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Timby posted:Point of order: Homicide was a Barry Levinson / Tom Fontana / Paul Attanasio / David Simon joint. Oh, yeah. What have I got it confused with? Probably Hill Street Blues, which I believe was a Bochco series and a bit earlier than Homicide.
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X-O posted:Jon Polito passed away. I'm sure a lot of you have seen him in other stuff, but he'll he'll always be Crosetti from Homicide for me. One of my favorite character actors from one of my favorite shows. gently caress, man. He was always one of my favorite "That Guy" actors.  gently caress you, cancer.
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Every new MacGyver commercial makes him look like the smuggest douchbag alive.
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Sep 3, 2016 00:59
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Instead of making MacGyver more modern they should have made it older. 1950s MacGyver.
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I have a family member who works for a government power company and they said that they actually had to issue a statement in the wake of Stranger Things becoming so popular clarifying that, no, they aren't secretly a front for clandestine experiments. http://energy.gov/articles/what-stranger-things-didn-t-get-quite-so-right-about-energy-department
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Snak posted:Instead of making MacGyver more modern they should have made it older. 1950s MacGyver. I am virulently against remaking MacGyver, but grandpa Mac would at least make some sense.
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IRQ posted:I am virulently against remaking MacGyver, but grandpa Mac would at least make some sense. http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/macgruber-7-macgyver/n12458 http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/macgruber-w-macgyver/n12448 One more reason Macgruber was the followup to Macguyver that the world deserves.
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Shageletic posted:Seriously? The Sopranos. There were some abortive attempts before hand like Wiseguys and American Dove, but that's the one usually cited as creating the "golden age" of Television and all that jazz. I think Twin Peaks and Northern Exposure were the first mainstream hits for the serialized drama format.
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Sep 3, 2016 02:25
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I've definitely heard Twin Peaks was the show that kicked off the wave of serialization.
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The question wasn't which was the first but which one kicked off the modern trend of serialized television, even with HBO hitting it big earlier with The Sopranos and outliers like Twin Peaks it's hard to argue that LOST wasn't the turning point where serialized television exploded and became something everyone was doing, not just prestige programming on prestige channels.
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Guy Mann posted:The question wasn't which was the first but which one kicked off the modern trend of serialized television, even with HBO hitting it big earlier with The Sopranos it's hard to argue that LOST wasn't the turning point where serialized television exploded and became something everyone was doing, not just prestige programming on prestige channels. Twin Peaks was on ABC friend e: and even before Northern Exposure, I'm pretty sure thirtysomething was at the time regarded as a kind of high water mark and unique animal or w/e e2: haha, I said "high" e3: but now, I'm actually really curious about whether thirtysomething was any good or not. I only recall that there was a time when I was young and a certain kind of adult, like my uncle and aunt who owned a Volvo and a Tracy Chapman CD, watched precision fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Sep 3, 2016 |
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Guy Mann posted:I have a family member who works for a government power company and they said that they actually had to issue a statement in the wake of Stranger Things becoming so popular clarifying that, no, they aren't secretly a front for clandestine experiments. Well, obviously not anymore, the Cold War's over, and now any of that stuff would be at Defense or Homeland Security.
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I use Red vs. Blue as something to keep me entertained while sorting files and why the hell did they have shift into the action/adventure story-telling in Season 10 or so? I get that it's explaining the backstory, but did/does anyone else find jumping between the goofy shenanigans of Sarge, Griff, Caboose, etc. and somebody's Halo fanfic every few minutes isn't as fun as the older show? 
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IRQ posted:I am virulently against remaking MacGyver, but grandpa Mac would at least make some sense. You can't make a MacGuyver show in the age of google. I'm not falling for that poo poo. gently caress tv studios.
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DivisionPost posted:I hate to step on Jon Polito's passing, but do you remember when this seemed sane and clever? Welp, close it all down, guys. I think we're done here.
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Rocksicles posted:You can't make a MacGuyver show in the age of google. I'm not falling for that poo poo. *gets in a sticky situation* *googles lifehack*
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RDA was excellent at playing an everyman without being a smug rear end in a top hat. This new guy really doesn't have it. Saying that, I'm still going to watch a few episodes.
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Sep 3, 2016 13:19
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The best 90's serial drama was Action, cancelled too soon and too beautiful for this world.
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Sep 3, 2016 14:28
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From that article: quote:Writing duo Chad Damiani and J.P. Lavin (who are also adapting game Fruit Ninja as a movie) will pen the script. If I didn't know better I'd think The Hollywood Reporter was a parody site.
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I always thought the reason people liked Barb in STRANGER THINGS was because she was the only character who didn't act like she was pilfered from somewhere else. I like the show, but as time passes the effects have kind of diminished. Aside from David Arbour, who's great.
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DrVenkman posted:I always thought the reason people liked Barb in STRANGER THINGS was because she was the only character who didn't act like she was pilfered from somewhere else. Even though she's a walking cliche dressed in So-Eighties-It-Hurts fashions?
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Sep 3, 2016 17:45
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Yeah how dare they dress someone period appropriate.
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GreenNight posted:Yeah how dare they dress someone period appropriate. Yeah there's a reason the 80s didn't come back too hard but early 90s flannel already has. The 80s was just poor decisions on all fronts. GreenNight posted:RDA was excellent at playing an everyman without being a smug rear end in a top hat. This new guy really doesn't have it. Saying that, I'm still going to watch a few episodes. I saw a spot for the MacGyver remake the other day and god what a punchable face.
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Sep 3, 2016 22:11
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They should give him a beard and top knot
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Just finished watching the first season of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell. It's the perfect show. Astonishing.
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Rhyno posted:Buffy was doing it before the Sopranos. IRQ posted:Soap Operas have been around forever dude. The question was what "kicked off" the current trend of heavily serialized tv shows, and I think Sopranos was the big hit that inspired that type of TV since 2000 or so. GreenNight posted:Every new MacGyver commercial makes him look like the smuggest douchbag alive. There was this poster in a NYC subway that has him parachuting out of an exploding helicopter with the smuggest expression. Made me wish there was a hole in the parachute.
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Shageletic posted:The question was what "kicked off" the current trend of heavily serialized tv shows, and I think Sopranos was the big hit that inspired that type of TV since 2000 or so. Uh, no? The question was who started with rotating cast introducing a 'previously on...' segment
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IRQ posted:I saw a spot for the MacGyver remake the other day and god what a punchable face. Is he played by Adam Devine?
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wayfinder posted:Uh, no? The question was who started with rotating cast introducing a 'previously on...' segment Both topics were being thrown around, don't be a butt Sopranos is a good answer but I'm not sure it's right. For one, it's honestly not even that serialised - it's more of a "short stories that add up to a whole" type, although the first season is the most serialised for sure. It was influential in many ways such as depth of characters and themes but going on specifically serialised storytelling and what had the most influence on it becoming mainstream I'd say it's more LOST and the whole mystery box show fad.
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Rocksicles posted:The Get Down is amazing! I'm still not sure what people's criticisms actually are of THE GET DOWN. Yes it's somewhat a little messy and I don't think it's actually suited for binging, but that doesn't really warrant the muted reception it's got.
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DrVenkman posted:I'm still not sure what people's criticisms actually are of THE GET DOWN. Yes it's somewhat a little messy and I don't think it's actually suited for binging, but that doesn't really warrant the muted reception it's got. I really liked The Get Down, but it isn't without it's flaws (like any other Baz Luhrmann project). Spoiler assumes the you've finished what's available: I don't necessarily agree that the series isn't suited for binging, but where the season(? Part? Act? Book?) ends isn't incredibly satisfying, so a binge feels incomplete. All-in-all, it feels to me like it's meant to be viewed and told as a whole and the episode/season distinctions placed upon an already complete story instead of being filmed for them to have distinct purposes. Which is fine, but it leaves a sour taste in a binge. The conflict in the final episode sucked. By placing the speech and the rap battle at the same time, and the fact that one of the themes of the show is prioritizing conflicting responsibilities, it was lovely to tease the conflict but let Zeke succeed in both. There was no reason that the rap battle being overheard in the speech was the same one Zeke needed to be at if the show was just going to have him do both successfully anyway. Sure, I don't doubt that there will be repercussions for trying to do both in the end, but it doesn't leave much for the viewer to think about between seasons for Zeke to have his cake and eat it too right there. Basically, what you said. It's messy in it's current state, but I think that's because it's more meant to be along the lines of Berlin, Alexanderplatz--a miniseries viewed as a whole in quick succession, not segemented. Because that option isn't available until the second season-thing drops, I understand the muted reception.
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b-b-but i thought it was because of racism!!!
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The Get Down was good, I liked it and binged it over a weekend. It had weak moments but overall was pretty fun. It made the most of out its quasi-musical state and they worked the music into it in a great way. Although I did have to put subtitles on for parts of it, just to get every word spoken by a couple of characters or in loud scenes. I also binged all of Narcos S2 this weekend and that was great too. Keep making tv shows Netflix, the wider the range the better.
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I'm still watching Get Down, on ep 4 as we speak. It repeats itself a bit much but I like it a hell of a lot - the world-building is pretty much second to none. Hopefully the second half of the season is a lot tighter. Sitcom-watchers: how is Superstore? Seems decent enough/fun, but the creator/showrunner is the guy who wrote Office episode 'Angry Andy', soooooo
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Has there been an example in the remake series gone wild of TV that's been any good? Hawaii Five-0 was alright until it started interrupting episodes for product placement ("Hey, bradda. I used to eat da fried foods but I'm on a diet now an' have already lost five pounds thanks to dese Subway sandwiches, brah!" right in the middle of a god drat episode), Rush Hour looked terrible, Lethal Weapon looks bad as does MacGyver. Rush Hour looked like somebody took the Santa Monica Cop sitcom idea from Californication and thought "You know, that's a great idea!".
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CBJSprague24 posted:Has there been an example in the remake series gone wild of TV that's been any good? Hawaii Five-0 was alright until it started interrupting episodes for product placement ("Hey, bradda. I used to eat da fried foods but I'm on a diet now an' have already lost five pounds thanks to dese Subway sandwiches, brah!" right in the middle of a god drat episode), Rush Hour looked terrible, Lethal Weapon looks bad as does MacGyver. If you're counting remakes of movies then Fargo is excellent and Ash vs. The Evil Dead is better than most of Sam Raimi's actual output over the past decade.
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Fargo is not a remake. Black Sails is a pretty killer prequel to Treasure Island.
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Ash v ED isn't a remake either. I mean if RDA lost weight and came out of retirement to play MacGyver again, like Bruce Campbell, I'd be all over it.
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GreenNight posted:Ash v ED isn't a remake either. I mean if RDA lost weight and came out of retirement to play MacGyver again, like Bruce Campbell, I'd be all over it. His meds that allow him to move his back without pain are also what is making him fat so I don't think he's gonna be skinny again any time soon.
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