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BarrelMakingPenguin
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I just watched the third season of Psych. The tone of the show definitely seems to turn a ton of people off but I enjoy it. Very solid B show in my opinion.
Cabaratier
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Spotless Mind said:
Yeah everyone who loves good television should stick with it atleast till the half-finale of season 2. The
reveal of the blackbird.
Just watched the first disk of supposedly the greatest tv show ever made 'THE WIRE' not that impressed so far, it's good, but not 'OMGBESTTVSHOWEVER' material yet. But i'll assume it will pick up, once i start getting into the characters like other HBO series such as deadwood & SFU.
I just finished the third episode of season 2, so all this prophecy nonsense is driving me bonkers. Oh, and thisCornballer said:
pregnancy
There have been a few more moments where characters act stupidly, especially in relation to military tactics, in order to allow new conflicts to occur for future episodes. There's
Helo and Starbuck letting a known Cylon out of their sights only for her to steal their ship
no one being sent to check out the never-before-seen Cylon ship that crashed landed in the Galactica in one piece
Kobol crash survivors saw the missile launcher being set up and initially thought it was to destroy the forest. These guys are pretty slow on the uptake.
The religion stuff is... impossible to relate with. This is a civilization that has created FTL drives and super intelligent self-evolving machines and they've got their noses in some ancient texts and they're praying to all these lords. Sometimes I kinda think they deserve to be wiped out. There isn't even a real religion behind it. It's more like they've got the Gettysburg Address and they're praying to Abraham Lincoln. There's a point where I don't even care about the journey from A to B within these episodes because I know the process is going to come down to some variation of 'God wills it'. I'm a guy who loved John from Cincinnati, and there's a show dominated with themes of faith, but at least the characters in that show were intelligent, skeptical, inquisitive and their faith was shaped by crazy baffling miracles that numerous people experienced and couldn't explain.
But above all, prophecies just don't make for good storytelling.
I have a couple questions, I don't really want spoilers, but I wouldn't mind knowing whether or not these things are ever addressed.
a)
Why did Gauis not reveal the results of Ellen's Cylon test? The thing works, but he suddenly decided not to do anything with any results. Likewise, he never really did anything about Sharon. I figured once he had a working test he had no reason not to report Cylons since he had legitimate ways of knowing, but nope, the whole thing is dropped as soon as it's functional.
b) Do we ever learn how No. 6 operates within Gauis? I can write some of her advice and thoughts down as interpreting the world around Gauis differently than he does, but sometimes she just flatout predicts the future or knows about things Gauis has had no contact with.
Lastly, it pains me to watch Grace Park act. Part of it is the character, but part of it is her. No matter what she's doing, saying, yelling, etc. she looks scared to death. Dualla's a similarly annoying weak-willed character seemingly perpetually petrified. I know this is some volunteer military during peace time, but damn. Starbuck saves the day for women in the military on this show. I've still got problems with her character, but at least she's got balls. On the male actors side, I'm rethinking my assumption that it was just Tahmoh Penikett's voice on Dollhouse that I didn't like. It's toned down here, but I still have a very hard time taking him seriously and believing that he's not only a soldier but a survivor. I sense that he's acting.
So... yeah, those are some more of my thoughts.
blame space
Banned
Still no one watching Michael & Michael Have Issues? Tonight's episode was hilarious. I guess next week's might be our last.
Assholes.
Assholes.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
blame space said:
I've seen bits and pieces. I really don't like Michael Ian Black.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i just polished off a rewatch of The Ray Bradbury Theater. Going through some random episodes of The Hitchhiker and Freddys Nightmares that i can find on Youtube/Google/etc since there still are no complete boxsets for them 
Lumpy Onion
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Been watching season 8 of Seinfeld. There are some really funny episodes, but some of them aren't that great. Still funny, but I am not dying of laughter like the previous ones.
Also watched like 12 episodes of Supernatural season 1. Wondering when this show becomes OMG awesome.
Also watched like 12 episodes of Supernatural season 1. Wondering when this show becomes OMG awesome.
mcmonkeyplc
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I just bought the complete west wing series 1-7. I'm half way through season 2 and I absofuckinlutly love it.
Best TV series I've seen in ages.
Best TV series I've seen in ages.
beelzebozo
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the incongruity between the highly advanced technical, scientific society and the obsession with prophets and soothsaying bothered me in what i watched of BSG too (made it a few episodes into the second season).
i should note, though, that i never minded starbuck's character. i actually think she's one of the few "strong female who doesn't listen to superiors and gets shit done" characters i've ever seen that i found endearing and rooted for. i can't even count how many times i've prayed to watch michelle rodriguez crash and burn.
i should note, though, that i never minded starbuck's character. i actually think she's one of the few "strong female who doesn't listen to superiors and gets shit done" characters i've ever seen that i found endearing and rooted for. i can't even count how many times i've prayed to watch michelle rodriguez crash and burn.
Now I'm not entirely up to date with S1 but is there not quite a few characters that make it clear they don't believe in it prior and even after the colonies are nuked?
I don't know. The colony's religion is something that never really bothered me. It was the (at times) very blatant focus on it that did.
beelzebozo
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oh yeah, there are several characters who contend--rather vehemently, i would say--that the spirituality is dangerous kookery. the show definitely seems to lean toward the "no no no they're right" side of the argument, i guess, and people having religious visions and following a prophet really isn't what i want from my science fiction.
i don't find that battle between science and religion quite so interesting as ronald moore seems to. i've noted earlier in the thread when i reacted this way to BSG that i see the same issues in probably my favorite sci-fi show, DEEP SPACE NINE, but i found them to be less of a focus there.
i don't find that battle between science and religion quite so interesting as ronald moore seems to. i've noted earlier in the thread when i reacted this way to BSG that i see the same issues in probably my favorite sci-fi show, DEEP SPACE NINE, but i found them to be less of a focus there.
lordoftherink
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Excellent, Treme is being done by some of the people behind The Wire isn't it? Looking forward to it if that is the caseCornballer said:
even if I wasn't crazy for Generation Kill
goldenticket
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Lafiel said:
im watching the entire series right now. ill be done with season 4 today. its a good police drama but its way over hyped.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
I just finished Heroes Season 3. I think I am in the minority but Chapter 3>Chapter 4.
Watched the entire series of Rome and I was blown away. I had avoided it because of the criticisms it had received, but being a fan of ancient history, I should have known better. Loved it.
Also finally had Entourage season 5 arrive. Watched it all in one night and now comes the painful waiting game for season 6 to end and come out on DVD.
Also finally had Entourage season 5 arrive. Watched it all in one night and now comes the painful waiting game for season 6 to end and come out on DVD.
bonesmccoy
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beelzebozo said:
You mean the show creators imagined a society that actually could exist rather than the standard athiestic dishsoap culture regular SciFi shows cop into? Craaaaaaaaaazy.
I just finished season one of Sons of Anarchy. I am impressed. Love the Shakespearean undertones and the realistic depiction of the characters.
I'm about to start 'Taken', the mini-series from SciFi (I refuse to use the stupid phonetic spelling) that aired about 6 years ago. Anyone catch this one?
missbreedsiddx said:
Yup, this was my experience with Rome as well. It's an excellent show, far better in my opinion than The Sopranos and Deadwood (although I never really gave the latter a chance).
The Librarian
Banned
mcmonkeyplc said:
One of my favorite shows.Wish I had bought the complete series instead of one season at a time.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
mackaveli said:
Yes, it even gets better when they solve the murder.
Dan said:
Personally, I find the religion side of things fascinating, but I can say this much - it doesn't go away. And in the third season starts to get a bit monotonous.
Gaius' motivations are never ENTIRELY clear,
but I thought it was consistent with his character to feel (once the technology is working) that he needs to protect it, that he is now in a position of power to withhold information. He's a scattered guy, and he will make numerous such decisions as the show goes on that worked for me, personally.
You'll be waiting until the finale. You will be disappointed. Me, I thought it was okay.
Cornballer
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Mad Men fans - I posted a thread for S3. New season starts Sunday, August 16th.
lordoftherink
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I saw it, and loved the first four episodes. The rest were kind of meh.bonesmccoy said:
Spoilers
To me, Owen Crawford was pretty much the best character on the show, so when he died, although it was bound to happen due to the show's frequent jumps forward, the series went down in quality; I felt the first generation of people "taken" were better actors and more interesting than the second generation that is focussed on for the rest of the series.
It's just that the religion seems to have no substance. It seems to be just the prophecy and history. It's like the Bible without all the moral stuff and just Genesis and Revelations. It doesn't feel developed or that it even exists beyond the immediate relation to finding Kobol and Earth. Rather, it's a plot device .anaron said:
Finished Mad Men recently and I enjoyed it a lot. I love the style and the characters. However, the stories of the characters were not hugely interesting to me, especially the whole Donald Draper
thing which threw me a bit and I'm not sure how I feel about it.
Also done with Firefly. I can't believe it took me so long to watch this even though I'm not really a fan of sci-fi TV shows. However, it was well worth it as it had some great characters like Jayne and Malcolm and it was also funnier than I expected too. It is such a shame that there was only one season. I will have to watch Serenity soon.
stolen identity
Also done with Firefly. I can't believe it took me so long to watch this even though I'm not really a fan of sci-fi TV shows. However, it was well worth it as it had some great characters like Jayne and Malcolm and it was also funnier than I expected too. It is such a shame that there was only one season. I will have to watch Serenity soon.
Battlestar Galactica update:
Just finished "Flight of the Phoenix" and it was by far the best episode of the series. If every episode could be even close to this good, that'd be amazing, but at least for these 42 minutes the show put all its tools and development to work for a great story.
Now for another question. Is it explained how the varying Cylon copies have memories of each other?
Just finished "Flight of the Phoenix" and it was by far the best episode of the series. If every episode could be even close to this good, that'd be amazing, but at least for these 42 minutes the show put all its tools and development to work for a great story.
Now for another question. Is it explained how the varying Cylon copies have memories of each other?
I get that the memories are retained when one dies and is reborn elsewhere, and while I don't think it's been stated, that could also be an opportunity for the Cylons to spread those memories to all future copies. How does pregnant Sharon remember all this stuff that Galactica Sharon did, even before the latter died and went wherever the Cylons are reborn? They've made a convincing case that they're not in any constant contact with Cylon forces, like any sort of internal telepathy or whatnot, so does this stuff get reconciled somehow? I feel like there's a lot of contradictions going on about whether, for instance, the various Sharons are individuals of a certain model type or if they're some sort of hivemind kind of thing.
WyndhamPrice
Member
Dan said:
To answer your question (it's not a huge deal)
It's basically a hivemind but each Sharon can sort of pick and choose memories it wants to explore and stuff. I believe there's a small scene in season 4 about it. I don't think it ever becomes an important plot point.
Cornballer
Member
You're just about to my favorite part of the show - the 2.0 to 2.5 transition.Dan said:
Trying to not get overhyped about this.Ken Tucker @ EW.com said:
Buckethead
Banned
Needed some laughter in my life, so I've been watching The State.
Been watching the first few episodes of Terminator: TSCC S2. It think it's a pretty good show (especially as I seem to remember a fair amount of hate from the internet when it was first coming on air) but I'm slightly disappointed by the new villain so far. I hope she gets more interesting. Cromartie is a complete badass, but she really isn't.
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