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IRQ posted:Yeah! But... what if the main character is a dog! There's no rule that says a dog can't solve crimes!
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A cop dog, you say?
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Sep 1, 2016 02:20
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Justice for Barb
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Sep 1, 2016 02:50
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EL BROMANCE posted:A cop dog, you say? The dog's a loving ghost!
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Sep 1, 2016 02:55
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I remember at one point the initial pitch document for LOST was leaked and most of it was dedicated to emphasizing the fact that, due to the flashback format, it was both a cop show and a hospital show.
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Sep 1, 2016 03:08
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Guy Mann posted:I remember at one point the initial pitch document for LOST was leaked and most of it was dedicated to emphasizing the fact that, due to the flashback format, it was both a cop show and a hospital show. Yet another reason to hate that goddamned show. 
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Sep 1, 2016 03:10
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It makes sense why Networks would like cop and hospital shows seeing as they both involve mysteries that can then be wrapped up in neat little packages in 40 odd minutes. It just sucks that it's all they care about.
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Sep 1, 2016 03:21
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When is this going to crossover with Lucifer?
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Sep 1, 2016 03:36
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I just finished Gilmore Girls. Its alot like the O.C., minus most of the drama, plus most of the painted on outfits. If Lane Kim was one of my friends, I'd have called child protective services. Babette ate oatmeal.
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Sep 1, 2016 04:22
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muscles like this? posted:It makes sense why Networks would like cop and hospital shows seeing as they both involve mysteries that can then be wrapped up in neat little packages in 40 odd minutes. It just sucks that it's all they care about. It's not all they care about. There are also lawyer shows.
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Sep 1, 2016 04:38
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Corner Gas is terrible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veu-Cm7aHMw
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Sep 1, 2016 04:48
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Wandle Cax posted:It's not all they care about. There are also lawyer shows. lawyer shows are way better than doctor and cop shows though, because they can usually do at least one of three things: 1. "RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES" 2. the protagonists, being lawyers, are kinda lovely people 3. Deep systematic cynicism The Good Wife had all three! Hopefully Hayley Atwell's new lawyer show is good, 'cause I'm hurting for a good legal show now that The Good Wife is over.
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Sep 1, 2016 04:53
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TV studios are basically porn parody producers who replace sex with cops.
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Sep 1, 2016 04:57
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Spatula City posted:lawyer shows are way better than doctor and cop shows though, because they can usually do at least one of three things: Couldn't all three of those also apply to cop shows? I'm pretty sure all three have, even.
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Sep 1, 2016 05:01
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I like that Nip/Tuck dedicated an entire season to making fun of how unrealistic TV doctor shows are because the show itself is one of the most batshit shows about medicine ever made and them throwing stones when they had had entire seasons about black market organ thieves and cosmetic surgery-themed serial killers was almost lethal levels of 
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Spatula City posted:Hopefully Hayley Atwell's new lawyer show is good, 'cause I'm hurting for a good legal show now that The Good Wife is over. I wouldn't put my hopes up. CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:Stranger Things is ok. This explains it 100%: Toxxupation posted:The Stranger Things thread in TVIV put it most succinctly by noting how the Barb fandom is people obsessing over a socially awkward loser with zero self-esteem turning their lack of personality into a personality via being a humorless wet blanket, as a paper-thin reflection of their own teenage years. less laughter fucked around with this message at 05:35 on Sep 1, 2016 |
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Sep 1, 2016 05:27
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Hey Muscles can you add in your sticky that people who make new threads should post them in my index thread so I can add them to the master list.
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Sep 1, 2016 06:16
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Zaggitz posted:The dog's a loving ghost! His best friend is a talking pie.
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Sep 1, 2016 08:33
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Guy Mann posted:I like that Nip/Tuck dedicated an entire season to making fun of how unrealistic TV doctor shows are because the show itself is one of the most batshit shows about medicine ever made and them throwing stones when they had had entire seasons about black market organ thieves and cosmetic surgery-themed serial killers was almost lethal levels of The Carver arc is when I was completely loving done with Ryan Murphy and his shows. Christ, that was one of the most terrible seasons of scripted drama in history.
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Vanderdeath posted:The Carver arc is when I was completely loving done with Ryan Murphy and his shows. Christ, that was one of the most terrible seasons of scripted drama in history. You're not wrong but considering more recent crimes against television committed by Ryan Murphy it seems quaint that Nip/Tuck was your breaking point.
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Sep 1, 2016 12:40
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I watched the first episode of The Get Down and I really enjoyed it.
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Sep 1, 2016 13:31
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Yeah it's fantastic. Gonna give the second one a try later. Planning on spreading out the episodes more with this one as people who have binged it seem to have enjoyed it less on the whole.
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Sep 1, 2016 14:17
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Escobarbarian posted:Yeah it's fantastic. Gonna give the second one a try later. Planning on spreading out the episodes more with this one as people who have binged it seem to have enjoyed it less on the whole. As someone who binged I respectfully disagree with that notion.  Show is fantastic.
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Sep 1, 2016 16:20
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Idran posted:Couldn't all three of those also apply to cop shows? Yeah, Law & Order SVU does it regularly, although in that case the shittiness of the protagonists is often glorified.
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Sep 1, 2016 16:27
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Just started watching The West Wing for the first time this week. I'm about halfway through season 1 and I'm loving it so far. I did not expect it to be so comedic to me. Thought it was a way more serious toned show. Sam (Rob Lowe) and Josh (Bradley Whitford) are easily my favorites so far. Charlie (Dulé Hill) is great because I was a huge fan of Psych.
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Sep 1, 2016 17:26
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They tone down the comedy as the show goes on. By season 3 everyone is miserable.
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Sep 1, 2016 17:30
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This is fine as long as they get the cast of Merlin to fill all the parts, with the Merlin guy as the cranky but well meaning Chief of Police (or Chief Inspector or whatever the UK equivalent is). And they maintain the Merlin is magic and Arthur doesn't know ruse.
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Sep 1, 2016 18:12
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Escobarbarian posted:Yeah it's fantastic. Gonna give the second one a try later. Planning on spreading out the episodes more with this one as people who have binged it seem to have enjoyed it less on the whole. You can't help but binge it towards the end. It has a really good flow by then. Good god if there was ever a show that TVIV needed to make gifs for...
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Sep 1, 2016 18:38
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Makes me happy to hear continued good things. Sepinwall gave a really positive review to the first few episodes of Donglover's Atlanta. Sounds like it's gonna be everything I wanted from it. Might make a thread over the weekend
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Sep 1, 2016 18:44
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Digital Jedi posted:Just started watching The West Wing for the first time this week. I'm about halfway through season 1 and I'm loving it so far. I did not expect it to be so comedic to me. Thought it was a way more serious toned show. It helps if you consider that The American President was basically Aaron Sorkin's pilot for The West Wing. But then as time went by and Sorkin became more and more burned out due to his insistence on writing every script, things started to get really heavy-handed. It rebounds quite a bit in the final season, though.
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Sep 1, 2016 19:16
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Timby posted:It helps if you consider that The American President was basically Aaron Sorkin's pilot for The West Wing. But then as time went by and Sorkin became more and more burned out due to his insistence on writing every script, things started to get really heavy-handed. It rebounds quite a bit in the final season, though. Also Sorkin became a coked out liability and had to step away from the show, which dropped in quality after.
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Sep 1, 2016 20:19
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He wrote the second season of Sports Night (22 episodes) and the first season of West Wing (22 episodes) at the same time.
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Sep 1, 2016 20:52
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What are some good/crazy seasons of Survivor? They're all on Hulu (well, the last like 20 seasons are). I just watched the most recent season (second chances or whatever) but haven't watched hardly any of the seasons between like season 3 and the last one.
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precision posted:What are some good/crazy seasons of Survivor? They're all on Hulu (well, the last like 20 seasons are). I just watched the most recent season (second chances or whatever) but haven't watched hardly any of the seasons between like season 3 and the last one. Second Chances is one of the two best seasons of Survivor and the best from a strategy perspective. The other best season is Micronesia because it's absolutely loving hilarious and also for being the only season of the Black Widow Natalie Bolton. Besides that I'd also recommend: S4: Marquesas - the first appearance of Boston Rob and one of the most defining moments in Survivor strategy S6: Amazon - a new type of player shows up and they make the game really exciting S7: Pearl Islands - Jonny Fairplay's season S9: Vanuatu - massively underrated S10: Palau - includes the most pathetic tribe in Survivor history S12: Exile Island - for Shane and his alliance of people he completely despises S13: Cook Islands - the racial divide gimmick is bad but it goes soon and fun follows S15: China - one of the best locations they've visited and again lots of comedy S17: Gabon - if you want to watch a bunch of idiots play the game really badly but very entertainingly S18: Tocantins - holy poo poo you need to see Coach in all his glory S20: Heroes vs Villains - a beautiful masterclass in how not to play Survivor S25: Philippines - great mixture of returners and newbies S27: Blood vs Water - the loved one connections make for a really interesting game S28: Cagayan - full of funny moments, insane paranoia and Chaos Kass S29: Blood vs Water II - generally rated low but the post-merge is great and the winner makes some really interesting moves late-game Honestly if you have the time I'd say just watch them all but definitely watch these ones. Preferably in order cause then you see how the game evolves. (I've tried to keep the justifications as spoilerless as possible)
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Vanderdeath posted:The Carver arc is when I was completely loving done with Ryan Murphy and his shows. Christ, that was one of the most terrible seasons of scripted drama in history. You got off light - I stuck around and watched the NEXT season w/ Peter Dinklidge. The season was even more dark and miserable & every time Dinkledge's character showed up on screen I'd drink until the strength to throw my bottle would leave my body. Imagine my outrage when Dinkledge showed up years later on Game of Thrones (and my shock that I could tolerate the actor).
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Rarity posted:Second Chances is one of the two best seasons of Survivor and the best from a strategy perspective. The other best season is Micronesia because it's absolutely loving hilarious and also for being the only season of the Black Widow Natalie Bolton. Besides that I'd also recommend: I believe this is the last season I watched all the way through until Second Chances. That list is exactly what I was looking for though, I want as much schadenfreude as possible. 
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Sep 2, 2016 00:14
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precision posted:I believe this is the last season I watched all the way through until Second Chances. That list is exactly what I was looking for though, I want as much schadenfreude as possible. Please keep us (or at least me) updated with your thoughts, seeing people react to classic Survivor moments is amazing (Micronesia is S16 by the way)
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Sep 2, 2016 00:30
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The commercials for mtv's "Mary + Jane" makes it look like the flea market version of Broad City.
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Sep 2, 2016 00:56
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Gaunab posted:The commercials for mtv's "Mary + Jane" makes it look like the flea market version of Broad City. Wow, that's some poverty there.
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precision posted:I believe this is the last season I watched all the way through until Second Chances. That list is exactly what I was looking for though, I want as much schadenfreude as possible. I agree with most of the list, but I would add 19 if you don't mind some uneven editing since it makes for an exciting prologue to 20. 32, the most recent season, is also pretty great. Also, 16 (Micronesia) was mentioned at the start of that post but not on the numerical order list, make sure you don't forget that one. Also, of that list, 4 is probably the slowest so might be a bad place to start coming right off of 31. 6 or 7 might be more exciting for you.
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