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Metropolis posted:I have no idea what happened there. Like, there's network decay, and then there's network implosion. From what I understand the network got too big for its britches and tried to play hardball with the creative talent and slash budgets across the board. This resulted in the early termination of two of its biggest shows (Mad Men and Breaking Bad both ended with two half-seasons because it was the most they could negotiate, up from having a single full season), The Walking Dead's infamous second season, and the firing of Frank Darabont. Only after they burned their goodwill with their existing talent and destroyed any hope of being known as an HBO-style creator-driven network all their new shows flopped, and welp here we are. After the steaming turd that was season 3 I am giving it one episode.
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Mu Zeta posted:So yeah it really sucks how AMC is a huge disappointment now.
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Anyone who hasn't already needs to go iTunes (or whatever) and watch episode 5 of Penny Dreadful. Eva Greene goes full retard in what is, in my humble opinion, the greatest hour of television that has aired this year thus far. achillesforever6 posted:Yeah Batman Beyond was pretty cool I must be the only person on earth who didn't like Batman Beyond. How do you go from Batman:TAS to that? Ugh. Irish Joe fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Jun 12, 2014 |
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Jun 12, 2014 23:00
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Irish Joe posted:Anyone who hasn't already needs to go iTunes (or whatever) and watch episode 5 of Penny Dreadful. Eva Greene goes full retard in what is, in my humble opinion, the greatest hour of television that has aired this year thus far. I know it's my fault for only halfway paying attention since I watch the show while working, but I am having a lot of trouble identifying a coherent narrative in Penny Dreadful. It just seems like a bunch of classic horror motifs being strung together without much purpose. I'm not convinced that it's worth going back over the episodes in my free time to see if it is any better that way.
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Manos del Sino posted:I know it's my fault for only halfway paying attention since I watch the show while working, but I am having a lot of trouble identifying a coherent narrative in Penny Dreadful. It just seems like a bunch of classic horror motifs being strung together without much purpose. That's understandable because they're still in the team building stage. Think of it like the first few episodes of The Wire. The plot is all over the place, a ton of characters are being introduced for seemingly no purpose and there isn't much narrative thrust, but when the finale rolls around, everything should come together and make sense. Now, I'm not saying Penny Dreadful is the next Wire, but I think it could come close.
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I haven't seen episode five yet but no, there's no too much a narrative. I mean, the basic story is the search for the missing girl but its pretty much a whole lot of Victorian horror classics thrown together. I think its fun because I'm a sucker for Victorian horror and I think the actors are doing a good job, especially Eva Green, but I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend the show to people. If you aren't drawn in my the basic idea of "Penny dreadful" then its probably not worth your time. I mean, I like it and I still haven't made the time to watch the episode that aired four days ago.
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Fox has canceled I Want to Marry 'Harry' and Riot.
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zoux posted:So, anybody watching, ahem, Big Smo? still mourning the loss of Chozen
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muscles like this? posted:Fox has canceled I Want to Marry 'Harry' Wow took them long enough to catch on, huh?
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muscles like this? posted:Fox has canceled I Want to Marry 'Harry' and Riot. I had no idea either of those shows had even started airing. I finally got around to finishing watching Supernatural season 8. It wasn't bad, but it suffers the same problems as every season since season 5 where they have plotlines that wind up going nowhere. Is season 9 any good? I'm assuming Abaddon and Metatron are the big bosses. raditts fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Jun 13, 2014 |
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...of SCIENCE! posted:After the steaming turd that was season 3 I am giving it one episode. After season 3 and now that poster, I'm not even sure I'm willing to go that far
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raditts posted:I had no idea either of those shows had even started airing. It's alright. They have good Fish Taco episode.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Hey, AMC can't be a huge disappointment until after Mad Men's series finale! I love Mad Men but it feels like AMC isn't treating it right. They shafted Breaking Bad, too. The Killing, Walking Dead, Turn, the 80s computer show, the grimdark cop show, and that railroad show are really boring in comparison. Well Walking Dead can be fun sometimes. Mu Zeta fucked around with this message at 02:45 on Jun 13, 2014 |
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Jun 13, 2014 02:43
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Mu Zeta posted:I love Mad Men but it feels like AMC isn't treating it right. They shafted Breaking Bad, too. Don't forget that they cancelled Rubicon in the first season. While Small Town Security is still chugging along to this day  And Low Winter Sun deserved to be forgotten just for the way they shamelessly tried to piggyback off of Breaking Bad's popularity. Watch 30 commercial-free minutes of your lovely cop show to see the preview for next week's episode of Breaking Bad? 
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Orange is the New Black just referenced the "Ferris is just a figment of Cameron's imagination" theory. Best show ever*. Also, the Justified theme tune is perfect, and it's good they're spreading out the use of 'You'll never leave Harlan alive', so that they can keep Patty Loveless' version for the series finale. *Seriously though, I'm six episodes in and this is some of the most enjoyable TV I've ever watched.
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Blue Mountain State is pretty great. It's on Netflix. It's basically Friday Night Lights: raunchy/smart sitcom edition. Anyone who skipped it like I did because it looked like a dumb jock "Football is awesome" comedy should give it a shot.
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Honestly I would have given this a chance. The designs are really quite good and the character's personalities do really lend themselves well to high school archetypes.
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Maybe I should get back to watching Walking Dead - the producers seem to know where it's all headed. I stopped halfway last season. http://www.avclub.com/article/walking-dead-could-go-long-12-seasons-205754
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Then you missed one of the bravest episodes I've ever seen on US TV. That season ended better than it started by quite a long way.
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50 Cent's pet project POWER on Starz has already been renewed for a 2nd season.
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Dead Snoopy posted:50 Cent's pet project POWER on Starz has already been renewed for a 2nd season. I heard this show is basically Cinemax porn true or false
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Lumberjack Bonanza posted:Aphids, actually This joke, here? That's a good joke. Wanna pet that joke and take it for a walk.
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OldSenileGuy posted:I heard this show is basically Cinemax porn true or false It's drat close, but it's not as rampant as Magic City.
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precision posted:Blue Mountain State is pretty great. It's on Netflix. It's basically Friday Night Lights: raunchy/smart sitcom edition. Anyone who skipped it like I did because it looked like a dumb jock "Football is awesome" comedy should give it a shot. It's super fun and it's hilarious that they don't have the budget to even show them doing anything football related other than some basic training. Also I laugh every time the name Romanski appears on the screen. And Thad is one of the best comic characters ever. A good show.
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I saw a commercial for some new show on Syfy that's about angels destroying the planet. On one hand it's probably (more likely definitely) going to be absolutely terrible but on the other hand I saw Christopher Egan from Kings in the commercial and I really liked him on that show and have not seen him in anything since. So I'm torn. Pretty sure I also saw Alan Dale too which makes me go against my better judgment and consider watching at least the first episode.
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Deadpool posted:I saw a commercial for some new show on Syfy that's about angels destroying the planet. On one hand it's probably (more likely definitely) going to be absolutely terrible but on the other hand I saw Christopher Egan from Kings in the commercial and I really liked him on that show and have not seen him in anything since. So I'm torn. Pretty sure I also saw Alan Dale too which makes me go against my better judgment and consider watching at least the first episode. Oddly enough its a spin off/sequel to that crappy B-horror movie from a couple of years ago, Legion.
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Defiance is back this coming Thursday. The first season was a decent show, for Syfy.
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GreenNight posted:Defiance is back this coming Thursday. The first season was a decent show, for Syfy. Falling Skies comes back on June 22nd. It's much better than Defiance.
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Ravane posted:Falling Skies comes back on June 22nd. It's much better than Defiance. I wouldn't say that. I'll watch both though.
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Irish Joe posted:I must be the only person on earth who didn't like Batman Beyond. How do you go from Batman:TAS to that? Ugh. You're not. While I didn't love it like BTAS, it wasn't as strong. It had it's good (old Bruce, some of the new villains) points but they couldn't come up with a rogues gallery as compelling as Batman's usual staple. It's telling that nearly all the best Beyond episodes involve Batman's old rogues or the wider DC universe.
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Ravane posted:Falling Skies comes back on June 22nd. It's much better than Defiance. I watch both. I enjoy Defiance much more.
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Augh it's a ratings holocaust.
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OldSenileGuy posted:I heard this show is basically Cinemax porn true or false haven't seen Magic City - but false. No nudity in this.
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Combination of there being lots of really good shows spread across lots of different mediums, and broadcasters refusing to get into the 21st century and learning nothing from the near death of the music industry.
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Dead Snoopy posted:haven't seen Magic City - but false. No nudity in this. There was a gratuitous sex scene between the main character and his wife, then there was that gratuitous masturbation scene in the limo. Did we watch the same show?
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Thwomp posted:You're not. You're never going to like Beyond if you compare it to TAS, because what could possibly live up to that. You have to accept it as its own thing with Batman-ish elements. I hated the show when it first came on until I realized that.
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DivisionPost posted:There was a gratuitous sex scene between the main character and his wife, then there was that gratuitous masturbation scene in the limo. Did we watch the same show? we did...sorry. I completely forgot about that scene.
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zoux posted:Augh it's a ratings holocaust. Hey it's not all bad. Scandal and Supernatural gained quite a few key demo viewers. Particularly interesting because Supernatural is starting season 10 this year. But mostly that's a horror show, and hilarious. Whoever renewed Glee for 2 seasons last year must be kicking themselves.
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raditts posted:You're never going to like Beyond if you compare it to TAS, because what could possibly live up to that. You have to accept it as its own thing with Batman-ish elements. I hated the show when it first came on until I realized that. Yeah, Terry isn't Batman and the show doesn't pretend that he is. Terry is more like Spider-Man than anything, from the wise-cracking to the boring teen drama, and one of the show's main drives is how he bounces off of Batman when they work together. The conspicuous teenage target audience, with every other episode being a "very special" episode where Bane is turned into a cautionary tale on steroids or they do a story about addiction with holograms instead of drugs, definitely drags it down but it stands alongside the rest of the DCAU. Also, the most  episode title of all time:
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I finished watching season 1 of 24 last night, and it...kind of felt boring? I didn't really care at all about what happened with Jack's wife, and everyone felt like they had exactly two emotions:  and  . And then Jack's third emotion,  .Should I bother watching more if the first season didn't really grab me?
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