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I'm flying through Community. Ken Jeong is so drat talented.
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Make your own kind of music, sing your own special song.... We finally powered through Season 1 of Lost, and are a few episodes in to 2 and I am becoming obsessed with this show. I rally thing that not being able to marathon this show would drive me insane! Also, Locke's character exposition is heartbreaking, and I love his character.
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Sep 21, 2011 17:31
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I just finished watching Louie seasons 1 & 2 and it was pretty good in season 1 but season 2 is just amazing. I'd recommend it highly to people who really enjoy dark comedy, because I don't think it gets much better than Louie. drat, what a great show.
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Sep 21, 2011 19:21
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JUICY HAMBUGAR posted:I just finished watching Louie seasons 1 & 2 and it was pretty good in season 1 but season 2 is just amazing. I'd recommend it highly to people who really enjoy dark comedy, because I don't think it gets much better than Louie. I just started season 2. Such a great show. I definitely recommend it as well.
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Sep 22, 2011 00:50
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Superrodan posted:Just finished The Wire and I am making my way through the whole thread now, but wanted to first say that I thought the last season was probably the worst. 2 and 4 are so close to being the best it is hard to tell. The Corner is essentialy the proto-Wire. Generation Kill is the premise of the Wire applied to the war. So you'll probably enjoy both of those. That said, Treme is the best out of those three by far but it's very, very un-Wire-like. If you're open to the concept, you'll probably love it. If you're just looking for another Wire then you'll be dissapointed. Not quality wise, but content wise.
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Sep 22, 2011 01:38
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Parachute posted:Make your own kind of music, sing your own special song....   Right there with ya. I thought Locke was a dick and kind of hated him until I saw some of the back story.Show's getting better for me in season 2.
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Sep 22, 2011 15:43
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Just plowed my way trough seven seasons of West Wing. The last season was pretty ok, but the whole Josh/Donna affair was bit of a let down.
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Sep 22, 2011 15:58
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varjoankka posted:Just plowed my way trough seven seasons of West Wing. I burned through this in the spring - I thought their resolution was perfect.
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Sep 22, 2011 16:02
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I felt that the acting / storytelling was little fakeish.. could be wrong but that just my opinion.
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Sep 22, 2011 16:19
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varjoankka posted:I felt that the acting / storytelling was little fakeish.. could be wrong but that just my opinion. Their storyline throughout the series was what ultimately kept me coming back. v  v
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Sep 22, 2011 18:44
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I recently watched Season 1 of Parker Lewis Can't Lose, one of the first shows I remember watching as a little guy. Enjoyable enough show, extremely 1990. General wackiness, good nature, and lack of a laugh track make it a pretty fun nostalgia kick, it's much much better than Saved By The Bell. It must have had some street cred at the time too with cameos by Ziggy Marley, Kool Moe Dee, Ozzy Osbourne, and Weird Al, along with a couple of Hendrix tunes.
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Sep 23, 2011 02:58
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Tuxedo Jack posted:Their storyline throughout the series was what ultimately kept me coming back. v Yea, that was the biggest reason for me to watch it too. Maybe I was hoping for something bigger and better?
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Sep 23, 2011 07:03
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We just binged Season 4 and 5 of Dexter to get caught up. I really liked both of them. I was pleasantly suprised with season 5 because everyone it feels like everyone in the Dexter thread hated it (then again half the people in that thread seem to hate Dexter in general). I think watching them back-to-back helped bcause season 4 was pretty intense and 5 a bit lighter in tone (well as light as you can be with a storyline revolving about a rape club).
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Sep 23, 2011 09:31
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For some odd reason I went through Jeeves and Wooster in the last two weeks and it makes me want to read Wodehouse novels. But then it all gets counterbalanced by The Wire, so I don't know what my motivation of late has been.
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Sep 23, 2011 11:42
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varjoankka posted:Yea, that was the biggest reason for me to watch it too. Maybe I was hoping for something bigger and better? I was actually really glad they didn't go as far as they could've with it. When you think about shows like Moonlighting, Bones, Castle, or even Veronica Mars, where they have that love story the fans want that they drag out throughout the series - it's nice to see a relationship that the fans want be treated respectfully and realistically. I thought the lead up to the Convention and the Hotel antics were so perfect and real - and their ultimate ending was just so... I don't know... <- West Wing light spoilers. For me, it was better than any ending for those two characters that I could've imagined. 
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Sep 23, 2011 14:52
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Niggurath posted:For some odd reason I went through Jeeves and Wooster in the last two weeks and it makes me want to read Wodehouse novels. As adorable as the show is and as well-cast as Fry and Laurie are, the books are even better. So let that be high praise indeed for the books.
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Sep 23, 2011 15:11
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I just finished The Tudors and I freaking LOVED it. I love that time period, and the whole cast did an amazing job. All the  wasn't too bad, either, ha. I did have to run to turn it down sometimes- my neighbors probably think I watch erotic porn.I really need to finish Dexter. I'm almost done with the second season (I stopped marathoning it in May), but the only reason that I haven't gone on with it is that it really freaks me out sometimes. 
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Sep 23, 2011 15:31
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Fringe is.... pretty awesome. And I'm still in the monster-of-the-week stuff, early on. I like the cast's chemistry. Astrid is adorable.
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Sep 25, 2011 00:40
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Just finished the first season of Misfits. Very good!
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Sep 26, 2011 03:42
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Just started watching Jericho, about halfway through the first season. Not bad, there is a lot of potential, but some of the story lines are kinda meh. I guess I've watched enough tv now that I can guess when something is going to happen.
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Sep 26, 2011 10:03
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I just caught up to Doctor Who. I can't believe I waited so long to watch it. I went to my library to find some books I liked it so much. Of course, they didn't have any. About to start Firefly. I was watching Boston Legal but I've been convinced to give Firefly a try first. I do love me some Whedon.
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Sep 26, 2011 11:09
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i murdered two seasons of stargate universe, and am now sad because there is no more stargate universe to be had.
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Sep 26, 2011 12:56
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Just realized I have streaming capability with my Amazon Prime membership. Anyone have suggestions for TV shows to watch on there?
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Sep 26, 2011 20:16
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Hey, I have Amazon Prime too... maybe I can watch Fringe on there. Waiting for the discs is pretty annoying.
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Sep 26, 2011 20:40
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Just finished the last season of Friday Night Lights. Pretty appropriate ending. I'll miss the show so much. I'm now halfway through Game of Thrones and it's pretty awesome so far.
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Sep 26, 2011 20:54
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I finished the first season of Mongrels. It's not brilliant, but it definitely has its moments. Certainly enough to keep me entertained through an entire season, and willing to watch more. It's rather charming, insofar a show with the line "Most people have to fly a plane into a building to be surrounded by this many virgins" can be.
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Sep 26, 2011 21:28
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I just watched season 1-5 of The Guild all in one go and loved every second of it. I used to play a lot of WoW and the show perfectly nails the MMO community. I'm a little surprised to see there isn't a TVIV thread on it already -- maybe because it's a web series? Surely there must be other people on the internet who love it as much as I do.
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Sep 26, 2011 22:29
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Downton Abbey on Netflix. Its very, very good.  Thomas O'Brien Anna
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Sep 27, 2011 00:36
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I just saw the first episode of The Inbetweeners and that looks amazing! I must be living under a rock, never heard of it before. Does Amazon Prime have anything worth watching? The last time I looked they had the worst selection, made Netflix streaming look great.
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Sep 27, 2011 01:00
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Thinking about doing the X Files after I finish The Wire. I have Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD, so that means that I would only have to get 3-9 and the two movies. I'm still trying to figure out where the first film falls in the series. I know the second one comes years after the 9th season, but where does the first one fall?
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Sep 27, 2011 01:10
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Started watching Entourage last week. Now I'm almost done with season 2. It's certainly a guilty pleasure. I'm not sure why I like it, but it is wildly entertaining. Vinnie's cute to look at, but that's about all. I adore the brother, Drama, but I have a hard time believing he's Vinnie's brother. Turtle is great, but I don't believe that he's been friends with these guys since childhood. The agent will forever be Ellen's cousin to me. The characters annoy me, but I still keep watching... with a smile.
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exquisite tea posted:I just watched season 1-5 of The Guild all in one go and loved every second of it. I used to play a lot of WoW and the show perfectly nails the MMO community. I'm a little surprised to see there isn't a TVIV thread on it already -- maybe because it's a web series? Surely there must be other people on the internet who love it as much as I do. I think goons hate it, and Felicia Day? I dunno. I've never played an MMO but I too thought it was a very charming, well-done little series, especially when Wil Wheaton showed up as The Ultimate rear end in a top hat.
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Meow Cadet posted:Started watching Entourage last week. Now I'm almost done with season 2. It's certainly a guilty pleasure. I'm not sure why I like it, but it is wildly entertaining. Vinnie's cute to look at, but that's about all. I adore the brother, Drama, but I have a hard time believing he's Vinnie's brother. Turtle is great, but I don't believe that he's been friends with these guys since childhood. The agent will forever be Ellen's cousin to me. The characters annoy me, but I still keep watching... with a smile. The first two season, it really is hard to understand how Drama and Vinnie are brothers. But as the seasons advance it becomes clear that Johnny and Vinnie are half brothers. I guess that the writers of the show thought that it would be better if they weren't blood brothers.
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precision posted:I think goons hate it, and Felicia Day? I dunno. I've never played an MMO but I too thought it was a very charming, well-done little series, especially when Wil Wheaton showed up as The Ultimate rear end in a top hat. Aw, I love The Guild, even though I don't play MMOs. Some of the characters remind me of some of my friends from university. It's just kind of nice to sit and watch something that you understand. Last summer I spent about a month watching True Blood, and wasn't entirely thrilled with it, but it was enough to hook me into watching it this past season. BUT, in the past month... and I've never really done this before, but somehow I managed to burn through an entire two seasons of two different shows that I was told to check out. So one Friday night I decided to check out The Vampire Diaries. My goodness, am I ever glad I did. I had finished both seasons within 5 days. Now the week's wait between episodes for Season 3 is killing me because it's such a fast paced/action packed show with excellent character development, that you honestly can't get enough of it in 45 minutes. I highly, highly recommend it. The other one is Glee, and I took a couple of weeks to watch that one. Not as entertaining as The Vampire Diaries, but it's kind of cute ... Seriously, guys. Check out The Vampire Diaries.
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I thought I'd give Nikita a shot since it seems to be mentioned pretty often in TVIV. Got through four episodes so far...does it get better or something? I mean that fourth episode Chinese triad double agent at homeland security was just terrible. Bad dialog, bad acting, and do they have a list of action movie cliches they need check off for every episode (we're fighting! but, sexual tension!)? Also, straightjacket with exploding bolts wired to heart-rate monitor.  Is it just loved here because "hot girls & guns" or what?
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Sep 27, 2011 08:55
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I just finished the first season of The Wire in a little under a week. I've got season 2 ready to go but won't be able to hop on it for a couple of days. I was always entertained, but I think it wasn't until episode 6 where I knew I was hooked.
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Sep 27, 2011 09:01
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Started up Freaks & Geeks for the first time. Watching Ben Foster in the pilot is amazing if you've ever seen him in anything else. The guy's got some serious range. I wish he'd pick better movies to be in.
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Sep 27, 2011 09:20
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Wrageowrapper posted:For those who enjoyed Boardwalk Empire you maybe interested in Underbelly: Razor, a 13 part Australian series about the razor gangs in 1920's Sydney. Its not exactly the classiest of television but it is good fun and it is also a nice change to see female leads in a gangster series/movie. This series is currently still airing here but there are three others all of which follow different characters in different timezones. The first two are good, the third not so much. And once you have binged through the Australian Underbelly seasons, check out "Underbelly NZ - Land of the Long Green Cloud". Terrible television is a very good way.
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Bonk posted:Started up Freaks & Geeks for the first time. Oh god, have you gotten to "Tests and Breasts" yet? I think it's the fitfh episode (Lindsay helps Daniel with algebra.) The ending of that episode is the hardest I've ever laughed from a TV show.
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screenwritersblues posted:Thinking about doing the X Files after I finish The Wire. I have Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD, so that means that I would only have to get 3-9 and the two movies. I'm still trying to figure out where the first film falls in the series. I know the second one comes years after the 9th season, but where does the first one fall? Between seasons 5 and 6.
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