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Just finished season 4 of The Sopranos...and I don't really know what to think about this show. Don't get me wrong it's really good, but every single goddamn season, there is some straight up retarded I-gotta-fast-forward-through-this-to-get-to-Tony's-next-scene plots going on that just make watching the show more like a chore (though, you could say this about a lot of shows). Why can't somebody clip Janice is what I'm asking. Anywho, I'm going to keep powering through -- I really dug a whole lot of season 4 (minus Janice and a bunch of Paulie poo poo that I thought was completely out of character) and it has had practically the best scenes so far of the series which I have whittled down to the top three: Paulie: You're a wormy cocksucker, ya know that? Silvio: DDDDOOOOOOOHHHHHH! and Chris killing the dog and thus leading to the greatest scene of all time Tony: Woah, woah, woah, you killed the dog? What'd you do that for? Chris: It was an accident! Paulie: What was it barking? Adriana: He sat on it while he was high! Tony: Oh, Jesus Christ! ... Carmela: ...knew you were high at my mother-in-law's wake. Tony: My mother's wake...Jesus Christ. edit: didn't mean to break up Dexter chat, but I forgot to post the obligatory Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_peSCECc4I Mr. Sloth fucked around with this message at 12:05 on Jun 17, 2011 |
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I'd say 1,4,2,3,5. I'm not sure though which comes first 2 or 3 I think they were both okay 5 is the only that was kind of a drag for me. edit: these are dexter seasons
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Jun 17, 2011 11:59
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Decided to start back up on The Shield after stopping about halfway through season 2 a year ago. Cruising right through and enjoyed the Glenn Close season. And then there was Forest Whitaker. This show just jumped up about 17 notches of awesome. E: Regarding Dexter talk, that was another show I binged through a few months back. If you can watch all of the episodes in back to back fashion, it's not too bad to power through seasons 2/3. S4 will come and go far too quickly though, from my experience, as it is REALLY good (best of the series, in my opinion). I didn't enjoy S5 but managed to sit through all of it. It was a bit difficult to get into after having watched all of S4 the day prior. Johnny Bravo fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Jun 17, 2011 |
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Jun 17, 2011 22:29
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AbberantBehavior posted:Decided to start back up on The Shield after stopping about halfway through season 2 a year ago. Cruising right through and enjoyed the Glenn Close season. Oh god you are about to get to the worst part of the series (not quality wise)
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Jun 17, 2011 22:31
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Ror posted:Yeah, season 3 [of Dexter] is usually considered the weakest, although the latest (5) isn't in top form either IMO. If you're starting to fade on the series but want to see some more cool stuff, just go straight for season 4. Superrodan posted:I liked season 3 MUCH better than season 2 of Dexter. Gah, conflicting opinions! Now I'll probably end up sitting through it to see what I think. I don't really like skipping out seasons so if 4 is worth watching then I'll slog it out. And these things are usually much more bearable in binge-form.
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Jun 17, 2011 22:39
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Season 2 has the widest range of opinions on it. Some people hate the Lila stuff so much that they declare it the worst season. Some people love the Doakes and Lundy stuff so much that they declare it one of the best seasons. Most people seem to think Season 3 was not good, though. But go ahead and watch it, it's summer after all. Lycus fucked around with this message at 23:01 on Jun 17, 2011 |
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Jun 17, 2011 22:50
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Regarding favorite Dexter seasons, I absolutely loved the No Way Out/Out of Time aspect of the hunt for The Bay Harbor Butcher in season 2. Just really great edge-of-your-seat tension and drama. It's probably my favorite season or close to it, behind the Trinity season.
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Jun 18, 2011 00:49
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I'm about halfway through season 5 of The Wire right now and I'm afraid of getting spoiled by going into the thread for it, so I'll ask this question here: I thought the Greek and his people left at the end of season 2 because they were basically about to be busted by the Daniels and Co. Why are they back? I thought they were gone permanently. Did the heat die down? Couldn't Nick still screw them with what he knows?
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Jun 18, 2011 01:22
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:I'm about halfway through season 5 of The Wire right now and I'm afraid of getting spoiled by going into the thread for it, so I'll ask this question here: I thought the Greek and his people left at the end of season 2 because they were basically about to be busted by the Daniels and Co. Why are they back? I thought they were gone permanently. Did the heat die down? Couldn't Nick still screw them with what he knows? Ya you are correct.
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Jun 18, 2011 01:25
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I've been watching Wallander (BBC version), Luther, and The Shadow Line. British people really love making bleak crime dramas.
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Jun 18, 2011 06:59
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I've been watching Kings lately, and it's such a weird show. I realize it's a retelling of a biblical story, and there's a lot of it that's symbolic and metaphorical in nature, with the supernatural element thrown in to make that clear. However, at the same time, the show tries to ground itself in the modern reality of a first world country (albeit one ruled by an absolute monarch) which leads to a lot of situations that are simply implausible and make me go "What the hell! That's not how politics/economics/warfare/justice is supposed to work", and that just takes me completely out of the show. Likewise, characters often act in ways that are seemingly inconsistent or irrational, but that I would probably buy a lot more easily if the show was made as a period piece. And yet I keep watching, partially because the story is intriguing and some of the characters are interesting but mostly because Ian McShane gets a lot of screen time and every single second is a joy to watch.
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Jun 18, 2011 21:41
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It's too hot to do anything else right now, so I've plowed through the available seasons of Sons of Anarchy, Boardwalk Empire and the Borgias. Good, good, and good. I'm impatient for all of them to continue. I'm also trying to get into the Wire, but I'm finding the first couple episodes to feel sloooow. EDIT: Come to think of it, can anyone recommend some good historical/period shows a la Boardwalk Empire, Borgias and the Tudors? I've got Deadwood coming my way, but I can't think of others at the moment. Tendai fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Jun 18, 2011 |
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Jun 18, 2011 22:28
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Tendai posted:It's too hot to do anything else right now, so I've plowed through the available seasons of Sons of Anarchy, Boardwalk Empire and the Borgias. Good, good, and good. I'm impatient for all of them to continue. I'm also trying to get into the Wire, but I'm finding the first couple episodes to feel sloooow. Rome and Carnivale, for sure. I like Deadwood the most by far, followed by Rome and then Carnivale. And The Wire is my all-time favorite show, but it'll take most of the first six episodes for you to really get into it.
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Rome and Carnivale, for sure. I like Deadwood the most by far, followed by Rome and then Carnivale. And The Wire is my all-time favorite show, but it'll take most of the first six episodes for you to really get into it. For historical shows after watching Rome watch I Claudius.
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bobkatt013 posted:For historical shows after watching Rome watch I Claudius. They dovetail really nicely in terms of histoy. Augustus gets a very different portrayal though.
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Jun 19, 2011 02:09
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Doctor Spaceman posted:They dovetail really nicely in terms of histoy. Augustus gets a very different portrayal though. Ya and HBO is going to be doing an adaptation of it. Also its BRIAN BLESSED What do you expect?
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Mu Zeta posted:I've been watching Wallander (BBC version), Luther, and The Shadow Line. British people really love making bleak crime dramas. If you like those, you should definitely check out Cracker.
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Jun 19, 2011 03:12
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Rome and Carnivale, for sure. I like Deadwood the most by far, followed by Rome and then Carnivale. And The Wire is my all-time favorite show, but it'll take most of the first six episodes for you to really get into it.
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Jun 19, 2011 04:46
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bobkatt013 posted:Ya and HBO is going to be doing an adaptation of it. Also its BRIAN BLESSED What do you expect? Oh, I meant more that the Augustus in Clavdivs isn't quite as devious and cunning as the one in Rome.
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Jun 19, 2011 04:52
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Oh, I meant more that the Augustus in Clavdivs isn't quite as devious and cunning as the one in Rome. Well Livia took that over for him. He was old and wanted to spend time with his grandkids.
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Jun 19, 2011 04:54
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Borh posted:I've been watching Kings lately, and it's such a weird show[...] Yup. I never understood why Kings did so badly and got such harsh criticism from some sectors. Of course, if you ignore the quality of its production, you can probably say that on the whole, it was too religious for half the people, and not religious enough for the rest. Screw those people anyway. For those like myself that found that a kind of killer balance, it was a great show, political shennanigans, modern retelling, magic realism, an excellent cast and (mostly) writing and direction as good as the best stuff on TV.
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I just finished the first season of Torchwood and thought it was pretty much crap. I heard it's supposed to get much better, though. Can someone tell me when it's supposed to get much better?
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Jun 19, 2011 19:51
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qbert posted:I just finished the first season of Torchwood and thought it was pretty much crap. I heard it's supposed to get much better, though. Series 3 Children of Earth is much better than what came before, but is still fairly crap in comparison to anything good.
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I like pretty much all the popular comedies - Parks and rec, Community, 30 rock, Party Down, but somehow I just can't get into It's always Sunny. I hate all the characters and didn't laugh once in the first 5 or 6 episodes I made it through before giving up. What's so great about it?
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It's like a grossly exaggerated Seinfeld. The characters on Seinfeld weren't really terrible people, they just were pretty self-involved and always tended towards trying to do whatever got them the most benefit for the least amount of effort. However, the characters on It's Always Sunny ARE terrible people who do terrible things and terrible things happen to them as a result. Whereas on Seinfeld the stories usually started with something kinda lame happening to the characters and then them making it worse by being self-centered idiots, the stories on It's Always Sunny usually start with the characters doing something stupid themselves and then making it worse and worse ad nauseam. I don't particularly like the show either though. The characters on Seinfeld, while being assholes, were immensely likable assholes. I just can't find anything to like about the characters on It's Always Sunny, except that the stupid poo poo they do is sometimes kinda funny.
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Thanks for all of the people who said that I should stick with Parks and Recreation. Season 2 has been a hell of a lot better than the first six episodes and I really like how they retooled Leslie Knope from being Femme Michael Scott into a more assertive and dynamic role. I also have a new hero and his name is Ron Swanson.
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Jun 20, 2011 08:12
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Throatwarbler posted:I like pretty much all the popular comedies - Parks and rec, Community, 30 rock, Party Down, but somehow I just can't get into It's always Sunny. I hate all the characters and didn't laugh once in the first 5 or 6 episodes I made it through before giving up. What's so great about it? It get better with Dannie Devito as the father but then gets terrible again in the latest season. It has it's moments/episodes that are great but otherwise is pretty terrible the rest of the time. Guess it depends on your taste too, it's pretty morose.
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Trying to binge through Breaking Bad seasons 2 and 3 before season 4 starts in July. drat, Bryan Cranston can be terrifying.
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Deadwood is awesome, and I am glad I waited this long to watch it, because I knew I'd have to be in a certain mood to get into a Western since it's not a genre I normally watch. I waited until the right mood and now it doesn't matter what mood I am in since I am invested in these characters now. Disc 5 of Season 1 should be here today from Netflix. Deadwood's clogging up my queue with all 3 Seasons back to back right now. I went through most of The Shield and all of The Wire like that though. 1 Disc at a time. With TV shows like The Wire, Sopranos, Deadwood, The Shield, Justified, Terriers, Friday Night Lights, etc. I have found that I don't really care for movies much any more. TV has more depth and better quality.
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Throatwarbler posted:I like pretty much all the popular comedies - Parks and rec, Community, 30 rock, Party Down, but somehow I just can't get into It's always Sunny. I hate all the characters and didn't laugh once in the first 5 or 6 episodes I made it through before giving up. What's so great about it? And the later seasons are fine 
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Throatwarbler posted:I like pretty much all the popular comedies - Parks and rec, Community, 30 rock, Party Down, but somehow I just can't get into It's always Sunny. I hate all the characters and didn't laugh once in the first 5 or 6 episodes I made it through before giving up. What's so great about it? Yeah, I keep getting recommended that show by people who swear up and down I will like it. I tried a few episodes and didn't laugh either. I also binged through 30 Rock, and only laughed a handful of times. For some reason I watched all of them, but I didn't really enjoy it. Same for Parks and Rec (though I stopped watching that early on). Most recently I binged through Breaking Bad on a recommendation and holy poo poo that is good television. I'm not usually one for drama (despite what you may think from earlier comments, I really like comedies), but that show is just amazing. My jaw dropped several times. I loving love binging through TV shows. Next up: Malcomb in the Middle due to Bryan Cranston being in it.
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I'm glad it's not just me who never managed to get into It's Always Sunny. I've tried a few times but can't get past the third episode. There's nothing wrong with it, I just don't laugh. Perhaps we should try some sort of forced marathon thread and see how far in we get.
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Marathoned Arrested Development the other night. gently caress it was so good, considered sleeping in instead of driving 5 hours home. ...and THATs why you don't marathon Arrested Development the night before a long drive.
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Speaking of Seinfeld, what's the way to go about getting into that show? I tried a few years back by renting the first season. I'd been told the first season was poor compared to the rest and it really kicked on after that, but I just couldn't sit down and watch it. Kind of struggling to remember exactly what is was, but I think it just seemed quite in-jokey and exclusive right from the go, and I hate shows that think too much of themselves when they haven't earnt it. I might be wrong about that because it was a while back now. Arrested Development definitely falls into that category though. It thinks its the poo poo, but it's incredibly obvious and not witty/charming enough to get away with it.
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I watched Seinfeld from the beginning and loved it, but if you didn't I think season 3 or 4 may be a good start. They're generally considered the start of the "golden years", and 4 is the first one to have an arc.
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Jun 21, 2011 14:42
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Seinfeld doesn't really lend itself to binging through.
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Jun 21, 2011 15:01
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American Dad and the entirety of the Adult Swim lineup.
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Jun 21, 2011 20:11
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I just started season 3 of Friday Night Lights (two episodes in), and I'm not too happy. Where the gently caress is Jason Street!?.
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Just finished the first 5 seasons of How I Met Your Mother. I'm not sure why I previously avoided it but it's great. I'm looking forward to starting season 6 soon.
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For those who recommended Misfits; thank you very VERY much.. What a great, great show that is! And it has by far the best music ost's ever.
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