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Sorry I didn't post in here sooner guys, but holy cow I just finished the last episode of the series tonight...I'm just done with TV. Enjoy the ride fellas because it doesn't get any better than this. drat. It feels weird it being over. Someone hold me while I cry.
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lu_ducky posted:Sorry I didn't post in here sooner guys, but holy cow I just finished the last episode of the series tonight...I'm just done with TV. Enjoy the ride fellas because it doesn't get any better than this. I hate that I saw all of it too. I tried to go slow since I knew I could only see it for the first time once, but it was too good. It sucked me in and I marathoned it.
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Jun 6, 2010 07:14
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EvilTobaccoExec posted:Claudette is the most morally bankrupt character on The Shield. People always forget that in the episode where her daughter showed up they revealed that Claudette smoked cigarettes while pregnant. Yea Sk... Claudette is the most evil character on the show!!
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Jun 6, 2010 07:56
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I finished the finale last friday night. Good poo poo; I have some gripes but nothing that hasn't been said before. One note: Billings. I hated him, but he grew on me as the show went on. He became much needed comic relief towards the end. Now I finally have time to watch Justified, I've been saving up the new eps on my DVR
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Jun 7, 2010 18:56
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Girlfriend and I have been bingeing (binging?) on the Shield after falling in love with SoA and realizing there was another show. People have always told me how good the Shield is/was, but I never listened. I am a fool. I had had the Lem thing accidentally spoiled for me when I was reading brief character bio's on the wiki. Stupid of me, really. But still, I rewatched that scene, and he looks so happy when he sees that it's his favourite kind of sandwich... and then...  <- this face isn't nearly as 'smith' enough for this scene.Anyway, while I ABSOLUTELY HATE JOHN KAVANAGH, I always like seeing Forest Whitaker doing ANYTHING. Dude has ptosis in his left eyelid, just like me. And he's famous. gently caress yeah. For reference, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptosis_(eyelid)
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Jun 11, 2010 19:17
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When I saw Forrest Whitacker was on Season 5 I was pretty ehh. But then I saw his performance, and man. I hate that guy but that's a compliment to Forrest.
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Jun 11, 2010 21:01
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ARE YOU HAPPY NOW DETECTIVE MACKEY
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Jun 12, 2010 00:21
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Aatrek posted:ARE YOU HAPPY NOW I said "You son of a bitch." to my TV when I saw this.
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Jun 12, 2010 08:50
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I am almost done watching The Wire and I think I may end up watching this again because it is so amazing.
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Jun 12, 2010 17:00
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doctor thodt posted:Best moments from The Shield? Nah Vic runs in the door, screams at a guy in a chair to freeze, and then knees him in the chest. That's the best moment
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Jun 12, 2010 17:37
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I'm still a big fan of "PARK THE SCHWINN, SHITHEAD!" as Mackey runs a banger off the road.
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Jun 12, 2010 18:55
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doctor thodt posted:Best moments from The Shield? Your wife's pussy taste like sweet buttermilk! I can't wait to tell everyone in Gen Pop that you was the Lil' Red Scootah Bandit. From now on, when I say suck my dick, your gonna say " can I lick your balls too Daddy?" Dutch, be hungry on this case. Hungry, you know, like the wolf?
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Jun 12, 2010 19:01
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doctor thodt posted:Best moments from The Shield? After finishing the series, I thought an apt measure of the escalation of the show over the years could be found between that particular scene in Season 1, and another one from Season 7. Not mirror images or anything, but similar enough, showing the more drastic the measures needed the deeper the poo poo they found themselves in.
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Jun 12, 2010 20:00
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Did Sean Ryan ever give a reason the Tavon storyline went down the way it did? Was it just always part of their direction? Or did they write themselves into a corner at some point (like say the coma) and they couldn't find a way to reincorporate the character? Or maybe the entire point of the coma plot was a way to write out Tavon to advance some other plotlines? I always liked the character, and found the way his storyline faded out disappointing. EDIT: I wrote this out after watching season 3 again. I'm making my way though the series again, but haven't watched the season the final two seasons since they premiered. I had completely forgotten about his appearance in season 7. So I might feel differently once I get a chance to let that sink in again. EvilTobaccoExec fucked around with this message at 01:37 on Jun 13, 2010 |
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Jun 13, 2010 01:31
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I liked Tavon and was interested in seeing how far he could be corrupted by the Strike Team and then all that interesting spoilery stuff happened. I'm not sure why it happened but in the end it kind of ties together with everything. Shane and Mara being co-conspirators
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Jun 13, 2010 07:28
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"Come on, everyone. Family meeting!"
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Jun 13, 2010 14:13
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Yeah the Tavon arc and the other guy (Who's name totally escapes me but he becomes the defacto leader of the Strike Team) arc don't quite work on repeat viewings.
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Jun 13, 2010 14:56
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DrVenkman posted:Yeah the Tavon arc and the other guy (Who's name totally escapes me but he becomes the defacto leader of the Strike Team) arc don't quite work on repeat viewings. I totally disagree, it at once reinforces the way the four original Strike Team members' fates are inextricably linked in a way that outsiders aren't privy to, as well as strengthening the Lady Macbeth role Mara plays.
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Jun 13, 2010 16:16
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Aatrek posted:"Come on, everyone. Family meeting!" That is one of the first things I thought of after you see what happens. It's such a small moment but it really impacts the moments that come later. God drat this show is awesome. TV just isn't the same anymore. I loved Burn Notice before and now it just seems so unrealistic and shallow.
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Jun 13, 2010 20:11
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Just finished it a few days ago. What an incredible show. Favorite line? "I've done worse."
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Jun 21, 2010 03:35
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I'm rewatching the entire series now - seasons four and five were probably my favourite (except for S5's ), but I forgot how much Billings makes me laugh. He's on screen for less than a minute and.....he just kills me. He's such a douchebag, and seeing all the episodes so close together really brings that out.
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Jun 21, 2010 04:34
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Just finished last night. All I have to say is that you should probably have something positive to watch afterwards, because... Fuuuuuck.... x 37256983
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Jul 1, 2010 15:54
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KillRoy posted:Your wife's pussy taste like sweet buttermilk! I was always partial to planting the gun on the dog.
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Jul 1, 2010 16:17
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Can anyone repost that blurb that 'Vic' supposedly writes about what's happened since the show ended? I can't remember where I read it. Skimmed this thread, but can't find it. He mentioned how pissed Ronnie was, how he was doing at ICE, stuff like that...
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Jul 1, 2010 19:22
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Can anyone repost that blurb that 'Vic' supposedly writes about what's happened since the show ended? I can't remember where I read it. Skimmed this thread, but can't find it. He mentioned how pissed Ronnie was, how he was doing at ICE, stuff like that... One page back, buddy. Link I'm going through another run-through of the show and just hit the middle of Season 7. Why can't more shows capture this much tension?
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Jul 2, 2010 01:30
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Webbeh posted:One page back, buddy. Link That's weird, I remembered it looking different in the thread. I didn't recall it being part of that interview. Thanks, though!
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Jul 2, 2010 01:43
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Holy poo poo-tit loving christ, the end of season 5 had me crying and throwing things at my TV. I watch a lot of TV, and this is the first show that's made me do that.
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Jul 4, 2010 18:56
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BIG TITTY HMONG posted:Holy poo poo-tit loving christ, the end of season 5 had me crying and throwing things at my TV. I watch a lot of TV, and this is the first show that's made me do that. Oh to be able to watch this series for the first time again
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Jul 5, 2010 14:53
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Based mainly on the recommendation from this thread I started sinking my teeth into season 1. I'm 5 episodes on. Its pretty good so far but...I'm not impressed yet. Does the show start to pick up soon?
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Jul 7, 2010 22:30
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Season 1 is arguably the weakest season. This show gets infinitely better as it goes on. Ride it out, you'll get sucked into the hurricane soon enough. You might want to catch up on sleep now, because you'll be finding yourself just-one-more-episode-ing soon enough.
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Jul 7, 2010 22:36
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If you aren't hooked at the 2nd episode of season 2... wait, what I am that saying, that isn't actually possible
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Jul 7, 2010 22:57
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BIG TITTY HMONG posted:Holy poo poo-tit loving christ, the end of season 5 had me crying and throwing things at my TV. I watch a lot of TV, and this is the first show that's made me do that. Yeah, to this day I still haven't had as visceral and emotional a reaction to a tv show as I did with the season 5 finale of The Shield.
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Jul 7, 2010 23:15
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electricsugar posted:Based mainly on the recommendation from this thread I started sinking my teeth into season 1. It picks up as it goes on. Things become a bit less episodic once you hit Season 2, and it just gets better and better from then on in. For all the flak it gets, Season 1 has some gems. Dragonchasers is just goddamn awesome, and Cupid and Psycho is fun, albeit a tad hokey.
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Jul 8, 2010 01:18
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DarkCrawler posted:If you aren't hooked at the 2nd episode of season 2... Which episode is this? "Cherrypoppers" is the only episode of television that can make me feel physically ill. I forget when that is though. Season 1 I think.
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Jul 8, 2010 04:37
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User-Friendly posted:Which episode is this? vic burning armadillo's face And yeah Cherrypoppers was part of season 1. They were still in that mindset where they thought they had to create and resolve a storyline an episode. Season 1 was the worst season by far. EvilTobaccoExec fucked around with this message at 04:48 on Jul 8, 2010 |
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Jul 8, 2010 04:45
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What's the one with Dutch looking for a missing girl And he talks to the kidnappers without knowing that she's in their shower with an arm missing
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Jul 8, 2010 04:48
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Season 2, Episode 3.
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Jul 8, 2010 04:51
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Ratatozsk posted:6 and 7 are still available on Netflix Watch Instantly. This loving drives me nuts. I have Seasons 2-5 on DVD. TWO THROUGH loving FIVE. I want to get my roommate started on the Shield (I just made him finish watching Breaking Bad and he made me watch the Newsroom) and we can't start it because I don't have my copy of Season 1 (lent it to a relative and I've since moved out of town so I'll never get it back) so we have to wait until it either shows up on Netflix Instant Watch (pleasefortheloveofgodplease) or hopefully it'll go down in price (15-20 bucks, that's all I ask!) Hopefully the full collection goes on sale again soon, I'll buy that poo poo up in a heartbeat.
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Jul 8, 2010 05:24
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I think one of my favourite moments is when Dutch finally cracks his real first case there, and everyone applauds. Then he goes in the bathroom and cries. Oh well, the first part was good.
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I'd like to see an alternate version of the Shield where Dutch didn't go into law enforcement and became the kind of holier than thou psychopath he was always itching to be.
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