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I just binged through the BBC series "Robin Hood" and found the second half of the finale to be one of the best I have ever seen. It was probably the saddest as well. I also regret finishing it, because now I want to watch it over again. EDIT: Also I know it was an english show that is cancelled, I would suggest watching it if you have the means. EDIT 2: Just wanted to also add props to the guy who did the music for this, it was all composed greatly with the scenes. Dassiell fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Feb 20, 2010 |
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spe posted:Jack is the best character on Lost followed closely by his dad and Ben. I never understood the Jack hatred, he brings so much awesome intensity and psychosis to the show. The dude doesn't even cool: Hahaha that scene and then when he walks in on Kate in the shower are two of my favorite Jack moments. gently caress the Jack haters, Fox does a great job with the character and he really operates like someone who is forced into the leadership role. The only characters that I really don't care for are Juliet, Claire, and Sun. Charlie was annoying, but it was only because he was being written as Claire's man-bitch. He could have been really interesting as a supporting character but aside from his destiny that never really manifested as anything. Ana Lucia was pretty hardcore. Eko was awesome. Locke was awesome. In fact, I hope Locke turns out to be correct about everything. I like the whole island-directed fate thing. Johnny B. Goode fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Feb 20, 2010 |
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Feb 20, 2010 17:45
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I should quantify, I don't hate Jack. But I've liked Sawyer from the beginning and he has one of the best character arcs on the entire show. He's arguably one of the most developed characters as well. Plus, Jack is whiny about Kate. Sawyer's all, "It ain't gonna suck itself."
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Feb 20, 2010 17:51
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V-Men posted:I should quantify, I don't hate Jack. But I've liked Sawyer from the beginning and he has one of the best character arcs on the entire show. He's arguably one of the most developed characters as well. Plus, Jack is whiny about Kate. Sawyer's all, "It ain't gonna suck itself." Well that's what he puts on. Of course he really likes her but he can't let his loving self-hate complex go to enjoy her. At the beginning of the show I saw the love triangle starting to develop, and I thought I was going to hate it. I'm pleasantly surprised. Also when Sawyer killed the real "Sawyer" he pretty much solidified his personality for the rest of his life.
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Feb 20, 2010 17:53
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Jack is the man, he's completely unhinged and also the Master of Faces.
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Feb 20, 2010 18:02
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I'm about half way through season 2 of The Shield and its starting to lose me. I dunno, its just getting so samey and bland. I love the style of the show, but the stories and characters are just starting to wear on me.
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Feb 20, 2010 18:42
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Fonzarelli posted:I'm about half way through season 2 of The Shield and its starting to lose me. I dunno, its just getting so samey and bland. I love the style of the show, but the stories and characters are just starting to wear on me. That happened to me but later on in the series.
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Feb 20, 2010 18:45
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I am about to start binging through Weeds. I have heard good things about it but never watched it. I had the series last year but never watched it and just let other people borrowed it. but now I have a new friend and she is really into the series, it is her favorite, so I am going to give it a go. Most of my good friends don't watch any tv so at least I can discuss Weeds with her.
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Feb 20, 2010 18:48
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Fonzarelli posted:I'm about half way through season 2 of The Shield and its starting to lose me. I dunno, its just getting so samey and bland. I love the style of the show, but the stories and characters are just starting to wear on me. The show really started hitting its stride around later Season 2 and Season 3. I'd really recommend that you try to stick it out a bit longer before abandoning it.
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Feb 20, 2010 19:06
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Dassiell posted:That happened to me but later on in the series.
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Feb 20, 2010 19:16
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I feel obligated to chime in that I thought the latter half of Season 7 of The Shield was by far the most well-executed ending to any quality drama I've ever watched -- and I don't think my opinion is an outlier. I can understand some impatience with Season 6 and the beginning of 7 but eventually it pretty much all pays off with some of the most riveting stuff in the history of the medium. And the person who's stuck in Season 2, at least finish the season. The events of the Season 2 finale, together with what happens in the pilot, are the catalyst for everything that follows in the series.
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I bought both seasons of the post-apocalyptic drama Jericho quite a while ago, but I never got around to watching them until now. The series was really awesome, and watching it on DVD makes the pacing seem so much better. I also re-watched Daybreak, another series canceled before its time. It's about a cop who wakes up and discovers that he's being framed for murder. The next day he wakes up and it's the same day as yesterday - time is looping for him, and him alone, and it's going to stay that way until he dies or solves the mystery. It was a really smart show which was very cleverly plotted, and the huge conspiracy was explained in a very satisfying and logical manner. Little things that had been in the show from the very start turned out to be very important. It had some nice tweaks to the "24 does Groundhog Day" gimmick to keep the tension and surprise factor. I picked up the second season of Life so I'm going to watch both seasons of that now. drat you, Jay Leno.
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The Walrus posted:I considered adding that, but didn't because I've never seen it. Also, I've heard the production values are less than stellar, and I wanted to only include, full, beginning-to-end, polished series. Also it seems odd to go "the wire, shield, SFU, Sopranos, and a science fiction show" Well you did say "and a cartoon." There's no inherent reason why being science fiction (or a cartoon, don't think I am judging you) should disqualify a legitimately great show - the production values notwithstanding, although subjectively that could bring it down. Two more I'd add to the list are Battlestar Galactica and Legend of the Galactic Heroes. The former, especially, fits into something like the style and tone of the others that were mentioned, as well as having good production values. I would say as long as someone who's looking for good TV isn't dismissing science fiction out of hand, BSG is worth a try. Babylon 5, on the other hand, does take some effort, especially in the first season. It's a low budget show from the '90s and feels a little more dramatized, something like an opera or stage play. It helps if you can shift to viewing it that way, and let your imagination carry you along.
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Oh my loving god, did Jin really have to loving die? That's so goddamn depressing  I can't believe I haven't been watching this freaking show. One episode you're all like gently caress yea this is awesome and the next you want to just crawl into a corner and die. The only other series I've seen like this is BSG.
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Feb 20, 2010 21:48
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You've got a whole hell of a lot of ups and downs to come in season 5 too. You're gonig to crash hard though when you finish with that and have to adjust to waiting a week between episodes.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys, will probably give them all a shot. What's the general opinion on Generation Kill?
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SharkMaster posted:Thanks for the suggestions guys, will probably give them all a shot. I thought it was fantastic. I've never it heard be described as anything but a realistic portrayal of life for US forces in Iraq.
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Feb 21, 2010 01:21
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SharkMaster posted:What's the general opinion on Generation Kill?
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Feb 21, 2010 01:22
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Since I have nothing to watch I binged through The Sopranos for about the fourth time. I might do Sleeper Cell or Weeds again in the near future.
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Feb 21, 2010 01:28
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SharkMaster posted:Thanks for the suggestions guys, will probably give them all a shot. The constant singing got kind of annoying. My only complaint.
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Feb 21, 2010 01:44
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Generation Kill is better than Band of Brothers on every level unless you like it when the main theme plays and the hero does something cool.
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Oh my Jesus gently caress. I just finished the season 4 finale and.... my... what.... the.... WHAT THE gently caress IT WAS LOCKE?! WHAT THE loving gently caress HOW COULD THEY DO THAT
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fanbase posted:I am about to start binging through Weeds. I have heard good things about it but never watched it. I had the series last year but never watched it and just let other people borrowed it. but now I have a new friend and she is really into the series, it is her favorite, so I am going to give it a go. Most of my good friends don't watch any tv so at least I can discuss Weeds with her. Ah, Weeds. The first season is so great. Just great TV it is. Season 2 is great, too- but be warned, this show takes the sharpest nosedive in quality I've ever seen in my life almost as soon as season 3 begins. By the time Season 4 rolls around the show is almost unrecognizable. So yeah. Enjoy the first two seasons! I've actually been watching them again and they're just fantastic. Johnny B. Goode posted:Oh my Jesus gently caress. I just finished the season 4 finale and.... my... what.... the.... Despite how extremely wise it would be for you to stop posting till you catch up, I'm getting a serious pleasure out of watching you watch this show. ...chin up. epic weed mom fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Feb 21, 2010 |
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The first three seasons of Newsradio are on Netflix Instant, and I had never seen that show before two nights ago, shamefully. I can't believe I've missed out on this for so long. What a loving great sitcom.
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Dark Weasel posted:
Why would it be unwise? It's not like someone is going to do this: Miles dies, Sawyer dies, Juliet dies, Sayid dies. in that order. ..Sorry, what? The Walrus fucked around with this message at 05:26 on Feb 21, 2010 |
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Dark Weasel posted:Ah, Weeds. The first season is so great. Just great TV it is. Season 2 is great, too- but be warned, this show takes the sharpest nosedive in quality I've ever seen in my life almost as soon as season 3 begins. By the time Season 4 rolls around the show is almost unrecognizable. tIt's kind of fascinating how that happened, it's like Heroes in that regard. Season 3 isn't all bad, though, it has the hilarious scene where U-Turn does a drive-by as a passenger in Nancy's car.
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Johnny B. Goode posted:Uh i'm in the middle of the season 3 finale but I had to pause it and say
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Druck posted:god i would give so much to be able to watch that season 3 finale for the first time again. the 9 month wait to season 4 was excrutiating but i'll be damned if it's a flash-FORWARD?!?!?!?!? wasn't the most mind blowing thing i had ever seen on TV. It's almost too bad they semi gave it away by putting a beard on Jack. I had already heard that would happen from another thread totally unrelated to Lost in which some douchebag spoiled it, but I wasn't actively looking for it (and I had even forgotten about it temporarily), but I realized what was happening the first time we saw Jack all hosed up Similarly, I knew that was Locke--- in the coffin, and I had never even heard of anything related to that. Some things are pretty obvious, but are still loving awesome when revealed. edit: It's pretty obvious they're going to bring Locke back somehow (since they have to return to the island), but I'm still interested as poo poo to see how. Johnny B. Goode fucked around with this message at 05:39 on Feb 21, 2010 |
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Vivek posted:Jack is the man, he's completely unhinged and also the Master of Faces. It has become abundantly clear in recent episodes that Locke is the new master of faces.
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Johnny B. Goode posted:It's almost too bad they semi gave it away by putting a beard on Jack. I had already heard that would happen from another thread totally unrelated to Lost in which some douchebag spoiled it, but I wasn't actively looking for it (and I had even forgotten about it temporarily), but I realized what was happening the first time we saw Jack all hosed up
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JBG, I'm guessing you'll turn around on Juliet soon. She was a total Mary Sue in her earlier appearances but she becomes a really compelling character right around where you are.
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jeffersonlives posted:JBG, I'm guessing you'll turn around on Juliet soon. She was a total Mary Sue in her earlier appearances but she becomes a really compelling character right around where you are. I don't think that means what you think it means. Juliet still gets awesome though.
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Feb 21, 2010 09:11
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I just finished Rome. Holy production values, Batman!
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Just binged through series 1 and 2 of 'Sons of Anarchy' the series finale was loving incredible. Anyone now if a series 3 is in production?
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the_cow_fan posted:Just binged through series 1 and 2 of 'Sons of Anarchy' the series finale was loving incredible. Anyone now if a series 3 is in production?
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I really don't like this whole omg they have to get back to the island plot. It just screams that the writers second guessed their decision at the end of season 4. That said, I would rather them be on the island than off of it so I'm not too upset with it. edit: Also this Sawyer and Juliet: Wonder-years of the 70s is almost too much for me to handle. loving out of left field and pretty pointless. Johnny B. Goode fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Feb 22, 2010 |
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What part of "We have to go back!" didn't you understand?
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Vivek posted:What part of "We have to go back!" didn't you understand? Is this a serious question or a play of words?
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So what is the universal goon opinion on Lost Season 5? Everyone raves about season 4 and rightfully so, but so far the whole "holy poo poo it's the 70s" has been pretty campy. That said the episode where they have to save little Ben loving owned.
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Season 5 the worst in terms of "you'll see where we're going with this later" episodes. I wasn't wild about it until the finale came along and put all of the pieces into place, and now it's probably my favorite season. Finale Spoilers: I love that Jack leads his people to be suicide bombers on the loving timeline. There are a load of great religious references and imagery throughout the season. microwave casserole fucked around with this message at 04:27 on Feb 22, 2010 |
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