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RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Rogue on DirecTV's Audience channel. Hm. I can't really tell if it's shit or just painfully mediocre - it certainly fluctuates between the two in almost every scene. The show employs some pretty good actors, but none of them can seem to rise above material that they've been given.
Thandie Newton plays an undercover cop who is pulled out of her mission to learn that her seven year old son has been randomly killed in a drive by. However, she's convinced that her son was specifically targeted, so several months after the police prove no help, she decides to take matters into her own hands and goes back undercover to find out who murdered her son and why. She's so obsessed by her work, that her husband and angsty teenage daughter (of course there would be an angsty teenage daughter) are struggling without her at home - cue the family drama, etc., etc.
None of that works.
However, Thandie works for this crime boss guy - I forgot his name, though he has a beard! - who has this whole crime family/opposing crime syndicate thing going on that's actually mildly interesting.
Also, there's nudity. So yay for that.
Also, apparently Mexico is filled with "freshly prepared organic pussy" <------- actual quote
Thandie Newton plays an undercover cop who is pulled out of her mission to learn that her seven year old son has been randomly killed in a drive by. However, she's convinced that her son was specifically targeted, so several months after the police prove no help, she decides to take matters into her own hands and goes back undercover to find out who murdered her son and why. She's so obsessed by her work, that her husband and angsty teenage daughter (of course there would be an angsty teenage daughter) are struggling without her at home - cue the family drama, etc., etc.
None of that works.
However, Thandie works for this crime boss guy - I forgot his name, though he has a beard! - who has this whole crime family/opposing crime syndicate thing going on that's actually mildly interesting.
Also, there's nudity. So yay for that.
Also, apparently Mexico is filled with "freshly prepared organic pussy" <------- actual quote
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=535875 this thread is pretty recent and is three pages of dramas, comedies, and animated stuff.
bigboss370
Member
Drama:
1)LOST
2)BattleStar Gallactica
3)Luther
4)The Shield
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Comedy
1)Modern Family
2)Friends
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ah, very good, thank you. I'm in the middle of Mad Men now but some more I want to see are: The Wire, Friday Night Lights, Archer, House of Cards, Samurai Champloo, Boardwalk Empire, The Shield, Deadwood, The Sopranos
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Started and watched all of Children's Hospital recently. There's only like, 18 episodes between the two seasons, but each episode is 10 minutes, so it didn't take long to watch the whole series. Weird, sometimes pretty funny, and entertaining.
Add Justified in there after you've watched Deadwood and you hit most of the best on TV.
For comedies, Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, Party Down, and Louie, which isn't like many other shows on TV.
I've seen Justified, Arrested Development and Louie. I'm almost done with Parks & Rec too. I love them all. Never heard of this Party Down.
There are 4 seasons and almost 50 eps now, though I'm assuming only seasons 1 and 2 are on netflix or something. Up near the top of the pile for current "pure comedy" shows. There's one episode in particular (311 The Night Shift) that might be my bar for how good a TV joke is. The entire episode is funny before you know what's coming, but it turns out the whole thing has been 11 minutes of set-up for an incredible punchline.
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Oh nice! Yeah I should've mentioned that what I watched was only what netflix has available at the moment. That episode sounds great, looking forward to seeing more of the show. I wonder, if they are up to season 4, why season 3 isn't on netflix yet?
Party Down is only 2 seasons, and stars Adam Scott. Great show with a bunch of terrific guest stars and cameos.
Have you seen Freaks and Geeks?
Nope
xXBetter Off DadXx
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You my friend....are in a good place, enjoy!
I'd put Freaks and Geeks on the list too then. It isn't considered a classic, probably because it was cancelled after the first season, but it's a perfect example of the dramedy genre, at 18 episodes.
blainethemono
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I'd also add Band of Brothers, Generation Kill, Rome, Carnivale and Oz
Ventilaator
Banned
I started The Sopranos for the first time.
Hasn't fully clicked yet, but all the pieces are there for it to be as amazing as promised.
Hasn't fully clicked yet, but all the pieces are there for it to be as amazing as promised.
Dunno, seems to be the pattern among all the CN/AS shows that were just added to netflix. I thought I was gonna be able to catch up on Adventure Time but they only have season 1.
KittyKittyBangBang
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took a while to click with me too, but it will, and when it does, it will be glorious!!
Cornballer
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There's a GAF thread for it but not much activity there. I assume a lot more people will watch it now that it's on Netflix.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Top of the Lake is on Netflix now? :O That was fast.
Discotheque
Banned
good man. it gets funnier and more compelling with time too.
Cornballer
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I was surprised how quickly they put it up, but I'm certainly not complaining.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Keep us abreast. I wish I could watch it all again from the start.
Oh wait, I can. Here we go again!
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Just started watching Regular Show....man. Three episodes in and I am lovin' it! So ridiculous and absurd, in a great way.
The Culture Vulture
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Might switch over and watch it that way. Have them taped on DVR but Sundance isn't in HD on Direct TV and the picture is shite.
Ventilaator
Banned
The Sopranos season 1
I haven't started writing this post yet, but spoiler warning, I guess. Probably.
Man did I have the complete wrong impression about what this show is. In my head this show was comparable to The Shield, in the sense of people doing bad things that shouldn't be found out, and they cover it up by doing even worse things which means that the total amount of horribleness is even greater and oh god there's tension in every second.
That's not what this show is at all. This show is a not-as-pretty-looking Boardwalk Empire. There's a shitton of quiet moments which are there so the louder moments would have more punch to them. Tony will get to strangle a guy, but not before we see him go check out colleges with his daughter for 30 minutes with occasional cuts to his wife who is watching a movie.
That's not a bad thing at all, as Boardwalk Empire is one of the greatest shows going right now, it's just not what I thought this show was.
I would like to see the show get deeper into what the Sopranos actually do as mobsters though, because so far it kind of seems like the writer got all of his ideas from skimming through the mafia wikipedia page once. In the earlier episodes we see the characters sitting around a table saying "Yeah, mobstuff, right?" "Yeah totally. Mobster things" before getting back to family drama.
Couple random thoughts
* He's not quite there yet, but Paulie is totally gonna end up as my favourite character. Dude needs more screentime.
* I hope there a reason they're keeping Melfi around other than so they could have their occasional inner-monologue-but-not-really scene and this-really-reminds-me-of-the-loading-screens-from-The-Darkness scene.
* Christopher's "I'm a nobody and I hate it" attitude is totally gonna lead into him doing something really stupid that makes me hate him. Shooting the baker guy was already pretty dumb of him.
I haven't started writing this post yet, but spoiler warning, I guess. Probably.
Man did I have the complete wrong impression about what this show is. In my head this show was comparable to The Shield, in the sense of people doing bad things that shouldn't be found out, and they cover it up by doing even worse things which means that the total amount of horribleness is even greater and oh god there's tension in every second.
That's not what this show is at all. This show is a not-as-pretty-looking Boardwalk Empire. There's a shitton of quiet moments which are there so the louder moments would have more punch to them. Tony will get to strangle a guy, but not before we see him go check out colleges with his daughter for 30 minutes with occasional cuts to his wife who is watching a movie.
That's not a bad thing at all, as Boardwalk Empire is one of the greatest shows going right now, it's just not what I thought this show was.
I would like to see the show get deeper into what the Sopranos actually do as mobsters though, because so far it kind of seems like the writer got all of his ideas from skimming through the mafia wikipedia page once. In the earlier episodes we see the characters sitting around a table saying "Yeah, mobstuff, right?" "Yeah totally. Mobster things" before getting back to family drama.
Couple random thoughts
* He's not quite there yet, but Paulie is totally gonna end up as my favourite character. Dude needs more screentime.
* I hope there a reason they're keeping Melfi around other than so they could have their occasional inner-monologue-but-not-really scene and this-really-reminds-me-of-the-loading-screens-from-The-Darkness scene.
* Christopher's "I'm a nobody and I hate it" attitude is totally gonna lead into him doing something really stupid that makes me hate him. Shooting the baker guy was already pretty dumb of him.
You should. The cinematography is one of the strengths of the show.
Ventilaator
Banned
On season 4 of 30 Rock and they need to freshen this up a little. It has started feeling a bit too samey. By this time Community had went completely insane, and Parks & Rec had brought on Rob Lowe and Adam Scott, with Lowe ending up as one of the best characters.
Loving the constant random guest stars though.
Loving the constant random guest stars though.
Discotheque
Banned
i started watching it when it hit netflix too and...i swear it's strange how much i identify with mordecai. he's a giant bird...but so relateable
randomlyrossy
Member
Really looking forward to watching that show from start to finish again some day. I haven't watched it since the finale, which I did watch a few times. Love it so much.
xXBetter Off DadXx
Member
Yeah man, Mordecai is essentially me when I was in my early twenties.
Hay guise.. just finished season 3 of The Walking Dead, re-watched the last couple episodes of Breaking Bad, and finally caught up the last episode of Game of Thrones. Also watched this mini-series on netflix called Top Boy which I quite enjoyed. If you're into
Starting up Luther as we speak, and going to start Mad Men after that.
Starting up Luther as we speak, and going to start Mad Men after that.
Finished Season 2 of House of Lies. Better than Season 1 but still not a great show.
Also watched all of Suburgatory. The season 2 finale was one of the worst season finales I've seen in years. If it gets canceled and that's the series finale, then it would be the worst series finale ever.
Also watched all of Suburgatory. The season 2 finale was one of the worst season finales I've seen in years. If it gets canceled and that's the series finale, then it would be the worst series finale ever.
I started 30 Rock last week on Netflix. I'd seen a few random episodes here and there in the past but never really cared for it. Since starting from the beginning though I've fallen in love with it. I'm several episodes into season 2 and I think it's even better than season 1. How long does this show stay strong for?
Through season 3 and a lot of 4. 5 and 6 the quality dips a bit, but not very drastically. 7 is a spectacular victory lap.
It's one of the most consistently great sitcoms ever.
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