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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Normally I hate case/problem/guest star-of-the-week shows, but I like the overarching storylines tying everything together, and hopefully the later seasons become more serialized. It helps that I have a lot of goodwill for Timothy Olyphant from Deadwood and the outstanding Walton Goggins from The Shield (who is KILLING IT as Boyd Crowder), and I've always been a bit of an Elmore Leonard fan as well. You're going to have a awesome time with series 2, 3 and 4.  quote:At least Justified hasn't yet made the mistake of focusing too much on Raylan's relatively generic co-workers. We're usually just happy whenever they get lines that the writers remember they exist.
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Herb Stencil posted:I know it's not original, or even a little uncommon, but I finally decided to finish Twin Peaks. I'd only ever worked through the first story arc the first investigation and finally sort of thwarting BOB So recently I sat down and finished out season 2. I can't say I loved everything about it but I did love a lot of it. I can only imagine seeing the ending when it aired and how it must have gone over with the die-hard fans It was a fantastic break from my usual habit of watching sitcoms, but I feel empty inside now. I almost wish I'd never gone back to watch the second arc. You might as well watch Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me now. The first third is awesome, but it's much darker and more disturbing than the series, with none of the humor after that point. It is a prequel rather than a continuation, so don't expect some magical finale that wraps up all the loose ends from the series. Unfortunately, it bombed, so Lynch never made the other two movies he hoped to make that would wrap everything up with a satisfying conclusion.
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:You might as well watch Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me now. The first third is awesome, but it's much darker and more disturbing than the series, with none of the humor after that point. It is a prequel rather than a continuation, so don't expect some magical finale that wraps up all the loose ends from the series. Unfortunately, it bombed, so Lynch never made the other two movies he hoped to make that would wrap everything up with a satisfying conclusion. There is hints on where they were going to go. Also the bizarro Twin Peaks is amazing.
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:You might as well watch Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me now. The first third is awesome, but it's much darker and more disturbing than the series, with none of the humor after that point. It is a prequel rather than a continuation, so don't expect some magical finale that wraps up all the loose ends from the series. Unfortunately, it bombed, so Lynch never made the other two movies he hoped to make that would wrap everything up with a satisfying conclusion. You may also enjoy the Twin Peaks "reunion" on Psych, "Dual Spires.". Lots of nods to the series and a bunch of series regulars.
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So, I just finished watching the pilot for The Shield, and I'm hooked already. This is going to be a full-on binge. I pretty much have nothing else that I'm watching right now. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've heard fans of the show say they didn't really like the first few episodes? If that's the case, then I will probably love this show because that was an amazing pilot, in my opinion. I did NOT see that coming. Holy poo poo, Vic Mackey. And yeah, Twin Peaks is awesome. I haven't seen Fire Walk With Me, and I heard that it isn't really worth it. Maybe I will give it a shot now.
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Mar 22, 2013 10:34
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Exploder posted:So, I just finished watching the pilot for The Shield, and I'm hooked already. This is going to be a full-on binge. I pretty much have nothing else that I'm watching right now. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've heard fans of the show say they didn't really like the first few episodes? If that's the case, then I will probably love this show because that was an amazing pilot, in my opinion. I did NOT see that coming. Holy poo poo, Vic Mackey. The pilot is amazing. The rest of the first season does seem a bit aimless at times though, but it's still pretty drat good. After season 1, it only gets better. I envy you, watching it for the first time.
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Mar 22, 2013 10:42
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Since I'm at home with the flu, I'm rewatching Scrubs. I must've seen all episodes at least five times, but it never gets old to me.
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Just finished a rewatch of Breaking Bad Season 3. I'd honestly forgot how brilliant that season was. Maybe it's due to Seasons 4 & 5A blowing doors down with their excellence but drat do I appreciate this one a lot more now. So many jaw dropping moments, great character development and tension like no other show has done on this level. I mean in "One Minute": That final scene. Jesus. I knew everything that was going to happen and was still tense as hell. What an amazing piece of television. In fact that whole episode is a work of art. Jesse's speech to Walt about how he has nothing left is just heart-wrenching.
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Just did a marathon of Terriers So much win in such a little show. Not a crap actor or role in the whole show. Hank and Britt's bromance Hank and Gustafson's frenemy bromance Donal Logue nailed the gently caress outta that role. Michael Raymond-James was just charming from beginning to end, killed it. Karina Logue as Steph was beyond brilliant as the slightly mental sister. They work well as Brother and sister on screen, kinda wish they had been able to do it on Sons of Anarchy. I seriously hope Shawn Ryan can get a TV Movie off the ground. Not to mention Quarls from Justified being Quarls in Terriers... almost exactly the same.
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Mar 23, 2013 04:08
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I'm on the first season of Night Court. I can definitely see why they decided that Paula Kelly and Karen Austin just didn't quite work with the rest of the cast, but I love the hell out of Selma Diamond, it's such a shame that she only could last two seasons. The trio of Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, and Richard Moll, of course, are fantastic. Can't wait until Markie Post comes in.
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I'm behind on several sitcoms. Some are ending/ended, some got terrible, some are still good but I just haven't had time. I'll still watch each of them because I want to know what happens to the characters, so which one should I catch up with first? The Office: Saw the first episode of this season, nothing beyond it. Modern Family: Same. How I Met Your Mother: Haven't seen any of this season. 30 Rock: Didn't see season 6 or 7. Apartment 23: Liked the first season, haven't seen the second. Always Sunny: I'm something like 3 seasons behind, but I'm probably less likely to binge something with a ton of episodes right now and save it for summer instead.
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30 Rock got better for season 6, and especially season 7, and ended with one of the best sitcom finales I've seen, so if you stopped watching because you thought it got worse, stick with it.
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sticklefifer posted:I'm behind on several sitcoms. Some are ending/ended, some got terrible, some are still good but I just haven't had time. I'll still watch each of them because I want to know what happens to the characters, so which one should I catch up with first? I watch all of these. Office - Eh. Nothing particularly great about this last season. Modern Family - Still consistently good. It doesn't try to be particularly different or break its formula, but it does what it does well. 30 Rock - The final season was pretty good. Consensus is that the show ended well. Apartment 23 - Some people love this show. I think it's just okay. If you liked the 1st season, I'd say the 2nd got better. Always Sunny - If you liked the show up until now, it's more of the same. Which means some great episodes, some that don't work as well, but pretty much a consistent tone throughout.
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richardfun posted:The pilot is amazing. The rest of the first season does seem a bit aimless at times though, but it's still pretty drat good. After season 1, it only gets better. I envy you, watching it for the first time. I'm pumped. I haven't been this excited about binging through a show (that had a long run) since I watched Lost last year. Rocksicles posted:Just did a marathon of Terriers It seems like a lot of people (including myself) are watching Terriers lately. I wonder how well it's doing on Netflix. Obviously I am living in fantasy land here, but I wonder if Terriers is a show they look at and consider bringing back on Netflix if it's getting a lot of views. It seems like it would be an inexpensive show to produce. Look at what happened to The Killing, and it's a terrible show, but it's inexpensive enough to justify bringing it back. I can't imagine that Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James would demand that large of a contract. Again, it's fantasy land, but I can dream.
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Exploder posted:I'm pumped. I haven't been this excited about binging through a show (that had a long run) since I watched Lost last year. I've watches it before, when it first aired and loved it. Been sitting on my HDD gathering dust since.
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I figured I'd finally get around to seeing 30 Rock now it's wrapped up, first season was pretty good, 2nd season... How the hell did this line get on air: It wouldn't be a Lemon party without old dick. This show is a great little comedy and I'm pissed off I didn't check it out sooner.
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qbert posted:I watch all of these. Pretty much agree with most of this. Office is slightly better this season than last. How I Met Your Mother: Still hit or miss episodes. The first 6 or so aren't that great but it really has been hitting a stride lately.
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Exploder posted:So, I just finished watching the pilot for The Shield, and I'm hooked already. This is going to be a full-on binge. I pretty much have nothing else that I'm watching right now. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've heard fans of the show say they didn't really like the first few episodes? If that's the case, then I will probably love this show because that was an amazing pilot, in my opinion. I did NOT see that coming. Holy poo poo, Vic Mackey. Come on over to the Shield thread and give us some updates. The thread is spoiler free.
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VodeAndreas posted:I figured I'd finally get around to seeing 30 Rock now it's wrapped up, first season was pretty good, 2nd season... How the hell did this line get on air: There's a Tubgirl reference to look forward to in series 7.
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I've spent all day absorbing Black Mirror like a sponge and I don't know why it took me so long to get around to it, especially since it's by Brooker. I don't think I've seen anything in the last few years that managed to give me such a feeling of creeping dread just watching TV.
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Oh man. Black Mirror is one of my favorite shows and wish they made more per season. I never gave Arrow a chance initially but caught up on all the episodes recently and I am glad I did. I figured it would be more like Smallville but it's so much better than I expected.
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Anyone here ever watch Boomtown? I've been going through Justified recently, and it's absolutely fantastic, and I heard a lot of the same cast and crew were back on Boomtown and that it got decent reviews. Premise seems intriguing, I've just never ever heard anyone ever mention it...
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Boomtown is pretty good, although I would say it's more like Southland than Justified. Also if I remember correctly, after the first season there were some huge changes to the cast, writing, and production because it felt like a different not as good show. But the first season is definitely worth a watch. Donnie Wahlberg, Mykelti Williamson, and Neal McDonough all do tremendous jobs. It also has a great intro. Came across the first episode on Youtube here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA9kPfaizM -Blackadder- fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Mar 24, 2013 |
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-Blackadder- posted:Boomtown is pretty good, although I would say it's more like Southland than Justified. Also if I remember correctly, after the first season there were some huge changes to the cast, writing, and production because it felt like a different not as good show. But the first season is definitely worth a watch. Donnie Wahlberg, Mykelti Williamson, and Neal McDonough all do tremendous jobs. It also has a great intro. That's a pretty good description of it. It leans more towards case-of-the-week than over-arching stories, although it has more of the latter than your L&O/CSI run-of-the-mill procedurals. The cast is fantastic, the Tarantino-esque timelines usually work, and it's got a unique sense of humor that sets it apart from most other cop shows. It does lean a bit more towards the melodramatic than most other shows in the genre, but I'd second the recommendation if you're able to get your hands on a copy of Season 1.
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CaptainHollywood posted:Pretty much agree with most of this. Office is slightly better this season than last. HIMYM is one that I seem to watch more for how intricately they plan the plot with callbacks and foreshadowing, so I enjoy it even when the jokes aren't particularly great. Without having to delve into The Office thread and search pages of reactions, what's the general consensus about further breaking the 4th wall with the film crew? I figured they'd eventually have to address it, but it's often very jarring so far.
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richardfun posted:Report back once you've seen it all. richardfun posted:Report back once you've seen it all. Jack's Flow fucked around with this message at 18:54 on Mar 24, 2013 |
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Did you watch the movies/spinoffs/webisodes too? Razor is okay, but doesn't really add anything to it other than Cain's motivations for hating the Cylons so much, especially Sixes. The Plan is just fill-in for some plot gaps on the Cylon end; again, doesn't add much but at least shows the other side. Blood & Chrome and Caprica both have their moments, but as prequels they really just focus on their own stories. The Resistance web series was fairly decent if you were invested in the very minor characters too. The Face of the Enemy web series wasn't as good, but revealed why Gaeta stabbed Baltar. sticklefifer fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Mar 24, 2013 |
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sticklefifer posted:Did you watch the movies/spinoffs/webisodes too?
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Jack's Flow posted:Kara disappearing was pretty much what I expected. But somehow it bugged me that after she had found her burned body, Leoben never spoke with her again. It was just like "gently caress, I was wrong, I'm out of here". But overall it was a tremendous, moving experience.
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Rabbit Hill posted:That bugged me, too, and I felt justified in being bugged after reading a few interviews with Katee Sackhoff in which she said it bothered her, as well. But (I guess I'll spoiler tag this) Callum Keith Rennie had been contracted to do another series at that point and couldn't be around for filming any more episodes -- it's a shame they just had him bail on her, though, without a goodbye or anything...that seemed out of character). I alwasy saw it He was scared of her. He had no idea what she was and due to that he no longer wanted to be around her
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bobkatt013 posted:I alwasy saw it He was scared of her. He had no idea what she was and due to that he no longer wanted to be around her
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It's a shame I've waited so long but I'm now pouring through the new Doctor Who series. I'm only a few episodes into Matt Smith as the Doctor but I really like what is developing with the River Song subplot.
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lifts cats over head posted:It's a shame I've waited so long but I'm now pouring through the new Doctor Who series. I'm only a few episodes into Matt Smith as the Doctor but I really like what is developing with the River Song subplot. Eugh, I've really disliked all of Matt Smiths Doctor so far. I couldn't even make it through that season. There's a reason people are campaigning for Benedict Cumberbatch to take over the role.
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Picked up Game of Thrones S2 and suffering from the same problem I had in S1. I sit down to watch 1 episode and end up watching 3. Its a good thing theres only 10 episodes per season. I bought this set friday and have 2 episodes left. Probably gonna watch the last 2 tonight. Very interested about whats gonna happen.
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oldpainless posted:Picked up Game of Thrones S2 and suffering from the same problem I had in S1. I sit down to watch 1 episode and end up watching 3. Its a good thing theres only 10 episodes per season. I bought this set friday and have 2 episodes left. Probably gonna watch the last 2 tonight. Very interested about whats gonna happen. You're about to watch the best episode yet. Get ready.
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Chuck Bartowski posted:Eugh, I've really disliked all of Matt Smiths Doctor so far. I couldn't even make it through that season. Cumberbatch would be an excellent Doctor but I would have trouble not seeing Sherlock. In fact he could play Sherlock playing the Doctor and I'd probably enjoy all of it. I've actually been surprised by Matt Smith, although admittedly my expectations were very very low to start for some reason.
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Chuck Bartowski posted:There's a reason people are campaigning for Benedict Cumberbatch to take over the role. Because tumblr?
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Chuck Bartowski posted:Eugh, I've really disliked all of Matt Smiths Doctor so far. I couldn't even make it through that season. Smith is pretty much objectively better than Tennant and had his moments when he was better than Eccleston (although I thought Nine was better overall).
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Bown posted:Because tumblr? and a poll in the Sun  lifts cats over head posted:Cumberbatch would be an excellent Doctor but I would have trouble not seeing Sherlock. In fact he could play Sherlock playing the Doctor and I'd probably enjoy all of it. Yep, that's pretty much my take on it. computer parts posted:Smith is pretty much objectively better than Tennant and had his moments when he was better than Eccleston (although I thought Nine was better overall). IMO opinion it's Tennant>Eccleston>Smith I'd be interested to hear who everyone's favourite companion was. I'd have to say mine was Martha.
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Chuck Bartowski posted:I'd be interested to hear who everyone's favourite companion was. I'd have to say mine was Martha. You should drop by the Doctor Who thread, this will make interesting arguments.
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