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The Librarian
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Don't let anyone tell you the last three seasons (5, 6, and 7) aren't worth viewing. They are. The last three seasons are really good.Zabojnik said:I just finished watching the last episode of the 2nd season of The West Wing. That was ... stunning, simply stunning. I'm still in awe. Amazing television right there.America, fuck yeah! And I'm not even american.The whole final part, where Brothers In Arms starts playing in the background, with the storm raging outside, right after the president's immaginary talk with his secretary, who died earlier in the day. The flashbacks to his youth, to his father and to the then still young Mrs. Landingham. To walk to the podium in front of the journalists, the question, the silence. Leo's "watch this" line and then the president's hands that go into his pockets, the looking away and the smile. Amazing.Fantastic series, I can't believe I ignored it for so long.
The Librarian
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I wouldn't say that, actually. Yeah, Seasons 5-7 have their bumps and hurdles, but having recently re-watched the entire series, I don't think I could place any 1-4 over 5-7 (except maybe 5). Each season of The West Wing, to me, is about the same in quality. Nothing engaged me more in the entire series thanMessi said:Just nowhere near as good as 1-4
the Santos campaign for presidency, and that dominates the majority of season 6 and nearly all of season 7
Yeah, sure, none of the episodes in seasons 5-7 reached the quality of "In Excelsis Deo," or "Two Cathedrals," but the consistency of the quality in seasons 5-7 more than makes up for that.
JetBlackPanda
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Over the weekend me and the wife started The Big Bang Theory It's not high art but It makes me laugh, I really enjoy it.
edit: oh yeah we also finished GLEE, bring on season 2 I want to start watching DEADWOOD can anyone let me know if that show is quality?
edit: oh yeah we also finished GLEE, bring on season 2 I want to start watching DEADWOOD can anyone let me know if that show is quality?
Net_Wrecker
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JetBlackPanda said:
Deadwood is AMAZING. Just be prepared for a TON of foul language (if you're one of "those" people that are bothered by that sort of thing), and a last episode that doesn't provide any closure due to the show being canceled unexpectedly. It's a top notch series.
Breaking BadCorky said:
Party Down
Maybe Firefly?
Maybe Fringe?
And upcoming shows you may be interested in:
Boardwalk Empire (crime show with a star-studded cast+crew)
running wilde (Will Arnett and Mitch Hurwitz and David Cross)
Walking Dead (AMC series about a zombie apocalypse, but more about the characters who try and survive it)
I finally started Breaking Bad. Flew threw season 1 over about 2 days. Loved it. Just have to find season 2.
Watched the first 4 episodes of the Pillars of the Earth miniseries and I love it. Great acting and some fun characters, a cool setting, and the whole idea of a political thriller in 1100 draws me in.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Corky said:
Party Down
Net_Wrecker
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Just finished ROME.
WOW. Top notch acting, writing, set design, costume design, etc. Just overall polish to the nth degree. It's also crazy how big a span of time they fit into just 22 hours of television, and it all flowed very well. Highly recommended.
WOW. Top notch acting, writing, set design, costume design, etc. Just overall polish to the nth degree. It's also crazy how big a span of time they fit into just 22 hours of television, and it all flowed very well. Highly recommended.
That's how I was, hooked right after the pilot. I want season 2 so bad, haven't been able to get my hands on it.Corky said:omg thank you soo much for this, only seen the pilot as of yet but I'm hooked! Seems like one amazing show
And you should definitely also watch Party Down. It's one of the best comedies of the past 10 years.
brianjones
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Salazar said:
aw thats disappointing.. i got the series coming from netflix.
im trying to figure out which series i should watch next.. i feel like ive seen pretty much all the greats.. was thinking
alias
sons of anarchy
dr. who
west wing
damages
chuck
life on mars (uk)
any thoughts on which to prioritize?
Cornballer
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It took me a little while to get used to Eastbound and Down. I was appalled at first, but then I started laughing....a lot.
I haven't seen much of Alias, WW, or Dr. Who, so I can't speak to those. As for the others, they're all good choices - just depends what sort of tone you're looking for. Sons of Anarchy is like a lot of FX - takes some time to get going and the action is pretty brutal, but it all comes together towards the end of S1. Damages is well acted and pretty complicated, but S1 holds up very well on DVD (it's better suited for marathoning that watching week-by-week.) Chuck is one of my favorites - fun action/comedy with likable leads, good soundtrack, etc... I haven't finished Life on Mars, but I enjoyed what I've seen so far through about 4 episodes.brianjones said:
Discotheque
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brianjones said:
West Wing
Life on Mars
Doctor Who (series 5!)
I've been watching Damages season 2 for the past few days, and holy shit I've forgotten how good this show is (was over a year ago I saw season 1). The cast is amazing (probably the best actors in a TV show ever?), and I love how intricate (some would say convoluted) the storylines are. Really dig all this conspiracy/cliffhanger/political stuff. I was put off by some negative comments about season 2 sucking (at least compared to the first one), but I'm loving this. And by all accounts season 3 should be even better.
brianjones
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gdt5016 said:
haha i have to agree.. i liked it
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is I'm not. i honestly just feel that America is the best country and all the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called 'patriotism'. "
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
2 episodes left of Dexter season 3. Jimmy Smits is so fucking good.
Glad to hear it!
brianjones said:
Glad to hear it!
Watched the entire 3rd season of Veronica Mars in 2 weeks and now I'm sad after realizing the show was canceled.
Now I'm not sure what I want to watch next, either the second Buffy season or Firefly.
Can anyone recommend me some crime/drama like Sopranos/The Wire. Saw a few episodes of this Australian mafiaesque show but that was boring, is the Black Donellys any good?
I don't want to see (too much) relationship drama (not like FNL or True Blood all this girly shows ) and interesting storylines, any other suggestions?
Anything about drugs, mafia and shit like that. And preferably something were it's not only black and white (as in good vs bad guys) but more like The Wire.
Maybe I'll watch the 3. Breaking Bad season but Hal's family just pisses me of so much that I get angry watching the show sometimes.
Thanks for the heads up, especially "Boardwalk Empire" sounds interesting.
How many episodes did you watch? At first I also was amazed by the positive feedback, but afer a couple of episodes It got better and better, the last few were simply amazing. However I don't know if it was a good idea to film another season, the ending was perfect.
I know I'm alone on this but the 4th season has been a bit disappointing only the last 2 episodes were really funny(especially the last one)
Btw: When the fuck is the new ASIP season starting? Did they push it back because of big birds pregnancy?
Now I'm not sure what I want to watch next, either the second Buffy season or Firefly.
Can anyone recommend me some crime/drama like Sopranos/The Wire. Saw a few episodes of this Australian mafiaesque show but that was boring, is the Black Donellys any good?
I don't want to see (too much) relationship drama (not like FNL or True Blood all this girly shows ) and interesting storylines, any other suggestions?
Anything about drugs, mafia and shit like that. And preferably something were it's not only black and white (as in good vs bad guys) but more like The Wire.
Maybe I'll watch the 3. Breaking Bad season but Hal's family just pisses me of so much that I get angry watching the show sometimes.
Thanks for the heads up, especially "Boardwalk Empire" sounds interesting.
How many episodes did you watch? At first I also was amazed by the positive feedback, but afer a couple of episodes It got better and better, the last few were simply amazing. However I don't know if it was a good idea to film another season, the ending was perfect.
I know I'm alone on this but the 4th season has been a bit disappointing only the last 2 episodes were really funny(especially the last one)
Btw: When the fuck is the new ASIP season starting? Did they push it back because of big birds pregnancy?
TimHortons
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brianjones said:
I liked both Sons of Anarchy and Damages out of your list. Should go with those imo....
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Spotless Mind
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I've been watching Human Target over the last few days. The actions scenes are a load of fun and the production values are great. I initially thought Mark Valley was a dull and charisma-less lead, but he has grown on me a lot. He handles delivery of the the sarcastic one-liners extremely well.
Jackie Earle Haley's character is such an intriguing badass. He'll pretty much always do something hilariously unexpected each episode.
Bear McCreary's music is awesome (as usual) too. I had the theme stuck in my head all day yesterday. :lol
You're in for a real treat with Season 4. The first 6 or so episodes are some of the best the show has done.
Jackie Earle Haley's character is such an intriguing badass. He'll pretty much always do something hilariously unexpected each episode.
Bear McCreary's music is awesome (as usual) too. I had the theme stuck in my head all day yesterday. :lol
*thumbs up*hamchan said:
You're in for a real treat with Season 4. The first 6 or so episodes are some of the best the show has done.
Jayayess1190
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blame space
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starting the sopranos.. can't believe I was missing this. just finished "College". that rat travel agent got what was coming to him.
I've been watching Trailer Park Boys the last few days. I'm at the beginning of season 3, great stuff so far.
I love the moments that are together both sad and funny, like the shot of Ricky sitting contently in the car he'll be living in as he eats a package of uncooked hot dogs that Julian gave him. :lol
I love the moments that are together both sad and funny, like the shot of Ricky sitting contently in the car he'll be living in as he eats a package of uncooked hot dogs that Julian gave him. :lol
DirtyHarry
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I made it into season 4 of The Wonder Years before I lost interest. I'm also slowly making my way through The Pacific but I haven't seen an episode in like a week. Was watching an episode every night before bed but just sort of stopped for some reason. It's not a knock on the show or anything because it's fantastic. I want to give Californication a run through again before the new season starts up but I doubt that'll actually happen.
I should get disc 2 this tuesday, but I recently watched the first disc of Breaking Bad.
Great show so far, it has lived up to the hype. It's very entertaining and I like the high stakes it has set, I enjoy the tension created by it. I look forward to finishing the season and the rest of the series.
Great show so far, it has lived up to the hype. It's very entertaining and I like the high stakes it has set, I enjoy the tension created by it. I look forward to finishing the season and the rest of the series.
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