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I enjoyed the show a lot in the beginning but in my opinion they really dropped the ball in the later seasons where the whole spy-comedy-romance shifted to just plain silly most of the time.
Yes, this scene specifically.
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I enjoyed the show a lot in the beginning but in my opinion they really dropped the ball in the later seasons where the whole spy-comedy-romance shifted to just plain silly most of the time.
Yes, this scene specifically.
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Well, that is awesome news. Thanks for the info.
RatskyWatsky
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I think my brother has one book so I will take your advice and read one first, if I like that I will just keep reading them first and pick Deadwood instead.
Excellent decision!
Ventilaator
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Six Feet Under is really messed up. I'm at season 2.
The hell is Brenda doing? Why would you do that to Nate, the guy who seemed like he wouldn't deserve it...until Lisa happened. I get the feeling that by the end of this I'm gonna have entire episodes devoted to characters yelling at each other and throwing things.
Assuming Billy doesn't kill everyone before that.
The hell is Brenda doing? Why would you do that to Nate, the guy who seemed like he wouldn't deserve it...until Lisa happened. I get the feeling that by the end of this I'm gonna have entire episodes devoted to characters yelling at each other and throwing things.
Assuming Billy doesn't kill everyone before that.
EleventhDoctor
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Oh yeah, tons of stupid moments like that, but i got so used to the amount of stupid that I never really bothered to question it. I found the show to be good entertainment, but the last two seasons were a bit silly in general.
Ventilaator
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I have a couple episodes left of season 3 of Six Feet Under.
I hope to god I'm misunderstanding this and they're not actually setting up
, because holy shit if that happens.
Edit: Well fuck
I hope to god I'm misunderstanding this and they're not actually setting up
killing Lisa
Edit: Well fuck
I thought the second season of Chuck reached the amazing level and had an astounding consistency to boot. I loved every single episode from that season. Pity this is only true for the second season. :-(
I still need to finish the last half of the fourth and fifth season.
After the first season, Supernatural becomes something special. It becomes more than a .gif factory.
On another note, I have finally begun watching through the tenth doctor (I saw the 11th doctor), but I am interested in the spinoff, Torchwood. Is it worth a watch? I heard it was Buffy-inspired (major Buffy fan right here), so that really caught my interest.
Ventilaator
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As I understand it, the Children of Earth five part special is widely considered as the greatest thing the show ever did and is recommended to anyone who is interested in the series.
I watched it and didn't like it enough to start actually watching the show, so yeah.
Just started The Walking Dead and am a couple episodes into season 2. I was reluctant to give it a shot since I've become sick of the whole zombie fad, but after the first couple episodes I knew I was committed. Really cool to have a zombie 'movie' stretched out over potentially several seasons. I mean in a 110 minute zombie movie you wouldn't have a 20 minute scene devoted entirely to the
for example (S2E1 spoiler). This show is good stuff.
zombie herd passing by the group on the highway
sevenchaos
Banned
I finished all of Frasier the other night. Easily one of the best shows of all time.
Yeah, it is pretty great show. I did not like S5 all that much though.
Yup. One of my favorite in that genre as well.
Watched the first episode of The Walking Dead today. This is the show I have always wanted since playing Resident Evil 2. So intense and gripping, so well made. Loved it. The pilot must have cost an crazy amount. One thing though:
In the beginning we see him shooting a zombie girl. But later he wakes up in the hospital and it seems like he doesn't even know what those things are, as if he has never seen him. Until that point I thought the premise of the show is that this zombie thing is already known but has now hit his city. I'm a little confused there.
I'm pretty sure you're referring to a scene that must be a flash-forward, although tbh I'm still a little confused about it myself
I just finished season 2 and I have to admit I'm not too motivated to start season 3, although I'm sure I will. The setting/plotline of season 2 got pretty tiresome after a while. The first two episodes of the first season are still my favorite.
Nappuccino
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That opening scene happens after the hospital, after he meets the two survivors and after they part ways.
Discotheque
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ending was so good. just wait til you watch season 3 though. Gyp Rossetti is such a good villain.
Season 2 is really, really good. Completely unrelated to Season 1, which I too thought was dire.
If you like, just skip the rest of Season 1.
That guy is a supreme asshole by the looks of it. I'm only basing it off the first episode. I hope I see more of Richard Harrow. Love that character.
I really enjoyed the first season. For some reason, I never got around to watching the second season of the show (besides one or two episodes). Is it a major leap in quality?
DieUnbekannte
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When I watched the first episode of American Horror Story I wasn't sure what to expect but I really enjoyed watching the whole season. I heard that the second one is not a sequel but apparently some actors from season one will come back in different roles. I think this could be a little bit confusing. Nevertheless I'm looking forward to saturday because then the second season is going to start in my country.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
That's right. Season 2 has a different setting, story, and some of the actors from the first season are playing entirely different characters. Season 3 will be the same way.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Mentioned it in the Netflix thread, but I just watched the series (just two 13-episode seasons) Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. Never even heard about it until a week ago when somebody showed me a clip and told me it was on Netflix. Very fun show, got this "Buffy meets Evil Dead meets john hughes meets jay and silent bob" vibe, through a very canadian lense.
Once you get to the episode with the giant dick monster, you realize this is NOT a show that is burdened by taking itself too seriously.
Once you get to the episode with the giant dick monster, you realize this is NOT a show that is burdened by taking itself too seriously.
Davey Cakes
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Finally finished the entirety of Battlestar Galactica.
The finale made a lot of sense considering the direction of the show. That's as much as I can say. A solid and somewhat emotional ending.
I will say that, while I enjoyed Season 4 enough, it was basically the culmination of the show's general direction. The show was always moving towards divine intervention and "destiny" so obviously the last season would capitalize on these things. That said, I almost feel like I understand peoples disappointments with LOST, even though I'm a big fan of that show as well. Basically, the elements grounded more in sci-fi are pretty cool and it's not the greatest thing when religion, mysticism, and paranormal occurrences come into play. Seems like the easy way out, even though (at least in the case of BSG) the seeds of religion and faith were planted very early on.
Then again, BSG never really overdid anything in this regard. I will just say that I enjoyed the show most in Seasons 2 and 3, when religious tones were in the background rather than being played up to the foreground. Once you go from "we don't know if there are gods or if there is such a thing as destiny" to "we are being guided by some unknown force" things kind of tip in the negative direction, but only slightly. The show handles it well, I guess. Could've been much worse.
I think I'm rambling, and I'm not sure exactly what I'm getting at.
Anyway, my favorite part of S4 was the "uprising" in eps 13 and 14. Very tense situations like that are enjoyable for me. Really showed how truly divided the fleet was if they were willing to pick sides so easily. I felt the same way about the Pegasus arc in Season 2, which only lasted a few episodes but was still really compelling in terms of the changing circumstances of the characters. These parts of the show were the ones where I was compelled to watch more than one episode in a day (or in a row, even).
Season 2 was probably my favorite overall, but the change of tone in Season 3 was refreshing.
The finale made a lot of sense considering the direction of the show. That's as much as I can say. A solid and somewhat emotional ending.
I will say that, while I enjoyed Season 4 enough, it was basically the culmination of the show's general direction. The show was always moving towards divine intervention and "destiny" so obviously the last season would capitalize on these things. That said, I almost feel like I understand peoples disappointments with LOST, even though I'm a big fan of that show as well. Basically, the elements grounded more in sci-fi are pretty cool and it's not the greatest thing when religion, mysticism, and paranormal occurrences come into play. Seems like the easy way out, even though (at least in the case of BSG) the seeds of religion and faith were planted very early on.
Then again, BSG never really overdid anything in this regard. I will just say that I enjoyed the show most in Seasons 2 and 3, when religious tones were in the background rather than being played up to the foreground. Once you go from "we don't know if there are gods or if there is such a thing as destiny" to "we are being guided by some unknown force" things kind of tip in the negative direction, but only slightly. The show handles it well, I guess. Could've been much worse.
I think I'm rambling, and I'm not sure exactly what I'm getting at.
Anyway, my favorite part of S4 was the "uprising" in eps 13 and 14. Very tense situations like that are enjoyable for me. Really showed how truly divided the fleet was if they were willing to pick sides so easily. I felt the same way about the Pegasus arc in Season 2, which only lasted a few episodes but was still really compelling in terms of the changing circumstances of the characters. These parts of the show were the ones where I was compelled to watch more than one episode in a day (or in a row, even).
Season 2 was probably my favorite overall, but the change of tone in Season 3 was refreshing.
Pretty substantial leap, yes. And Season 3 is just as good, if not better. Season 2 really elevated the show to one of the best on TV right now imo. I also enjoyed the first season though, it's a good introductory season, but season 2 is where all that setup starts to pay off.
Season 3 has quite a bit of Harrow stuff, and it's really well done. You shouldn't be disappointed
DieUnbekannte
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I can't wait to find out what the main theme in this season is going to be. I didn't read anything about it because I wanted to be surprised
So it is already announced that there's going to be a third season? I hope it won't take too much time until it will air in my country!
Just finished Season 5 of The Shield...Holy shit man. Best season so far. I had chills all over
Spoiler tag that part, man. That's a big ass spoiler.
My bad! Apologies.
Razgriz-Specter
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Im thinking of starting Arrow, worth it?
would ask in the tread but want to avoid spoiler just in case.
would ask in the tread but want to avoid spoiler just in case.
I have been enjoying it quite a bit. A little silly at times, but it's been good so far. Definitely worth a shot I'd say.
Razgriz-Specter
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Thanks
Davey Cakes
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After finishing Battlestar Galactica, I still had an itch for some sci-fi, so I decided to start watching Farscape.
Three episodes in and I like it. The pilot wasn't great but two more eps after that and I'm already warming up to the characters.
I don't mind that it uses muppets. Honestly, that's a refreshing changeup after BSG's CGI cylons.
Three episodes in and I like it. The pilot wasn't great but two more eps after that and I'm already warming up to the characters.
I don't mind that it uses muppets. Honestly, that's a refreshing changeup after BSG's CGI cylons.
The Culture Vulture
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Anyone watching Top Of The Lake on Sundance? It's pretty good, first two episodes are premiering tonight.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
It's definitely on my list, but I probably won't get to it for a while.
Cornballer
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Ditto. I'll get to it eventually. Sounds like a good one.
The Culture Vulture
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Halfway through the second episode. A lot of potential but very annoying that Direct TV doesn't have Sundance in HD.
Cornballer
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Definitely. A friend of mine and I were bitching about that earlier today.
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