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God, I'd love to do a classic sitcom primer if I had the time at some point- you could write a book about the 1970s alone. (Barney Miller is the best '70s sitcom and one of the greatest TV shows ever, but jesus, watch MTM, Bob Newhart, Taxi, Soap, and The Odd Couple, which is so well-put-together that it might as well be a textbook on how to write comedy)
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The latest ones I've binged through were The Thick Of It and Hannibal and holy cow! Each of them were amazing for very different reasons. Currently going through Babylon 5 and I think this is shaping up to be one of my favourite sci-fis (apart from the acting. Oh my god the acting has been atrocious. I'm so pleased they're slowly getting better through the seasons).
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I really enjoyed the detectorists. It's a show about "The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime." I hardly ever laughed out loud, and the plot was a bit predictable from time to time. But the characters really grew on me and I don't exactly know why, but I loved it and hope they'll make a second season soon.
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Dec 11, 2014 20:24
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Going through From Dusk Till Dawn. i'm at ep 9, it's a fun as all hell show. Your man who plays Seth Gecko knows his Clooneyisms.
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I just finished season 4 of the shield, about to start season 5. Its a drat good show, definetly grew on me as it went on. Can anybody link me to the thread for it? I can not for the life of me find it.
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Dec 14, 2014 17:36
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3104600 Also, I sincerely hope you enjoy season 5, it's some of the best tv I've ever seen.
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Dec 14, 2014 17:43
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I'm watching The Dead Zone. I'm only in the first season but I've been enjoying it so far.
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3104600 Just bringing sandwiches to your friends  If you like the show Dead zone watch the movie.
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Dec 15, 2014 02:45
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bobkatt013 posted:Just bringing sandwiches to your friends loving heartbreaking, every time I see it. Every time. He's just so thankful to get some food 
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Dec 15, 2014 04:16
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Marco Polo is a legit great show. If nothing more than being a Kung Fu fan, you should watch it.
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Metal Loaf posted:I'm watching The Dead Zone. I'm only in the first season but I've been enjoying it so far. I read the book first and ended up not really liking the show too much after watching the first season. It was alright but not the kind of thing that made me binge through it until the end. I'd be curious to find out if the other seasons are any good. I'm almost done going through Suits, a few episodes into the last season. I didn't think I'd like it but it's not bad.
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Dec 15, 2014 07:42
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I started watching House of Cards. I didn't think I'd like it at first, but I'm a few episodes in and it's growing on me.
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Dec 15, 2014 08:07
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Vicious. The first two episodes are uneven, but all of a sudden it's on fire for the third episode (Freddie auditions for Downton Abbey) and maintains it well for the fourth episode. Not a perfect series by any means, but it's Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi playing off each other and that's enough to maintain it.
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Dec 15, 2014 09:03
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Ray Donovan is stellar. It's all available on Showtime Anytime (which is on AppleTV). Highly recommend it, it's a thrill ride. And there are really, really funny parts when it's really just a big ol' drama.
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Dec 15, 2014 11:03
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Murphy Brownback posted:I'm almost done going through Suits, a few episodes into the last season. I didn't think I'd like it but it's not bad. It ends off this half-season with it's best "mid-season" twist yet.
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Murphy Brownback posted:I read the book first and ended up not really liking the show too much after watching the first season. It was alright but not the kind of thing that made me binge through it until the end. I'd be curious to find out if the other seasons are any good. I've not read the book myself. I'm actually more familiar with the oeuvre of Stephen King via its adaptations!
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enraged_camel posted:I started watching House of Cards. I didn't think I'd like it at first, but I'm a few episodes in and it's growing on me. I don't know if you've seen Arrow but the second season of both of those shows features an ever increasing ratcheting up of tension, it's great.
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Dec 15, 2014 17:20
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About to finish the last season of Sherlock and then we are either going to start Fringe or Boardwalk Empire.
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Is there a thread for From Dusk Till Dawn? Been binge watching this after seeing the movie for the first time and not expecting much. At first it seems like a pointless re-telling of the movie but after a few episodes it really comes into its own and gets pretty addictive.
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Dec 15, 2014 19:00
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I recently started watching Sons of Anarchy. On season 2 now. It's very good so far with very likable characters. They do seem to have some strange disconnect between the extremely dark subject matter (graphic rape and murder) and honestly pretty happy character interaction. Overall I'm liking it a lot. These bikers have very white teeth.
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PantsBandit posted:I recently started watching Sons of Anarchy. On season 2 now. It's very good so far with very likable characters. They do seem to have some strange disconnect between the extremely dark subject matter (graphic rape and murder) and honestly pretty happy character interaction. Overall I'm liking it a lot. These bikers have very white teeth. Keep watching!
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EDIT: ^^ Ha. ^^PantsBandit posted:I recently started watching Sons of Anarchy. On season 2 now. It's very good so far with very likable characters. They do seem to have some strange disconnect between the extremely dark subject matter (graphic rape and murder) and honestly pretty happy character interaction. Overall I'm liking it a lot. These bikers have very white teeth. You should really head over to the SoA thread in TVIV 
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Dec 15, 2014 20:29
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Just finished The 4400. It wasn't bad and had a pretty interesting concept. Wish it hadn't ended on a cliffhanger.
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Dec 15, 2014 20:33
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I heard something about Vick Mackey showing up? I only saw the first couple episodes and didn't like it even with Ron Perlman doing his thing. But I want to see Mackey.
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Dec 15, 2014 20:33
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Mu Zeta posted:I heard something about Vick Mackey showing up? I only saw the first couple episodes and didn't like it even with Ron Perlman doing his thing. But I want to see Mackey. Keep watching! He really hits all the right notes in his appearance!
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Dec 15, 2014 20:38
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PantsBandit posted:I recently started watching Sons of Anarchy. On season 2 now. It's very good so far with very likable characters. They do seem to have some strange disconnect between the extremely dark subject matter (graphic rape and murder) and honestly pretty happy character interaction. Overall I'm liking it a lot. These bikers have very white teeth. Stop watching as soon as the baby gets kidnapped. It's all downhill from there.
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I don't think I've ever seen a more disastrous, rapid, sustained, and just thoroughly unpleasant fall in quality in a TV programme as the one Sons of Anarchy indulged in. Kurt Sutter is a oval office.
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Dec 15, 2014 21:22
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This makes me very sad 
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Dec 15, 2014 21:28
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Okay, Gracepoint. Now I've never watched Broadchurch, so that's definitely not what I'm thinking of, but I feel like I've seen something extremely similar to its double-twist before. But I can't figure out what I'm thinking of, or maybe it's just my imagination, kid.
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Just finished Fargo. Aaaahh. That was really, really good. I know I like a show if I end up watching all the credits to try give myself time to absorb everything before the next episode. I'm excited to see how next season plays out.
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I recently started going through The Wire. I finished episode 2 of season 3 yesterday and man, it's soooo good. Hard to follow at times but still, I love every minute of it so far. e: Really wish there was a thread for new viewers though. I could write all day about how much I love it so far. Zeratanis fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Dec 17, 2014 |
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The wife and I are watching The 100. It's pretty good, I love a show with a high body count.
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Zeratanis posted:I recently started going through The Wire. I finished episode 2 of season 3 yesterday and man, it's soooo good. Hard to follow at times but still, I love every minute of it so far. I'm about to re-watch the show for the 4th time but I think I'm going to wait for the HD version to see what it's like.
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Just finished Broadchurch in just a bit over a day, such a great show.
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I've been binging through Once Upon a Time. It's oddly charming. I like the way they weave unrelated fables together into one setting and connect fable-land to the real-world. My only gripe is the terrible green-screen effects. Either the show has a very low budget or the effects team is awfully untalented.
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I just finished watching all of the (previous) seasons of "blue bloods" on netflix and I really liked it. I was not sure about Fat Magnum P.I. but it turns out he is awesome. Fat Magnum P.I. doesn't take poo poo from anybody.
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Friends is on for like 4 hours right when I get home from work and I rather watch that than Judge Judy or Dr. Phil. I used to watch it with my mom as a kid when it aired live so I've must have seen every episode at least 10 times by now. Still find Chandler hilarious. ^ My uncle loving loves Blue Bloods. He tries to get me to watch it whenever I see him.
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calandryll posted:Just finished Broadchurch in just a bit over a day, such a great show. Same here, I absolutely loved watching it but when it ended I didn't really feel so great about it anymore, which is weird. I guess it's just those mystery shows that span a whole load of episodes make me feel a bit cheated. I could've just gone and watched a Miss Marple! That said I really liked the atmosphere they set up and the character building, etc. That made it great. Apparently there's gonna be a Season 2? I wonder what they'll do for that.
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PantsBandit posted:I recently started watching Sons of Anarchy. On season 2 now. It's very good so far with very likable characters. They do seem to have some strange disconnect between the extremely dark subject matter (graphic rape and murder) and honestly pretty happy character interaction. Overall I'm liking it a lot. These bikers have very white teeth. I'm just finishing up the series, watching season 7 as I type at work. It...gets pretty loopy at times and sooo many fans hate the creator for the direction it goes, but I think it's watchable all the way through. Lots of twists and turns. I should finish the last few episodes before I finish up today.
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krushgroove posted:I'm just finishing up the series, watching season 7 as I type at work. It...gets pretty loopy at times and sooo many fans hate the creator for the direction it goes, but I think it's watchable all the way through. Lots of twists and turns. I should finish the last few episodes before I finish up today. You really should check out the thread.
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