It's not the worst. I think some people (including me) didn't like it the first time through because it was a big jump in theme. We were expecting too see some more gangsters and got some white dock workers instead.
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I just recently started watching BSG and managed to finish the first season over the course of the past week. I've been pleasantly surprised by how awesome it is because I'm generally not that big of a fan of sci-fi shows. I really like how there seems to be more of a focus on the human aspect of the show as opposed to having a bunch of goofy Muppet aliens running around. I started season 2 last night and I'm already psyched for all things to come henceforth. Where does the BSG movie Razor fit into the whole scheme of things? Should I watch it after I finish everything else or at a particular point during the show's run?
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Dayewalker posted:I just recently started watching BSG and managed to finish the first season over the course of the past week. I've been pleasantly surprised by how awesome it is because I'm generally not that big of a fan of sci-fi shows. I really like how there seems to be more of a focus on the human aspect of the show as opposed to having a bunch of goofy Muppet aliens running around.
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I agree that it's definitely best to watch it after season 3, but chronologically, it fits in after "The Captain's Hand" and before "Lay Down Your Burdens," so technically you can watch it anytime in there.
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Nate RFB posted:Razor is mostly flashback stories, but you should watch it after season 3 and before season 4 (technically it counts as the first few episodes of season 4). Count Choculitis posted:I agree that it's definitely best to watch it after season 3, but chronologically, it fits in after "The Captain's Hand" and before "Lay Down Your Burdens," so technically you can watch it anytime in there. Thanks guys. I had asked a friend of mine the same question, but his response didn't make as much sense as what you two said. I'll just watch it after season 3.
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Just binged through three seasons of Weeds in three days. This show is way better than I thought it would be.
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Without spoiling any plot details, does anyone know what made Aaron Sorkin leave West Wing around season five? I'm going through it now, and obviously, I'd like the scoop.
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I've recently watched the first two seasons of Six Feet Under. Really great show, one of the best I've ever seen. There's no weak link in the cast, and nothing has come off as poorly written, acted or directed to me. That said, and this is no slight on the actress, Claire's constant pushing away of everything is tiresome - does she ever lighten up? Otherwise, great show, and fantastic ending to season 2.
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Battlestar Galactica, I missed it the first time around. But bought season 1-3 in the last month. Annoyed to see Hulu or ScFi's sight only have the latest 3 episodes of season 4 so I'm gonna have to wait until it is on DVD if I want to watch them in order, which I definitely do.
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Longinus posted:I am watching Twin Peaks, I don't get this show. Some say its one of the best shows on TV but something isn't clicking for me. How far are you? It takes a few episodes to really get the feel of the show. The characters become more endearing, the mysteries become more convoluted and interesting, and the whole show takes on a whole different feel.
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I'm going through Civilisation with Kenneth Clark. I don't understand the thesis - like a romantic view of European art history. Really great panoramic shots of a lot of art, architecture, landscapes. Euro-centric for sure.
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Twin Peaks you get slowly into it. Just keep watching.
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Mrens posted:Battlestar Galactica, I missed it the first time around. But bought season 1-3 in the last month. Annoyed to see Hulu or ScFi's sight only have the latest 3 episodes of season 4 so I'm gonna have to wait until it is on DVD if I want to watch them in order, which I definitely do. The first ten episodes of season 4 are out on DVD.
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Numb3rs. I caught one of the newer episodes on TV recently and decided to watch it from the beginning. I'll probably end up buying the new season on DVD if I hear good things.
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pwn posted:I wish there wasn't a laugh track but it's not too bad, they don't use anything other than a basic laugh. the hell are you talking about
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Feb 2, 2009 04:59
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Before the semester started I tried to see how much Transformers I could watch. Got through five shows, with my highest amount of episodes in one day being 25 episodes of Transformers: Cybertron.
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StyleFresh posted:Numb3rs. I caught one of the newer episodes on TV recently and decided to watch it from the beginning. I'll probably end up buying the new season on DVD if I hear good things. Numbers is good for the csi style mysteries, and the character development which had been relegated to the secondary cast has finaly started in earnest with the main cast in the last season and the current. Unlike CSI and it's ilk, it isn't always the recognizable guest star who is the culprit. Personally though, I just burned through all the House MD series. Apparantly I went through season 4 so fast I never developed a hatred of 'thirteen',although that might be residual lust from her having been Marissa Cooper's lesbian lover in the O.C.
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I'm about halfway done with season 2 of Carnivāle and I know I'm going to be mad as hell at HBO again when I finish this. It's masochistic really.
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StyleFresh posted:Numb3rs. I caught one of the newer episodes on TV recently and decided to watch it from the beginning. I'll probably end up buying the new season on DVD if I hear good things. Watch Lie to Me instead.
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Well I finally got around to watching Season 1 of 24 since I'd already rewatched every other season. I have to say I'm really surprised at how much more low-key Season 1 is than other seasons. I didn't remember much about it from when I first watched it, but it's so drat boring in the beginning. Jack just hangs around CTU for the first few hours. No torture or blitzkrieg killing spree, just blah blah blah, nothing really going on. This show really found out what it wanted to be in the 2nd season because so far in season 1 Jack Bauer is a lot more like Jill Bauer. Also Tony is a dick.
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I had the flu last week and I had nothing better to do, so I blew through over 30 episodes of Fist of the North Star, bringing me up to about 50 total and it just keeps getting better. Funny how Kenshiro punching bad guys never seems to get old.
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Just did all 5 seasons of the Wire last week, it was a great week for TV for me I guess, and then it was over 
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