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I haven't been watching anything for the longest time but intrigued by a fellow goon's avatar I watched Luther and was blown away. The number of episodes confuses me as hell, although I prefer weird episode count to storyline shoehorned into the standard 13 or 26 episode format. Started watching Sherlock from there as per recommendation and while the first episode was amazing, the second was crap. Predictable and uninteresting plotline. I can't wrap my head around how someone who can pull of something like the first episode can immediately produce crap like the second one. Oh, well, hope it gets back on track. After that I am eyeballing Wallander as it seems these 3 shows are quite similar to each other and it is thus only natural I watch them "together" 
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Wallander is very different. Much darker and gloomier with pretty much no humor. I like it a lot but it isnt for everyone. I guess it is closer to Luther but not serialized.
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Apr 29, 2012 17:20
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I think I'm going to love it, then! And sorry for being dumb, but what do you mean it's not serialized?
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Apr 29, 2012 17:36
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lordfrikk posted:Started watching Sherlock from there as per recommendation and while the first episode was amazing, the second was crap. Predictable and uninteresting plotline. I can't wrap my head around how someone who can pull of something like the first episode can immediately produce crap like the second one. Oh, well, hope it gets back on track. Don't worry - I agree that the second one is horrible, especially compared to the rest. They are much better after that. The season finales especially made me pick my jaw up off the floor. Absolutely mindblowing.
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Apr 29, 2012 18:16
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Count Choculitis posted:Don't worry - I agree that the second one is horrible, especially compared to the rest. They are much better after that. The season finales especially made me pick my jaw up off the floor. Absolutely mindblowing. I agree, although the second episode of season 2 is not particularly great either. I mean it'a bit better than The Blind Banker, but surely the weakest of season 2.
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Apr 29, 2012 20:27
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Just think of the Chinese one and the dog one as comedy episodes.
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Apr 29, 2012 20:34
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Believe it or not I have just started Breaking Bad. Now to watch it all before my Netflix expires in the next 20 days!
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Apr 29, 2012 21:01
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I've been watching Downton Abbey all weekend and it's been pretty dang good. They really should rename the show to Iceburn Abbey whenever the Dowager Countess shows up. She's seriously the best character in the show.
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Apr 29, 2012 21:31
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MilitantBlackGuy posted:Believe it or not I have just started Breaking Bad. Now to watch it all before my Netflix expires in the next 20 days!
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Apr 29, 2012 22:32
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Is Breaking Bad Season 4 on Netflix or DVD yet? I'll have to rejoin whenever it is.
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Apr 29, 2012 23:42
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It's on Amazon's streaming video site, probably among others. The DVD's generally come out a few weeks before the season starts.
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Apr 29, 2012 23:46
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Doctor Candiru posted:Whether you plan on it or not, you'll finish it well within twenty days. As the series goes on, pretty much every episode ends on a huge cliffhanger and you're gonna want to continue it. I thought I was only on season 1 but apparently I've hit season 2 episode 6 already. Christ, I'm burning through this fast, almost too fast  @Big Bad Voodoo Lou: No season 4 here on my netflix, I'm a Canuck though.
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Apr 30, 2012 02:07
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Just watched most of Peep Show over the last couple weeks. Amazing show....it was like The Office (UK) meets Sunny meets Waking Life.
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Apr 30, 2012 15:38
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Well thanks to all you I now have this list of shows I haven't watched... In Treatment Sherlock Sports Night Six feet under Psych It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Louie Raising Hope Terriers Anyone want to recommend an order? Love shows like Parks and Rec, Breaking Bad, Peep Show, Arrested Development, The League.
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Apr 30, 2012 16:20
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hcreight posted:]I've been going through Star Trek TNG the past several days on Netflix. I was under the impression that I had seen most of the really good episodes on various runs on cable over the last several years, and was delighted to find out how wrong I was. And I have the luxury of knowing some of the ones to skip, like the one about the creepy ghost who keeps having affairs with Dr. Crusher and her ancestors. I think the famously bad ones are worth a watch, in a sense. It's some of the flat, mediocre ones that everyone forgets that are kinda worth skipping. I'd suggest some, but I've forgotten them.
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Dumpstar posted:Well thanks to all you I now have this list of shows I haven't watched... Edit: Misread that post. I'd start with Six Feet Under and then Always Sunny. I haven't seen any of the other shows but Six Feet Under is a great show and has an amazing finale. DoYouHasaRabbit fucked around with this message at 18:00 on Apr 30, 2012 |
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Apr 30, 2012 16:58
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Dumpstar posted:Well thanks to all you I now have this list of shows I haven't watched... Sherlock's only 6 episodes/matinees. go through at least the first season, but try not to burn yourself out. Enjoy, it's amazing 
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I'm three discs away from being done with Six Feet Under. This final season has such a good feeling to it, but I know that something is going to come along a gently caress everything up. I guess that there's no such thing as a happy ending for HBO shows. After that I'm going to go through The Wire. Is there anything I should really know about it before I start watching it or should I sit back and enjoy the ride. After that is The Sopranos, Oz, and possibly the X-Files. I'm trying to wrap up Married... With Children as filler in between movies and discs of shows. So we'll see how it goes.
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Apr 30, 2012 18:07
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bobkatt013 posted:It is so weird seeing all these famous people before they became famous. I'd like to introduce you to this little show called Oz.
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Apr 30, 2012 18:26
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HUMAN FISH posted:I'd like to introduce you to this little show called Oz. You mean Homicide?
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Apr 30, 2012 18:36
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bobkatt013 posted:You mean Homicide? Well played. Homicide is still one of my favourite shows, ever. Also Andre Braugher needs more acting jobs.
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Apr 30, 2012 18:41
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screenwritersblues posted:After that I'm going to go through The Wire. Is there anything I should really know about it before I start watching it or should I sit back and enjoy the ride. Few things actually. 1. Don't go in with too high expectations 2. Expect the first episode and even the first few (on first watch) to be VERY slow, compared to everything else you've seen on TV. This is a cop show that's not a cop show. When you get around to re-watching the first episode a lot more gets picked up on. 3. There is no "main" character. Everyone matters. 4. Do know that the show comes to a satisfying close, and that the creator took care-almost from knowing from the beginning where it was all headed.
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I binged through Supernatural in December, after years of being told by a goon friend I had to watch it and being resistant to the idea. So glad that I did. It's so hard going back to week to week viewing this season. (And am now enjoying Count Choculitis' reactions as she goes through it, and love rewatching the best episodes with her. ) I also watched the first season of Mad Men a couple of years ago and for no good reason didn't keep watching it, so this last month I fixed that and am now all caught up. It's good as a character / period drama but can be a bit of a slow burn for stretches at a time. And Didion / people thinking about watching Psych, it, and Parks & Recreation are basically the two happiest, feel-goodiest shows on TV right now. For Psych, there are literally only two episodes (the seasons 4 and 6 finales) that won't leave you with a smile on your face (and both of those are fantastic episodes, the endings are just not your typical happy Psych endings). The pilot is the weakest episode, and there are a few others scattered here and there that are kind of meh, but if you need a show that's going to make you laugh pretty consistently as long as it jibes with your sense of humor, Psych will do it.
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Annakie posted:I also watched the first season of Mad Men a couple of years ago and for no good reason didn't keep watching it, so this last month I fixed that and am now all caught up. It's good as a character / period drama but can be a bit of a slow burn for stretches at a time. I've found that as time goes on you get more and more involved with the characters to the point where the slightest occurrence seems significant and engrossing, and that's helped with the fantastic writing. The various character arcs, or the apparent lack of arcs in some characters, is what makes it so engrossing I think.
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screenwritersblues posted:After that I'm going to go through The Wire. Is there anything I should really know about it before I start watching it or should I sit back and enjoy the ride. After that is The Sopranos, Oz, and possibly the X-Files. I'm trying to wrap up Married... With Children as filler in between movies and discs of shows. So we'll see how it goes. Don't try to watch it in the background. The show is very deliberately paced and really suffers if you don't pay attention.
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Lord Yod posted:Don't try to watch it in the background. The show is very deliberately paced and really suffers if you don't pay attention. Trust the laptop is going to be closed and full attention is going to be given to this show. It's not going to be like the others where I just "watch" it, this one is going to be watched.
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Annakie posted:I binged through Supernatural in December, after years of being told by a goon friend I had to watch it and being resistant to the idea. So glad that I did. It's so hard going back to week to week viewing this season. (And am now enjoying Count Choculitis' reactions as she goes through it, and love rewatching the best episodes with her. Hola Mishamigo! Thank you thank you thank you for getting me into this show. 
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Well, I finally made it to season 8 of Scrubs and I kind of love it. It's funny without being saccharine or (too) silly, and it makes ample fun of itself (and its less-than-amazing last two seasons). They shake up the format a bit with the new interns (some of whom I recognize from some of my favorite current shows, Parks and rec and Happy Endings) and Kelso and Cox's friendship. Is season 9 worth watching?
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Chamberk posted:Well, I finally made it to season 8 of Scrubs and I kind of love it. It's funny without being saccharine or (too) silly, and it makes ample fun of itself (and its less-than-amazing last two seasons). They shake up the format a bit with the new interns (some of whom I recognize from some of my favorite current shows, Parks and rec and Happy Endings) and Kelso and Cox's friendship. No. It's really a spinoff show. As its own show it's not great, though it ends nicely with the (new) characters having some growth. But as an ending to Scrubs it adds nothing, and negates the perfect ending of season 8.
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Just finished watching Homeland, it felt like a combination of The Killing, but done well, and 24, but not retarded. It makes the most of moral and political greyness, and some really strong performances by the main cast members. Being 12 episodes long stops it from overstaying it's welcome and needless padding.
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Brown Moses posted:Just finished watching Homeland, it felt like a combination of The Killing, but done well, and 24, but not retarded. It makes the most of moral and political greyness, and some really strong performances by the main cast members. Being 12 episodes long stops it from overstaying it's welcome and needless padding. Yeah, the wife and I really liked it a lot. I'm interested to see where the second season takes it.
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Count Choculitis posted:Don't worry - I agree that the second one is horrible, especially compared to the rest. They are much better after that. The season finales especially made me pick my jaw up off the floor. Absolutely mindblowing. You weren't kidding. The first episode of the second season was loving amazing. I still don't know what the hell happened in the second season finale, though 
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Brown Moses posted:I've found that as time goes on you get more and more involved with the characters to the point where the slightest occurrence seems significant and engrossing, and that's helped with the fantastic writing. The various character arcs, or the apparent lack of arcs in some characters, is what makes it so engrossing I think. Also the episodes themselves have themes inside themselves so it doesn't really lend itself well to binging. The best way to watch Mad Men is to watch no more than one episode per day and let it sink in.
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Jeez, trying to watch Breaking Bad but it's just. so. loving. intense. Even browsing at the same time doesn't really alleviate as it's engrossing as all hell.
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The second half of 1976's I, Claudius. I had watched the first a month or two ago, but took a break as I wanted to read the second book (Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina) before completing it. John Hurt's Caligula is superb. Unfortunately, we only get one scene of Incitatus as a good bit of that part of the book (in this case, I Claudius) was left out. The other highlight has been Messalina's sex tournament and all the one liners: My name is Mnester and I'm an actor. Most people know me. I'm Scylla and I'm a whore. Everyone knows me. Not as strong as the first seven episodes, but all the interesting people have been killed off.
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I'm finally catching up on The Vampire Diaries and man is it an easy show to watch all day. There's no point at which it really slows down enough for me to think, "This is a good point to stop at for the day." It's like season 4 of Lost except it doesn't hit a loving brick wall at the end of the season. I've said this before but it's like every episode is the season finale.lordfrikk posted:You weren't kidding. The first episode of the second season was loving amazing. I still don't know what the hell happened in the second season finale, though I thought the second season finale was a mess. There's like a 90% chance whatever explanation they come up with for how Sherlock avoided death will make me roll my eyes so hard they pop out of my head. Also while I thought Moriarty killing himself was an interesting twist story-wise, I think it was a bad move because the character and the actor were awesome and the series will suffer for not having him in it. Unless he's not dead either of course.
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I know it only had two seasons before being cancelled, but me and my other half have just watched season one of Carnivale in a week and, drat, if it isn't just riveting television.
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Finished Six Feet Under and I can say that I'm really sorry that I missed this in the first run. It was such a great show, maybe better than The Sopranos, but it probably won't be better than The Wire, which is starting Saturday.
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Binging through Southland right now. Not a bad show at all. Has some flaws, but plays kind of like a mix of The Wire and The Shield. Good cast on the show and really has a great LA feel to it (mainly the bad parts).
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I just finished episode 7, season 2 of The Vampire Diaries and it already feels like a whole season has passed. A good season full of character development, crazy twists, mythology building and a cliffhanger ending. It's crazy how good the writing is for such a seemingly cheesy show like its network buddy Nikita.
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