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Tokelau All Star posted:What are the good Sopranos seasons? I watched season 1 back when Netflix was DVDs and never got around to the rest of it. Just watch Goodfellas again honestly lol. yeah I eat rear end posted:I mean I got a sense of its importance and the statement it was trying to make, but it just didn't entertain me. I need a show to hold my interest, not educate me. The Wire is also extremely entertaining, but like I dunno what to say without coming off like a jerk here. It's not a pulse pounding soap opera show, it's a visual novel.  I have ADHD so I just gotta shake my head at youse guys who can't get with a more deliberate pace that still constantly entertains with comedy, suspense, drama, and all the usual suspects. Grape fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Jun 30, 2019 |
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Whats y'alls take on "The Kroll Show" I say its a good show
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King Hong Kong posted:I once tried to watch The Wire because everyone said its themes were fascinating - and aligned with what I have studied - but it turns out that its base level of entertainment barely ever rises above stupefyingly boring. the wire is the most middlebrow poo poo in the world
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JakeP posted:Whats y'alls take on "The Kroll Show" its extremely good.
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Jun 30, 2019 17:56
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True Detective Season 1 is better than all these shows, too bad it fell off a cliff past that point.
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Wrath of the Bitch King posted:True Detective Season 1 is better than all these shows, too bad it fell off a cliff past that point. season 2 was almost redeemed by the gbs goon who successfully predicted nick pizzolattos word of the week in one of the episodes
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Jose posted:season 2 was almost redeemed by the gbs goon who successfully predicted nick pizzolattos word of the week in one of the episodes Holy poo poo, I totally forgot about that. What was the word again?
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JakeP posted:Whats y'alls take on "The Kroll Show"
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Holy poo poo, I totally forgot about that. What was the word again? apoplectic i think
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SickZip posted:the wire is the most middlebrow poo poo in the world The chess game is like a metaphor for life yo
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SickZip posted:the wire is the most middlebrow poo poo in the world Zane fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Jun 30, 2019 |
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Jun 30, 2019 22:06
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Mu Zeta posted:The chess game is like a metaphor for life yo lol at least get the metaphor right if you're going to mock it
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Zane posted:what's the comparatively highbrow show in this argument The first season of Twin Peaks.
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Jun 30, 2019 22:39
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Solice Kirsk posted:The first season of Twin Peaks. lol I don't think so my dude.
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Jun 30, 2019 22:42
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i am legit angry at you FUCKIN IDIOTS who think the wire is boring. god drat what is it like to be SO STUPID???
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Strategic Tea posted:'Glorifying cops', as though it's bad to show them doing what they're actually supposed to do. Have you ever tried fixing your poo poo police rather than damning them? hey guys we got a PIG LOVER over here
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Jun 30, 2019 23:14
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Grape posted:lol I don't think so my dude. You're really living up to your user name cause all you do is.......wine.
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Jun 30, 2019 23:24
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QuarkJets posted:that actor is named Jonathan Banks, he voices a character named Rick Dickler in Incredibles 2 Did you also catch the Vince Gilligan Community cameo as the VCR/boardgame host when they played Pile of Bullets?  ... Draw!
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Jun 30, 2019 23:38
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to the guy who asked what a prestige drama is I looked it up for you it means they have famous people
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If you are a foreigner and you want to really understand America, watch The Wire and Doctor Strangelove.
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Nah, watch 90 Day Fiance instead.
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true detective s1 was good but slightly overhyped. I wanted it to be more overt I guess? holy poo poo dexter got so bad by the end, just lmao
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I'm 9 episodes in on the Shield and the only character I like is Dutch. I really can't stand Vic, and would like to see him drawn and quartered. I mean, I guess they're trying to make him as hatable as possible, but giving so much spotlight for someone like that is making this really hard to go on. They keep trying to put this side plot of his kid with autism for some reason. Who cares, he's a scumbag who is worse than the criminals he keeps putting away. Why bother.
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Grape posted:lol at least get the metaphor right if you're going to mock it The game is life. It's why the king stay the king while the rest fight for scraps.
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Philthy posted:I'm 9 episodes in on the Shield and the only character I like is Dutch. I really can't stand Vic, and would like to see him drawn and quartered. I mean, I guess they're trying to make him as hatable as possible, but giving so much spotlight for someone like that is making this really hard to go on. They keep trying to put this side plot of his kid with autism for some reason. Who cares, he's a scumbag who is worse than the criminals he keeps putting away. Why bother. I had the same issue with Sopranos and gave up after a couple of episodes. Prestige TV means scumbag protagonists apparently.
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Woden posted:I had the same issue with Sopranos and gave up after a couple of episodes. It really just means the lighting is better than regular TV
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Prestige tv is when you can show dicks anytime you want but you only do it once a season at most bc it would gross out the heteros
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Philthy posted:I'm 9 episodes in on the Shield and the only character I like is Dutch. I really can't stand Vic, and would like to see him drawn and quartered. I mean, I guess they're trying to make him as hatable as possible, but giving so much spotlight for someone like that is making this really hard to go on. They keep trying to put this side plot of his kid with autism for some reason. Who cares, he's a scumbag who is worse than the criminals he keeps putting away. Why bother. rating characters based on how much you wanna hang out and be their friend, instead of how compelling they are, is really lame and childlike like durr, Vic is as bad as the criminals. Wow dude you are insightful. Malcolm Turnbeug posted:Prestige tv is when you can show dicks anytime you want but you only do it once a season at most bc it would gross out the heteros chernobyl's dick miners scene is truly the pinnacle of modern television produciton and i'm not even joking
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dexter opening > the rest of dexter
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Malcolm Turnbeug posted:Prestige tv is when you can show dicks anytime you want but you only do it once a season at most bc it would gross out the heteros I don't think Cinemax is prestige tv.
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I think prestige TV is good because it gives you a positive opinion modifier with your vassals, and also you need some banked if you want to forge claims
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Woden posted:I don't think Cinemax is prestige tv. Prestige tits at least
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Mu Zeta posted:The game is life. It's why the king stay the king while the rest fight for scraps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWmryAVUoL8&t=103s
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Philthy posted:I wouldn't have said go to the second season before it gets good. If the first few episodes didn't grab you, then the show is not your thing. It doesn't change. It is a snapshot of society and policing in one of the most dangerous and corrupt cities in America. It took until the 10th episode for me but then everything suddenly clicked into place retroactively for me.
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BoJack Horseman did a decent takedown of "Prestige TV" in the most recent season. Basically, if there's: - high production values - long, deliberate camera shots - dim lighting - slow pacing - antiheroes as protagonists - withholding information from the audience for no reason other than to get you hooked (i.e. being aware that you don't know something vs. being unaware that you don't know something) - narrative is delivered out of order or through flashbacks and flash forwards then people will assume it has smart writing as well. Sometimes, this is true - for instance, Better Call Saul employs much of this and is excellent (though with a slight drop in quality with the most recent season).
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So you think the chess game is only talking about the drug trade and nothing about the dock workers, politicians, teachers, cops, and school children? All the pieces matter! They literally show parallels with how everyone is just trying to juke the stats no matter what job they have.
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Solice Kirsk posted:Nah, watch 90 Day Fiance instead.
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Damnit. I really should have not watched that when I'm only 4 seasons into the show. Why did I not realize it was filled with spoilers? Because I am retarded, that's why.
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Mu Zeta posted:So you think the chess game is only talking about the drug trade and nothing about the dock workers, politicians, teachers, cops, and school children? All the pieces matter! They literally show parallels with how everyone is just trying to juke the stats no matter what job they have. Institutions and systems sure, but not some bland freshman at college "LIFE" thing or whatever.
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:BoJack Horseman did a decent takedown of "Prestige TV" in the most recent season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2GikVQXvf0
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