tracky_dacks
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Pilot for Pushing Daisies is on the telly. I miss this show so much. 
Time for a full series re-watch methinks.
Time for a full series re-watch methinks.
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Friday Night Lights is one of the best dramas on television and I've only seen two seasons.
Season 1 is one of those rare perfect entries of television. I can't even articulate specific things I loved because I literally loved EVERYTHING. Every character, every moment...the town of Dillon felt so real, the characters seemed so amazing, and the writing is fantastic. The first season takes Dillon, an ordinary town with ordinary people and lives, and manufactures such a priceless aura around it. I've seen the show described this way before: it brings the extraordinary out of the ordinary. It's a beautiful thing to watch.
Season 2 is a misstep, but I can't help feeling it's necessary. It's so up and down that it feels bad overall, but the good is still there. And the awkward construction of the season and it's bad plots (Carlotta, nearly everything with Julie [which is too bad because I LOVED her in season 1], the boring Lyla-Rig-Christian Guy triangle, not to mention the fact that some characters show up so sporadically) make it feel like one of those hard-to-define rocky points in life. It makes me cherish season 1 all the more, and from what I've heard it'll make me enjoy season 3 even more.
Then again, maybe I just enjoyed it more because I watched all 15 episodes over 13 hours of being sick. One of my biggest marathons ever.
Season 1 is one of those rare perfect entries of television. I can't even articulate specific things I loved because I literally loved EVERYTHING. Every character, every moment...the town of Dillon felt so real, the characters seemed so amazing, and the writing is fantastic. The first season takes Dillon, an ordinary town with ordinary people and lives, and manufactures such a priceless aura around it. I've seen the show described this way before: it brings the extraordinary out of the ordinary. It's a beautiful thing to watch.
Season 2 is a misstep, but I can't help feeling it's necessary. It's so up and down that it feels bad overall, but the good is still there. And the awkward construction of the season and it's bad plots (Carlotta, nearly everything with Julie [which is too bad because I LOVED her in season 1], the boring Lyla-Rig-Christian Guy triangle, not to mention the fact that some characters show up so sporadically) make it feel like one of those hard-to-define rocky points in life. It makes me cherish season 1 all the more, and from what I've heard it'll make me enjoy season 3 even more.
Then again, maybe I just enjoyed it more because I watched all 15 episodes over 13 hours of being sick. One of my biggest marathons ever.
My favorite episode of the series, I think.Jay Sosa said:Watching the Community Chicken Fingers episode right now, sooo good
I've been told that, and I'm sure it'll be true, but right now I just can't believe it. I mean...sure I cry at TV. I can admit that. But normally it's at huge moments in finales or something. In season 1 of fnl, I was probably full-on weeping once every 4 episodes. It got to the point that I needed to watch in the dark when my roommate was gone.
A Human Becoming
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I started Adventure Time. Hilarious and cute show. Thanks for whoever bumped that topic the other day!
I should have said S3 AND S5 are much better. S4 is my least favorite season of the show. The new characters take quite a while to endear to you like the OG cast, and being the only season in the whole series where cancellation wasn't a very real possibility, the stakes don't feel quite as high. I also felt it had the highest amount of merely decent episodes in the series.
3 and 5 are godly though, and I fully endorse them. Best show.
3 and 5 are godly though, and I fully endorse them. Best show.
Solo said:
I marathoned through these right before I started Deep Space 9, and I've now seen everything from Friday Night Lights except for season 5. Personally, I still think that season 1 was the strongest season. 3 was a close second for me, followed by 4 and then 2. I'll have to see what i think about 5 when I get around to watching it.
I don't think the show has ever captured the lighting in a bottle that they found with season 1, but it's still an amazing show. I think the show had trouble in season 4 dealing with the departure of some characters. It was natural for them to depart, but the show didn't really find its footing. Season 2 was a little more screwy because they went into full-on desperate housewives craziness and that doesn't work for this show, but they got back on track by the end of the season.
Brian Fellows
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big ander said:
I've only seen one season so far but I'd say its about as good as a drama can be on network television.
Material541
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Watched all seasons of Breaking Bad in a 4 day period. I just couldn't wait to see what happened next. I have never been so captivated with a show. Brilliant show. Can't wait for Season 4 to start.
Just started watching through Dexter for the first time about a week ago. I'm a few episodes into the second season - I must say, season one was fantastic,
Looking forward to the next few seasons
in hindsight the surprise of the ice truck killer being his brother was to some extent obvious as the season progressed, but I didn't figure it out until just before it was revealed in the final episode - very nice episode
Looking forward to the next few seasons
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Solo said:
There was plenty of fat that could have been trimmed from season 1 had they gone with a 12 or 13 episode season.
Brian Fellows
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Solo said:
I know that. I was only talking about season 1.
big ander said:
Yeah, I agree with this. Season 1 was 20+ episodes of awesome content. The length just made it richer and more detailed. The 20 episode thing sometimes leads to filler content, but it certainly doesn't have to. Stories can simply be told without so much compression.
Season 1 got better as it went on until the show was up and down, but great at the peaks. Season 2 got even better and more consistent. Season 3 improved upon everything and is consistently excellent for about 11 episodes before dropping a small bit, but I'm thinking it's just midseason fatigue.Krowley said:
randomlyrossy
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Krowley said:
I did the exact same thing. My girlfriend (who I hadn't met when I stopped watching) who had kept watching of course called me an idiot and forced me to finish Season 1. It gets much better, Season 2 especially is leaps and bounds better than the first. And Season 3 has managed to be better still.
chalkitdown1
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Just finished up The Larry Sanders show. Took about a month in all from start to finish. What a brilliant show. Gonna miss Larry, Hank, Artie and the gang. Anyone find that the last season was very different in tone to the rest of the show? It seemed to veer more towards the drama than comedy. But still great, though. Hank greeting the Wu Tang Clan in one of the final episodes was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. And Jim Carrey in the finale was WOW. lol. People talk about Hank being the standout character, but I think Rip Torn is probably the unsung hero of the show. He was just incredible. His mannerisms, his two-faced attitude to the guests, his crazy temper, the shaking of his rolled up notes as he gets the audience worked up......gonna miss him
Watching it in retrospect like this, you can clearly see how many other shows since have been influenced by it, or completely ripped it off, even.
The final scene with Larry, Hank & Artie in the empty studio was very touching. I almost cried......almost.
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Watching it in retrospect like this, you can clearly see how many other shows since have been influenced by it, or completely ripped it off, even.
The final scene with Larry, Hank & Artie in the empty studio was very touching. I almost cried......almost.
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Cornballer
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This morning.dantehemi said:
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dbztrk said:
I wasn't expecting it to be good at all, but it turned out to be surprisingly deep. It seemed to start as an OC/OTH with vampires but it soon lead to more mythology and action and is genuinely a good show. So +1 to gaf must give it a try.
Rabid Wolverine
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Finished all 6 Season of The Larry Sanders Show.
Unbelievable how good this show is. Hank Kingsly is up there with George Costanza.
The David Ducovney story arc - Holy Crap its priceless - LOL!
Last episode was a tear jerker.
Unbelievable how good this show is. Hank Kingsly is up there with George Costanza.
The David Ducovney story arc - Holy Crap its priceless - LOL!
Last episode was a tear jerker.
Misanthropy
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Watching Big Love. I'm starting to hate Bill. He's such a jerk to his family and pretentious and believes he's so self-righteous.
Misanthropy said:
That show (through season 4) isn't exactly bad, but it is full of missed opportunities, and it never really lives up to its potential. You'll get some enjoyment out of it, and it is worth watching, but it still pisses me off. It has the potential to be a truly great show, but never really reaches that level.
Just finished watching Sons of Anarchy S3. WOW! best season finale ever.
And the music from the show is just great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6NDdF-R2uk
And the music from the show is just great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6NDdF-R2uk
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