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Sober posted:Mad Men also time jumps inbetween seasons but I guess that's mostly the virtue of not having to recast Sally and occasionally Glen (going back to the earlier seasons is really weird with them). Does Mad Men really count as a time jump? I think it's pretty common for cable shows that air two months out of a year to have 1-1.5 years in between. Show is on its 7th season and 9 years have passed in show-time.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 11:51 |
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They don't. Mad Men's 'time jumps' have been a marketing gimmick since the second season and have never impacted the plot in any significant way. They're only there to tease live viewers with the prospect of upcoming historical events. AMC wants viewers to ask "I wonder how Don will react to the moon landing?" or "how will an old warhorse like Burt view Nixon's withdrawl from Vietnam?" (as if both aren't incredibly dull).
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 12:49 |
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Wow, I can't even muster up the interest to watch the season finale to Game of Thrones. It really must have been a bad season.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 13:00 |
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It was cool except for the plot of the dragon girl going absolutely nowhere.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 13:04 |
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You know a show has gone off the rails when a minor character like The Hound gets more screen time than major characters like Jon Snow, Kelly C. and Tyrion. The episode literally spent 20 minutes of its runtime on some inane fanfiction-y showdown between Brienne and The Hound, but only 5 minutes depicting Tyrion's most pivotal, character-defining moment in the series. edit: cutting Tyrion's escape also short-changed Jaime and his redemptive arc. Irish Joe fucked around with this message at 13:13 on Jun 19, 2014 |
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The Hound isn't really a minor character. Also, Jon Snow just had an entire episode about him, enough's enough. Edit: other than people who've read the books, I don't see anyone complaining that Jamie's 'redemptive arc' is now bad and Tyrion killing his father wasn't a great scene because it was all too quick. Pedro De Heredia fucked around with this message at 14:10 on Jun 19, 2014 |
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Mu Zeta posted:It was cool except for the plot of the dragon girl going absolutely nowhere. Problem is this has been happening for 3 seasons now
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 14:13 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Has H&CF gotten any better after the pilot? That's the only episode I watched and it didn't make me want to watch any more. It's gotten really boring and the punk girl gimmick is falling even flatter than it did in the pilot. I think I'm done with it. Rarity posted:Wow, I can't even muster up the interest to watch the season finale to Game of Thrones. It really must have been a bad season. It's worth it if only to see how much the producers are playing it fast and loose with the book plots.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 14:14 |
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There's also an argument about what Arya does or doesn't do before leaving the Hound, yeah?
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 14:25 |
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Rarity posted:Wow, I can't even muster up the interest to watch the season finale to Game of Thrones. It really must have been a bad season. Irish Joe posted:You know a show has gone off the rails when a minor character like The Hound gets more screen time than major characters like Jon Snow, Kelly C. and Tyrion. The episode literally spent 20 minutes of its runtime on some inane fanfiction-y showdown between Brienne and The Hound, but only 5 minutes depicting Tyrion's most pivotal, character-defining moment in the series.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 15:08 |
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Irish Joe posted:They don't. Mad Men's 'time jumps' have been a marketing gimmick since the second season and have never impacted the plot in any significant way. That's bullshit. The whole show is build around the concept of these characters living through a time of sweeping social changes and how they affect (or don't affect) them. In order to portray that, you kinda need time to pass "in universe".
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 15:19 |
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"Show us the hole in the wall" is a really terrible catchphrase for a gameshow.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 15:30 |
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Not if it's a gameshow where you give and/or receive sexual favors from strangers.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 15:39 |
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raditts posted:Not if it's a gameshow where you give and/or receive sexual favors from strangers. I can't wait for the Kinect version!
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 15:48 |
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IRQ posted:I can't wait for the Kinect version! You can enjoy the PC version in the meantime. http://www.easylife.org/fufme/ (slightly nws)
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 15:59 |
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I'm not sure how many other people in this thread care about/follow TV criticism to the unhealthy extent that I do, but Todd Vanderwerff is leaving The AV Club to go to Vox. Which is pretty insane, especially considering how many of their best writers left to form The Dissolve last year.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 16:21 |
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Wait, seriously? That sucks! What's a Vox?
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 16:27 |
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It makes sense. On the Dissolve he'd just be another guy critiquing movies and poo poo, but on Vox, he's the tv critic among the dozens of commie journalists/commentators on that site.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 16:29 |
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Bown posted:Wait, seriously? That sucks! What's a Vox? Just from a quick peek at their page and seeing articles such as "17 Reasons not to trust Dick Cheney on Iraq" and "21 Charts that explain why the US is changing" I'd guess that it's Buzzfeed for "serious" news.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 16:30 |
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Deadpool posted:Just from a quick peek at their page and seeing articles such as "17 Reasons not to trust Dick Cheney on Iraq" and "21 Charts that explain why the US is changing" I'd guess that it's Buzzfeed for "serious" news. There is a fair amount of click bait there, but there is a also a lot of excellent web journalism. Between that and the other newcomer FiveThirtyEight, it's the one that offers far more useful content.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 16:36 |
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So I just powered through all of Broad City last night after reading a finale review of Playing House. Holy poo poo is Broad City a funny show. I didn't know any of the actors (apart from some guest stars) but they sold me from the second episode onwards. The dynamic between the two leads was excellent and the supporting cast was rock solid, can't recommend it enough. Hope they get a second season.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 16:40 |
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Lugaloco posted:So I just powered through all of Broad City last night after reading a finale review of Playing House. I haven't done any due diligence, but I'm 90% sure that the second season's already on the way.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 16:56 |
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Between those two shows this really is a good year for awesome funny female partnerships.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 17:04 |
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I couldn't get into Broad City myself. I didn't think it was particularly bad or anything, just that I never watched it and found myself saying "I want to see more of this."
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 17:11 |
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Lugaloco posted:So I just powered through all of Broad City last night after reading a finale review of Playing House. It's great, I was hooked from the moment I saw it. I went to NYC last year, and it captures the feel of the place better than virtually any other show set there.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 18:10 |
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Uh, y'all can be pumped about this Unauthorized Saved By The Bell Story: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/unauthorized-saved-by-bell-tv-713208
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 20:41 |
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I'm gonna watch the hell out of the Saved by the Bell movie.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 20:46 |
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That's not even the funniest movie announcement today.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 20:49 |
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Oh my god
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 20:52 |
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itshappening.gif This is amazing
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 21:10 |
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You know what I could use right now? A gif of Key and Peele from Fargo, specifically the moment they come to the conclusion that "This is a dream!" because that pretty much sums up how I'm feeling about this.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 21:12 |
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GreenNight posted:Uh, y'all can be pumped about this Unauthorized Saved By The Bell Story: This is very surreal news because (at least those of us in our 20s-early 30s) grew up on this show- but I remember when TV used to show "Behind the Scenes TV Movies" of shows our parents used to watch. (I'm pretty sure there were Honeymooners and Brady Bunch ones in particular) It's official- we've become old.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 21:24 |
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Who keeps funding these things, they keep losing shitloads of money every time then coming back for more. Either way, this is just too perfect.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 21:40 |
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Annakie posted:I'm gonna watch the hell out of the Saved by the Bell movie.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 21:50 |
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IRQ posted:Who keeps funding these things, they keep losing shitloads of money every time then coming back for more. Either way, this is just too perfect. This one was funded by a kickstarter. Let that one sink in for a minute.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 21:51 |
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CaptainHollywood posted:This is very surreal news because (at least those of us in our 20s-early 30s) grew up on this show- but I remember when TV used to show "Behind the Scenes TV Movies" of shows our parents used to watch. (I'm pretty sure there were Honeymooners and Brady Bunch ones in particular) I'm so excited. I'm so exited. I am so scared!
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 21:56 |
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bobkatt013 posted:I'm so excited. I'm so exited. I am so scared! Speed will gently caress you up, Jesse.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 21:57 |
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I just finished the first season of Farscape yesterday, and I did not expect it to be THAT good. This show is better than Star Trek in all the ways that matter, holy poo poo. Better than all of the Star Treks, except maybe the original series. The characters drive the plot, and they are such strong characters, at that, multifaceted and dynamic. And, jesus christ, how did they make puppets so expressive? Rygel and Pilot are incredible feats of design. The Nerve/The Hidden Memory two-parter is as thrilling as anything I've seen from a sci-fi show, easily comparable to the Chain of Command two-parter from TNG. Also worth mentioning, Farscape is unusually strong in terms of female characters, with Aeryn and Zhaan both being complex, rounded inviduals with agency, and from what little we see of Chiana in the first season, she seems that way as well. Also RIP PK Tech Girl.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 22:32 |
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And the rest of the show is way better than the first season, which takes a while to find its legs.
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# ? Jun 19, 2014 22:41 |
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And FarScape keeps getting better. The 1st season is easily the worst of the four and you need to watch Peacekeeper Wars for the finale. edit: gently caress, beaten!
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