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I spent the last week binging through Louie on Netflix. For once, fellow Goons, you didn't oversell something. That show deserves all the love you have heaped upon it. A beautiful, solid little production. I'm a little put off by some of the choices, or maybe the better description is that I'm disheartened. The show manages to hit a lot of tender spots in its 20-something minute runs. Manos del Sino fucked around with this message at 22:33 on Jan 9, 2014 |
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It's unlike any other show I've ever seen and it's also probably the most honest show I've ever seen. Some episodes leave me melancholy just because it's saying "oh hey the world is poo poo and sucks a whole bunch and is also absurd."
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Jan 9, 2014 22:23
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I just finished Spartacus and I need a loving drink and to open a window cause it's so loving dusty in here. 
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Jan 9, 2014 22:32
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Zaggitz posted:I just finished Spartacus and I need a loving drink and to open a window cause it's so loving dusty in here. Did you watch all the credits of the last episode?
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Jan 9, 2014 22:34
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Just watch the sequel Rome for more 
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Jan 9, 2014 22:34
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I get more emotionally involved in Louie than I do 90% of shows which are meant to be dramas.
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Jan 9, 2014 22:35
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Mu Zeta posted:Just watch the sequel Rome for more Then end with I Claudius.
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Jan 9, 2014 22:35
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bobkatt013 posted:Did you watch all the credits of the last episode? I did, Andy at the end  .
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Jan 9, 2014 22:38
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Zaggitz posted:I did, Andy at the end One star of the show will be in one of the biggest blockbusters of this year plus Arrow and another will be in one of the biggest bombs. 
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Jan 9, 2014 22:40
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Zaggitz posted:I just finished Spartacus and I need a loving drink and to open a window cause it's so loving dusty in here. 
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Jan 9, 2014 22:40
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Aphrodite posted:Their favorite new comedy nominees are the Bubble Watch. Nice. This is the year Louie comes back for S4, right? It's been way too long.
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Jan 9, 2014 23:05
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A local channel has started showing Leverage, which I never got to watch. It's entertaining, kind of like a modern A-Team.
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Jan 10, 2014 04:40
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The Spoils of Babylon is outstanding. Can't even begin to describe it. They're repeating it again at 12 AM and 1 AM, next showing is Saturday at 11:15 AM. Set your DVR. There's a good chance you'll feel burned by it but you simply must know it exists.
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Jan 10, 2014 05:53
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HBO at the TCAs has revealed that there's just going to be one more season of Boardwalk Empire.
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Jan 10, 2014 07:36
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muscles like this? posted:HBO at the TCAs has revealed that there's just going to be one more season of Boardwalk Empire. Boooooo. BOOOOOOOOOO.
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Jan 10, 2014 07:37
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Also probably only more season of Justified after the current one. For good news though its time for another GREATEST EVENT IN TELEVISION HISTORY.
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Jan 10, 2014 07:41
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Gonz posted:Boooooo. The producers including Scorcese are working on another HBO show with Bobby Cannavale!
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Jan 10, 2014 07:45
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Mu Zeta posted:The producers including Scorcese are working on another HBO show with Bobby Cannavale! Okay, that makes me feel a bit better.
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Jan 10, 2014 07:48
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Mu Zeta posted:The producers including Scorcese are working on another HBO show with Bobby Cannavale! Yeah, that's actually part of the reason why the show's ending -- Producer's Choice. Terry Winter and Martin Scorsese are anxious to get this pilot into production: it's about the NYC music scene in the late 1970s, in the midst of punk's dominance and the beginnings of hip-hop. Mick Jagger's also on board as an EP. Scorsese will again direct the pilot, and Bobby Cannavale will play the lead: a coked-out record label executive. Cry for Boardwalk, but do not dare cry for television.
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Jan 10, 2014 08:09
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I love boardwalk, its such a hard hitter. But 5 seasons is the magic number for a drama, so it's ok i guess.
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As long as Winter is making the call I will... accept it. BUT SO HELP ME GOD IT BETTER BE WORTH IT!!!!!
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Jan 10, 2014 08:32
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^^^^ although they're portraying it as Winter's decision Todd VanDerWerff thinks declining ratings and a lack of awards buzz were major factors in the decision toomuscles like this? posted:Also probably only more season of Justified after the current one. That fits with a quote I read from Goggins before season 4 premiered, so I'm pretty drat happy with that.
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Jan 10, 2014 08:50
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I passed the Santa Anita racetrack over the holidays and remembered how much I liked Luck. A shame about all the horses dying and nobody watching, because I was a pretty big fan.
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Jan 10, 2014 08:56
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Manos del Sino posted:I passed the Santa Anita racetrack over the holidays and remembered how much I liked Luck. A shame about all the horses dying and nobody watching, because I was a pretty big fan. We actually started going to that racetrack out of morbid curiosity after watching the pilot for Luck. I had no idea horse racing was still a thing, and now I love it. Thanks HBO!
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Bown posted:^^^^ although they're portraying it as Winter's decision Todd VanDerWerff thinks declining ratings and a lack of awards buzz were major factors in the decision too. Yeah, I think when the show started they expected it to be a Sopranos-level awards factory. Unfortunately it coincided with Breaking Bad and Mad Men, effectively boxing it out of most categories.
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ShakeZula posted:Yeah, I think when the show started they expected it to be a Sopranos-level awards factory. Unfortunately it coincided with Breaking Bad and Mad Men, effectively boxing it out of most categories. Boardwalk Empire is a really good show, but I don't think it's a great one. Mad Men and Breaking Bad both do different elements better so it's always felt a little redundant to my own watch list. I'm glad it's ending earlier rather than later but it does feel like one season was awarded when two would've been ideal.
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Jan 10, 2014 10:34
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GIRLS has been renewed for season 4! 
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Is Season 4 of Boardwalk better than season 3? Because I just finished season 3 and I kind of hate everyone now. Except Richard because who could hate that face?  (: And I know what happens to him at the end of season 4 because I'm alive and posting on the internet. One more reason to put off season 4.)E: PriorMarcus posted:Boardwalk Empire is a really good show, but I don't think it's a great one. I would agree with this.
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Jan 10, 2014 14:11
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DivisionPost posted:The Spoils of Babylon is outstanding. Can't even begin to describe it. They're repeating it again at 12 AM and 1 AM, next showing is Saturday at 11:15 AM. Set your DVR. It kinda feels (albeit only halfway through the first episode) that they watched Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, used the concept but except instead of writing jokes they hired famous people and shot it nicely. Hoping it picks up by the end of the 2nd episode.
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Jan 10, 2014 14:47
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I have the last 8 episodes of the latest season of Boardwalk on my DVR. I loved the first few seasons but I just no longer have the desire to watch this show anymore. I don't know what changed.
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You still got two further than me. There's nothing wrong with Boardwalk exactly, just with everything else on it's one of the ones most likely to get left behind.
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Jan 10, 2014 16:28
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Here's the sizzle reel for Rainn Wilson's new bad cop show Backstrom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6O5uD-ySw8
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zoux posted:Here's the sizzle reel for Rainn Wilson's new bad cop show Backstrom: Who wants to watch a show about an unlikable dick abusing his public authority? "Knowing I don't have long to live gives me the courage to do what's right." Ooooh, now I get it. Irish Joe fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Jan 10, 2014 |
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Jan 10, 2014 16:44
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Irish Joe posted:Who wants to watch a show about an unlikable dick who abuses his public authority? Yeah some of the jokes were funny but it's basically "what if Dwight was a cop???" Also it's got that girl from Emily Hart MD that has the Rumer Willis uncanny valley face. It'll run for 9 seasons and spinoff 3 times.
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Jan 10, 2014 16:48
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Maxwell Lord posted:Its theme song is "Don't Stop Me Now". That's a great song. You would think that Don't Stop Me Now is such an awesome loving song that nobody could make it sound bad even if they tried. But God drat it if the Super Fun Night theme doesn't try its hardest to prove you wrong. Still, it's not even a contender for Worst Theme Song as long as The Mindy Project continues to defy all odds by existing.
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Jan 10, 2014 17:38
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Dans even used it to fix the Enterprise opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOoHrwq1x8U
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Jan 10, 2014 17:42
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zoux posted:Dans even used it to fix the Enterprise opening: Wow, it's incredible how much better that fits.
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Jan 10, 2014 17:48
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raditts posted:Wow, it's incredible how much better that fits. See, I'm looking at it and thinking, "Heh, that's funny," but I didn't think it really fit against that majestic "History of the Enterprise / Exploration" montage, certainly not better than whatever sweeping orchestral theme that a half-decent composer could come up with. Then I remembered that they didn't use a sweeping orchestral theme, but rather a cover of Bryan Adams' "Faith of the Heart," which is the song dropped over the end credits for Patch loving Adams.
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Here is the best Enterprise credits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfbsZRbwbJ4
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bobkatt013 posted:Here is the best Enterprise credits The funny thing is that's more accurate to the human history of exploration, as more or less our entire space program was developed from WW 2 scientists and technologies and was spurred along to best rivals.
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